Android 4.0 ICS for Samsung GALAXY S II (I9100G) Now Available in Some Regions

 Android 4.0 ICS for Samsung GALAXY S II (I9100G) Now Available in Some Regions Samsung is still struggling to push the long-awaited Ice Cream Sandwich update for some of the less popular Galaxy family smartphones. Image Credits: Samsung GALAXY S II (I9100G) Given the fact that it took the South Korean company more than several months to release the Android 4.0 update for Galaxy S II devices, it won’t come as a surprise if the rest of the Galaxy devices that were promised the same...

Acer App Updates Iconia Tab A500/501 to Android 4.0

Acer App Updates Iconia Tab A500/501 to Android 4.0 If you've been waiting for that Ice Cream Sandwich update, but your Acer Iconia Tab A500, or A501, still hasn't received it, you're in luck. Apparently, the operating system isn't getting upgraded properly, so Acer made a special app that would take care of the problem. The video embedded above is all the walkthrough you need. Alas, we can't say for sure what the App actually does or why the OTA (over-the-air) update doesn't work without...

Samsung and Apple to Settle Squabble on May 21/22

 Samsung and Apple to Settle Squabble on May 21/22 After months and months of almost constant tensions, and several clashes in court, Samsung and Apple have finally chosen when they will meet and try to bury the metaphorical hatchet, officially anyway. Image Credit: samsung That Apple and Samsung have decided to try and stop their ongoing fights is something we learned about earlier this month. Now, though, we finally have an actual date and place for when and where the momentous...

Samsung’s First Windows Phone 8 to Sport Galaxy S3 Hardware

Samsung’s First Windows Phone 8 to Sport Galaxy S3 Hardware South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is nearing the release of a new Android-based flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3, which could be the foundation for the designing of the next Windows Phone devices. Image Credit: Samsung Rumor has it that the vendor plans on releasing Windows Phone 8 devices soon, maybe before the end of this year, and that it could use Galaxy S3’s hardware as the basis for these. No official confirmation...

Samsung Galaxy S3 to Sport a 4.8’’ Screen, New Photo Unveils

Samsung Galaxy S3 to Sport a 4.8’’ Screen, New Photo Unveils Samsung Galaxy S3, the next generation high-end Android smartphone from the South Korean mobile phone maker, is expected to arrive on shelves with a large, 4.8-inch touchscreen display, the latest reports on the matter suggest Image Credit: Know Your Mobile The info arrives via a leaked image with what appears to be the final design of Samsung’s new flagship device, but no official confirmation on this is yet available....

Download Samba 3.6.5 Fixes Security Issue

 Download Samba 3.6.5 Samba, a component that seamlessly integrates Linux/Unix servers and desktops into Active Directory environments using the winbind daemon, is now at version 3.6.5. Image Credit: www.samba.org Samba 3.6.5 is just a simple maintenance release, as it's only meant to fix a security issue. According to the developers, Samba versions 3.4.x to 3.6.4 were affected by a vulnerability that allows arbitrary users to modify privileges on a file server. Samba 3.6.5 Available...

Download Linux Kernel 3.4 RC5

 Linux kernel 3.4 RC5 is now available for download and testing! Linus Torvalds announced yesterday, April 29th, that the fifth Release Candidate of the upcoming Linux 3.4 kernel is available for download and testing. Linux Kernel 3.4 RC5 includes 50% driver updates, 20% arch. fixes, 15% filesystem improvements (Btrfs and NFS), 5% networking updates, as well as random bugfixes. "And like -rc4, quite a bit of the changes came in on Friday (with some more coming in yesterday). And...

Installing Ubuntu Wikipedia Lens for Unity

Today we are introducing the Ubuntu Wikipedia Lens for the Unity interface - Install Now! The Ubuntu Wikipedia Lens is a very useful Unity Launcher plugin that allows users to search Wikipedia directly from Unity Dash. To install the Unity Wikipedia Lens plugin in your Ubuntu operating system, open a terminal window (hit the CTRL+ALT+T key combination) and paste the following commands (one by one, hitting Enter after each one): sudo add-apt-repository ppa:scopes-packagers/ppa sudo apt-get...

Download Quickoffice Pro and Quickoffice Pro HD

Quickoffice Pro and Pro HD for Android Devices Updated with Keyboard Shortcuts and More Quickoffice updated both its Android applications with lots of new features and improvements. The Pro HD version now comes with keyboard shortcut for tablet users, along with a laser pointer for presentations. Create, Edit and Share Microsoft® Office files! WHAT’S NEW in VERSION 5.5 (more in What’s New section) : ✔ NEW: Quickword now has Spell Check! ✔ NEW: Annotate PDF files at no additional cost! ✔...

