Notifications Support For Twitter On Windows Phone

Starting this week, Windows Phone users with a Twitter fixation will have a much easier time feeding the little, blue, bird-shaped beast. The latest update to the app features long-awaited Notifications support. Downloading version 1.5 will deliver such important Twitter info as retweets, mentions, direct messages, new followers and favorited tweets to the forefront where they belong. You can download...

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The $10 000 College Degree

A Texas university offers a low-cost bachelor’s in IT. But what’s it worth? In the summer of 2016, Texas A&M University–San Antonio will graduate its very first group of students with bachelor’s diplomas in information technology, at the bargain price of US $9700. When the university’s president, Maria Hernandez Ferrier, announced the bachelor’s of applied arts and sciences IT degree [PDF] ...

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Will Google's Nexus 7 prod Apple into producing an iPad Mini?

In 2010, Steve Jobs said a 7-inch screen wasn't sufficient for making great tablet apps. With the rumored iPhone 5 in the wings and a flimsy business rationale, an iPad mini is unlikely to surface. In October 2010, Steve Jobs explained in detail why a 7-inch iPad, or iPad Mini, wasn't in Apple's future. "Apple has done extensive user testing and we really understand this stuff...There are clear...

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Adobe Banishes Flash Player Support For Jelly Bean

Friday, June 29, 2012:  Amidst much fanfare, Google launched the next Android, Jelly Bean aka Android 4.1. Promising increasing productivity and other interesting features, the tech world is waiting...

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Ctrl+Z: You can now ‘Undo’ actions in Dropbox’s Web interface, with keyboard shortcuts too

Realising the importance of being able to roll back actions no matter where they perform actions in their accounts, Dropbox has added Undo actions to to its Web interface, allowing users to correct their mistakes if they move, rename of copy a file that they didn’t mean to. Dropbox already likens itself as a “time machine” and already keeps snapshots of every change in a users Dropbox folder over...

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Duke researcher achieves high-accuracy indoor navigation with 'learning' app

Despite huge advances in technology like GPS, finding your way through crowded shopping malls and train stations isn’t really any easier than it was five years ago. Companies like Google and Broadcom are working on the problem, but there still isn’t a universal solution that provides the kind of accuracy needed for indoor localization to really be useful. Well, Duke University researcher Romit Roy...

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Scientists Create System That Lets You Type With Your Brain

Researchers have invented a mind-reading system that, for the first time in history, allows any person to type words and phrases letter by letter, just by thinking. It all occurs in real time, without moving a single muscle or uttering a single word. This is an amazing invention. Not only it will help anyone with serious motor disabilities, but it could potentially affect all of us in an amazing...

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How To: Uninstall Windows 8 From Dual Boot Windows 7

After Microsoft launched windows 8 developer preview every geek like me wants to test it. I have installed windows 8 developer preview with my windows 7 but it’s not a stable version so crashing is obvious. Now what to do if  you want to uninstall Windows 8 developer preview from your dual-boot windows 7. Here is the guide : Removing or uninstalling windows 8 developer preview...

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Google Chrome for iPhone and iPad, available today (Video)

This morning we kicked off day 2 at I/O to talk about the open web—one of the most amazing platforms we have seen. To put things in perspective, today there are more than 2.3 billion users on the web—a staggering number, but it only represents one-third of the world’s population. There’s still a lot of opportunity for growth. Chrome, which we built from the ground up as a browser for the modern...

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iphone/ipad Application for London 2012 (Video)

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BlueStacks brings Android apps to Mac with App Player beta

BlueStacks has been making steady progress with its Android virtualization technology over the past six months on Windows, but the company has now released an early beta version for Mac users. The Mac variant provides access to 17 Android apps for now, including Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. BlueStacks says it plans to expand the offerings "even more" with the next release. On the Windows side of...

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Rock Paper Robot: You Lose, Every Time (Video)

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a robot that cheats at rock-paper-scissors by detecting the gesture you’re about to throw. It’s the automated equivalent of your jerk friend hesitating a moment before committing to their move — except that it happens at superhuman speed. R-P-S is a great casual decision-maker. But the game only works if you and your opponent reveal your choices...

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Android 4.1 Aka Jelly Bean Finally Unveiled

Thursday, June 28, 2012:  The highlight of the update is Project Butter, which basically improves performance and response time. Time to make the Android 4.1 leap! Till now many Android users...

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Happy 40th birthday, Atari!

Before Halo, before Call of Duty -- heck, even before Mario -- there was Atari. While the video game itself might have been invented before Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney decided to start the company, it was Atari that effectively launched the video game industry. And it was on this date 40 years ago that Atari began its march toward history. Five months after the company opened its doors on June...

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Google Nexus 7 - 8GB (Photos & Video)

Today, during Google's opening day keynote at Google I/O 2012, the company announced a new Asus-branded tablet called the Nexus 7. It was hardly a surprise given the flood of leaks over the past few days, but I was eager to pick up a unit and tear open the box. Here's what I've found so far.     The Nexus 7 sports a 7-inch, IPS (in-plane...

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Four improvements we could see in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

It seems all but assured that Google is going to unveil a new version of Android at Google I/O this week. The software will reportedly be version 4.1, and called Jelly Bean in Google’s ongoing alphabetical treat naming scheme. A “0.1” bump isn’t traditionally seen as a big software revision so don’t expect miracles from Jelly Bean. Still, Google kept the Eclair name for the 2.0-2.1 update, so maybe...

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Tips To Keep Your Android Device Healthy

Wednesday, June 27, 2012:  You need to care for your smart Android partner if you want it to be with you whenever you are in need. From finding near by restaurants to taking care of your official...

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A Desktop Twitter Client in 15 Minutes

Twitter, the fun social-networking micro-blogging service, has taken the world by storm. Millions of “tweets” — real-time text messages of up to 140 characters — are posted daily, using several different client applications. Users can read other users’ tweets via the Twitter website, mobile Short Message Service (SMS), Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, and Twitter clients. Twitter clients use...

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Apple AirPort Express (2012) Lightning Review: Probably the Best Router Ever

It's hard to have significant feelings about a router—it's supposed to just work and shut up, or not. But no router has ever just worked and shut up like Apple's newest AirPort—a white inch closer to networking perfection. What Is It? A fast, $100, dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n wireless router with built-in AirPlay support. Who's it For? Anyone who wants a good and inexpensive router that works very...

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