London police could access data from any mobile in a few minutes

London police announced that it will start using a device that will allow policemen to access some data stored in mobile phones. The operation will take a few minutes. According to The verge, London police will use a touchscreen device called Aceso Kiosk in 16 districts in British capital. Aceso Kiosk can extract information from a phone such as outgoing and incoming calls, photos, videos, mail and data from social networks. Whole information ... (read more)

An Avira update paralyzed millions of computers

Millions of users of Avira antivirus program had suffered from a weak update. ProActiv component identified as malicious and blocked many vital processes for Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems. In some cases, the operating system could not start because of Avira application, whose malware filter has identified and issues related to Microsoft Office, Google Talk, iPod and Opera. The update with problems released two days ago was followed ... (read more)

MacBook Pro 2012 - Retina Display, 15 inches and USB 3.0

Apple operates final finishing touches on the new versions of MacBook Pro 2012. The new Apple 15-inch laptop will have Retina Display screen and USB 3.0 connectivity and will be thinner than the current generation. The first details about the new 15-inch MacBook Pro, which is expected this ... (read more)

HP getting back into tablets business, with a different OS

After the failure of TouchPad, HP wants back in business with tablets. It's official, most likely at the end of the year, we will have on the market a kind of TouchPad reloaded, not with the webOS operating system, but with Windows 8. Fate of webOS operating system is unclear, but HP has decided to offer it in open-source system and to continue production of tablets with an operating system that ... (read more)

Samsung Galaxy Note finally gets update to ICS

Samsung Galaxy Note, phablet (phone+tablet) with display of 5.3 inch, finally gets an update to the latest version of the operating system from Google, Android 4. The ICS update for the phablet has an approximate size of 300 MB and will update the software version of the Samsung Galaxy Note to XXLPY ... (read more)

Microsoft SoundWave: a Kinect based on sound waves

Microsoft has recently presented a new way of control for computers. It is a device that is based on the Doppler effect. According to CNET, SoundWave system is based on a microphone that captures waves emitted by human ... (read more)

Samsung - awards of $ 4 million for developers

Samsung starts App Chalenge 2012, contest dedicated to application developers for Galaxy Tab and Samsung Note. The prizes are fabulous - from $ 30,000 at $ 200,000, with a total of over $ 4 million prize fund. Samsung promises to those who made the most successful applications and funding for ... (read more)

Orange: Santa Clara (Intel Atom), close to launch

Representatives of Orange United Kingdom have announced that the smartphone developed in collaboration with Intel, Santa Clara, is close to launch. The smartphone is equipped with Intel Medfield (Atom 1.6 GHz), have a screen over 4 inches, 1080x600 resolution, 8 megapixel camera capable ... (read more)

It started Microsoft production of next-generation Xbox 720?

Who will be able to launch first, next generation of consoles for video games? Sony or Microsoft? Recently more and more voices are saying that Microsoft has already started production of Xbox 720. It seems that Flextronics, a company with headquarters in Austin, Texas, working on a new Microsoft project. ... (read more)

SURPRISE: Facebook is not the most exciting social network in the U.S.

Facebook is the most popular social network in the world, but this is not the one that keeps most Americans in front of screen, according to data from comScore company. The most captivating social network in the U.S. is not Facebook or Twitter or even Pinterest. According to comScore, in March, users were especially captivated by Tagged. Americans spent an average of 12.1 ... (read more)

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