Microsoft through the years has earned a reputation for being stodgy and
dull, but deep down inside, Redmond's a gambler. How else can you
explain the company's decision to essentially bet the farm on Windows
8--a radical redesign of the world's dominant desktop computer operating
system--to create a one-size-fits-all user interface for PCs, tablets,
and phones? The new Office 2013, the latest version of Microsoft's
(again dominant) productivity suite, is part of that risky strategy.
Lead everyone in every way. The new HTC Butterfly is sure to make a
lasting impression on the world’s first full HD 1080p, 5-inch screen.
Its convenient front and rear cameras allow you to capture every moment
in a flash. The front camera also comes with the widest angle f2.0 lens
to capture more action. Plus, its driven by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™
Quad-Core S4 Pro, optimized for the fastest mobile experience.
A 5” super LCD 3 screen achieves maximum definition for the ultimate visual experience.
Widest angle f2.0 front lens coupled with ground-breaking low light performance.
. Since then Sony received
quite a few requests from the Android™ developer community to release an
earlier version of the Jelly Bean (JB) software for the developers. This will
enable the advanced developers to try it out and evaluate it. There are some
limitations in this alpha software (disclosed by Sony) such as the UI look and
feel is not updated to final Sony Jelly Bean software. Sony is now making an early alpha ROM of Jelly Bean (Android
4.1) available for Xperia
T, along with the open source archive.
Sony is planning for official release of JB for Xperia
T.
The Avaloq group, the international reference for integrated
and comprehensive banking solutions, has acquired a 100% stake in Höll
Computer
& Software GmbH. The software company, based in Germany’s
Rüsselsheim, is
the developer of the ITREXS banking system.
The acquisition of Höll
Computer & Software GmbH means
that the Avaloq group substantially extends its presence in the German
market. The Avaloq Group sees the move as the next logical step
following its internationalization strategy and aims to establish a firm
presence in Germany, a strategically vital market for the Group.
As a result of
the acquisition, the
Avaloq group will over time integrate Höll Computer &
Software GmbH’s software assets into the
Avaloq Banking System. Höll Computer
& Software GmbH, which was founded in 1983 by Roland Höll, has 30 employees
who solely concentrate on the development of banking software – the ITREXS
product family, which focuses on private banking, wealth management and asset
management.
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12:58 AM Rashiduzzaman Khan
For the first time, New York City's Metropolitan Transportation
Authority has release an iOS app that shows train arrival times on seven
subway lines. New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority finally joined the
smartphone era today by releasing an iOS app showing train arrival
times for seven subway lines.
Available for the iPhone, the iPod
Touch, and the iPad, MTA Subway Time will display train arrival times
for 156 stations on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 lines and the S shuttle line.
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2:34 AM Rashiduzzaman Khan
Google-owned Motorola plans to release a sophisticated new smartphone next year, the Wall Street Journal reports.
As the demand for smartphones grows even larger, tech companies won't be
holding back trying to grab a larger portion of the lucrative market.
As Apple's iPhone continues to dominate other handsets, Google looks
like it will attack the iPhone with its very own "X Phone."
The X Phone is a joint venture between Google and Motorola, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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12:48 AM Rashiduzzaman Khan
Google is planning a Nexus 7 that could eventually go as low as $99, an Asia-based report claims.
Google is planning low-ball itself with an even cheaper Nexus 7, according to an Asia-based report.
Google
and Asus wowed consumers with the $199 Nexus 7 and now they're aiming
at price points below $150, ultimately going as low as $99, according to
Taipei-based Digitimes, citing sources at display component maker
O-Film Tech.
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12:30 AM Rashiduzzaman Khan
HTC plans to make tablets based on the Windows operating system, giving
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) another ally in its challenge to Apple Inc.
(AAPL) and Google Inc. (GOOG) in the $63.2 billion market, people
familiar with the matter said.
HTC, excluded earlier this year
from the first batch of Windows tablets, is working on a 12-inch device
and a 7-inch version that can also make phone calls, according to a
person familiar with the company’s plans, who declined to be identified
as the information isn’t yet public.
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12:17 AM
Rashiduzzaman Khan
Nokia the Finnish mobile-phone maker struggling to reverse a slide in
sales, agreed to a patent-licensing deal with BlackBerry maker Research
In Motion Ltd. (RIM), ending all legal disputes between the companies.
RIM
will make a one-time and “on-going” payments to Nokia, the Espoo,
Finland-based company said today. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.
Nokia
is trying to add revenue from its patent portfolio as sales at its
unprofitable smartphone unit drop. It may get a one-time payment of $150
million to $200 million, and about $50 million annually over the next
10 to 15 years, depending on when the patents expire, according to
estimates by Hannu Rauhala, an analyst at Pohjola Bank Oyj in Helsinki.
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Google Inc. agreed to sell its Motorola Home business to Arris Group
Inc. (ARRS) for $2.35 billion, finding a buyer for a division that sells
television set-top boxes while it focuses on expanding in smartphones.
Arris,
a cable-equipment maker, will pay about $2.05 billion in cash and about
$300 million in newly issued shares that will give Google a stake of
about 15.7 percent, the companies said yesterday in a statement.
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A new revamp of Facebook Messages is pointing the way to let people buy access to your inbox on the social network.
In a "small experiment" starting today, Facebook said it'll be
evaluating the "usefulness of economic signals" to determine what
messages, from those with whom they have no connection, might be
relevant to a given user.
"This test will give a small number of people the option to pay to have a
message routed to the Inbox rather than the Other folder of a recipient
that they are not connected with," Facebook said in a blog post. Read more »
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