Articles By Alex Angove
What is CISPA and is it Bad?
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is a bill currently being considered by multiple nations that gives both the government and private businesses the right to share personal information under certain circumstances. The idea is that cyberthreats to both nations and businesses can be identified and acted on with greater speed and success. It doesn’t sound too bad in theory, but many folk around the web are getting stirred up about the ambiguity of the bill’s wording.
Samsung Planning iCloud Competitor
We’ve been hearing talk that Samsung is looking to release its own cloud service, currently known as ‘S-Cloud’, in order to compete with Apple’s popular iCloud. If the rumor turns out to be true and if Samsung is able to provide a solid cloud-based product then this is certainly good news for Samsung owners.
The Psychology of Plugging In
If you’re on our site then we assume that you’re at least a passing fan of technology. It’s certainly no secret that we love our smartphones and we usually do our best to make sure that you end up with one that you love too. However, can too much of a good thing affect us psychologically?
Nokia Lumia 900 Launches With Style
AT&T wasn't lying when it said that the Nokia Lumia 900 would be its biggest launch even to date, taking over all of Time Square with massive displays, a huge concert and thousands of shouting audience members. The show was definitely visually impressive and received a massive turnout with the square seeing shoulder-to-shoulder crowds and totally packed streets.
Project Glass: Shattering the Illusion
Google Glasses, or Project Glass, has been receiving a fair amount of press after its recent announcement. The basic premise behind Project Glass is an augmented reality HUD (heads-up display) that the user wears over or just about the eye or eyes. This is intended to provide the user with a constant HUD for their life providing anything from points of interest regarding your surroundings to notifications regarding anything that happens across all of your social networks or various communication tools.
Galaxy S III Rumour Run-Down
There have been a multitude of rumors flying about regarding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone. Screen size, network support, processing power, casing material and more have all been speculated over excessively in the lead-up to its expected release. So which rumors are true and which are false? Of course it’s really impossible to say for sure, but we’ve collected some of the more popular bits of gossip and paired them with some explanations as to why or why not they’re plausible possibilities.
Instagram for Android Finally Here
Instagram is finally available from the Google Play store for Android devices. Instagram is currently one of the more popular photo editing and sharing apps in the smartphone market right now. It allows users to not only share their photos with friends instantly over their Instagram account, but also over social media platforms.
Samsung Turns its Display Game Up
Samsung was already one of the world’s biggest names when it came to displays. Probably competing most effectively in this area within the mobile and TV markets, Samsung has been a forerunner in display technology for years now. The impressive Super AMOLED displays of Samsung’s mobile devices, huge ultra-thin TV screens and upcoming OLED widescreen product line in the home entertainment market have definitely assisted Samsung on the display-front.
Androids to Outnumber Windows PCs
Here’s an interesting development. IDC, the International Data Corporation, has used its impressive market tracking skills for both tablets and handsets to project some intriguing figures. Apparently if Android devices continue to enjoy the kind of increasing adoption we’ve seen over the past couple of years they’ll outnumber Windows PCs by 2016.
Nokia Lumia 800 Review
The Lumia 800 is the head-runner for Nokia’s new Windows Phone (WP) focus. Boasting the same stylish design as the Nokia N9, the Lumia 800 also comes running Windows Phone Mango, the first major update of the WP operating system (OS). We were certainly excited at the prospect of getting our hands on one to see if Nokia has what it takes to get back in the game with its new handset direction and overall we’d have to say that we weren’t disappointed.
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