Record-Breaking 17 Feet Long Burmese Python Found In Florida With 87 Eggs [PHOTOS & VIDEO]
A monstrous 17 feet, 7 inches long Burmese python with 87 eggs has been caught in Florida, the largest of its kind ever found in the state.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Black Confirmed: Device Goes Up For Pre-Order In UK, Availability After 4-6 Weeks
Rumors about a black Samsung Galaxy S3 gathered pace last week. And now, a new report Monday apparently confirmed that the black-colored Galaxy S3 is indeed going to be a reality sooner than later. UK retailer MobileFun has listed the smartphone for pre-orders at a price of £499.95 (around $785).
Apple iPhone 5 Release Date: US Pre-Orders To Start Sept 12, International Rollout In October (Report)
Just a day after the tech world was amazed by purported leaked photos of the motherboard of Apple's next generation iPhone, aka "iPhone 5," a new report surfaced Monday, suggesting that the release date of the highly anticipated smartphone of 2012 is just over a month away, with Apple to start taking pre-orders from the second week of September.
Apple iPhone 5 Rumors: Claimed Next iPhone's Motherboard Revealed In Photos, Show New Antennas, Bigger Battery
From the claimed photos of the next iPhone's back panel to the smaller dock connector, many leaked photos of the rumored iPhone 5 parts have created much buzz around the tech world over the last few months. And now, thanks to another set of leaked photos of the purported new iPhone, it's time to peep into the handset's motherboard.
Samsung Exynos 5 Dual ARM A15 32nm Chipset: Will It Power The Rumored 11.8-Inch Tablet? [Full Specs & Features]
Last week, Samsung announced its upcoming Exynos 5 Dual chipset, which is expected to be shipped towards the end of this year or early next year. Built on 32nm high-k metal gate (HKMG) process, the Exynos 5 Dual clocks at 1.7GHz and combines two ARM Cortex A15s with an ARM Mali-T604 GPU.
NASA Curiosity Rover Preparing For A 'Brain Transplant'
NASA's Curiosity rover made the perfect landing on Mars earlier this week and is now capturing pictures of the never-before seen region of the Red Planet. With the rover looking forward to spend its first weekend on Mars' surface, it's preparing for a "brain transplant," meaning transitioning to software better suited for tasks ahead, such as driving and using its strong robotic arm.
OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1 Update Seeded To Developers, Expected To Address Thunderbolt Display Issues And More
Apple started providing its developers with the first beta build of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1 Friday. The update is available for download from the Mac Developer Center web portal and has been given a build number of 12B13.
Android And iOS Surge To New Smartphone OS Record In Q2 2012; BlackBerry OS, Symbian Decline
According to a new IDC report, Android and iOS together accounted for 85 percent of all smartphones shipped in the second quarter of 2012, establishing a new combined high for the mobile operating systems from Google and Apple.
Android Malware Increases 64% In Q1 2012, SMS-Based Trojans See Faster Growth: Report
Google's Android is the most heavily targeted mobile operating system by malware since it is an open platform where malicious apps can make easy way to users' devices. A recent report has just underpinned the same, saying that both Android-based and the mobile malware in general are increasing even further.
OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1 Update To Be Pushed Out To AppleSeed And Mac Developers In Coming Days
Apple is planning to seed an update of the latest OS by taking it to the version 10.8.1 that is expected to address all the issues reported so far by vigilant users.
'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Says California Child Service 'Encouraged' Her To Get Into Porn And Stripping Career
Flat broke Nadya Suleman, better known as "Octomom," created a lot of buzz recently by turning to a new porn and stripping career and according to her, it was the Orange County (Calif.) Child Protective Services that encouraged her to do so.
Apple iPhone 5 Features: iOS 6 Scalable To Rumored 640 x 1136 Next iPhone Resolution, Points To New 9-Pin Connector
Rumor has it so far that Apple will follow suit of rival Android devices and release the iPhone 5, boasting a taller 640×1136 resolution display. A latest report has claimed that iOS 6 is completely scalable to the rumored taller iPhone 5 display, allowing five complete rows of apps in the home screen.
Microsoft Enters IP Licensing Agreement With Sharp To Use The New exFAT File System In Smartphones
Microsoft has entered into an intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement with Sharp to use the latest Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT), a modern file system that facilitates large files for audiovisual media and enables seamless data portability for an easy interchange of files between desktop PCs and other electronic devices.
Worldwide IT Outsourcing Services Spending To Surpass $251 Billion In 2012: Gartner
According to a latest report by Gartner, worldwide spending for IT outsourcing (ITO) services is on pace to reach $251.7 billion in 2012, a 2.1 percent increase from 2011 spending of $246.6 billion.
iOS 6 Beta 4 Jailbreak On iPhone 4 (GSM/CDMA), 3GS And iPod Touch 4G With Redsn0w 0.9.13dev3
Well-known iOS hacker MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team confirmed via Twitter on Monday that the newly released iOS 6 beta 4 can be jailbreakable on A4 capable (iPhone 4, iPod touch 4th gen, iPhone 3GS) devices using the latest version of the popular jailbreak tool Redsn0w (0.9.13 dev 3).
