Indonesia is considering following the lead of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in banning BlackBerry services. Gatot Dewabroto, spokesman for the Ministry of Communication and Information, wants RIM to set up a server locally, so they could check all the encrypted information sent by the phones. “We don’t know whether data being sent [...]
Yesterday Microsoft released an emergency patch for a critical Windows shortcut bug that attackers have been exploiting for several weeks. This vulnerability affects all versions from Windows 2000 Vista and Windows 7, including the XP, but, the older operating systems and service packs were denied the update. “To be crystal clear, there is no security [...]
A graphic designer in Tokyo has achieved a significant accomplishment on Twitter, he posted Twitter’s 20-billionth message since the site’s start in July of 2006. “It looks like I posted the 20 billionth tweet. I’m getting replies from people all over the world. It’s scary. What are the chances? Maybe I’m going to die. Is [...]
PhoneScoop reported that according to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) documents, Sprint is set to launch a new case for the iPod touch that would enable 3G networking on the WiFi-only (!) device. The case was manufactured by “ZTE” and called the “Peel”, and it’s like a mobile hotspot for the iPod touch, that is giving [...]
The US Library of Congress has ruled that it is legal to hack a mobile phone, so users will now be able to legally ‘jailbreak’ their handset to run on any network, or to install any apps and services they like. It also means that iPhone users will be able to legally download and install apps [...]
Kapil Sibal, India’s Minister for Human Resource Development on Thursday unveiled a prototype tablet computer that would sell for 1,500 rupees or $35 in India. The minister showed off the super-cheap touchscreen device in New Delhi, which is the part of India’s new, high-quality education programme. “The solutions for tomorrow will emerge from India,” said [...]
Are you a big fan of italian mafia-influenced games? Then august will be your month this year, because Mafia II will be getting a demo release then. A few weeks before the game drops out, you can try the E3 demo version, where you’ll take the role of Vito going after The Fat Man running across Empire State. The [...]
More than half a billion people (!) around the world are now using Facebook, which means Facebook has a slightly smaller population than the continent of North America. That’s nearly five times as many people as watched this year’s Super Bowl (the most watched television event in the year) and about four times as many [...]
Yesterday Microsoft revealed that the Microsoft Kinect set to launch this fall, which is cordless, controller-less motion-sensing hardware for Xbox 360. Kinect finally got an official price tag: $150 for the peripheral, and $299 for the Console Bundle, which includes the Xbox 360 4GB console and a game called Kinect Adventures. A gaming industry analyst, [...]
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) today announced the acquisition of Motorola’s network infrastructure assets for $1.2 billion. This network infrastructure business provides products and services for GSM, CDMA, WiMAX and other wireless networks. The goal of this acquisition is to become the third biggest wireless infrastructure vendor in the United States, and strengthen NSN’s current #2 [...]
