Windows 8 Developer Edition

Facebook Introduced a New Subscribe Feature

With Google+ just around the corner and while it’s not getting that steam recently, Facebook still sees it as a threat and has been launching features here and there to rival Google+. The latest of these is their new “Subscribe” feature. Like in Google+ and first seen in Twitter, this allows users to “follow” and connect to each other [...]

Windows 8 Developer Edition Ready to Download “Pre-Beta Release”

Microsoft Windows 8 for Developers has been released. It is a pre-beta release meaning that it should not be installed in a production environment. Here are some of the features of Windows 8: Metro Style UI Windows 8 introduces a beautiful new user interface (UI) designed specifically for touch. From typography to animations, Windows [...]

Facebook Updated Its iPhone Application

Finally Facebook updated its iPhone App, which has new features and privacy controls. Facebook for iPhone 3.5 now make it easy to use Facebook and let users tag friends and places in posts. Now you can control easily who can see your posts. Facebook also fixed numerous bugs and made some performance enhancements. Facebook’s new privacy [...]

Windows 7 Startup Time as Faster as Windows 8

Maybe the biggest piece of Microsoft news this week was about Windows 8 startup times. For good reason. It's one of those nuts-and-bolts issues that affects (plagues?) every Windows user. But Windows 7 startup can be pretty snappy too with the right hardware, and it should improve later this year. Let me begin by saying I am also a little [...]

Sonim XP3300 Force named World’s Toughest Phone Features

Sonim Technologies, which is known for manufacturing world’s most rugged, water-submersible mobile phones, has launched the world’s toughest phone, Sonim XP3300 Force. With the launch of this handset, Sonim has secured its entry into the Guinness Book of World Records. The phone was tested in the presence of independent judges from the [...]