UbiSlate 7+ and 7C - Cheap Android Tablets with Yahoo Services

 Datawind Launches Two Cheap Android Tablets with Yahoo Services, UbiSlate 7+ and 7C Datawind, the company that manufactures the cheapest Android tablet on the market, the Aakash, has just announced the upcoming availability of two new affordable slates. Dubbed UbiSlate 7+ and 7C, both tablets will come pre-loaded with Yahoo services due to a partnership with Yahoo India. There's more to this as Datawind has teamed up with Indian carrier Aircel to offer UbiSlate owners 2GB of GPRS data...

Sprint Readying Software Fix for Galaxy Nexus Data Connectivity Issue

 Sprint Readying Software Fix for Galaxy Nexus Data Connectivity Issue It looks like customers who purchased Sprint's Galaxy Nexus made a bad investment. Apparently, some users who bought the phone are affected by an annoying issue that does not allows them to connect to Sprint's 3G network. Since the issue has been discovered affected users have been given replacements at local Sprint store, but as of lately the carrier advises its customers to wait a few more days as a fix for...

White Motorola i867w Goes Official via Nextel

 White Motorola i867w Goes Official in Brazil via Nextel Motorola and Nextel launched the i867 PTT phone in Brazil back in March. It appears that phone had some success both companies decided to release a new color version for the this Android smartphones. Image credits: Motorola Mobility Dubbed Motorola i867w, the white-themed variant of i867 is now available for purchase for a suggested retail price of R$ 899 (495 USD or 375 EUR). Those who don't mind being tied by long term contract...

Android 4.0 ICS Update Roadmap and New Device Launch Dates Leak - T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA - Android 4.0 ICS Update Roadmap and New Device Launch Dates Leak While Google continues to blame carriers for delaying the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for the devices in their portfolios, some of them have tried to offer approximate time frames for the release of the updates. Image Credit: TmoNews However, most of them are still mum on the subject, probably because they're thinking that customers will switch to new devices that come with Ice Cream Sandwich platform...

Download Lubuntu 12.04

 Download Lubuntu 12.04 The Lubuntu project started in March 2009, with the purpose of creating a lighter and less resource demanding alternative to the Xubuntu operating system, using the LXDE desktop environment. The ultimate goal of this project is to join the ranks of Kubuntu and Xubuntu, and become an officially supported derivative of Ubuntu. The objective of the Lubuntu project is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is lighter, less resource hungry and more energy-efficient by using...

Download Dropbox 1.4.0

Download Dropbox 1.4.0 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Mobile Dropbox 1.4.0 does not introduce too many features. In fact, the list of modifications comprises only two entries, one of them relating to photo importing. Image Credit: dropbox.com This feature has been available in the Experimental version of the file sync application for some time now, and it went through numerous refinements in order to become ready for the wider Dropbox audience. Its purpose is to facilitate importing of photos...

Download Ubuntu Rescue Remix 12.04

 Download Ubuntu Rescue Remix 12.04 Andrew Zajac announced the availability for download of the Ubuntu Rescue Remix 12.04 operating system, now based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin). Image Credit: ubuntu-rescue-remix.org Ubuntu Rescue Remix 12.04 provides a robust yet lean system for data recovery and forensics that can run on computers with low hardware configurations. Ubuntu-Rescue-Remix features a full command-line environment with the newest versions of the most powerful...

Download BlackBerry Desktop Manager 2.3.1.5 for Mac OS X

Download BlackBerry Desktop Manager 2.3.1.5 for Mac OS X Research In Motion has released an improved version of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Macintosh users, adding improved support for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, as well as for the new BlackBerry Curve 9220. Image Credit: RIM The BlackBerry Desktop Software now supports tablets running BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.1, as well as the new BlackBerry Curve 9220, RIM has confirmed. That’s pretty much it for the new additions, as the...

Download the Latest OS X Drivers for HP and Samsung Printers

 Download the Latest OS X Drivers for HP and Samsung Printers Apple has published two Support notes online documenting HP Printer Drivers v.2.9 OS X and Samsung Printer Drivers v2.4 for OS X - two freely-downloadable packages that make your Mac compatible with the latest printers and scanners from those hardware vendors. Image Credit: Apple Talking about the hefty HP Printer Drivers v.2.9 OS X weighing 524.8 MB, Apple states: “This download includes the latest HP printing and scanning...

BlackBerry 10 Prototype Live Pictures Leak

 First BlackBerry 10 Prototype Live Pictures Leak Although BlackBerry continues to lose market share to Android and iOS, Research In Motion (RIM) promised it will offer those developers who did not switched sides yet, a glimpse of what's to come. Image Credit: CrackBerry Basically, RIM tries to keep developers to its side by giving them a BlackBerry prototype smartphone that would run a modified version of PlayBook operating system. These devices will be given to those developers...

New Leak Confirms Android 4.0 ICS Rollouts for HTC Rezound, DROID RAZR/RAZR MAXX

 New Leak Confirms Android 4.0 ICS Rollouts for HTC Rezound, DROID RAZR/RAZR MAXX Coming in May Although we reported that Verizon might start the Android 4.0 ICS rollout for Motorola XOOM 3G/4G on April 23, it looks like something or someone stopped this from happening. Image credits: Reddit One week ago a Reddit user published a Verizon internal document which mentioned that the carrier is currently testing Ice Cream Sandwich for Motorola 3G/4G and plans to release it on April 23. Obviously...

