Microsoft’s Windows head Steven Sinofsky published a blog post yesterday stating that the company will retire the Windows Live brand ahead of the Windows 8 launch and will integrate all those services in a more cohesive way, tailored for mobile and cloud computing. As of now, the services under the Windows Live banner are quite splintered with many existing independently. Some these services incl
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Microsoft to retire Windows live brand ahead of Windows 8 launch
Posted by bgrnews 16 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Looks like Q4 of 2012 will be a fiesta of gaming. Earlier we heard that Halo 4, was coming in November, then yesterday the new of the next Call of Duty title hit us and now the first trailer showing gameplay for the next Hitman game called Absolution has been released. As of now the game is scheduled for a Q4 release and it will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC. IO interact
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What to expect from the Samsung Galaxy S3?
Posted by bgrnews 16 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Later today Samsung will unveil its flagship smartphone for the year 2012 in London. In fact the launch is only six hours away at the time of writing this article. Samsung has done pretty good job of keeping things hidden and till now we yet to see a conclusive leak. But there are few things we expect, read on to find out more. Name: In the build up to the Galaxy S3 launch, Samsung started a new
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Samsung Galaxy S III is officially launched, coming to Europe on May 29
Posted by bgrnews 16 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
So after months of speculation the Samsung Galaxy S III has now been officially unveiled. The device features 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display, 8-Megapixel camera with zero shutter lag, 1.4GHz Samsung Exynos 4 Quad processor, 1GB of RAM, 2,100 mAh battery, a MicroSD card slot and it runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Like rumors suggested, the device will be initially available in two colors
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Samsung Galaxy S3 vs HTC One X, tech specs comparison
Posted by bgrnews 16 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Samsung unveiled its flagship device for 2012, the Galaxy S3 last evening. This device has been in the news for quite some time and frankly, we are relived that it is now out in the open. Apart from being Samsung’s flagship, it is also the official device of the London Olympics. While its industrial design has been called somewhat underwhelming by the tech press there is no doubt, its a spe
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Keith Haring’s 54th birthday celebrated with Google Doodle
Posted by bgrnews 16 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Keith Haring, born on May 4 1958, was a famous artist and social activist whose work reflected the New York City street culture in the 1980s, and today Google has honored him with a doodle dedicated to his work on his 54th birth anniversary. From a young age, Haring learned basic cartoon skills from his father and in the early ’70s he studied commercial art, only to lose interest in it and
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The Samsung Galaxy S3 could hit India in the first week of June
Posted by bgrnews 16 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Samsung unveiled the highly anticipated Galaxy S3 smartphone in London last evening. Besides the unveil itself, the company announced that the device will hit Europe on May 29 along with a ten city global world tour which also includes New Delhi. While there is no official confirmation on the release one can expect the device to hit Indian shores by the first week of June itself. Even the last Ga
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Samsung Galaxy S3: Were the rumors true?
Posted by bgrnews 16 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
The Samsung Galaxy S3 was perhaps the most anticipated smartphone of the year, maybe even more so then the next iPhone. But after Samsung unveiled the final device, many people were left underwhelmed as the device did not turn out to be the revolutionary game changer everyone thought it to be. If anything, HTC with its One X won the industrial design battle, amongst the Android flagships. However
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Dual-core Sony Xperia U listed at Rs 17,399 on Lets Buy
Posted by bgrnews 16 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Last month Sony revealed its new Xperia range of smartphones in India. While at the time only the top of the line Xperia S was available, today Phonemantra is reporting that the lower-end Xperia U is priced at only Rs 17,399 at online retailer Lets Buy and is expected to hit the Indian market by mid May. This makes the device a very attractive purchase as Sony has packed in quite a bit in this ha
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Efficiency of solar panels
Posted by shyanneseth 16 days ago (http://aboutsolarpanel.net)
Different types of solar panels have different efficiency. Moreover, one type of panels from different manufacturers may also differ. Article describes historical trends and efficiency of various types of solar panels.
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Nokia’s PureView branded Lumia smartphone unlikely to launch anytime soon
Posted by bgrnews 21 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Nokia blew the pants off everyone at this year’s MWC when it announced the 808 PureView with its mind-numbing 41-megapixel camera sensor. We checked out the device ourselves recently and pretty convinced it is the best camera we have seen on a smartphone ever and might even choose it over a high-end stand alone point-and-shoot camera. However, the 808 has a shortcoming – it runs on Sy
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Nokia is likely to launch the Asha 202 in India tomorrow. First announced at MWC 2012, the Asha 202 features a 2.4-inch QVGA resistive touchscreen, a 2.0 MP camera, FM radio, a microSD card slot and dual-SIM. Nokia is also likely to bundle 40 free games from EA that can be downloaded from Nokia’s app store. Mary McDowell, Nokia’s EVP for Mobile Phones, let the announcement slip in a R
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Nokia in ‘advanced talks’ for sale of Vertu: Report
Posted by bgrnews 21 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Finnish vendor Nokia will raise around 265 million euors from the sale of its luxury handset unit Vertu. According to Financial Times, which first reported about this deal, the Vertu unit might be bought by Permira PERM.UL, a private equity group. EQT, the Northern European private equity group was also interested in buying Nokia’s luxury handset unit. The Finnish vendor had first spoken ab
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Unannounced Sony Xperia ST21i sporting ICS and bulky design spotted in the wild
Posted by bgrnews 21 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
After Sony’s Xperia Next series of devices, if you were thinking what is next in store then we feel you’re in luck today. Sony’s unannounced smartphone by the name of the Xperia ST21i has been spotted by the guys at Techblog. According to them, this bulky handset will feature a 3.2-inch display with a lowly screen resolution of 480 x 320, should run on an 800MHz Qualcomm process
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Review: The new iPad (2012)
Posted by bgrnews 21 days ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Back in the day, tablets meant something a doctor would prescribe one to take when sick. In tech-world, it meant super-expensive laptops that had a swiveling display on which users could scribble using a stylus. I know of at least one C-level executive who had bought one such machine costing upwards of Rs 100,000 only to sign documents! Then came the iPad in the beginning of Summer 2010 and turne
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