Technology News - MusicMazaa.com Latest Technology news http://musicmazaa.com/news/i/technology-news Wed, 22 May 13 05:43:33 +0000 MusicMazaa RSS FEED en-us http://musicmazaa.com/images/ui/logo.png MusicMazaaTechnology - news http://musicmazaa.com/news/i/technology-news Feed provided by musicmazaa.com. Click to visit. BlackBerry targets Asian market http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/blackberry-targets-asian-market.html The launch in India of a new BlackBerry by Research In Motion Ltd is not just a nod to its lower-end users who love it less for its security, push email and seamless roaming than for its simplicity and its Messaging. It's a strategy the Canadian company hopes will help fill both a hole in its balance sheet and a half-year wait for its next big thing - the BlackBerry 10 platform. But will it work? Fri, 27 Apr 12 05:08:21 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/blackberry-targets-asian-market.html Technology Camera defies smartphone onslaught http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/camera-defies-smartphone-onslaught.html While most attention in the gadget world is on the breakneck pace of innovation in mobile phones, tablets and computers, another device has resolutely refused to die: the camera. Despite the onslaught of camera phones — the iPhone 4 has this year become the most popular device for posting snaps to the photo-sharing website Flickr — cameras are still being sold. Japan, the world's largest manufacturer, Thu, 26 Apr 12 05:35:04 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/camera-defies-smartphone-onslaught.html Technology Pakistan all set to auction 3G tech http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/pakistan-all-set-to-auction-3g-tech.html The government is going to shortlist three major contenders for selection of consultant by next week for high profile transaction of third generation (3G) technology that possesses potential to bring investment of over $1 billion, it is learnt. The official documents available with The News disclosed that Auction Supervisory Committee (ASC) under chairmanship of Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh Mon, 09 Apr 12 11:46:17 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/pakistan-all-set-to-auction-3g-tech.html Technology Troubled RIM to lose two more lynchpins http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/troubled-rim-to-lose-two-more-lynchpins.html Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd is losing two more senior executives as the money-losing company embarks on a strategic overhaul that its new chief executive says could result in its sale. Alan Brenner, a senior vice president for the BlackBerry platform, will leave after a transition period, and Alistair Mitchell, a vice president for the BlackBerry Messenger instant messaging product, Sat, 07 Apr 12 06:26:53 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/troubled-rim-to-lose-two-more-lynchpins.html Technology Apple's iPad on top despite heat issue http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apples-ipad-on-top-despite-heat-issue.html Apple Inc's new iPad topped Consumer Reports' list of tablets despite the influential watchdog stoking doubts two weeks ago by saying the latest iteration of the best-selling tablet threw off more heat when used heavily. The widely followed group that reviews everything from electronics to cars, said on Monday that it did not find the higher temperatures to be cause for concern. The nonprofit Wed, 04 Apr 12 06:43:51 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apples-ipad-on-top-despite-heat-issue.html Technology Apple's iPad on top despite heat issue http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apples-ipad-on-top-despite-heat-issue.html Apple Inc's new iPad topped Consumer Reports' list of tablets despite the influential watchdog stoking doubts two weeks ago by saying the latest iteration of the best-selling tablet threw off more heat when used heavily. The widely followed group that reviews everything from electronics to cars, said on Monday that it did not find the higher temperatures to be cause for concern. The nonprofit Tue, 03 Apr 12 04:19:01 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apples-ipad-on-top-despite-heat-issue.html Technology Lifetime cost of F-35 fighter at $1.45tn http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/lifetime-cost-of-f-35-fighter-at-145tn.html The U.S. government now projects that the total cost to develop, buy and operate the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be $1.45 trillion over the next 50-plus years, according to a Pentagon document obtained by Reuters. The Pentagon's latest, staggering estimate of the lifetime cost of the F-35 -- its most expensive weapons program -- is up from about $1 trillion a year ago, Mon, 02 Apr 12 04:42:29 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/lifetime-cost-of-f-35-fighter-at-145tn.html Technology Google plans low-price tablet computer http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/google-plans-low-price-tablet-computer.html Google is teaming with Asia-based hardware makers on a low-priced, 7-inch tablet computer to challenge offerings by Amazon.com and Apple, reports said Thursday. Android software backed by the California Internet giant will power hardware built by partners including Samsung and Asustek to compete with iPad and Kindle devices, according to Digitimes and the Wall Street Journal. An Asustek tablet Sat, 31 Mar 12 09:47:08 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/google-plans-low-price-tablet-computer.html Technology Swiss solar plane will try fly to Morocc http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/swiss-solar-plane-will-try-fly-to-morocc.html