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Apple to hire antenna/wireless experts to help with iPhone and iPad

Last week, we covered the major antenna issue some users were experiencing with the iPhone 4, you know, the whole “iPhone death grip” thing. The issue occurs when a new iPhone is held a particular way (see above) that results in a blocked signal leading to a drop in connectivity. Now, TechCrunch reports that Apple [...]
Publication date: 2010-07-01 more

Microsoft axes Kin phones for teens, says Windows Phone is the future

Microsoft’s Kin phones for the socially inclined teenagers and college kids are no more. According to Boy Genius Report, the software giant has axed both Kin phones in the US and confirmed it won’t be selling them in Europe. A company spokesperson attributed the decision on the need to focus on Windows Phone 7, their [...]
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Onkyo

Onkyo has just revealed their latest pair of networked audio/visual receivers, the TX-NR5008 and TX-NR3008, and they look like a pair of beauts, replete with eight HDMI 1.4a inputs, THX Ultra2 Plus certification, network audio streaming, multi-room and 3D support, and 1080p HD upscaling. Think the list of specs ends there? Think again: supporting DolbyTrueHD [...]
Publication date: 2010-07-01 more

Woot.com sells itself to Amazon

When Woot is mentioned in the news, it’s usually because a rotating yellow light on their front page is signaling another of those orgies of tech consumerism, a Woot Off. Unfortunately, though, there’s no Woot Off today… at least not for us shoppers. For the Woot guys, though, there’s plenty being sold: their entire weird, [...]
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Amazon announces browser previews for Kindle books

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could sample Kindle books right inside your web browser rather than browse them using one of Amazon’s dedicated desktop or mobile apps? Well, soon you’ll be able to, and this information comes from the highest authority, the Amazon team itself. Formally announcing the feature on their official forum, Amazon wrote [...]
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Amazon cuts Kindle DX price by $110, now $379

The price war in the e-reader market started a couple of weeks ago when Barnes & Noble reduced the price of the Nook. It also introduced a new WiFi only model priced at just $149. Amazon responded the same day by cutting the price of Kindle to $189. Even Borders had to react with a [...]
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Crucial RealSSD C300: 64GB, 355MB/s read speeds, $149.99

We’ve seen budget SSD drives starting to appear for a few months now, but while the price was cheap the performance was less than great. Now Crucial is changing that with the introduction of the 2.5″ RealSSD C300 range. Available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB models, it’s the 64GB that really shines as the best value. [...]
Publication date: 2010-07-01 more

Nokia demos MeeGo running on a phone

Last week Nokia announced that future N-series phones would not use the Symbian operating system. While Symbian will still be used for lower-end smartphones Nokia is moving to MeeGo for high-end devices. A week later and a video has appeared of MeeGo 1.1 running on a prototype Intel Aava phone and Nokia N900. This is just [...]
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Future iPad expected to come with gyroscope

One of the new features offered in the iPhone 4 is the inclusion of a gyroscope which allows for the detection of more detailed movements by a user compared to the traditional accelerometer included in previous iPhone models. Gyroscopes have begun to enhance previous accelerometer technology as demonstrated not only by the iPhone 4’s release, but [...]
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Portal 2 gameplay video round-up

Valve is busy teasing us with video footage of Portal 2, and it’s doing nothing other than making us want to play the game more. The thermal discouragement beam, pneumatic diversity vents, meeting Wheatley, and puzzles that are frustratingly hard until your realize how simple they are to figure out. Watch the teaser trailers below, enjoy them, [...]
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Surgical robots, hairy plants and self-piloting cars ... welcome to the future

Futurology has always fascinated us -- that urge to predict what's coming, to let our imaginations run wild in conjuring fantastic possible worlds.
Publication date: 2010-07-01 more

Foursquare valued at $95m

Foursquare, the location-based social network, founded only 12 months ago, has secured $20m of funding, putting its value at $95m.
Publication date: 2010-07-01 more

Google chief: You can trust us with your data

This week Google released an update to its Android mobile operating system. Known as FroYo, the new operating system makes Android mobile phones up to five times faster and makes it possible to use the phone as a wireless hotspot.
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iPhone 4 antenna glitch gives a boost to accessory vendors

IPhone accessory makers are getting an unexpected boost from Apple Inc's recommendation that users buy a case to fix a glitch on their phones.
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Microsoft Windows 8 details leak

Leaked documents detailing Microsoft’s initial thoughts on the development of Windows 8 have surfaced on the internet.
Publication date: 2010-06-30 more

Google chief: Europe must embrace 'crazy entrepreneurs'

Europe must embrace "crazy entrepreneurs" if it is to build more technology companies that challenge American firms, Eric Schmidt, Google’s chairman and chief executive has said.
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Google tries again to evade China censorship

Google has made one more attempt to sidestep Beijing's efforts to censor the search results of internet users in China.
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Matt Smith helps perform Doctor Who Theme at Glastonbury

If you were in attendance for the 2010 Glastonbury Festival and happened to be a fan of long time running science-fiction series Doctor Who, you were given a real treat towards the end of the concert. Suddenly appearing on stage to re-welcome the electronic dance music duo Orbital was none other than the current incarnation (or rather regeneration) [...]
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Seagate announce 3TB FreeAgent GoFlex Desk

Seagate has today unveiled the first ever 3 terabyte external desktop hard drive. It’s called the 3TB FreeAgent GoFlex Desk and adds 50% more storage over the previous largest drives on offer in the GoFlex range. With 3TB of storage it’s possible to store 120 HD movies, 1,500 video games, and more photos and music than [...]
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EMILY the Robot floats out to save swimmers in trouble

Imagine a day when you visit the beach and you had a little too much to eat or drink before you hit the surf. Instead of enjoying the water and the waves, however, you suddenly find yourself being pulled out to sea by a strong undercurrent and realize you are in deep trouble. Suddenly you see [...]
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ICANN approves Chinese character domain names

When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Board (ICANN) met last Friday in Brussels, Belgium and approved the “XXX” top level domain name for pornographic material, another decision was also made that affected over 1 billion Chinese speaking people across the globe. For the first time in history, the ICANN Board is set to approve [...]
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New iPhones force users to upgrade from legacy Macs

If you’re in the market for a new iPhone and still run Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger on a legacy Mac, you must either buy a brand new Intel-based Mac or upgrade your operating system to Mac OS X Leopard. That’s because the iPhone 3GS and the latest iPhone 4 both require Mac OS X [...]
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Microsoft Kin prices slashed by Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless seems to be downplaying the move, but Bloomberg is reporting that the wireless carrier is cutting the price of its Microsoft Kin smartphones soon after their May release.The Kin One and Kin Two were Microsoft’s attempt to take advantage of the social networking craze in order to regain lost mobile market share against [...]
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APB will have advertising on voice chat service unless you pay

Realtime World’s forthcoming MMO All Points Bulletin (APB) is certainly thinking differently when it comes to paying to play the game. Instead of a set monthly subscription charge we’ve already heard how the system will revolve around paying for game time. So when you buy a copy at launch it will come with 50 hours [...]
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Microsoft to bring visual login, desktop app store, idiot-proof system restore, and more to Windows 8

A bunch of top-secret slides allegedly leaked from an internal meeting reveal a host of goodies that Microsoft has in the works for the next major Windows release dubbed Windows 8. Early features include visual login, cloud user profiles, one-button system restore, Internet Explorer 9, the App Store for Windows software, and other perks. Thanks to [...]
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Dance Central DLC will cost more than Rock Band, not be released weekly

Dance Central, a fully-featured rhythm game for Microsoft Kinect, will have costlier DLC than its musical companion, Rock Band. According to Harmonix, the developer of both titles, the dance game's downloadable content will cost $2 more than the typical Rock Band tune.
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PS3 firmware 3.40 released, adds PlayStation Plus and better Facebook integration

Sony has today released firmware v3.40 for PlayStation 3 owners. There’s several new features, but the main one has to be the introduction of PlayStation Plus. Plus is a paid-for subscription service officially announced earlier this month by Sony. It lives on top of PSN which will remain free with all the features it currently has. [...]
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Fujitsu self-erasing USB drive is available in Japan

Back in April Fujitsu posted a release about a new type of secure USB drive that used self-erasing operations in order to protect the data on board. The idea of a self-destructing USB drive (or any storage device for that matter) is a great one, but it looked like Fujitsu was finally taking things a [...]
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A look back at 30 years of Apple in just 2 minutes

It’s hard to appreciate how far Apple has come with the design of their laptops and desktops until you’ve seen one of their previous models. Now a YouTube user by the name of “Frensleven” makes that possible in a video that shows 30 years of Apple in just two minutes. The video not only displays the [...]
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Hulu Plus revealed: $9.99 a month, works with Apple devices

The Hulu Plus service was just officially unveiled, and you might be surprised by what it offers. The premium online video service will go for $9.99 and from day one it will work with Apple’s iOS 4 devices (iPhone 4, 3GS, and current generation iPod touch), the iPad, as well as some Samsung televisions and [...]
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Review: HP Mini 210 HD netbook

