Archive for the Category ‘Gadgets’

Iranian tries to crack games market

Iranian tries to crack games market

Video game developers from Iran have been exhibiting at a Western game convention for the very first time.
Representatives from the trade body, the Iran National Foundation of Computer Games, were on hand at a dedicated stand at Gamescom in Cologne.
They were there to showcase the latest games developed in Iran, establish contacts, and to see [...]

Sony’s FeliCa Launcher lets you use smartcards and phones on your PC to launch websites

Sony’s FeliCa Launcher lets you use smartcards and phones on your PC to launch websites

Even though virtually unknown in the US or Europe, Sony’s Felica technology, mainly materialized in the form of a contactless RFID smart card or a chip built into cell phones), is used for electronic payment by millions of people on a daily basis. Now users in Japan (one of the main markets apart from Hong [...]

Sleeker PlayStation 3 To Debut This Fall

Sleeker PlayStation 3 To Debut This Fall

(CBS) Tokyo, August 18, 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today unveiled the new PlayStation 3 (CECH-2000A) computer entertainment system, featuring an extremely streamlined form factor with a 120GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). The new PlayStation 3 (PS3) system will become available in stores from September 1, 2009, in North America, Europe/ [...]

Islam and Technology

Islam and Technology

Islam and the forefront of technology are not typically thought of together. Friday sermons and religious classes might drop hints of social networks or smartphones; however, the content is not tech-centric. Conversations might walk down Nostalgia Lane to reminisce about the wonder years of technological advancements in past eras of Islamic history. Yet not much [...]

Bing! Microsoft Prepares For War With A Revamped Search Engine (Screenshots)

Bing! Microsoft Prepares For War With A Revamped Search Engine (Screenshots)

Today, Microsoft publicly unveiled its soon-to-launch search engine Bing. It will become available over the next few days, and be fully launched by June 3. On the surface, Bing has a distinct gloss. The home page features a rotation of stunning photography, for instance, which can be clicked on to produce related image search results. [...]