tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573856306622621312024-03-14T00:33:04.733+07:00Hi tech gadgets | Gadget reviewTechnology News, Gadget Review, Sell Gadget by Amazon, Computer News, Hardware News, Software NewsSevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1816125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-84990292140464514792011-10-06T15:27:00.001+07:002011-10-06T15:27:30.270+07:00Apple Fans Mourn Steve Jobs’s Death, Hold IPhone-Lit VigilsOct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. fans worldwide mourned the death of co-founder Steve Jobs, paying tribute to the man who changed the way they listen to music, use their mobile phones and play on their computers. At Apple’s headquarters -- located at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California -- flags flew at half-staff and bagpipes sounded to the tune of “Amazing Grace” as people placed flowers SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-62850525955584614582011-10-02T13:32:00.003+07:002011-10-02T13:32:56.685+07:00RIM says remains committed to PlayBook tablet(Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion brushed off suggestions on Thursday that it would discontinue production of its PlayBook computer tablet as "pure fiction" after an analyst said the company may be considering an exit from the market. "Rumors suggesting that the BlackBerry PlayBook is being discontinued are pure fiction," RIM spokeswoman Marisa Conway said in an emailed statement. "SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-52721884796782101902011-10-02T13:32:00.001+07:002011-10-02T13:32:07.587+07:00Samsung Galaxy S II now available on AT&T for $200October 2nd. Boy, the date sure creeped up on us, but it's here regardless -- the Samsung Galaxy S II has finally debuted on AT&T. Many of you who've been waiting several months for a subsidized GSM model in the US may find it hard to believe that you're able to head on over to the carrier's site and purchase one for a couple C-notes. Rest assured, we've checked it out ourselves and it's SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-83127915361991591302011-10-02T13:31:00.001+07:002011-10-02T13:31:04.483+07:00Playing with 'Fire,' Amazon joins competitive tablet marketAmazon has jumped into the crowded and challenging tablet computer market with four new Kindles, and the prices will raise your eyebrows. I was expecting something around $250 for Amazon's new tablet, but $200 for the Kindle Fire, the new top-of-the-line model, is quite impressive. These new Kindles will be affordable for a lot of people who didn't have or didn't want to pay $500-plus for a SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-37363567069768501322011-10-02T13:30:00.001+07:002011-10-02T13:30:37.588+07:00With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Key Climate ProtectorsWISE RIVER, Mont. — The trees spanning many of the mountainsides of western Montana glow an earthy red, like a broadleaf forest at the beginning of autumn. But these trees are not supposed to turn red. They are evergreens, falling victim to beetles that used to be controlled in part by bitterly cold winters. As the climate warms, scientists say, that control is no longer happening. Across SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-36154163536298963802011-07-30T14:49:00.001+07:002011-07-30T14:49:46.959+07:00Google buys more than 1,000 patents from IBMReporting from San Francisco— Google Inc. has purchased more than 1,000 patents from IBM to defend itself from an onslaught of patent litigation.The Internet search giant is taking part in what has become an arms race for patents. Its anemic intellectual property portfolio has made it vulnerable to legal assault, said technology patent valuation specialist Alexander SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-86901530335000216702011-07-30T14:48:00.001+07:002011-07-30T14:48:44.636+07:00Facebook to Hackers: Find Bugs and Get PaidGood news for hackers. Social networking giant Facebook has announced a bug bounty program, in which it will pay hackers for finding and reporting security flaws on its Web site. People who can figure out significant problems with the site will get paid a hefty amount, starting at a base rate of $500. The amount will go up as per the significance of the flaws found."If you believe SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-81416397392195188752011-07-30T14:45:00.001+07:002011-07-30T14:45:03.275+07:00Google Acquires 1,000 IBM PatentsGoogle has purchased more than 1,000 patents from IBM in an effort to build up its intellectual property portfolio, possibly with an eye to fending off the increasing number of IP lawsuits the search giant faces from competitors such as Microsoft.The 1,030 patents cover a wide range of technologies, including "the fabrication and architecture of memory and microprocessing chips," according to theSevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-24142942423115507142011-07-30T14:44:00.001+07:002011-07-30T14:44:39.522+07:00Facebook offers bounty to bug huntersFacebook wants you to crush the bugs plaguing its online infrastructure – and it is willing to pay you a substantial amount of cash if you can. In an open letter published today, Facebook repsinvited researchers to pick through its site, and look for errors that "could compromise the integrity or privacy of Facebook user data," including scripting flaws and "remote code SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-24264954628770963992011-07-30T14:36:00.003+07:002011-07-30T14:36:42.716+07:00Nokia slips in smartphone market as Apple and Samsung overtakeNokia had been number one but slipped to third in the second quarter of this year with a 15 per cent share of the global market. Apple has a 19 per cent share and Samsung has 18 per cent, according to analysts Strategy Analytics.Similar reports from ABI Research and IDC confirmed Strategy Analytics’ findings. Apple entered the smartphone market just four years ago SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-80634911783901450782011-07-30T14:36:00.001+07:002011-07-30T14:36:12.138+07:00Nokia slips from 1 to 3 in smartphone sales(Reuters) - Apple and Samsung Electronics ended struggling Nokia's 15-year reign at the top of the smartphone sales rankings in the second quarter, researchers said on Friday.Nokia has dominated the smartphone market ever since its 1996 launch of the Communicator model, but competition from its two nearest rivals and a slump in its own sales sent it straight from first to third place in the threeSevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-85402993440699459052011-07-30T14:35:00.001+07:002011-07-30T14:35:04.173+07:00AT&T Data Plan Scareware: Beyond Our Comfort LevelAT&T announced service throttling for the heaviest users of its unlimited mobile data plans on Friday, saying the only way to truly solve its bandwidth crunch is for regulators to approve its merger with T-Mobile USA Starting Oct. 1, heavy data users may see their downstream connections slow down after their usage reaches the point where they are in the top 5 percent of users in a given SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-75597249212660769512011-07-27T19:58:00.001+07:002011-07-27T19:58:40.540+07:00How to downgrade from Lion to Snow LeopardMac OS X Lion has been out for a few days now, and I’m quite happy using it on all my machines. But judging by questions I’ve been asked, that’s not a universal experience. A few folks have asked me how to go about stepping back to Snow Leopard. It’s possible, but unfortunately, you may not be able to easily take your current apps and documents with you. There’s a SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-79908652703354622552011-07-27T19:45:00.001+07:002011-07-27T19:45:44.850+07:00AdSense For Images Pixazza Rebrands As Luminate, Launches Platform For In-Image AppsPixazza, a Google Ventures-backed photo tagging service that has been compared to an “AdSense for Images,” is rebranding as Luminate today, and debuting a new platform for in-image apps.As we’ve written in the past, Pixazza allows publishers to identify, tag and match products found within online images on their sites and then link them back to the SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-83257668703646391282011-07-27T19:44:00.003+07:002011-07-27T19:44:25.969+07:00With big picture in mind, Pixazza rebrands as LuminatePixazza, a digital ad platform that embeds e-commerce links to items within online photos, has renamed itself Luminate. The newly branded company is also broadening its services, turning into a platform for apps that generate in-photo links for a wider array of categories beyond clothing and accessories.Since its inception in February 2008, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company now known SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-9451852467294626972011-07-27T19:44:00.001+07:002011-07-27T19:44:03.202+07:00Luminate aims to make photos more interactiveLOS ANGELES — Bob Lisbonne is out to change the way we look at online photos.Jefferson Graham, USA TODAYBob Lisbonne, CEO of Luminate.EnlargeJefferson Graham, USA TODAYBob Lisbonne, CEO of Luminate.He is the CEO of Luminate, which today unveils a new name and a platform that turns online images from a static view into one with tabs for annotation and shopping information, and offers a way SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-48632811344907822682011-07-27T19:42:00.001+07:002011-07-27T19:42:48.566+07:00Morning Tech Wrap: Microsoft, Amazon, MozillaMicrosoft has released its Windows Phone Mango update to manufacturing. Ahead of its official release in the autumn, Tuesday morning saw the Windows Phone development team sign off on the release to manufacturing of