Wednesday, 25 April 2012

SkyDrive Loyalty Offer

For those who already have a Skydrive account ...
The Cloud storage scene is really hotting up! Microsoft is streamlining its Skydrive service and reducing its original free allowance of 25GB to 7GB unless existing users nominate for a free "once only" upgrade to 25GB. Get in now if you already have a Skydrive account.

Take advantage of limited time SkyDrive loyalty offer from Microsoft: Get a free SkyDrive upgrade to 25GB just by clicking the right link, but don't wait too long.

Monday, 23 April 2012

Android Photo Apps

Awesome Android apps for photographers ...
Contribution from Terri Weston for all those budding photographers that buy Android tablets and want to do some photo editing on the go!

Sunday, 22 April 2012

iPad vs Asus Transformer

iPad given a run for its money ...
This 15 minute video is quite interesting if you are struggling to decide between an iPad and an Android tablet. The guy who tests out the Asus Transformer Prime is really an Apple user so his comments about the Asus Transformer Prime are really interesting!

Tech Clash: The iPad vs. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime: If you're trying to decide whether to get the new iPad or spring for an Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201, check out our video clash between Computerworld Editor-in-Chief Scot Finnie and News Editor Ken Mingis about which one is better.

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Windows 8 Editions

Wonderful Microsoft marketing strikes again ...
Microsoft details Windows 8 editions: Redmond's upcoming OS will come in standard Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows RT, and Windows 8 Enterprise flavours.

Google Drive 5GB for free?

The Cloud is about to get bigger ...
Google Drive details leaked: 5GB for free: Google Drive could be available to internet users as soon as next week, based on details that leaked on Monday.

Asus Transformer Pad 300

Asus Transformer Prime Tablet already superceded ...
Asus will ship quad-core Transformer Pad 300 tablet April 22: Asus' latest Transformer Pad 300 will start shipping in the U.S. on April 22, the company said Friday. The tablet is being pitched as a laptop replacement with 4G LTE network capabilities.

Saturday, 14 April 2012

Ransomware via MBR

Another reason to have Acronis full image backups ...
Ransomware stops Windows from booting by replacing its master boot record: A new ransomware variant prevents infected computers from loading Windows by replacing their master boot record (MBR) and displays a message asking users for money, according to security researchers from Trend Micro.

New Look for Google+

Google+ claimed to have 170 million users ...
Google+ gets 'more functional, flexible' design: Google Wednesday morning said it has started rolling out a redesign of its Google+ social network.

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Email Phishing Scams

A must read article on Phishing ...
How to Tell If an Email Is a Phishing Scam: Email phishing scams have grown more sophisticated since they first began popping up in corporate inboxes in the 1990s. Early phishing emails were relatively easy to detect as they were characterized by poor grammar and spelling. No legitimate business would send an email to customers chockfull of typos.

Samsung's Electronic Paper?

Giving LG a run for its money ...
Samsung's flexible Youm AMOLED screens coming soon?: Samsung has quietly bestowed a name to its flexible AMOLED technology, an indication that we may soon see it on retailer shelves.