Software

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Eyeing the upcoming Cloud-based storage service from Google named Drive, Dropbox and Microsoft Skype updated their offerings to lure users. Google Drive is going to provide several useful features, such as 5GB of storage space, desktop folders, etc. to make Cloud-sharing a fun. Dropbox users will now be able to share their files and folders via a link. This feature will make the service more user-friendly... Read More »

After introducing Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta last month, the software company is expected to launch another interesting software today in San Francisco. Dubbed as Adobe Creative Suite 6, it will be made available in four different packages, including Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard, Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium, Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium, and Adobe Creative... Read More »

Do you really like Siri application that was introduced on iPhone 4S? Do you always wish to have a Siri-like app on your previous version of iPhone or iPad? If yes, then you may be really excited to know that your wish has been heard ultimately. Sparkling Apps, a Netherland-based software company, has introduced a wonderful voice response app dubbed as Voice Answer. The app is available through the... Read More »

Google has joined hands with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) to offer 600 of the studio’s movie titles to rent through online video sharing service YouTube and its Android app store Google Play. The deal will apply to the U.S. and Canada regions, and will include blockbusters such as ‘The Terminator’, ‘Rocky’ and ‘Robocop’, with more titles to be added gradually in the coming weeks. The deal... Read More »

For all of you who love wearing your favorite fragrances and investing in some new ones every month– here’s a great guide that will be your perfect pal when you are hunting for that signature fragrance your celeb dons. The Ultimate Perfume Encyclopedia will help you access 13,000 fragrances that are available globally. You are lucky since this is the only detailed perfume encyclopedia on AppStore.... Read More »

Instagram has been a great success on iPhone and now the photo sharing application is making its presence felt on the Android platform as well. Launched last week, the app has been downloaded by more than one million Android users in the first 12 hours of its release. The app has already touched the 30 million mark on the iOS platform and the company is hoping for an amazing response for the new version... Read More »

It is difficult to imagine a time when there was no Windows operating systems and Microsoft was not so known. But if you actually see, there had to be a time when Windows operating systems were born and when people were beginning to witness a revolution. Yes, April was the month, 20 years ago, when the first Windows operating system from Microsoft, the Windows 3.1, was released. It is the great grandfather... Read More »

A move that can be termed as futuristic, Google has added a new feature that will help you to turn your 1080p YouTube videos to 3D with just a push of a button. The company has now introduced this option as a Beta feature that will let you transform your high-definition 2D videos in various 3D modes. This amazing feature will work for all 1080p YouTube videos of less than 15 minutes duration. So,... Read More »

Draw Something has got serious popularity overnight and that too without any huge marketing strategies and tricks. It has now become the fastest-growing gaming application for mobile devices and smartphones. According to recent statistics provided by Venture Beat, the gaming app has been downloaded 50 million times in a period of just 50 days. The report also reveals that users have created more than... Read More »

Nokia has finally rolled out the official version of Maps Suite 2.0 for all Symbian/Anna/Belle devices. It is to be noted that the company released the Beta version of the app in February 2012. Now, Nokia Maps Suite 2.0 has been released without the Beta tag and combines several useful features. The app is an acute combination of Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive as well as the new Nokia Public Transport... Read More »

Here is some good news for all BlackBerry users. RIM has finally released the Twitter for BlackBerry 3.0 version with brunch of interesting features. The app is now available at the BlackBerry App World. There are a number of noticeable improvements in the latest version, especially BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) integration. This will enable you to link your Twitter account with BBM and share your latest... Read More »

To bring advanced 3D gaming to web browsers and mobile handsets, Adobe has announced the release of Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2. The launch of Flash Player 11.2 will enable Adobe to bring support for mouse click, right and middle click events, and multi-threaded video decoding. In addition to this, the Flash Player 11.2 will support 2D and 3D graphics at a speed of up to 60 frames per second. Secondly,... Read More »

Using Facebook and Google, you can only trace people and your friends to a certain extent. If you are new to a city and are searching for friends, the first tool that presumably comes handy is the people search, followed by the popular Internet platforms. All the platforms that are used for searching would only provide incomplete information. However, searching would be made easier when Ark is used.... Read More »

If you are a Google search engine user, then you must have noticed today the word “Play” with new written in red next to it. What is this “Play”? Yes, it’s the same app store of Android Market, which was renamed as Google Play by Google in the beginning of this month. Android device users, who used to frequently visit the app store, can now experience a new service by the name of Google... Read More »

Digital video recorder (DVR) company TiVo and software giant Microsoft Corporation have mutually reached an agreement to drop lawsuits against each other. This decision was taken following TiVo’s settlement with AT&T Inc., who is the partner of Microsoft. Alviso, California-based TiVo was sued by Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft over patents in two cases in the U.S. District court and also... Read More »

The Chief Operating Officer of Sony Entertainment Network, Shawn Layden, has said that the Music Unlimited service of Sony will be coming to iOS platform as a separate app. It will be available on the Apple App store in the coming weeks. Currently a user can download Sony music from iTunes and there are no plans to change that. Music Unlimited is a monthly subscription service where you can listen... Read More »

Some people just love to enhance the appearances of their photos and images. They just need a simple photo editing tool to show off their creativity and surprise others. If you are one of those individuals who are looking for a perfect tool to make your work a little easier and interesting, then go for PicMonkey. PicMonkey is a really useful photo editing tool that can amaze you with its speed and... Read More »

If you are curiously waiting for the much-hyped fourth edition of Android OS (Ice Cream Sandwich), then here is something that is going to enhance your curiosity. Google has announced that the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will feature a better integrated Google Voice app. Now, you are no longer required to browse through the voicemail box to listen to your voicemails. This app will enable the... Read More »

Adobe finally gets into the act of releasing an upgraded version for its Photoshop application. Adobe is almost done with the development of its upcoming variant of photo editing application. Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta software is now available on the Internet for download. Adobe had already told its customers that the full program will come in the end of second quarter 2012. Nevertheless, the beta... Read More »

Sonos, a terrific wireless audio system, can now be controlled with the touch of your fingers using its updated controller apps. The highly-useful Sonos controller apps have been mainly updated for Mac and PC so that you can straightforwardly control your wireless audio device without even touching the physical buttons. The apps are already available on other platforms like Android and iOS but the... Read More »