| Final Cut Pro X sneaks in as Spring ends Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:20 PM PDT 
Last Fall, a comparatively hale Steve Jobs promised "a great release of Final Cut is coming early next year." Although the company did offer up a North American Broadcaster Show sneak peak in mid-April, early 2011 stretched into June and with delivery coming just hours before the end of Spring. This year’s Summer [...] Related [...]  |
| Can the PS3 compete with the next-gen? Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:00 PM PDT 
It doesn’t look like a PS4 will be making an appearance anytime soon. Which puts a lot of pressure on the PS3 to compete with new rivals. It’s looking increasingly likely that Sony will be the last to release a new home console, with Nintendo having already announced the Wii U, and Microsoft rumored to [...]  |
| Firefox 5 arrives as Mozilla switches to rapid releases to match Google Chrome Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:40 PM PDT 
Firefox 5 is now available to download, just a few months after Firefox 4 made its debut. This signals Mozilla’s switch to a rapid release development cycle which will mean new updates for Firefox being unveiled very regularly. Firefox users ca now update their browsers to Firefox 5. Just don’t expect a vast difference between [...]  |
| MeeGo byebye Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:13 AM PDT 
Nokia has released the first smartphone to run the MeeGo operating system. And it’s probably going to be the last. The Nokia N9 was unveiled in Singapore today and early demonstrations led to some good feedback, but that probably won’t be enough to save the system. This particular [...]  |
| LulzSec and Anonymous: a legion of doom? Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:20 AM PDT 
In most superhero movie franchises there’s a scene where two deadly enemies team up and threaten to take over the city, the world, or more. If you’re a security chief at a major organization’s website, that scene might be coming to mind right now. The long-running Anonymous group and the hottest hacking collective of 2011, [...]  |
| New lighter PS3 model announced for release Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT 
Rumors of a new PS3 model have been confirmed today by Sony Japan. According to the CE giant, the company is set to release a new PlayStation 3 SKU later this month. The new model apparently cuts power consumption down from 230W to 200W and the weight has been reduced from 6.6lbs to 5.7 lbs. [...]  |
| Microsoft: Halo CE Anniversary will have Kinect support Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT 
Microsoft has made it clear that all of its games will have Kinect support in one way or another. It appears that the company was dead serious as a Microsoft boss revealed that Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will support Kinect integration. Phil Spencer, boss of Microsoft Game Studios told Gamespot that all first party titles [...]  |
| Skype fires eight execs to avoid payout after Microsoft buyout Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT 
The antitrust approval process over Microsoft's buyout of Skype is still underway after passing the first hurdle. However, Skype is also making some changes in its management structure in order to prepare for the buyout. Reportedly, Skype is cleaning house by firing many of its senior executives before the Microsoft buyout finalizes. According to Skype [...]  |
| 3DTV will remain just a novelty Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:00 PM PDT 
Novelties can be fun. But not when the hardware costs a small fortune and the content is negligible. Welcome to the world of 3DTV. 3D television is never going to be anything more than a novelty. I know it, you know it, and industry watchers know it. The only people who don’t seem to have [...]  |
| Kindle is making self-publishing a real option for budding novelists everywhere Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:20 PM PDT 
John Locke is the latest member of the Kindle Million Club. Proving that eBooks are the future for budding novelists who need a break. You may not have heard of an author by the name of John Locke. He isn’t a household name. In fact, the name John Locke probably conjures up images of that [...]  |
| Google no longer feeling lucky Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:00 AM PDT 
Google may be testing a major redesign that changes a fundamental element of its core service. And this one appears to be a literal interpretation of “playing it safe.” The changes have been spotted on a couple of the search engine’s European variations including Finland and the Netherlands, though it seems to be luck whether [...]  |
| Top 40 best free ebooks – and millions more Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:20 AM PDT 
There are millions of free-ebooks that are available right now at the links below. It doesn’t matter whether you own a Kindle, a Nook, a Sony Reader, or a Kobo – and you could even use your web browser to start reading them online. We’ve identified 40 of the greatest books ever written, now available as [...]  |
| The 40 Best Free Ebooks – and Millions More Posted: 20 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT 
There’s millions of free-ebooks that are available right now at the links below. It doesn’t matter whether you own a Kindle, a Nook, a Sony Reader, or a Kobo – and you could even use your web browser to start reading them online. We’ve also identified 40 of the greatest books ever written, now available [...]  |
| New Mac Pro, Mac mini due in August Posted: 19 Jun 2011 07:20 PM PDT 
Rumors that Apple’s holding new Mac hardware until OS X 10.7 Lion ships in July have gained new heft. We’ve heard a lot about the MacBook Air, now there’s finally some information about the mothership’s two headless desktops News.com’s Brian Tong accurately predicted this year’s Sandy Bridge iMac refresh and is back [...] Related Posts: [...]  |
| Nitro JavaScript coming to web apps in iOS 5 Posted: 19 Jun 2011 02:40 PM PDT 
When it comes to desktop browsers, the market is very competitive with Firefox, Chrome, Opera and WebKit nightlies, the developer version of Safari, jockeying for the performance lead. In the mobile space, whereas there are competitors, there’s also a clear winner and that’s Mobile Safari. The one small fly in the ointment is [...] Related [...]  |
| Cat Head Studios Ink:Tattoo Simulator lets you preview potential tats on you Posted: 19 Jun 2011 07:40 AM PDT 
With Cat Head Studios Tattoo Simulator, you can take a picture of your future tattoo and a picture of the body part you want it to go on and see how it will look. You can enlarge or reduce the size, rotate it, and move it. If you so desire, you can even send the [...]  |
| Microsoft warns against phone scams Posted: 18 Jun 2011 08:00 PM PDT 
Microsoft has warned people to be wary of unsolicited phone calls which turn out to be scams. And suggested this is a huge problem in English-speaking countries. Microsoft recently conducted a survey of 7,000 people in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland and found that 15 percent had received an unsolicited phone call that [...]  |
| Hackers release Xbox Live account info – Microsoft responds Posted: 18 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT 
Alleged Anonymous splinter, LulzSec has released emails and passwords for Xbox Live accounts and other social media sites. The group uploaded several files consisting of 60-some thousand account passwords over file sharing sites. Gameinformer has reported that the list has been taken down multiple times but seems to keep popping up. The files consist of [...]  |
