News: Reads from WWW
Friday, 4 Jun 2010
XpanD To Introduce Universal 3D Glasses
The existence of interoperability issues with 3D glasses is one of the more notable bane of 3D televisions. XSpanD is hoping to resolve this thorny issue with its recently announced universal active-shutter glasses, set to be priced at US$129.
Android-Powered Samsung Tablet Revealed as Samsung Galaxy Tab
It's tablets, tablets and more tablets, and the Korean company brings in a version of their own, running on Google Android with a 7-inch screen.
Thursday, 3 Jun 2010
HP Didn't Buy Palm for Smartphones
During the Bank of America Merrill Lynch technology summit on Wednesday, HP CEO Mark Hurd said "we didn't buy Palm to be in the smartphone business." So what did HP pay US$1.2 billion to acquire Palm for?
Tuesday, 1 Jun 2010
The Company Behind Annoying Copy & Paste Add-Ons
John Gruber of Daring Fireball has discovered the company behind those annoying copy and paste URL add-ons.
Pushing Links to Android 2.2 Froyo Device
Pushing a website or YouTube URL to an Android 2.2 device might seem boring, but this cloud to device messaging API could mean more useful implementations in the near future.
Monday, 31 May 2010
HDMI On A Wii?
Depending on a Wii's analog outputs is a thing of the past now with Neoya's latest HDMI adaptor known as the Wii2HDMI. The new fangled converter supports 480i, 480p and 576i display modes.
Steve Ballmer and the (Gloomy) Future of Microsoft
Jean-Louis Gassee is killing it with an analysis of the recent Microsoft management shake-up and the (gloomy) prospects ahead for Microsoft.
JooJoo Creator Slams the Apple App Store
JooJoo tablet creator and Fusion Garage CEO Chandra Rathakrishna slammed the Apple iPad and the Apple App Store recently while highlighting the JooJoo's Flash-playing abilities:
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Facebook Demos Simplified Privacy Controls
Following the recent blow-up over changes to its privacy policies, Facebook is set to roll out simplified privacy controls over the next few weeks for its users.
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Intel Kills Larrabee GPU, for Real
And it's the final nail in the coffin for Intel's discrete graphics solution Larrabee, which gets canceled officially after being converted into a software platform last year.