Windows 8 Release Preview leaks to Web
Computerworld – A Chinese edition of Windows 8, reportedly the same build that Microsoft will launch in the next week as the Release Preview, has leaked to file-sharing sites. On Tuesday, links to Build 8400 of Windows 8 appeared on multiple sites and discussion forums, many of them Chinese-language destinations. According to multiple…
Larger iPhone Screen Will Be Upstaged By LG’s 5-inch Full 1080p HDTV Display
LG Display announced yesterday that they are manufacturing a 5-inch, full HD LCD panel for smartphones. At 440 ppi and 19201080 resolution, this is both the most pixels and highest pixel density of any smartphone displayand the first to be capable of full HDTV quality in a mobile. The display uses AH-IPS…
Hotly awaited Samsung Galaxy S III on sale in Europe
SEOUL, South Korea Samsung, the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, said its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone went on sale Tuesday in 28 European and Middle Eastern countries, hoping to cement its lead over Apple’s iPhone. The Galaxy S III smartphones hit the shelves in countries including France and Britain. By…
Toshiba abandons netbook market in US, focuses on Ultrabooks instead
Consumer interest in netbooks has waned significantly the last couple of years in the face of competition from tablets and even ultrabooks. Samsung and Dell already showed their willingness to ditch the form factor last year in favor of higher-margin products, and now it’s Toshiba’s turn to sound the netbook…
Tool-wielding robots crawl in bodies for surgery
PITTSBURGH Imagine a tiny snake robot crawling through your body, helping a surgeon identify diseases and perform operations. It’s not science fiction. Scientists and doctors are using the creeping metallic tools to perform surgery on hearts, prostate cancer, and other diseased organs. The snakebots carry tiny cameras, scissors and forceps,…
Major Cable Companies Collaborate on WiFi Hotspots
Social Share Buttons | Powered by Web Agency Social Share Buttons | Powered by Web Agency BOSTON, MA – Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable today announce that they will enable each other’s high-speed Internet customers to access their metro WiFi networks, totaling over 50,000 hotspots. To simplify…
TiVo Tees Up TV Streamer for Cable
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Google facing new WiFi ‘snooping’ investigation
The engineer, who declined to cooperate with the FCC investigation citing his right to avoid self-incrimination, was later identified as Marius Milner, a 41-year-old British wireless networking specialised based in California. Google had previously claimed he had acted without the knowledge or authorisation of senior managers, but investigators found he…
BlackBerry-maker RIM loses another senior executive, chief legal officer retiring
TORONTO Struggling BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. said Monday that it is losing another senior executive as its chief legal officer is retiring from the company after 12 years. RIM said that Karima Bawa had been in discussions about her retirement for some time and plans to stay on to help…
Mobile TeleSystems Buys Tascom WiFi Network for $38.3 Million
OAO Mobile TeleSystems, Russia’slargest mobile-phone operator, acquired ZAO Tascom, a MoscowWiFi network, for $38.3 million through a subsidiary, MoscowCity Telephone Network, also known as MGTS, according to an e-mailed company statement. An additional payment of $6.9 million has been delayed for12 months, MTS said. MGTS accepted $9.7 million in Tascom’sdebt, according To contact…
