Dell’s Web marketing director Barton George proudly announced that the company aiming to release Ubuntu-based laptops targeted at web developers. Dubbed project Sputnik, this 6-month old effort is set to bring out XPS13-based laptops pre-loaded with Ubuntu 12.04. After we build the management tool and some basic profiles to get the effort started, we are [...]
After releasing Lightroom 4, Adobe is set to release the update to it’s design tools. Interested parties will be pleased to note that pricing remains similar to CS5.5, with the regular and Extended versions of Photoshop CS6 unchanged at $699 and $999 respectively, the Design Standard priced at $1,299 and Master Collection priced at $2,599. [...]
Internet connectivity via mobile is pretty much the norm (despite to much of the populace sticking to the good old free WiFi leech). If you have a mobile phone, tablet or basically any gadget that requires connection to a mobile internet provider, you’ll need the APN (Access Point Name) settings for your carrier. Take a [...]
Paypal allows verified accounts to withdraw money from their account not only to their cards (which is used to activate the account) but also to your Philippine bank account. Do note that not all banks are supported by paypal, therefore if you do not see your bank of choice in the table below, you will [...]
Sony Corporation has reported a $6.4 billion loss for the 2011 in terms of taxes on top of it’s $2.9 billion loss from operations costs. Kazuo Hirai, who took over as Sony’s CEO earlier this month, has said he is prepared to take “painful steps” to revive the company – at the forefront is that [...]
The IdeaTab successor is encased in a 8.9mm-thick gunmetal unibody case wrapped around a 9.7-inch 1024×768 IPS screen — resolution fanatics will be disappointed at the low PPI of this 9.7″ screen, especially when compared to the new iPad’s retina display. The IdeaTab S2109 sports a standard combo of micro-HDMI port, micro-SD expandable memory card [...]
Just a few days after the release of Instagram’s Android application, Facebook has announced that it has agreed to buy the service (the app for both iOS and Android and it’s photo-sharing service in it’s entirety) for $1 billion in cash and stocks. This is great news for the company’s 13 or so employees (unless [...]
Android’s emulator for the x86 platform has always been a hit or miss thing – either buggy or slow or at worse both. Developers mostly made do by purchasing low-end to mid-range Android devices for testing. Now, thanks to a new build of the Android emulator with better GPU support, things are looking up. Here [...]
A trojan has been circulating the internet and infecting unsuspecting OSX users. Flashback Trojan is malware package designed to steal personal information, according to Russian antivirus company Dr. Web. The malware was initially in September 2011 masquerading as a fake Adobe Flash Player plug-in installer. This new variant exploits Java vulnerabilities to target Mac systems. [...]
DoCoMo is about to unleash a new Android-based phone that’s sure to get otaku around the world dying in envy. Built by Sharp and powered by NTT DoCoMo’s mobile network, the SH-O6D sports all the bells and whistles of Gainax’s classic. The SH-O6D features a 4.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (720 x 1280 [...]
