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SocialANGLE News Round-up: News From The Mobile World Congress and More!
As many viewers may be aware, every year the big names in the smartphone and tablet industries make their annual pilgrimage to Spain, home of the Sagrada Familia, world-class soccer, and most importantly, the Mobile World Congress. There’s a lot that’s already happened this week, and it’s got quite a few of us (especially those of ...
Is Chromebook’s Success A Precursor To Pixel’s Failure? – Breaking Analysis
Having been a man of the desktop my entire life, this brave new world of the laptop, notebook, ultrabook, and now Chromebook is the stuff of mythos and legend, Where design is more important than function, and portability is more important than power. It makes me feel like an old man telling stories of ...
Windows Blue Rumors Draws Major Revisions for Minor Update – Breaking Analysis
There’s a theory I have about Windows releases: Every lame-duck version is followed by a fantastic release that expands on the ideas of the previous. For example, you have Windows Millennium Edition *gag* followed up by the wildly popular Windows XP. The pathetic release Windows Vista *gag* was followed up by the exquisite Windows 7. ...
SocialANGLE News Round-up: New Developments for Sony, Apple, Google and More
It’s an exciting week in consumer electronics, with plenty of rumors, details and announcements coming forward this week. First and foremost, Google glasses are back and asking for “bold, creative individuals” to “be a part of shaping the future of Glass.” As long as you’re 18 and live in the United States, all you ...
Intel’s Internet TV May Have A Long Road Ahead – Breaking Analysis
As if there weren’t enough set-top boxes on the market already, it appears as if Intel has decided to take a shot at this already saturated (and generally unsuccessful) market. Intel, as you may know, earns its bread and butter almost entirely from the research, design, and production of some of the finest processors ...
Android Frost Hack Chilling, But Underwhelming – Breaking Analysis
In a move that harkens back to the days of the enigma machine, German researchers near the Bavarian city of Nurmeberg have made another revelation in the world of cryptography, this time cracking the so-called secure device you (likely) carry in your pocket. The results of the study are still yet to be published, ...
BYOD Nightmare, iOS 6.1 Update Causing Even More Problems – Breaking Analysis
As you may recall, we at SiliconANGLE have been following the iOS 6.1 update problem since the news broke, and now it appears that there may be yet another bug in the already issue-ridden update. “This vulnerability…allows you to bypass the code locks,” commented John Casaretto on this morning’s edition of NewsDesk with Kristin Feledy, “pretty much ...
Tech Wars: Return of the CISPA – Breaking Analysis
As we discussed just yesterday, the President of the United States brought up cybersecurity in his latest State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Particularly, President Obama addressed an executive order over improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity. In the order, Obama called for the congress to begin enacting legislation regarding cybersecurity, and it appears ...