Category archives for: Sci-Tech

Firefox version 9 up for grabs as Mozilla releases the update on Thursday, December 23 – Part 2

Some of the features that have been installed into the Lion version are multi-finger gestures. Firefox now supports the two-finger swipe gesture that moves the user to the next website opened in another tab without even hovering the mouse cursor over the tab. In addition, it also has support for multi-screen options that are hot-favourite […]

Firefox version 9 up for grabs as Mozilla releases the update on Thursday, December 23 – Part 1

Mozilla released its newest version of the flagship web browser, Firefox, for Windows, Mac and Android on Tuesday. The new version is an incremental upgrade, 9, to the older version, 8. Along the lines of a new graphical interface, that is all silver-like and quite attractive, the back-end programming of the new browser is also […]

Google to release its tablet within six months

Eric Schmidt, CEO of internet search engine giant, Google, has announced that the company will introduce their own tablet within six months. Schmidt stated the time period of release but did not give further details. The latest announcement by Google is part of a series of notable accolades in the memory of late Steve Jobs. […]

Tesla announced the sedan version of its electric automobile, Tesla Model S – Part 1

Tesla, the US automotive manufacturers who specialize in electric cars, released the four-door sedan version of their product, Tesla Model S. The base model has been offered at $49,900, exclusive of $7,500 in tax that takes the net price to $57,400. The car comes several months after the company’s CEO and founder, Elon Musk promised […]

Windows 8 due to release in 2012

Windows 8 due to release in 2012 Following the success of Windows 7, the Microsoft is set to release a new version of its operating system in 2012. The Microsoft Window 8 version will hit the shelves in the New Year. The next version will have many changes from the previous versions. The upcoming version […]

Discovery of a plant-eating dinosaur in Antarctica

Discovery of a plant-eating dinosaur in Antarctica For the first time, the presence of large bodied herbivorous dinosaurs has been found in the icy landscape of Antarctica. Scientists have identified the dinosaur as the sauropoda which was the most diverse and geographically widespread species of herbivorous dinosaurs. However, this species was never discovered in Antarctica […]

Louvre to use Nintendo 3DS from next year

In an official announcement by Musée du Louvre authorities, the world famous museum will use Nintendo 3DS as an audio guide from March next year. As a result, the museum will gradually replace their electronic guidebooks for the Japanese console. A total of five thousand units will be deployed in action at first, with further […]

Apple wins another infringement case against HTC’s Android-based smartphones – Part 2

According to HTC, this function had been in Blackberry and other smartphones before iPhone had even surfaced in the market. They said in the official statement: “Our own layman assessment of the feasibility of such a work around is also very straight forward: it is very easy, best proof being that Blackberry users have been […]

Apple wins another infringement case against HTC’s Android-based smartphones – Part 1

Since the original iPhone set foot in the mobile communications market, it has become an ‘inspiration’; it has been copied on several levels. Apple has been busy of late in taking the infringement problems in their stride. For better or for worse, these copy cases have been in the news, especially this year, and Apple […]

Some of the interesting way-arounds to Android-based Amazon Kindle Fire – Part 2

2. Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader app Users, who have been Barnes and Noble patrons for some time, can now avail facilities from both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. A switch from Barnes and Nobles’ signature tablet, Nook Color to Amazon Kindle Fire would not come as a surprise to certain tech experts. The Kindle […]

Some of the interesting way-arounds to Android-based Amazon Kindle Fire – Part 1

When a product becomes a success in the market, it brings with itself a host of techies who just have one activity that interests them, crack other ways around for mere interest. With huge success that Amazon’s Kindle Fire has seen of late in the tablet market, there are a number of technology geeks whose […]

The worst tablet ventures of 2011 – Part 2

2. Velocity Micro Cruz T301 The tablet boasts Android operating system version 2.2 (Froyo) and a 7-inch display, which is quite an impressive offer for $136 but other factors have been eclipsed in the making. There is not Google Market application and many of other basic applications are also missing. However, the main reason why […]

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