With the Mini 210 HP took their popular netbook formula and updated it once again, this time focusing even more on HP’s target buyers. Netbook buyers want good looks, light weight, and a low entry price, and HP was able to deliver, though with some sacrifices compared to HP’s higher end Mini 5102. Note: If you go [...]
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PSP firmware 3.60 suggests TurboGrafx-16 and NeoGeo games for US/Europe soon

All the focus may be on the PS3 3.40 firmware introducing PlayStation Plus, but the PSP also got a firmware update today. Version 6.30 has been released which adds Plus support and allows grouping of games based on format. Not much to talk about, right? Well, there is something else that has been added which may excite [...]
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Google may lose China license

Google has created a new China-based landing page for its Google.cn site in a last-ditch attempt at a compromise with Chinese authorities. When Google uncovered Chinese attempts to hack its GMail servers in an attempt to reveal the identities of dissidents, the company swiftly announced that it would review and possibly shutter its Chinese operations on [...]
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Blurry images of Apple

A pair of screenshots that surfaced on the web suggest Apple might be putting finishing touches to a scaled-down version of its Office replacement suite for the iPhone and iPod touch. As we reported earlier this month, an image that briefly appeared on Apple’s site before being replaced with another one indicated that Keynote presentation [...]
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PayPal Guest Payments: pay online without a PayPal account

PayPal has seen a lot of success as the number one online payment service. This can be put down to the fact it shields consumers from having to use a credit or debit card directly online, but also because it is pushed very hard as the payment system to use on eBay. Although it may be [...]
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Dell computer troubles revealed in lawsuit

Dell’s attempt to rebuild its business has taking a stumble after a blistering New York Times article that outlined the company’s trouble problems with bad capacitors from a company call Nichicon. The capacitors were prone to pop and leak fluid causing the company’s Optiplex computers to fail. The issue could also cause the computers to [...]
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Unencrypted FaceTime video calls could be a security risk

Before having a sexy videochat with your significant other using the iPhone 4’s FaceTime, consider this: someone at Apple might be watching. According to ZDNet, audio and video data in a FaceTime call isn’t encrypted while it’s travelling between your iPhone 4 and Apple’s servers, making eavesdropping a theoretical possibility. ZDNet pointed to a blog post [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-30 more

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Win an Xbox 360

Next week sees the return of everyone's favourite super-agents in Crackdown 2. It's time to clean up Pacific City again by any means necessary in the sequel to the free-roaming epic on Xbox 360.
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Digital Life: This new Lego Harry Potter is spell-binding

You should know what to expect by now and, in a true Ronseal style, LHP does exactly what it says on the tin. Like other Lego crossover games, it melds platforming and brick-bashing with its film subject, the Hogwarts universe.
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Digital Life: Get WiFi on the move, Jack Bauer-style

Jack Bauer loves his gadgets and thinks nothing of simultaneously driving down a busy street, firing his weapon, yelling into the phone and downloading a terrorist's picture into his car's computer.
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Survey: Corporate America likes iPhone 4 and iOS 4

According to a new survey, American workforce is paying notice to the new iPhone 4 and iOS 4, citing deeper enterprise integration and new features such as multitasking, which was the biggest feature by a landslide. Mobile software company Sybase, recently acquired by German business software giant SAP, and polling company Zogby International surveyed 2,100 employees [...]
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Google Apps for Education wins over Iowa and Colorado

Google Apps for Education, a version of Google’s web-based application and productivity suite tailored for educational institutions, has won the endorsement of the states of Iowa and Colorado. The states will offer Google Apps, (GMail, Google Sites,  Calendar, Groups, Video and Docs), as well as associated training and support, to schools and other public educational institutions. [...]
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Pokemon Black and White gets Japan release date, new trailer

Japanese gamers will be jumping for joy this week as they now know how long they have to wait to get their hand on Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. The official release date is set as September 18. In the west we will be waiting until Spring next year for the game unless you don’t mind [...]
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Sapphire runs game in 3D across 3 screens with one graphics card

Talk of 3D entering our homes through new TVs and games ir growing. The fear for consumers is the amount of money they will have to invest in order to partake in this 3D revolution so soon after HD displays became affordable. For gamers though, there may be some relief. Graphics card manufacturer Sapphire has demonstrated [...]
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Check out the Droid X promo reel

You may not be able to see this cool promotional video anywhere except at Verizon’s retail stores. As you know, Verizon Wireless unveiled a Droid successor dubbed the Droid X at a New York event last Thursday, the day before the iPhone 4 launch. The press conference was pretty much smooth sailing except for the Verizon [...]
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iPhone 4 parts cost Apple $187.51

Bloomberg is reporting that an iPhone 4 consists of parts which add up to $187.51 according to an analysis of the parts and their subsequent costs by market research firm iSuppli. For the analysis, iSuppli used the 16GB version of the iPhone 4. The $187.51 price point does not take into account costs stemming from [...]
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Black Hat conference: This is how to make ATMs dispense all their cash

Banks are getting worried about Juy 28-29. The reason? The Black Hat USA 2010 conference is set to reveal a range of ATM security flaws that make removing all cash from them a simple task. The details of the flaws are being made available by Barnaby Jack, director of research at IOActive Labs. Although revealing such [...]
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iPhone 4 FaceTime spurs video sex chat services

Apple may be attempting to keep its devices squeaky clean by banning any kind of sexual content in the App Store, but the FaceTime feature on iPhone 4 is about to start a whole new adult market on the device. The new video chat feature is perfect for chatting with friends and family while seeing their [...]
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eMachines introduce Mini-e Home Entertainment Center

eMachines are attempting to shake up the design of nettops with the introduction of the Mini-e Home Entertainment Center. Positioned on a stand so as to look like a diamond, the Mini-e certainly catches the eye while being a typically very small form factor. It measures just 7.1 x 1.2 x 7.1 inches and weighs 9 [...]
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Verizon: We rule the air and don

Verizon’s top brass reportedly met with employees on Saturday in order to fill them in on the new initiatives, including a massive advertising campaign and the upcoming Droid 2 launch. They also definitely decided not to carry Apple’s iPhone. The news arrived on the heels of the Droid X introduction last week, the iPhone 4 launch, [...]
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Google puts the Android kill switch into effect, but why?

Google has exercised its discretionary right to disable misbehaving Android apps by remotely zapping two programs off users’ devices, although they were not used maliciously and their developer voluntarily removed them from Android Market. The move came amid the concerns of a growing number of spyware and malware on Android Market. Any app that violates its [...]
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The Solar Camera Strap

Here’s a great idea for powering your digital camera using the power of the sun. Designer Weng Jie has come up with what he calls the Solar Camera Strap. As the name implies, what makes this camera strap different is the introduction of solar panels across the width of the strap. In addition to the [...]
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T-Mobile getting Charm from Motorola

T-Mobile is getting some “Charm” and I don’t mean an improvement to their customer service. Engadget has received a tip which includes images of training materials which gives proof that T-Mobile is getting the Motorola Charm. Based on the information from the photos, the smartphone will include Android 2.1 and enhancements to Motorblur, Motorola’s social [...]
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Google rumored to have Facebook killer in works

Kevin Rose, founder of Digg.com, dropped a rumor bomb that has spread to a number of media sites. The rumor is that Google is ramping up to compete with Facebook through a platform called Google Me. Rose tweeted the following on Saturday: Ok, umm, huge rumor: Google to launch facebook competitor very soon “Google Me”, very [...]
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Sharp develops world

Sharp has this week unveiled the world’s smallest, most compact digital TV tuner yet. Although on it’s own that might not be ground breaking news, it does offer up a couple of benefits consumers will appreciate. The most obvious of these benefits is the small size allowing for thinner TVs. A digital tuner is now an [...]
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Apple: What antenna gripes? We sold 1.7 million iPhone 4s

Apple announced sales of 1.7 million iPhone 4 units which, according to the official statement, files in Apple’s book as the most successful product launch in its history. Those units have been sold between the June 24 launch through Saturday, June 26, Apple confirmed. The gadget maker thought the achievement deserved a press release and the [...]
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Red Faction downloadable prequel will hit XBLA and PSN months before Armageddon

A downloadable prequel to the upcoming Red Faction: Armageddon will hit Xbox Live Arcade and PSN, THQ VP Danny Bilson told CVG.
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Software fix for the iPhone

The widely reported signal loss occurring when you hold an iPhone 4 in a certain way – dubbed the Death Grip – could be fixed with a firmware update. The problem is said to stem from the iOS 4 tune-ups that enable the phone to utilize the least congested network band, regardless of the actual signal strength. Wall [...]
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Fan-made King

The Silver Lining, a fan-made sequel of the old adventures series King's Quest, will finally be available for free on July 10, thanks to a non-commercial license from Activision.
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Mozilla fixes Flash crashes with Firefox 3.6.6

