Posted by A Ocean on August 16, 2010 ·
Beware of those imprints
Trojans and viruses may be soon a security threat of pasts. The smudges, mostly due to the oily residue left behind by fingers on your touchscreen mobile device may help an attacker deduce your password according to a study by the University of Pennsylvania.
The researchers studied two different Android smartphones, the HTC G1 and the HTC Nexus1, evaluating different [...]
Posted by A Ocean on August 16, 2010 ·
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News of Samsung’s tablet PC – Galaxy Tablet launching at IFA, Berlin on september 3,2010 were making news since last week, the device might debut with Vodafone in UK as it was reportedly spotted on the mobile carrier’s website .
A Firmware website said that it has stumbled upon a Android 2.2 software build for the Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 , according to [...]
Posted by A Ocean on August 12, 2010 ·
Myspace
MySpace has revamped the homepage the users first seen after logging in, it has given a complete redesign to the user homepage with a renewed focus on content through the stream and other sharing tools. It may be too late to catch up with Facebook but that does not deter the Social Networking site from trying to catch up.
MySpace is owned by News Corp. and based in the Los Angeles area [...]
Posted by A Ocean on August 12, 2010 ·
TweetDeck
Hugely popular social media management tool TweetDeck which lets you access your Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare accounts from a single application now arrives on Android.
Tweetdeck on Android is much better than its version on iPhone (unlike, other apps which generally have superior iPhone and inferior Android apps) Android users get more features than are currently available on the [...]
Posted by A Ocean on August 12, 2010 ·
Apple TV
Couple of months ago, rumors mills were buzzing with the news that Apple TV is getting a makeover which reportedly included iOS 4, Apple’s A4 chip, 1080 px playback, 16GB of storage with a US $99 price label. All of the above features except a 1080 px playback is reportedly confirmed by the same source who had earlier let the cat out of the bag.
Apple also will be officially changing [...]
Posted by A Ocean on August 12, 2010 ·
Sony Ericsson
Google’s Android mobile platform has a come a long way in the past two years, it has been winning users, developers and fans with its open-to-all approach. Android mettle may have been proven for smartphones, nevertheless, its gaming capabilities are yet to be put to test. Sony Ericsson seems to be taking that plunge. Sony Ericsson is reportedly making a PSP Go type Android [...]
Posted by A Ocean on August 12, 2010 ·
iPhone
Thethering, which is the ability of turning your mobile into wireless WiFi HotSpot to share the internet connection you have on the Phone with all the devices that have a wireless adapter has been popular since iPhone’s inception. There have been numerous third-party apps to enable you to save on the outrageous cost which your mobile carrier will charge you in addition to the usage [...]
Posted by A Ocean on August 11, 2010 ·
Gmail
Gmail’s contacts manager had a outdated and jaded look and a cumbersome functionality – but, that’s history now. Google has given a makeover to the UI ( user interface) of Gmail. Major changes are done to the contacts manager with keyboard shortcuts support and custom labels for phone numbers. Some of the newly added features include keyboard shortcuts, custom labels, [...]
Posted by A Ocean on August 11, 2010 ·
Tweet Button
Technology and Web 2.0 Blog Mashable has reported that microbloging gaint Twitter is releasing a Tweet Button for sharing websites with your followers and tracking how many times a webpage has been retweeted / shared on Twitter.
Twitter has launched new functionalities in the recent month and this feature was bound to appear sooner than later. Facebook had debuted this feature through [...]
Posted by A Ocean on August 11, 2010 ·
Source - OkCupid.com
A study by Dating site OkCupid has revealed that people who use iPhones have more sex than those who don’t. Few female iPhone owners had twice as many sexual partners as other smart phone users, the research said.
The study looked at the data hidden in the images that users uploaded as profile pictures to see which cameras were used to take them and having many of the [...]