Details are starting to leak about features and functionality Microsoft is planning for the next version of the operating system, which may or may not be called Windows 8. It will include faster startup times, 3-D graphics support, USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity, and the ability for users to log in via facial recognition technology. Microsoft is planning to launch an application store from which users will be able to buy apps for PCs and other devices that run Windows. For slates and laptops, Microsoft is focusing on resume-from-sleep performance of less than one second and also planning to connect Windows accounts to the cloud so that users' settings and preferences can follow them to any device they use. More details can be found here.
YouTube improves the site for mobile devices, the site should perform much faster than the original. Facebook will be shutting down the three-year-old Facebook Gifts in order to focus on other projects. Firefox 4 beta offers HTML 5, tabs default to the top of the window (like Google Chrome) and many more features. but is it better in security? Not yet.
IBM has requested that all employees adopt Firefox as their default browser, regardless of the machine they're using for work.
YouTube on Friday announced support for so-called "4K" video, a format four times the size of today's 1080p HDTVs. A news came that a user's iPhone 4 caught fire during the connection recharging process, resulting in slight burns to the person's hand.
Android 2.2 beats Apple iOS 4 in Java based benchmark tests.
Motorola announces charm Android phone with QWERTY keyboard.
Onkyo's HT-S7300 and HT-S6300 HTIB bundles are totally ready for 3D.
PlayStation Blu-ray 3D update arrives in September. 3D photo, PlayTV and YouTube support to follow.
Intel developing new automotive black box after Toyota's unintended acceleration problems dominated headlines earlier this year. While this level of information would likely prove helpful in determining who's at fault in an accident, there's the prickly question of who owns that information once it's stored in the vehicle.
BMW celebrates 25 years of M3. Below is the 1986 model.
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