Microsoft Previews Windows 8 at BUILD Conference, Releases Developer Preview

Microsoft today showcased the next major release of Windows, code-named “Windows 8” at BUILD conference. The company also detailed new tools for developers to write applications of Windows 8.

“We reimagined Windows,” said Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division at Microsoft, in his keynote address to the thousands of developers in attendance. “From the chipset to the user experience, Windows 8 brings a new range of capabilities without compromise.”

Microsoft highlighted and described the following features on Windows 8:
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Review Roundup: Motorola Droid Bionic

One of the most awaited Android handset of 2011, Motorola Droid Bionic was launched by Verizon last week. The Bionic is the first dual core 4G LTE handset on Verizon featuring 4.3-inch (960 x 540) screen, dual Core 1GHz OMAP4430 processor, 8-megapixel camera, 16GB onboard storage with 16GB microSD card preloaded, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. The handset is available on Verizon priced $299 with two-year contract.
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Boot Up Time on Windows 8 Computers with SSD Under 10 Seconds

One of the main new features of the upcoming Windows 8 operating system will be its 30-70% faster boot up time. Microsoft says, “Few operations in Windows are as scrutinized, measured, and picked apart as boot. This is understandable—boot times represent an effective proxy for overall system performance.” To improve boot up time Microsoft devised a completely new solution called Fast Startup Mode, which combines traditional cold boot and resume from hibernate.
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TSMC to Start Mass Production of 28nm (A6) Chips in Early 2012, Hinting at iPad 3 Launch in Q1 2012

Apart from the ongoing lawsuit problems between Samsung and Apple, one of the main reasons behind Apple’s switch to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) was their 28nm process technology for manufacturing ARM based chips. Till now Samsung has manufactured Apple’s A4 and A5 chips, but as anyone who has seen both the chip would know that A5 chip is almost double the size of A4 chip. The size difference is because both the chips are made with 40nm process technology, even though the A5 chip has dual core Cortex A9 processor and dual core PowerVR graphics engine, in place of single core process and graphics engine on A4 chip.
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More Hints Pointing to Imminent iPhone 5 October Launch

Few days back, we posted that more and more evidence is pointing to October iPhone 5 launch and today we have more information pointing to an iPhone 5 announcement coming soon with shipping date in October. The first piece of information comes from EXIF data of an image (above) posted by an Apple engineer online. Pocketnow got their hands on the image and posted:
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IBM and 3M Developing 3D Semiconductors with New Types of Adhesives

IBM and 3M today announced that the two companies plan to jointly develop the first adhesives that can be used to package semiconductors into densely stacked silicon "towers." The companies are aiming to create a new class of materials, which will make it possible to build, for the first time, commercial microprocessors composed of layers of up to 100 separate chips.
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Carriers Start Testing New iOS 5 Features, And Apple to Use New Thinner, Lighter Battery in iPad 3

Apple’s carrier partners have started internal testing and training of iOS 5 in preparation for launch of the new Apple mobile OS along with next generation iPhone 5. 9to5mac is reporting that the training is similar to what occurred soon before last year’s iOS 4 launch alongside the iPhone 4, and uses materials developed with Apple’s help including videos and documents describing the new features of the OS.
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Recent Rumors Point to an October Launch and Complete Redesign for iPhone 5

Till mid-August our sources were still saying that Apple was planning to launch iPhone 5 before start of fall (early or mid September). However, now it looks like they were wrong even if by just few days, more and more evidence is piling up for an October iPhone 5 launch. Also evidence that iPhone 5 will see a complete redesign is becoming very strong.
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Amazon’s Tablet will have Smaller and Cheaper Display, Less Storage to Keep the Price Down

Last week, New York Post reported that Amazon’s tablet “will sell for hundreds less than the entry-point $499 iPad”. As soon as this rumor spread every journalist / blogger started speculating that Amazon will sell a tablet that will match iPad hardware-wise, but Amazon will subsidize the cost in hope of recovering it later via digital media purchases.
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Samsung Announces NX200, WB750 and MV800 Cameras

