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Nokia sells Qt to Finnish company Digia | UnleashthePhones

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Nokia is now going to sell one of its most precious asset for developers, the QT (pronounced as cute). QT is a framework wherein developers can code at any language that they like and it will be automatically ported and run in any supported devices like s60 to s40.

QT will be bought by a neutral party - a Finnish company named Digia. With the acquisition of QT, more than 125 Nokia employees will be transferred and moved to the company. After the acquisition, Digia plans to relase a major version of QT which will make it work into Android, iOS and others OS, making apps run from one OS to another.

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http://unleashthephones.com/2012/08/09/nokia-sells-qt-to-finnish-company-digia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20ZomgItsCj%20%28UnleashThePhones%20-%20Mobile%20Phone%20News%2C%20Reviews%20

Are Demonoid Users at Risk? | TorrentFreak

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If so happen that you didnt know what happened to the invite only torrent site Demonoid, it was busted by authorities. Now we dont know what will happen to its user database. Maybe they will issue a class suite which I highly doubt since based on past experiences, they dont. If you want to know more, visit Are Demonoid Users at Risk? | TorrentFreak and know more. It is recommended that you read this article specially if youre a Demonoid registered user.

Microsoft Halo 4 will work on Surface - SlashGear

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Playing Halo for a while? I bet you'll be happy to hear that Halo 4 is not only coming to Xbox and PC but also on the Surface tablet! Check the article below for more info.

Microsoft Halo 4 will work on Surface - SlashGear

Nokia: PureView Camera Technology Hitting Lumia 'Very Soon'

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image by Gizmodo

Guess what? The massive camera sensor from Nokia 808 is now coming at Lumia Phones. You've read that right! Pureview is coming to Windows Phone based from Nokia. Check the article below for more information.

Nokia: PureView Camera Technology Hitting Lumia 'Very Soon'

Mozilla Marketplace goes live - SlashGear

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image by Slashgear

According to Slashgear, the Mozilla Marketplace is now online and is accepting visitors and publishers around the world!

Get the full article @ Mozilla Marketplace goes live - SlashGear

Linus Torvalds: Windows 8 Secure Boot Doesn't Destroy Linux | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

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Windows 8 features Secure Boot which will make the OS theoretically invulnerable to boot type malwares. However, some third party OS makers are worried that this feature will stop Open Source Operating Systems (Linux) on its tracks. Read the full story at Linus Torvalds: Windows 8 Secure Boot Doesn't Destroy Linux | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

Are Multi-Core Processors a Waste of Time for Android?

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Do multi-core phones necessary for Android or it is only inlcuded in the phone because the consumers want it?

Are Multi-Core Processors a Waste of Time for Android?

BBC News - Facebook smartphone to be 'released next year'

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While surfing the internet, I stumbled upon this article.BBC News - Facebook smartphone to be 'released next year'. Well I was not surprised about this news since I have read rumors about this. However I was caught up in the idea of a Facebook phone. Well, where would my privacy go? Will it leak to some privaye company? Of course knowing that its Facebook, it would just leak out to the third parties. So in turn, I'm very skeptic about buying this phone. How about you? Any thoughts for this matter?

Compass for every N97 users!

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Today, most of the phones out there does have a sensor which tells the phone where are you heading. However, nokia didn't include a compass app for it. So if you are looking for a good compass app, you can get this compass from Bigzzy.

Its just a simple compass but very effective and doesnt require any libraries like phython installed. Just run the app and turn your phone for about 4 360's and the compass sensor will be aligned to the magnetic north of our planet.

WOF: Windows 8 ditches Aero Glass -- will you miss it? - TechSpot News

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Microsoft decided to ditch Aero Glass in their upcoming Windows 8 OS. Will you miss it? Read the full article WOF: Windows 8 ditches Aero Glass -- will you miss it? - TechSpot News