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  • Google Shows Jelly Bean Android 4.1 Official Statue: What Features To Expect?

    Google has confirmed the name of its next-generation Android operating system by showcasing a Jelly Bean-themed statue right outside the company's Mountain View headquarters. Here is a list of top features, which the consumers are expecting from the new Android mobile operating system.

  • Google I/O 2012: What to Expect and Not to Expect

    Looking back since the year began, June has been the busiest month in the world of technology and entertainment. Everything kicked off with E3 2012, then Apple's WWDC hogged the spotlight. After that we had Microsoft announcing its Surface tablet, and a few days later, Windows Phone Summit developer conference took place. That might seem a lot for one month alone, but it isn't over yet folks. The final big tech conference for the month of June is the Google I/O developer conference, and we are...

  • Gunmen Ram Van into Microsoft's Greek Headquarters

    Gunmen rammed a van packed with gas canisters into Microsoft's Greek headquarters in Athens and then set the vehicle on fire, causing damage but no injuries, police said on Wednesday.

  • EU Court Cuts Microsoft Antitrust Fine by 4.3 Percent

    Microsoft Corp lost its appeal against an EU decision penalizing it for defying an antitrust ruling, bringing nearer to an end a decade-long battle with the European Commission over the U.S. software group's business practices.

  • iOS 6 Beta 2 Handed to Developers as OTA update

    Along with introducing its latest mobile operating system earlier this month, Apple also handed iOS 6 beta to developer community. After two weeks, Apple is now rolling out second beta of iOS 6 as an OTA (over-the-air) update. The update addresses system bugs along with performance improvements and addition of some minor features.

  • Mass Effect 3 ‘Extended Cut’ DLC Out, Won’t Please Everyone

    BioWare’s much anticipated “Extended Cut” DLC for Mass Effect 3 releases June 26, expanding on the controversial ending. However, BioWare isn’t changing the ending and says some fans won’t like what Extended Cut brings.

  • Smile, You're on Yoko Ono's New App

    In the 1960s Yoko Ono set out to create a film that would include the smiling face of every person in the world. Now, nearly five decades later, the project has come to life as an app.

  • New Bank Theft Software Hits Three Continents: Researchers

    A new wave of automated hacking of online bank accounts might have stolen $78 million in the past year from customers in Europe, Latin America and the United States, according to researchers who peered into the computers of the hacking gangs.

  • Angry Birds Sweet-Talk Copycats in Booming China Market

    When Peter Vesterbacka visited China last spring, the marketing chief for Rovio, the Finnish firm behind the video game Angry Birds, saw fake Angry Birds products everywhere - and he was happy about it.

  • Zombie Playground Kickstarter: Zombies, With Kids

    Kickstarter projects aren't always the runaway success that Tim Schafer and Double Fine had with the Double Fine Adventure adventure, which raised over $2 million. So introducing a Kickstarter means something different has to be done to win over the consumers, and Zombie Playground seems perfectly placed to do that by offering a different take to the over-saturated zombie genre.

  • Watch Out Siri: Google, Microsoft, HTC and LG Readying Voice Assistant Rivals

    When Apple introduced Siri last year as a key feature of iPhone 4S, it became the cynosure for the Apple fanboys and tech media. Siri remained as a standalone feature on the market for months, until Samsung showed off its own voice assistant called S Voice featured in the company’s latest flagship model - the Galaxy S3. Nevertheless, S Voice is not the only voice assistant coming to market this year.

  • Windows Phone 7.8: How Has Nokia Been Impacted?

    One of Microsoft’s cornerstones of Windows Phone has been the partnership with Nokia. The company has brought unique design to the platform through its Lumia phones, particularly the Nokia Lumia 900, but with Windows Phone 8 and the lack of full support for Windows Phone 7 devices Nokia suddenly finds itself having to effectively restart with a new line of devices despite selling a million Lumia 900s.