In case of Apple TV, AirPlay streams audio and video content double time, first on the mobile device from where the request is instigated, then in the Apple TV that supplies it to the television via HDMI. However, inserting Nexus Q into the look demotes the smartphone/tablet to merely a controller. The user only has […]
Jun 28 2012 | Posted in
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Google’s annual developers’ conference, Google I/O, is right around the corner and the rumour mill is in full swing to take the final hit at what’s coming and what’s not. There might be a good hint on the latest iteration of Android operating system but there is not than meets the eye, or a little […]
Jun 26 2012 | Posted in
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Currently, the 7-inch tablet market is ruled by Amazon with its trend-setting Kindle Fire, released in 2011. Barnes & Noble also dances well on the floor but is not the market leader. Samsung and other OEMs have also released 7 inchers but due to high prices users either go for 10.1 alternatives or a Kindle […]
Jun 26 2012 | Posted in
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Electronic media is preparing for Google’s 2012 developers’ summit scheduled from June 27 through 29. All eyes are fixed at San Francisco’s Moscone Center for the launch of new products from search engine giant. Among others, the company is expected to launch a new version of Android. At first, the new version was touted to […]
Jun 26 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft might have launched the new Surface line of tablets in comparatively secretive manner but the post-launch is making all kinds of cheers and jeers. The rumble comes from all sides, Microsoft’s hardware partners like Acer, experts from every corner of the world and above all the media. Last week Acer VP and President in […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Windows tablets like HP TouchSmart and the never-released HP Windows 7 Slate gathered the least attention in the recent history. They were ultimately discarded due to lack of demand. There are different seasons why Windows tablets were utter failures in the consumer market. There was a lack of touch-centric applications and the hardware was too […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Domain naming tycoon Icann recently announced that it will be unleashing some new top-domain names in 2013, however, the bidding for them domains has already started and Google is ahead of everybody else. Google is allegedly spending $18.7 Million to secure around 100 of domain names that range from .google, .youtube and .goog. It seems […]
Jun 15 2012 | Posted in
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his lieutenants might be waiting and observing to see if this new excitement staged by Icann is worth the while. However, Icann has clearly stated that it will respect the trademarks and intellectual properties. Therefore, even if Facebook is not bidding .facebook is theirs to take. According to a US newspaper, […]
Jun 15 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has sought Google’s help to address the key issue of cross-border movement across the Durand-line; the line divides Pakistan and Afghanistan. His statement comes at a time when relations between Pakistan and the United States remain on a sour note. Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Emerson Schmidt called on Prime […]
Among the new operating system that Apple has introduced over the time, they have disappointed the users by offering Ping, a social network attempt to share music between iTunes users. Born in September 2010, Ping was presented by Steve Jobs himself. However, it received major critisim over the time. If there was something that hindered […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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The UK High Court has issued an order that Facebook should provide the address and data access of users who used their service to defame another person. The fuss started when the trolls had sent offensive messages to Nicola Brookes, who decided to go to court after Facebook had refused to provide data on those […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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The next time you go by subway or car passing through a tunnel, Google maps will not disappear from your mobile phone, as long as you have a smartphone with Android platform. The search engine giant has announced that their service Google Maps will be available for consultation without an Internet connection in 100 countries. This is one […]
Jun 12 2012 | Posted in
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