Since Apple opened its App Store in 2008, catering to the needs of gamers has been increasingly important for mobile-device makers. While the iPhone was not designed primarily for games, they soon dominated the best-selling app charts, a pattern that was duplicated on Android devices and looks set to repeat with Windows phones. Qualcomm, a major manufacturer of chipsets for mobile devices, estimates that 60 percent of smart-phone...

Since the advent of multi-core technology such as dual-cores and quad-cores there is confusion regarding what a microprocessor consists of and what is the correct terminology. Here we analyze and compare  core vs cpu vs socket vs chip vs processor to define what each of these components or term represent. Cores Since standard...

What is a Blog ? Nowadays almost everyone has it or has heard of the notion of it. Many individuals who are not tech savvy do not totally understand what it is or how to get one. First, let me explain what it really is. Blog is short for “Web log” which means a log that you maintain on the internet for everyone to access. Today we all...

It is easy to click on the +1 button now found on nearly every Google search result, but if you want to share a link with one or more of your circles on Google Plus you've had to manually copy and paste the link. Share to G+ is a bookmarklet that allows you create a post in Google Plus linking to the web page you're currently visiting by clicking on the "Share to G+" button in your bookmark bar. By default the post will...

ACD Systems announces the availability of new versions of its photo managers: ACDSee 14, ACDSee Pro 5, and an update of ACDSee Pro for Mac OS X After PaintShop Pro X4 and Photoshop Elements 10, it is with the turn of ACDSee to know an update, or rather updates since the levelling relates to ACDSee and ACDSee Pro. The version general public passes directly to the 14 (superstition obliges…) and grows rich by some innovations, like...

There was an interesting discussion of iOS-vs.-Android news that began with this report by Seth Weintraub for Fortune. He explains in the article the downward spiral cost of creating smartphone components and the end product smartphone as well. He also says Apple could be in big trouble as Android activations surpass iPhone...

The Honeywell wifi theromostat works great. It has many awesome features. Some of which include, 'day off' feature, party feature, holiday feature, optimum start feature, 6 temperature changes a day, and many more! When you first get a Honeywell wifi thermostat you may find it difficult to operate and program, but that is highly unlikely seeing as it was rated a 9.5 out of 10 for ease to program. Honeywell is a great brand. It...

Microsoft confirmed Mango Windows Phone 7 handsets would sport a front facing camera as well as Skype integration and a mobile Lync client. The confirmation came via the TechEd event in New Zealand, where two Microsoft employees mentioned that Microsoft's Lync VoIP client also be available on other mobile platforms, including iOS, Android...

The new ViewSonic V3D245 announced to be available early October 2011, arrived in preview at our lab. This model is equipped with 23.6-inch all the latest technologies developed in the field of 3D monitors: HDMI 1.4a and integration of the transmitter synchronization active glasses within the housing of the screen. So, this new model, comes with 3D glasses Vision is compatible with nVidia's 3D technology, but also with the standard...

Private labels (MMD), you know? They include cheaper products, manufactured, ordered and above all taught by the Direct Market itself. A little about, these products are expected to replace brand equivalent, with the key economies of advertising and distribution. CT704 CT1002 shelves and fall completely into this logic. After the 10-inch...

GVdialer is an intriguing mobile application for Google Voice, supporting iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Microsoft, and Symbian. GVdialer enables you to use Google Voice with your mobile phone while enabling some cool features. For instance, you can present your Google number as your Caller ID on outgoing mobile calls, thus keeping your...

The Aspire X3990-067 is a mini computer in turn exclusively dedicated to the office usage. Its price is 399 euros, with a keyboard and mouse, it promises nothing more than to assist you in everyday use of the most basic operations and works. However, comfort is ok? The machine is it silent? What can we really expect from such a PC? The response in our test.  reality The first strength of this Aspire X3990 is its small...