In a recent interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Google’s CEO Larry Page opens up about the company’s competition and Apple in particular, claiming that “the Android differences were actually for show.” He claims that the firestorm over Android “served their interests” and that “for a lot of companies, it’s useful for them to feel like they have an obvious competitor and to rally around that.” He also deflects the notion that he was in a personal battle with Jobs, noting that “I had...
LG has announced the Voice Control feature for their current line of Smart TVs that will be activated by the end of April. This update will include all Smart TVs working with the Magic Remote which is demonstrated in near full working order earlier this year at CES. The voice control system allows you to search for TV content, as well as within the internet and social...
With the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had found that officers routinely use phone location data when pursuing cases, often without a warrant. Forbes has reviewed a 2009 document that apparently instructs Tucson, Arizona police on how much AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and others charged at that point for everything from wiretaps to voicemail. Here are some more standout bits: Wiretaps or traces generally cost between $375 and $500 to activate, sometimes with an additional per diem fee of $10 for 30 days. In some cases,...
European Union legislators have approved a draft law that would make cyber attacks on IT systems a criminal offense. The proposed law is an update to an existing one, and would also prohibit anyone from producing or selling the kinds of programs that can be used for these attacks. The proposal would establish harmonised penal sanctions against perpetrators of cyber...
The Consumerist reports that Electronic Arts names worst company in America. Electronic Arts, managed to beat out Bank of America to win that infamy, garnering more votes from The Consumerist readers in the final round of polling that kicked off with 32 companies. EA is a company that is known for creating video games for millions of people worldwide. “After more than 250,000 votes, Consumerist readers ultimately decided that the type of greed exhibited by EA, which is supposed to be making the world a more fun place, is worse than...
We shouldn’t be expecting the new version of PlayStation anytime soon, but rumors mills are already rounding up of the new gaming console. According to IGN, the PlayStation 4, reportedly codenamed Orbis, may utilize custom chips based on AMD’s A8-3850 APU and Radeon HD 7670 GPU offering the combined performance of both integrated and discrete graphics processors....
In order to help users discover new apps and extensions, Google updates Chrome Web Store to make it easier for users to find apps and extensions. Starting today, Chrome Web Store users can try out an early version of the new “Trending” view. App subcategories were also recently introduced into the store. These allow you to dig deeper into each app category. The...
Google has unveiled an update to the Gmail Android app that will be highly required by the Honeycomb tablet users. The update brings the complete new Android experience with bringing on yummy Ice Cream Sandwich to Honeycomb users. The update includes the new swiping gesture for moving between newer and older conversations has been enabled; access recently used labels,...
Flickr has announced that it had partnered with Aviary in order to bring a brand new photo editing experience for its users. The new feature will roll out over the next two weeks starting from today. The company with the feature is bringing efficiency in its two attributes: speed and simplicity. The Aviary’s editor is written in HTML5, so it’s also works on the...
Since over from the past decade, the event not get light but this year Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) going to take place on September 24-26 with a focus on the company’s Exchange Server software that handles mail, calendars, contacts, and tasks. The company is reviving the event to show Exchange 15 in Orlando, Florida. ZDNet reports from its contacts...
