Stories by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

Samsung Series 5 Ultra: Slim and stylish, but not an Ultrabook

The Samsung Series 5 Ultra is the company's first foray into the Ultrabook market (if you don’t count the Series 9, which predates the Ultrabook brand). There's just one problem: It weighs nearly 4 pounds, and measures 0.82 inch thick. In other words, this 14-inch laptop is closer to a regular ol' ultraportable than it is to an Ultrabook.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 01 April, 2012 06:03

Tags: hardware systems, Intel, laptops, samsung, ultrabook, ultraportable laptop

Android Market celebrates 10 billion downloads with 10-cent app sale

Guess what? Your favorite Android app may be just 10 cents right now, thanks to the Android Market's 10 billion downloads celebration.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 08 December, 2011 01:28

Tags: Android, apps, app store, consumer electronics, Google, Guess, mobile, Mobile OSes, Phones, smartphones, SoundHound, Swift

Android Ice Cream Sandwich: 3 FAQs

Google's latest version of Android, Android 4.0 dubbed "Ice Cream Sandwich," is officially about to come out. Here are three questions people have been asking.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 20 October, 2011 02:23

Tags: Android, consumer electronics, Google, htc, Motorola, Phones, samsung, smartphones, sony

How to get free iTunes music

I get it: You want some free tunes, but you don't want to be sued by the RIAA or by copyright trolls. Fair enough. Unfortunately, totally free music is rare these days - er, totally free and legal music, that is. But you can find some free music, and you can grab it straight from the music player you're probably already using: iTunes.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 13 September, 2011 11:48

Tags: iTunes, music

10 Social Networking Add-Ons for Firefox

Move over, RockMelt. You don't need a dedicated social networking browser to stay überconnected. Here are 10 Firefox add-ons (all compatible with the latest version of Firefox) that will turn your browser into a social butterfly.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 31 August, 2011 23:52

Tags: Facebook, firefox, internet, Internet-based applications and services, patches, security, social media, social networks, twitter

Zynga reportedly buys Astro Ape

Zynga has acquired mobile games start-up Astro Ape, according to Business Insider, which notes that Astro Ape employees are changing their place of employment on LinkedIn.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 18 August, 2011 03:44

Tags: Business Management, games, gaming, mergers and acquisitions, social networks, Zynga

Gizmodo not charged in Apple iPhone 4 prototype purchase

A California district attorney's office has decided not to press charges against either Gizmodo or former Gizmodo editor Jason Chen for purchasing an iPhone 4 prototype in March 2010 and exposing it to the world.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 12 August, 2011 00:23

Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, Facebook, iPhone, iphone 4, Phones, smartphones

IM+: Support for many IM clients, not without glitches

With the IM+ multi-messenger app for Android, you can talk with all of your contacts in one place. Currently IM+ supports AIM, Facebook chat, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, MySpace, Skype, VKontakte, Yahoo, and Yandex IM.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 10 August, 2011 06:34

Tags: Facebook, Google, jabber, software, Yahoo

200,000 BitTorrent users sued since 2010

Since the beginning of 2010, a whopping 200,000 BitTorrent users have been sued in mass file-sharing lawsuits by copyright trolls, according to TorrentFreak.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 10 August, 2011 00:00

Tags: bittorrent, internet, web

Video chatting for newbies

Video chat is all the rage these days, thanks to new services such as Google+ Hangouts and Skype/Facebook integrated video chat. Video chatting is a great way to stay in touch with family and friends--seeing loved ones' faces on a computer screen is almost like actually being there.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 07 August, 2011 10:45

Tags: camcorders, consumer electronics, Digital camcorders, Facebook, Google, video chat

Ballmer needs to step down, says hedge fund manager

What's the biggest "overhang on Microsoft's stock," according to hedge fund manager David Einhorn? The continued presence of Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 27 May, 2011 01:18

Tags: Apple, Microsoft, operating systems, software, Windows

Twitter and TweetDeck: What it means for businesses

Twitter is finally acquiring the third-party Tweet organizer TweetDeck, for the neat (rumored) sum of $40 million. But what does this mean for small businesses that use Twitter?

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 26 May, 2011 03:14

Tags: email, Facebook, instant messaging, Internet-based applications and services, social networks, twitter

'Hurt Locker' lawsuit targets 24,583 BitTorrent users

Voltage Pictures, producers of the Oscar-winning 2009 film "The Hurt Locker," is suing 24,583 BitTorrent users for downloading the film.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 25 May, 2011 01:26

Tags: bittorrent, file transfers, intellectual property, internet, legal, legal issues, music & video sharing, web

Google won't dabble in facial recognition search system

Google will not be building a facial recognition search system, even though facial recognition technology is quickly advancing. According to The Telegraph, Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, believes the "surprising accuracy" of facial recognition technology is "very concerning."

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 20 May, 2011 00:15

Tags: Facebook, Google, internet, privacy, search, search engines, security

Sony faces weekend hack attack, report claims

Sony can't seem to catch a break these days when it comes to hack attacks.

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 07 May, 2011 00:00

Tags: firewalls, hackers, network security, Playstation, security, sony

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