News: Reads from WWW
Friday, 10 May 2013
Apple Regains 5th Place in Chinese Mobile Market
In the first quarter of 2013, Apple managed to regain fifth place in the Chinese mobile market with an eight percent market share. For the last two quarters in 2012, it was languishing in 6th place, while Samsung remained firmly in the top spot with a 20 percent market share.
ASUS Teases New Transformer Tablet for Computex 2013
ASUS posted a video on YouTube to tease its upcoming products at Computex 2013, which will include a new Transformer tablet with a stylus.
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Quantum Internet in Use at Los Alamos National Labs for over Two Years
Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States, claimed that they have been using a quantum internet for the last two and a half years. Their version of such a network involves a hub-and-spoke layout where a central hub is responsible of interlinking quantum networks.
HP to Standardize Notebook and Tablet Design and Features
According to a report by PC World, HP will be standardizing the design and features of all of its notebooks and tablets to cut manufacturing costs and help customers better identify its products.
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
New Google Maps Interface Revealed Ahead of Google I/O
Ahead of Google's I/O event next week, an updated interface for Google Maps has surfaced which removes the sidebar and focuses on the map itself rather than its various navigational components.
Xi3 Launches FreeForm dataCENT3R Project, Puts New Spin to Clustered PCs
Xi3 Corporation has unveiled its FreeForm dataCENT3R project that features up to ninety six X3i Modular Computers or Xi3 microSERV3Rs in a clustered design. This project aims to break the mold of a traditional data center setup that usually comprises servers housed in racks.
Seagate Announces Consumer-Focused SSDs Alongside Enterprise Offerings
Seagate has announced its first ever range of consumer-focused solid state drives (SSDs) alongside next-generation enterprise offerings including a low-profile PCIe flash memory storage device targeted at servers operating database and virtualization applications.
Sony to Focus on Imaging in its Next Flagship Phone
Sony is said to be releasing a Cybershot-branded Android flagship phone in the coming months.
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
ASUS Launching Smaller, More Affordable Windows 8 Tablets Later This Year
ASUS will launch several small Windows 8 tablets later this year as prices of these devices are expected to fall below US$300.
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Leaked Microsoft Email Says Next-gen Xbox Will Not Require Always On Connection
It looks like the long-running rumor that Microsoft's next-gen Xbox would require an always on internet connection has finally been put to rest thanks to a leaked internal Microsoft email which has dismissed the 'always-on' mandate.