New Mars Photos And Video From NASA's Curiosity Rover, Looking Down On The Red Planet During Landing
With Curiosity now safely on the surface of Mars after its spectacular entry into the Martian atmosphere, NASA unveiled a low-resolution, color video from the rover, which showed what someone, riding the spacecraft, could have seen during the last couple of minutes of the historic landing.
NASA Lands Car-Sized Rover Beside Martian Mountain: Photos Celebrating Curiosity
NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched the Martian surface Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. Have a look at images of the Martian surface and the happy moments at NASA following the successful landing of Curiosity.
NASA's Curiosity Rover Lands Successfully On Mars: First Image From The 'Red Planet'
NASA's Curiosity rover landed successfully on Mars at approximately 1.32 a.m. ET after completing a journey of 352 million miles in 36 weeks.
Usain Bolt Clinches Gold In Men's 100m At The 2012 London Olympics With New Olympic Record [PHOTOS]
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt proved it once again that no one can touch the finishing line faster than him. The world record holder and the defending Olympic champion clinched the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games Sunday and retained the men's 100m title with an electrifying performance.
New Survey Reveals How Your Cellphone Service Sucks; Smartphone Owners Complain About More Problems
Just about nine out of 10 adults (88 percent) in the U.S. owns a cellphone and according to a new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, a vast majority of them report experiencing problems like dropped calls and slow data with their devices.
Apple iPad's Strong Shipments Drive Healthy Tablet Market Growth In Q2: IDC
Thanks to Apple's record-setting quarter of its iPad sales, the worldwide tablet market saw a better-than-anticipated second quarter with a robust year-over-year growth rate of 66.2 percent, according to a report by IDC.
Apple iPhone 5: Claimed Next-Gen iPhone Prototypes Surface In Bangkok With Two-Tone Design
Quite interestingly, almost all sources associated with the purported iPhone 5 components have pointed to the same form factor -- a two-tone design. And a new report, surfaced Thursday, provided more evidence with images, claiming them to be of "a prototype finalized design casing of the iPhone."
Samsung Galaxy S3 Coming To Contract-Free Carrier Ting On Sprint's 4G LTE Network
Tucows, a provider of domain names and other Internet services, announced Thursday that its mobile phone service, Ting, has made the new Samsung Galaxy S3 available for pre-order on its website.
Android 4.0 ICS Update: Ice Cream Sandwich Arrives For Sprint's HTC Evo 3D And Evo Design 4G
Just a couple of weeks after Sprint announced that its HTC Evo 3D and Evo Design 4G would get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update by "early August," the U.S. carrier has now started pushing out the over-the-air (OTA) updates for both the devices.
Apple iPhone 5 Features: Latest Report Says Next iPhone Could Have Even Smaller 8-Pin Dock Connector
While earlier reports suggested that the Cupertino tech giant might be switching to a smaller port with 19 pins from the traditional 30-pin dock connector, a latest report Wednesday suggested that Apple could shrink its connector dock even further to just eight pins and that it could also receive a new name altogether.
South Korean Weightlifter Suffers Serious Injury At 2012 London Olympics As His Elbow Dislocated Lifting 357lbs [PHOTOS & VIDEO]
South Korean weightlifter Jaehyouk Sa had to pull out of men's 77kg competition in the London Olympics at the ExCeL auditorium Wednesday after his right elbow got dislocated while attempting to lift 162kg.
Apple iPhone 5 Initial Shipments Could Be Disrupted Due To Low Yield Rates Of In-Cell Touch Panels: Report
In the wake of multiple reports claiming that Apple would make its sixth generation iPhone, unofficially called the "iPhone 5," public at a special event in September, another report from Asia hit the web Tuesday, suggesting that the delivery schedule and the early shipment of the flagship smartphone might be disrupted due to low yield rates of in-cell touch panels the device is rumored to feature.
Outlook.com: Microsoft's New Metro Style Email Service Attracts Over 1 Million Users Just Hours After Launch
Microsoft's Outlook.com, the successor to Hotmail, is just a few hours old, but the new metro style email service has already got more than one million people signing up for it, according to official figures tweeted just over six hours after it was announced Tuesday.
Google Nexus Q Release Date Delayed, Those Who Pre-Ordered Will Get Free 'Preview' Device
Google's Nexus Q, the spherical black media device that played a big role in the Google I/O keynote in June, is apparently off to a shaky start. The company announced Tuesday that the launch of the Nexus Q had definitely been delayed as it was still working on the device for further improvements.
OS X Mountain Lion: How To Untethered Jailbreak iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Running iOS 5.1.1 Using Redsn0w
The iPhone Dev Team confirmed via its official blog last week that the popular jailbreak tool Redsn0w is compatible with the Mountain Lion. Here are the steps to jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 compatible devices using Redsn0w 0.9.14b2 on a Mac running OS X Mountain Lion.