Monday, February 20, 2012

Some articles from my RSS feed

Just checked my RSS feed and found a few interesting articles I thought I'd comment on.


PokeMon apps for iPhone and Android are fake
So apparently someone uploaded an app which looks like Pokemon Yellow, but is actually just the pokemon yellow start screen, to the Android Market and App Store. The app costs 99 cent and the app is currently number 3 on the top apps page in the iOS app store, which means that it has tricked A LOT of people. Seems like the app store isn't as good at keeping junk out as people think.

Google TV adding Siri-like voice controls
I'm not sure why I am subscribed to SlashGear anymore. Don't they know that Android had voice commands long before iOS had Siri? It's not like they only mention Siri one either, they mention it 5 times in the article, which isn't even that long.
Anyway, Google might add voice command for Google TV via your Android tablet/phone.

Motorola atrix 3 leak promises a quad core chip 720p screen and a huge battery
It's just a rumor/leak, but the next Motorola Atrix 3 might have a Tegra 3 SoC, 4.3" 1280x720 screen, 2GB of RAM and the huge 3300mAh battery (the Galaxy S 2 has a 1650mAh for comparison). Oh, and also a 10 megapixel camera with dual LED flash. I hope those rumors are true because but take it with a big grain of salt.

Google bypassing user privacy settings in Internet Explorer (and Safari)
Apple noticed that Google bypassed Safari's privacy settings last week so Microsoft decided to check if Google did the same with Internet Explorer, and it seems like they do. Basically, Google tricks Internet Explorer (and Safari) to accept cookies which let's Google track users. I wonder if the same happens in Firefox...

We can do no Moore: a transistors from single atom
Some researchers have managed to manufacture a transistors made from a single atom. Transistors won't become smaller than that. Now we just have to wait for them to be polished (for example stop leakage) and then mass manufactured.

Connecting your apps, files, PCs and devices to the cloud with SkyDrive and Windows 8
Microsoft talking and demonstrating how SkyDrive will work in Windows 8. Seems pretty nice if you ask me. I guess Microsoft feel a bit threatened by iCloud, Google Drive, DropBox and all the other billions of "cloud" storage services.

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