Daily Archives: October 5, 2011

The software giant Microsoft’s preparation to introduce cable television content to its Xbox video game console will take place within a few days. “A new era in television begins this holiday where your entertainment becomes instantly searchable, easily discoverable and enjoyable in extraordinary new ways from a single device — Xbox 360,” says Microsoft in a...

By producing a tiny “electron superhighway” physicists have moved nearer to building a quantum computer. They claim electron superhighway could be useful in manufacturing the new computer that will use quantum particles in place of digital transistors. ...

The Samsung Group is going to file patent-infringement claims in Italy and France to block the sale of Apple’s iPhone 4S in the middle of an increasing patent dispute between the two smartphone giants. On Wednesday, the South Korean company said in a statement, ...

India has unwrapped “world’s cheapest” tablet computer for $35 today. The government named the device as Aakash and said it would sale the product in the country from December. However, Aakash, an Indian word for sky, will primarily be available in a pilot run of 100,000 units before being rolled out to millions of school going students over the next...

By partnering with Websense, a San Diego-based company specializing in Web security gateway software, Facebook is stepping up its fight against phishing and malware scammers. Facebook users will be presaged if they are about to be taken to a malicious website from next week. ...

Finally Apple has unveiled its faster and more powerful iPhone on Tuesday. However, the desired iPhone will not be called the iPhone 5, but rather the iPhone 4S. It looks like the iPhone 4 from the outside that has disappointed some Apple admirers. ...