Google’s first attempt to enter the tablet market is off to a flying start with retail stores across the country running out of the Google Nexus and having to have more shipped…
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User Backlash Prompts Apple To Rejoin EPEAT
Apple has once again joined the EPEAT Green registry after it quit the program last week. They published a letter on their website which said the decision to leave the programme was…
Digg Sells For a Disappointing $500,000 – Buyer Hopes For Revival
The once popular website Digg has sold for $500,000 an amount far less than the $160 million it was once valued at. Digg was a pioneering social networking site which allowed users…
Facebook Scans To Help Alert Police Of Criminal Activities
According to a Reuters report Facebook is scanning updates and chat logs for suspicious activity. The report goes on to say that when suspicious activity was found police could be notified if…
Google Obtains Patent on Input Method for Glass Project
Google has obtained a patent on an input method that allows for its augmented reality glasses to be more responsive. From the patent description, users can have access to the HUD interface…
Leaked Photo Shows Layout Changes to Nintendo Wii U Controller
From a photograph that was uploaded by a tester on Twitter, it can be seen that the design of the Nintendo Wii U controller had been altered. The main change is that…
Cheap USB Stick Sized Mini Computers Running on Android 4.0
Chinese stores have begun selling a device on a USB stick format with Android 4.0. The system is similar to the Raspberry Pi and Cotton Candy devices and all you need to…
Telefonica Releases Tu Me – A Free Telephone and Messaging App
The Spanish telecom provider Telefonica has released an app that will allow users to call and send messages for free. Other than Spain, the app can also be used in other European…
Virgin Airlines to Offer In-Flight Cellphone Calling and Texting
Virgin Atlantic airlines will soon allow passengers to use their own cellular telephones to make phone calls and texts on their planes during a flight. On some flights the company has made…
Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine Gets A Facelift
Microsoft is carrying out major changes in the front end of its Bing search engine. Among other things, social networks are better integrated and users can perform more tasks directly from the…