Tuesday Symantec launched Norton Anti-Theft, a Web-based service that allows consumers to remotely lock, locate and recover a lost or stolen Windows-based laptop, Android smartphone or Android tablet. The release is part of Symantec’s Norton Everywhere initiative, which extends Norton’s security expertise and technologies to protect consumers everywhere they go, regardless of device or platform.
In addition to the Sneak Peek feature, Symantec’s Norton Auto-Theft also tracks and maps the location of the stolen/lost device when anyone uses it to go online. Subscribers can also securely lock the device to prevent others from using it or seeing the stored information. There’s also an option to display a customizable message to anyone who finds the missing device so that owners can make arrangements to get it back.
Facebook users can finally stop wondering why no official Facebook app is available for Apple’s iPad. As of Monday evening, Facebook’s iOS app is now a universal binary that supports the iPhone and iPod touch as well as the iPad. Among the app’s key features, Facebook lists high-resolution photo support, slide and pinch gesture support, Facebook game compatibility and quick access to messaging features from almost any view within the app. Facebook’s full statement to the press follows below.
Mozilla has just released the developer version of Firefox 9 Aurora, which will include a boost for JavaScript performance. Firefox has not been good for a lot of positive headlines lately, especially since it seems to be surrendering market share to Chrome faster than the arctic its ice cover. However, it recently sent its first true rapid release (Firefox 7) out the door and there is now a good picture of Firefox 9, which could become the most significant release of the browser this year.
GhostGuitar is an app that will revolutionize the air guitar industry. No longer do you have to imagine the awesome sounds that you’re pumping out of your imaginary axe. Instead, you can use your talented hands to pump out actual power chords. As the promo blurb says, “Finally. A real air guitar.”
The app uses the front-facing camera in your iPhone or iPad 2 to track your hands, and then you strum with your right hand whilst fretting chords with your left. Sometimes, you can even pick individual strings.
World of Goo HD is physics based puzzle game with beautiful and surprising features. You can drag and drop living globs of goo to build structures, bridges and giant tongues etc. Its levels are mysterious, strange and dangerously beautiful. They have new puzzles, areas, and the creatures that live in them.
Mysterious Levels – Each level is strange and dangerously beautiful with HD Design, introducing new puzzles, areas, and the creatures that live in them.
Nokia announced that it was making Windows Phone 7 its primary Smartphone OS. The company promised that its first WP7 devices would be on the market, We know about the Sea Ray, which was briefly shown off by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop at a private event this past summer, and we know that anyone Nokia shows it to thinks it’s absolutely stunning.
