Microsoft Office 2013 - a Brief Preview

Following the announcement and beta release of a new operating system, Microsoft have brought to life a beta variant of Office 2013. This product is supposed to work under Windows 7 and 8, and is said not to support updating from other Offices, except for Office 365. It is centered over it. What's Interesting About the Office? First of all every Office component (Word, Excel, etc.) is...

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Galaxy Nexus Cleared for Sale

Samsung makes an impressive comeback in the patent wars, with Galaxy Nexus cleared for sale. A U.S. appeals court has overturned the recent preliminary injunction of sales of the Samsung gadget in America. The patent war has long acquired a tint of absurdity, which has since grown into an inch-thick absurdity topping on the whole matter. If Apple's allegations are true, Samsung practically...

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Purported iPhone 5 and iPad Mini Pictures Surfaced

It's so last year it's not even funny, but alleged pictures of engineering samples of Apple's flagship devices have leaked on the Web yet again. What do they tell us about the iPhone 5 and the iPad Mini dimensions and feature range? Folks, it happened again. The world got to see another set of pictures, purportedly breaking the up-to-the-minute news about the iPhone 5 and the iPad Mini....

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Does Facebook Watch Us All

Joe Sullivan, Facebook's Chief Security Officer, has downright stunned the privacy guards with the news that Facebook is pro-actively hunting down sexually deviated people. Even though the implemented procedure is hugely efficient, privacy experts fear that the tables may eventually turn and the social network will also be used for watching and tracking down people involved in other...

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Google Inadvertently Helps the Web Pirates

Google wants to be transparent... or is it just laughing down at the copyright holders? This question springs to your mind first when you spare a thought on how the search giant dishes itself up by supporting the Chilling Effects project. Is it just one of those odd coincidences or does Google actually foster copyright infringing links? How Did It Come About? The reason for the whole...

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Apple vs Samsung – Hail the new winner

I don't know about you, dear readers, but I'm getting tired of the endless Apple–against–Samsung war. Yet, the battle takes a new turn and is held on a fresh ground – in the U.K. – and it deserves to be discussed. So, here's the deal: Apple has lost the process against its Korean rival and was prescribed to publicly admit that iPad's design was not infringed by Samsung's tablets. Judge...

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iPhone 5 Body Details

Images of detailed iPhone 5 schematics have been published on the website of repair firm iLab Factory, just a day after several photos appeared that showed the front and rear of the new iPhone. First identified by Japanese Apple blog Macotakara, the design schematic closely resembles the leaked photos, which show a taller device with a 4-inch screen...

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Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned in the United States

Aggression of Apple True to its recent market strategy, Apple is becoming more aggressive toward other manufacturers: the company unleashes a patent war against anyone who puts up any competition. Motorola, HTC, Samsung – these companies, which use the Android mobile platform on their smartphones and tablets, have already seen their patents challenged in the court. The Apple's goal in this...

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Firefox for Android Got Updated

The mobile browsers are becoming faster and faster, with their feature range widening in every new release. And the question whether to use the mobile version to check the latest news in the bus on your way to work or via the desktop browser later is becoming more habit-dependent. Mozilla is trying hard to maintain its standards and keep up with the rest of the pack: a new Android version...

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The First Trojan Infecting Apple App Store

We all are used to the fact that the Apple Store apps are totally secure. But the world changes constantly and what used to be taken for granted just a couple of days ago, may vanish forever tomorrow. And the day came when the first malicious app got into the Apple Store. A Bit of Detail The application is called Find and Call. This is a Russian-language app revealed as malware...

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An Email Privacy Surprise from Facebook

When did you last check your Facebook profile? If it was long ago then go and check your email settings. Whoa, you might get really surprised. The Facebook team, probably being overconcerned about the privacy matter, have set the status of all your personal emails but @facebook.com to 'Hidden from Timeline'. This adjustment is set as a default one and is applied to all accounts...

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