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A Speak Peak Into Futuristic Concept Phones

Heraclitus said that the only constant is change. Though it was said in a philosophical sense but it also applies to technology. The continuous evolution in the field of technology, material sciences, and chemistry is enabling more powerful, better spec’d smarthphones today. But these advancements are still limited to either incrementally improving certain aspects of a … Continue reading →

Nokia and Microsoft On Their Partnership

Google Could Face FTC’s Antitrust Investigation

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering a broad antitrust investigation into Google’s dominance of the Internet-search industry, two people familiar with the matter said. Before proceeding with any probe, the FTC is awaiting a decision by the Justice Department on whether it will challenge Google’s planned acquisition of ITA Software Inc. as a threat … Continue reading →

New Malicious Virus On The Prowl, Infects More Than A Million Web Pages

More than one million website pages have been hit by a sophisticated hacking attack that injects code into sites that redirect users to a fraudulent software sales operation. The so-called “mass-injection” attack, which experts say is the largest of its kind ever seen, has managed to insert malicious code into websites by gaining access to … Continue reading →

Microsoft to Pay USD 1 Billion to Nokia for Developing Windows-based Handsets As Part of Five-year Long Deal

Microsoft will pay Nokia more than $1 billion to promote and develop Windows-based handsets as part of their smartphone software agreement, according to two people with knowledge of the terms. Nokia will pay Microsoft a fee for each copy of Windows used in its phones, costs that will be offset as Nokia curtails its own … Continue reading →

Microsoft Wants People to Stop Using Internet Explorer 6

  Even though Internet Explorer 9 is now out in beta form, Microsoft estimates that 12 percent of Internet users are still using the 10 year old version of Internet Explorer 6. In response, Microsoft has launched a website asking people to stop using the outdated browser. Most Internet users have moved on from Internet … Continue reading →

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Nokia-Microsoft Alliance: An Xbox Phone?

  Sony Ericsson recently confirmed the long rumoured and awaited Playstation phone, the Xperia Play with a Super Bowl Ad. The phone is expected to come loaded with the following specifications: Display: 4 inch touchcreen Screen resolution: 854 × 480 pixels OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor Adreno 205 GPU Slide-out gaming … Continue reading →

Microkia Announced: ‘Strategic Alliance’ Between Nokia and Microsoft Now Official

It’s happened. Former Microsoft exec and current Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has married his future and his past in the holy matrimony of a “strategic alliance.” Windows Phone is becoming Nokia’s “principal smartphone strategy,” but there’s a lot more to this hookup — scope out the official press release just after the break. Microsoft’s Bing … Continue reading →

The revolution is Coming: MS to Launch Windows Phone 7 on Oct 11

Finally!!! Windows Phone 7 is expected to launch its much-awaited OS for mobile phones. Though Microsoft has successfully created a hype around its new innovation, many experts expect this to be a prevail or perish scenario for Microsoft’s mobile phone division. The big question is will WP7 be able to break the duopoly in smartphone OS’ of iOS and Andriod and find its own ground? Continue reading →