This week’s news in a jiffy: 20 April 2013

This week’s news in a jiffy: 20 April 2013

4CAST brings you all the news from around the world that are REALLY important. And this week, we think the world has seen some of the most important happenings. Starting from Proje ...

Here’s the complete Google Glass Specs and its’ Companion App.

Here’s the complete Google Glass Specs and its’ Companion App.

Google today revealed some of the specifications of its upcoming Google Glass device, in a dedicated page, and also has released a companion app called MyGlass on the Google Play S ...

Facebook Home is here. It’s not just an app. Its a family of apps for Android.

Facebook Home is here. It’s not just an app. Its a family of apps for Android.

Facebook unveiled its’ new home on Android. And as expected, Mark was very clear in saying that they are NOT building their own smartphone, but they’re aiming at making the smartph ...

Mind what you watch on your BlackBerry Media Player

Mind what you watch on your BlackBerry Media Player

Be careful the next time you buy a Blackberry phone. Oh hey, are you a very "good" guy (IYKWIM)? Well then, this tip is not for you. I'm more concerned about the naughty ones out t ...

[Editorial] Happy Birthday Mozilla!

[Editorial] Happy Birthday Mozilla!

Last month on the 31st, Mozilla turned 15, marking the creation of Project Mozilla. Actually speaking, Mozilla project was created much earlier than that, but it was when the Netsc ...

Apple’s iPad Mini trademark denied for not being unique.

Apple’s iPad Mini trademark denied for not being unique.

Apple has been denied the trademark for iPad Mini, for not being unique and descriptive by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The statement released by the office says that the na ...

Mozilla pushes web forward. Gives users power to play HD 3D Games inside the browser.

Mozilla pushes web forward. Gives users power to play HD 3D Games inside the browser.

Mozilla hasn't been in the news much for the past few weeks, but now, they have all reasons to smile and be proud of. Mozilla and Epic Games has successfully ported a ultra powerfu ...

Dropbox announces DBX. It’s first independent conference for July 9th.

Dropbox has announced its own invite-only conference, DBX. People who wish to attend the conference should request an invite for $350. Dropbox has been working so hard in getting their service to as many hands as possible for the past six years. The company, as we saw it, has been growing exponentially. And now, Dropbox is planning for a one day conference on July 9th in San Francisco. The conference, which ...

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Complete Numbers from Apple’s Q2 2013 Earnings Call

Apple made news yesterday post its earnings call for the Q2 2013, for having a strong revenue, but a slight drop in its profit. The report from Apple surely beat the Wall Street's Projections, in all the categories. Before we jump into the statistics, here are some of the important numbers to note from the Earnings Call. Total Revenue: $43.6 billion Gross Margin: 37.5% Total Number of iPhones Sold: 37.4 ...

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Facebook Home surpasses 500,000 downloads. But still lacks good ratings.

Facebook's latest offering in the mobile space, the Facebook Home for Android devices, has now reached a milestone in just a few days after release. The new deeply integrated launcher kind of app for the Android devices, has passed over 500,000 installs on Android. The data comes from the much publicly available information on the Google Play Store, and interestingly, the average user rating still falls bel ...

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This week’s news in a jiffy: 20 April 2013

4CAST brings you all the news from around the world that are REALLY important. And this week, we think the world has seen some of the most important happenings. Starting from Project Glass to Apple's Siri data storage, we've got it covered for you. So now, sit on the Sofa, and read along with your Coffee cup. Week: April 20 2013 Google Glass Explorer edition units starts shipping to the customers. Microsoft ...

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Microsoft accounts get Two-factor Authentication

Microsoft has added two-factor authentication for its users today, beefing up its security protocols to their services. The long awaited security beef up is now starting to roll from Microsoft. The Redmond based software maker is rolling out this feature to its uses slowly starting today, and the transition is going to be happening in the weeks to come. The new update will also bring some important features ...

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Here’s the complete Google Glass Specs and its’ Companion App.

Google today revealed some of the specifications of its upcoming Google Glass device, in a dedicated page, and also has released a companion app called MyGlass on the Google Play Store. Here's a complete spec list of Google Glass. While the people who were shortlisted to try out Google Glass have started receiving the devices, the company today revealed the specifications of the ultra portable device. Here' ...

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Facebook updates Messenger on Android with Chatheads. Runs on all Android devices.

Facebook has updated its Messenger for Android, along with the official Facebook app. The new Messenger update now features the Chatheads, which seems to be working on almost all the Android devices. Facebook made huge push in the mobile space earlier this month, and the company has rolled out one such promised feature today on the Play Store. The new update would satisfy all the Facebook addicts on Android ...

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Opera to ditch Presto for Google’s Blink.

Opera has now confirmed that the company would be moving along with Google's new WebKit fork, the Google Blink rendering engine. So starting next version, Opera would carry the new Blink engine, instead of the Presto content rendering engine. Google's move to fork WebKit to create their own Blink rendering engine was a huge thing for the WebKit using browsers across the world. While its' obvious that Chrome ...

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Whatsapp Google?!

Gone are the days when SMSes were ubiquitous. Everybody now says Whatsapp me. What’s more? All you need is a smartphone and a data connection. Reason is, things that these new IM platforms provide are way above the capabilities that conventional messaging can deliver. For giants like Google who are building devices that work in unison, having a messaging platform that works in sync is more or less a necessi ...

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Facebook Home is here. It’s not just an app. Its a family of apps for Android.

Facebook unveiled its’ new home on Android. And as expected, Mark was very clear in saying that they are NOT building their own smartphone, but they’re aiming at making the smartphone experience better with their homebrew apps and customizations. The first stop right now, is on Android. And we take you through what they unveiled and what’s in it for you. What is ‘Facebook Home’? Mark Zukerberg started off w ...

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