Monday, October 29, 2012

[Technology] Will Windows 8 bring Windows Phone into focus?

Will Windows 8 bring Windows Phone into focus?
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/windows-phone-8-microsoft-unwraps-new-phone-os-to-take-on-ios-android/302922-11.html
After months of teasing, Windows Phone 8 finally takes center stage. Whether Microsoft's mobile efforts will have some staying power or be doomed to a short run still remains to be seen.

Google Debuts 3 Nexus Devices
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/like-apple-googles-android-devices-now-come-in-three-sizes/
Hurricane Sandy might have forced Google to cancel its media event in New York on Monday, but the company has gone ahead and introduced its latest lineup of Android devices through its website.

Hands-on first impressions of the HTC Windows Phone 8X (gallery)
http://www.zdnet.com/hands-on-first-impressions-of-the-htc-windows-phone-8x-gallery-7000006497/
Hands-on first impressions of the HTC Windows Phone 8X (gallery). Summary: HTC is one launching their high end 8X device with Windows Phone 8, likely on every major US wireless carrier.

Titan Debuts as 20-Petaflop Supercomputing Behemoth
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/10/29/titan-debuts-as-20-petaflop-supercomputing-behemoth/
Jaguar has become Titan, and it's packing 20 petaflops of computing power. The 200-cabinet Cray supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which as Jaguar once ruled the Top 500, has been overhauled with faster hardware and networking ...

Ford Falls Far in Latest Consumer Reports Rankings
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/10/29/ford-falls-far-in-latest-consumer-reports-rankings/
After rising toward the top of reliability ratings just a couple of years ago, Ford Motor Co. has fallen to the basement according to an annual survey by the magazine Consumer Reports.

Steve Jobs high-tech yacht unveiled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20128798
A year after he died, a yacht that the co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, was working on has finally been launched in the Netherlands.

Florida gas prices drop 12 cents in one week
http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/280205/19/Florida-gas-prices-drop-12-cents-in-one-week
Tallahassee, Florida - Gas prices are dropping like a rock. Prices at the pump dropped 12 cents in Florida last week, according to AAA.

Philips' web enabled LED home lightbulbs hit Apple stores
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2220462/philips-web-enabled-led-home-lightbulbs-hit-apple-stores
DUTCH ELECTRONICS FIRM Philips is ushering in a new way of lighting your home, doing it with a smartphone and fancy lightbulbs. The firm has lit up Hue, its sophisticated lightbulb system that goes on sale this week exclusively in Apple stores.

Celebrities Wage War in New Black Ops II Trailer
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/guy-ritchie-answers-call-of-duty-3277390.html
Robert Downey Jr. takes flight to promote Activision's latest shooter. Black Ops II launch day is nearly upon us, and to help stoke the furnaces of the hype train, Activision brought in some Hollywood talent for its latest trailer.

Carriers brace for Hurricane Sandy #thecircuit
http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/29/verizon-sprint-t-mobile-hunker-down-for-hurricane-sandy-att-is-like-whatevs/
Carriers brace for Hurricane Sandy: Mobile carriers are taking lessons they learned in the summer's derecho as they prepare networks for Hurricane Sandy, The Hill reported.

San Francisco bartender gets visit from Google 'secret police'
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/googles-nexus-4-prototype-lost-and-found-in-a-bar-20121029-28e83.html
Jamin Barton, aka "Sudsy", of the 500 club in San Francisco's Mission District had found a prototype for Google's new Nexus 4 smartphone (pictured right) left behind at the bar by an employee for the tech giant.

BMW 7-Series in second recall
http://kgmi.com/BMW-to-recall-7-Series-for-transmission-flaw/12989761?newsId=174283
BMW of North America said it will recall 45,500 of 7-Series luxury sedans from model years 2005-2008 to correct a flaw that could cause a parked vehicle to roll away.

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