WNS Weekly Tech news: 23rd March 2013

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BBC Twitter Hacked!

Screen grab of BBC Weather's Twitter feed

Several BBC twitter accounts, including the weather account, have been attacked by hackers claiming to be from the "Syrian electronic army". A series of fake weather reports about middle eastern countries were tweeted from the account including: "Saudi weather station down due to head-on collision with camel.".
A spokeswomen for the BBC apologised to followers saying: "We apologise to our audiences that this unacceptable material appeared under the BBC's name.".

Google launches Memo app: Google Keep
Google have launched Google Keep, a memo sharing app useful for keeping written notes, voice notes and annotated photos. The two biggest leaders in this market are Microsoft's OneNote and Evernote- which has 15 million users. The information you keep on Keep will also be stored in Google drive and in the app itself users are able to speak memos and the software will turn it into a written memo.

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Google could be releasing a Smart Watch!

iWatch concept

New reports suggest that Google too could be releasing a smart watch. This makes Google the latest company rumored to be creating a watch as previous reports suggest Apple and Samsung are also doing the same. The watch is said to be an extension to android powered phones, suggesting that the watch will be useful for reading messages and answering calls. Samsung and Apple are also said to be creating a similar device with the Galaxy watch rumored just last week and an iWatch a couple of weeks ago. Some reports say that the Google watch could even be on our shelves by the end of summer!

Galaxy S4 will only get quad-core processor in UK as opposed promised to 8 core
The Samsung Galaxy S4 will not feature the originally promised 8-core processor in the UK. Other regions, including the USA, will still have the 8-core processor. The news comes as the S4 becomes the most pre-ordered phone ever in the UK and globally, even more than the iPhone 5. Samsung's new flagship phone is expected to be available in late April, and Samsung are hoping it will gain them an even bigger market share in the Smartphone market over Apple.

Chrome and Android won't merge Google say's:
Google Chrome, the web browser and OS system running on the Chromebook, and the Android mobile operating system "won't merge", Google's chairman has said. The Executive chairman, Eric Schmidt said that the two products will remain separate but will "overlap" more. This is probably a good idea as Chrome OS and Android are very different things. Chrome OS is designed for a traditional desktop computer whereas Android is designed for touch screen Mobile and tablet devices.