LG Unveils The Optimus 3D Max Smartphone
LG recently announced another 3D smartphone, the LG Optimus 3D Max. This handset is expected to be an another variant of Optimus 3D Cube for international customers.
Sloppy Programming Results in Millions of Passwords Getting Leaked from YouPorn
The hack was a result of debug logging being turned on one of the pages, which has been present from November 2007. This points many angry fingers at the developers of YouPorn.
Microsoft Files Complaint Against Motorola & Google for Abusing FRAND Patents
Microsoft has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Motorola and Google for abusing standard essential FRAND patents and demanding an unreasonably high royalty.
Watch Apple’s Foxconn Factory ABC Nightline Show
ABC Nightline recently got the privilege to visit the Foxconn factory in China where Apple products are manufacture to create a report on the working conditions there. In the recent few weeks, Foxconn has been receiving a lot of bad publicity about poor working conditions for factory workers there.
Samsung Working on S-Cloud, its Own Cloud Service
Samsung is apparently working on its own competitor to Apple’s iCloud – the S-Cloud. However, its official launch may be delayed due to technical issues in its development.
Rumor: Flipkart Opening Digital Music Store ‘Flyte’ Soon
It seems that Flipkart is on the verge of launching a new digital distribution store for music called Flyte. The Flipkart twitter account also hinted at the possibility of an eBook store integrated into this. More on Flyte after the break.
Fund Crunch Forces Fermilab To Scavenge The Tevatron
Once the giant accelerator and the mainstay of the high energy physics community, now reduced to a museum piece. Not even that actually, with the numerous components being detached from it.
Criticism Of The New Windows 8 Logo Leads To $300 99Designs Contest
If you have a lot of pent-up rage about the recently announced, new, Windows 8 logo, you’re not alone. A 99Designs contest has been started by site user “inFlowInventory”, offering a guaranteed cash prize for one lucky designer. 99Designs is a popular “crowdsourcing” service, in which someone seeking a design would offer cash, and designers would submit mockups in a battle to be selected. The winner will receive a $295 cash prize.
Microsoft Accuses Google of “Moonlighting” In New YouTube Video
Microsoft has recently been heavily raging on Google, accusing the search giant of circumventing privacy settings on Internet Explorer and Safari. This isn’t new, however; Microsoft is notorious for quickly jumping and attacking Google, namely for privacy violations. Remember the infamous Gmail Man video that Microsoft created last July for fun? Well, they have created a similar video.
Researchers Use Laser as Random Number Generator for Crypto
By generating truly random numbers, new laser technology may have a use in online privacy, cryptography and gaming.