May 26, 2013

Media - News


NOKIA N8 facing Power Issue:Niklas Savander confirms

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Nokia N8 is the current top of the line Symbian^3 based multi-media handset. However, in last few days, several Nokia N8 owners complained that the phone powers off all by itself. Niklas Savander, Exec. Vice President for Nokia, acknowledged the issue at the official Nokia Conversations blog that a small number of users have been [...]

“LimeWire” File Sharing Program Shuts Down By US Court Order

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LimeWire, the music file sharing service giant that has been mired in a four year legal struggle with the music industry, has been issued an injunction by a federal judge in New York to disable key parts of its service. In May 2010, Southern District Court of New York found LimeWire and its CEO Mark [...]

Google Realtime Search Engine Introduces as a Powerful Tool for Businesses

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Google Realtime Search Engine Introduces as a Powerful Tool for Businesses : Google added new functionality to its real-time search  engine, and moved it from an obscure feature buried in the options on the left pane of the standard Google search, to its own Web site. The new Google Realtime can be a powerful tool [...]

iTunes Hacked Through Paypal

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Apple iTunes users Hacked Through Paypal : Reports of numerous iTunes accounts being hacked and their users billed for hundreds of downloads via a ‘security hole’ have surfaced with blame being heaped on Apple, yet some commentators have challenged the idea, attributing the misfortune to phishing scams. Apple and PayPal refused to discuss the details [...]

Intel Dual-Core Atom N550 Announced for Netbooks

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Intel Atom N550 Dual Core Announced for Netbooks : Since the netbook market has kept growing at a rapid rate, Intel decided to provide system makers with the Atom N550 dual-core chips, and the CPU maker has now proudly announced that a host of PC suppliers have and will provide, through the end of the [...]

Facebook Places vs. Foursquare – Who will Survive ?

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Facebook’s unveiling of Facebook Places  is an obvious banshee cry to Foursquare and other location-based check-in services. As with those services, Facebook Places allows users to share their location and discover new hot spots by following the stops of people in their network. Well, Facebook’s latest feature, Facebook Places, is an attempt to make your [...]

Logitech Wireless Headset H760 Coming to US this Month for $100

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Logitech recently released the Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800, which still manages to live for up to 10 hours. Now, the company has decided to further expand its cable-less collection with the addition of the Wireless headset H760. Logitech Wireless Headset H760 offering up to six hours of battery life and it is billed as a [...]

‘Star Wars’ Series in Blu-ray Format Will Release in 2011

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“Star Wars” is finally coming to Blu-ray. It was announced at Star Wars Celebration V that Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring the complete Star Wars Saga to the Blu-ray format with a worldwide release in Fall 2011. It’s the first time any of the films have been available in high-definition [...]

Google Mobile Event Set for August 12, Expecting More Feature Updates with Android OS

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Google has invited members of the media to a mobile event at their offices in San Francisco on Thursday morning. They are expected to be unveiling a couple of cool new mobile features. Last time, Google launched turn-by-turn navigation, which became a point for the rivals like Nokia to introduce free Satnav. It is rumoured [...]

MySpace Re-designing to be More Like Facebook

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The once-dominant social network is redoing its home page. And the changes indicate that the site is trying to emulate some of the success of its rival Facebook. MySpace, which has fallen from its place at the top of the social-media heap to national punchline-level, hasn’t given up hope just yet. The site is preparing [...]