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The year 2007 was the decisive time in the history of the computer regarding the outcome of the struggle between Microsoft and Apple. They both thought they had the next big thing in computing. Only one emerged a winner.
Microsoft had its MS Surface, a tabletop with multi-touch capabilities. Apple had the iPhone, need we say more? How many people have seen an MS Surface since the D5 Conference back in 2007? And how many have seen an Apple iPhone? The conference itself was historic if only for the fact that both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates appeared together in a joint interview. +Continue Reading
Earlier this year in May, Google announced that it would allow consumers to upload their music collection into the cloud storage as part of the Music Beta that was being launched by Google. The upload and storage process was free for everyone and would hold up to twenty thousand songs per person. This was part of Google’s attempt to allow consumers to get used to streaming data from any device however this now has been upgraded and is known as Google Music.
Google Music will encompass a variety of different aspects such as searching, buying, sharing, and listening to music in new ways. Whether consumers upload their music into the cloud or purchase the music from Google itself, Google Music will automatically sync the entire music library to all devices. This will make it simple for users to go without those annoying connection cords they need every time they want to transfer music onto a device. +Continue Reading
A little while ago Microsoft leaked out a snippet of information about a project they were working on. It appeared on Socl.com and was called ‘Tulalip’. Apparently Tulalip is a website where you “Find what you need and Share what you know.” However now a bit more information has surfaced and you can get a sneak peek into the budding project that will be hopefully be available to the public sometime in the near future.
Socl as it is now referred to, Tulalip was dropped, is a site that takes social networking, searching for information, and discovery and blending it all into one complex mixture. It was previously being tested with a select group of users and it has a myriad of different features which you can find out about below. +Continue Reading
Avid Android devotees have been sitting on pins and needles for nearly 3 weeks. They are in rabid anticipation of the Transformer tablet, that ASUS chairman Jonney Shih gave a sneak preview of at the AsiaD conference last month. Granted, it was only a sneak peek, but he rattled off a list that got the salivary gland juicing up: 8.3mm thick, 10.1-inch screen, microSD slot and mini-HDMI out, plus an Ice Cream update before year’s end. And this will be the first quad-core tablet, with NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 SoC. I bet that got your attention.
The going price for the tablet, beginning in December, will be a mere $499 at 32G storage and $599 at 64G. The additional docking with keyboard will run you $149. There is more to the specs on this baby, too. The screen is a Super IPS+ display, composed of Gorilla Glass, at 1280×800 resolution. ASUS included its own technology to brighten the screen for outdoor viewing. It boasts a 600 nits brightness and 178-degree viewing angle. +Continue Reading
Nokia has finally come up strong, but it still has many catch up to do. The Finnish mobile manufacturer made a strong statement October 26 by unveiling two spanky-new Smartphones. One of the mobile devices is for customers transiting from featured phones to Smartphones (especially in the developing world) and the other is a high-end phone for folks who are willing to spend that money with wild abandon.
Both Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 run on Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’. Little wonder Microsoft wants Nokia to succeed. To put short, the phones are design to give the iPhone 4s and galaxy SII a good fight.
Peering through what makes the two Nokia Smartphones rock are some familiar specs similar to what Apple and Samsung have to offer.
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Microsoft wants in on Yahoo, but it is playing it safe. It is rumored that they want to buy preferred stock in Yahoo and provide financial support to their deal partners. In this way, they are making a move to take over the company. However, it is not all so clear.
The Redmond tech giant has been in negotiations with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and a private equity firm, Silver Lake Partners, about a joint bid. This is not unusual news, but the structure is a strange one. Microsoft does not want to own Yahoo. Instead, they want privileged influence over the future of the company for financing the purchase.
This is not the first time Microsoft has tried to grab Yahoo. It made a bid for the company, that failed, but resulted in a joint Internet search partnership three years ago. Microsoft verified that they would not own common shares in Yahoo, under the current proposal. +Continue Reading
By now, most of you guys should know about the new Google/Samsung device-Galaxy Nexus and Android’s new platform-Ice Cream Sandwich. As usual, in this post we will be unveil some features of the smartphone in comparison to other hot smartphones.
As an Android device, the specs must be outstanding; let’s face it, Android smartphones have some great internal components.
To start off, the Galaxy Nexus will come up with: a 1.2GHz dual-core processor paired with 1GB of internal RAM, a 16GB/32GB storage capacity, a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, a 1750mAh battery and video capturing at up to 1080p (30fps). Is that too much information for you? Let’s take the time to break it down. +Continue Reading
The year 2007 was the decisive time in the history of the computer regarding the outcome of the struggle between Microsoft and Apple. They both thought they had the next big thing in computing. Only one emerged a winner.