Samsung has announced three new cameras including interchangeable lens NX200, superzoom WB750 and point-and-shoot MV800. The NX200 is an update if NX100 and features 20.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, 3-inch AMOLED screen, 7fps continuous shooting mode, 100ms Advanced Autofocus, ISO range of 100-12,800 and 1080p video recording. The camera support i-Function 2.0 lenses, which allow control of smart filters and more from the lens in Lens Priority mode. The NX200 will ship in October at an undisclosed price.
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Fujifilm Announces X10 Compact Camera Featuring 2/3” EXR CMOS Sensor

Fujifilm today announced all new premium compact FUJIFILM X10 digital camera, featuring a new larger 2/3" 12 megapixel EXR CMOS sensor and a bright, high-definition FUJINON F2.0 wide-angle to F2.8 telephoto, 4x manual zoom lens (28-112mm) with a proprietary Super EBC (Electron Beam Coating) that produces superb image quality from edge to edge.
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Sony Unveils 15-inch Vaio S Series Laptop

Sony is bringing their slim and light S Series design to a new 15.5-inch model featuring full HD 1080p display and optional sheet battery for all day mobility (up to 12 hours). The 1-inch thin laptop sports an elegant design in jet black or platinum silver and is crafted with magnesium and aluminum materials for lightness and weighs just 4.4 pounds. Making it one of the lightest 15-inch laptop on the market.
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Samsung Introduces Series 7 Slate PC

Samsung today introduced the Series 7 Slate PC, a lightweight slate computer with full PC capabilities running Windows 7. According to Samsung, Series 7 Slate PC offers all of the features of a full-sized laptop in an extremely portable package, providing highly mobile users with the computing power they need for maximum productivity anywhere they go.
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Leaked Front LCD Assembly of iPhone N94 Prototype Creates More Confusion

There is already lot of confusion about Apple next generation iPhone. What it will be called iPhone 4S or iPhone 5? Will there be two separate new models or just one new model? Will it have bigger screen, A5 processor and so on? And today Engadget posted pics of iPhone N94 prototype front assembly, which has added more confusion. The part looks every similar to iPhone 4 front assembly with just one difference it has a dotted pattern near top that looks like webcam LED on Mac computer. It is very likely that N94 prototype is the cheaper 8GB iPhone 4 and hence the components are very similar. Engadget explains:
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Nikon Updates the CoolPix Compact Camera Lineup

Nikon has added six new cameras to CoolPix compact camera lineup including P7100, S8200, S6200, S100, S1200pj and AW100. All the six cameras will ship in September in preparation for coming holiday season.
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Samsung Brings LTE Support to Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 8.9

Samsung today officially announced the much rumored LTE versions of its Galaxy S II smartphone and Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet. Both the devices will now work with LTE / WCDMA / GSM networks around the world.
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Rumors: Amazon Tablets to Sell for Hundreds Less Than iPad

New York Post, a newspaper known more for gossips than tech news is reporting that Amazon will enter the tablet market in October with a lower priced tablet to compete with Apple’s iPad. Garett Sloane wrote:
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Sony Adds Two New DSLRs SLT-A77 and SLT-A65 to Alpha Series Lineup

Sony today announced two new DSLRs SLT-A77 and SLT-A65 featuring newly developed 24.3-megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, as well as the world’s first XGA OLED Tru-Finder viewfinder. Sony’s latest refinements to its Translucent Mirror Technology and next generation of Sony’s BIONZ image processing engine make these cameras the fastest and most responsive interchangeable lens cameras in their class, according to Sony.
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Sony Introduces The Much Awaited NEX-7 and NEX-5N APS-C Mirrorless Compact Cameras

Sony today added two new cameras to their Alpha NEX series, the much rumored/awaited NEX-7 aimed at enthusiast photographers and the sleek NEX-5N mid-range mirrorless compact camera. The NEX-7 features new 24.3-megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor that in combination with new BIONZ image processing engine gives flawless images and HD video, even in low light conditions. The camera has ultra-high sensitivity range of ISO 100-16000 and very low noise.
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Android Becomes Most Popular Mobile Malware Target

Computer security firm McAfee has released their “McAfee Threats Report: Second Quarter 2011”. The report talks in detail about security challenges like hactivist groups, continuous growth of computer malware and Android’s rise to malware supremacy. According to the report:
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