Microsoft’s ‘browser ballot’ error costs Fire fox
What happened? Mozilla, the not-for-profit organisation behind Firefox claimed the “browser ballot” missing from Windows cost it nine million users. In 2009, the EU ordered Microsoft to promote rival browsers to counteract the advantage Internet Explorer has by being installed by default with the Windows operating system. However, when Service Pack 1 was released for.. read more →
Top tips for using Safari tools in Chrome
View and select tabs If your favorite browser doesn’t have a particular feature that you’ve seen in another browser, you don’t have to miss out. You can just use a plug-in to add it. Here, we’ve looked at how to recreate some of the unique features of Apple’s Safai browser in Chrome. To get Safari Tab View feature, which.. read more →
Barnes & Noble’s Nook | The Ultimate Tablet?
When veteran bookstore Barnes & Noble announced the launch of its own 7” competitor in the crowded smaller tablet market, no one, especially not Amazon, should have been surprised. The move came hot on the heels of the relative newcomer’s own Kindle Fire HD upgrade, adding another competitor to the ultimate tablet battle coming to.. read more →
Sony Recalls Splash Proof Tablet
Bit of an embarrassing one, this. Sony has been forced to stop selling its Xperia Tablet S models after it emerged that the devices weren’t actually water resistant, which the company had marketed them as. Launched last month, it’s estimated that the company has shipped an estimated 100,000 units but that’s all stopped for now as.. read more →
Google Adds Street View To Maps
While Google has yet to confirm whether or not it plans to launch a stand-alone maps app for iOS devices, the firm has added Street View functionality to its mobile web app for iOS devices. Apple Maps replacement of Google’s service is well-known and much-debated and it was always going to be a wise move.. read more →
Go Chart Out A Map
The Internet today is all about you. It is the average user who is generating the best content for the Net—from movie reviews to stock photos. So it is no surprise that this trend has plotted its way to cartography as well. Once considered an expensive proposition due to the sheer number of man-hours needed.. read more →
Amazon e-books outselling paperbacks in the UK
The success of the Kindle e-reader could signal the end of the paperback book. Amazon has announced that e-books are outselling print books on its UK website. The Kindle e-reader maker said that for every 100 paper- and hardback books it sold, it now sells 114 e-books. Jorrit Van der Meulen, vice-president of Kindle, said: “As.. read more →
Microsoft Surface RT tablet to launch with Windows 8 in October
Microsoft Surface RT tablet to launch with Windows 8 in October. ARM-powered tablet will be competitively priced against comparable tablets and Intel Ultrabooks Microsoft has announced that its Surface RT tablet will be released on 26 October, along with its Windows 8 operating system. As expected, Surface will go on sale at the same time.. read more →
Microsoft Opens Office Store for Apps
Microsoft has opened a preview version of its Office 2013 app store. The software giant unveiled the next version of its productivity suite in July and is now offering a look into what we can expect in the way of apps for Office. Microsoft said it has built the store for three reasons; Integration, simplicity.. read more →
Outlook.com Replace Hotmail
Microsoft has overhauled its Hotmail email service and replaced it with Outlook.com. The preview of Outlook.com went live in August, with a clean interface and no adverts. One million users signed up within a few hours of the launch. Microsoft describes Outlook.com as a “modern email designed for the next billion mailboxes”. It expects Outlook.com.. read more →