Google Reader which is an app for collecting and reading news articles all in one place is getting a new design. Now, the app will look more like a combination of Google+ and the new Gmail user interface. The other new feature that Google added is the button +1 to a feed item that enables users to share it with their circles on Google+.
Read MoreThe Irish iPhone hacker Steve Troughton-Smith posted a video of Siri running smoothly on an iPhone 4. The video appeared on an Apple tracking blog 9to5mac together with an interview where Steve Troughton-Smith tells that the hack is working on multiple devices, including Apple's fourth-generation iPod Touch. Earlier this month the hacker published another video where he showed the software installed, but unable to run queries on an iPhone 4.
Read MoreMark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, plans to take its Linux desktop to all computing devices, including smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. A fully-baked and ready to go Ubuntu for all devices is expected to appear in April 2014 but probably we would see the first tablets and smartphones with ARM processors in the second quarter of 2012.
Read MoreAdobe Systems Incorporated announced that it has acquired Auditude Inc. Auditude is a leader in video ad management and monetization technologies for premium publishers and media companies. With this acquisition, Adobe can now offer an end-to-end platform for authoring, publishing, analyzing and monetizing digital video experiences that will allow Adobe customers to maximize the quality of their video content across all IP-enabled devices.
Read MoreGoogle+ added four new features in four different areas including "What's hot" which is a new place to visit for interesting and unexpected content, Ripples and Creative Kit. If you are interested in any public post now you can choose to view the ripples so that you'll be able to follow the recent activity, zoom in certain events and identify top contributors. You will also be able to edit your photos with Creative Kit directly in your browser.
According to One tech site Apple will release a new 15-inch Air-like model which would be part of the MacBook Pro line. Still there are some questions that are not quite clear like whether the new model will be an addition to the MacBook Air series or a new MacBook Pro and when Apple is planing to unveil it.
Read MoreIn Technology Group has seemingly dedicated itself to merging the Windows PC experience with the smartphone. They started with phones running Windows XP, and by earlier this year, ITG's XPPhone was available with Windows 7. Now a Chinese company says that a far slimmer, lighter, and energy efficient XPPhone 2 will be released and it will run both Windows 7 and the PC version of Windows 8 (once it's released).
Read MoreAll Google Apps customers can use now Google+ seamlessly with their business and education accounts. These features were available for free before to anyone who wanted to sign up for a personal Google account. But for those who don’t want to bother with multiple accounts or can’t access personal accounts at work, this makes the Google+ experience much more seamless for the workplace and classroom.
Read MoreIn the recently published bio of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson described the ambitious future plans for an Apple-branded television. For several years now, Apple has been producing the Apple TV entertainment device. Considering their focus on consumer products, it’s a good strategic move but the real question is should they actually build and sell a television.
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