What’s the most impressive thing about Google? Its cool products and the fact that it’s taking over the world? Totally. Google demoed a new search feature called Conversational Search at the recently concluded Google IO conference. This feature enables you to actually ask your question to Google without hitting the microphone button in the search → Read More
Hrishikesh Deshkar
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- I am a graduate student at Syracuse University, majoring in Information Management. I like to keep myself updated on the technological front and just when my knowledge tends to overflow, I share it with the world.
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Ubuntu for Smartphones: A Winning Strategy?
Earlier in 2012, we saw Ubuntu for Android phones which united Android devices and Ubuntu desktop. Now the open-source virus-free operating system will be seen running on other smartphones. Canonical, Ubuntu’s official promoter and service provider, showcased Ubuntu operating system on a smartphone at CES 2013. The intuitive user interface managed to impress the crowd → Read More
Recent Updates From Google: Preparing for 2013
Google is constantly updating the features of its wide range of products. A number of new enhancements and announcements were made at the end of 2012, which have positioned the innovative company to pursue new goals and improved user experience in 2013. 1. Zeitgeist 2012: Year In Review Google released 2012’s Zeitgeist report in → Read More
Mozilla to Launch Firefox Operating System
Ever since Mozilla announced its Boot-to-Gecko (B2G) project back in 2011, it has been creating a buzz around the blogosphere. Re-branded as Firefox OS, this project aims to build a complete web-based operating system for smartphones and tablets. The devices with the operating system are set to release in early 2013. How will it perform in the market among → Read More
Free for 24 hours – Fruit Ninja and other Halfbrick Games
The finals are done and dusted with. Celebrate the holiday season by having some digital fun on your iPhones and iPads, for FREE. Halfbrick Studios has reduced the prices of their games, just for iPhone and iPad, to an absolute ZERO for the next 24 hours. This is, by far, the year end’s biggest discounted offer for → Read More
Say Hello to Windows Phone 8
On October 29, Microsoft unveiled the new Windows Phone 8. With the mobile operating system market dominated by Android and iOS, Gartner research firm indicates that by 2016 the number of Windows Phone users will be close to that of Apple’s iOS users. Keeping its word, Windows Phone 8 came with a lot of surprises and → Read More
LinkedIn Mobile App Upgrades: A Brief Overview
It’s been a bit more that a year since LinkedIn last revamped its mobile application with a completely new look. Despite this, it has managed to stay afloat in the competition among social networking mobile applications. As per the official blog of LinkedIn, more than 23% of the unique visitors were using the mobile application, which is a → Read More