Minecraft creator slams Windows 8

Microsoft's Windows 8 has prompted the ire of certain game makers, and Minecraft creator Markus Persson is the latest to voice his concern. He posted two Twitter messages on Thursday that panned Redmond's upcoming OS, as the BBC originally noted. "Got an email from Microsoft, wanting to help 'certify' minecraft for win 8," the first message said. "I told them to stop trying to ruin...

Camera+ now available on iPad

Tap Tap Tap has finally released the iPad version of Camera+. The Camera+ app became very popular amongst iOS users, when it first came out roughly two years ago, since then it has sold over 9 million copies. The new Camera+ for iPad app has been long awaited and now with the release of iOS 6 and the new iPad (some time ago), this was the most appropriate moment for the app to...

Google celebrates its 14th birthday with a chocolate cake doodle

Google celebrates its 14th birth anniversary with an animated doodle on its home page. The doodle features a cake with 14 candles, and below that, portions of a chocolate cake, which together form the word “Google”. The doodle is complimented by 14 candles that tally the number of years that Google completed. Upon clicking, the doodle directs visitors to the search engines results...

Adobe releases Edge suite for web developers

Adobe’s relentless drive to provide exceptional products for the creative souls has met with another major addition in the form of Adobe Edge. Edge has been expanded by Adobe to include more tools and services to streamline the web development process. The various tools tackles the task of animating, coding, inspecting and packaging for mobile devices and play well not only together,...

Google allows developers from India to sell paid apps on Play store

App developers in India can now also sell paid apps on Google's Play Store. Google recently included India in the list of the countries that may register as Google Checkout merchants and sell paid applications. Prior to this, Indian app developers were only allowed to distribute free apps on Google's app store. The inclusion of India comes months after Google added countries such...

Inside Assassin's Creed III: Episode Four

In the final segment of this four-part documentary series, Inside Assassin's Creed III: Episode Four: America, by Land and Sea, you'll explore a whole new world from the bustling city streets of Boston and New York, into the far reaches of the American frontier and vast open seas. You’ll get a behind the scenes look at the all new triple environment gameplay, dynamic weather system,...

Canon EOS 6D finally announced, with 20MP full frame sensor

The rumour mill can be a wondrous thing. Many years ago, before the 7D was announced, rumour had it that Canon was going to announce a “6D”. What we got then was a crop sensor 7D, but the name has been around for years, cropping up every now and then around major events like CES. The mills can finally stop turning now, as Canon has officially announced the EOS 6D, the third full frame...

Adobe shuns Windows XP, drops support for next version of Photoshop

Adobe has issued an official statement that the next version of Photoshop will not be compatible with Windows XP. Microsoft released XP back in 2001 and for the last few years, has really been pushing people to upgrade to the newer OS. Tom Hogarty, Adobe Product Manager, said in a blog post "The Photoshop team would like to provide advanced notice that Photoshop CS6 (13.0) will be the...

Reliance Global Call launches Unlimited Calling Pack to India

Reliance Global Call, a web-based international calling service, has launched its newest pre-paid call plan, the 'Unlimited Calling Pack.' It is designed to be cost effective, and to enable uninterrupted calling to landlines and mobiles in India. The plan also supposedly gives unlimited calling to more than 25 other countries worldwide. According to Reliance Communications, its Reliance...

What a smartphone will look like in 5 years

Remember that wild and woolly time before iPhones? I do. In early 2007, I used to keep a Thomas Guide in my car. I think it was also the last time I played Scrabble by picking actual tiles from a bag. As the Apple faithful contemplate the better life that awaits with a 4-inch screen and 4G LTE, it got us thinking -- not about the changes in the past 5 years but about how we'll use smartphones...

Cooler Master launches HAF 912 Combat chassis at Rs. 5,000

Cooler Master has announced the launch of HAF 912 Combat chassis. It has room for no less than four 5.25-inch drives, six 3.5-inch internal drives and two 2.5-inch drives in its standard configuration. A section of the 3.5-inch cage that holds up to four drives can be rotated 90 degrees, or removed to fit graphics cards longer than 320mm. The bottom mounted 2.5-inch drive cage can...

Twitter lets users upload images from its mobile website

Even as Twitter cracks down on third party apps and developers, the micro-blogging website has quietly updated its mobile website, enabling users to upload an image for use in a tweet from their mobile devices. Earlier, users could upload photos through mobile site via third party clients. As spotted by Sociable, users of mobile site could upload existing photos and even new ones ...

Used iPhones flood the market anticipating the iPhone 5

With hours ticking down before Apple is said to unveil the new iPhone 5, old iPhones are flooding the market. eBay and Craigslist are full of them, and companies that specialize in buying back used mobile devices are reportedly busier than ever. According to USA Today, NextWorth, which buys back used phones and gives quotes on their worth, had a record number of iPhone quote requests...

PayPal exec gets personally involved in account dispute

PayPal has had its share of public black eyes but now has its eye on improving its reputation. After ordering a violin smashed earlier this year and freezing an account designed to let people donate toys to underprivileged children, the payment processor appears to be trying to put a more human face on its corporate image. The fresh feeling of good will came from David Marcus,...

Intel's new Haswell processors expected to be unveiled next week

Intel has a very successful lineup of processors in the market right now, the latest Core i Ivy Bridge family, but word on the tech circuit is that the mammoth chip maker is about to unleash a slew of new processors sometime next week, codenamed Haswell. With newer and more process intensive applications, not to mention the requirement of longer battery life on portable devices, it...

Amazon's new Kindles: Everything you need to know (FAQ)

Q: What's the quick and dirty version of Amazon's announcement today?A: Amazon has unveiled a pair of new e-ink readers and three new tablets -- but each one is available in several versions. Here's a breakdown, with pricing and availability. Kindle e-reader: A new bare-bones e-ink reader. Slight upgrade from last year's version (improved display, still no touch screen), and a tad...

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos Lite up for pre-order online

Samsung's Android-based dual-SIM smartphone 'Galaxy Y Duos Lite' is available for pre-order at the company's e-store for an advance payment of Rs. 1,000. Samsung hasn't yet revealed the price of the device, which is expected to be launched on September 5. Specifications of the Galaxy Y Duos Lite, which is also known as the Galaxy Pocket Duos S5302, are very similar to the recently...

Karbonn introduces 'Smart A18' dual-SIM ICS smartphone at Rs. 12,990

Karbonn Mobiles has introduced another Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-based smartphone called 'Smart A18'. The new Karbonn smartphone supports dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) and has been priced at Rs. 12,990. However, the Smart A18 has already made it to the online shopping sites such as Flipkart where it is selling at Rs. 9,790. The Karbonn Smart A18 features 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen with 480...