There’s a big battle brewing in the e-book reader arena. U.S. bookseller Barnes & Noble today launched a color version of its Nook e-book reader, the NOOKcolor. Based on the Android software from Google, Nookcolor sports a 7-inch, color touch-screen and built-in mono speaker to listen to audiobooks or music. The device costs $249. The […]
Societies have the criminals they deserve. – French criminologist Alexandre Lacassagne Source: New York Times Book Review, October 24, 2010 p.21
After analyzing 27 million sites, security software provider McAfee has concluded that web sites ending in .com sites offer the most security risk to web surfers. McAfee found 31.3% of .com sites to be risky. Hear this – Of all the risky web sites in the world (including country domains such as .us, .in et […]
Western digital has introduced a new digital media player WD TV Live Hub that can play movies and other personal content to any TV throughout the home. Packing a 1TB built-in network hard drive, the new device is designed to play a variety of media file types including popular Full-HD 1080p video formats like .mkv, […]
With the Wi-Fi Alliance having started certifying WiFi Direct products, digital media aficionados can expect these widgetry to hit the market soon. What Does Wi-Fi Direct Do Wi-Fi Direct certified products do not require the Internet or traditional networks, not even the Wi-Fi, to connect. The way the specification has been written devices can make […]
AMC (Right) and Regal (Left) in NYC Screen Bollywood Films The other day we were moving around Times Square in NYC and, of course, we bumped into a desi (one of those H1/L1/B1 types on a short work visit) who wanted to find out where to watch Bollywood movies in Midtown Manhattan. If you are […]