The search giant is looking forward to launch its Music Store in tightintegration with its social platform, Google+. The Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google Andy Rubin has already declared that the company will soon announce its new Music Store and that too ‘with a twist’ that will make it distinctive form other services. With new service, users will be [...]
Google Chrome now includes a Text-to-Speech (TTS) API that’s simple to use, powerful, and flexible for users. The TTS API enables developers to implement a speech engine in an extension for Chrome. Already a couple of extensions are available for download from Chrome Web Store that utilizes the TTS API. Among them SpeakIt is an [...]
Zite, the popular personalized news magazine for iPad, has just received a significant update. This new update includes the addition of multiple profiles. Code-named Sybil, the new feature makes it simple for anyone in a family to share Zite with each getting his or her own custom-made news experience. Zite’s main feature is “learning” what [...]
The newest version of the MacBook Pro line surprisingly falls outside of those two extremes. The iconic unibody aluminum construction remains, as does its large glass multitouch trackpad (in fact, from the outside, the new MacBook Pro looks identical to its predecessor). But the revamped internal components are much more than a simple spec upgrade. [...]
Google Docs on your Honeycomb-based Android tablet just got a little better. Google added a three-pane view (much like the Gmail app) for better browsing and autocomplete of names/email address when sharing documents with others. Today’s update to the app makes Google Docs work better than ever on your tablet. With an entirely new design, [...]
The story comes as Jobs was being asked about the success of the iPad and the folding of WebOS and its hardware products like the TouchPad. He has had a long history with HP. It is apocryphal that—at least in his early career—two of his heroes were Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, the founders of HP. [...]
CHINESE AUTHORITIES have ordered an Apple supplier to close part of its plant in Suzhou after residents living nearby raised significant environmental concerns. The Chinese government, widely criticised for its poor policies on environmental issues, has taken a tough stance with the Taiwanese company Catcher Technology, which makes metal casings for notebook computers including [...]
Apple has added an iTunes Match on/off switch under the music tab of iOS 5?s settings application, which could signal that indicate that company is planning to launch the cloud-based music service soon. The iOS 4.2 is what most consumers are more eagerly awaiting. The operating system is the first major iPad system software upgrade [...]
Samsung electronics has raised the stakes in its current legal battle with Apple by seeking a ban on sales of iPhone4S in Australia and Japan. This follows similar pleas by the Korean manufacturer in France and Italy claiming patent infringement by Apple. The move came after Samsung filed preliminary injunction motions against the latest iPhone in [...]
Environmental watchdog groups in China on Wednesday released a report detailing a 5-month investigation on electronic suppliers that they believe are used by Apple. According to the report, accessory manufacturer Kaedar Electronics and printed circuit board maker Unimicron have allegedly been discharging waste water and harmful gas from their plants in the Chinese city of Kunshan. Yesterday, [...]
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