Soon after HP announced the availability of Open webOS 1.0 Edition, the WebOS Ports team made a new announcement of their own -- the porting of the open-source operating system to the Samsung/Google Galaxy Nexus. They did not waste any time...
The port is in the early stages of development, and accordingly it's a work in progress. Hardware acceleration is not yet implemented, but according to The Open webOS Project Blog the team is working on correcting the issue. A video has been posted detailing a functioning Open webOS running on the Samsung/Google Galaxy Nexus without any apparent issues aside from hardware acceleration, a good sign considering the narrow time-frame since HP released it.
For someone that is interested in modding, running the Open webOS port once publicly available might turn out to be an interesting experience. I will sure give it a go once I can get my hands on it...
"Most Recently Used" lists are generally a good feature in applications, as they allow you to reload recent documents without having to remember exactly where they’re stored.
Apple's CEO is "extremely sorry" about the "frustration" the company's homegrown maps app "has caused our customers". Sorry isn't good enough because it's directed at the wrong place. Apple replaced Google Maps in the newest version of iOS on September 19, and even Cook admits "we fell short on this commitment" to "make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers". Simply stated: Apple Maps app sucks, but he apologizes about the wrong thing.
Customers wouldn't be here, if Apple partnered more than competed. I'm amazed Apple allows as many Google apps as it does on iOS, with 
This morning, Apple posted an apology from the CEO about iOS 6 maps, which replaced the mature Google product available in the five previous versions of the operating system. Complaints about misidentifications and misdirections flooded the web, starting with the software's release on September 19. 
If you went to Google.com today, you probably noticed the logo was replaced with a fun little birthday cake animation celebrating 14 years of incorporation. Google was incorporated on Sept. 4th 1998, but chose today to celebrate the birthday. What does it matter when they celebrate, after all, Google has had a great year.
The office workplace is continually evolving. New technologies and trends -- like cloud computing and BYOD schemes -- are becoming more and more popular, but not every firm is willing to embrace the future, and many are stuck firmly in the past.
Avira Operations has launched its 2013 product range, which includes 
If you are a serious gamer you need 
Every PC user would like their system to run a little faster, but making that happen yourself usually requires time, effort, and a detailed low-level knowledge of how Windows really works.
Most smartphone users wouldn't know if their device packs an ARM or Intel processor. They would care, perhaps, if software doesn't run, particularly as the first Intel-powered devices reach the mass-market.
You might have a great video camera, and be very skilled at using it, but it won’t make any difference: your raw footage will generally still be rubbish. That’s just the way it is.
The desktop client for the ever-popular cloud storage service 
Piriform Ltd has updated its popular freeware cleaning tool for Windows with the release of 
iPhone 5 is much thinner and lighter (123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm, 112 grams). I find the Apple device much more comfortable to hold than Galaxy Nexus. However, the screen is way too narrow for my tastes. The display is 4 inches compared to its predecessors' 3.5 inches, but the extra screen size is a misnomer. While iPhone 5 is taller than say the 4 or 4S, it's the same width. That 4 inches is measured horizontally, mitigating the actual usable size increase over 3.5-inch models. For just about any function in portrait view, including web browsing and magazine reading, iPhone 5's screen is too narrow, which the increased height accentuates. Similarly, in landscape mode there is no added height, giving squished sense compared to most other smartphones.
Great news for 
I spent a long time chatting with prospective iPhone 5 purchasers at my local Apple store at the weekend. I wasn’t queuing up with them, just getting feedback on why they were so keen to buy a handset that isn’t, frankly, the most amazing or revolutionary device Apple has ever produced. The reasons I received ranged from: "I’m out of contract and need a new phone" to "I buy everything Apple makes".
I'm not locked in to any one company's ecosystem right now. I have a Windows 7 Ultrabook, a desktop I built myself running Mint Linux, an 
Dr. Greg Glockner has trained users of mathematical optimization software in Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and throughout the USA and Canada. He has developed software on all major platforms and 8 of the top-10 programming languages in the TIOBE Programming Community Index. He is currently the Director of Engineering for Gurobi Optimization.
