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Will Microsoft Invest in Dell?
Internet January 25, 2013
Rumors abound that Microsoft may invest some capital to help Dell become a privately-owned business. This would put an end to the 25 years of public trading that Dell has enjoyed. A Change There has also been speculation that Dell may be moving away from the customer end... Read more
Sony has been slapped with a £250,000 fine after watchdogs found it had breached the Data Protection Act. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which promotes openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals, dished out the monetary penalty following a 2011 incident in which the Sony PlayStation Network... Read more
Speech to Text With Google Chrome
InternetSoftware Reviews January 25, 2013
Imagine being able to speak an email into existence. Now stop imagining. Thanks to Google, you can already experiment with this for yourself. Voice recognition is here, and the day is coming soon where you will be able to use it for all sorts of applications. As technology advances,... Read more
Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom has launched a privacy cloud storage service with user-controlled encryption – protecting users from third-party ‘spies’. New site mega.co.nz, provides cloud storage with an ‘always-on privacy’. Unlike the industry norm, where the cloud storage provider holds the decryption key, Mega’s User Controlled Encryption (UCE) allows... Read more
Disney, in conjunction with Pixar Studios, seeks to inspire creativity with the new game Disney Infinity. In ways similar to Activision’s Skylanders, the game brings physical toys into new worlds to explore, and play. It also allows you to combine multiple Disney characters into a mutual world to play... Read more
Currently, obesity is a prevalent issue in the U.S. As disease and health concerns rise, so increases the never-ending search for the best ways to lose weight. With today’s technology, health and weight loss information have become easily attainable. There are numerous websites delivering health tips, exercise programs and... Read more
Job adverts from Microsoft have fuelled speculation that its Xbox LIVE voice chat programme could be replaced by Skype. Hot on the heels of the company’s announcement to replace Microsoft Messenger with Skype in March, notices on its website confirm that popular software application Skype will be joining up... Read more
MLB: The Show 13 – Let’s Play Ball
InternetNewsSoftware Reviews January 23, 2013
Currently the best selling and number one rated Major League Baseball video game, MLB: The Show has been hard at work perfecting the game’s changes and new features. MLB: The Show 13 is set to be released on March 5th. Game Players Select New Cover Athlete Online votes from... Read more
Internet giant Google has secured a prime spot of land in the heart of London to build its new multimillion pound HQ. The American multinational corporation struck a deal, thought to be worth as much as £1bn ($1.6 billion) when finished, with King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership. Google’s new... Read more
Online shopping has, for many of us, become a way of life. Perhaps it should be no surprise then that eBay just had its best year yet in earnings. Holiday shopping gave the company a big fourth-quarter earnings boost, and pushed it to a level of success above and... Read more
The ability to skip TV ads has been around for a while with DVRs and recording devices, including DVDs and VCRs before that. However, that was limited to watching recorded shows. Now you can find new technology that allows you to skip ads on computers and other devices. A... Read more
BBC Develops Mood-Based iPlayer
Internet January 22, 2013
As the BBC plans to unleash the depths of its vast TV archives into iPlayer, researchers at the helm have been exploring a new ‘mood-based’ search option to help viewers with that all important decision of what to watch. While most TV shows tend to be dumped into basic... Read more
What may seem a harmless Google Chrome update could in fact be malicious software in disguise – hoping to sink its infected roots into your computer and weed out your bank details. To coincide with Google’s official rollout of its Chrome 24 update, a malware bug, which ironically urges... Read more
Back in 2011 when Microsoft purchased Skype, many people surely expected changes. Then last November, Microsoft announced that it would shut down its long running instant messaging client, Windows Messenger Live. As expected, it has now been announced to users that the messaging service would close up shop on March 15. ... Read more
Facebook Releases Graph Search
Internet January 22, 2013
With the beat release of Graph Search, Facebook has taken another step forward in social networking. Although the beta version of Graph search was only announced last week, fans have gone as far as to say that this could very well be Facebook’s breakthrough against Google as far as... Read more
Google Wants Passwords To Include Physical Items
Internet January 21, 2013
Google understands that a human entered numerical and character based password will never be as secure as a physical item and for that reason the company is exploring physical item encryption options. In a new research paper published by the company in the January issue of the IEEE Security... Read more
Rounds, a video chat company, is announcing a new mobile version of its platform for free. It has been called Rounds Video Chat Hangout. Have More Fun Online Now you can play games, watch videos with your friends, listen to music, as well as chat online with your friends... Read more
The Federal Communications Commission plans to improve the speed of Wi-Fi at airports and other hubs. This will be a big benefit to business people working while they wait for flights or kids playing on the internet to keep them entertained. This announcement came at the Consumer Electronics Show... Read more