OS X Mountain Lion “Most Polished” Version Yet
Trying to write a review of OS X Mountain Lion is tricky. First of all, I had already written a review back in February, when Apple legitimately surprised the world with the revelation that the ninth iteration of OS X was just about ready to go. Granted, back then I only had a few days to play with an early build. But it was already pretty solid at that point. Now, months later, I’ve had a lot of time to play with Mountain Lion, and...
$125 MIPS-based Smart Tab 1 brings Jelly Bean on a budget to India
By Sarah Silbert posted Jul 31st 2012 4:17PM A MIPS-based tablet was the first slate to officially run Android Ice Cream Sandwich, and the processor technology will also beat the crowds to running the new Jelly Bean OS. It might be second to the Nexus 7, but Karbonn Mobiles’ new Smart Tab 1, available to the Indian market only, runs Google’s latest software — and its MIPS-based JZ4770 SoC, clocked at 1.2GHz, allows...
Twitter responds to suspended reporter controversy, explains Trust & Safety policies
By Terrence O’Brien posted Jul 31st 2012 4:27PM Well, you might not have heard about it from us, but by now you’re likely familiar with the tale of British journalist Guy Adams and the controversy surrounding his suspended Twitter account. The Independent correspondent posted a number critical missives regarding NBC’s Olympic coverage, one including the corporate email address of an executive at the network. Shortly...
Slow PC sales projection hits Seagate stocks
Seagate’s stock price dropped 8% today after the company announced it expects weak first-quarter performance based on slowing PC sales. The news followed a lack-luster quarter, which Seagate reported yesterday. Seagate reported financial results for its fourth quarter and for the fiscal year 2012, which ended June 29. The quarter was down compared to the previous quarter, but the company for the full year saw revenues up 36%....
Facebook working on ‘save-for-later’ feature, lets you like things privately
By Jamie Rigg posted Jul 31st 2012 4:55PM Ever wanted to flag a Facebook post for the future — one you wouldn’t want to be seen “liking” in the present? Well, the heads at Palo Alto are testing a way to make that happen: a save-for-later feature that’ll allow you to add posts to a private feed. Saving is conducted on the sly, so you can create a slimmed-down stalking experience without alerting the...
