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Android Bouncer Flexes Muscles
Until very recently Google took a relaxed (some would say complacent) approach to app screening and security in the Android Market. In December, Google pulled a small number of apps from the marketplace, for example for misleading consumers via effectively ‘hidden’ charges, details of which were tucked away deep in the inner screens of apps. [...]
Women interested in gadgets
The most obvious concession to the female half of humanity in the tech world is the garish pink plastic version of various gadgets. The rest of the consumer electronics market is aimed largely at the male buyer, but a CEA study (by the same folks who put on the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas [...]
Apple pushes iPad 2 to businesses
Tablets are becoming increasingly popular in business sector. Business was always dominated by Microsoft mainly because of their business software. With iOS apps working microsoft apps iPad is stepping in as the tool of choice for many different businesses. Retail industry, manufacturing, even health care quickly adopted tablets as the most convenient and handy portable [...]
Android Chrome Browser – Review
Google has finally released a version of its Chrome browser for Android, although for the moment it’s limited to Android 4.0 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich OS). It’s pretty fast and it syncs everything you tell it to. Transition effects are cute and there is an intuitive system of hopping between tabs. Since appearing in 2008 [...]
Packard Bell EasyNote TS13 – Review
The last generation EasyNote TS11 was already furnished with a Core-i5 Sandy Bridge CPU, and the TS13 upgrade boasts a similarly up-to-date spec list. The Intel i5-2450M processor inside the Packard Bell EasyNote TS13 features a base clock speed of 2.5GHz, rising to 2.8GHz in TurboBoost mode. That CPU is paired with a 2GB NVidia [...]
MacBook Pro – Upgraded
The 15-inch MacBook Pro was upgraded from from the original Intel Core i5 CPUs to incorporate the latest second generation Sandy Bridge technology. MacBook Pros, whether 15- or 17-inch, now all ship with quad-core i7 chips. Our $2199 test unit had a 2.2GHz quad-core Intel i7 processor, with 4GB RAM and 750GB of 5400rpm hard [...]
Facebook Goes Public
The long awaited Facebook initial public offering (IPO) arrived at the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, raising $5bn. For anyone not au fait with the inner workings of the western capitalism, here’s a choice quote from the good chaps at Wikipedia explaining: When a company lists its securities on a public exchange, the money paid [...]
Minimum Spec For Windows 8 Tablets
Microsoft has announced the hardware requirements for tablets running the Windows 8 operating system, which will be launched this year. The various requirements detail Microsoft minimum hardware specifications for devices to meet performance, feature and quality criteria so that Microsoft can be sure Windows 8 will provide an optimal experience for anyone using it. [...]
Disposable Computers – 30 cents a piece
Instead of simply bearing a barcode for scanning, printed plastic labels could actively monitor the freshness of food, while other printed plastic labels could track the efficiency of medicines and vaccines. Still others might warn you when your brake discs need replacing. The possibilities are endless. ThinFilm Electronics has published a compilation of the results [...]
Elgato Thunderbolt SSD
Thunderbolt, the high-speed port technology from Intel that so far appears only on Apple computers, just got a shot in the arm from Elgato with new portable solid-state drives. At the CES few weeks back, Elgato announced two models of its new Thunderbolt SSD. The $429.95 120GB model and the $699.95 240GB model will ship [...]
