HTC's 'One' phone to rule them all: Meet its latest flagship
The company unveiled its latest Android smartphone today in a global launch that included simultaneous events in New York and London.
HTC is getting even more serious about its push to streamline. Following up on last year's vow to trim its product lineup, the company unveiled one device, simply called One. There will be no variation in which carriers get which phones: 150 wireless service providers will sell it, including AT&T, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile USA in the U.S.
Apple: Employee Computers Were Hacked in Targeted Attack
ReplyDeleteApple today said it too was hacked as part of the string of hacking efforts on companies and news agencies.
The iPhone and Mac maker today told Reuters that hackers targeted computers used by its employees, but that "there was no evidence that any data left Apple."
Apple joins a list that includes Facebook, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, as companies that were targeted by a group of hackers believed to originate from China.
Sony files patent for EyePad, it's not a tablet, it's a potential controller for the PlayStation console. It is a wireless controller that looks like a small tablet with a touch-sensitive surface. Motion sensors would be able to detect the movement and position of the controller. The device could also sport a couple of stereoscopic cameras that could pick up motion above its surface.
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ReplyDeleteThe 32 gigabyte version of the One will retail for $199.99 with a two-year contract, and the 64GB version should sell for $299.99 -- though HTC is still hashing out the final details with its carrier partners. HTC would only say that the phone will hit stores in March
It may be incredibly thin and light, but MacBook Pro with Retina display is also incredibly powerful. To achieve all that in a single design required relentless focus and a willingness to make bold decisions. Every millimeter was designed, engineered, built, and assembled to the most exacting performance standards. Bulky legacy technologies like the spinning hard drive and optical disc drive were left behind in favor of newer, higher-performance technologies — all-flash storage, for example. Flash is much faster and far more reliable than a traditional hard drive. And it takes up 90 percent less space. Which is one of many reasons MacBook Pro isn’t just extremely capable, it’s extremely portable, too.
ReplyDeleteThin, sleek, and very capable.
ReplyDeleteIt’s hard to believe a phone so thin could offer so many features: a larger display, a faster chip, the latest wireless technology, an 8MP iSight camera, and more. All in a beautiful aluminum body designed and made with an unprecedented level of precision. iPhone 5 measures a mere 7.6 millimeters thin and weighs just 112 grams.1 That’s 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than iPhone 4S. The only way to achieve a design like this is by relentlessly considering (and reconsidering) every single detail — including the details you don’t see.
Apple cuts prices on MacBooks
ReplyDeleteApple on Wednesday said it would cut the price of its 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display while simultaneously updating it with faster processors.
The 15-inch model is also getting improved specs, although its price remains the same.
The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro now starts at $1,499 for 128GB of solid-state flash storage, and $1,699 for 256GB of storage. The higher-end model also includes a more robust 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor.
Apple: Employee computers were hacked in targeted attack
ReplyDeleteApple today said it too was hacked as part of the string of hacking efforts on companies and news agencies. Apple joins a list that includes Facebook, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, as companies that were targeted by a group of hackers believed to originate from China.
Microsoft announced today that its new webmail service, Outlook.com, is coming out of beta testing and is now ready for primetime. The service, which was announced last July, now has 60 million users and will now replace Hotmail.com, Microsoft's older webmail system. Microsoft's Hotmail, which was originally MSN Hotmail, has been online since 1997.
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