Surface creates buzz, but iPad mania missing

US shoppers woke up with mild Surface fever on Friday, lining up in moderate numbers to buy Microsoft's groundbreaking tablet computer designed to challenge Apple's iPad.

The global debut of the Windows 8 operating system was greeted with pockets of enthusiasm, but not the mania reserved for some previous Apple launches.

Microsoft is positioning the slick new computing device, which runs a limited version of Windows and Office with a thin, click-on keyboard cover, as a perfect combination of PC and tablet that is good for work a

How Google is seamlessly moving close into daily life

Lisa Cericola, 31, a food editor and blogger, recently held a party at her home in Brooklyn, N.Y., with grilled steak and chimichurri on the table and the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the iPod.

Soon, a debate broke out. Was the singer saying, "With burned shed it's a lovely view?" Or "With blood I shed alone with you?"    

Apple may unveil 13-inch MacBook Pro on October 23

     

Tech giant Apple is expected to unveil a 13-inch MacBook Pro during an event on October 23, where it is likely to launch the new iPad mini. 

iPad Mini to Be Revealed soon [REPORT]

Although the iPad Mini — Apple’s unconfirmed cheaper and smaller version of the iPad tablet — was widely rumored to be revealed Oct. 17, with invitations supposedly coming Oct. 10, the invites never came. Now, All Things D claims the device will be unveiled Oct. 23, citing people familiar with Apple’s plans.

Cloud services market to surpass $326 million in 2012

The cloud services market in India is projected to grow 32.4 per cent in 2012 to total $ 326.2 million (about Rs 1,665 crore), according to IT research and advisory firm Gartner.

Software as a service   (  SaaS)  is the largest segment and is forecast to grow to $ 115.6 million in 2012, while infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is estimated to grow from $ 35.2 million in 2011 to $ 42.7 million in 2012, it said.

Top 10 Best & Most Popular Torrent Sites 

Last year I posted the best p2p software clients and here again I've listed the world's most popular BitTorrent sites. At the start of 2012 The Pirate Bay continues to pull in the most visitors, followed by Torrentz and KickassTorrents.

This list is based on traffic rank and reports from Compete and Alexa, though we are all aware that Alexa isn't perfect and that Compete has plenty of flaws, but putting the two services to use at the same time on similar niche proved worthwhile.

So here we are, a compiled list of the 10 most-visited torrent sites at the start of the new year.

1. The Pirate Bay

The Pirate Bay (commonly abbreviated TPB) is a Swedish website that hosts magnet links, which allow users to share electronic files, including music, computer games and software, via BitTorrent.