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Just a year from now and Microsoft will pull the plug on one of its most popular desktop OS’s, Windows XP. This will leave the users, who still love the Operating System, vulnerable to security loopholes. Recently Microsoft issued a clear warning in a blog, asking the users and businesses to switch to a newer…
BookGorilla: Free e-books in Your Favorite Literary Genres New site BookGorilla alerts readers to Amazon discounts and freebies for ebooks they’ll like. Users sign up for the type of books they read, like sci-fi, young adult, or cookbooks, and receive daily emails offering books in that genre for 99 cents, a penny, or a free…
Please invite the new Facebook Home, Facebook’s desperate plea to stay relevant and cater to the number of addicted cell phone users and social media addicts. But my bluntness should come as no surprise because Geeks Anonymous is overly judgmental with a broken filter. The New Facebook Home Facebook Home is described as the mobile…
Samsung is continuing to launch more devices (and big ones, at that). After the recent announcement of the mid-range Galaxy Win, we now have another smartphone – the Galaxy Mega, which is heading to Europe sometime next month. Galaxy Mega will arrive in 2 sizes – a mammoth 6.3 inch display variant, and a 5.8…
After a year of waiting, Cinemagram has finally arrived on your Android smartphone. Cinemagram, a app popular for turning videos into animated GIF images, launched last year on iOS. Think of it as something of an Instagram equivalent for animation, which apparently sells quite well. Nokia ended up launching its own version of a similar…
Recently rumors of Google buying out WhatsApp for $1 billion reached a fever pitch. However, the unified messaging service WhatsApp has denied the claims and has stated that it has no plans to sell itself to the search giant. In a recent talk with AllThingsD, Neeraj Arora, WhatsApp’s Business Development Lead, explained that the company…
Police in South Korea reportedly raided Samsung’s offices to investigate the alleged theft of sensitive OLED technology belonging to LG. Samsung Display, which deals in OLED manufacturing, said investigators arrived at its Headquarters in Asan, South Korea to locate documents relating to Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technology. Three other Samsung factories in Korea were…
Forty years ago this week, an engineer named Marty Cooper from Motorola made the first cell phone call. And who received the very first cell phone call? Cooper made the first cell phone call to a rival company from a New York City street, just because he could. There is no records of what the conversation was about,…
Sony has released its beautiful and awesome flagship phone the Xperia Z, and already it has garnered positive reviews worldwide. The company is also releasing other new Xperia phones in certain markets mostly budget friendly. On the other hand, Sony is also making headlines within the gaming market with its gaming consoles and DualShock 3….
Viber for Blackberry has finally rolled out its lauded voice-calling feature. After years of waiting, users can now call other Viber users for free. Viber Media, the app’s parent company, had promised back in January that it had been testing voice support on its app, and that voice-calling capability would hit Blackberry smartphones by April….
A California court has made it illegal to check maps on your mobile device while you drive. During a court case in March this year, California judge Kent Hamlin ruled that usage of maps on a phone while driving was a violation of the state’s laws. The defendant had argued that since his device had…
There are tons of instant messaging applications on app stores on every platform. Viber, Nimbuzz, WeChat constitute a few of the (very) successful ones. Whatsapp however, is undeniably the most popular Instant Messaging app ever. Reason enough for Google to be willing to shell out $1 billion for it? Digital trends has reported that Google…
You’d be forgiven for thinking this story just might be belated April Fools Day joke, but Nasa has indeed confirmed plans to capture an asteroid and place it in Earth’s orbit for study by 2025. The plan is even backed by US president Barack Obama, who will be be setting aside a generous $100 million…
Facebook recently announced their latest skin for Android dubbed as Facebook Home, but that wasn’t the only thing announced at the event. The Social network also announced the first phone to ship with Facebook Home is the new HTC First available on AT&T. The HTC First bears a tiny resemblance to the iPhone 4, however…
After the leaks last week, Samsung has officially announced (or admitted to) a new mid range device – The Galaxy Win. Samsung China announced the device today, along with two other devices – the Galaxy Trend II and Trend II Duos. The latter two are entry level handsets – with a 4 inch WVGA screen…