Techubbub : July 2012

Friday, 27 July 2012

Apple releases latest version of its Mac operating system

Apple on Wednesday has released OS X Mountain Lion, the latest version of its operating system for Mac computers, which includes features already implemented on its mobile devices. The operating system introduces iCloud internet storage service which allows users to connect their emails, contacts and calendars across several computers, iPhones...

Thursday, 26 July 2012

New virus spreads on Facebook

Trusteer discovered this week a new Citadel malware which is spreading on Facebook to ask users for a donation to a fake children’s charity, the scam aims at stealing user’s credit card number. The malware infects the computer and inserts itself into the Facebook session to display a pop up which prompts charity donation and asks for the...

Sunday, 22 July 2012

Google declares war on Mexican drug cartels

Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman recently visited Mexico’s most violent cities where civic leaders asked him for help. This week at a conference on international crime in California, Schmidt said “They were looking for a universal hammer to protect them. For me the answer was obvious. It was technology.” Experts claimed at the conference...

Saturday, 21 July 2012

Ashton Kutcher plays Steve Jobs

Ashton Kutcher looked exactly like a young Steve Jobs in a series of photos taken in Los Angeles as the two and a half men star will play the Silicon Valley visionary in one of two films that chronicle the life of the Apple co-founder, titled "Jobs: Get Inspired". “Jobs” started filming this month with scenes in the actual garage where Jobs...

Eggasus, the future of transportation

Eggasus is a three-wheel mobility scooter powered by an electric motor that is located in the front wheel, it is fully enclosed and zero-emission. This prototype has been created by Eggasus which has not yet announced official specs and claims it has been researching for decades on alternative urban transportation. The egg-shaped electric...

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Microsoft unveils new Office 365

Microsoft yesterday in San Francisco unveiled the next version of Microsoft Office, the new “Office 365” which is a big departure from the software that the world’s 1 billion users have come to know, this version has been designed from a Metro UI perspective and will feature touch controls. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that...