Google's YouTube Immediately Build Studio in London

London: Google YouTube immediately opened a studio in London, England. Google's claim that the studio planned to be built in Soho, with the aim of providing support for novice filmmakers. The building was owned YouTube, there are facilities such as the tools to develop professional work for the website. "It is amazing to think that some of the most successful creators in the arena, with millions of viewers, using something more than just their bedroom, webcam and any props that are used to produce the videos are interesting and likeable," said Sara representatives YouTube Mormino, recently. "Many of our partners are ready to process their...

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Meet Kuratas, the $1.35 million mech of your dreams

If you’ve watched Transformers far too many times, then this story is for you. Got a spare $1 million under your couch? Then you could be the proud owner of Kuratas, the 4.5 ton diesel-powered monstrosity that will make your the envy of your neighborhood. That is, after your blow it all up. Built by Suidobashi Heavy Industries, the mech has enough room inside to house a human pilot, along with driving controls and mechanisms to control the robot’s gigantic arms. Best of all, the robot is weaponized, and comes with such fun accessories as a gatling gun that’s activated by smiling. Yes, this thing makes Dr. Evil look like one of the Carebears. Watch the utterly hilarious instructional video below, and start saving up! ...

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Blackberry Launches New Operating System

Ottawa: After being stuck in the manufacture of a device, finally Reaserch In Motion (RIM) has launched the latest operating system for the Backberry. TGDaily media proclaim, Tuesday (24/7), the operating system (IOS) 10 was rated as the most advanced operating system for the BB at this time. The new alpha version of the BlackBerry 10 will provide convenience for users of voice commands that can be used in such devices. Unfortunately, IOS 10 assessed the success of iPhone and Android trail. In fact, it features very look familiar to iPhone owners...

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Google Browse Cable TV

New York: Companies search engine giant Google expanded cable TV market. Related parties say they will launch a television service in several U.S. states by using its own optical network. In fact, it is also to be launched high-speed internet with Google output. According to the information page of the company as reported by NHK, they will begin to provide such services in some parts of Kansas and Missouri in September. The new service will be priced at a rate plan for $ 120 dollars per month. Remarkably, the service will also be provided for tablet PCs and smartphones. Industry analysts see major changes taking place in corporate strategy,...

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Nokia closes last factory in Finland

Finnish publication YLE reports that Nokia’s last mobile phone factory in the country has stopped producing handsets. The factory at Salo in Western Finland will formally be closed in September. It is estimated that some 780 people will lose their jobs. The move is not unexpected. Nokia is also cutting jobs in Mexico and Hungry, all in a bid to shift production to Asia. In February it announced, ‘Shifting device assembly to Asia is targeted at improving our time to market. By working more closely with our suppliers, we believe that we will be able to introduce innovations into the market more quickly and ultimately...

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HTC confirms Android Jelly Bean on One X, XL & S

After recent leaks, HTC officially confirmed over the weekend that their newest range of One smartphones will be getting Android Jelly Bean update soon. Included models for the Jelly bean OS upgrade are the Ice Cream Sandwich running HTC One XL, One X and our recently reviewed One S. Sadly the entry model HTC One V will not be given the update. No specified date on when the updates will roll out, but HTC have confirmed to SlashGear that the update “is for all versions worldwide, including the carrier-specific versions in the U.S.”...

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Windows Phone 8 coming in October

During the recent Q2 earnings, Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop discussed about the sales of the current Windows Phone 7 handsets the Finnish company has released to date. Over the last three months Nokia has sold 4 million Lumia handsets worldwide, double the Q1 figures. Despite the modest sales, Elop said that the coming release of Windows Phone 8 software in October, which promises better coordination and more features for computers and smartphones running Microsoft software, would further lift sales of Lumia devices,” according to NY Times. The expected release date of Windows Phone 8 is not really surprising, given the...

