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It turns out, finding out your passwords via Google Chrome is extremely easy. A recent blog posted Tuesday by a software developer named Elliot Kember, described how simple it was to find out your Chrome saved passwords with just a few steps. Not only is it simple, but any one using Chrome can take advantage…
With every other IM client going ahead and providing voice capability to users, WhatsApp has joined the bandwagon as well. The cross-platform IM client has introduced a Push-To-Talk feature which rolls out in its latest update. WhatsApp Update Brings Voice Notes Feature According to a report by AllThingsD, the voice feature will roll out to…
Within a fortnight of the official Android 4.3 launch at the Google event in July, the update has begun rolling out to the Play Editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One. Android 4.3 Rolls Out To Play Editions of the S4 and One This would mark the first time non-Nexus devices are getting…
During the past month, Google broke an internet record. A recent study by DeepField, an analytic firm, showed that Google accounts for about a quarter of all internet traffic in North America (and they grew fast: in 2010, they were only at 6%). At first, I found this quite unbelievable. But the facts prove it,…
We’re forever being told about how hopeless the economy is right now, and how there’s less chances for employment and moving up the career ladders for young people than there are cars made of myrrh and unicorn ears. But for budding young computer programmers and coders, there is a national event that helps give a…
Microsoft seems to be unlucky with branding. After being forced to replace the “Metro UI” name with “Modern UI”, the company will now have to rename its cloud storage service – SkyDrive, after it lost a UK court battle. A SkyDrive By Any Other Name…. A U.K court has ruled in favour of Britain’s Sky…
Better late than never. Google has announced a new service that will help you locate your lost Android device. Called the Android Device Manager, it launches later this month. Google Launches Tool To Locate Lost Android Device In a post on the Official Android Blog, Google announced the Android Device Manager. According to Google, the…
Electronic giants Sony and Panasonic have announced that the two companies will be working together to develop a new standard for an optical disc that will store 300 GB of data. Sony, Panasonic Developing 300 GB Disc Targeted at professional users, the companies are aiming to release the technology by the year 2015. Motion…
Google Glass move over, Microsoft has applied for a patent on some augmented reality glasses. They have not only applied for a patent on the product, but its ability to match up players in the area as well. The patent describes the system as: Microsoft Patents Augmented Reality Tech A system and related methods…
Google’s Sergey Brin as apparently financed production of the first hamburger ever grown in a lab. For the first time in the history of the world, instead of the burger being cut from the hind of a cow, it was grown in a controlled environment by Dutch University. Lab Grown Burger to Revolutionize Food Industry?…
Samsung had a big win earlier this year when it defeated Apple in a patent dispute that caused a ban on distribution of older model iPads and iPhone. The victory won’t be long lived however, as the Obama administration has stepped in to overturn the Apple product ban. While it isn’t completely unheard of for…
A couple in Hong Kong have faced injuries after their Samsung Galaxy S4 allegedly exploded and burnt their house down. Samsung Galaxy S4 Explosion Causes Major Damage Chinese website Xianguo.com reported early this week of a Chinese national Mr. Hu facing the wrath of his Galaxy S4. Hu was playing a game – “Love Machine” while…
Depending on how you see it, this is either stupidity or over-cautiousness. According to a report, the Indian Army had been tracking 2 unidentified objects in the night sky for the past 6 months, fearing them to be Chinese spy drones. It turned out those objects were actually the planets Venus & Jupiter. Indian…
MediaTek has announced the world’s first ‘true’ octa-core mobile processor. By ‘true’, we mean the processor is capable on functioning on all its 8 cores at the same time. And no, the Exynos 5 chip on the Samsung Galaxy S4 cannot do that. MediaTek Announced First ‘True’ Octa-Core Chip There had been rumors in early…
Good news for anyone who is tired of constantly misplacing bags, wallets, or just about anything else bigger than a credit card. A new, low-energy Bluetooth device, called the PROTAG Elite, may be exactly what you need to help keep yourself on track. It can sync up to iPhones as well as Android devices to…