Responding to frequent Flash plugin crashes reported across the web, Mozilla updated its Firefox browser ahead of schedule, merely a week after it posted Firefox 3.6.4. Mozilla is urging all users to update to Firefox 3.6.6 in order to fix performance slowdowns and problems with the most recent Adobe Flash plugin version 10.1.63.54, installed as [...]
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New Crysis 2 trailer builds on impressive E3 showing

The Crysis 2 trailer shown off during E3 was nothing short of impressive. A gritty, rundown New York makes for a nice change to the first game, and the game engine has clearly improved leaps and bounds. This follow-up trailer attempts to build on that, but at the very least reinforces the fact this game [...]
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Verizon says you can

Verizon’s unveiling of the Droid X last Wednesday would have gone down as a routine media event had it not been for an unusual hiccup by their PR staff. When a Silicon Alley Insider journalist attending the press conference pulled out his iPhone 4 for a size comparison with the Droid X, an overzealous PR lady [...]
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Amazon adds Kindle books with audio and video to the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Amazon has added rich media to several Kindle books readable on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad using its free app. So far, only select Kindle books found on a dedicated page on Amazon’s site have received a multimedia makeover that includes audio and video goodies. Kindle books with audio and video include Rick Steves’ London [...]
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iPhone 4 meets end via blender, sniper fire, and microwave

With the introduction of a new iPhone you knew it was only a matter of time before Blendtec would get its hands on it. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, Blendtec, a manufacturer of blending machines, produces a series of videos on YouTube called, “Will it blend?” In addition to blending an iPhone 3G [...]
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iPhone 4: Steve Jobs hints at reception fix

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has suggested that problems with reception on the new iPhone 4 could soon be solved.
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Sex domain .xxx approved by regulators

ICANN, the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers, which is responsible for overseeing the creation and distribution of web addresses, finally gave the go-ahead for the special .xxx domain name at a meeting in Brussels.
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BestHD Blue-Ray Converter is a powerful and independent Blu-Ray DVD Ripper and Converter which enables you directly to copy your Blu-Ray DVDs on your hard disc for playing, to rip and convert your Blu-Ray DVD movies , even a part of Blu-Ray DVDs, into other popular audio and video formats like AVI, ASF, MPEG, MP4, WMV, MKV, MOV, FLV, SWF, RM, 3GP, AAC, AC3, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, M4A, etc to playback on your beloved portable players such as iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Zune, Blackberry, PSP, Creative Zen, Xbox, etc. With BestHD Blue-Ray Convertet you can: Rip and convert Blu-Ray DVDs directly to any other formats. Enable you to rip and backup protected Blu-Ray DVD movies. Compress big Blu-ray DVD movies into smaller size. Perfect output audio-video sync quality and fast speed. Blue-Ray Converter Key Features: Rip and convert Blu-Ray DVDs directly, no longer need AnyDVD This BestHD Blue-Ray Converter could now directly rip and convert Blu-Ray DVDs, including protected one to almost all audio and video formats, you need not install AnyDVD any more. Backup Blu-Ray DVD on hard disc for playing directly The program also has a special function for directly copying Blu-Ray DVDs, even the protected one on your hard disc for playing. ........ More Related Products :Blu-ray ripper reviews, blue ray dvd to hd video, blue-ray dvd converter, rip blu-ray.
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Russian President visits Apple and tweets about iPhone 4 before meeting with Obama

It doesn’t get any crazier than this. The Russian leader visits Apple and tweets an image of Steve Jobs giving him a private iPhone 4 demo and then goes on to meet with Barack Obama in Washington. According to media reports, Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin’s former Chief of Presidential Staff and now himself the Russian President, [...]
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iPhone 4 has major antenna flaw, Apple is in denial

With the launch of the iPhone 4 yesterday I don’t think anyone expected it to fail. The queues outside Apple stores and the 600,000 pre-orders demonstrated how much people wanted this new handset. But Apple looks to have shipped the device with a major problem–holding the iPhone 4, as you would normally hold any cellphone, [...]
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Canadian fan invades Steve Jobs

What would you do if you spotted Steve Jobs at the Apple campus, also known as the Mothership? Resisting the urge to ask Apple’s charismatic head honcho for a photo-op, like any other self-respecting fan would do, a stoked Canadian did what only the most obsessed die-hards would do. He approached the CEO of Apple from [...]
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VidMe attempts to be YouTube with strong privacy controls

When a video is uploaded to a service like YouTube there is a way to restrict access to a few people, but the main aim of the site is for video to be shared. Therefore privacy controls are quite basic. The team behind VidMe has realized this and decided to create an alternative video sharing [...]
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HP buys Melodeo for $30-$35 million

HP has pulled out its checkbook again to buy mobile music streaming company Melodeo for $30 to $35 million. Melodeo’s flagship service, nuTsie, offers what it calls “personalized” Internet radio since the music it offers is served up in terms of playlists. Subscribers can import their iTunes library’s playlists into the service to have those same [...]
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Guitarist Brian May sparks Guitar Hero: Queen rumor

According to rumors, the classic rock band Queen may soon join the ranks of Metallica, Van Halen and Aerosmith with Guitar Hero: Queen. Guitarist Brian May revealed the news during an interview with Swedish website DN.se earlier this week. While the interview mainly focused on the arrival of the Queen musical "We Will Rock You" in Sweden this fall, Brian May also mentioned that his band will be launching a new version of Guitar Hero next year. After letting the rumor slip, he then said he couldn't reveal more information at the time as it was "a secret."
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Java 4-ever trailer starring Scala Johansson and William Windows

(There is one short scene in this video that is NSFW) JavaZone is a conference held in Scandinavia for developers to meet up, listen to presentations, and interact with the development community. But the group behind JavaZone have also proved themselves to be pretty good filmmakers, or at least trailer makers. The trailer you see above is [...]
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Adult sites to get .xxx domain

ICANN, the organization that oversees the administration of the Internet’s domain name system, has approved the hotly-debated .xxx top level domain for adult sites. ICANN’s board of directors approved the creation of the .xxx domain when the organization met on Friday in Brussels. The move comes ten years after the domain was first proposed, making the [...]
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iPhone 4, iOS 4, and everything in between

Phew, what a week! Even though Apple put its marketing machinery into overdrive, iPhone 4 and iOS 4 launches will go down in history as a mixed bag of the behind-the-curtain social engineering and innovative PR spoiled with early teething problems and corporate fine print. Here’s our selection of the finest and ugliest moments, spiced up [...]
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Intel to release Android x86 for netbooks this summer

For the moment, Android is popular on smartphones running ARM-based chips. A few tablets are starting to appear with Android as an OS, but expect that to grow significantly now due to the work of Intel. The chip-giant has been working to port Android so that it runs with x86 processors. What that means is we [...]
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Steam Perils of Summer Sale now on

Valve has decided to kick off a massive game sale on Steam. It’s themed around the perils of summer with the introduction stating: Each year millions of people are lured outdoors by the long, sun-drenched days of summer. With so many people spending the bulk of their time outside, it dramatically raises their risk of getting [...]
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Glowing Tron controllers for the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360

Classic Tron fans have been waiting patiently for the sequel to the 1982 film starring Jeff Bridges, who is a programmer named Kevin Flynn that gets transported inside the world of a computer. This December, the wait will be over as we return to the digital frontier in order to rescue Flynn in the film [...]
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Cybersecurity bill clears Senate committee and heads to the floor

Earlier this month, we reported that Joe Lieberman, an independent senator from Connecticut, was pushing a bill which would define emergency cyber powers for the President of the United States including the ability to shut down parts of the Internet in the event of a national emergency such as a massive, coordinated cyber attack. An [...]
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Future Nokia N-series phones to run MeeGo

Nokia has decided that future phones in its N-series will no longer use the Symbian operating system. Instead, the mobile phone manufacturer is moving to use the Linux OS MeeGo. MeeGo is the result of combining Nokia’s Maemo and Intel’s Moblin platforms to create one new operating system capable of being deployed to multiple devices. Although [...]
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Apple is playing down the antenna issue on iPhone 4, insisting that any cellphone exhibits reception problems when held wrong. Meanwhile, reviewers have confirmed that iPhone 4 in fact drops fewer calls, despite the antenna issue. Apple praised iPhone 4 as the first handset to integrate the antennas (UMTS, GSM, GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth) into its [...]
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Kinect now available for preview at Microsoft stores

Microsoft's Twitter revealed Thursday that the public can now visit Microsoft stores to try out its new hands-free motion controller, Kinect. While the Twitter account states that Microsoft stores "nationwide" will carry the Kinect demo, there happen to only be four such stores in the entire country. So, if you're lucky enough to live near Scottsdale, Arizona, southern California, or Lone Tree, Colorado, feel free to head down to your nearest Microsoft store, try out the new product, and tell us what you think. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until the product ships this November. The Twitter account also mentions that the stores will be previewing Kinectimals this weekend.
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Test Facetime for iPhone 4 through toll free number

