Microsoft’s decision to exit electronics shows leaves cloud
Microsoft’s recent decision to end its run at the International Consumer Electronics Show has left a cloud over the world’s largest gathering of gadget geeks.
Google, Facebook were dominant websites in 2011
Online giants Google and Facebook came out as the most-visited websites of 2011, according to a Nielsen report.
Citibank lets customers use points as ‘social currency’ on Facebook
Citibank customers can now use Facebook to pool their rewards points online.
Skype announces major update to Android app
Skype has just announced a major update to its Android application, version 2.6. This update brings with it photo and video sharing over 3G or WiFi, and apparently improves both
12/3/2011
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Android, application, Skype
Microsoft could charge for Skype video archiving and authenticationussions.
Microsoft may charge business users for Skype video archiving and authentication, but keep the base consumer video service free, according to one high-ranking company executive.
Lenovo IdeaPad U300s ultrabook review
The Lenovo IdeaPad U300s is the one of the newest laptops to compete for the Intel Ultrabook crown, but how does it fare?
11/27/2011
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: IdeaPad U300s, Lenovo
As email dies Yahoo will need to restructure its core
Email is dying. It is being replaced by posts on social network walls, chat and inter-network messages. Why bother waiting those lengthy minutes for an email to be delivered when a simple bulletin board post can reach thousands of people in seconds? This philosophy seems to be taking hold as the world largest free email supplier, Yahoo, is losing page views and visitor volume to social network messaging.
Acer Aspire 5560G review
ere at T3 towers, we’re big fans of Acer’s laptop but the strangely muted performance from this mid-range Acer laptop was a shame
11/15/2011
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Acer, Aspire 5560G, Review
Microsoft aims to reduce Windows Update restarts
Microsoft is tweaking its Windows Update service with Windows 8, and is trying to limit the number of restarts for consumers and small business users to one per month. Also, instead of the current 15-minute warning that a reboot is required, users will have three days to choose the most convenient time to update their PCs. In businesses, where IT administrators set group policies to prevent automatic restarts, users will get a notification on their log-on screen to tell them that a restart is required. This notification will remain until a restart is performed.
11/8/2011
— Filed under: Internet,Software
Tags: Microsoft, Windows Update
