Posts Tagged ‘Technology news’

White iPhone 4 is spotted in the UK

Although the official word states otherwise, video evidence of a yet unreleased white iPhone4 is in distribution in the UK well before any are available in the US.  The white iPhone4 models in question have since disappeared and have no record of being sold or offered.  Those who were waiting in line and in queue [...]

Amazon Kindle DX – new e-Reader hit?

Amazon released a special delux version of their e-reader device known as the Kindle, which is now readily available on their website. The Amazon Kindle DX is now offered at a price of US$379 which is amazingly cheap for what it has in store . The price is below US$400 in efforts to compete with [...]

New Social Network from Google?

Few sources on the Internet are stating that Google is perhaps attempting to create a new social network that will be able to challenge existing ones like Facebook.  Key players in social networking and media such as Digg founder Kevin Rose are saying that it is a definite possibility and might happen soon.  Google is [...]

iPhone4 Launch Statistics

The sales figures for the iPhone4 have been released with over 1.5 million sales on the first day. A total of 600,000 of the phones were pre-ordered in the United States. 100,000 of the phones were sold at the Apple stores on the day of release and 50,000 of them were released into Best Buy [...]

TV white space for Wi-Fi

The common television “white space” channels that are left over after broadcasting from analog switched over to digital are still functional.  The main thing is that they will be used for a completely different type of broadcasting.  The smart grids coupled with the white space television platform will be able to provide a much faster [...]

Hybrid and electric car sales are on the rise after the oil disaster in Gulf of Mexico

It is speculated that events such as BP’s Gulf Oil disaster and many other events similar to this such as the Niger Delta oil spill, which has been draining for 50 years, is making people more mindful about the depletion of oil and other natural resources.  This is leading to an increased interest in hybrid [...]

New Entertainment Content Now Available on Bing

Microsoft’s search engine Bing has undergone some updates, which make it more entertainment friendly. It now offers a number of new features that work by simply entering a search query from the home page. This update delivers plenty of great resources for those who prefer entertainment related information and resources.

Box.net introduces desktop syncing application

Box.net was created in 2005 as a college project and publically launched in 2006. This service allows you to store, share, and manage all of your business content in a single area to streamline your business processes and operations. They managed to create an easy way to securely share content on the Internet with co-workers [...]

You can now change a background on Google search homepage

Google have added a new cool feature to the search homepage – changeable backgrounds. This exciting new feature allows you to customise your search homepage to exactly what you want to see each time you use Google. They have provided a gallery with images you can choose from or you use one of your own [...]

BlueAnt S4 – Voice Controlled Speakerphone

The BlueAnt S4 Hands-Free Voice Activated Car Speakphone is a bluetooth device that mounts on your visor (in your car, obviously), and listens.  It doesn’t record you or anything like that, no, the BlueAnt S4 simply sits idle waiting for you to say “BlueAnt, speak to me”.  That is when it springs into action, listing [...]