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Microsoft Office 2013 now available for downloading

Like Windows 8, Microsoft has released a downloadable preview version of their upcoming Office suite that is now called Office 2013. Like the previous generation, the Office suite features Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and OneNote along with Access and Publisher. New features for this time around include a refined UI that has a much flatter look, support for touch-screens and cloud syncing allowing access to all your files from anywhere. you can download Office 2013 by signing up for it here. Microsoft states the following new features for Office 2013 Office at Its Best on Windows 8 Touch everywhere. Office...

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iPhone 5 to have thinner, better screen

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the next iPhone, expected to be revealed this fall, will use an in-cell technology that will make the screen thinner. They are reporting these screens are already in production: Japanese liquid-crystal-display makers Sharp Corp. and Japan Display Inc.â€"a new company that combined three Japanese electronics makers’ display unitsâ€"as well as South Korea’s LG Display Co. are currently mass producing panels for the next iPhone using so-called in-cell technology, the people said. The new in-cell technology integrates touch sensors into the LCD removing the need for a separate component layer for touch capabilities. Besides reducing thickness, this technology supposedly also improves image quality. The Wall Street Journal also...

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RIM forks out $147m in patent infringement case

It seems that Research In Motion just can’t cut a break. Already plagued with problems of its own, RIM is now being forced to pay Mformation Technologies fees due in a legal case where the BlackBerry maker apparently infringed on patents belonging to Mformation. Jurors decided that RIM’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server infringed on patents from Mformation and awarded damages of $8 for every device BlackBerry has sold. With 18.4 million units sold to date, that clocks in a legal bill of $147 million. RIM said in a statement that they still believe that they owned the technologies being used, and that Mformation has no real claim in the case. RIM has worked hard for many years to independently develop its leading-edge BlackBerry technology and industry-leading intellectual...

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Windows SkyDrive updated with a new logo

The new version of SkyDrive for Windows tells the user how it is behaving by offering a new status window. After many users requested for a simple way to check this function, SkyDrive provides a small status window when clicked (in the system tray). The status informs the user about the time SkyDrive was updated, with information in regards to megabytes & the files being transferred. Neowin also reports that, for SkyDrive power users, some features have been added: options like View sync problems” and Report a problem” are now shown as options in the context menu. These make it a lot easier to diagnose/solve problems...

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Siemens appoints new CEO for UAE

Press Release: Siemens, the global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering operating in the energy, infrastructure, industry and healthcare sectors, today announced that it has appointed a new chief executive officer for the company’s operations in the UAE. Kay Zwingenberger will continue to drive Siemens’ growth strategy, expand the company’s local footprint and push ahead with research initiatives as well as technology and knowledge transfer. Kay Zwingenberger first joined Siemens in 1992 and gained valuable management experience for the company throughout Europe, spearheading the development of the...

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean finds a home on Kindle Fire

The Amazon Kindle Fire is a robust little tablet, currently running Android 2.3. So what could make the tablet even better? Why, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean of course. The smart cookies over at xdadevelopers have been hard at work to get the port running, ahead of Google’s own 7″ tablet launch, the Nexus 7. Of course the build isn’t perfect and there’s a suitable amount of risk involved with rooting devices, but if you can pull it off then you can enjoy your spiffy new Jelly Bean tablet. Here’s a quick video of the Fire running 4.1: ...

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Want Windows 8 UI on your iOS device? There’s an app for that!

One of the best things you can do to your iOS device is to Jailbreak it. The variety of apps, which would normally not be allowed on the App Store, is truly incredible and allows a whole lot of features to be introduced just as easily as downloading an app from the store. Here’s one of them: Windows 8 UI skin. The skin runs on-top of dreamboard and is surprisingly robust. It replicates Windows 8′s Metro UI quite well with the smooth flowing titles, icons and menus. It even has a ‘desktop’ shortcut which allows you to switch between the normal iOS UI and the skin. Check out the video below for a demonstration. It costs $1.50. Source: Jailbreaknation....

