Now using both live and historic traffic data, Google has started rolling out traffic estimates for Maps users in selected areas. In areas where the information is available, this new and improved feature evaluates current traffic conditions and is constantly being refreshed to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date estimate possible. To see this feature,...
Samsung which two weeks ago started rolling out the yummy Ice Cream Sandwich update for its Galaxy S II users, over on which, the company posted a blog stating some details behind how the things worked out i.e. how they get the upgrades ready. Buried inside the Galaxy S quasi-ICS update section was hidden this little gem: “Included in the firmware upgrade is the ‘Face Unlock’ feature found in the ICS upgrade. In response to security issues raised regarding Face Unlock, Samsung incorporated blinking for added security.”...
The popular later service Instapaper which had recently released a new version 4.1, which has been fast, tracked in order to bring Retina support to its users and including some brilliant new fonts. The new updated app wad just submitter over the weekend by developer Marco Arment which was approved by the Apple. The app further lets you notice that the ‘something...
Yahoo! has announced the implementation of a Do Not Track (DNT) header solution that will be accessible across Yahoo!’s global network by early summer. Yahoo!’s DNT header solution has been in development since last year and is in accordance with the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (DAA) principles. This site-wide DNT mechanism (to include Yahoo! owned Right...
It would be interesting to note that the search giant only generated about $550 million from Android since 2008 which means it does earns far less from Android devices rather than it does from Apple devices – the figures are revealed from a recent Google court filing that states it will offers Oracle a percentage of Android revenue as part of patent damages, if...
WP7forum.ru claims to the have leaked screenshots of an unannounced Windows Phone 7 app called “Nokia TV.” While the app’s existence is unconfirmed, the alleged screenshots do resemble some of Nokia’s other Windows Phone 7 apps. The app allow users to search content archives from various local networks, stream shows over Wi-Fi or cellular...
With lots of layoff rumbled around with HP’s webOS unit earlier, webOS Nation is confirming that Sam Greenblatt, the CTO of the webOS program inside HP has transitioned out of that role, further there is no words on his replacement yet. HP’s released a brief statement on the matter: Sam Greenblatt is moving from webOS to a new role at HP and will continue...
Sony named Michael Lynton as CEO of Sony Corporation of America (SCA) and Nicole Seligman as SCA President; it was announced by Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President of Sony Corporation and Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President. Mr. Lynton will be overseeing Sony’s entertainment businesses, including Sony Music Entertainment (SME), Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Ms. Seligman will have responsibility for Sony’s U.S. headquarters operations. Mr. Lynton will remain Chairman and...
Being on the urge after the Fair Labor Association’s report details “serious worker issues” in the company’s Foxconn factory in China, the Cupertino-based giant has announced that both it and the manufacturer will work together and hire “tens of thousands” of new workers in an effort to improve working conditions and “clamp down” on overtime. The moves come in response to one of the largest investigations ever conducted of a U.S. company’s operations abroad. Apple had agreed to the probe by the independent...
RIM issued fiscal fourth-quarter results that once again were far grimmer than analysts had expected, as BlackBerry sales and shipments fell sharply amid intensifying competition, and writedowns tied to inventory and acquisitions left the company with a loss of $125 million (U.S.), its first quarterly loss since fiscal 2005. RIM also announced a number of executive changes, including the fact that longtime co-CEO Jim Balsillie is stepping down from the company’s board. “As I complete my retirement from RIM, I’m grateful for this...
