Facebook Android app updated, but not good enough

Facebook Android app updated, but not good enough:

(Photo credit: Flickr/Ksayer)

Mobile is the way to go for social networks and online service providers. And yet, not everyone gets it. Mobile devices are suppose to be the easiest way for users to share information wherever, whenever.

Hacked: a story of unwanted liberation from the digital world

Hacked: a story of unwanted liberation from the digital world:

But I’m also upset that this ecosystem that I’ve placed so much of my trust in has let me down so thoroughly. 

These are the last words of Mat Honan, who was recently hacked and has received epic amounts of exposure in the process. The two other characters, corporations to be exact, are Apple and Amazon. In the early evening hours of August 3rd, the way we look at data and its protection may have changed forever. To blame these companies as single offenders is to be naive: it is a global problem that needs to be dealt with and we are all to take account for our actions and non-actions, respectively.

Android 4.1.1 now available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7

Android 4.1.1 now available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7:

Following yesterday’s news that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean source code is now available to the masses, updates for a couple of Nexus devices are now rolling out. “Over the next couple of days” Android 4.1.1 (build JRO03C) will be made available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 7 tablet.

Silverstone Grandia GD08 HTPC Case Review

Silverstone Grandia GD08 HTPC Case Review:

Silverstone have designed the Grandia GD08 in a way that allows it to keep all of the best aspects from the GD07 but improve upon some of the weaknesses possessed by the latter. A revised drive configuration, improved cooling capabilities and a tweaked appearance are the main alterations on the GD08.

Microsoft Office 2013 ‘most ambitious release’ to date

Microsoft Office 2013 ‘most ambitious release’ to date:

Microsoft have been showcasing their upcoming Office 2013 release. Quirky CEO Steve Ballmer has described the upcoming release as the companies ‘most ambitious release’ to date.
The software is targeting mobile devices, social networking and cloud computing. With a user base of a billion people worldwide, it is also the companies main revenue stream.
Microsoft held an hour long

Apple patents “5D” technology

Apple patents “5D” technology:

Apple has been granted a host of new patents, one of which describes a technology that the document terms “5D”, allowing the fruity firm to potentially make use of both fourth and fifth dimensions.
This isn’t time and some other as yet undiscovered dimension however, but term is used to describe – as explained by PatentlyApple – the “force-vector direction” and the “magnitude of force.” Sounds like something that could be incorporated into one of those boxing arcade machines.

Sony’s next flagship smartphone leaked a month before launch

Sony’s next flagship smartphone leaked a month before launch:

Sony is known in the smartphone world for their quality products yet never manage to match the sales of the true giants such as Apple or Samsung. Their upcoming flagship has now been leaked just over a month in advance of its announcement currently scheduled for the 29th of August.

Asus Zenbook Prime UX31a

The term Ultrabook has become so loose now that just about everything which isn’t made by Apple and is portable has the moniker slapped on it. The problem is that a lot of the kit released just doesn’t cut it, with most being far from ultra.
Another real issue is that the Ultrabook is getting so expensive, it matches the MacBook Air in price in many cases. Put yourself up against Apple’s ultra thin and you have some serious

ofcom announces 4G phones

High speed 4G mobile phone networks are finally coming to Britain - but consumers will not be able to use them until the end of next year at the earliest, regulator Ofcom admitted today.

The telecoms regulator unveiled plans for the auction of fourth generation (4G) bandwidth for mobile phone services, but has said bidding will not start until early 2013.

The high speed technology promises to allow smartphone owners to watch high definition TV on the move.