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We just can't help ourselves but talk about this amazing piece of technology presented by Samsung at CES 2012 called the Transparent Smart Window. For those who still haven't seen it (seriously, why are you alive?), it is a 46-inch 1920 x 1080 digitally augmented 'transparent' window, one which is 'smart' and does amazing things à la Minority Report (right). [ Read More ]

Well known footballer David Beckham will be making his way to Google's headquarters for an exclusive interview for the company which will be aired on the company's video hub YouTube, and will also heavily involve the company's social media efforts in Google+.

Social media kingpin Facebook has been sending out invites for its mysterious low-key event to a select few, with the event scheduled for Wednesday, January 18 - a day prior to Apple's own low-key media event featuring some "education announcements". The event will be held in San Francisco and commence from 5pm local time, with [ Read More ]

No, we are not lying, and no, you are not dreaming. Apple has decided to open up on a matter which the late Steve Jobs kept a top secret by, for the first time ever, sharing with the public a list of its official suppliers, put up on its supplier responsibility page. During Jobs' era, up until today, Apple [ Read More ]

The controversial battle between the Indian government and two of the biggest companies in the world at present, Facebook and Google, which has been dragging on since the close of 2011 has taken a new turn today, with the Delhi High Court today suggesting that it won't hesitate one bit in blocking internet access to [ Read More ]

As previously speculated, Apple was alleged to have been planning a low-key media event towards the end of this month, featuring no hardware news but instead focusing on its iBooks and other education-related stuff. Today, the Cupertino company has confirmed this by sending out invites to industry bigwigs, asking everyone to "Join us for an [ Read More ]

Stepping aside for a moment from the extravagant Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Apple has put developers to work by seeding the latest build (11D42) of OS X 10.7.3, bringing along the usual bug fixes and much more. Weighing in at 989.75 MB (for those updating from 10.7.2 and 1.26 GB for those updating from [ Read More ]

To get a glimpse of So.cl watch the video below. You can also get an invite to the social network here.    

Amid much fanfare and brouhaha at the Consumer Electronics Show here in Las Vegas, a slightly unforgotten and heavily criticized company called Research in Motion has something new to offer to its loyal Playbook users: BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0. The update is a welcome one for productivity-minded Playbook users as it makes work merry with [ Read More ]

Sony Ericsson India has launched a new TV commercial showcasing the Walkman capabilities of the W200i (supposedly), starring top Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan who makes you "thump" to the sound of the Walkman again. They say: You have to be ready to 'let go'. Why you? We'll soon tell you. Via SE India

Microsoft has launched a new social network So.cl and at the moment it is invite only.If you wish to get an invite you need to do the following 1.Like us on Facebook 2.Share this page on Facebook. 3.Subscribe to Firstain newsletters. Just follow the above 3 steps and we will send you a so.cl invite. [ Read More ]

Intel's straight-forward joke at a demonstration of one of its Ultrabooks at its press conference at CES today has backfired impeccably, with the company now being seen as public villain number one. It all began when Intel's Mooley Eden took the stage to demonstrate the Ivy Bridge processors behind his company's forthcoming line of super-slim laptops aka [ Read More ]