Instagram Unveils Sign-Up Page for Android Users

Instagram for Android has just opened a sign-up page that lets Android users be the “first in line for Instagram on Android”.

The sign-up page doesn’t reveal much but builds up more excitement by allowing you to input your email address to keep you on the loop and be the “first in line” to try out the new app.

Instagram currently has more than 27 million users on iOS platform alone.

Verizon’s List of Devices with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Update

Android fans can now breathe and check out Verizon’s list of 14 devices that will get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update.

Samsung Files Another Case Against Apple in South Korea

The war between Samsung and Apple is never ending. To add fuel to their ongoing battle, Samsung Electronics Co has filed another lawsuit against Apple in a court in Seoul, Korea. Samsung claims that Apple has infringed patents on data display, user interface and short text messages. These two giants have filed over 30 cases in 10 different countries and it looks like its not gonna end anytime soon.

Leaked Images of “iPad 3″ Parts Surface in the Net

It’s not new for Apple’s yet-to-be launched products, to have leaked pictures pop up in the internet, weeks ahead before its official unveiling. The “iPad 3″ or the “iPad HD”, whatever will be launched tomorrow, has images of its so-called prototype parts making rounds in the web.

Monster and Beats Electronics Ends Partnership

Surprising as it may seem but Monster and Beats By Dr. Dre have decided not to anymore continue their partnership. These two names have revolutionized the concept of personal audio products. Businessweek mentioned that there were disagreements between the two parties and Beats Electronics obviously wants more.

Monster is set to unveil eight new headphone lineups this year while Beats Electronics will keep the headphone’s logo, sound-signature and overall branding.

Samsung Introduces Super OLED TV

You’ll agree that any device with an OLED display is sure to deliver the most vibrant and sharp images possible. What more if you put in a television? This is just what Samsung did.

The Samsung Super OLED is made from a single sheet of glass. The OLED pixels consist of self-emitting RGB sub-pixels which are placed directly to the display panel. OLED display offers images better than LED, has less motion blur and less bulky. Samsung says that the Super OLED TV “appears like a framed piece of luxurious floating glass.”

Samsung Unveils 55-inch Super OLED TV

Samsung unveiled the ‘SUPER’ OLED TV, the Korean electronics giants answer to its rival LG’s “world’s largest” OLED TV. The slender 55-inch TV boasts an ‘unmatched vivid and true-to-life picture quality’ with its enhanced color accuracy and has self-emitting RGB sub-pixels that eliminates the need for color filter.

It also has a 3D support, a dual-core processor that allows users to run multiple apps without interrupting the viewing experience and includes smart interaction capabilities such as voice and motion control and face recognition technology.

No word on the price or exact release date yet but the Samsung Super OLED TV is expected to be out in the second half of 2012.

Car Seat Developed to Prevent Car Theft

An anti-theft car seat concept has been developed by researchers from the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology in Tokyo. This new technology contains 360 sensors that measures how much pressure a person places on the car seat. A personalized profile can be derived for the vehicle driver. If a particular profile does not match the authorized vehicle driver, the car can’t be driven away.

An experiment has already been conducted and this innovation has reached a 98% accuracy. The makers hope that this car seat technology will be available in the market in the next two to three years. The researchers plan to use this seat concept for security identification in offices where once an authorized user takes a seat the computer can be unlocked.

Keep an Eye on Santa’s Delivery Routes this Christmas

It’s holiday season once again and to make it more interesting, people are given the chance to track Santa anywhere in the world.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and Google collaborated to bring this technology to the netizens.

Users who installed the Google Earth plugin can watch 3D animation of Santa and his reindeers as he passes by landmarks like the Taj Mahal, Big Ben and many more.

Microsoft: CES 2012 will be the Last One

It seems like the International Consumer Electronics Show or commonly known as CES will push through in the coming years without Microsoft Corp. The tech company said they will put have solo shows to show off their latest devices.

The CES 2012 which will be held in Las Vegas on January 9-12 will the last one for Microsoft. The company will set up a booth and the CEO will deliver the opening speech.

For 11 straight years, Microsoft founder delivered keynote speeches during CES but for the last show next month, current CEO Steve Ballmer will do the honor.