So you got your iPhone 4. Congratulations! Now you are probably wanting to use one of the coolest apps of the phone called Facetime. Facetime drives the new video conferencing that’s enabled through the latest generation of the iPhone. Of course, what do you do if you don’t have any friends with an iPhone 4? [...]
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Original Star Trek video parties with Ke$ha

Being a child of the 70’s I grew up watching the original Star Trek series, so naturally I think that Star Trek series stands out as the best. You can have your Star Trek TNG, Deep Space 9, Voyager, and don’t even get me started on what was wrong with Star Trek Enterprise. Little did [...]
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Halo: Reach to feature increased difficulty for co-op, space flight and gender choice

Bungie has a few new changes in store for its final Halo title, Halo: Reach, set to release this September. According to Kotaku's Stephen Totilo, who recently got a hands-on preview of the upcoming game, Halo: Reach will have a wider range of difficulty. For Halo 3 and last year's Halo 3: ODST, enemies carried the same level of difficulty for one player as it did for four. In other words, players who faced the Covenant on Normal difficulty by themselves would take on the exact same type of Covenant if they chose to play four player co-op instead. However in Reach, enemies will toughen when facing a greater number of players, exhibiting more damage resistance and more intelligence, Bungie's Brian Jarrard explained to Kotaku.
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Nike lets you send personal message to World Cup players

You can make your mark on the World Cup through a new Nike marketing initiative announced this week. Nike Football has installed the largest interactive LED installation in Africa on the 30 story, 128 meter-high Life Center building in Johannesburg. The display is operational between 6pm and 6am daily, supports 12 languages including Chinese, English, [...]
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On the basis of the best-selling illustrated novel by American author Jeff Kinney, the family comedy "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" arrives in March. Lots of audiences render that this movie was actually a lot better than they expected, and had some hilarious moments. Fun for the kids and adults too. A kid starts middle school, making the transition from grade school and this film nicely deals with that chapter in a kid's life. The "cool" older brother who lives to antagonize you, the "yukky" baby brother who embarrasses you, the nerdy friend who makes you look bad, they're all there. Who can NOT relate? The direction is perfect, the film is paced properly and exactly. Now the latest news says that this film come out on Blu-ray Disc in August from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. It's really a good news for us HD movies supporters. I think a movie in general definition will not satisfy the visual needs who've seen the charm of blu-ray HD movies. At least I was so. Nevertheless, the high price of blu-ray disc players makes so many HD movie fans could only endure the general definition movies. How can we enjoy the high definition visual impact caused by Blu-ray with no additional money? So I put the question to google. When I input the keywords as Best HD, it list so many website for me, and I click in the first one "BestHD Blu-ray Ripper..."Then I bet it, we really have found the other choice. From the website, it said BestHD Blu-ray Ripper will make it quite convenient to rip blu-ray or rip dvd discs while retaining the original high quality. Then I have a try, download this software from there website and install it to my PC. Well, BestHD Blu-ray Ripper is a shareware, and my version is a trail version. But it doesn't matter, it allows me to have a 3-min conversion to have a try. It's reasonable for users. If it can't handle well with blu-ray disc, there is really no need for us to buy it. Comes back to this software, I use my Blu-ray disc "TRANSFORMERS" to have a try. That's amazing! The converted file almost the same as my blu-ray disc! The snapshot as below: That's wonderful! And it's absolutely a temptation to us. I believe that no one would say no to it after have a try as me. Now I just need to wait for the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" on Blu-ray disc comes out. Then use BestHD Blu-ray Ripper to help me do everything! With it, the Kid's experience will bring more funs! The latest version of BestHD Blu-ray Ripper was V3.11.80. With the help of it, we can convert all your favorite Blu-ray movies, including the latest movies as "Avatar", "Shrek", "How to Train Your Dragon" and so on. Easily help us to solve the problem of copyright. Then I contact their supporter team to confirm it. As they said, the old version has some problems of converting some movies, but the latest version fixes them well. Now with it we can convert any Blu-ray disc as we like. Wonderful!
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mferrini on "iBools is on the Apple Store ! Check it out"

http://itunes.apple.com/app/ibools/id373697256?mt=8 iBools: Is not the classic match 3 type game. This game will put your brain to test, and your wits to solve each level within the expected handicap moves or less to gain more points and unlock higher levels. Slide your finger within the board, vertically or horizontally to move objects, pile those alike to make 'em dissapear! The less moves the better. Are you witty enough? iBools defies you!
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Seyheykid on "Optonline mail via wifi on iphone"

I set up my optonline email account on my iPhone and it works fine except when I try to send something via wifi. I set it up once before but can not seem to figure it out again. I was in a apple store and they were clueless and cablevision is no help. I'm hoping someone here can help me figure out what to do to make this happen
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Apple iPhone 4 users report reception problems

Apple has responded to reports of reception issues on the new iPhone 4 by advising users to hold the device a different way.
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doodleMan on "Mac or PC?"

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Tips for keeping your iPhone 4 from shattering and scratching

What, you thought iPhone 4 was indestructible just because its stainless steel alloy is sandwiched between two pieces of chemically strengthened alkali-aluminosilicate thin sheet glass thirty times harder than plastic? As Apple launches iPhone 4 simultaneously in the US, UK, Japan, Germany, and Italy, customers are advised to take extra care to keep their shiny purchase [...]
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DC Comics releases iPad app for digital comic viewing

There are some things that just work on a tablet device, and reading comics seems to be one of them. Marvel has already proved that with its own app: DC Comics has now decided to get on iPad too, and the company has used ComiXology, as did Marvel, to create the app. If you liked Marvel’s [...]
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McAfee offers online protection for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad

With the invention of Internet-capable devices, such as mobile phones and tablets, there is a need to provide the same level of web content filtering and online protection offered to PC users. Especially as many of these devices are used by children and teenagers. McAfee originally answered this need for PC users through the introduction of [...]
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Flickr revamps site with bigger images, geo-location maps, keyboard shortcuts and more

The big daddy of all web 2.0 photo sites, Flickr, has just rolled out a big and beautiful revamp that re-envisions existing photo pages to feature larger images, maps and a much cleaner and more intuitive interface. Here’s what’s changed. For one, the primary image is now much larger, with the longest edge of the image [...]
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Facebook founder confident of reaching 1 billion users

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, is confident that the social network will eventually reach the 1 billion user mark. Although Zuckerberg admits there is no chance of hitting 1 billion users this year, he believes that the figure is attainable if Facebook is able to achieve market dominance in four key countries:  China, Russia, [...]
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Vortex Cannon fires ring of air at 200MPH

All geeks love the Stephen Spielberg film Minority Report, mostly for its sexy but plausible imagining of future technology like holographic multitouch displays. Another bit of tech on display in the Philip K. Dick adaptation was a vortex cannon, which Tom Cruise deploys against some sci-fi precog perbs merely by twirling it around. The cannon [...]
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420 copies of Windows 7 are sold every minute

25,200 copies an hour, 420 copies a minute, or 7 copies every second. That’s how fast Windows 7 is flying off the shelves. In total Microsoft has managed to sell 150 million copies of Windows 7 since its October launch last year. Microsoft can now boast that Windows 7 is the fastest selling operating system in [...]
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iPhone 4 hits stores, but can it keep the buzz alive?

Folks renting their tents, zombies camping out on streets for hours, professional line sitters giving interviews to big media, Steve Wozniak hanging out with fans… It could only mean one thing - Apple is launching an exciting new product. As promised, Apple began selling iPhone 4 on Thursday at 9 a.m.. For the first time ever, the [...]
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Widely reported iPhone 4 display yellowing should go away after a day or two, says source

The early reports coming in from new iPhone 4 owners have prevalently mentioned a problem with yellowing Retina Displays. The problem appears to be bad. Earlier today, in a reader poll, Engadget found that over 8,000 of their readers had noticed yellow banding or blotching on their new iPhone 4s. That was 38% of their polled [...]
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Virgin Mobile to offer MiFi router next week

Virgin Mobile plans to offer a Novatel MiFi router next week. Gearlog uncovered plans for the router after it was revealed during a Best Buy summer preview event. If the MiFi router looks a bit familiar, it should, as it’s similar to the models offered by Verizon Wireless and Sprint (which isn’t surprising since Virgin [...]
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Twitter updates Facebook & LinkedIn apps, letting you follow all your contacts with one click

Twitter has just announced their intention to launch some new tools that will make it easy to add your Facebook friends and your LinkedIn connections to the list of people you follow in your timeline… that is, if Facebook will let them. Theoretically, the way it works is this: if your friends from Facebook or LinkedIn [...]
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Intel: GPUs are only 14x faster than CPUs, not 100x

You might not be aware of it, but there’s a war going on between traditional CPU manufacturers like Intel and GPU makers like NVIDIA, with GPUs increasingly taking over more and more processes on a PC or laptop traditionally delegated to the CPU. The war probably starts back when NVIDIA first showed off CUDA, turning [...]
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Mercedes brings Kleer wireless audio to E- and S-Class autos

Kleer has been boasting about their patented technology for awhile now, promising that they
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Level 5 and Studio Ghibli release first Ni no Kuni gameplay trailer

Developer Level 5 already has a reputation for producing some of the best RPGs in the world. You only have to mention the name Dragon Quest to turn the heads of millions of fans. And if you thought a new game from Level 5 could not be bettered by outside influence, you’d be wrong. The [...]
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If you’re wiring your house for data in this day and age, you’re probably wiring it up for CAT5 or CAT6, but the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) has an alternative: they want you to network your home using existing coaxial cable in the 1GHz band. They’re already doing fine work, selling boxes that allow [...]
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YouTube adds Vuvuzela option to all videos

If you’re watching the World Cup this year, whether you realize it or not, you know what a Vuvuzela is… at least by its loud, blaring tuneless droning. An inane audio irritant that drowns out the sound of cheers and singing, the Vuvuzela is a plastic trumpet that, when tooted by several thousand World Cup goers, [...]
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Swype courting Apple for inclusion in iOS?

