Techubbub : March 2012

Sunday, 25 March 2012

Spotify announces 12 new applications

After having launched a platform to offer third-party applications for its streaming music system, Spotify announced twelve new applications that will give more visibility to labels such as Warner, Def Jam, Domino, Sony, Universal y Matador Records which have invested heavily in the streaming music service. Spotify got record companies support...

Thursday, 15 March 2012

Sony announces no-need-to-touch smartphone

On Tuesday Sony announced the new Xperia Sola, this device could revolutionise the touch screen technology as it integrates for the first time “floating touch” navigation which allows users to browse the web without physically touching the screen, just by placing the finger above it. The finger acts as a mouse pointer in the air, once...

Monday, 12 March 2012

NASA collaborates on Angry Birds Space

NASA collaborated with Finnish company Rovio on the new version of Angry Birds, the popular game that has reached approximately 700 million downloads. With the new version “Angry Birds Space” players can learn about physics and space exploration in a fun way, David Weaver associate administrator for communications at NASA Headquarters in...

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Windows 8 new features

The new Windows 8 has a new graphical user interface called metro, it is a touch interface which the user can use to access information and manage the content in a very simple way, this new version of Windows is a radical departure from Windows 7, "We reimagined windows" said the president of the Windows and Windows Live division Steven...

Saturday, 10 March 2012

The new iPad, a disappointment?

Last Tuesday in San Francisco, Apple finally released the new iPad, prior to release date the press speculated that the name would be iPad 3 or iPad HD but it was launched as "The new iPad" a name that has been criticised for being too generic. The vice president of product marketing at Apple, Phil Schiller, confirmed that...