0 Microsoft rolls out major update for Windows 8 before final release

With only two weeks remaining before the formal release of Windows 8, Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out a major update or its operating system that is said to provide improvements in performance, power management, battery efficiency, media playback and fixes general compatibility issues.

The update, which also includes a handful of bug fixes, will be available for users having early versions of the OS - mainly MSDN and enterprise customers. The general public has to wait until October 26 in order to get the updates.

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0 Fake Bad Piggies game affects over 80,000 Chrome users with adware

                                  
More than 80,000 users of Google Chrome were affected by an adware after they installed a fake version of Rovio's recently launched Bad Piggies game from the Chrome Web Store. The adware installs a plug-in that shows advertisements when users visit popular sites.

Security company Barracuda Networks, which spotted the fake app, have released a detailed report on the adware. If you give the app permission to “access your data on all websites”, the plug-in can help spammers and cyber criminals gain access of your personal data such as email contacts, credit card information and others.

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0 AMD targets Windows 8 tablet market with its new Z-60 'Hondo' APU

If you thought that AMD was going to let Intel steal the show at the upcoming Windows 8 launch event, you're in for quite a surprise. AMD has announced a Z-60 APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) that's been tailor made for high-end, performance hungry tablets.

The Z-60, formerly code-named Hondo, combines AMD's x86-based processing with the Radeon end of the graphics into a single chip. The Z-60 is packing in a dual-core 1GHz clock speed along with 80 GPU cores for Radeon HD 6250. AMD claims that the new processor is suitable for tablets as thin as 10mm. The new APU will also include AMD's Start Now technology that allows mobile devices to boot up really fast. There is also 1080p content and HDMI support and lastly, DirectX 11 support.

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0 iBall launches Andi 4.3j dual-battery Android phone

iBall has announced the launch of a new Android-based smartphone, called Andi 4.3j, featuring dual-SIM and dual batteries. The device has been priced at Rs. 9,499.

The iBall Andi 4.3j runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and is powered by 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor. It has a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen (no word on resolution), 5 MP camera, 2GB internal storage, 512 MB of RAM and microSD card slot that supports additional storage up to 32GB. The device supports 3G, Bluetooth, GPRS and EDGE for connectivity.

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0 Samsung to unveil Galaxy S III Mini on October 11

Samsung has confirmed it is soon going to launch a smaller version of its latest flagship smartphone, Galaxy S III. While talking to the Korean press, JK Shin, head of Samsung Mobile Communication, said the company is set to launch a 4-inch version of the S III, dubbed as the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini, on October 11 in Germany.

"We'll be launching a 4-inch Galaxy S III on the 11th in Germany. There's a lot of demand for a 4-inch screen device in Europe. Some call it an entry-level device, but we call it mini,” says JK Shin.

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