Sometimes things are better off dead than alive. Google introduced Wave, it’s real time communication with much fanfare at the Google I/O conference last year but has now announced to stop developing Wave “as a standalone project.” The reason for it is quite obvious – not enough takers. Let’s be honest here, many users […]
Archives for August 2010
Samsung unveils PL90 Digital Camera with built-in USB connector
Samsung has announced an entry-level point-and-shoot camera that features a built-in USB connector. Users now don’t have to carry a USB cable to copy their pictures and videos captured from the digital camera to the PC. In addition to PL90’s plug-and-play functionality, the USB connector is able to recharge the battery off the connected […]
Sharp plans to bring 3D smartphone by end of 2010
Sharp has confirmed its intentions to launch a 3D supporting smartphone by end of this year. The smartphone will be equipped with a 3D panel and won’t require any glasses to watch the 3D content. The spokesperson also confirmed that the phone could also have a 3D camera. Interestingly, Sharp has developed both the […]
FTC proposes settlement on Intel anticompetitive case
The United States Federal Trade Commission who sued Intel in December 2009 over anticompetitive practices has now announced to settle with the chipmaker. The settlement, if approved, will come at a price for Intel The settlement applies to CPUs, GPUs and chipsets and now restricts Intel to use anticompetitive tactics like using threats, offer […]
Samsung launches slim 9000 Series full HD 3D LED TV in India
Samsung’s flagship 3D LED TV has been finally announced for Indian consumers. The world’s slimmest 9000 Series TV has a thickness of just 7.98mm and allows to view 3D content with full HD resolution support. The 55-inch TV boasts a refresh rate of 240Hz, four HDMI ports, USB ports, integrated Wi-Fi, Internet@TV, Allshare (DLNA), […]
Samsung announces 90 Series SyncMaster LED monitor with TV support
Samsung newly announced FX2490HD offers more than what most monitors give today. The 90 Series SyncMaster LED-backlit monitor doubles up as a television set with the help of integrated TV Tuner. The 24-inch monitor has a Quad-stand design with Touch of Color and boasts other TV-friendly features like Picture in Picture (PIP) allowing users […]
Ultrasn0w unlock for iPhone 4 now available
The iPhone Dev team has put an end to the wait of iPhone 4 users wanting to use the device on another carrier. The v1.0-1 unlocks all iPhone 4s with 01.59 baseband and iPhone 3G/3GS with basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04. Interested users will need to first jailbreak the device with Jailbreakme and […]
Saudi Arabia to ban Blackberry services from this Friday
Saudi Arabia will become the first country to ban Blackberry services. They’ve confirmed that their ban will come into effect from August 6, Friday because RIM and concerned cellular operators weren’t able to comply with the rules. Cellular operators STC, Mobily and Zain have been told by Saudi authorities to stop Blackberry service as […]
Video: Guy jailbreaks iPhone 4 in Apple Store
Why would he do that? Well, because he can. The new jailbreak, Jailbreakme can jailbreak any iOS running device by just visiting a site and since Apple Store allows consumers to surf the internet on their devices without any restriction, it was just a matter of not getting caught. What’s more is that the […]
HTC Legend gets a software update (no, it’s not Froyo)
HTC’s unibody Legend Android phone has got a minor software update. The update v2.05.720.1 is about 24MB and promises to improve data connection stability and fix loss of ringtone for incoming call. Other things we noticed is that the update takes Legend from Android 2.1 to Android 2.1-update1 and has an updated baseband and […]