Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Losing Weight Benefits the Obese Regardless of Metabolism Type

Monday, October 4th, 2010

In a recent scientific study, researchers established that even obese individuals who have healthy metabolisms might improve their health levels considerably by losing a few pounds.

For the purpose of this investigation, a healthy metabolism was considered to exhibit normal levels of cholesterol and blood sugars. In orde… (more…)

Google Acquires Impressive Touchscreen Keyboard Maker BlindType

Monday, October 4th, 2010

BlindType, a startup looking to improve virtual keyboards for touchscreen devices, has been acquired by Google, it announced. There were no financial details disclosed. The move should enable Google to build a significantly improved keyboard for Android devices.

“We are excited to announce that BlindType has been acquired by Google!,” B… (more…)

Gmail to Add Buzz Updates Sidebar

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Google Buzz hasn’t proven the Facebook killer many were quick to label it before launch. But the company is sticking with it and it may be giving it even more screen space inside Gmail, in the right sidebar, as some testers have found.

Google is apparently experimenting with integrating Google Buzz notifications in the right sidebar, where text ads n… (more…)

Relaxed App Store Rules Lead to Approval of iOS BitTorrent Clients

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

A BitTorrent-based application called “IS Drive” was approved by Apple this week. Available for $4.99, the app allows you to check and manage the downloads in your ImageShack Drive account. For downloaded videos, users can even view thumbnails (if ImageShack is able to provide them).

Basically, IS Drive al… (more…)

AT&T Launches Voicemail Viewer App

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

AT&T U-verse Voice customers have now a new application available for them from their wireless carrier, namely AT&T Voicemail Viewer app, through which they can check and manage any home phone messages with visual voicemail on their smartphones.

The new Voicemail Viewer app works in a similar way with any email inbox, offering a list of home voicem… (more…)

Quick Look: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

The Tomb Raider franchise isn’t what it once was, and the recent flop of Tomb Raider: Underworld showed that Lara Croft isn’t such a money magnet anymore.

Still, its development studio, Crystal Dynamics, decided to take her into a whole new direction, and revealed Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, a small title boasting a lot of fir… (more…)

Apple Releases Universal MobileMe Gallery App

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

The iOS MobileMe Gallery application has added full iPad support, making the software universally-compatible with all iDevices. In addition, the app now supports fast app switching for iOS 4 devices, the ability to view friends’ galleries without the need for a MobileMe subscription (iPhone and iPad only), and optimizations for Retina displays… (more…)

Weekend Reading: Evolution versus Revolution

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty played it safe. Blizzard created a real time strategy sequel that fans waited for the better part of 10 years but made very small actual changes to the game formula.

Clicks per minute were still crucial to multiplayer success, counters needed to be learned and resource gatherer protection was still one of the … (more…)

Analiza tus archivos con más de 40 antivirus de forma gratuita

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Tener un antivirus para analizar tus archivos es una cosa, pero tener 40 antivirus que darán sus opiniones sobre el nivel de amenaza de un archivo es una cosa totalmente diferente. VirusTotal Uploader es una aplicación sencilla e intuitiva para el servicio de la web VirusTotal que analiza los archivos sospechosos y direcciones URL, y te permitir&aacut… (more…)

Nintendo Confirms 3DS Launch Titles, Including Zelda and Street Fighter

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Nintendo has confirmed that the 3DS handheld, the first gaming device to deliver three dimensional experiences without any glasses, will be launched on February 26, 2011 on the Japanese market and now the company has also unveiled the video games which will accompany the hardware and will attract long time Nintendo fans to i… (more…)