Posts Tagged ‘latest technology news’

Adobe Labs on Monday released test versions of two closely related foundations for Net-based applications, Flash Player 10.1 and AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) 2.
Notable Flash Player 10.1 supports not just Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux computers, but also a variety of smartphones, though that support isn’t yet built in. What is available is hardware-based [...]

The iPhone has many applications that let you view Web cams from around the world, but what about turning your phone into a remote camera of its own? A new app called IP Camera does just that. This $1.99 tool takes a photo from your iPhone’s camera every 12 to 15 seconds, then posts it [...]

Online music provider 7digital is bringing over-the-air music downloads to recent BlackBerry phones, such as the Storm, Bold, and Tour. Today, the company is set to launch its application–developed by DevelopIQ–on the BlackBerry App World store, as well as on the 7digital Web site.
After installing the free app, BlackBerry users will be able to buy and [...]

Sony is planning a spring release of its new motion controller for the PlayStation 3 video game console.  
The controller, a prototype of which Sony unveiled in June, will work with the existing PlayStation Eye camera, which can track players’ voices, faces and body motion. The controller, in turn, has on its end a light-emitting sphere [...]

Asus is known for its extensive netbook lineup and they seem to be strengthening that even more with a netbook having a 12 inch screen which might not seem to be that netbookish. It is build around NVIDIA’s Ion technology that is expected to boost the graphics performance of the netbook comparable to mainstream laptops.
Its [...]

Software giant Microsoft has introduced visual search for its search engine Bing.com, in order to further set itself apart from market leader Google. According to a report by BBC News, the new feature will let users browse results using pictures instead of text.
Visual search will concentrate on four main areas: travel, health, leisure and shopping.
“There will [...]

State-owned firms spent $3.1 billion on information technology in India during 2008 and the amount is expected to top $5 billion by 2011 at an annual growth of 19 percent between 2007-2011, says a new study by Springboard Research.
 More than two-thirds of the total spending will be led by the federal government, with states accounting [...]

Facebook’s free online game Farmville, which allows users to run their own virtual farm, is set to become the most popular application on the social networking site.  
Farmville, which allows Facebook members to plant, grow, and harvest virtual crops, trees, raise livestock, invest in farm equipment and sell their produce for profit, has become very popular [...]

Software outsourcer Tech Mahindra will provide telecom operator Etisalat DB with IT solutions and infrastructure requirements for its proposed services rollout in 15 telecom circles, it was announced here Monday.  
The contract, valued at Rs.2,000 crore or $400 million, is valid for 10 years, Etisalat DB, earlier known as Swan Telecom, said in a statement. “Tech [...]

With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall.
The season gets a late-summer start today, 1st September, with the release of “Guitar Hero 5,” a game featuring music from the Rolling Stones, Nirvana and other [...]