News: Reads from WWW
Thursday, 12 Apr 2012
Facebook Unveils Groups For Schools
With Facebook becoming the default medium for social interactions in recent times, the social platform rolls out storage options for .edu users to expand functionality and provide ease of use to its members.
BlackBerry 7 Named Most Secure Mobile OS
Trend Micro has named BlackBerry 7 OS as the most secure mobile operating system in a new report titled “Enterprise Readiness of Consumer Mobile Platforms”, The Inquirer reports.
Microsoft Sets Kill Date For Windows XP and Office 2003
Microsoft has warned consumers and businesses that they will soon need to upgrade their Windows XP systems or face the consequences of running an unsupported OS.
HTC Responds to One S Chipping Issues
Several HTC One S users are claiming that their ceramic coated devices are susceptible to chipping and cracking under normal usage conditions. HTC responded by saying it will be providing an immediate fix to all customers facing these problems.
Zotac Announces New Palm-Sized Zbox Nano XS AD11 Plus
Zotac has announced the new Zbox Nano XS AD11 Plus, an updated mini-PC that shrinks the standard ZBOX form factor further and packs more horsepower. Read on to find out more about this exciting new mini-PC!
Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012
Apple Working Towards Flashback Solution
Flashback malware has finally become a big enough security threat that even Apple has acknowledged its impact, and has announced that it is hard at work on a solution.
How a 4-inch iPhone 5 Could Work
While smartphones' screens have increased in size, the iPhone's has stayed at 3.5 inches. The challenge with increasing the iPhone's screen size is how to keep the resolution roughly the same and to keep the pixel density the same so as to retain the Retina branding - and it seems somebody has figured it out.
LG's OLED TV to Hit Europe in May 2012
LG's 55-inch OLED TV, the 55EM9600, is expected to make its European debut in May during the Cannes film festival at a fetching price of US$8,000 apiece.
Toshiba Unveils 7.7, 10 and 13.3-inch Tablets
Toshiba took the wraps off three of its latest tablet models, which are the Excite 7.7, Excite 10 and Excite 13. All three Excite models run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processors.
Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012
Next Generation iPod touch Rumored to Get A5X Chip
Aside from the next iPhone (rumored to drop in October), rumor has it that the next generation iPod touch will also receive the dual-core A5X processor that made its debut on Apple's new iPad.