We live in a true video age, where it’s never been easier to shoot quality clips of your own, or find movies created by others.
iPhone 5 is not a revolutionary device. Does it really need to be? No. Despite the geek freak-out that 
The Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon Wireless comes with a locked bootloader, which is a no-go for installing custom ROMs. To aid modders the South Korean smartphone manufacturer released the 
If you have a newish iOS device -- whether it’s iPhone, iPad or iPod touch -- there’s a good chance you have already upgraded to iOS 6 and are using it now. According to a study by 
As you can see from this side-by-side comparison, the photo-positive scan has much richer colors than the smartphone negative scan. It almost looks like an artificial aging filter was added. So if you happen across a pile of old photo negatives that you don't want to pay to process, you can absolutely use your smartphone to create positives, but without the benefit of knowing how the colors were supposed to be reproduced, your final result might not look as good as an actual print would. 
Trustbusters and other regulators still have their eyes on Google, which in response has maintained high lobbying presence in Washington. Is that effort paying off?
Is your PC slower than it used to be, less stable, more prone to behaving in odd and unexpected ways? Then you’re not alone, but there are many potential causes, and figuring out exactly which ones apply in your situation may require considerable time, effort and expertise.
I upgraded one of my Apple devices to iOS6 last night and the first thing I did, once finished setting it up, was to launch the new Maps component. This, as you’ll no doubt be aware, replaces the aging Google Maps app. I knew from other articles I’d read previously that Apple’s own mapping service wasn’t going to be as good as the old Google one. After all, Apple is new to this mapping lark, and the search giant has years of experience in the field. But I was prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt, and forgive any minor problems. After all, how bad could it be?
The release of a new operating system often means that there is renewed interest in migration and backup tools and this is certainly the case with the imminent release of Windows 8. Hard drive cloning tool 
These days, free PDF tools do a heck of a lot more than simply display and print PDF files. Pick up a tool like 
You’ve found what you think is an email address for a friend, or colleague -- but is it really valid? If you don’t want to send an email to find out (or you’re checking so many addresses that simply isn’t practical), then another option is to use a tool such as 
Today, two days before iPhone 5 launches, Apple releases iOS 6. We'd like to know what you think of the software, particularly compared to the previous version. Several features are sure to cause reaction, with Facebook integration and Apple's new maps app, which replaces the one from Google, being high among them.
Nitro PDF Pty Ltd has just released 
The threat from viruses and malware is one that not only continues, but shows no signs of slowly down. The need for protective software has not gone away, and what could be better than install an anti-malware tool to help keep yourself safe? How about a security tool that boasts not one but two scanning engines? Take a look at 
CyberLink has continued rapid development of its photo management and editing tool with the release of 
Everyone loves to save a little money here and there, but when the timely bargains result in an alliteratively name month -- September savings -- so much the better!
Let’s everybody beat up on YouTube for not pulling that 
Last year Venkat Panchapakesan, Google Vice President of Engineering 
Motorola recently introduced the 
From Justin Bieber to Selena Gomez, Rihanna to Barack Obama, just about everyone is using Instagram to share photos these days. And if you’d like to get a closer look at the contents of any particular account then all you need is a copy of the 
The golden years of Apple's outright dominance in technical innovation is fading, and quickly at that. The iPhone 5 just launched with a deservedly 
Derrick Wlodarz is an IT professional who owns Park Ridge, IL (USA) based computer repair company FireLogic. He has over 7+ years of experience in the private and public technology sectors, holds numerous credentials from CompTIA and Microsoft, and is one of a handful of Google Apps Certified Trainers & Deployment Specialists in the States. He is an active member of CompTIA's Subject Matter Expert Technical Advisory Council that shapes the future of CompTIA examinations across the globe. You can reach out to him at 
Talk about your bitter clingers! Here I am, minding my own business, just writing about my 
F-Secure has announced the availability of its 2013 product family, which includes 
Reflecting its recent acquisition by Microsoft, the new 
MAGIX Software has revealed 
In October 2009, I explained why "
I understand companies need to refresh their identities from time to time. I have no problem with that. But I don’t get why any firm would want to swap a recognizable logo for a worse alternative. 
