News: Reads from WWW
Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013
Experts Believe Self-Driving Cars Will Not Become Mainstream Until 2025
According to experts at the Society of Automotive Engineers 2013 World Congress, self-driving or fully autonomous cars will not become mainstream until 2025.
Motorola Has Some "Phenomenal" Products in the Pipeline
Google chairman Eric Schmidt hints that Motorola's upcoming products are going to be "phenomenal".
Windows 8.1 May Bring Back the Start Menu; Allow Booting Straight to Desktop
According to research firm, IDC, the two options users have requested the most for Windows 8 are a boot-to-desktop feature and the return of the start menu. Now it seems that Microsoft may be considering adding both for its upcoming Windows 8.1 (Windows Blue) release.
Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013
Foxconn Increases Hiring in Anticipation of Production of New iPhone
Following a post-holiday hiring freeze, Foxconn is stepping up hiring, a sign that the company is gearing up for production of a new iPhone.
Firefox OS to Debut in Five Countries in June, 11 More by End of the Year
Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs told AllThingsD that the first-wave rollout of the Firefox OS will begin in June.
YouTube Adds Tape Mode to Celebrate 57th Anniversary of Videotape
If you've ever pined for the days of fuzzy, static-filled VHS tapes, your prayers have been answered! To mark the 57th anniversary of commercial videotape, YouTube has added a 'Tape mode' to selected videos, emulating the look and feel of vintage VHS.
Monday, 15 Apr 2013
ECS Announces Durathon Motherboard Standard
ECS has announced its Durathon motherboard standard that consists of high-quality build components, combined with a stringent testing regime. With this new standard, ECS claims that Durathon-based boards will deliver stable and reliable performances over long periods.
Attack on WordPress Sites Spawns Super Botnet
Security analysts have detected an on-going attack on computers and servers running the WordPress blogging applications. Confirmed by three separate web hosting services, the assailants are using brute force attacks to steal administrative credentials for themselves.
Pebble Releases SDK to Third-party Developers
Pebble has just announced that its SDK (software development kit) is available for download. The SDK will allow third-party developers to create apps for the its Pebble smart watch.
HTC One Suffers from Build Issues, Gap Seen between Cover and Main Body
Some HTC One users have reported that their devices suffer from build issues. The cause of the problem remains unknown.
