Sony teases PlayStation 4 hardware in a video

With the announcement of the next generation Xbox just around the corner, as well as Call of Duty: Ghosts, Sony is back in the game teasing us about the PlayStation 4.

With the reveal back in February, Sony showcased some of the things the PS4 can do, without actually showing us what the console would look like. We even got to see the controller, but no console unit.

[Announcement] Ubuntu Countdown widget to be moved to its own page

Just wanted to drop an update that should enhance the loading performance of Techman's World. Based on user feedback from the community chat room I and the community have decided that it is best to move the Ubuntu Countdown to its own page, rather than containing it in the sidebar.

Google combines Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photo storage into one common 15 GB pool

Today Google has announced that they will be combining the storage between 3 main services: Drive, Gmail, and Google+.

In an effort to streamline a few things, Google has taken the 10GB from your Gmail storage and effectively combined it with 5 GB of drive storage, making your total storage amount to 15 GB of free storage. This update also means that you can optionally purchase higher number of storage tiers as well, for those who want such a thing. Purchasing more storage also means that the storage can be used for Gmail as well.

Do you like the newly released theme for Disqus 2012?

On Monday I made a post about the two latest updates to Disqus - the Disqus 2012 theme update and the new profiles view. This post is going to feature a little subjective views (opinions) on the theme update, and I highly recommend that you drop your input as well, so I can get an idea of how the community thinks.

Disqus introduces new profiles and a slightly modified Disqus 2012 theme

Putting together about a week's worth of developments, Disqus has released two different updates concerning Disqus 2012, which is now used on just about every website.

Bing denies results from the recent AV-Test search engine study

A few weeks ago, AV-Test conducted a study on Google and Bing, and how many malware infected results they deliver. The result of the study showed that Bing served up 5x more infected results than Google did. However, Microsoft says that the study is not true, for a simple reason - the study is flawed.

Last Friday, a blog post by David Felstead, Senior Development Lead at Bing said that the study was flawed because AV-Test used a Bing API to conduct searches instead of using the Bing.com website, which displays warnings about known to be infected or suspicious websites. Bing's API bypasses the warning system and warning labels do not show.

Google+ comments arrive in Blogger

Today Google announced that the Google+ comments will now be integrated with Blogger, which will aim to give a more social experience with comments, and better integrate its social network with its own services.

Currently, Blogger uses a rather old comment system. It isn't really feature rich, and isn't exactly as simple to use either (like having to reload the page to submit a comment, for example). However, there are third party alternatives out there, such as Disqus, which is used here.

Outlook.com app for Android updated

When Outlook.com finally replaced Hotmail, a (re-skinned) Hotmail was now the Outlook.com app. However, for those that complained about a simple re-skin from the old Hotmail app, you'll be stopped in your tracks with yesterday's update.

Ubuntu 13.04 is just 10 days away!

For those that don't know, I generally use and support the Ubuntu Linux operating system. For months and months, I have placed the HTML5 Ubuntu Countdown down on the sidebar, just above the popular posts widget.

LG makes purchasing faster by adding PayPal support to its smart TVs

Those who love to use PayPal for electronic purchases will be happy to know that you can now use PayPal for in app purchases in LGs ecosystem.