Nokia World reveals new 6-inch Lumia smartphone and 10-inch Windows RT tablet

Nokia's Lumia line of Windows Phone devices is now complete at least in terms of size. Aside from various 4-inch and 4.5-inch smartphones the company has released through the past two years we now have a 6-inch supersized smartphone in the Lumia 1520 as well as a Windows RT tablet with a 10-inch screen, LTE connectivity and specialized covers in the Lumia 2520.  Nokia revealed a total of six new devices, new accessories, Nokia experiences and third-party developer applications. Hit jump for the overview:

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Join us live for tomorrow's Apple Event

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I'm on the ground in foggy San Francisco for tomorrow's Apple Event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The venue is all dressed up and ready to go and the excitement is mounting for the upcoming announcements. Apple's invitation said "we still have a lot more to cover."

Speculation is on refreshed iPads and iPad minis, possible creative new Smart Covers,announcements for OS X Mavericks, update on the new Mac Pro as well as possible Intel Haswell updates to some of the MacBook Pro models and possibly some AppleTV news. I'll be reporting starting from 1PM ET/ 10 AM PT. Roaming data coverage for this event is generally provided by Roam Mobility.

Google Project Shield introduces free DDoS protection

Google announced a new project designed to help organizations protect their sites against Distributed Denial of Service attacks. Project Shield is invite-only at the moment and available to “trusted testers.”

The service leverages a firm’s infrastructure to protect the sites. It is meant to guard free expression on the internet and invites webmasters of human rights websites, elections-related sites, and independent news outfits to sign up.  Project Shield is currently free and Google will inform users through a 30-day notice if there are any pricing changes.

BlackBerry Messenger now available for iOS and Android, for real

#BBM4all is finally a reality, as anyone with an iPhone or an Android smartphone can head on to their respective app stores and download BlackBerry from BlackBerry Limited (don't be fooled by fake apps on Android, there are many). This is a big day for BlackBerry as it opens its free BBM platform to millions of users in competing platforms (although, no love for Windows Phone). For more info, head on to BBM.com