Some say two heads are better than one. We have three, and they were wrong. Samsung taps into nature, BlackBerry thinks swiping is the coolest thing ever, and AT&T pushes Windows Phone to spite Apple? All this and more on TECHGEEK Weekly
Symantec: Religion sites, not porn, likely to infected with malware
Just a little tidbit of security news today – other than the proposed super warrants and strict data retention laws. Security firm Symantec claims that a religious website is more likely to be infected by malware, as opposed to pornographic websites. Weird, huh?
SPONSORED: Why can you get paid to recycle your mobile phone?
You may have recently noticed just how many companies are offering to trade-in or recycle old mobile phones, giving you a cash sum in return for your old phone – both in working or broken condition. If you are wondering why these companies can offer this service, the answer could lie in the amount of gold found in a mobile phone.
After Samsung, LG announces Optimus LTE 2: 2GB RAM, “True HD” IPS display
Trying to steal Samsung’s thunder, LG has made a second phone announcement. This time, it has announced the Optimus LTE 2 – no, that is its name, very original – and will feature 2GB of RAM and a “True HD” IPS display. The size, however. is not known but assume it somewhere in the 4-inches-or-more range.
Morning Briefing: Galaxy S III and Nokia’s Chairman resigns, but hints at its future devices
Welcome to the Morning Briefing for 4th of May 2012, where we highlight the tech stories from across the web that broke while you were sleeping and what we are watching here at TECHGEEK.com.au.
Xbox to stream E3 Briefing on Xbox LIVE for first time
I’m more surprised by the fact that this was its ‘first time’ ever, but users on Xbox Live will be soon able to watch Microsoft’s E3 briefing LIVE when the big gaming event happens in June. The briefing will also be broadcast on television on US channel SPIKE.
Samsung Galaxy S III announced – ICS, 4.8-inch display, 8MP camera
“Inspired by nature.”
That’s the tagline that the Galaxy S III will be sold on. Samsung has officially revealed version 3 of its most popular smartphone line, and will be running Ice Cream Sandwich and feature a gigantic 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display.
LG launching new ICS-running Optimus L7 in Europe this month, Asia after
Running Ice Cream Sandwich, featuring a 4.3-inch display and a body that is designed to avoid the nasty legal issues with Apple (it’s very oblong) – the LG Optimus L7 will be launching in Europe this month, soon followed by launches in Asia.
Optus, Vodafone extend network agreement, includes 4G services
Optus and Vodafone have announced an expansion of its mobile network joint venture agreement that will see both sides access additional sites, with Optus claiming wider coverage to nearly 1,000 more towers across Australia.
Morning Briefing: Windows Live no longer, Nokia suing and more Steve Jobs
Welcome to the Morning Briefing for 3rd May 2012, where we highlight the tech stories from across the web that broke while you were sleeping and what we are watching here at TECHGEEK.com.au.
Nokia 808 PureView to roll out in May in ‘selected markets’ – includes Russia, India
The Indians and the Russians are about to be the first few countries to get the new Nokia 808 PureView, with the mobile manufacturer confirming that it will be rolling out the 41-megapixel cameraphone in May in ‘selected markets’.
Nokia sues HTC, RIM and Viewsonic over patent infringement
Nokia has launched a whole bunch of lawsuits against HTC, RIM and Viewsonic, claiming that they violate (collectively) 45 of Nokia’s patents. It has not revealed what patents each case entails, but all the cases are either in the US or in Germany.
Xbox 360, Windows 7 banned in Germany in patent dispute
This is banned in Germany – with Windows 7
A patent dispute between Motorola and Microsoft has now escalated with a German court ruling that the Xbox 360 cannot be sold within the country. Also included in the banned list include Windows 7, Internet Explorer and the Windows Media Player.
OPINION: We need a ‘FTTH’ NBN
Image: m0php/Flickr (Creative Commons)
Well lately on Delimiter, there has been a lot of talk about the NBN and what will form this National Broadband Network. Now yes, I am a NBN supporter, for obvious reasons. We all know Australia isn’t renowned for its internet access and this can be accredited to many things, but something needs to be done about it.
BlackBerry developers guaranteed $10,000 by RIM
With the release of BlackBerry 10 development tools to developers, RIM has made a huge promise to BlackBerry developers. Alec Saunders, RIM’s VP of Developer Relations today announced that RIM guarantees that developers will earn $10,000 in their first year of sales and if you don’t quite reach $10,000 then RIM will pay you the difference.