May 21, 2013

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Apple to unveil new iPad on March 2

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The people closely associated with Apple said that Apple would be showcasing its new iPad on March 2, which was scheduled to be launched in the end of March. The new iPad said to be thinner, lighter and possesses more applications than its former iPads. It is also likely to have a front camera which [...]

IE9 RC launched by Microsoft in San Francisco; brings improvements in Performance

IE9 RC launched by Microsoft at the event in San Francisco; brings improvements in Performance

Internet Explorer 9 RC has been announced by Microsoft at the Hang Art Gallery in San Francisco’s Union Square this morning. The link was available early for download; in fact The Software giant was planning to launch the IE9 RC at this event in San Francisco. But somehow the link for download had been leaked. [...]

IE9 RC expected to be released on February 10

IE9 RC expected to be released on February 10

Microsoft has just sent out invitations to an event to be held in San Francisco on February 10, The software giant is anticipated to unveil the Release Candidate version of Internet Explorer 9 at an event in San Francisco on February 10, it appears the software giant has opted for a lavish launch party. The [...]

MetroPCS Plans 4G LTE Android Handset in Q1 2011

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Imagine unlimited talk, text, and 4G data for only $55 per month. That is the no-contract plan that MetroPCS is offering right now on their first LTE handset, the non-Android Samsung Craft. MetroPCS already has a 4G LTE handset – the Samsung Craft QWERTY slider – but this is just a feature phone, not a [...]

“4G LTE” tobe Launched on December 5th:Verizon

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Verizon confirmed that it will launch its LTE network on December 5th. The wireless carrier will kick off its 4G campaign by rolling out the high-speed mobile broadband service in 38 cities and 60 airports this Sunday. The service will blanket 110 million people at launch. Southern California will be its largest launch market with coverage [...]

“Facebook Email” Service Coming on Monday?

Is Facebook Down for Adding New Features, Is Facebook Down Today

It’s said that the leading community site, Facebook is going to provide an e-mail service with word ending “@facebook.com”, and it’s expected that Facebook will be announcing its own email service on Monday. It appears as though Facebook will build out its message service into a fully fledged email feature, bestowing on each user a [...]

Activision “Call of Duty: Black Ops” Makes Record Sales in a day

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Activision Blizzard Inc said Thursday it sold about 5.6 million copies of “Call of Duty: Black Ops” for $360 million on its first day, setting a new record for the video game industry. “Black Ops” is a gritty military-themed shooter game that is the seventh installment of the popular “Call of Duty” franchise. The game [...]

WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 Roster Reveal Preview

WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011

GameSpot and THQ have teamed up for a very special event to announce the official roster for WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011! Join us at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 8, at 3:00 p.m PT. The event is scheduled to feature: • WWE Superstars • An opportunity to play WWE SmackDown [...]

Apple Announces iTunes 10 with Ping Music Social Network

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Apple’s newest version of its iTunes, ie, iTunes 10 software is adding a new social element called Ping that allows users to follow friends and musicians. Ping, a social music discovery service, is built in to Apple’s iTunes software, a programme used by more than 160 million people to download songs and organise their music [...]

VMware Virtualization Now Focusing on Cloud Services

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In VMware annual conference VMworld in San Francisco, Paul Maritz, a former high-level executive at Microsoft and now chief executive officer of VMware, said virtualization software will displace the operating system. VMware and Verizon already unveiled a new enterprise-class hybrid cloud solution that is expected to move their applications to the cloud quicker and more [...]