Fierce opposition by a broad alliance of companies and civil liberties groups, backed by innumerable internet activists, led to the demise of the detested SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIP (Protect IP) act earlier this year. And now, a worrying, similar rendition of these earlier bills has come into the limelight- H.R. 3523 or [...]
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A mere six weeks after the release of Firefox 10, Mozilla Corp. has released Firefox 11. This is in accordance with the growing trend of fast updates for web browsers, which is certainly a welcome change. Ever since Mozilla’s adoption of a rapid release cycle, the changes in the versions have been few in number [...]
Skype, the VoIP software that has been connecting millions of users for years has finally launched its beta release for Windows Phone 7. The Android and iOS versions have been the market for a long time and the Skype for Windows 7 version has been long due.
Originally an online gaming platform, OnLive has now become much more. The release of OnLive Desktop gave iPad users access to a flawless Windows experience featuring the complete Microsoft Office suite and 2 GB of cloud storage- free of charge. Now, OnLive has gone a step further, added new features and launched OnLive Desktop Plus.
A rise of more than 3% in Apple’s stock on Thursday morning made the company worth more than both Google and Microsoft combined. A market capitalization of $465 billion has made this impressive feat possible. Apple stock has also reached a record high- US$493.85.
News of the release of Google Chrome for Android devices is now being followed up with another treat. Microsoft is making it’s popular app OneNote available to the entire Android market. Previously, this app was iOS exclusive, before being launched for the Windows Phone 7.
Windows 8 will be the next version of Microsoft Windows OS after Windows 7. Just like the Windows Vista theme applications that came out for Windows XP, there are a lot of apps being released that allow Windows 7 users to get a taste of how Windows 8 will be like.
Windows Phone Hacker, a website behind windows phone hacks, has released Themes for Windows Phone 7. Users of this application will be able to finally customize their developer-unlocked Windows Phone 7 device. If not, unlock with ChevronWP7 for $9. This will enable users to sideload Themes.
Bazaar for Windows Phone 7 has been released by none other than XDA-Developers. Bazaar is the first third party homebrew app store and will enable users gain access to applications that have been rejected by Microsoft for breaching guidelines set for its Marketplace.
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform is no different from iOS as it has a strong check on the apps submitted for the Marketplace and apps that disregard any preset guidelines by Microsoft are shunned. Yet unlike Apple that constantly keeps updating its iOS meaning that hackers and exploiters are to once again figure out ways [...]
US Copyright Office has been approached by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) once again, this time to make jailbreaking legal of all electronic devices including smartphones, tablets and video game consoles.
XDA forum member MJCS has come up with an application Supreme Shortcuts for Windows Phone 7 through which you can add shortcuts to most options in the settings page on the Start Screen.
Finally a word on the iOS 5 untethered jailbreak has arrived. Apple’s next generation iOS version is already out and some 2 million devices are already activated with it. The big question is, can we jailbreak it and is there an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 available?
Windows 8 looks to be climbing towards the top when it comes to operating systems already before its final release. Its features are simply amazing. A new feature has been leaked out and it allows users to make and receive calls from their own Windows. More like a built-in Skype feature?
Some people don’t go on to jailbreak their iOS devices thinking that Cydia applications are not as good as the ones by Apple itself. Cydia apps are way better than Apple in my view. Take a look at the 30 Cydia tweaks for iOS showing what Cydia is really all about:
