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This geek wrote about the advent of the App Store 2 years back. This is definitely an irreversible trend that has gone past it’s tipping point many years back. 10 Billion is a significant number, no matter how you look at it. More details in the release after the break.
HTC Wildfire and Legend users rejoice! Your Froyo updates are here!
Singapore – 21 January, 2011 – HTC has released a ‘Firmware Over the Air’ (FOTA) update for the HTC Wildfire & HTC Legend. Phone owners will receive a pop-up notification on their smartphones when the FOTA update is made available.
(Update Instructions after the break)
Wow, this looks really sleek! And it looks like Sony Ericsson’s "most exciting Xperia product yet", according to Ian Gardner, Corporate Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific Region, Sony Ericsson.
More details in the announcement after the break.
Too bad this geek has to miss the Consumer Electronics Show this year due to national service commitments. This looks really interesting. My head is just beginning to get around how it’d change the way we use our PC. Wonder if I can play Starcraft 2 better with it? Alas, we’d have to wait till July to find out! More details in the announcement after the break.
Mouse 2.0 research becomes a reality with the new Microsoft Touch Mouse.
LAS VEGAS - Jan. 5, 2011 -
Looks like 2011 hails the start of a brand new way to buy software as the App Store is used not only for mobile apps but serious software from Autodesk, etc.
CUPERTINO, California—January 6, 2011— Apple® today announced that the Mac® App Store℠ is now open for business with more than 1,000 free and paid apps. The Mac App Store brings the revolutionary App Store experience to the Mac, so you can find great new apps, buy them using your iTunes® account, download and install them in just one step. The Mac App Store is available for Snow Leopard® users through Software Update as part of Mac OS® X v10.6.6.
“With more than 1,000 apps, the Mac App Store is off to a great start,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We think users are going to love this innovative new way to discover and buy their favorite apps.”
