На выставке CES 2013, которая проходит в Лас Вегасе, производитель мобильных устройств Alcatel показал новый смартфон One Touch Idol Ultra, толщина которого всего 6,45 мм, а это абсолютный рекорд в мире. До этого дня звание самого тонкого коммуникатора носил Vivo X1, толщиной 6,55 мм, а до него Finder, имевший толщину 6,65 мм – оба устройства …
Facebook предлагает пользователям заплатить 100 долларов за доставку их сообщений основателю соцсети Марку Цукербергу. Возможность заплатить за доставку появляется у некоторых пользователей, не входящих в число из 16 миллионов подписчиков Цукерберга. После оплаты сообщение отправится в папку “Входящие” Цукерберга. …
Барак Обама подписал закон, позволяющий пользователям социальных сетей делиться с друзьями информацией о просмотренных фильмах и роликах. До сих пор, согласно закону о защите конфиденциальности видео, информация такого характера могла публиковаться только с письменного разрешения пользователя или по решению суда. …
Компания BenQ представила сегодня на выставке CES 2013 два новых проектора поддерживающих Full HD разрешение и 3D контент для любителей кинотеатров. Новые проекторы, W1070 и W1080ST, это последняя линейка пользовательских проекторов, разработанных на базе чипа DLP Dark Chip 3, который обычно используется в высокопроизводительных hitech моделях. Устройства позволяют проецировать 100-дюймовое изображение на …
Следственный комитет России начал доследственную проверку в отношении Рустема Адагамова по заявлению его бывшей жены Татьяны Дельсаль, говорится в заявлении ведомства. 10 января на Russia Today вышло интервью с бывшей женой Адагамова Татьяной Дельсаль, в котором она обвиняет его в педофилии. …
Компания Mozilla Foundation сообщила о выпуске новой официальной версии интернет-обозревателя Firefox 18. 18 версия браузера Mozilla FireFox получила поддержку дисплеев Retina и теперь владельцы MacBook Pro и нового iPad могут использовать его с высококачественными фото и видео. Также сообщается, что для работы с Firefox 18 потребуется как минимум Mac OS X …
Apple has announced that customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps — nearly 20 billion in 2012 alone. The App Store has over 500 million active accounts and had a record-breaking December with over two billion downloads during the month. Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Technology With the fifth developer release of OS X 10.8.3 appearing earlier this week, speculation is mounting that a public release is close to hand. …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy Logic Microsoft has a message for you, and in no way is it bottled up: Microsoft Messenger will send its last message on March 15, as Microsoft kills the venerable messaging program to replace it with its younger, newer and …
Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: Strategy A report on the development of FTTH networks in the US from research firm RVA suggests that the Labor Government is on the right track with its ambitious plan to serve 93 percent of premises by fibre. However Ovum has backed AT&T’s …
Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open Sauce Looking for a bargain when buying electronic devices? Want to beat the unreasonably high Australian mark-up on such goods? …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Mobility Seven new third-party iOS apps have been released that leverage Good Technology’s Good Dynamics application platform to secure business data on BYO devices. …
Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: Technology Battery technology is struggling to keep up with the increasing power demands of ever more sophisticated mobile devices. Ubiquitous wireless charging technology could provide an alternative. …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy Logic Just as the iPad mini is a full iPad at a lower price, so too has an iPhone mini long been an expectation, with a news report quoting secret sources saying a cheaper iPhone could well be coming. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Security The Security for Business Innovation Council, has urged what it calls “rapid-fire changes” to information security strategies to take on the transformational forces of cloud computing, social media, mobile, and Big Data. …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Home IT If you need a paid start button replacement for Windows 8, while also being able to run full-screen “Metro” apps in a regular window like any other app, then RetroUI is the answer, but there are other free and …
Featured | Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Security It’s the first month of the quarter, so systems administrators have patches from Adobe to apply along with those from Microsoft. …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Security The first Patch Tuesday for 2013 has rolled around, and Microsoft has released seven security bulletins addressing a dozen vulnerabilities. It’s also one of those months when Adobe releases updates alongside Microsoft. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Deals Australian-headquartered, cloud-based financial and payment solutions provider, Pure Commerce, has been acquired by global electronic payments provider and distributor, NASDAQ-listed Euronet Worldwide. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: People The global professional network, LinkedIn, has appointed a new head of its Asia Pacific and Japan operation as the company moves to grow its presence in the region. …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Mobility Although the old adage that it matters not how big it is, but how you use it, remains as true as ever, Huawei’s 6.1-inch sized phablet ascends the top of the screen-size stakes, a screen that for most of the …
Featured | Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Mobility Lenovo claims its new ThinkPad Tablet 2 is the lightest Windows 8 tablet is the world’s lightest. …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Mobility A new variant of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon – the the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch – features a multitouch screen. …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Mobility There seems to be growing interest in convertible notebook/tablet devices – notebooks with removable screens that can be used independently as tablets. Lenovo’s latest offering in this genre is the ThinkPad Helix. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Regulation The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued 253,155 utility patents in 2012, the highest annual number on record and an increase of approximately 13% over 2011. …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy Logic In a world of US $329 iPads, and in a world where Apple removed half the glass for its iPhone 5 for the lightest weight ever, will the curious Asus Taichi kung-fu chop the competition or does it give …