Here at Geek, we’ve long been interested in Swype, a fascinating virtual input alternative to hunt-and-pecking on touchscreen smartphones invented by Cliff Kushler, the inventor of the T9 predictive input method. Here’s how Swype works. Eschewing the idea of individually tapping on each and every letter in a word, Swype instead embraces the concept of swiping, [...]
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SD Association announces new symbols for high-speed devices capable of real-time video recording

Although most of us don’t think too carefully about the secure digital cards we slot into our netbooks and our cameras, there’s actually a lot more going on with them than just their physical storage and the diminutive size. Speed matters: an SD card meant primarily for reading documents or recording photos is not going [...]
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Android project allows slot cars to be controlled via phone

Old school entertainment – meet the new school. Back in the day, kids (like yours truly) didn’t have super sweet gaming consoles and smartphones like we have today. So one method of entertainment for children back then was to race electric slot cars – most of the time launching them across the room with the trigger-style [...]
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Pac-Man creator shows off graph paper with original game design

Since it’s still the world’s most well-known video game, we know a lot about the origins and development of Pac-Man. We know that Namco employee T
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Nexus One users start seeing Android 2.2 over-the-air updates

Back in May, we reported that Android 2.2 (Froyo) became official and we even provided a list of handsets which were expected to receive the latest Android OS as an update. Those phones included: Motorola Droid Google Nexus One Droid Incredible HTC Desire HTC Evo 4G myTouch Slide The Android 2.2 party really ramped up this week with the introduction of Droid [...]
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New Wii system update kills homebrew channels

No company is particularly happy about piracy of their software, and that is doubly true when it comes to consoles. Nintendo, in particular, have had a problem this generation with piracy thanks to the widespread availability of flash cards for the DS and the ease of hacking the Nintendo Wii to run Homebrew. In a new [...]
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Netflix and Amazon disagree on the elimination of Saturday mail deliveries

Yesterday, the subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security held a hearing around the future of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with one of the key topics being the elimination of Saturday deliveries to decrease costs. A number of witnesses appeared to speak on the issue including Paul Misener, Vice [...]
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Independent launches new site for ladies

HOT on the heels of the success of men's only websites like joe.ie, Independent Digital is launching a new female zone, www.independentwomen.ie.
Publication date: 2010-06-24 more

iPhone 4 in short supply at launch

Apple's newest iPhone was in short supply just hours after its global launch began in Tokyo on Thursday morning as hundreds queued outside stores across the city to become among the first in the world to own the device.
Publication date: 2010-06-24 more

CBS looks at streaming shows online

The US television network CBS is in talks to make its top shows available on the internet streaming service Hulu.com, in the latest sign that programme-makers are stepping up experiments with new ways to distribute their content.
Publication date: 2010-06-24 more

Facebook chief: 'we will reach one billion users'

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and chief executive, is confident that the social network will hit the one billion user mark.
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Apple iPhone 4: Full review

In the three years since the first iPhone went on sale, the mobile landscape has changed irrevocably.
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YouTube didn

Google’s YouTube didn’t violate Viacom copyrights when content including clips from its MTV and Comedy Central cable television channels were posted on the video-sharing website, a judge ruled.
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Export11 on "Bran New Apple iPhone 4G HD 16GB Unlocked Original $400USD"

These Apple iPhones are brand new factory sealed with complete accessories + 1 year international warranty.. Please Contact OMAR Email: export_merchandise@yahoo.com Skye: export.merchandise
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SanDisk WORM SD card stores data for up to 100 years

SanDisk is offering the ultimate mobile solution to store and protect images as well as data. The 1GB SanDisk SD “write once read many” (WORM) cards have two major differences compared to a normal SD card. First, once data is written it is unalterable and secure. Second, any images or data written to the card [...]
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Google staff do community service

Working for Google isn’t all about free food and stock options. Each year, a growing number of staff at Google are taking time out from their cubicles and giving something back to their communities. The ‘GoogleServe’ idea is a simple one; participating Google staff (a.k.a ‘Googlers’) get time off from their day jobs to participate in [...]
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E3: Hands-on preview of Super Scribblenauts

When 5th Cell's Scribblenauts launched last September, gamers were ecstatic. We grabbed our copies of the game, giddily typed
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Linux.com T-Shirt Design Contest has a winner

Back in March The Linux Foundation launched a new store for Linux enthusiasts to buy t-shirts, mugs, hats, stickers etc., carrying designs to support the Linux cause. At the same time a promotion was started called the Linux.com T-Shirt Design Contest. The contest drew over 100 submissions which were whittled down to 6 finalists, and [...]
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Borders enters e-reader price war with Kobo $20 gift card offer

Earlier this week the e-reader price war began. Barnes & Noble launched the first salvo by announcing it was dropping its traditional Nook model from $259 to $199 in addition to offering a Wi-Fi only model for just $149. Amazon quickly responded the same day by dropping the standard Kindle model from $259 to just [...]
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iPhone 4 is slower than iPad, benchmarks indicate

Several benchmarks put iPhone 4 in almost the same league as its bigger brother iPad. While the fourth-generation iPhone emerged 31 percent faster in typical processing tasks and CPU computations over the iPhone 3GS, it came in slightly behind iPad. This is a brief summary of the benchmarks conducted directly on the devices using the $5 [...]
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Free Just Cause 2 DLC offers players gun-toting Tuk Tuk

The Tuk Tuk is a three-wheeled car seen in Asian countries and open-world video games where bumbling around 20mph is never quite ideal. Bumbling around 20mph with a giant cannon mounted on top, however, is quite another matter.
Publication date: 2010-06-23 more

Motion Computing offers up the J3500 rugged tablet PC

Motion Computing has announced the launch of their latest rugged tablet PC. The J3500 Tablet PC comes with a 12.1″ LED backlit widescreen display made using Gorilla glass coupled with an anti-smear coating for visibility. Touchscreen input is catered for through a capacitive dual touch system allowing for digitizer or touch input as well as [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-23 more

EA sale reduces 17 iPhone games to $0.99 for the rest of today

EA is having a sale on its iPhone games with the price of each being dropped to just $0.99. The full list of games in the offer includes: COMMAND & CONQUER RED ALERT (was $6.99) FIFA 10 (was $4.99) MADDEN NFL 10 (was $6.99) Need for Speed Shift (was $6.99) Need For Speed Undercover (was $4.99) SimCity (was $2.99) Dragon
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26% of iPhones break within two years

With most mobile networks pushing us into having 24 month contracts you’d expect the handset that comes with such a contract to last the full two years. If that phone happens to be an iPhone there’s a good chance it won’t. SquareTrade Inc. which provides extended warranties for iPhone, has stated that the failure rate of [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-23 more

Halo: Reach prequel to become graphic novel

Master Chief's indoctrination into the Spartan leagues will be captured in comic book form this September, Marvel announced Tuesday. Marvel Comics and Halo brand watchers 343 Industries will adapt Eric Nylund's bestselling novel, Halo: Fall of Reach, into a graphic fiction.
Publication date: 2010-06-23 more

Nintendo hasn

About a year ago, Nintendo unveiled the Vitality Sensor, an accessory for the Wii that brought a gamer’s own pulse into the game by ensconcing their finger like a splint. Everybody expected that Nintendo would have released it by now, but E3 2010 came and went, and the Vitality Sensor was nowhere in sight. Had [...]
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iPhone 4 teardown: Easy battery replacement and less dropped calls

iPhone 4 is the simplest iPhone to replace the battery in, while its intelligent chips and steel frames doubling as antennas should result in less dropped calls. The iFixIt team is once again the first out of the blocks with their iPhone 4 teardown analysis that confirms pretty much everything Steve Jobs said during his WWDC [...]
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Iwata: Nintendo 3DS could do 3D video chat

If a stray comment by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is anything to go by, Nintendo doesn’t just see their upcoming handheld gaming console the 3DS as a competitor to Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices… they also intend to use it to compete with Apple’s own videochat format, FaceTime. Talking to Forbes magazine, Iwata said: [...]
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Vizio releases new wireless HD soundbars for home theater setups