A new iPhone is Apple's chance to drive competitors nuts, to take technological innovation to new heights and to leave the stage with a justified smug look, but as the dust settles from yesterday's 
If you’re curious about your Internet connection’s performance then of course there are plenty of online speed tests around that promise to tell you more. But these are limited, in particular because they can only measure your connection speed at a single point in time, while your actual performance will probably vary throughout the day.
Retina Display support continues to be added to more and more applications as they are updated, and the latest update is for 
Do you want to know what’s annoyed me most about recently switching from 
Thanks to 
If you've got iPhone 4 or 4S, recent iPod touch or one of the two recent iPads, Apple will give you iOS 6, and you won't wait long. The Cupertino, Calif,-based company formally announced the release date, September 19, 
To keep your web accounts secure it’s a good idea for their passwords to be as cryptic as possible: lengthy, a good mix of numbers, upper and lower case letters, maybe even other characters if they’re allowed.
Trend Micro Incorporated has released 
That is the conclusion I reached after several weeks living la vida 
Malwarebytes Corporation has updated both free and paid-for versions of its anti-malware software with major improvements and enhancements, particularly to the Pro version of the software.
CyanogenMod 10 is one of the most popular Android 4.1 Jelly Bean custom distributions available today, but keeping up with all the 
The Hydraq (Aurora) Trojan horse is in the spotlight, courtesy of a hacking group that uses it to wreak havoc with the security of numerous renowned industries. While these hacking maneuvers were pretty high profile and as a result got a lot of coverage, it is the said group’s hacking activities, and patterns, that have caught the eye of a lot of security pundits and writers.
When you have personal documents that you’d like to keep safe from snoopers then your first thought might be to encrypt them. But this isn’t always the best idea. Just seeing a “Mysterious.doc” file that they can’t open will be enough to tell others that you’ve something to hide.
If you have tried out any of the preview releases of Windows 8, you may well have joined the thousands of users who are mourning the loss of the Start menu. Microsoft’s decision to drop this staple element of Windows has caused frustration, confusion and disbelief in equal measure, but with the help of 
As I write, domain registrar and web hoster GoDaddy is inaccessible -- and a heap load of websites with it. Typically when sites go dark like this, they are under a direct denial of service attack. Anonymous claims responsibility, via Twitter, but there is yet no official word from GoDaddy as to the cause and whether there might be a security breach.
One of Windows’ many annoyances has long been the general inaccessibility of the shutdown and restart controls. Previous versions of Windows stuck them on the Start menu, but now Windows 8 makes them even harder to find by burying them away in the Settings section of the Charms bar.
I like improvements to be found under the hood, not on the outside. With the exception of the CNA wallpaper, there isn't anything else that gives its existence away. That is, until the "control panel" is found. It is located in Settings and it opens up a myriad of configuration options of which I have found the notification window toggles to be the most useful. Stock Android comes with a "Power control" widget that only has five toggles: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Sync and Brightness, and it doesn't cover everything that I need. With the "Notification Power Widget" I can also get a sound toggle that lets me choose between different modes (Silent, Vibrate, Sound, Sound + Vibrate), a torch mode that basically turns the LED into a flashlight (there are apps for it, but it's more convenient), mobile data toggle that makes turning on and off data a breeze without going through the menu and such. I counted 18 toggles to play with. Comprehensive, isn't it?
With the battery indicator I mentioned above, another nice feature is the ability to have it in the notification bar. The blue rectangle that displays the battery information can be modified to display a battery percentage, a circle with the battery percentage inside and a few other combinations. Basically having a percentage is reason enough to switch to a custom ROM for me. It should be there in the first place.
