Twitter has a few applications that are able to update Facebook status messages but there is no clear market- dominator. However, with the all new version 0.6 of Seesmic Desktops, there might soon be one. Because what it does is, actively manages facebook activity on the ‘fan pages’ and personnel profiles and syncs them to the twitter accounts. A statement release from Seesmic explained that with the Facebook page feature you get more control on how your business is marketed, listen to the fans opinions and tailor your network accordingly. If an ordinary facebook user does not control any of the fan pages, then Seesmic simply tracks his posts and updates to the communities which he subscribes to. The company establisher Loic Le Meur disclosed that 2.5 million people have already  [...]

Looks like Microsoft has had enough of unauthorized advertisements and on Thursday cracked the whip on Thursday by filing five lawsuits against agencies posting advertisements loaded with malicious codes. Microsoft Associate General Counsel Tim Cranton stated in his blog that the lawsuits were filed in King County Superior Court in Seattle against the defendants accusing them of  disguising malicious codes as ordinary online advertisements, which are now termed as a ‘malvertisments’. Microsoft also admitted that they are not aware of the individuals who are behind theses exploits, but are hell- bent on putting an end to it. Just a few days ago, the New York Times website was a victim to a rogue advertisement that told the web user that their computer was infected with a virus and redirected to a site that offered antivirus downloads. However, with insufficient  [...]

Hard drive manufacturing giant, Seagate recently launched the latest docking station that allows user to with Free agent portable hard drives to access their data  with out any hassles. Seagate explained that the network adapter of the Free Agent has been upgraded in such a way that it brings a whole new dimension to file- sharing and remote access. They further went on to elaborate that the network adaptor is very easy to install and the web- based interface is purely based on its own instincts. It will refine the way people access their data and content by making  their own storage ‘clouds’, while maintaining the privacy and security of their hard drives, since it located in their own  work space. They will also be able to access social networking sites like facebook, twitter, orkut to link images and video clips. Another representative of the company also stated  [...]

Looks like Samsung just cant get enough of the 12Mp cameraphone (who can??). Anyways, following the launch of the Pixon12, Samsung has announced the launch of the  SCH-W880, the newest 12 MP cameraphone to hit the shelf. It’s got an optical zoom of about 3X and is being made ready for an early October release in Korea. It also comes loaded with an AMOLED full touch screen, 2x digital zoom , Dual-Xenon flash ,Touch/auto focus , Image stabilization and Face detection. It also enables fast image saving so that the users can immediately move on to the next shot within a short span of 2 secs. It also offers high quality video recording at 1280 x 720 pixels with 30 frames per sec. To match upto the heavily loaded camera we even have a 1100mAh battery which makes in all probability could make this one a bit clunky. At  [...]

Dell has unveiled the latest wireless-charging Latitude Z laptop which features an instant ‘on’ OS as well as a wireless USB hook which hooks it up with the peripheral monitor and desktop. With features like that it surely has geeks salivating the world over. For everyone who is waiting for the Z laptop in the U.S, it could be yours for $2000. no price as well as release date for the U.K market has been put forward by the manufacturers. To boost the battery life this one has the Intel ULV processor and an ARM processor. The processor also helps in switching over to the instant ‘on’ mode. Identical to the Palm Pre, this one also has power coils which make the wireless charging possible. Obviously they are a bit bigger. However along with the $2000 tag this one also has a few extra hidden costs. On the release the magnetic inductive charging stand could cost  [...]

The latest buzz doing the rounds lately is that Verizon is planning to take over DirecTV to increase its marketshare. As it is after the CEO of DirecTv stepped down there was some talk about someone planning to take up the DirecTV. If this does happen then Verizon would be second only to DirecTV. All the talk started when the CEO of Verizon slightly hinted that for the fixed line business he would like to make video, a core company product. And like all of us know the best way to do this is to scrape up a satellite company and for all we know, the company could be DirecTV. However neither has DirecTV and nor has Verizon confirmed any of this. Though at the moment Verizon is sticking to its fiber optic service expansion(FiOS) which will surely take some more time because the fiber has to be run to every home. And keeping that in mind,  [...]

Immediately after the announcement that Orange would be offering the iPhone in the U.K, comes in news that even Vodafone would be offering the iPhone in the U.K and Ireland. However Vodafone would be offering the iPhone somewhere in the first quarter of 2010 which will be months after it will be offered by Orange. Considering that the iPhone will be distributed by both Orange and Vodafone it is being assumed that this one would be within the reach of almost three quarters of the U.K population.

Also the fact that both the leading carriers will be offering the iPhone, we won’t be surprised to witness a battle of prices. Those who are interested in registering for the iPhone can simply log on to http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/iphone-3gs

The European Commission or the EC is concerned about the health of the audiophiles because of prolonged usage of music players at high volume. This results in long–term hearing impairment and so the EC has decided it is high time to take some action. The European commission will now release new rules to all the media player manufacturers with a compulsory ‘safe exposure’ mode as a default setting. Although no plans are confirmed, researchers say there are still ways to overcome the limit if the user chooses to do so. This obviously is not good news for people who have to deal with audiophiles blasting music from leaky headsets. The Royal Institute for the Deaf has been campaigning against the use of music players that blast music. However, they prefer to put statutory and health warnings on the excessively loud music players instead of taking any drastic actions. A  [...]

How many times have you needed to adjust your sub woofers for optimum effects, but failed miserably in doing so, because the woofer was wired and if it wasn’t it had a limited range, but the sound quality was terrible. Now, there may just be a solution to all these pesky problems. KEF has launched the HTB2SE-W wireless subwoofer, which is truly one of a kind.  To start with, it has a brilliant design, so you need not necessarily hide it and it can also work in the vertical and horizontal position as well. KEF has a brilliant idea of merging two of their successful products, the Universal Wireless kit and the HTB2 sub woofer. Covered in a beautiful black colour, the HTB2-W measures 15.4 inches in height and a thickness of 7.7 inches. Yet it is able to pump out deep bass beats. It roundish design houses front- and rear-mounted 10-inch  [...]

It’s not every day you come across a receiver that would throw you off balance by its sheer power. Yes, there are very affordable players in the market, who perform very well at moderate to slightly higher levels like the Denon, Yamaha, Pioneer, Sony and Onkyo, but they all lack the ability to translate their power on home theatre like the highly expensive models. The HT-RC 180 which was recently launched by Onkyo is different. It has a laundry list of features like an Ethernet portal that allows you to play music from you computer and can also bypass the computer to connect to internet radio stations like Pandora and rhapsody. There are 5 HDMI inputs present and it also can covert any video input to a 1080p via Faroudja DCDi Cinema. The overall performance of the RC-180 was mind- blowing; it was able to blast away with out any signs of discomfort. The 5.1 channel surround  [...]