Mango, according to the Windows Team Blog.The feature list of Mango is long, including a new email conversation view, ‘threads’ that bring together text, IMs and Facebook SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-60539906543589103042011-07-27T19:41:00.003+07:002011-07-27T19:41:52.522+07:00Microsoft releases WP7 Mango to smartphone vendorsSOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has handed over the final build of its Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Mango operating system (OS) to smartphone vendors and mobile operators. The first phones to feature the next version of Microsoft's mobile OS were unveiled in Tokyo, and apparently Mango handsets will be out in the next few months with 'hundreds of new features'. The Windows Phone Blog said, adding, "Earlier SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-23882585796841176012011-07-27T19:41:00.001+07:002011-07-27T19:41:10.981+07:00Microsoft pushes Windows Phone Mango out to JapanThe next version of Windows Phone, codenamed Mango, is with device manufacturers and looks like it will hit Japanese shelves in September, with the rest of the world having to wait a little longer.Version 7.5 of Windows Phone is being touted as a proper version 1, a grown-up version that finally brings multi-tasking to the platform as well as some interface improvements and integrated services. SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-15078155670477762752011-07-20T19:41:00.003+07:002011-07-20T19:41:25.400+07:00Sonos Introduces Play:3 All-in-One Wireless SpeakerSonos, manufacturer of high-end wireless audio home systems, today announced a new addition to its lineup: the Play:3. At $299, it's an affordable way to get Sonos in your house, although if you do not have a Sonos set-up already, you'll also need the Sonos Bridge, which connects via Ethernet to your home network and enables the wireless stream of audio throughout the house.The Bridge used to SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-45678407797873885132011-07-20T19:41:00.001+07:002011-07-20T19:41:04.242+07:00Roku Introduces Roku 2 Lineup, Complete with Angry BirdsOn Wednesday, Roku announced a revamping of its affordable, Wi-Fi-based, content-streaming lineup of set-top boxes.The manufacturer's new line is called the Roku 2, and like previous Roku lines, it is available in three models, all at different prices under $100. The Roku 2 HD, Roku 2 XD, and Roku 2 XS are smaller than previous designs, feature new remote controls, and are now equipped for casualSevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-88810178340952659172011-07-20T19:38:00.001+07:002011-07-20T19:38:17.789+07:00Mozilla defends its rapid development release cycleSOFTWARE DEVELOPER Mozilla has announced an Enterprise User Working Group to calm worries about its quick release schedule for its products. Discussion, fears and problems have arisen over Mozilla's rapid releases of its Firefox web browser. The firm aims to answer questions and aid users with its Enterprise User Working Group. On its blog Mozilla said the group is a "place for enterprise SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-82030633362310975352011-07-20T19:37:00.001+07:002011-07-20T19:37:56.631+07:00Google notices will warn search users of malwareGoogle has started warning some search users of malware on their computers, after it found unusual search traffic coming through a small number of intermediary servers called proxies.The company said in a post on its online security blog that the particular malware causes infected computers to send traffic to Google through the proxies.Google is putting up a notification at the top of SevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-56237294060218556672011-07-20T19:36:00.003+07:002011-07-20T19:36:50.204+07:00Teen accused of Anonymous and LulzSec attacksHe was arrested at an address in south London and remains in custody at a central London police station.Scotland Yard’s specialist cyber crime unit acted in cooperation with the FBI, which arrested 16 people yesterday. Dutch police also made four arrests, the Department of Justice said.All but two of the American suspects have been indicted for involvement in a Denial of Service attackSevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257385630662262131.post-71392732687375698562011-07-20T19:36:00.001+07:002011-07-20T19:36:01.745+07:0014 arrested in hack attack on PaypalNEW YORK — FBI agents raided two Long Island, N.Y., homes and one in Brooklyn Tuesday as part of a nationwide sweep against hacker groups that have taken credit for breaking into corporate websites, the FBI said.Raids around the country resulted in 16 arrests in 10 states — but none in the New York area — and the execution of 32 search warrants, according to a Justice DepartmentSevenSizeTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724161397989142114noreply@blogger.com