Late last week it was discovered that if you asked Siri what it’s favorite smartphone was, the Nokia Lumia 900 would pop up. it was mildly amusing, and a good time was had by all. Now it looks like Apple has patched the possible answers. Asking Siri what the best smartphone is results in such answers as “You’re holding it” and “Wait… there are other phones?” Previously, Siri was pulling the information down from Wolfram Alpha, … [Read more...]
It was only a couple of weeks ago that Netgear unveiled the first 802.11ac wireless router, promising wireless transfer speeds of up to 1300Mbit/s. They may have been the first to announce such a router, but Buffalo seems to be the first to actually ship one, today announcing the AirStation WZR-D1800H router and WLI-H4-D1300 wireless bridge. Both solutions operate on the 5Ghz band for reduced interference and increased speeds, with the 802.11ac … [Read more...]
Missed out on the Diablo III beta but don’t want to drop the cash on the full game? Blizzard will be offering the game in what they call a Starter Edition, which is a fancy way of calling it a demo. Players will be able to explore the first chapter of the game up until the Skeleton King encounter for free, although some features of the game will be restricted, such as the real money auction house. It’s not the first time Blizzard has done … [Read more...]
Malware has increasingly become a problem for Mac OS X, most recently having been affected by the Flashback trojan which infected over half a million systems. Apple were slow to respond to the threat, and although two Flashback removal tools were offered for users to download, the number of machines still infected remains high. Apple has reportedly asked Kaspersky Labs to advise the company on OS X security issues. Speaking to Computing, Nikolai … [Read more...]
NVIDIA has partnered with Intellectual Ventures in order to acquire roughly 500 patents owned by IPWireless. All the patents revolve around wireless technologies, including 3G, LTE, and LTE-Advanced. The acquisition closed on April 30th, but the terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. IPWireless will retain access to the patents royalty-free, with the portfolio split between NVIDIA and Intellectual Ventures. NVIDIA is naturally interested in the … [Read more...]
The Earth is depicted as big, blue, and beautiful in NASA photos taken from space, but here’s one you might not have seen. NASA’s photos are said to be composites of multiple images, but a Russian satellite has captured one single 121-megapixel photo that simply looks stunning. We’re most used to seeing an expanse of white and blue, but here you can see some earth tones (no pun intended) in the mix too. The Elektro-L weather satellite … [Read more...]
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Samsung announces they’ve surpassed 10 million units sold of their new Galaxy S4 in less than one month after its commercial debut. Even boasting at a rate of four units sold per second. Their Galaxy S3 reached the same marker in 50 days…
Clueful Rates and Reveals Android Apps' Privacy SettingsLifehackerOnce installed, Clueful scans your apps and checks in with Bitdefender's online database to rate apps as low, moderate, or high risk for privacy vulnerabilities such as sending y…
The Atlantic CitiesNASA Unveils Space Apps Contest ChampionsYahoo! NewsAn interplanetary weather app, a spot-the-space-station tool, and a Mars greenhouse concept are among the winners of the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge. The contest solicit…
