ET deals: $599 for Alienware X51 mini gaming PC with Ubuntu Linux
On the whole, PC gaming is typically a Windows-only affair. Both Mac and Linux users have had a significantly more limited selection of games to choose from and also a more limited hardware selection too. Thankfully things have started to shift away from this Windows-centric affair, as we have seen mega-gaming service Steam officially support Linux and add compatibility for over 100 games including popular titles like Left for Dead 2 and Portal. While Linux never managed to catch on in the mainstream, flavors like the Ubuntu Linux that comes with the Alienware X51 are easy to use, fully-featured, and of course save you from paying the Windows tax on a computer. Dell and its extraterrestrial Alienware division have been one of the more Linux-friendly PC makers, but their efforts were mostly limited to low-end laptops. This new flavor of the X51 mini PC marks their latest expansion of Linux [...]
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Microsoft’s SkyDrive now has 250 million users
Amidst its publishing of its interview with Tami Reller earlier today, Microsoft has also made an announcement: a new milestone for SkyDrive, which as exceeded the 250 million user mark. Says the company, its cloud storage service saw a jump of 50 million users following the release of Windows 8, which also recently achieved its own milestone, exceeding 100 million licenses sold. Microsoft goes on to wax poetic about its appreciation for its users, of which there are about 700 million with Microsoft accounts. Back in August, SkyDrive received a design change and some new features, such as a Recycle Bin, improved uploading, and the ability to chat with Facebook friends. During the same month, Microsoft also rolled out SkyDrive for Android. A short while later, December saw SkyDrive hit the Xbox 360, allowing users to browse their files without leaving the gaming station, along with a promise that over [...]
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Earth is being cooled by pollutants, says researchers
We’ve heard quite a bit on the climate-change effects of pollution, but much of it has centered on increased global temperatures, resulting in reduced ice caps and particularly volatile storms that have ravaged many places around the world in the last decade. Now a new study has shown that pollutants can also have a cooling effect on our planet via their effects on clouds. Clouds can have both a warming and a cooling effect on our planet, depending on their formation. Condensed water droplets are the substance of clouds, with the size of the particles upon which they are suspended being directly related to the brightness of clouds as determined from above. Obviously, the brighter a cloud, the more sunlight it reflects away from our blue marble, something that has been widely known. In this study, the effects of pollution on clouds was looked at, in particular the effects of [...]
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Samsung introduced the Galaxy Core
Posted by DannyD on 06 May 2013 at 10:06 Samsung officially introduced the Galaxy Core. A new Galaxy device with a 4.3” display, 1.2 GHz Dual-Core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 5 Megapixel back camera and Android Jelly Bean. The device runs Samsung’s own Touch-Wiz Nature UX interface. The Galaxy Core have smartfunctions like Smart Stay, Smart Alert, Motion UI and S Voice. The galaxy Core will be available in two different versions – Single SIM from July or Dual SIM from May, depending on the market. SEOUL, Korea – May 06, 2013 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in mobile technology and digital solutions, today announced the Samsung GALAXY Core, a smartphone designed to offer users dual core processing power for multitasking, Dual SIM technology for easy transition between work and play, and a wealth of innovative smart features. The GALAXY Core is a device that can operate seamlessly and [...]
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Review: Futuremark looks beyond the PC with new 3DMark
Futuremark is busy these days shaking up their benchmarking business, and the new 3DMark is proof that nothing is off the table. PC, WinRT, Android and iOS support are all planned, although the Windows and Android versions are currently the only ones available. Visuals are a real improvement over 3DMark 11. 3DMark’s version numbers have been ditched from the product name in an attempt to emphasize the new cross-platform nature of the release. This ill-advised gesture is ignored by the faithful and the press alike, including me. Naming gaffes aside, Futuremark has undertaken the long-overdue rework of their flagship product and emerged with a slick package that sheds the weight of past releases and restores the luxurious visuals and sense of style that have been absent from the last few versions. Installation isn’t complicated and remains free of add-on traps and other bloatware, although the gigabyte-sized download isn’t petite. Make [...]
