Mozilla is working hard to make its Firefox OS a dominant player in the mobile OS market. It has already secured hardware partnerships with some big brands. But the thing that is crucial to its success is the developers who will be building apps the users need. And to lure the developers under the umbrella of Firefox OS, Mozilla has floated a new scheme.
Internet access in Syria has suffered a lot ever since the armed retaliation against Bashar Al Asad ensued. A few months ago, internet traffic from the country declined to zero, indicating a country-wide blockage of internet access. The same seems to be happening yet again.
We have known for a while that YouTube has been working on a paid subscription service, although the video site hasn’t launched the service yet. Now, certain sources indicate that YouTube may be on the verge of launching the service for some of the top video channels.
Last week, we saw a leaked photo of BlackBerry R10, a new BlackBerry 10 smartphone. Lately, another photo of BlackBerry R10 has been leaked, along with some rumored specs.
Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring mothers, and their influence on society. Each year, it is being celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother’s Day of this year is on May 12, and to enhance the joy of this year’s Mother’s Day celebration, Amazon and Barnes and Noble (B&N) have reduced prices of Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets.
Google’s I/O conference 2013 is just at the door, and we’re regularly hearing a lot rumors related to new Android devices. One of our well-known friend @evleaks has leaked another image of an unnamed LG smartphone, expected to be the LG Optimus G2.
Yesterday, Acer held a press event in New York City and unveiled a number of new products, including Aspire R7 Windows 8 laptop-tablet convertible whose display can be moved in any side and a $800 Windows 8 Ultrabook convertible Aspire P3 which will be coming to consumers shortly. At that event Acer also unveiled Iconia A1, the company’s first full-featured 7.9-inch tablet targeted at modern day explorers, adventurers, digital freaks and mobile executives requiring an all-day mobile companion.
Every time the app downloads on iTunes are about to reach a big number, Apple is sure to let the world know about it. For instance, the company has now beset the home page on iTunes with the message that App Store is about to hit the 50 billionth app download. And the lucky user will get a whopping $10,000 card.