Following 
As a long-time Windows user, as well as software developer, I have pondered about what would make Windows 8 and the new modern UI (aka. Metro) a success. Microsoft can spit and polish the operating system, but people will interact more with applications. As good as Windows 8 might be, it won't satisfy if the apps aren't good enough.
Chris Boss is an advanced Windows API programmer and developer of 10 year-old 
Sprint has (once again) announced the elusive 
Call me old fashioned. I do not now, and never have in the past, owned a 
Hot on the heels of the RTM version of Windows 8, a swathe of tools that can be used to either emulate the appearance and features of the latest version of the operating system, or tweak Windows 8, have emerged. 
What's the most popular sweet in the Android universe? It's not Jelly Bean, or even Ice Cream Sandwich, based on the number of devices accessing Google Play during the 14 days ending September 4. Gingerbread has the largest share on devices. Again.
AVG Internet Security has always been a likeable security suite, with all the core components you need to keep your PC safe: antivirus, firewall, spam filter, browsing protection and more.
Browsing Protection
The down side? In part AVG seems to have done this by making the settings more aggressive, so the program also falsely flagged a few legitimate emails as spam. These were at least only corporate mailing lists, though, no personal emails were affected, and if you have similar problems then there are plenty of tweaks and training options you can apply to improve the situation.
Google is in a tough spot. Apple suddenly looks like an ally now that Amazon has unveiled 
Something else: For all Apple's retail success, Amazon's breadth and depth is far greater. Kindle Fire taps into Amazon for more than just digital content and services but physical goods, all easily available. The $79/year Prime service adds many additional benefits, like free two-day shipping, ebook borrowing and free movie-and-TV show streaming. I've started re-watching "Fringe" from the first season. The Fox drama is available in HD for free to Prime members -- not at all on Netflix.
Amazon also debuted a whole new form factor with the 8.9" (1920 x 1200 - 254ppi) Kindle Fire HD. This carries just about the same feature set as the seven inch model, but comes in 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB storage configurations.
Nokia's fortunes and the future of Windows Phone tie to one device: Lumia 920 running Windows Phone 8. The 
For the three months ending in July, Android and iOS combined US smartphone subscriber share reached 85.6 percent, according to comScore. That's 3.4 percentage points higher than April. Meanwhile, Research in Motion and Microsoft mobile platforms receded to 9.5 percent and 3.6 percent share from 11.6 percent and 4 percent, respectively. While comScore combines defunct Windows Mobile and Windows Phone, we henceforth refer to both using the latter name.
Just how involved would you like to be with the process of cleaning up and maintaining your computer? If you’re reading this, there’s a fairly high chance that you like to get pretty hands on, but there will still be occasions when time is short and you need a quick-and-easily solution to get the job done quickly. 
I’m a big fan of SharePoint. I’ve worked with it for years, right back to SharePoint 2001. It does a lot of things very very well (Since you ask -- document management, collaborative working, and increasingly social networking functionality). However, SharePoint also does lots of things, its feature set is simply huge. Not all of these features are as mature as others, and as a result it is easy for SharePoint systems to end up feeling a bit mixed and matched. Some things work well, some less so, and some should have been avoided altogether.
It sounded like quite the road trip. Stuck in Germany, with their 
When you need to understand exactly what programs are doing on your PC then tools such as 
Roxio has released a major update for its Mac disc-burning product. 
Are you tired of repeating the same task on your PC, over and over again? Launching a particular sequence of applications, say, or perhaps carrying out the same string of actions online? Then you may benefit from 
Users of Windows are known not only for their love of tweaking, but also for their love of knocking the product they use -- how many people who use nothing but Windows do nothing but complain about the way it looks or works? The release of a new version might be seen as a time for Microsoft to address the issues and annoyances that have plagued their customers, but for many upgraders, the switch to Windows 8 brings a new batch of things to get irritated about.
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