Samsung Galaxy S5 Gold variant tipped ahead of MWC 2014 unveiling

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It seems like there is no end to the leaks related to Samsung's 2014 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, ahead of its official announcement.A new leak tips that Samsung will also be introducing the Gold variant of its much-anticipated Galaxy S5 smartphone at the Barcelona event, scheduled on 24 February 2014.
The leak comes via GSMArena who received a purported image of Vodafone's inventory system, which shows a Samsung Galaxy S5 Gold smartphone listed alongside other devices like Apple iPhone 5s and HTC One. As of now, the alleged image of Vodafone's inventory system did not reveal many details about the rumoured Galaxy S5 Gold.
Notably, Samsung is famous for launching a number of variants of its flagship devices. The 2013 flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S4, had a number of variants, namely: Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy S4 Zoom, and Galaxy S4 Mini. A Gold colour variant of the Galaxy S4 was also launched quite a bit after the device's global unveiling. However, it seems that the South Korean major might announce the Galaxy S5 in Gold option right at the global launch.

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Snapchat snaps into post hacking apology mode

SOCIAL PHOTOBOOTH Snapchat has apologised to its users for the hacking attack on it and them last week.
A week after facing the issue and being fairly dismissive of it the firm has issued an apology and delivered a new version of its app that should prevent further exploits.
The hacking attack on four million Snapchat users was revealed at the end of 2013 on a website called SnapchatDB that has since been closed down. Snapchat initially reacted to the attack and its users' reactions to it by saying that it wasn't a big deal.
"We acknowledged in a blog post last Friday that it was possible for an attacker to use the functionality of Find Friends to upload a large number of random phone numbers and match them with Snapchat usernames," it said.
"On New Years Eve, an attacker released a database of partially redacted phone numbers and usernames. No other information, including Snaps, was leaked or accessed in these attacks."

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Alan Mulally 'pullout' shifts focus of Microsoft CEO speculation

Ford CEO Alan Mulally earlier this week said he has no plans to take the top job at Microsoft. PHOTO: Reuters

After Ford Motor Co CEO Alan Mulally took himself off the list of potential CEOs at Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, speculation over the company's succession plans refocused on internal choices.

A source close to the company said no appointment was likely until the last week of January or in February. The source asked not be identified because they were not authorised to speak publicly about the process to select a successor to long-time CEO Steve Ballmer, who in August announced his plan to retire.

In late January, many Microsoft executives will be focused on the company's earnings, which are scheduled to be released on January 23. Also, chairman Bill Gates, a key member of the search committee, will be at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

For months, Microsoft watchers had pegged Mulally as the odds-on bet to succeed Ballmer as chief executive at the dominant producer of software for desktops and laptops, which has faltered in making the transition to the fast-growing mobile phone and tablet markets.

But Mulally formally pulled out of the running on Tuesday, telling the Associated Press he would remain at Ford through 2014.

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'Transformers' director Michael Bay gets flustered at Las Vegas event

Hollywood director Michael Bay's appearance—and abrupt disappearance—at Samsung’s press conference last Monday has left a lot of people utterly confused, a reaction usually caused by the dizzying explosions and action scenes of his films.

During the event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the director of the Transformers trilogy was called onstage together with Samsung executive Joe Stinziano.

Bay was supposed to introduce an exclusive clip—to be played on Samsung’s brand new Ultra HD TV—from his upcoming new sequel to the Hasbro Robots in Disguise franchise, “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” which will be released on June 27, 2014.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo specifications leaked via purported internal documents

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo, rumoured to be a new mid-range smartphone under company's Grand series has been unofficially 'confirmed' via leaked internal documents.GSMArena has posted a few leaked internal documents related to the Samsung's yet-to-be-announced Galaxy Grand Neo which reveal complete specifications of the device. According to the leaked Galaxy Grand Neo documents, the smartphone is said to be priced at 299 Euros in Europe after tax, which translates to roughly Rs. 25,500. However, there is no word on the availability of the alleged Galaxy Grand Neo.

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LIKE A BOSS: T-Mobile CEO crashes AT&T party, gets bounced F

Corporate competitiveness took an odd turn at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show Monday night after T-Mobile CEO John LeGere crashed a party hosted by AT&T, and was subsequently kicked out.
“Some security guards escorted him out,” CNET reporter Roger Cheng tweeted after LeGere was caught. “It was crazy.”
The service provider CEO apparently gave himself up by posing for a picture with Cheng, who tweeted the photo shortly after, leading to LeGere’s ejection from the party at Las Vegas’s Palm Hotel via two security guards.

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Microsoft close to naming CEO, Ford's Mulally stays put

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is closer to naming a new chief executive, according to a source familiar with the board's thinking, but it lost a front-runner candidate on Tuesday when Ford Motor Co's (F.N) chief, Alan Mulally, said he would not be going to the software giant.
Mulally's comments reignited the guessing game over who will take over at Microsoft, following the elimination in December of another reported candidate, Qualcomm Inc's (QCOM.O) Steve Mollenkopf.
Microsoft said last month it expects to appoint a new CEO early this year. It has been seeking a replacement for Steve Ballmer since the long-time CEO in August announced his plan to retire.
Sources familiar with the process have told Reuters that Microsoft is down to a "handful" of candidates, including one or more outsiders from the tech industry, former Nokia (NOK1V.HE) CEO Stephen Elop and insiders Satya Nadella and Tony Bates.

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Skype says user information safe in Syrian Electronic Army hack

Los Angeles: A day after the Syrian Electronic Army said it had hacked into Skype's social media accounts, the Internet calling service acknowledged it had been hit with a "cyber attack" but said no user information was compromised.
A Tweet posted on Skype's official Twitter feed on Wednesday read: "Don't use Microsoft emails (hotmail, outlook), They are monitoring your accounts and selling the data to the governments. More details soon. #SEA"
Similar messages were posted on Skype's official Facebook pages and on a blog on its website before being taken down later in the afternoon. Skype is owned by Microsoft Corp.

The Syrian Electronic Army claimed credit on Wednesday for hacking into the social media accounts of Internet calling service Skype.

The Syrian Electronic Army, an amorphous hacking collective that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, later claimed the attack.
The SEA also posted on its Twitter feed the

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Lenovo's four musketeers to lead Android smartphone charge at 2014 International CES

(Photo : Lenovo) Lenovo is all set to introduce its first LTE smartphone, Vibe Z, and three other phones at the 2014 International CES.

Lenovo may be more known for its ultrabooks and laptops but this isn't stopping the company from introducing a handful of smartphones at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2014) in Las Vegas this January.
The company announced that it will release four new smartphones, which will have an international market release: the Lenovo Vibe Z, Lenovo S930, Lenovo S650 and Lenovo A859.
Of the four, the most compelling is the Vibe Z, which is Lenovo's first LTE smartphone. "We created the new Vibe Z with its elegant design, high performance and custom software so that people can truly have the best smartphone experience now at the speed of LTE," said Liu Jun, senior vice president of Lenovo Business Group.

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