Saturday 29 March 2014
Friday 28 March 2014
Google's Election
Elections 2014: Google's Election hub goes live with politician scores, voter pledges
Google has rolled out its latest election tools in India in a new elections hub called Politics & Elections, where it also displays the latest news on the Internet from the political sphere.
Sandeep Menon, Director Marketing at Google India, made the announcement in a blog post on Wednesday, saying the India election hub is now live for anyone to visit.
To keep voters informed, the tools provided give access to the latest news, videos and also provide links to party resources, the election commission and links to NGOs like the Association for Democratic Reform and PRS Legislative Research.
Google building business
Google building business-specific features into next Android version: Report
A new report has emerged claiming that Google is considering adding business-specific features to its next Android iteration, aiming to challenge companies that already offer such services - such as BlackBerry, Apple and Samsung,.
A new report has emerged claiming that Google is considering adding business-specific features to its next Android iteration, aiming to challenge companies that already offer such services - such as BlackBerry, Apple and Samsung,.
The Next Web in a report citing the Information has claimed that the Mountain View giant is making an effort to make its Android OS more striking to business and corporate users, apart from regular Android users - with whom it has been very successful. The original report cites a source involved with Google's upcoming plans who claimed the company is developing business-specific features in the next Android version.
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 to launch in two screen sizes in September: Nikkei
Apple is likely to release its newest iPhone globally in September with a higher resolution and bigger screens, Japan's leading Nikkei business daily reported Friday. The handset, expected to be called the iPhone 6, is expected to come in two versions with a 4.7- or 5.5-inch screen, up from the current four-inch panel, the report said, without citing sources.
US-based Apple is ordering its higher-resolution liquid crystal display screens from Japanese electronics giant Sharp, Japan Display and South Korea's LG Display, it added. Taiwan's Commercial Times reported earlier this month that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has started producing chips for Apple's next iPhone.
BlackBerry LOSS Q4
BlackBerry reports $423 million net loss in Q4, revenue below $1 billion
BlackBerry Ltd reported a much smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Friday, sending its shares up nearly 7 percent, even as its smartphone sales continued to slide.
BlackBerry Ltd reported a much smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Friday, sending its shares up nearly 7 percent, even as its smartphone sales continued to slide.
The company said its net loss was $423 million, or 80 cents a share, for the fourth quarter ended March 1. That compared with a year-earlier profit of $98 million, or 19 cents a share.
Revenue fell to $976 million from $2.68 billion. Analysts on average had been expecting $1.11 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Excluding restructuring charges and other one-time items, the company reported a loss of 8 cents a share. The analysts' average estimate was 55 cents.
BlackBerry Z10
BlackBerry Z10 back in stock in India at offer price of Rs. 17,990
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry on Wednesday replenished stocks of its Z10 touchscreen model that was sold out in India after a 60 percent discount on the price.
"BlackBerry Z10 has now been restocked across BlackBerry's retail network across the country and on Flipkart.com," the company's director for distribution in India, Sameer Bhatia, said in a statement.
The device will be available for Rs. 17,990, according to the statement.
Google makes Quickoffice app free for Android and iOS
Google has made Quickoffice mobile app free for both Android and iOS users, following Apple's announcement to offer its iWork apps, Pages, Numbers and Keynote free to people who buy new iOS devices.
The Quickoffice suite allows viewing, editing and creation of Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, and allows users to store them on Google Drive, Google's cloud storage solution.
Editing documents
Microsoft makes editing documents free on Office for iPhone, Android
Microsoft finally unveiled its suite of Office apps for iPad on Thursday, but the company also made an important change to its apps for iPhone and Android mobile devices.
With the latest update of Microsoft Office Mobile for iPhone and Android, editing Office files is now free for 'home use'. Earlier, users could only view Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on their mobile devices, but editing them required a paid Microsoft Office 365 subscription.
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Acoustic 'Invisibility' Cloak Just May Hide Things From Sonar
Cloaking devices, a staple of science fiction (think Harry Potter), are getting closer to reality. Researchers at Duke University have built a structure that would hide anything under it from sonar — at least in air.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/invisibility-cloak-sonar-video_n_5019078.html?utm_hp_ref=science
The Best Savings on Upscale Hotels
The Best Savings on Upscale Hotels
Cabin fever had already driven me to the brink of delirium well before #SnowJam2014 slammed into my southern city, Atlanta. On that fateful night of January 28th, as my bedraggled husband collapsed into bed after opting to trudge a few miles through the snow rather than remain in his car a moment longer, I served him a hot toddy and declared, “Hun, we need a weekend away, PRONTO!”Our February wedding anniversary was approaching, the stars aligned and the childcare gods smiled, so we began a quest for last-minute travel plans within our budget … Oh, the budget. Always the boil on Cupid’s butt. With all the scheduling logistics falling into place, I thought for certain the pesky budget would be the piece of this puzzle lost in the sofa. Recently, though, I’d received some PR info about a hotel booking site called TravelPony and decided to check it out, as the lure of prices lower than those found on any other travel site out there was too tempting to overlook (yes, lower than the big boys: Priceline, Orbitz, Hotwire, Expedia, etc).
China Mobile 4G
Most China Mobile 4G users bought iPhone, chairman says
The company has just 1.3 million 4G customers right now, but expects that figure to jump to 50 million by the end of the year
This might be a good year for Apple in China.China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua on Thursday said that "most" of his company's 1.3 million 4G customers have bought the iPhone -- an important success rate for Apple, considering the carrier only started selling the company's handset in January. And despite that figure appearing to be small, China Mobile reported that it expects its total number of 4G subscribers to jump to 50 million by year's end. If Apple can keep its lead, that could mean a boatload of iPhone sales in China.
Monday 24 March 2014
Train Derails, Climbs Escalator at Chicago Airport
Train Derails, Climbs Escalator at Chicago Airport
APPLE PRESS INFO
Apple Updates Most Affordable 9.7-inch iPad with Retina display, Improved Cameras & Enhanced Performance—Now Available Starting at $399
CUPERTINO, California—March 18, 2014—Apple® today announced iPad® with Retina® display replaces iPad 2 as the most affordable 9.7-inch iPad at $399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $529 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model. The fourth generation iPad features the amazing 9.7-inch Retina display, the Apple-designed A6X chip, ultrafast Wi-Fi, a 5MP iSight® camera which also captures 1080p HD video, a FaceTime® HD camera, and support for LTE carriers worldwide,¹ all while delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.² iPad with Retina display comes with iOS 7, featuring hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop®, enhanced Photos, Safari®, Siri® and iTunes Radio℠.³
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