The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt to fly from Switzerland to Morocco in coming weeks, in its longest flight to date, organisers said Wednesday. "After its inaugural flight to Paris and Brussels in 2011, Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg's solar airplane will attempt, for the first time ever, to fly over 2,500 km (1,550 miles) without using a drop of fuel, finally landing Thu, 29 Mar 12 05:49:24 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/swiss-solar-plane-will-try-fly-to-morocc.html Technology New iPhone will use bigger display http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/new-iphone-will-use-bigger-display.html Apple Inc's new iPhone will have a sharper and bigger 4.6-inch "retina" display and is set to be launched around the second quarter, a South Korean media reported on Thursday. Sales of the iPhone, first introduced in 2007 with the touch screen template now adopted by its rivals, account for around half Apple's total sales. Apple has decided on the bigger 4.6-inch display for its next iPhone Wed, 28 Mar 12 04:32:07 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/new-iphone-will-use-bigger-display.html Technology Want killer design for phones: Samsung http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/want-killer-design-for-phones-samsung.html When Samsung Electronics rushed its first smartphone to market in a panicky response to the smash-hit debut of the Apple iPhone, some customers burned the product on the streets or hammered it to bits in public displays of disaffection. Complaints ranged from dropped calls and a clunky touchscreen to frequent auto rebooting and a dearth of applications. "It was just awful," said Kim Sang-uk, Sat, 24 Mar 12 05:51:03 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/want-killer-design-for-phones-samsung.html Technology Research firm: New iPad more expensive to make http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/research-firm-new-ipad-more-expensive-to-make.html Apple appears to be making less of a profit from each new iPad than it did when it launched the previous model a year ago, according to a research firm's analysis. IHS iSuppli took apart a new iPad on Friday, the day the device went on sale in the U.S. and nine other countries, and found that the components are more expensive than those of the iPad 2. The third iPad comes in several versions Tue, 20 Mar 12 05:00:00 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/research-firm-new-ipad-more-expensive-to-make.html Technology Video games enter realm of art in Smithsonian exhibition http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/video-games-enter-realm-of-art-in-smithsonian-exhibition.html They've come a long way since the man who would be Mario set off to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong and Pac-Man gobbled up as many dots as he could before the ghosts caught up with him. But really, are video games art? Absolutely, contends a major exhibition that opened Friday at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington that celebrates gaming's rich creative side and the people behind Mon, 19 Mar 12 05:00:00 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/video-games-enter-realm-of-art-in-smithsonian-exhibition.html Technology Showtime for commercial spaceflight at hand http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/showtime-for-commercial-spaceflight-at-hand.html The first privately owned passenger spaceship is on track for a test flight beyond the atmosphere this year, and nearly 500 people have signed up for rides. Another company just closed on $5 million equity financing, enough to finish building a two-seater rocketplane called Lynx. Both firms -- and a half-dozen more -- are looking at flying not just people, but experiments and payloads owned by research Wed, 14 Mar 12 04:14:50 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/showtime-for-commercial-spaceflight-at-hand.html Technology Apple to stay ahead of rivals with faster iPad: analysts http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apple-to-stay-ahead-of-rivals-with-faster-ipad-analysts.html Apple Inc will continue to retain the lion's share of the tablet market as its new 4G-enabled iPad readies for competition from Windows 8-based products, and a cheaper iPad 2 takes on Amazon's popular Kindle Fire, analysts said. Shares of Apple inched up a percent to as much as $535.89 in morning trade on Thursday, after the company unveiled an upgraded version of its popular iPad tablet, featuring Sat, 10 Mar 12 04:37:03 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apple-to-stay-ahead-of-rivals-with-faster-ipad-analysts.html Technology Apple expected to unveil new iPad http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apple-expected-to-unveil-new-ipad.html Apple is expected to reveal a new version of its coveted iPad on Wednesday in its first major media event since the death of legendary founder and beloved pitchman Steve Jobs. In typical Apple style, the California-based company has offered the scantest of hints as to what it will unveil on the stage of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, igniting a wildfire of rumor in the online Tue, 06 Mar 12 09:30:12 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apple-expected-to-unveil-new-ipad.html Technology Super-human brain technology sparks ethics debate http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/super-human-brain-technology-sparks-ethics-debate.html A British ethics group has launched a debate on the ethical dilemmas posed by new technologies that tap into the brain and could bring super-human strength, highly enhanced concentration