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Buffalo™ launches first next gen Wi-Fi® routers
To offer its users up to three times faster Internet speed, Buffalo Technology has unveiled the first commercially available 802.11ac capable wireless router and wireless media bridge in the U.S.
Models introduced
The two new wireless routers are AirStation WZR-D1800H wireless router and the WLI-H4-D1300 wireless media bridge. Both these wireless routers are fully backward compatible with 802.11a,... Read More »
Googleâ„¢ adds research tool to Googleâ„¢ Docs
Google has introduced a ‘research pane’ feature in its online word processing program Google Docs. This sidebar tool can help users in searching any specific information on the search engine without leaving the Google Docs.
Accessing the research tool
Users can access the research pane from the ‘Tools’ menu by right clicking on a selected word that users want to learn more about or use ‘Ctrl’... Read More »
New apps to dash on XBOX® 360
Microsoft is going to release a handful of new applications to XBOX 360s in the U.S. and Canada. For beginners, those of you living Stateside will now have access to Manga Entertainment and MUZU.TV. Manga Entertainment provides access to free video content from its catalog, while MUZU.TV boasts of around 40,000 music videos from current and classic artists ready for users’ viewing pleasure.
FOXTEL... Read More »
WIKIPEDIA® warns on browser malware
Wikipedia Foundation, the organization operating the popular online encyclopedia, has issued a warning to its users, telling them that if they are seeing adverts while browsing WIKIPEDIA site, it is likely that their computers have become a victim of malware infection.
“We never run ads on Wikipedia,” said Philippe Beaudette, director of community advocacy for the Wikimedia Foundation,... Read More »
An Apple® iPad 3 that you should not buy
The third generation of iPad i.e. iPad 3 has been launched in more than 90 countries since its introduction on March 16.
It is very surprising that in China, the iPad 2 is still being promoted. The ‘iPad 3’ that is available in China runs on Google Android, features double the storage space of the real iPad 3 and even allows the user to plug in a memory card. The best thing is that it is listed... Read More »
Follow your Gmail® e-mail’s path
You must be sending and receiving many mails in your Gmail account daily. But, have you ever given a thought what happens to your mail once you hit the ‘send’ button after composing the content and e-mail ID of the recipient? What route is taken by the mail to travel from your Gmail account to your recipient’s Gmail account across the country or around the globe?
Mini-site launched
In an effort... Read More »
Googleâ„¢ fixes 18 security flaws in Googleâ„¢ Chrome
Google has announced the release of newest version of its popular Chrome web browser after fixing 18 security glitches and has also added a easy-to-use new feature for its customers.
Updating Chrome
Seven of the vulnerabilities that were fixed in the Chrome version 19.0.1084.46 were classified as high-risk flaws, which means that they could be exploited to take control of infected systems. The users... Read More »
Fujitsu® to launch a device to track your pet’s activities
There is a good piece of news for those who love their pets. Information and communication technology provider Fujitsu is going to launch a device that can help pet owners track the activities of their pets. This device can help the owners prevent illnesses in their pets, it is important that their daily activities be monitored, as is the case for humans.
How the device will work
The special device... Read More »
Microsoft® to offer Windows® 8 Pro upgrade deal
Microsoft Corporation is going to allow buyers of Windows 7 PCs to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for US $14.99 from 2 June. This promotional deal seems to be a step to prevent the slump in sales of PC before the launch of the upcoming Windows 8 operating system.
When the offer will start?
The offer is believed to make its debut at the same time when Microsoft will launch Windows 8 Release Preview, which... Read More »
Microsoft® Kinect-powered Internet browser coming to XBOX® 360
You could be surfing the Internet using voice and gesture controls on your XBOX 360 gaming console in the very near future. It is being rumored that the software giant Microsoft Corporation is working on a Kinect-enabled Internet browser for the XBOX 360 gaming console. The browser is reported to include Bing voice search, however, it will be limited to media results only.
How it will benefit Microsoft?
Bringing... Read More »
Apple® readies new MacBook lineup for Retina Display
It is widely being reported that Apple is likely to unveil a series of MacBook Pro models at the Worldwide Developers Conference, which is scheduled to be held on June 11 in San Francisco. Each MacBook is expected to come up with Retina Display-like screens and Intel Ivy Bridge processors.
How Retina Display works?
It is believed that the Retina Display MacBook Pro will feature multiple Retina resolution... Read More »
Facebook® proposes further changes to privacy policy
Facebook has announced that it intends to make further some changes to its privacy policy in order to respond to an audit by the Irish government. This move has been seen as an inadequate attempt to subdue privacy concerns prior to Facebook’s planned initial public offering by privacy advocates.
Will there be any major changes?
