Xbox One SmartGlass Gets Better Metadata Support, Bug Fixes

Xbox one and play station 4 are now on SALE at GameStop this weekend

The iPhone 5s was the top selling smartphone in October and helped Apple quadruple its monthly market share in China, reports Counterpoint.

Google translate now works for Africa languages

Google AFRICA new update to the google translator allows translation of languages like  Afrikaans... and Nigeria languages like Yoruba,,Hausa,,Igbo.. To help users who speak this languages able to connect with people of different language around the world

The Lightroom 5.3 supports Nikon Df and D610, Lumia 1020 phone

 Adobe's photography releases a new version..The software can handle photos from Nokia's high resolution Windows smartphone and a host of a higher-end camera...

Lightroom 5.3 screenshot                         The Lightroom 5.3 was released on Thursday ...

its  also supports  two Nikon full-frame SLRs and it's one of the two first mobile phones that can produce raw photos, the Nokia Lumia 1020.

WhatsApp Messenger has been Updated to Work on iOS 4 and iOS 5 Again

Apple Releases iCloud Control Panel 3.1 for Windows

The control panel 3.1 keeps update of mails,calendar ,contacts on the iCloud between iphone,iPad,iTouch,Mac,and windows PC it also allows you to share your calendar and task.The new features in this version : it supports windows 8.1 operating system, and signing into iCloud control panel will automatically sign you into Outlook...      You can download the version (icloud control panel 3.1)by clicking on the link below..          

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Sales for the Xbox one comes up this Christmas

Sony Xperia Z Ultra And LG G Pad 8.9 Google Play Edition Tablaets With Stock Android Released

Facebook wants to make social chats more visible to brands

Apple, Microsoft, Others Publish Open Letter to Washington Requesting Government Surveillance Reform

Dear Mr. President and Members of Congress,

We understand that governments have a duty to protect their citizens. But this summer’s revelations highlighted the urgent need to reform government surveillance practices worldwide. The balance in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual — rights that are enshrined in our Constitution. This undermines the freedoms we all cherish. It’s time for a change.

Apple Updates Homepage to Honor Life of Nelson Mandela

Google Search App Updated with a voice Support for French,Japanese,and German

NELSON MANDELA DEAD

Friends and family gather at Nelson Mandela's side,,,Nelson Mandela was South Africa's first black, democratically-elected president...Madiba, or as Tata ("Father"); he is often described as "the father of the nation". Mandela died following a long illness on 5 December 2013 at his home in Johannesburg. 

Two of Mr Mandela’s granddaughters and were among those seen entering the house in the Johannesburg suburb of Houghton, along with military personnel responsible for the former president’s health.......18 July 1918 − 5 December 2013)^[.........served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.....served as the President. of the African National congress(ANC) from 1991 to 1997...Secretary General of the non-aligned movement  1998 to 1999,,Xhosa born to the Thembu royal family, Mandela attended the Fort Hare University and the University of witwatersand where he studied law....Mandela served 27 years in prison, first on Robben island and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster prison

A New Smaller, Reversible USB Type-C Connector is Under Development

         

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group today announced that the development of the next generation of USB connector has begun. The new USB Type-C connector, built initially on existing USB 3.1 and USB 2.0 technologies, is being developed to help enable thinner and sleeker product designs, enhance usability and provide a growth path for performance enhancements for future versions of USB.

Bluetooth SIG Announces New Features for Bluetooth 4.1

Bluetooth SIG Announces New Features for Bluetooth 4.1

Apple Files Patent for Smart Dock That Can Activate Siri on the iPhone

AT&T Introduces New Mobile Share Value Plans Beginning Dec. 8

     With the ‘No Annual Service Contract’ options, smartphone customers can save $15 a month on Mobile Share Value plans. Customers can receive these monthly savings when they: Get a new smartphone for no down payment with AT&T  

Apple Tops Dell as the Most Desired Brand for Desktops

Apple tops in all their brands including  mac desktop purchases for the first time this year“In 2011 and 2012, Dell was the top desktop brand, but now Apple has overthron it, leaving Apple now the most popular brand across even more key CE categories

Apple iOS 7 Usage Rates Surpass 70%, Outpace iOS 6 Adoption

Chitika has announced that iOS 7 usage rates have surpassed the 70% mark within North America and are on track to outpace iOS 6 adoption which reached 83% six months after its release. iOS 7 saw impressive adoption levels following its release on September 18th. Within one week, 51% of North American users had updated.

iPhone users are slightly more likely to have updated to the latest OS version as compared to iPad users. The greatest difference being that iOS 5- equipped iPad users still generate close to 9% of total North American iPad Web traffic. The slightly lower adoption rate of iOS 7 is likely least partially due to features like AirDrop not coming to the iPad 2 or 3, minimizing the incentive for users of those devices to upgrade.

While still-active legacy devices make it unlikely for iOS 7 adoption to substantially surpass the nearly 90% adoption rate of iOS 6, the latest operating system will likely reach that point in a much quicker timeframe than its forerunner.

You can download Chitika's full report below...


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Honda Announces Display Audio Touch-Screen, HondaLink, Siri Eyes Free for 2014

Honda one of the leading car manufacturing companies lunches it's HONDA CIVIC 2014 EDITION..the car would be going on ($SALE$) tomorrow...the car features new Display Audio and HondaLink technologies as well as Siri Eyes Free Integration

Display Audio integrates Apple's Siri Eyes Free mode into Honda vehicles. Users will be able to Siri through familiar voice commands by pressing and holding the TALK button on the steering wheel when their iPhone is paired via Bluetooth. Using Eyes Free technology, Siri takes hands-free functionality and helps minimize distractions by keeping an iOS device's screen from lighting up.

Owners can direct Siri to perform a number of specific tasks while they keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel.

Apple Acquires Topsy Analytics Company for $200 Million

Apple has acquired Topsy, a social-media analytics company, for more than $200 million, according to the WSJ.

Topsy specializes in data from Twitter, offering tools to analyze tweets and other information to help track consumer sentiment. Its tools can decipher how often a specific term is tweeted, find an influential person on a specific subject, or measure the exposure of an event or campaign. The company is one of a handful of Twitter's partners who have access to the so-called "firehose"—the full stream of all tweets posted to the service. Topsy competes with DataSift Inc. and Gnip Inc. to analyze and resell this data to customers.

Apple commented with its typical statement on acquisitions saying, "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans."

It's unclear how Apple will use Topsy. It's suggested that perhaps its data could alert iTunes Radio customers of popular songs or be used to sell targeted advertising, giving iAd a boost.