or thought-controlled weaponry. With the prospect of future conflicts between armies controlling weapons with their minds, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics launched a consultation on Thursday to consider the risks Mon, 05 Mar 12 04:26:00 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/super-human-brain-technology-sparks-ethics-debate.html Technology Mozilla goes after Android, Apple with cheaper phone pledge http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/mozilla-goes-after-android-apple-with-cheaper-phone-pledge.html Mozilla, which brought the free web browser Firefox to the masses, now wants to do the same for mobile users, with a new open source operating system that could drastically slash smartphone prices. The non-profit group's so-called Boot to Gecko project will go after Google's Android or Apple's iOS, to create an alternative which could generate smartphones that are "10 times cheaper" than an iPhone Wed, 29 Feb 12 11:08:22 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/mozilla-goes-after-android-apple-with-cheaper-phone-pledge.html Technology Apple's China legal battle over iPad spreads to US http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apples-china-legal-battle-over-ipad-spreads-to-us.html A Chinese firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name in China has launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses it of employing deception when it bought the trademark. A unit of Proview International Holdings Ltd, a major computer monitor maker that fell on hard times during the global financial crisis, is already suing Apple Sat, 25 Feb 12 05:13:31 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apples-china-legal-battle-over-ipad-spreads-to-us.html Technology Pakistan Army works up its own ‘iPad’ http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/pakistan-army-works-up-its-own-ipad.html Pakistani military was working to develop a homegrown version of the iPad (PacPad) at the Kamra Air Force Complex, a leading American news agency, has reported. The $200 iPad tablet was manufactured at the Kamra Air Force facility that produced fighter jets and was the latest addition to Pakistan military’s sprawling commercial empire. The report appearing in The Gulf News, maintains: “The device Wed, 22 Feb 12 06:07:20 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/pakistan-army-works-up-its-own-ipad.html Technology Apple's iPhone loses China market share http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apples-iphone-loses-china-market-share.html Apple Inc's share of China's booming smartphone market slipped for a second straight quarter in October-December, as it lost ground to cheaper local brands and as some shoppers held off until after the iPhone 4S launch last month. China, the world's largest mobile phone market, has not been easy for Apple, which is grappling with a lawsuit from a local firm over the iPad name and issues at its suppliers' Sat, 18 Feb 12 04:32:08 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apples-iphone-loses-china-market-share.html Technology Cisco appeals EU's okay of Microsoft/Skype deal http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/cisco-appeals-eus-okay-of-microsoftskype-deal.html Cisco Systems Inc has challenged EU clearance of Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Internet voice and video service Skype at Europe's second highest court, saying the commission should have put tougher conditions on the deal. "Cisco does not oppose the merger, but believes the European Commission should have placed conditions that would ensure greater standards-based interoperability, to avoid any Thu, 16 Feb 12 08:37:50 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/cisco-appeals-eus-okay-of-microsoftskype-deal.html Technology Angry Birds fly to Facebook http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/angry-birds-fly-to-facebook.html Angry Birds", the most-downloaded mobile app of 2011, was catapulted to the world of Facebook on Tuesday in a bid by its Finnish maker Rovio to get one billion people playing the addictive game. Fans were able to test the new Angry Birds Facebook app online Tuesday morning ahead of its official global launch in Jakarta, the world's most Facebook-connected city. "With the great success of the Angry Tue, 14 Feb 12 10:37:39 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/angry-birds-fly-to-facebook.html Technology Apple launches new legal attack on Samsung phones http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apple-launches-new-legal-attack-on-samsung-phones.html Apple Inc raised the stake in an intensifying global patent battle with Samsung Electronics by targeting the latest model using Google's fast growing Android software, a move which may affect other Android phone makers. Apple has asked a federal court in California to block Samsung from selling its new Galaxy Nexus smartphones, which use Google's newest version of Android, called Ice Cream Sandwich, Tue, 14 Feb 12 04:15:30 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/apple-launches-new-legal-attack-on-samsung-phones.html Technology Japan scientist makes 'Avatar' robot http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/japan-scientist-makes-avatar-robot.html A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality. Users of the TELESAR V don special equipment that allows them not only to direct the actions of a remote machine, but also to see, hear and feel the same things as their doppelganger android. "When I put on the devices and move my body, I see my Fri, 10 Feb 12 06:45:58 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/technology-news/japan-scientist-makes-avatar-robot.html Technology