The £99 (US$160) price for U.K. carrier EE’s smartphone Kestrel without a contract gives a glimpse of a future with low-cost LTE devices, and is also an aggressive move by Qualcomm as competition in the chipset sector increases. Smartphones such as the Motorola Moto G and the Lumia 520 from Nokia lack LTE support, but a burgeoning chip war and the technology’s growing popularity will help improve their successors. The introduction of Kestrel is an early sign of that development. In addition to LTE with a theoretical download speed of 150Mbps (bits per second), it has a 4.5-inch screen with 960 x 540 pixel resolution. The phone is made by Huawei Technologies and has a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor from Qualcomm. It uses Android 4.3 and will start shipping at the end of April.
Microsoft's announcement that it's bringing The debate is partially semantic. Diehards will tell you "PC" refers only to a traditional Wintel computer. But most of us extend the term to encompass Mac OS X, Linux, and Chrome OS, as well, and the defining characteristics have more to do with how we use them.
It's a scary time to be a parent. First, Activision's Skylanders franchise created this wallet-murdering nightmare confluence of collectible toys tied to video game characters where each physical toy you bought unlocked a new part of the game. Then Disney looked at its vast holdings and said, "Well hey, we can do that," releasing Disney Infinity unto the world. Now it's Lego's turn. Yes, Lego Minifigures Online adapts the same buy-toys-use-in-games model to those adorable yellow Lego people. Call it insidious. Call it genius. Either way, Lego is coming. The game is being developed by Funcom (makers of The Secret World) and is an action MMO that plays more than a bit like Diablo; you have one standard attack mapped to Left Mouse, one special attack mapped to Right Mouse. This is an MMO-lite clickfest, where you just kind of mash on those buttons until everything is dead, but in a deliciously fun way.
The government is attempting to block access to a secret recording of a meeting. But will it work?
When Apple announced that its iWork suite would be bundled, free of charge, with new iOS and Mac devices, it seemingly slammed the door on Microsoft’s Office ambitions for the iPad. How could Microsoft bring its pricey Office suite into a world of free (and almost free) apps? The answer: Outdo iWork in both form and function. Apple claims that products like its Pages are the most beautiful office software for iPad and other Apple devices. With Office for iPad, Microsoft has stolen that crown. Clean, bold, and easy to use: Microsoft Office for the iPad.
Microsoft officially announced Microsoft Office for iPad on Thursday, pushing Microsoft’s office suite onto the most popular tablet in the market. A touch-based version of Office is also in the works for Windows, Julia White, a senior Office executive for Microsoft, confirmed. Microsoft Word for iPad, Excel for iPad, and PowerPoint for iPad will all be free to download from the iTunes App Store, executives said. However, users will be only able to view existing documents. Microsoft will ask users to sign up for an Office 365 subscription—$9.99 per month for Office 365 Home Premium and $6.99 per month for
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Texas-based TrackingPoint is now accepting Bitcoin for weapons purchases. It's not the first time you could buy guns with Bitcoin, but it might be the first time you could do it legally.
Cybercriminals use images in a number of ways to infect your computer. In most cases, the photo itself is harmless; it's just a trick to get you to do something stupid. But sometimes, a .jpg file itself will contain malicious code. Let's look at a few ways in which an image can contain some real bad news.
A malicious software program for Android that mines lesser-known cryptocurrencies could cause phones to overheat, a mobile security company warned Wednesday. The “Coinkrypt” malware appears to not be very widespread and has been seen in Spanish-language forums discussing pirate software, The malware doesn’t steal data. Instead, it “mines” digital currency by participating in the peer-to-peer networks that verify transactions through a cryptographic proof-of-work system, which Bitcoin and other alternative virtual currencies use.
As it heads toward an estimated $250 million The nine-year-old company introduced an alternative to its traditional per-user pricing on Wednesday, as well as its first service that doesn’t rely on customers storing their data with Box. Box has built its business on giving enterprises a place to store files for easy access and sharing by employees, partners and customers. It claims 25 million users. They can tap into the platform through Box’s own software or integrate it with desktop and mobile applications using APIs (application programming interfaces). There are more than 35,000 developers building services on the Box platform, the company says.
But wait! Before you try lounging in a computer chair with a knife in your back, let's run down what Facebook's acquisition of Oculus could really mean for
Creditors of failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox are trying to force its CEO Mark Karpeles to go to the U.S. for questioning related to a fraud lawsuit. Gregory Greene and Joseph Lack asked a U.S. judge to order Karpeles to go to the U.S. for a deposition, according to a motion filed Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas division, which granted the exchange temporary protection from creditors. Karpeles has to testify in the U.S. to protect domestic creditors because of his involvement in the management of the exchange and his peculiar knowledge of its coding and operations, according to the filing. The pair rejected a proposal from the Karpeles side to have the embattled CEO go to Taiwan to be questioned by lawyers in person or via video link, calling it “an unjustifiable misuse of judicial resources.”
Lausanner Forscher haben eine Art Bodyguard für Handys entwickelt: Das Tool soll dereinst für uns entscheiden, welche persönlichen Informationen weitergegeben werden.
Der japanische Spielehersteller veröffentlicht im April acht Games, die seinerzeit auf dem Game Boy Advance für Furore gesorgt haben. Die Titel werden via Download erhältlich sein.
Der Testbetrieb mit dem kostenlosen WLAN-Netz in St. Gallen ist ein Erfolg. Deshalb soll das Angebot noch in diesem Jahr auf die ganze Schweiz ausgeweitet werden.
Wer sich beim Spielen der PC-Version des Shooters «Titanfall» des Schummelns schuldig macht, wird hart bestraft - indem er nur noch gegen andere Cheater antreten kann.
«Eine Schande»: Auf der Plattform Kickstarter kritisieren ehemalige Geldgeber des Projekts Oculus Rift die Übernahme durch Facebook. Anspruch auf Entschädigung gibt es nicht.
Eine amerikanische Applikation für Alkoholkranke löst Alarm aus, wenn der Nutzer sich einer Bar nähert und bietet Online-Beratungen an. Erste Tests verliefen erfolgreich.
Smarte Schloss-Systeme machen Drahtesel nicht nur sicherer als je zuvor, sie könnten auch das Teilen von Velos in der Schweiz revolutionieren.
In «Infamous: Second Son» rechnet ein junger Rebell mit dem Überwachungsstaat ab. Aber auch sonst macht das Actiongame Spass.
Spiel mit Suchtpotenzial: Ziel bei «2048» ist es, so lange Kacheln über den Bildschirm zu schieben, bis darauf die Zahl 2048 steht. Ein Mathe-Genie muss man dafür nicht sein.
«Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes» läutet das Revival der Schleichspiele ein. Das Game verlangt Taktik, Präzision und Geduld. Es macht Spieler zu Zen-Meistern des Gamens.
Fotos von Partys und Feriengrüsse: Soziale Netzwerke dienen vor allem der Imagepflege. Für Kummer, Unglück und Geheimnisse ist wenig Platz. Neue Apps wollen das ändern.
Microsoft-Studiochef Phil Spencer will Gamern die Möglichkeit geben, untereinander Xbox-One-Spiele zu tauschen.
Nach dem Kauf des Kickstarter-Unternehmens Oculus gibt es vage Hinweise, wozu der Social-Media-Konzern die Darstellung von virtuellen Wirklichkeiten nutzen könnte.
Tragbar wie Kontaklinsen: Wissenschaftler an der University of Michigan arbeiten an Sehhilfen, die die Nacht zum Tag werden lassen.