WiFi Alliance, the trade association that promotes Wireless LAN technology, is planning to launch a technology that will make Wi-Fi access from smartphones and other devices as simple as connecting to a cellular network. According to the group, its Passpoint program aims to make Wi-Fi a “true extension of service provider networks”. WiFi Alliance claims that its new technology will let users roam... 

If you are a Gmail user, perhaps you’d like to check out GMVault. It’s a simple to use app that will sync and back-up your Gmail account on your local machine. GMVault is a shell script available for Windows, OS X and Linux. So, why bother trying it when you can accomplish the same thing with a desktop email client? Well, with GMVault,  you can make sure that your back-up is updated daily.... 

Bang & Olufsen unveiled their new brand B&O PLAY at CES 2012 alongside the launch of its first product Beolit 12. On Thursday, at an event in San Francisco the Danish manufacturer demonstrated three new products under the B&O PLAY umbrella including the BeoPlay A3, a very innovative and high quality sound system designed for the iPad. We all know that thinner... 

Symantec, the largest maker of personal computer security software, has released the first public beta of Norton Antivirus 2013, Norton Internet Security 2013 and Norton 360 2013. Symantec hopes to offer the best ever user experience, both on existing platforms such as Windows 7 and especially on the incoming Windows 8 operating system. Norton 2013 public beta features a new protection capability... 

Wait a minute here, you say. There is something wrong with the title – did my eyes read “world’s fastest toilet” correctly? Why not watch the video above and come to your very own conclusion? Granted, if you were to go on a technicality, it could also be interpreted as the world’s fastest toilet bowl, but what is one word between friends? Stunt woman Jolene Van Vugt of... 

Just ahead of E3, Qualcomm is launching the selection stage of its SnapDragon World Record challenge, an event in which gamers will attempt to set the world record for the longest video game marathon on a tablet device (the previous record stands at 24hrs!).  The record-breaking event will be held during E3, but on May 22nd, candidates can enter the qualification stage to prove that they can take... 

  In line with Mozilla’s Kilimanjaro’s initiative, Mozilla is waging war against design fragmentation by releasing a few samples of its new design ideas to be used very soon on desktop computers, B2G, Android and Metro. It appears that Mozilla is working to make Firefox look consistent in desktops and mobile devices, judging from its mock-up designs. The end goal of Mozilla is to... 

As the D-day approaches to the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S3 , we are getting another new leaked image of the device circulating around the tech mainstream. But this time, this could be the real thing – the Samsing Galaxy S3. The alleged leaked image that we have now is published via SamMobile. According to the site, it was sent to them by an anonymous tipster. Surprisingly, the image looks...