China has banned government use of Windows 8, Microsoft Corp’s latest operating system (OS), in a blow to the US technology company, which has long been plagued by sales woes in the country. The Central Government Procurement Center issued the ban on installing Windows 8 on government computers as part of a notice on the… Read More »
A former iPhone user sued Apple Inc. (AAPL) claiming the company’s messaging system interfered with delivery of texts after she switched to an Android-based smartphone. Apple’s iMessage retains text messages sent from other users of Apple devices and won’t deliver them to her Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) phone running on Google Inc.’s Android operating system,… Read More »
Google has appointed design and fashion marketing veteran Ivy Ross to lead its Glass unit as the company looks to broaden the appeal of the wearable technology. Google made the announcement a day after it made Glass available to anyone living in the US for a price of $1,500. Ivy Ross who exits the art… Read More »
Chinese budget smartphone maker Xiaomi yesterday unveiled its first tablet, expanding its product line-up to directly challenge established rivals Samsung Electronics and Apple. The .9-inch Mi Pad comes the same five colours that Apple chose for its plastic-backed iPhone 5c (Android-style green, light blue, yellow, apricot pink and white) for its tablet and added one… Read More »
If you live in the U.S, for as little as $1500 you can now participate in Google’s Explorer program that gives you a chance to test drive their latest invention – The Google Glass. This latest announcement comes a month after an initial 24 hour sale sold out. A stamp-sized electronic screen mounted on the… Read More »
Apple is rumored to unveil the next incarnation of its popular iPhone series in August — a month earlier than industry watchers were generally expecting. A 11.9cm screen version of the iPhone 6 will reach stores in August, media reports said Monday, without specifying which markets would receive the phone first. A 13.9cm or 14.2cm… Read More »
We had a chance to talk to Alexey Pisarev of Smartmissimo Technologies Pte Ltd about their campaign SmartMio running on Indiegogo. Take a look at the Q&A session. Give us a brief background about yourself (education, employment etc) I have 8+ years in IT management with Fortune 500. I also have a BSc in Computer… Read More »
91mobiles.com, one of India’s largest gadget research sites are coming up with an Apple iPhone 6 Concept Device. In terms of specifications, the new concept device will feature 5-inch full HD resolution display, 64-bit, Apple A7 dual-core processor along with Apple M7 co-processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB / 64GB / 128GB storage options, 8-megapixel Rear… Read More »
We had a chance to speak to Oliver Sun of Cheering Tech company about their campaign CASE: Free Your Camera, Free Your Idea. Take a look at the Q&A session. Give us a brief background about yourself (education, employment etc) I’m a Senior Engineer in World Fortune 500 companies. I studied at University of Minnesota… Read More »
In the age of Phablets, every one is battling out to grab a piece of market share. The trend which once started by Samsung has now grew like wildfire to other brands and platforms as well. Microsoft has officially started supporting high resolution screen equipped phablets and even Apple is rumoured to bring a 4.7… Read More »
