Nokia’s long rumoured 6-inch smartphone Lumia 1520 will be the Finnish company’s first attempt at a phablet and with less than ten days to go before its alleged official launch at Nokia…
D-Link router firmware contains hardcoded backdoor
Security researcher Craig Heffner has found a serious vulnerability in D-Link routers wherein the firmware code contains a hardcoded backdoor which will allow access to the administrative settings of the router simply…
Apple, Samsung supply chain speaks up: 12-inch iPad, Galaxy Note in the making?
Piggybacking on our previous analysis on why Apple may launch a 13-inch iPad we have reports flowing in from supply chain within both Apple’s and Samsung’s camps that the two leading smartphone…
Linus Torvalds announces Linux 3.12-rc5 after a relatively calm week
Come Sunday and Linus Torvalds is ready to release the next release candidate for Linux kernel – this week it was the Linux 3.12-rc5. Torvalds released the Linux 3.12-rc5 noting that the…
Nokia Lumia 2520 press render in red surfaces
Less than ten days to go for Nokia World 2013 event in Abu Dhabi and we have another leak from the infamous @evleaks – a press render of Lumia 2520 in red….
Google Nexus 5, Android 4.4 KitKat make 7-min HD video appearance
Nexus 5 this and Nexus 5 that – this is what has been going on since about two weeks now and the latest video gives Google’s next flagship device a whole 7-mins…
Yahoo butters Bread
Yahoo with its acquisition of Bread has added one more company to its long list of acquisitions this year. Bread, an ad tech and a URL shortening service, allowed users / companies…
Nintendo registers 685% jump in Wii U sales; attributes spike to Zelda launch
Nintendo has attributed the 685 percent spike in Wii U UK sales to October 4 launch of Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. Nintendo UK head of consumer marketing James Honeywell, while…
Apple may launch 13-inch iPad; here’s why
There have been reports from analysts who have their sources in the Apple supply chain that Cupertino is busy trailing 13-inch iPad and that it may launch its big-screened tablet sometime in…
ASDA to bring 3D printing to a store near you
UK supermarket chain ASDA will start a 3D printing trial at its York store from October 15 wherein shoppers will be able to get their miniature 8-inch figurines 3D printed for as…
Google to include your name, photo in its new ads
On Friday, Google announced that it would be using user’s contents and picture in advertisements across its network. If a Google Account user gives a +1 or writes a review for a…
UK’s competitive mobile market will protect consumers claims Ofcom
Ofcom’s decision of raising mobile spectrum fees has left carriers in the UK completely outraged. The communications regulator on Friday published a consultation on increasing the proposed license fees for mobile spectrum….
When it comes to crashing, which one is better – iPhone 5 or iPhone 5s?
Apple made the headlines for one more wrong reason yesterday with reports flowing in that iPhone 5S is crashing with a blue screen of death (BSOD) because of some issues with multitasking…
Apple iPhone trade-in scheme to be launched in the UK
Apple is set to roll out its iPhone trade-in scheme in the UK and has reportedly starting preparing training material for its British retail staff to handle such trade-ins. Apple iPhone trade-in…
iPhone 4, iPhone 5S users report Windows-like BSOD issues
Strange as it may seem, Apple has inadvertently incorporated one of the most dreaded features of Windows operating system – Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) – in iPhone 5S. Users have been…