Yes, you read that right and that's Windows 8, not Windows Mobile 8, as in the real desktop deal. Microsoft has offered the first glimpse of the next incarnation of its flagship OS during the D9 keynote and it's pretty much what everyone expected... Windows Phone 7. Or rather, its touch-oriented … [Read more...] about Microsoft Shows Windows 8 To The World
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SanDisk Unveils New SSD U100 And iSSD i100 Storage
SanDisk has taken the opportunity at Computex 2011 to unveil a couple of new storage devices in the form of the SSD U100 and iSSD i100. The SanDisk i100 is currently the world’s smallest and fastest 128GB SATA III BGA-based SSD and has been specifically designed for use in ultra-thin notebooks … [Read more...] about SanDisk Unveils New SSD U100 And iSSD i100 Storage
Google Pulls More Game Console Emulators From Android Market
According to reports, Yong Zhang, a third-party Android developer, has had his account closed and all his Android console emulators removed from the Android Market, with apparently no warning from Google. Google seems to be taking a dislike to game emulator apps as another developer who also … [Read more...] about Google Pulls More Game Console Emulators From Android Market
RevoDrive Hybrid Combines HDD And SSD On A Single PCIe Card
OCZ has unveiled a new innovative way to combine both a HDD and an SSD onto a single PCIe card, providing a caching scheme that is so effective that a 5,400-RPM drive can be used without sacrificing much performance. This groundbreaking technology aims to bridge the gap between the high capacity of … [Read more...] about RevoDrive Hybrid Combines HDD And SSD On A Single PCIe Card
Kinect Head Tracking Coming To Motorsport Games (video)
If you are a fan of motorsport games, you might be interested to hear that the developers of Forza Motorsport 4 are looking to use Microsoft's Kinect device to enhance gameplay with head tracking. Kinect head tracking will allow the game to recognize and tilt the gamer's view when a player is … [Read more...] about Kinect Head Tracking Coming To Motorsport Games (video)
ECS Tablet Dock Transforms Your iOS, Android And WP7 Smartphone Into A Tablet
An innovative concept has been unveiled at Computex 2011 this week in the form of the EDS ICE smartphone tablet dock. This groundbreaking device allows you to dock your smartphone with a brainless tablet/screen device to create a fully functional tablet, utilizing your smartphone for processing … [Read more...] about ECS Tablet Dock Transforms Your iOS, Android And WP7 Smartphone Into A Tablet
Roku, Rovio Partnership Brings Angry Birds Game To TV
Roku and Rovio, the creators of the popular Angry Birds game, have joined forces to enable the game on Roku's streaming service. The new service will now allow you to play Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio games all from your Roku streaming box. There will also be an extra Angry … [Read more...] about Roku, Rovio Partnership Brings Angry Birds Game To TV
Google Releases Developer WebRTC Voice/Chat Browser Preview
Google has today rolled out a new developer preview of its WebRTC, a voice and chat browser technology, and is currently working with Mozilla as well as the IETF and W3C to build a set of open standards with WebRTC at their core. The new Google WebRTC technology is looking to compete with Skype and … [Read more...] about Google Releases Developer WebRTC Voice/Chat Browser Preview
Opera Releases 11.50 Beta With Password Sync And More
Opera has just rolled out its new Opera 11.50 beta version of its browser, codenamed Swordfish, which is now equipped with password syncing and a new speed dial feature. Opera’s new Speed Dial feature enables you to quickly access your favorite sites when you open a new tab and now has the added … [Read more...] about Opera Releases 11.50 Beta With Password Sync And More
Facebook Close To 700 Million Users
Back in July of 2010, Facebook announced that they had reached a massive 500 million users, and almost 12 months on it looks like Facebook is close to the 700 million users mark, according to research carried out by Social Bakers. That would mean that in just under a year Facebook has added another … [Read more...] about Facebook Close To 700 Million Users
Acer Iconia M500 MeeGo Tablet Announced
Acer has added another new tablet to its Iconia range with the launch of the Acer Iconia M500, and it comes with an Intel Atom processor and also runs Intel's mobile OS MeeGo. According to the guys over at Engadget, who managed to get their hands on the new Acer Iconia M500, it shares a similar … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia M500 MeeGo Tablet Announced
Gmail Labs Graduates 3 Features To Gmail Accounts
Three new features which have been under development within Google Gmail Labs for some time have this week graduated from the confines of testing and are now available within standard Gmail accounts. The new features that made the grade are Superstars, Nested Labels, and Advanced IMAP Controls. … [Read more...] about Gmail Labs Graduates 3 Features To Gmail Accounts