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HP launches new enterprise imaging and printing solutions

Press Release: HP announced today 8 new imaging and printing products with enhanced tools and expanded mobility offerings to enable businesses of all sizes to capture, connect and communicate more securely and efficiently. The new offerings include four new HP LaserJet printers and two HP Scanjet scanners, as well as two new solutions: HP ePrint Enterprise and HP Access Control. ¨HP is overhauling our entire line of MFPs and today begins a wave of intelligent new web-enabled, cloud-enabled and solutions-enabled printing devices that meet the evolving business needs of our customers,¨ said Salim Ziade, General Manager,...

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Microsoft Word 2013 to have PDF editing

Office 2007 had an add-on to save files in PDF; and Office 2010 had it natively. Now, Neowin reports, that the upcoming Word 2013 will let you edit the PDFs too. PDF editing is a feature that everyone felt was missing. Paul Thurrott’s site, WinSuperSite, claim that users will be able to skip Adobe’s own reader and Acrobat software to display PDFs, because Word 2013 will have a PDF reader too. This new offering from Microsoft could change the way people interact with PDF. The format is particularly difficult to handle, for it is usually used for reading and not editing. Because eBooks can be read in readers such...

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Mozilla to wave goodbye to Thunderbird development

If you think of the company Mozilla, the first thing that jumps to mind is their friendly web-browser, Firefox. But ever heard of Thunderbird, the open source email program? While Mozilla mostly plugs Firefox, Thunderbird has been running alongside for a while now, giving users an alternative to email programs such as Outlook. Sadly though in a blog post published by Mitchell Baker, head of the Mozilla Foundation, the company announced that it would be moving the Thunderbird team into other projects, and that a final build of Thunderbird would be posted online, along with security updates and limited development from the...

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Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce, ad alliance

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â€" Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a months-long patent dispute, averting a potentially expensive battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations.In dropping the lawsuits, the companies agreed to license their patents to each other and form an advertising and content-sharing alliance that expands their existing partnership. Friday's settlement involves no exchange of money.Now that the antagonism is dissolving into an accord that could benefit both companies, the hundreds of millions of Web surfers who use both Yahoo and Facebook should find even more common ground on the two...

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Bill Gates: “Steve Jobs deserves to be remembered”

Back in June, Malcolm Gladwell, a best selling author, quite naively (in my opinion) proclaimed that 50 years from now, the world remember Bill Gates for his charity work, but will forget who Steve Jobs was. In fact, he predicts a world where there will be statues of Bill Gates across the third world”. But what does Bill Gates himself think of that claim? In an interview with PC Mag, Gates shared his opinion on the matter, once again strengthening the belief that despite his competitive blood, he always had, and still has, a great amount of respect for Steve Jobs and his work. “Steve Jobs did phenomenal work, both...

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Windows Phone 8 to feature curved on-screen keyboard?

Ever struggled to text someone while burdened with shopping bags? Or how about trying to lock your front door while texting your boss that you’re going to be late? While some of us might have talented fingers that are adept at one-hand typing on a mobile phone, not all of us are that lucky. So it was with much surprise that I picked up this image from WMPoweruser.com, which shows a one-handed on-screen keyboard that Microsoft have apparently being designing. The keyboard features a regular qwerty layout, but this time around several letters are grouped together, presumably for predictive typing – something that I haven’t...

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Android Application Now Can Walk to Mac Computers

Having developed the Android emulator to play the applications on a Windows computer at the end of 2011, now re-create the emulator BlueStack the "juggling" Android apps can be played on computers of the Apple Mac operating system. Emulator application named App Player, developed by BlueStack. Currently App Player can play the 17 Android apps for Mac, including popular applications like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp. Emulator App Player for Mac is still not maximum performance. Naturally, App Player for Mac is still an alpha and is still being developed. California-based company, the United States said it plans to increase the number...

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