Although they started off fairly humbly, audiophonic manufacturer Vizio has come a long way, and the latest expansion of their High-Definition Audio Eco-System is their boldest update yet, bringing wireless HD audio to their product line. The Vizio VHT210 32″ Home Theater and the VHT510 40″ Home Theater Soundbars with Wireless Subwoofers each boast wireless [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-23 more

Bringrr alarm plugs into your car

It’s a common enough scenario: you rush bleary-eyed out of the house in the morning, late for work as usual, and pull out of the driveway only to realize you’ve left the house without any pants. Well, okay, maybe that’s not so common, but bear with us. Quickly running back inside, you manage to cover your [...]
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Apple breaks promises to keep iPhone 4 in the headlines

Did you get your iPhone 4 yet? Apple surprised and delighted folks who reserved their iPhone 4 by promising to deliver the precious purchase to their doorstep today, a day before the original June 24 release. If only all promises were broken this way! On Monday, Apple tipped customers who reserved the new iPhone that their [...]
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Sega lowers game prices to celebrate Sonic

While Steam may be celebrating the 10th birthday of Deus Ex, Sega of America is recognizing Sonic’s 19th birthday by dropping the price of some downloadable games and content. Here’s the list of games that will be available at a lower price: PlayStation Network – June 22 to July 6 Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing: Metal Sonic Death [...]
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Adidas advert destroys your home town with the Death Star

Adidas don’t mind spending some cash when it comes to advertising, and their latest advert must have cost quite a bit. The main reason for that is it uses footage from Star Wars. In a clever online-only advert Adidas uses a combination of your IP address and Google Earth to figure out where the viewer is, [...]
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No white iPhones for at least a month, says Apple

Apple has issued a super-short statement on Wednesday regarding the unusual lack of white iPhone 4. Unfortunately, white iPhones won’t be available until the second half of July because making them white is tough, Apple said: White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they [...]
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Google 'to launch iTunes rival in 2010'

Google is planning to launch a music download service linked to its search engine later this year in a bid to up the ante against Apple, according to a report.
Publication date: 2010-06-23 more

Globrix.ie now available on mobile

Globrix.ie have launched m.globrix.ie specifically designed for viewing on mobile phones. The mobile version of the Irish property search engine can be used for keeping up to date with all properties to buy or rent while people are on the move.
Publication date: 2010-06-23 more

Facebook's Zuckerberg: I paid too much attention to Twitter

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and chief executive, has admitted that he paid Twitter "too much attention" out of fear that that microblogging site’s growth would outpace that of the social network.
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PwnageTool Jailbreak Now Available for iOS 4

The iPhone Dev Team have been carefully guarding the secrets behind their jailbreaking exploits for awhile now, just to make sure that Apple didn’t sniff out and extinguish any iOS 4.0 vulnerabilities. Now
Publication date: 2010-06-23 more

Jimmy Kimmel Live power outage results in show filmed entirely on MacBook

Here’s the scene: an hour before the curtain rises on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the power at the studious goes out. Because of the way the generators are set, the ABC set has enough juice for lighting, but not enough to drive the studio cameras. Enter what might be one of the most serendipitous product promotions of [...]
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Europe tells Turkey to lift YouTube ban

Turkey has been petitioned by a major European human rights and security group to reverse its ban on YouTube and other Internet sites as well as to urgently revise the legislation that was used to implement the ban. Law No. 5651 – a.k.a. The ‘Internet Law’ – was introduced in 2007 and has been used to [...]
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Rent My Tent. Be 1st to get iPhone!

The title of this article is the wording from a listing on airbnb. Some enterprising individuals currently queuing to get the new iPhone tomorrow have decided money is more important than a new phone. Airbnb is a service that describes itself as the “Ebay for space”. It allows the listing of space so that travellers can [...]
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Source says Microsoft might be losing money on every Kinect sold

After a banner show at E3 and a year of rumor and hype, Microsoft finally priced their would-be Wii killing peripheral for the Xbox 360, the Microsoft Kinect at $149.95. We were skeptical of that price, thinking it far too high and well outside the impulse buy range for a novelty controller, but according to [...]
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HP unveils new netbook for school kids in the Mini 100e

Although netbooks are pretty neat all around, one market for which the affordable, low-power mini-notebooks is in the classroom. Giving kids cheap-to-replace and resilient laptops preloaded with open source software is obviously better than alternatives, and numerous companies have been competing in the space… most notably the Intel Classmate PC E10 and Classmate PC NL2 [...]
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Deus Ex reaches 10th anniversary, Steam celebrates with 75% discount

June 22, 2000 was the original release date of Deus Ex. Developed by Ion Storm, and boasting a very large fan base, the game was a hit. It’s also hard to believe a decade has passed since that release. To celebrate the game’s birthday Steam is having a sale where you can pick up Deus Ex: [...]
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Firefox 3.6.4 released featuring plugin crash protection

Checking for updates today in Firefox will more than likely pull down version 3.6.4. The big new feature in this update is the introduction of crash protection for third-party plugins. Until now, if a plugin like Flash or Silverlight crashed in Firefox it could, and probably would, take your whole browsing session with it. Firefox is [...]
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Sales of the iPad take off as three million sold in 80 days

Apple Inc said it has sold three million iPads in the 80 days since the device went on sale in the US, adding to evidence that chief executive officer Steve Jobs is building demand for tablet-style computers.
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Nintendo aiming for March 2011 Nintendo 3DS launch

When Nintendo took the stage at E3 and unveiled their new revolutionary handheld console, the Nintendo 3DS, there was something of the whiff of the prototype about the unit. Many of the game demos were conceptual instead of a confirmed product, Nintendo wouldn’t be nailed down on the device’s release date, and they were so [...]
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Toshiba to take on Eye-Fi with new WiFi SDHC card standard

Consider the gauntlet pulled off and metallically smashed across Eye-Fi’s metaphorical mug: Toshiba have just announced their plans to standardize WiFi on all digicam SDHC cards. Called the Standard Promotion Forum for Memory Cards Embedding Wireless LAN, Toshiba will be collaborating with Trek 2000 to standardize the design of WiFi enabled SDHC cards that would [...]
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Gran Turismo 5 has a track editor

When it was announced that Gran Turismo 5 would have car damage there was a unified cry among gamers of “Finally!”. We were happy, we could race on beautifully rendered tracks crashing into each other and seeing the damage casued. That was enough, right? Well, Polyphony Digital has a surprise for racers. Not only will you [...]
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Adobe finally releases Flash Player 10.1 for mobile

This is huge: The first-ever fully featured mobile Flash implementation is finally ready for public consumption. It arrives after several delays and amid the heated exchange between Adobe and Apple over the long-term viability of the Flash platform. While HTML5’s time is yet to come, Flash Player 10.1 for cellphones is here. Nevermind taxing your device’s [...]
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Trashed iPad and iPhone found thanks to MobileMe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPJSjnizxu4&feature=player_embeddedThrowing your iPhone or iPad in the trash can and having them crushed by the mauling teeth of your neighborhood prowling garbage truck isn’t exactly a likely scenario for most of us, but you’d have to be the most soulless geek to not feel a chill up the spine just thinking about it. That’s [...]
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Microsoft now offering Xbox Live Family Pack subscription

As a software company, the way Microsoft has really distinguished itself in the console wars is by their excellent Xbox Live online matchmaking service. In functionality, user base and ease-of-use, it easily trounces equivalent services from Sony and Nintendo, but it comes with a price. We gamers are mostly used to the subscription overhead of Xbox [...]
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Google Voice now open to everyone in the United States

Google is constantly unveiling new products as betas, but as evidenced by the failure of Google Wave and Google Buzz, they tend to have a fire-and-forget methodology to actually sticking with these products. Thank goodness that Google’s amazing Google Voice service hasn’t gone the same way as Wave and Buzz. After over a year in beta, [...]
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Samsung plans to manufacture Super AMOLED displays for other companies

Although the iPhone 4’s quadruple-density Retina Display is getting all the press these days, Samsung’s own Super AMOLED technology
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Apple reaches 3 million sold, now selling an iPad every two seconds

Another day, another Apple milestone. During the eighty days since its US debut on April 3 and through yesterday, June 21, three million iPads have been sold, Cupertino, California-based Apple reported today. A statement issued to the media quoting their boss Steve Jobs re-iterated Apple’s plans to bring iPad to Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, [...]
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HP unveils new all-in-one business PC, the Compaq 6000 Pro

HP is still the world’s largest computer manufacturer, and they’ve just added a new machine to their already intimidating line of desktops: an all-in-one PC targeting enterprice markets called the HP Compaq 600 Pro, which promises to deliver performance and reliability in a compact, space-saving design. Spec-wise, here’s what we’re looking at. When it comes [...]
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How to fix iOS 4 upgrade issues

