For the first time, Google Chrome has become the most popular Web browser in the world, edging out Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, according to the latest data from StatCounter. After years of climbing up the browser charts and taking away the market share of Microsoft, Google’s Chrome takes the top spot with 32.76 percent share, while Internet Explorer went...
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A manufacturer of Apple products revealed that it is now under preparations to build the highly-rumored high-definition TV set from Apple. According to China Daily, Terry Gou, Foxconn’s chief, disclosed this information at a press conference held in Shanghai. The report said that the manufacturing and development of the iTV (or iPanel) has not yet started. Gou said...
Social networking giant Facebook is now joining the app store game with the announcement of its App Center. Facebook claims that the new App Center will help developers get their mobile and web applications discovered by a larger audience. The App Center will not only become a part of Facebook website, but also its Android and iOS apps. It will feature free and paid apps,...
Tim Cook, head of tech giant Apple Inc., was spotted at the headquarters of gaming company Valve last week, which sparked a number of rumors regarding the CEO’s intentions. With the Apple chief being spotted in Valve’s headquarters, some say that Apple is interested in purchasing the gaming giant, while others claim that the company is working with Valve in...
Now, for news that will please all Harry Potter fans out there: Harry Potter will continue to live on with the launch of the Pottermore website. British author J.K. Rowling said that Pottermore will bring “exclusive new writing” and a “unique online experience” to Harry Potter fans around the globe. Pottermore.com was officially launched over the...
Last summer, a group of scientists from the United Kingdom first unveiled a prototype 3D printer that prints edible chocolate. Now, according to the BBC, the 3D chocolate printer has been perfected and is now available for pre-order. The device, which is named Choc Creator, enables users to “print their own custom-made sweets, layer by layer,” said the BBC...
It is no secret that Apple Inc. is trying to enter the TV market with its new iTV, which is expected to be announced soon. With previous reports on the new device’s development and Steve Jobs’ revelation in his autobiography, we’re going to see it soon. Now, a new report claims that the company is ditching the ‘iTV’ name and will rename it...
Google Inc. has unveiled its long-rumored augmented reality glasses officially named ‘Project Glass,’ gaining a lead position in the fast-growing business known as wearable computing. The futuristic glasses, which are still in the experimental stage, will place a tiny transparent screen above the user’s eye that can display maps and other data. These...
Online search engine Yahoo said this week that it will be laying off 14 percent of its workforce, or 2,000 people, as part of its restructuring that will end its struggle for survival in the business. “Today’s actions are an important next step toward a bold, new Yahoo – smaller, nimbler, more profitable and better equipped to innovate as fast as our...