Tuesday
Apr242012

Google Docs increases free storage to 5GB

Good news for Google Docs users, the storage limit has been silently raised up to 5GB. Users who have paid for additional storage over the original 1GB aren't getting the upgrade. Various users around the world have noticed the 5GB increase in their Google Docs capacity (i just checked and  I am still at the 1GB ceiling -GS). 

Source: Engadget

Monday
Apr232012

Symantec uniting VeriSign and Norton brands for improved website protection 

Today, the VeriSign Checkmark – the most recognized trust mark on the Internet has been combined with Norton protection. Together they become the Norton Secured Seal, a new name to describe the very best in online security standards.

The Norton Secured Seal will be displayed more than half a billion times per day in 170 countries on websites and in search results on enabled browsers.  The Norton Secured Seal provides consumers and businesses with the assurance that the website is highly-trusted and secure. For more information, check here.

Monday
Apr232012

Samsung counts down to new Galaxy teaser video (updated)

If you head on over to www.tgeltaayehxnx.com you will see a countdown timer from Samsung, presumably for an as of yet unnanounced new Galaxy device.

The buzz  started when Samsung  Tweeted "Destination: tgeltaayehxnx" --  an anagram for "The next Galaxy" which seems to be all about the Samsung Galaxy S III or maybe something else. Some members of the press were also invited to a launch event on May 3rd in London — those invitations were labeled simply, "Come and meet the next galaxy." What's Samsung up to? Hopefully a groundbreaking new device that will live up to all this hype.

-Update: Well, no device was actually launched or shown. The countdown was for an even more cryptic teaser video.  The video  (see below) doesn't give us much, but it does continue Samsung's tact of poking fun (or insulting) iPhone users, which began in the "Next Big Thing is Already Here' Superbowl adverts. Now, they are calling users of a competing product sheep!

Seriously, is that any way to endear yourself to your potential clients? 

As per Amazon Germany's Samsung Galaxy S III pre-order page, the specs of that model are expected to be the following.

-4.7-inch Super AMOLED touch-screen with 16 million colours
-12-megapixel camera with auto focus, LED Flash and face detection
-Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System
-16 GB of internal memory, expandable to up to 32 GB

Some rumors also hint that the Samsung's Galaxy S II successor could be powered by a quad-core Cortex A9 Exynos processor which would be amazeballs. We'll get back to all this when there's an actual product to discuss in early May.

Sunday
Apr222012

Adobe to Launch CS6 and Creative Cloud Tomorrow (updated)

Adobe plans to launch its latest and greatest Creative Suite 6 and  and its unifiying Creative Cloud tomorrow in San Francisco. Presiding will be Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, l also be streamed over the Web beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Adobe's launch site. The presentation will be available later for replay at tv.adobe.com

The Creative Cloud service is a subscription modelt that gives online access to all of the CS6 apps starting at $49.99 per month per user account. 

-(update) - This just in from Adobe. Click here for the comprehensive press release.

This morning, Adobe announced the following new innovations to their service offerings:

  • Adobe Creative Cloud is a radical new way of providing digital tools and services that will change the game for creatives worldwide
  • For Designers, the combination of Adobe CS6 and Adobe Creative Cloud, delivers the ultimate toolkit for creating content for print, the Web and mobile devices
  • Production Premium CS6’s Focus on Performance and Feature Innovation is accelerating the market switch to Adobe Video Tools
  • For Web pros, HTML5 tooling takes center stage with release of Adobe CS6 and Creative Cloud
  • For Photoshop CS6, high-impact imaging innovation and huge performance gains deliver a must-have release