The rumours about a 7 inch variant of iPad tablet,  called “iPad mini”  and its launch on October 23 seem to be correct. Apple on Tuesday sent invitations to members of press to a event which will be held in on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the California Theatre  in San Jose, California. The invite says: “We’ve got a little more to show you.” Here is the rundown of the expected specs – [...]

Microsoft is firing on all cylinders with its reported US $1.5 billion marketing budget for its radical Windows 8 Operating System. On Sunday it has launched a new TV commercial Windows 8 which is catchy and informative and  flaunts the redesigned fluid and bold user interface. Titled  “Windows 8 is Coming Soon,” the 31-second video opens with a countdown that starts from 10, but, not unexpectedly [...]

Microsoft is launching Xbox Music, a new music service for the Xbox 360, Windows 8, and Windows Phone,  Xbox 360 consoles will be the first to get the service starting tomorrow, it will be rolled out to  Windows 8 and Windows RT computers starting on 26 October, the same day it launches its Windows 8 operating system. Xbox Music will provide free ad supported streaming  on Windows 8 and Windows [...]

Apple  has struck a deal to use Swiss railway operator SBB’s trademark station clock design on iPads and iPhones. SBB, which holds the trademark for a 1944 design raised concern when the  clock appeared in Apple’s iOS 6 operating system. “For the use of the clockface on certain Apple devices such as iPads and iPhones, the parties have negotiated an arrangement that enables Apple [...]

Apple’s alleged 7 inch variant of iPad tablet, the so called “iPad mini” is now expected to be unveiled at an event on October 23 according to a report by  AllThingsD who quotes “people familiar with Apple’s plans.” If the report turns out to be true, Apple could steal some of the limelight from Microsoft, which is debuting its Surface tablet on October 26. All [...]

Facebook stocked opened at US $19.93 a share on Wednesday and saw a low of US $19.45 after a report about Facebook resisting  attempts  by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose more about the advertising revenues from mobile. A Bloomberg News article  talks about letters between Facebook and the SEC’s corporation finance division, which oversees what publicly traded companies [...]

iPhone 5’s fragile and scratch prone surface was one of the major gripe of the users right since the device reached customers – earning it the moniker ‘scuffgate’, it was primarily caused  due to Apple’s use of lightweight anodized aluminum for the iPhone 5’s uni-body chassis, resulting in some units to show signs of wear out-of-the-box. To control the number of [...]

On the same day of its US debut Microsoft will have Windows Phone 8 operating system’s British debut on 29 October.Microsoft sent a ‘save the date’ invitation to for a press event to introduce its new Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. Microsoft permitted Journalist restricted access during a demo in July, at a U.K. HTC press conference for Windows 8 devices members of press [...]

The Looks: The Samsung ES8000 is incredibly thin, stylish and very 2012. Away with the black stands and thick bezels of the 2011 series – everything this year is glass and silver, reminiscent of something in an art gallery. That’s exactly what this TV is, it’s a centrepiece. There’s very little bezel at all, but what’s there, is made up of glass-effect, framing the enormous 55 [...]

Ransomware “Dorkbot,” which has previously attacked both Twitter and Facebook, through messages that use social engineering tactics lead users into clicking on links has not infected Skype according to  reports from Trend Micro and other security firms, as well as from a  forum thread on Skype.com. Affected users receive messages from friends in their Skype contact lists with some variation on [...]