If you followed my guide to a trouble-free iOS 4 upgrade, you probably installed the new iPhone software without a hiccup. Those who did run into issues needn’t worry, here are a few life-saving tips that will help you resolve iOS 4 woes. As you know, Apple posted iOS 4 for public consumption early Monday. The software is [...]
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RosettaStone Tablet immortalizes you with smartphone-accessible gravestone wiki

The carven epigram can only say so much about the festering corpse beneath the headstone. If you worry that the works and deeds performed during your mortal coil will rot in the grave with you, here comes the RosettaStone Tablet, a fancy new chip that will allow any of your posthumous visitors to access information [...]
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Dyson supersizes blade-less Air Multiplier fan with two new models

In October last year Dyson released a revolutionary new fan that had no blades. It was called the Air Multiplier (model AM01) and used an amplifying loop to push air out like a normal fan. The first Air Multiplier was the right size to sit on a desk or table (10″), and would therefore struggle to [...]
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Acer updates TimeLineX series of ultraportable notebooks with Core i3/i5 Processors

Acer has just announced the latest refresh of their TimelineX series of ultra-light, ultra-portable notebooks. Predictably, the refresh imbues the TimelineX series with the latest Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors at very affordable prices starting at just $599.99. The 13.3-inch 3820T and 14-inch 4820T each boast 4GB of memory, up to 500GB of hard [...]
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Skype unveils SkypeKit API to allow developers to use VoIP and video chat in hardware and software

VOiP and video chat is about to get a lot more transparent. Skype has just announced a new SDK called SkypeKit which is aimed at allowing developers to embed VoIP and video call functionality into their applications and consumer electronics, piggybacking on the Skype network without any requirement for the Skype application to be running. The [...]
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Star Trek Dustbuster Phaser Replica does not suck

The phaser technology of the Star Trek universe is lusted after by geeks not just because they look dapper hanging from the waist band of a 24th century unitard, but because of its capacity to stun and kill your enemies, whether Borg, Klingon or Tribble. This prop replica of the famous em>Star Trek: The Next [...]
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EOS MixTape Watch brings a boombox to your wrist

Back when I was a kid, I had a knock-off Japanese watch shaped just like Soundwave from the Transformers. I loved that watch, mostly because you could snap off the microcassette and transform it into a bloodthirsty robot jaguar. I can’t even begin to tell you how much time that little watch whittled away in [...]
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VLC 1.1.0 Brings Hardware GPU Decoding To Windows, Linux

If you download or rip a video file these days, you’re more than likely to do so at 1080p, the new standard of high definition. The problem with 1080p, though, is that it can be chunky for a CPU to decode. Everyone’s favorite video player, VLC, has just released an update to address that problem. With [...]
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E3: Hands-on with anticipated sequels Crackdown 2, Dead Rising 2 and more

Set to hit retail stores in the coming months, Crackdown 2, Dead Rising 2, and Fable III were just three of the hundreds of games available on the E3 2010 showroom floor. Last week, I visited the expo and tried my hand at each of the three titles.
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EDWood on "Mac or PC?"

Macbook Pro, I prefer. I have one. It's more stable than my laptop of HP.
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EDWood on "How to convert DVD, free videos, flash to iPhone?"

Check the software list. iPhone Video Coverter for Mac Users. http://www.iphonemactransfer.com/iphone_video_converter_mac.php
Publication date: 2010-06-23 more

Amazon cuts price of Kindle

Amazon has cut the price of its Kindle ebook reader in the United States from $259 to $189 in response to increasing competition in the ebook space.
Publication date: 2010-06-22 more

shazi on "Mac or PC?"

well mac has its own charm ,
Publication date: 2010-06-22 more

Digital Life: The best of E3

CHILD OF EDEN, Ubisoft, X360/PS3
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iOS4: Apple to start collecting user location data

Apple has amended its privacy policy to give it the ability to collect user location data. The changes are part of Apple's new iPhone, iPod touch and iPad operating system, iOS4, and users must give their explicit consent for the data to be collected.
Publication date: 2010-06-22 more

Digital Life: Beam me up, Slim Shady -- it's game on!

'Make some mother f***ing noise," Eminem bellowed to the 10,000-strong crowd as he stood underneath a giant image from the Call of Duty series before launching into a duet with Rihanna.
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Charmjoy on "wGXE isE"

wGXe Data Recovery is multi-functional data recovery software. It can help you recover lost or mistakenly deleted files or pictures, and recover your lost files in your formatted disks. Plus, it can also find the lost partitions and recover them. Besides the three functions above, special recovery is also supported, which means that the damaged disk partitions can be recovered to the raw status. Please note that it will take a long time to recover the damaged partitions, because all the sectors of the disk need reading in order to search for the special file header signature, although the raw recovery can effectively recover the data in the seriously damaged partitions. New in the field of data recovery software, wGXe Data Recovery has five features: recover files correctly (no mistake in recovered files); full supportable file formats (support<u>s</u> almost all the file formats in Windows); high scanning speed (one third higher than that of the similar software in the same industry); backup disk partitions automatically (find the lost partitions quickly and effectively with the software through the partition backup under the condition of lost disk partitions); preview pictures (watch the pictures in the lost picture lists so as to recover the pictures or photos you want to recover rapidly and accurately). Due to the five features above, wGXe Data Recovery has big advantages compared with the <u>other</u> software in the same field, quickly help<u>s</u> you solve the trouble caused by the loss of data, files or pictures. Now, you can download and try the software for free, and find your lost or mistakenly deleted files. Trial limitations: the trial version can only find your lost or mistakenly deleted files, but cannot recover them.
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Google redesigns Gmail compose interface for iPad

Google has unveiled an improved web interface for composing Gmail messages on iPad. The new-look Gmail web app now features a full screen compose window, allowing you to completely focus on the message at hand. The previous compose interface would split the screen between your Gmail inbox and the compose view, which felt odd compared [...]
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Adobe: fourth Snow Leopard update comes with outdated Flash Player

Adobe issued a warning last week to Mac users who installed the Mac OS X 10.6.4 update, saying that Apple shipped an outdated Flash Player with the operating system update. Adobe’s software engineer Wendy Poland wrote in a blog post this past Tuesday that Apple released both the Security Update 2010-004 and Mac OS X [...]
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Amazon reacts to Nook price drop, Kindle now $189

Earlier today we reported that Barnes & Noble had taken the surprising, yet welcome decision to lower the price of the Nook from $259 to $199. Not only that, but the company also introduced a $149 Wi-Fi only version for those not needing a 3G connection. The challenge was laid down for Amazon to respond with [...]
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Specs for Samsung Galaxy S Pro leaked

Android Central seems to have the scoop on the Samsung Galaxy S Pro that has been rumored and finally confirmed via a photo. A tipster gave the website more details around the smartphone which is expected to be offered by at least Sprint in the U.S. Of course, Android Central was quick to point out [...]
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Toy Story 3 gives Pixar its best opening weekend ever

As if Disney’s Pixar studios needed another hit. Pixar’s latest addition to its movie catalog, Toy Story 3, gave the studio its biggest opening ever with an opening weekend domestic gross of $109 million according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Internationally the movie took in an additional $44.8 million not counting 75% of [...]
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Details emerge of planned new LimeWire service

It may have lawsuits piling up against it, but P2P file-sharing firm LimeWire is still hoping to re-launch later this year with a brand-new music service, some details of which were exclusively revealed to Digital Music News on Sunday. According to the DMN article, LimeWire hopes to release the new, legal, service in “late 2010″ in [...]
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French find email passwords and other incriminating evidence in Google Street View data

According to French data protection agency CNIL, Google’s Street View team may have unlawfully harvested email passwords and other sensitive data travelling over public wireless networks. The BBC reported that the agency is considering prosecuting the search company over the privacy breach. Acting on an official request, Google handed over the hard drives containing the data [...]
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Nokia to launch ARM-based tablet in 4Q10

The success of the iPad has led to a desire by other manufacturers to ride on Apple’s success with their own tablets. Digitimes Research is reporting that Nokia is preparing an ARM-based tablet PC of its own. According to the report, 100 engineering samples have been manufactured by Foxconn and are already available for testing. [...]
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E3: Hands-on preview of Microsoft Kinect

Conflicting views on the Microsoft Kinect have been circulating on the internet even before Microsoft switched the name from Project Natal. Some bloggers say it won't work. Others say, even if it does, it's not worth the $149.99. After trying out the Kinect for myself at E3 2010 last week, I'm less enthused about the so-called functionality of the upcoming motion control hardware than I was before the expo.
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How to upgrade to iOS 4 the smart way

As you know, Apple has posted iOS 4 for public consumption early Monday. It’s a major brain transplant so don’t rush out and upgrade before you consult our handy guide. Before you begin, familiarize yourself with the iOS 4 features and check out the fine print. Armed with this knowledge, ask yourself these three simple [...]
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Xbox 360 Slim gets its first case mod

