Technology

Cool (free) photo apps to try

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The best thing about using an iPhone as a camera are the hundreds of apps that can tweak, filter, change, stitch, and layer the photos in so many ways a digital SLR can’t.Besides the staple apps like Instagram, Camera+, and Snapseed, what other iPhone photo apps would you need?Here are three apps that we think you should give a try; they’re free after all.KLIK By Face.comThis ingenious app snuck under the radar a few weeks ago, but appears ... Read More
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, speaks during Class Day ceremonies at Harvard Business School in Allston, Massachusetts May 23, 2012. — Reuters pic
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, speaks during Class Day ceremonies at Harvard Business School in Allston, Massachusetts May 23, 2012. — Reuters pic Read More

Yahoo! launches new browser for PC, iOS with built in search prediction, syncing

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 — Yahoo! has joined the browser game with Axis, a new internet browser that aims to redefine search.What makes Axis different from other mobile browsers and Google’s Chrome (which recently overtook IE to become the most used browser in the world according to StatCounter), Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla’s Firefox and Apple’s ... Read More

Top new tech products: US$49 Android PC, high-end waterproof smartphone, Sony NEX-F3 camera

TOKYO, May 24 — High-tech product releases announced the week ending May 23 include a compact Android PC priced at just US$49 (RM153.85), Sony’s NEX-F3 mirrorless camera, a DSLR camera built for adventurers, a waterproof smartphone with FeliCa, and a 4G mobile hotspot that’s built to travel.A tiny US$49 Android PC that connects you to the web VIA ... Read More

Jury deals ‘huge blow’ to Oracle in case against Google

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 — Google Inc’s Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle Corp’s patents, a California jury decided, putting an indefinite hold on Oracle’s quest for damages in a fight between the two Silicon Valley giants over smartphone technology.In a case that examined whether computer language that connects programs and operating systems ... Read More

‘Diablo III’ sells 6.3m copies in first week

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 — Diablo III has become the fastest-selling computer game in history, says developer Blizzard Entertainment, with 3.5 million copies shifted during the well-anticipated title’s first 24 hours of availability.The day one sales figure doesn’t include a further 1.2 million players whose copies of the dungeon-crawling, monster-infested ... Read More

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