Publication: VR Zone

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 28 mins ago - 1 reports

HP unveils beastly Envy Rove 20 Windows 8 tablet/all-in-one PC

It shouldn’t come as a surprise anymore that traditional PCs are in a pretty nasty pickle, mostly due to the rise of the tablets and “phablets” and, let’s face it, the PC manufacturers’ inability to innovate and get with the times.Sadly, it appears that ... [Published VR Zone - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Windows 8, Lenovo Group Ltd, Sony Corporation, HP Envy

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 56 mins ago - 1 reports

iPad

New ad from Microsoft uses Siri to attack the iPad

Lately Microsoft has been extra combative with their ads that have mocked Google and spoken ill of Apple. Well that trend isn’t stopping any time soon because Microsoft has just released an ad that parodies Apple’s own commercials, even going as far ... [Published VR Zone - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Microsoft Corporation, Apple Siri, iPad

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Microsoft Corporation

Don Mattrick: If you're backwards compatible, then you're really backwards

"If you're backwards compatible, then you're really backwards."--Don Mattrick, Interview with Wall Street JournalIn a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft's Don Mattrick touched upon the company's reasoning behind their decision to ... [Published VR Zone - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Don Mattrick, Microsoft Corporation, Xbox 360

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Google Android

Chrome for Android updated, desktop Chrome gets Voice Search

Chrome for Android has been updated to version 27 bringing a bevy of new features with it, the most notable one being full screen browsing. Full screen browsing means when you scroll down, the address and tabs bar at the top hides itself. This might be ... [Published VR Zone - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Google Chrome Browser, Google Android, Short Ton

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Soluto study shows that majority of Windows 8 users pretend Metro doesn't exist

Metro - or what was formerly codenamed Metro, and never given an official name - has been the bane of Windows computers since the creation of Windows 8. Confusing and out of place to lay users, annoying to enthusiasts, and infuriating to industry professionals, ... [Published VR Zone - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Windows 8, Soluto, Microsoft Corporation

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd

Leaked Huawei P6 renders show iPhone influence in designs

A new leaked render of the upcoming Huawei P6 smartphone shows us of a design that is possibly inspired by the Apple iPhone 5. The leaked render shows us the top right side of the phone that highlights the front camera, the speaker grille and the curved ... [Published VR Zone - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, iPhone, iPhone 5, Battery, Smartphone

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Meg Whitman

HP's faith in Windows continues to dip as CEO puts more emphasis on Android-based products

During HP’s second quarter earning conference, HP’s CEO Meg Whitman mentioned that the company will continue to expand its portfolio to offer products of different form factors, architectures, and OS. However, when it came down to emphasizing new products, ... [Published VR Zone - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Meg Whitman, Google Android, ChromeBook, NVIDIA Corp

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

A 'Good Enough' x86: What 2013 Will Bring for AMD's Mobile Efforts

While mobile isn't the only thing AMD is pushing in 2013, it will likely have a centre piece in AMD's strategy for the year given the strength of the mobile market in comparison to the shrinking PC sector. In 2013 AMD will roll out three distinct lines ... [Published VR Zone - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Advanced Micro Devices Inc

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

VIA introduces WM8880 dual-core CPU for entry level phones and tablets

A new tablet based on an unannounced VIA processor popped up in a Chinese 7 inch tablet. Chinese website 1pad did some investigation of their own and found it to be the VIA WM8880 dual core SoC. A few benchmarks were conducted that ended with the conclusion ... [Published VR Zone - 5 hours ago]

Entities: MediaTek Inc, HTML5, QUALCOMM Inc, NVIDIA Corp, Android

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

10 million Samsung Galaxy S IV sold, analysts expect 20 million by end of June

To put things into perspective, the Galaxy S took seven months to reach 10 million units sold, and with the Galaxy S II it took five months. The Galaxy S III, which is still a popular choice among shoppers, reached the 10 million mark in about two months. ... [Published VR Zone - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Group, Apple Inc, Life Cycle

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Quantenna's offers the first 4x4 802.11ac chipset

Quantenna says that the new QSR1000 will transmit faster, farther and able to serve more wireless devices than any other Wi-Fi solution currently available. The QSR1000 is able to reach these new speed records by taking advantage of the new 4x4 MU-MIMO ... [Published VR Zone - 7 hours ago]

Entities: IEEE 802.11ac, Quantenna Communications Inc, Wi-Fi

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

It's pronounced jif NOT gif says inventor of the Gif format

Steve Wilhite invented the format while he was at Compuserve in 1987 to allow images to be sent faster over dial-up connections. His compression technique later went on to help his employer to start offering people the ability to download color pictures ... [Published VR Zone - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Steve Wilhite, Compuserve, John Simpson

Quotes

"We created something that understands how to be performant for all scenarios and all combinations" Mattrick began

Don Mattrick: If you're backwards compatible, then you're really backwards [Published VR Zone - 8 hours ago]

a "system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data"

Apple points out 5 patents infringed upon by the Galaxy S4 [Published VR Zone - 15 hours ago]

...Our belief is further backed by a Microsoft Job posting from February which states that the Windows Phone team is "leading the charge to bring much of the WinRT API surface and the .NET Windows Store profile to the Phone." WMPowerUser reports that new features for Windows RT Blue should make an appearance on Windows Phone Blue as well when it releases later this year

Windows 8.1 RT might bring Bluetooth 4.0, VPN and much more [Published VR Zone - May 22 2013]

"There are no strings attached, no royalties and no license fees"

Unity 3D game engine goes free for indie Android and iOS devs, coming soon to WP and BB10 [Published VR Zone - May 22 2013]

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