Archive for December 2012

Samsung reportedly launching Tizen-based phones on NTT DoCoMo in 2013

According to Japan's Daily Yomiuri, NTT DoCoMo is parterning with Samsung to develop phones running the open-source Tizen operating s...

Samsung Reports Selling 1 Million Galaxy Note 2 Units In South Korea

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Samsung has announced that it has already sold one million units of the Galaxy Note 2 in its home country, South Korea, three months...

How to install and use iCloud on Windows

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Did you get an iPhone or an iPad this holiday season? One of the things you’ll learn about Apple’s devices is that they can back up data ...

Can Samsung survive without Android?

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Samsung (005930) is the world’s top Android smartphone vendor by a staggering margin. Aside from LG (066570), which managed a small $20 m...

BlackBerry 10 model RFH121LW hits the FCC, leaves much to the imagination

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A day after a BlackBerry 10 device with AT&T LTE support hit the FCC, another mystery model has arrived. The RFH121LW's documents...

Acer president defends Windows 8, says consumers just need time to get used to it

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Windows 8 has taken potshots from MIT professors and drunk people alike, but at least one Microsoft (MSFT) OEM thinks such criticism is l...

Sony announces beginning of the end for PlayStation 2 console

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Be sure to give your little PlayStation 2, collecting dust in a corner of your entertainment centre, a gentle hug today. According to a n...

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Ships With Android 4.1.2 In Asia

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Those who are looking to purchase a Samsung Galaxy S III Mini in Asia or more specifically, Indonesia and Vietnam, will be ecstatic to ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC may arrive on January 29

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According to Polygon, pictures of what is apparently an advertisement for DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops II have popped up. The DLC seem...

Demo Of Jolla's Sailfish OS On Video

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Finally after getting officially announced,the new Jolla's Sailfish OS gets demoed on video,showing an extensive list of its features...

Facebook eliminated potential 'webcam spying' hack this summer

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A Facebook security vulnerability, which could have been exploited to activate a user's webcam and record them without their knowledg...

Notification Weather: an elegant way to check the forecast

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The release of Android 4.1 and 4.2 Jelly Bean brought several improvements to the handling and functionality of notifications. With exp...

RIM sells NewBay for a loss to make some quick cash

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It's unclear exactly why RIM wants to pull in some quick cash, but the timing is pretty suspicious, and a bit disconcerting too. ...

Best WordPress Plugins

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WordPress is arguably the best Web publishing platform in existence. Since it was first rolled out in 2003, the free and open-source blog...

Refresh Roundup: week of December 24th, 2012

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refre...

With A Flick Of The Wrist, Facebook Could Destroy Current Advertising Models

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Advertising is something that we’ve all grown accustomed to in today’s society. For companies that provide free services, it’s an importa...

Will Google+ Ever Get A Full Read/Write API?

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Depending on who you ask, Google+ is either a thriving social network and the most important backbone of Google’s social efforts, or a de...

iOS-ingularity: How iPhones and Macs will meld in 2013

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Apple had a very unique 2012 adjusting to life after the passing of co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. Though the company introduced a plet...

Pakistan’s YouTube Ban Is Lifted And Then Reinstated As Observers Worry About Internet Freedom

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Pakistan lifted, then very quickly reinstated its ban on YouTube after a few hours when efforts by the government to filter out blasphem...

Yahoo completes its planned exit from South Korea

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True to its word, Yahoo has pulled out of the South Korean market by the end of 2012, as noted by the Yonhap News Agency. A notice on t...

Windows 8 Store Has Over 35000 Apps, 415 Apps Added Daily

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Adding apps at the rate of 415 apps per day, Microsoft's Windows 8 Store now has over 35,000 apps available for its users. Launched i...

Fake Android App Carries Trojan, Can Launch DDoS Attacks From Infected Device

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Researchers have found a new Trojan app in the Google Play store that can launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks from the i...

New York Mayor Says iPhone, iPad The Cause For Rising Theft Numbers

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The rate of major crimes in New York City was up for 2012, and Mayor Bloomberg blames Apple device theft according to a New York Times re...

Acer, Asus reportedly discontinuing netbooks

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Acer and Asus will cease production of netbooks soon, according to a report by Taiwanese industry tracker DigiTimes. Both of the remaining ...

iberry launches tablets with inbuilt 3G SIM

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Technology firm iberry has launched two new models of tablets equipped with third generation (3G) subscriber identification module (SIM) ...

Bill Gates’ successor and Microsoft research boss to retire in 2014

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The security and research chief of Microsoft , Craig Mundie, will be retiring sooner than expected in 2014. Mundie has been with the Amer...