News: Reads from WWW
Friday, 5 Oct 2012
32GB Google Nexus 7 Arriving?
Google and ASUS is seemingly preparing to launch a 32GB variant of the Nexus 7.
New iPad Mini Renders Show Both Black and White Variants
Gizmodo reader Martin Hajek - who previously made some relatively authentic iPhone 5 renders - has taken the effort to mock up what the iPad Mini might eventually look like. Check them out after the jump.
Thursday, 4 Oct 2012
Windows 8 Needs Advancement, Says Microsoft's Co-founder
Microsoft's co-founder, Paul Allen, described various elements of Windows 8 as "puzzling" as the company readies itself for the launch of the new operating system in late October.
Wednesday, 3 Oct 2012
Global Samsung Galaxy Note II Units Missing Multi-Window Feature
Some European users have reported that the multi-tasking mode is absent on their Galaxy Note II units. According to Phone Central, "international units... ship with the earlier firmware, and don't have the multiwindow option yet".
ASUS Intends to Acquire ASRock (Rumored)
ASUS is rumored to have made an offer to acquire ASRock. ASUS is said to be making a bid for the motherboard division of ASRock. ASRock's parent company, Pegatron has allegedly approved ASUS' bid; but, there is no official word from both parties at this juncture.
Tuesday, 2 Oct 2012
Samsung Retaliates with Lawsuit Over Apple's iPhone 5
In a move which was largely expected, Samsung has officially filed court papers accusing Apple’s iPhone 5 of infringing its patents.
HTC Announces One X+ with 1.7GHz Tegra 3, Sense 4+ and Android 4.1
HTC has just unveiled the One X+, an upgraded version of the One X. It runs on HTC Sense 4+, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and is powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor.
Apple Rumored to Reveal iPad Mini on 17 Oct
Apple is rumored to be unveiling the iPad Mini at an event on 17 October. Also, it is expected to be available in retail stores from November.
Monday, 1 Oct 2012
Minecraft Creator Not Intending to Validate Game for Windows 8
Too cool for Windows 8? Minecraft game creator Markus "Notch" Persson has tweeted that he is not interested in certifying the game for Windows 8. He declined Microsoft's request for Windows 8 certification and he even hit out at the Redmond company by saying he would forgo Windows 8 than to play along.
Friday, 28 Sep 2012
Instagram's Number of Daily Active Users Exceeds Twitter's
Instagram has surpassed Twitter in the number of daily mobile users. Instagram now boasts of 7.3 million daily mobile users, while Twitter has about 6.9 million. Additionally, the average amount of time a typical user spends on Instagram is about 257 minutes, compared to 169.9 minutes for Twitter.