AT&T Considers Purchase Of European Carrier
Mobile January 20, 2013
AT&T Wireless was unable to merge with Deutsche Telekom owned T-Mobile USA and now the company could be reversing course, heading to Europe where it will attempt to purchase a wireless carrier. According to the rumor the company would buy an aging network, upgrade its 4G LTE technologies and... Read more
Apple’s iPhone Business May Have Lost Steam
Mobile January 20, 2013
When the original Apple iPhone debuted in 2007 consumers flocked to AT&T Wireless in the hopes of getting their hands on the revolutionary new smartphone and its easy to navigate iOS platform. As Apple continued to release new, seemingly better iPhone devices, customers continued to upgrade, sometimes a full... Read more
Car crashes and traffic jams could be avoided if vehicles were linked by Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs), according to industry boffins. When in transit, if cars were connected by a communication web of radio nodes, real-time information could be sent to drivers, making them aware of situations ahead. Some... Read more
Asia Gets 30% Speed Bump Thanks to New Google Servers
Internet January 19, 2013
Google users in Asia are about to enjoy faster Google Services thanks to the new data centers being constructed in the region. Currently, Google has 10 data centers scattered around the world with 7 located in the United States and the other 3 located in Belgium, Finland and Ireland. With 3... Read more
Sony Xperia Z – the waterproof phone
MobileNewsSoftware Reviews January 19, 2013
Sony has launched its new flagship water-resistant âsuper-phoneâ, complete with five-inch screen and 13 megapixel fast-capture camera. The Japanese conglomerate highlighted its new Android smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show 2013 in Las Vegas, and explained how it shares capabilities with Sony digital cameras. Sony also announced the Xperia... Read more
Samsung Chromebox Receives Intel i5 Upgrade Option
Internet January 18, 2013
When we think of the Samsung Chromebox and other Google Chrome OS based devices we don’t typically think of “high-end” computing. Yet Samsung on Wednesday announced that its Chromebox system is now available with Intel’s i5 processor. The Ivy Bridge class CPU with its 1.9GHz speeds  is a huge... Read more
Samsung Announces Future Plans for Smart TVs
News January 18, 2013
Starting off initially as a South Korean company specializing in home appliances and other electronic items that facilitate ease and comfort in everyday life, it can be agreed that Samsung has found its calling in the Smartphone market with their Samsung Galaxy Note II and Samsung Galaxy S III... Read more
Windows Gains Market Share After Six Months
News January 18, 2013
The second half of December was really slow for Windows but it ended on a positive note. While Windows XP continued to be persistent throughout the year, it finally dropped below 40% to 39.08%. Windows 7 rose from 44.71% to 45.11% and Windows 8 from 1.11% to 1.77%. While... Read more
The latest version of Googleâs Chrome browser, complete with speed, security and stability improvements, is now available for download. The Chrome team said it was excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 24 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame platforms. The upgrade offers 24... Read more
Google recently announced that it would be providing free Wi-Fi service to a neighborhood in New York City, Chelsea, where Google headquarters are located. It would feature outdoor service for all of the tourists and residents and indoor coverage for public housing units. True High Speed Google Wi-Fi... Read more
The Ubuntu operating system (OS) will make its smartphone dĂ©but next month â on Samsung Galaxy Nexus devices. At the beginning of January the software development company behind the Ubuntu operating system, Canonical, announced that a âdistinctive smartphone interfaceâ would be entering the market, but failed to say which specific handset... Read more
Device manufacturer LG has halted production on its Nexus 4 smartphone line, a good indicator that the company may be preparing for the next iteration of the Google Nexus. During CES 2013 LG Electronics senior vice president James Fisher hinted at the Nexus 4 being only the “first of... Read more
Microsoftâs Xbox LIVE ads have proved such big hit that the company now plans on investing further into the revolutionary and interactive advertising format. The software company launched its natural user interface ads (NUads), which allows marketers to place interactive Kinect-friendly advertising on the Xbox 360 dashboard, in September... Read more
Microsoft’s âInconspicuous Modeâ Patent
Mobile January 15, 2013
Light and sound sensitive phones that automatically adjust usersâ settings, depending on the environment, could be the next innovation from Microsoft. The Washington-based computer software company has submitted an âInconspicuous mode for mobile devicesâ patent to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), detailing the new idea. The concept... Read more
Google Chrome Beta 25 Adds Web Speech API
Internet January 15, 2013
As the web becomes increasingly more accessible to the masses Google is making its use more accessible for everyone. On Monday Google announced the release of Google Chrome Beta 25, the newest iteration of its popular web browser. With the release of Google Chrome Beta 25 Google has added... Read more
Best Products at CES 2013
Internet January 14, 2013
It may be tempting to say that weâve seen it all and done it all, but anyone involved in technology knows that is never the case. Never mind that we have computers we can talk to, devices that can tell everything about us, and products that do our work... Read more
One of several patent disputes between internet giant Google and the world’s largest software maker, Microsoft, has been terminated. The two American multinationals clashed after the now Google-owned Motorola Mobility, took issue with the video compression technology used in Microsoftâs Xbox 360. It had also argued that Microsoft was... Read more
Asus Qube to Offer Motion Control and Google TV Streaming
Internet January 14, 2013
Couch potatoes can get even lazier with the new black box from Asus, the Qube. In addition to offering Google TV, it comes with a smart remote control which you can use through voice command and motion. With the motion control, you can easily start up the apps or... Read more