June 27, 2011
Avast, currently one of the most popular Windows anti-malware companies and known for Avast! Free, has revealed that an Android app is in the works. This isn’t surprising, but more unusual is the company’s plan to provide extra functionality to users who own rooted phones.
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June 25, 2011
Looking for a great free adventure game on your iPad? You’re in luck, because Telltale Games’ first installment, Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, is available for free on the iPad until July 22. This first installment pits the heroic Guybrush Threepwood against a mysterious illness spread by the evil pirate LeChuck.
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June 23, 2011
Harry Potter fans worldwide have been lamenting the end of the book series and movies, but J.K. Rowling has today announced one final project called Pottermore to keep fans immersed in the Potter-verse. The Pottermore website officially opens in October, but fans are invited to return to the site in July for the chance to win an advance access pass.
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June 22, 2011
Google announced on Monday that it is soon to begin digitizing 250,000 books from The British Library, making them free to view online. The works, which span 170 years of history, will be carefully selected historical out-of-copyright publications, with Google responsible for handling and scanning costs.
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June 21, 2011
On Wednesday Google added a new feature to its Dashboard line-up for Google Account users. The "Me On The Web" feature pulls information from your Google Profile (if you have one set up), and places it in an easy to find place, just below your account settings. The feature attempts to track mentions of your name and email address across the web.
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June 18, 2011
Facebook developers now have another tool with which they can encourage users to share their apps and websites. Called the Send dialog, this prompt can now be added to the site’s content to encourage users to share with friends.
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June 17, 2011
Google has just released a new batch of innovative features for search, including voice search for desktop, Google Instant for image search and search by image. This means users have more search options available to them and are given quicker results when they do searches with Google.
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June 16, 2011
Last night, people all over the world watched the longest lunar eclipse in 100 years. The view was quite different depending on where you were. Some had a perfect view, some areas had the view obscured by clouds or daylight, while in Asia viewers saw an extra red ash glow from the volcanoes in Chile. For those who didn't get the best view last night, there's plenty of great footage and photos online today.
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June 14, 2011
Microsoft’s recent demo of Windows 8 unveiled a big change – an entirely new interface. Clearly inspired by the Metro UI currently used by Windows Phone 7, the demo of Windows 8 featured colored tiles that display information such as emails, stock activity and the user’s calendar. As with WP7, these tiles can be customized by the user to show whatever content he or she demands.
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June 10, 2011
Yet another report, this time from the security firm ViaForensics, which has revealed security flaws in apps running on iPhone and Android devices. The study takes a look at a variety of popular apps including Foursquare, Netflix, Skype and more. Both Android and iPhone’s pre-packaged email apps scored poorly, as well. These apps failed the study because of poor data storage.
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June 9, 2011
Google has released the latest version of its browser, Chrome 12, which will soon be distributed to users via automatic updates. Many of the changes in the new version focus on security. The Safe Browsing technology in Chrome has been updated to provide some protection against malware and phishing and will be able to detect some malware in files.
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June 8, 2011
Apple today announced iCloud, a replacement to the MobileMe service that expands the features available to users while also eliminating the yearly fee. This new service will be available on all iOS devices and Macs. At its heart, iCloud is about making content available on all Apple devices simultaneously without any effort on the part of the user.
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June 7, 2011
Apple recently announced the July release of the new Mac OSX Lion, which comes as the successor to Mac OS Snow Leopard. Mac Snow Leopard users will be able to download Lion using the Mac Store in July. There's no need to purchase a disc in order to do the installation - you just purchase and go. Lion boasts more than 250 new features, covering all facets of the Mac operating system.
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June 7, 2011
In a spate of big announcements at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday, senior vice president Scott Forstall introduced the next generation of Apple's mobile operating system (iOS 5) to an excited crowd and global online audience.
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June 4, 2011
Creative Commons, the intellectual property license that lets creators retain the rights to their work but also make it available for others to reuse and sample, has come to YouTube. The YouTube Video Editor now includes a small button which provides access to the YouTube Creative Commons library. Videos that carry this license can be remixed or sampled by others.
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