Sony LT29i Hayabusa With Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Sony LT29i Hayabusa with 1.5 GHz Dual-Core CPU and 13MP Camera Arrives in June Sony’s 2012 Android roadmap leaked earlier this year, but aside from the Xperia S, P and U, none of the devices listed have been announced yet. Image credits: PhoneArena Although we’ve already got several leaks on various Sony models that will probably make their debut by the end of the year, nothing has been confirmed yet. One such device is the Sony LT29i Hayabusa, which will presumably be the company’s...

Download Ubuntu Cloud Live 12.04

 Download Ubuntu Cloud Live 12.04 Ubuntu Cloud Live 12.04, a distribution based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS that's packing all the necessary tools to deploy your own, private, secret and Live cloud environment, is available from Canonical. Ubuntu Cloud 12.04 Live distribution has been launched by Canonical on April 27th, 2012. For some obscure reason, the Ubuntu Cloud Live doesn't get as much attention as the other distributions. According to Canonical, the new version of Ubuntu Cloud Live...

New GALAXY S3 Pictured, the Final Design?

 New “Dummy” GALAXY S3 Pictured, It Looks Closer to the Final Design Rumors on the upcoming release of the Samsung Galaxy S3 continue to spice up our lives almost every day. Aside from the numerous leaks on the phone’s specs sheet, there’s also quite an impressive gallery of alleged Galaxy S III that’s been fueled by “trusted source.” However, it appears that Samsung is safeguarding the design of its “next Galaxy” smartphone fiercely as the company has been reportedly using generic...

Download Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS

 Download Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS Ubuntu Studio 12.04 is also an LTS (Long Term Support) release, but supported for only three years, until April 2015. "Due to overwhelming improvements during this development cycle, the The Ubuntu Studio Team is very proud and excited to have users experience Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS and provide feedback. We look forward to hearing from you." - was stated on the official release notes...

iPhone 5 "Spotted" By Enthusiasts in WWDC 2012 Logo

iPhone 5 "Spotted" By Enthusiasts in WWDC 2012 Logo There’s a five (5) in the WWDC 2012 Apple logo if you look from just the right angle, many Apple enthusiasts agree. However, by connecting the squares you also get a two (2), and even an eight (8) if you look at the bigger picture. Despite the fact that Apple does hide clues in its logos occasionally, we have every reason to believe this is nothing more than simple speculation coming from people who love Apple products a tad too much. So...

Download Linux kernel 3.3.4

Download Linux kernel 3.3.4  Linux kernel 3.3.4 includes the usual ARM updates, lots of new drivers, some EXT4 and Btrfs filesystem improvements, and other fixes. "I'm announcing the release of the 3.3.4 kernel. All users of the 3.3 kernel series must upgrade.” "The updated 3.3.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-3.3.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary"...

Download AMD Catalyst Display Driver 12.4.

Fresh AMD Catalyst 12.4 Drivers for Download Here we go again, with a new revision of the Catalyst display drivers for your Radeon graphics cards. The 12.4 Catalyst is available for desktop configurations and notebook cards as well, and you can choose your suitable download link at the end of this post. This new Catalyst revision brings the long-awaited Windows XP support for the new Radeon HD 7900, HD 7800 and HD 7700 series cards. So as of now, those guys still running XP and thinking...

Download Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Ultimate Edition for Mac

Download Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Ultimate Edition for Mac Deus Ex: Human Revolution has finally arrived in the Mac App Store thanks to Feral Interactive Ltd., whose engineers have ported this cyberpunk-themed stealth/science fiction action role-playing video game to OS X in the form of an “Ultimate Edition”. Image credits: Feral Interactive As confirmed by Feral earlier this month, the Ultimate Edition features the Explosive Mission and Tactical Enhancement packs, as well as The Missing...

Pod2g Needs You to Vote - Release JB Now, or Wait for iOS 6

Pod2g Needs You to Vote - Release JB Now, or Wait for iOS 6 Pod2g is asking his followers to cast their vote and answer the following question: “Shall we hold off the jailbreak for iOS 6?” Image credits: Chronic Dev Team A few days ago, the internationally-known hacker going by the Twitter handle @Pod2g said in a tweet that he was not rushing his jailbreak out. iDevice owners desperately want the hack, but Pod2g (and fellow hackers) will have to work double duty when iOS 6 comes out. So...

Download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) Officially Released - Download Now! Dubbed Precise Pangolin, the new Ubuntu 12.04 operating system is the 16th release of the Ubuntu OS and it will be supported for five (yes, 5) years on both desktops and servers. Powered by Linux kernel 3.2 and the GNOME 3.4 desktop environment, with the powerful and greatly improved Unity interface on top of it, the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) release brings overall improvements, updated apps, and new fe...