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Microsoft: The Xbox 720 won’t require an always-on connection to play games
The internet has been abuzz for months with rumors about Microsoft’s next Xbox requiring an always-on connection. Everyone started hand-wringing about the negative implications, and it even led to a Microsoft employee losing his job after mouthing off on Twitter. Well, it seems as if all the worrying was for naught because a recently leaked internal memo makes it clear that a connection won’t be required for all activities. Today, Ars Technica is reporting that the next Xbox will play games, run Blu-rays, and show live television without an active connection to the internet. Supposedly, this information comes directly from an email sent to all full-time members of the Xbox team. While this is far from official confirmation, this does line up quite well with information that’s been going around since the Adam Orth story exploded. The prevailing theory is that Microsoft had planned to make the console require an always-on connection, [...]
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HTC sees tickle of a turnaround as One demand stokes April sales
HTC promised a turnaround in Q2 2013 once the One began to gain traction, and the early signs are – tentatively – promising, with the company’s ailing finances seeing a minor blip upward as availability of the new flagship spreads. Revenues for April 2013 were up 23-percent unaudited compared to March, HTC has confirmed, to NT$ 19.6bn ($ 664m); that further trims the shortfall compared to 2012′s numbers, though HTC is still underperforming in comparison. In March 2013, HTC was down 48.57-percent compared to the same month a year previous. In April, however, that difference was trimmed to 36.87-percent; HTC isn’t giving any specifics in its terse statement, but it’s not hard to assume that the HTC One is likely to have had a big part to play in that. Little could be worse than the Q1 2013 HTC detailed last week, certainly. The company’s revenues were down to a mere [...]
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Camera Ace App Review
Posted by MartinR on 05 May 2013 at 15:44 Camera Ace App ReviewTop of the list in Samsung’s “S-Suggest”, Camera Ace brings batch-photo processing to your smartphone! Unlike many other filtered-camera applications, Camera Ace allows you to pre-select themes and filters for your photographs and organise them into easily accessible manner. With a plethora of filter-effect camera apps on the market, Camera Ace brings some new tools to the workbench Pre Organisation of PhotographsWe found that using preset themes in Camera Ace are a great way to organise photographs: you take the photo and your pre-selected filters and frames are automatically applied. As well as some default themes for things like “Food”, “Family” and “Landscapes”, you can add your own customised themes which will be automatically applied to the photographs. This process of pre-selecting a theme makes organising and editing your photographs much quicker – but if you want to [...]
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Verizon bound Nokia Lumia 928 gets early billboard reveal
This year has been full of plenty of rumours that Verizon plans to release the Lumia 928 to boost its Windows Phone presence, and a new billboard advertising the anticipated device gives us a bit of confirmation — not that we really needed it. Spotted by My Nokia Blog, the billboard is advertising the un-announced Lumia 928 on Verizon Wireless, not offering much more than a peak at the device and bragging of the “best low-light smartphone camera.” It matches what we’ve seen before from leaks: a plastic Lumia deice that doesn’t differ too much from the Nokia Lumia 920 available on AT&T and internationally. Specifications for the Lumia 928 haven’t been revealed, but given the specs of the Lumia 920, the Snapdragon S4 1.5Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM, 4G capabilities, 720p 4.5-inch touchscreen display, 32GB of storage and big 2000mAh battery in may make an appearance in the Lumia [...]
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Samsung KNOX gets approved
Posted by DannyD on 03 May 2013 at 12:44 In March Samsung announced at the Mobile World Congress 2013 that its Knox security suite would debut with the Galaxy S4. That might not have happened exactly as planned, but just as the WSJ predicted the Department of Defence has given it the official hat-tip for use in government departments. Good news for Samsung, who will now see its Knox-enabled devices added to the alongside BlackBerry on the official list of approved hardware. Do you think Samsung made a great step with Samsung KNOX? Press Release: SAMSUNG KNOX APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR USE IN US GOVERNMENT In a first for Android powered devices, Samsung smartphones and tabletswith Samsung Knox can be used by the US Government and Military Services London, United Kingdom – May 3rd, 2013 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., today announced that Samsung Knox-enabled devices have been approved [...]
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