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Usman Khalid
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Automobiles expected in 2013 – Hint: New York Auto Show – Part 3

Acura comes to the hybrid car market a little late but its upcoming RLX makes the presence known. Inspired by NSX’s hybrid technology, the new Acura comes with the excellence of Honda’s engineers. The drive system is comprised of a direct-injection V-6 complemented by an electric motor at the front wheels, and dual electric motors […]

Is it impossible to migrate from iOS to other platforms? – Part 1

Since it is certainly one of the best phones in the market if not the best to some users, the iPhone series is now taking a toll on those who want to switch to other platforms for a change. What apple has with its customers that has brought a huge pile of cash in the […]

Is it impossible to migrate from iOS to other platforms? – Part 2

For example, the mobile apps for different services come first to the iOS platform and then Android, whereas being a late comer Windows Phone gets its turn in the last in most of the cases. NetFlix, Pandora, Hulu are just a few examples that have always preferred iOS before attending to Android and WP. However, […]

Is it impossible to migrate from iOS to other platforms? – Part 3

However, due to its open-sourced nature, it is always tweaked enough and has a number of stutter and malware problems. On the other hand, MS keeps WP close to its chest and has closely knit pool of application developers with a proper approval system to upload the apps to its store. That way, WP is […]

Is it impossible to migrate from iOS to other platforms? – Part 4

The switching process is another incentive to those who want to move to Windows platform. With GBs of music, photos and videos stored on iPhones, iPads, iPods and iCloud, it is hard to sync an Android device to the iTunes but the Windows surely has an easy way to transfer those files, though it may […]

Apple under attack: Flashback gives the flashbacks to sloppy security management from the company – Part 1

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Apple under attack: Flashback gives the flashbacks to sloppy security management from the company – Part 2

There were times when Mac machines were considered one of the most secure platforms in the world, if not the most secure. However, gone are the days when users could blind trust Apple products in terms of secure operating systems. The main reason attached to such vulnerability to malware attacks is the sales of Mac […]

Apple under attack: Flashback gives the flashbacks to sloppy security management from the company – Part 3

“Wait until HTML5 becomes more ubiquitous for similar types of threat vulnerabilities, and you can have a botnet that runs in your browser,” Ferguson cautioned. “The more ubiquitous these platforms are, it won’t matter if it’s a mobile device or a computer. It it’s running Java or any other cross-platform technology, the threat is there.” […]

HTC Titan II (2012): First Review – Part 1

HTC pulled the curtains on the succession of the Titan line of smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012, the new HTC Titan II. This week the company released the Windows Phone-based smartphone. In a nutshell, the phone is a whopper with a larger footprint and a stunning 16-mega pixel camera. Though the Titan II is not the first Windows […]

HTC Titan II (2012): First Review – Part 2

At 5.1 inches tall by 2.8 inches wide by 0.39 inch thick, this handset is just as much of a behemoth. Sculpted in the flat, rectangular slab shape that’s become so common in today’s smartphones, the Titan II is the spitting image of many of HTC’s Android handsets. Tipping the scales at a hefty 6 […]

HTC Titan II (2012): First Review – Part 3

On back of the phone are the ultrahigh-resolution 16-megapixel camera and dual-LED flash array. A small speaker sits here too, plus understated monotone HTC and Windows Phone logos. A small textured back plate covers the SIM card compartment, but sadly there’s no SD card slot for extra storage, and the battery isn’t removable. The Titan […]

HTC Titan II (2012): First Review – Part 4

As with the original Titan, HTC added a few of its own flourishes to the Titan II’s OS. The HTC Hub showcases HTC’s signature clock and weather widget plus featured apps, news, and stock reports, and there are HTC-branded apps like HTC Watch, HTC’s video download and rental service, HTC’s Photo Enhancer, Locations, Notes, and […]

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