The proposed changes, which the company put out for public comment... Read More »
Androidâ„¢ Trojan Mimics PC Drive-by Malware Attack
Lookout Mobile Security, a security company, has discovered an Android ‘drive-by’ malware that is used to infect Windows computer systems. Discovered on a number of websites, the odd Trojan is distributed using a webpage containing a hidden iFrame.
How the malware infects?
Any Android browser visiting an affected page (the attack ignores PC browsers) will automatically start downloading the malware... Read More »
Apple® to cut Google™ Maps from its platform
Apple is all set to replace the Google Maps with its own navigation app from the next versions of its iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices that run on iOS platform. According to several media reports, the iPhone-maker is going to completely remove Google Maps from its platform and will instead use its own mapping data.
Google has provided the back-end data to Google Maps on the iPhone since it was introduced... Read More »
Portable USB fuel cell to charge smartphone up to two weeks
Soon a USB fuel cell is going to be launched in the market that will charge power-hungry devices like smartphones and portable gaming devices without the need of an electrical outlet. The fuel cell is being developed by Lilliputian Systems, which is not a well-known name in portable power making devices.
The USB fuel cell will be able to generate enough power on one cartridge of butane to charge... Read More »
Symantec® Corporation announces mobile security plans
Security solution provider Symantec Corporation has announced enhancements to its enterprise mobile security product. These include capabilities for mobile application management, data loss prevention (DLP), certificate management and code signing for developers.
How the new features will benefit users?
According to Symantec, the features will help IT cope with the rising Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)... Read More »
Passwords of Twitter® account holders exposed
The passwords of thousands of Twitter users were exposed this week by hackers. Twitter is investigating this data breach, which resulted in the posting of user names and passwords of Twitter account holders on Pastebin, a favorite site for hackers to showcase their ill gotten achievements.
What Twitter has to say on this
Twitter spokesman Robert Weeks said:
“We are currently looking into the situation.... Read More »
Wireless speaker for Windows® launched
Oregon-based Aperion Audio has announced the launch of a wireless speaker that allows Windows-using music fans to listen to their favorite track from anywhere where there is a home network connection.
How it functions?
Named ARIS wireless speaker, the unit is developed to work with Windows 7’s ‘Play To’ feature that makes it easy to stream content from a PC over a home network. ARIS uses the... Read More »
Apple® patches security flaws in Safari and blocks Adobe® Flash Player
Apple has issued security patches to answer four security vulnerabilities in Safari, and has blocked the outdated versions of Adobe Flash Player from running in its browser.
The four security flaws fixed were similar to those that were patched a few days before in iOS 5.1.1 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. All the vulnerabilities were termed as bugs in WebKit, the open-source rendering engine... Read More »
Facebook® unveils its own app hub
The popular social networking platform Facebook has announced the release of its own app store named App Center from where users can browse high-quality games and other useful apps for their Android or Apple’s iOS-based mobile device. Facebook will only host the apps, to download them the user has to go to either Google Play or App Store.
Launch of App Center
The new App Center, which Facebook... Read More »
Internet TV on rise in the U.S.
According to the recent survey of Nielson, around three million Americans had cut their cable television subscriptions last year as an increasing number turned to the Internet.
The Nielsen survey released last week found that some of those getting rid of cable moved to packages from telecom provider or satellites, but overall subscriptions fell by 1.5 million, or around 1.5%.
Findings of survey
But... Read More »
Googleâ„¢ self-driven car gets license in Nevada
The self-driven cars of Google Inc. will soon be seen on Nevada roads as the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has approved the nation’s first autonomous vehicle license. The self-driven car in question here is a Toyota Prius that Google modified with its experimental driver-less technology, developed by Stanford professor and Google Vice President Sebastian Thrun.
The license... Read More »
Google+â„¢ Hangouts on Air offers Live Broadcasting
Google+ is making the live Hangouts broadcasting feature available for all its users. The feature was till now available to a limited number of professional broadcasters only. With Hangouts on Air, the user can broadcast live video publicly from a Google+ stream, a YouTube channel or embed it on a website.
Is this simple video streaming?
Hangouts on Air is more than simple video streaming. When... Read More »
Microsoft® to use Dolby Digital® Technology in Windows® 8 PCs and tablets
Software giant Microsoft Corporation has announced that it will incorporate Dolby Laboratories sound technology in its upcoming operating system Windows 8-based PCs and tablets.
Windows 8 will support the playback of Dolby-encoded files, with the firm saying that it will offer out-of-the-box support. According to Microsoft, Dolby Digital Plus will be supported on all versions of Windows 8 including... Read More »
Facebook® Messenger becomes more transparent
It will be possible for you now to know which people have read your messages while group chatting with friends or colleagues via Facebook Messenger. Facebook has updated its Instant Messaging service with the ‘Read Receipt’ feature.
How it will benefit users?
With this update Facebook Messenger will become more transparent and at the same time it will make it harder for a user to ignore someone’s... Read More »