Apple iPhone 5 unveiled with taller screen and 4G
The device’s new size allows it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen. The firm said it was 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S. However, it does not feature an NFC (near field communication) chip to allow it to make touchless payments. Apple said the handset would […]
Intel 4th gen Core chips to slash power consumption
Chip giant will talk about a new series of mainstream chips next week that are much more power efficient than today’s processors. Intel will disclose a new series of ultra-power-efficient chips aimed at tablets and convertibles at the Intel Developer Forum next week. The Intel 4th Generation Core chips, codenamed “Haswell,” will come close to […]
Ethernet’s future: How fast is fast enough?
Slow network speeds got you down? On Monday, computing experts will announce they’re tackling the next speed bump for the venerable Ethernet standard. But don’t expect to find the new speed option on your next computer’s feature list. The same old, to be produced by way of the Institute of electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), […]
What to expect from Nokia’s next Windows phone
On September 5, Microsoft and Nokia will introduce the world to the its first Windows Phone 8 devices. The form of that signature handset remains a mystery for now, but I’ll venture a guess that from the outside, the next iteration of Nokia’s flagship phone will look very similar to the Nokia Lumia 900 device […]
Microsoft’s SkyDrive gets a fresh coat of paint
SkyDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage service, has gotten a ‘more modern’ make-over. Microsoft officials took the wraps off the contemporary update to SkyDrive on August 14, the day before Microsoft is ready to begin rolling out the official home windows 8 RTM bits to builders, IT execs and extent licensees.The changes to SkyDrive.com were detailed in […]
New boss, old tune: Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer reviewing strategy
In an SEC filing, Yahoo’s newly-appointed CEO hints at a restructuring and a new plan for the billions it expects from the company’s stake in Alibaba. Yahoo’s new CEO, Marissa Mayer, says in an SEC filing that she might restructure the business and, as a result, might not give back to shareholders the billions in […]
The cloud is a nightmare
Speaking after a performance of Mike Daisey’s one-man Steve Jobs show, Steve Wozniak says he foresees nightmares caused by data stored in remote servers. “I think it’s going to be horrendous.” This is how much Steve Wozniak is sitting on the fence, when it comes to the cloud. Somehow, the idea of storing all his […]
RIM finally unveils 4G LTE tablet, with Aug. 9 launch
The BlackBerry PlayBook will be available to Canadian customers first, the company says. It will be available in the U.S. and other territories “in the coming months.” After a long wait, Research In Motion has unveiled its 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook. The device will be available to Canadian customers first and come with 32GB of […]
New data center design boasts ‘world’s most efficient cooling system’
A new kind of data center claiming to employ “the world’s most efficient cooling system” turns the traditionally unbearable “hot aisle” between server racks into a rather pleasant air-conditioned hallway, all the while using significantly less energy. Integrated energy technology company Inertech and construction partner Skanska held a tour of their new data center design […]
Microsoft saying good-bye to Hotmail
Microsoft’s new Outlook.com address is pushing out Hotmail, Curiosity will soon meet Mars, and we look at the head-scanning technology used by EA Sports. It’s not often we get a shakeup in the email world, but say hello to Microsoft’s new free email account, Outlook.com. It’ll eventually be replacing Hotmail, but you might want to […]
Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion system upgrade
OS X Mountain Lion makes it easier to share material to social networks and also introduces a notification panel similar to that found on many smartphones. The news was revealed in the company’s third quarter earnings release. Mac sales were 2% up on the year, but the results fell short of many analysts’ forecasts. The […]
Flurry launches AppCloud with help from mobile startup Trestle
The mobile app analytics company aims sky-high and launches its new cloud services collection — hooking it into the company’s analytics, which helps developers increase app engagement. Venturing out of its typical terrain Flurry announced today that it is launching a collection of cloud services to “empower developers to build better apps faster.” To accomplish […]
Google science fair entrants focus on health, environment
Google held the final round of its second annual international science fair on Monday morning, hosting 15 contestants from around the world between the ages of 13 and 18. The science fair this year has grown considerably as not only did Google receive thousands of entries from more than 100 countries, but the program now […]
Apple plans high-security data center in Maiden, N.C.
New 21,000-square-foot “tactical” data center is being built adjacent to the company’s massive 500,000-square-foot data center. Apple is building a high-security “tactical” data center on the site of its massive data center in Maiden, N.C., according to records reviewed by the Hickory Daily Record. According to design plans filed with Catawba County, the new 21,030-square-foot […]
FBI net shut off has ‘limited’ impact on victims
More than 300,000 people, including many in the US and UK, may have lost net access as the FBI shuts down servers used by cyber thieves. The FBI seized the servers in November 2011 during raids to break up a hi-tech gang who used the DNS Changer virus to infect more than four million victims. […]
Google finds 9,500 new malicious Web sites a day
Search giant details how much malware its Safe Browsing keeps away from users and hints at scanning Chrome extensions. Google prides itself on being proactive in protecting its users from malware and other attacks (even government-sponsored ones) on the Web via its Safe Browsing API and other technologies over the past five years. In a […]
Cloud music is still the future for Apple, Amazon — really
Given recent headlines about cloud music, you might be forgiven for thinking that the feature is huge with consumers. Word came Monday that Apple has finally caught up to Google and Amazon and begun to stream songs from the company’s cloud. The following day, CNET broke news that Amazon is very close to reaching agreements […]
Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history
Frank Schilling made his fortune in the aftermath of the dot-com bust, buying up thousands of domain names others didn’t want. He kept at it, aggressively building a portfolio of more than 320,000 domains that, through a combination of ads and outright sales, have made Schilling a decamillionaire many times over. Now the 43-year-old domainer […]
Internet switches to IPv6, Trillions of new net addresses now possible
A new Internet standard giving the global network more room to grow came into effect Wednesday, a move that users probably won’t notice. The switch occurred at 0001 GMT Wednesday, when Internet operators switched to a new standard called IPv6 that allows for trillions of “IP” numbers or addresses, up from the current 4.3 billion. […]
5 reasons for considering cloud-based anti-spam
No small business wants its employees to be burdened with spam, and will do whatever it can to keep it from spreading malware through the organisation, phishing account credentials and affecting general productivity. GFI Software’s Jeff Orloff explains how new anti-spamming solutions in the cloud can help tighten up small businesses, even when building at […]