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Samsung Galaxy S3 Universal Search Function Removal 'Inadvertent' Mistake, Fix on Way

Korean tech giant Samsung has managed to land themselves in a pickle - yet again. In a recent software rollout, Samsung 'accidentally' managed to remove the Universal Search function. How the firm managed such a feat remains a mystery and continues to baffle the wise! The self-admitted "inadvertent" mistake borders on suspicious, especially, given Samsung's high standards and considering that it's not the first time they've grappled with a software update!

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  • Mountain Lion OS X Released: Top Features To Roar About

    The wait is finally over and Apple fans can finally get their paws on the much-awaited OS X 10.8. Mountain Lion aka OS X 10.8 is officially here and "roaring" to go. On Wednesday, July 25, the Cupertino-based firm released its upgraded operating system - Mountain Lion, which is the eighth major update to its OS X software for laptops and desktops. The launch follows on the heels of last year's "Lion" release, which was not well received by Mac users.

  • EA's Madden Lawsuit Settled: NCAA Exclusivity Lost, Gamers Entitled to Small Claims

    EA has settled a $27 million lawsuit first brought against them in 2008, alleging that their exclusive deal with the NFL to create NFL-licensed football games amounted to a monopoly. That deal effectively ended the playing career of their biggest (and really only) rival, Sega's NFL 2K series.

  • Google Talk Outage is the Talk of the Town

    If you're unable to connect with your friends via Google Talk today, don't fret. Your computer's not infected with a bug or anything. It's just that Google Talk is experiencing an outage worldwide and Google is already in the process of fixing it.

  • Tablet

    Qualcomm Quad-core Tablet For Sale @ $1299 - Will You Buy?

    The tablet wars are heating up and the latest entrant to join the bandwagon is Qualcomm. On July 24, the San Diego-based company unleashed its latest Snapdragon processor - the Snapdragon S4 Pro, running on a developer tablet, to the press. The tablet, also known as a Mobile Development Platform (MDP), is built by BSquare and is available for a hefty $1,299 on BSquare's website.

  • Diablo 3 'God Mode' Bug Being Fixed, Blizzard Says

    The Diablo 3 God Mode bug allows players to turn invincible, making Inferno - the hardest difficulty - or farming for rare items considerably easier. In a lengthy thread on the Diablo 3 official forums, Blizzard representatives have posted saying a hotfix is now being released.

  • Mobile

    iPhone 5: 'Incredible Anticipation' For Next iPhone Builds As Galaxy S3 Hits 10M Sales Mark

    The battle of the smartphone biggies is reaching mammoth proportions, with both the challenger and the challenged leaving no stone unturned to cement their supremacy. Two months since its launch, the Galaxy S3 has taken the consumer market by storm and already hit the 10 million sales mark with ease. However, unperturbed, Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday in a conference call with analysts, teased about the iPhone 5's impending launch in fall, noting that "there's an incredible anticipation...

  • Diablo 3 'Godmode' Exploit Blizzard's Latest Issue: Company Silent on Bug

    Diablo 3 has had its share of problems, which have ranged from disputes with Korean players, to errors stopping players from logging in, to Chinese players obtaining illegal copies of the game. The latest is in-game: a bug - dubbed "God mode," by players - allowing players to become invincible.

  • Mobile

    iPhone 5: Apple Earnings May Miss Wall Street Forecast Ahead of New iPhone Debut

    Come July 24, all eyes will be on Apple waiting to see if the Cupertino-based firm continues to surpass Wall Street expectations, as has been the norm, to deliver a bumper quarter result. Anticipation is high with few expecting the company to score high on earnings. Reason: the impending iPhone 5 fall launch, which is making consumers hold out for the new handset.

  • Twitter & NBC Team Up for Dedicated Olympics Hub – Don't Miss Out!

    Popular micro-blogging site Twitter and NBC are working on a partnership for the Olympics, resulting in a dedicated Olympics hub set up on Twitter. This partnership, expected to be officially announced Monday, July 23, will mark one of the first times Twitter serves as a narrator for a live event.

  • Biometric Soles: The Future of High-Tech Security?

    Security is an essential part of our lives, and technology can play a great role in increasing the level of security. In today's tech-driven world, a new lab is working on special shoe insoles designed to monitor access to high-security areas such as military bases or nuclear power plants.

  • Russian Arrested in Cyprus for Amazon.com Botnet Attacks Faces U.S. Extradition

    A Russian man thought to be responsible for the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against Amazon.com has been arrested in Cyprus, and now faces extradition to the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha was detained on an international warrant on Wednesday, July 18.

  • Top 5 Upcoming Xbox 360 Video Games For 2012

    There are so many games for the Xbox 360 coming out this year that it could be quite difficult picking and choosing what to get from what not to get. We're going to help you solve this problem, as today we're going to list our top 5 must-have video games for the Xbox 360. These are the games you need to be playing when they come out.