HP stated from the start that it planned on putting webOS in more than just smartphones and tablets. It foresaw a time when webOS would run printers, netbooks, and the world ! Well, the time has come. HP is looking to grow the webOS base and expand into the world of major appliances and automotive[......]
Jim Zemlin, executive director of the non-profit Linux Foundation , has been using Linux for about as long as I have, which is roughly half the time that Linux has been around. [......]
Apple is gearing up for a big second half of 2011. The computer company is reportedly ramping up iPhone production lines by 12 to 13 percent, which includes orders for the next-gen iPhone, iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4. Per a supply chain source, industry watchdog DigiTimes is reporting some staggering production numbers. [......]
Back in April when it was just a bunch of harsh words and vicious threats , the beef between Samsung and Apple was pretty entertaining. But things are only funny until someone gets hurt, and this time (for the first time throughout this war) it's Europe that will feel the pain[......]
In this op-ed, a cybersecurity researcher argues that major companies are leaving customers at risk by not enforcing security by default. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the opinions of Ars Technica. Major social networks, e-mail providers, and communications companies offer products with insecure default settings, needlessly exposing their customers to hacking, identity theft, and government surveillance[......]
3D has been a buzzword in the technology industry for years. Ever since Avatar brought 3D cinema back into the public eye in 2009, there's been a resurgence of interest in 3D technologies. [......]
SUPERAntiSpyware 5 has just been released, in what the authors are calling "our most significant update ever". [......]
It's already the first week of August, and if you're a student, that means back-to-school shopping is just around the corner, provided you haven't already stocked up on supplies for the coming semester. Boutique system vendor iBuyPower wants to help, though not with pencils, notebook paper, or any of that jazz. [......]
Whether or not you believe 'Guns don't kill people, people do,' one thing we can all agree on is that videogames are the true killers, responsible for raising a generation of mass murders and blood thirsty miscreants. And by "we," we're really referring to politicians looking to score some easy votes, authors of dubious studies, and overreacting retailers like Norway's Coop, which reportedly decided to ban over 50 gaming and toy brands in the wake of recent terrorist attacks that claimed 76 lives. [......]
Adobe on Monday rolled out the first public preview of Adobe Edge, the company's HTML5 design tool that makes the creation of HTML5 graphics and animations feel like editing a movie. In the Spring of 2010, the "Flash vs. HTML5" debate went into full battle mode when Apple CEO Steve Jobs published a letter called "Thoughts on Flash," where he said Adobe's Flash platform was a relic of the PC era, and that in the Post-PC era, different tools and standards needed to be used. [......]
CyberLink's YouCam has always been about the fun side of webcams, providing a wide range of special effects to spice up your video chats with friends and family. Not everyone is interested in enhancing their video with backdrops of falling snowflakes, though, or animated extras like birthday cakes or bunches of flowers. And perhaps realizing this, CyberLink has changed direction with the new YouCam 5 , released today: all the old effects are still there (and you get plenty of new ones, too), but the headline additions this time are solid, practical features with rather more obvious benefits. [......]
Back at CES, we spent a long time waiting for Lady Gaga to show up (again) and introduce her new product line, a collaboration with Polaroid called Grey Label. [......]
Skype has revolutionized the way we communicate, and armed with a headset you can slash your phone costs either by calling fellow Skype users for free or taking advantage of its cheaper call rates to communicate with both landline and mobile phones. If you've ever needed to record a voice call, you'll have no doubt browsed the Skype Extras shop and discovered a number of paid-for solutions are available. If you can't justify the cost, and your needs are relatively basic, then you can record any Skype voice conversation for free with the aptly titled MP3 Skype Recorder . [......]
It's barely a week since NirSoft owner Nir Sofer released his last creation, CustomExplorer. But the prolific developer is already back with ProcessThreadsView , a powerful low-level system monitoring tool that displays in-depth information on the threads of whatever process you specify. And we do mean "in-depth"[......]
Amateur stargazers and peeping toms, this one is for you. The AstroClip promises to mount an iPhone 4 to any telescope with a 1.25-inch eyepiece for easy astrophotography[......]
