Will Amazon Buy Netflix This Time?
Posted on January 30th, 2010 | 0 CommentsRumors of Amazon being interested in Netflix are not new. There was talk about this as early as June of last year though at that point, it seemed more unlikely since Netflix’s strategy of staying with physical goods did not fit Amazon’s core philosophy of selling digital content. However, a lot of things have changed [...]
Google Chrome OS Could Come With Touch
Posted on January 29th, 2010 | 0 CommentsThere have been rumors in the past about HTC working on a Google Chrome OS touch screen tablet. However the strongest indications of this came today when Google Senior Product Manger, Anders Sandholm fumbled for words as a question was directly put to him – ‘Does Chrome OS come with Touch screen support?’. According to [...]
Is iPad Coming With Flash After All?
Posted on January 29th, 2010 | 0 CommentsAs Steve Jobs went about unveiling his latest creation on stage, the world collectively groaned about the non-availability of vital features like the camera and Flash. Now looks like there is still hope for those who badly want to see Flash on the iPad. At least, there is some solace. The official iPad video demoed [...]
Facebook Working On FourSquare Killer
Posted on January 29th, 2010 | 0 Comments“Checking-in” has suddenly become sexy and every startup in town is trying to incorporate it into their core service. After Yelp and Gowalla, Facebook too is trying to introduce a “check-in” feature to users of its mobile website. Checking in was first introduced by New York based startup, FourSquare. The service that offered reward points [...]
iPad Originally Priced At $399?
Posted on January 29th, 2010 | 0 CommentsWhen Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad on Wednesday, everyone expected the price to touch $999. But to everyone’s astonishment, the price was nearly halved and the starting price was announced as $499 – something that got the world applauding. However, it now appears that the original price of the iPad was supposed to only be [...]
Microsoft’s Local Search Algorithm A Privacy Nightmare?
Posted on January 29th, 2010 | 0 CommentsLocal search is big and everyone is jumping into this segment. And for a fact, we all tend to realize that the local results from major search engines is nothing to brag about; except if you are in a high internet density area like New York or San Francisco. While companies have been devising different [...]
Bank Of America Brings Proximity-Based Authentication
Posted on January 29th, 2010 | 0 CommentsNext time you forget your login credentials for your BoA account and ask for the password to be sent to your mobile phone, chances are that the system will track the location of your device as well. In a new patent filed by the company, the inventors claim one way of minimizing risks in false [...]
Motorola Gets Into Social Networking?
Posted on January 28th, 2010 | 0 CommentsBlackberry users have been offered the ability to chat and share files with other Blackberry users through the Blackberry Messenger. Now, if the indications are true, Motorola may be going a step ahead and launch a comprehensive social network for their customers. In a patent filed recently with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), [...]
Zune Phone : Further Evidence That It’s Coming
Posted on January 28th, 2010 | 0 CommentsIf Apple, Google can make their foray into the handset business, why can’t Microsoft do the same? Now there is further evidence that the much rumored Zune phone might actually be coming. Folks at IStartedSomething have detected a few lines of code referencing to the elusive Zune Phone in a recently updated Zune software. This Zune.INF [...]
AMD Radeon HD 5830 Launch Delayed Due To Defect
Posted on January 28th, 2010 | 1 CommentAMD’s launch of the ATI Radon HD 5830 reference boards were expected to be made earlier this week. However, an apparent issue with the circuitry that was detected in the eleventh hour has prompted the company to delay the launch of the device and conduct further investigation on the product. A source speaking to Taiwanese [...]