That was fast… An Xbox 360 Slim was already modded to get a a case window and blue LED lighting. It’s nothing crazy, but this must have been pulled off in just a day or two, which is pretty incredible. How he even managed to get the unit is a bit of a mystery as well–it’s [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

OWC and NewerTech have afforadable 8GB RAM upgrades for your unibody Mac mini

Apple’s new unibody Mac mini has the removable bottom cover for easy access to its memory modules. In keeping with this Other World Computing (OWC) and Newer Technologies have released affordable Mac mini memory modules with your name on them. Alternatively, you can have Apple outfit your Mac mini with their overpriced modules lacking full lifetime [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Facebook: Like comments, find your Skype friends

Rather then credit friends’ comments on Facebook in your own comments, you can now hit a small Like button next to the comment you want to recommend to others. Facebook’s Like button, one of the most often used features that allows the site to profile your interests, has began popping up on external sites (Geek.com for [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Google introduces command line tool for online services

Those with advanced abilities when it comes to operating systems understand the power behind the command prompt. With the command prompt actions are possible that aren’t limited to an option being placed in the GUI of an application and even if they are using the command line is usually faster. That’s probably why Google decided [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Toshiba announce dual-touchscreen libretto W100 concept PC

To help mark 25 years of designing laptops Toshiba is celebrating by releasing a limited-edition libretto dual-touchscreen, ultra-mobile concept PC. The libretto W100 offers a device with dual multitouch displays in a 7.95″ x 4.84″ x 1.2″ case and weighing 1.8 lbs. The full specs of the device includes: Dual 7.0-inch diagonal multi-touch displays (1024 x 600) 6-mode [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Toshiba Portege R700: the world

Toshiba is appealing to the travellers among us by unveiling a new, ultra-light, ultra-portable 13.3″ laptop. The Toshiba Portege R700 is being touted as the world’s lightest 13.3″ full-performance, ultra-portable laptop weighing just 3 lbs. Measuing 1″ thick it uses new Airflow Cooling Technology to keep components cool, and manages to squeeze a DVD drive inside [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Check out the iPhone 4 and iPad spoof adverts

Replacing Apple’s lineup of mannequins starring in their product commercials are their not-quite lookalikes with funny names who describe the iPhone 4 and iPad features that Apple doesn’t want you to know about. Design guru Jonathan Ive, who kicks off most Apple’s adverts these days, is now known as Jonny Five. Scott Forstall, chief of iOS [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

See the Toshiba Libretto W100 in action

The Toshiba Libretto W100 ultra-compact concept PC was unveiled early this morning, but images can only show you so much about a device. Videos are now starting to appear allowing us to have a better look at Toshiba’s latest experiment. The video above just gives you an overview of what the device looks like and the [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Iomega skins the eGo portable hard drive

At the beginning of June Iomega released a new range of portable hard drives carrying the name eGo. The initial range included a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 version with 500GB storage, a USB 2.0 compact edition with 320GB, 500GB, and 1TB storage options, and a Mac-friendly 1TB eGo BlackBelt Mac Edition. A nice range of new drives, [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Your iPhone 4 has left Chinese docks

If you pre-ordered an iPhone 4, you’ll be delighted to know that the first batch has left Chinese docks and will be arriving in time for the simultaneous June 24 launch in the US, UK, Japan, Germany, and France. A number of Apple-focused sites and their readers have started receiving shipment notifications with tracking numbers [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Mail in iOS 4: Calendar integration, package tracking

Apple’s Mail application in the forthcoming iOS 4 update can automatically parse calendar appointments and track packages. Say someone wrote in an email message they will meet you tomorrow at 2am. Mail in iOS 4 scans email messages for such appointment-related snippets and turns them into special links. Simply tap the “tomorrow at 2am” link to bring [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

OnLive pricing announced, and it

Last week we found out that a basic OnLive subscription would cost $4.99 a month, but that just got you access to the service, community features, and free demos. Now we can tell you the real cost of using the service. As OnLive is a rental service you technically can’t buy a game as you need [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Verizon CFO hints at eliminating unlimited data plans

Say it ain’t so Verizon. In the wake of AT&T’s announcement earlier this month that it was eliminating unlimited data plans it looks like Verizon Wireless may follow suit. That concern is based on a comment made by Verizon’s CFO, John Killian, during an interview with Bloomberg. In his interview, Killian is quoted as saying: We will [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Nook price drops to $199, new $149 Wi-Fi model appears

Barnes & Noble has announced a significant price drop for its Nook e-reader along with the introduction of a lower cost Wi-Fi only model. Customers will now be able to purchase the original Nook model, which features both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, for only $199. That’s a $60 price drop from the original price of [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Facebook finally streams video to your iPhone

A maintenance update to the Facebook for iPhone app emerged on the App Store over the weekend. The release sports Facebook video streaming, larger image uploads, half a dozen bug fixes, and more. The free Facebook 3.1.3 update for iOS devices finally enabled Facebook video streaming over either WiFi or 3G. Simply tap on any video link [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

iOS 4: What you didn

iOS 4, the biggest update to the mobile operating system that runs on Apple’s mobile devices, is due later today, a few days before the scheduled launch of the iPhone 4 on Thursday. Here’s what you didn’t know about it. You’ve already heard a lot about multitasking, app folders, unified inbox, app gifting, custom wallpapers, the [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

The end of free news: Is Google prepping a paid newspaper service?

How about paying a few cents to read newspaper articles listed in Google search and Google News? Alright, it’s a rhetorical question because premium news content looks like it will soon be exclusively accessible only to those willing to pay for it anyway. The word on the street is that Google is testing out a new [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Dell is discussing Chrome OS with Google

The release window for Chrome OS is fast approaching, and Google will surely be working hard to get manufacturers on board to start shipping hardware running its OS instead of Windows or Linux. Although Dell isn’t number one anymore it still ships a lot of machines and now it looks as though Chrome OS may [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Opportunistic thief stealing iPads five at a time

No one can argue against the fact Apple’s iPad is very popular. So popular in fact that release dates outside the U.S. had to be put back and long queues formed to buy one on release day. But as with all very popular, but hard to get gadgets, they also capture the interest of thieves. We’ve [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

Quick look: Find My iPhone for iOS

New software from Apple lets you locate your lost or stolen iPhone using – well, an iPhone. Joking aside, the free Find My iPhone app, released as part of the MobileMe overhaul, lets you pinpoint the exact geographical location of your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The native app works on any iOS device and provides [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-21 more

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Publication date: 2010-06-18 more

playman on "iphone game: iPhone game little pig, run run run"

In order to escape from the farmer
Publication date: 2010-06-18 more

Charlie Weston: Save money by ensuring you are not overinsured

AT Chez Weston we like to save money.
Publication date: 2010-06-17 more

Save money by ensuring you are not overinsured

AT Chez Weston we like to save money.
Publication date: 2010-06-17 more

Thorsoe on "Streaming music and photos to Ipad from TimeCapsule"

I have a macbook pro, a time capsule and an Ipad. Does anyone know if its possible to stream music from my TimeCapsule to my Ipad? i would love not to have to worry about sync'ing all my music to the rather limited space of my Ipad
Publication date: 2010-06-16 more

Get Kinected

KINETICMALS brings a virtual pet into your living room, enabling you to play with one of 40 cutesy animals. Looking a lot like the PS3's EyePet, it has bags of charm.
Publication date: 2010-06-16 more

Digital Life: Wave hello to the new games

The revolution kicked off by Nintendo's Wii took another giant step this week as Microsoft revealed the final version of its rival motion-sensing system Kinect.
Publication date: 2010-06-16 more

Nintendo unveils 3D games console

Nintendo unveiled the world's first 3D handheld games console - the 3DS - at a press conference in Los Angeles.
Publication date: 2010-06-16 more

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awesomeo on "Mac or PC?"

You guys are ridiculous. "I got a virus because I click porn banners, now I hate PC's." Get a life. Go with whatever makes you happy. If you decide on a macbook, you can still install Windows on it and have the best of both worlds.
Publication date: 2010-06-14 more

aginttina on "How to convert DVD, free videos, flash to iPhone?"

iPhone 4 is really nice. i will get one soon. thank you for your tip
Publication date: 2010-06-13 more

thetechguy1 on "Mac or PC?"

Get the MacBook Pro. I had 2 Dell Computers before I had my MacBook Pro. WORST COMPUTER EVER! One went through 4-6 motherboards, 5+ power cords, and LOADS of virus. Now I hate Dell. When ever I have to fix my friend's Dell, its more than likely that its a software issue. My view: Any PC sucks. Windows gets WAY to many virus and hardware issues. Now on my Dad's 4 year old MacBook (the first gen) all he's done is replace the battery and the power cord. On my computer that I have had for 6 months, NOTHING! Short version: all PC's suck, don't even spit in their direction. Get a Mac. Think Different.
Publication date: 2010-06-11 more

thetechguy1 on "Don't Buy Apple"

I'm with magneto714. I have in my family 1 MacBook, 1 MacBook Pro, 5 iPod Classics, 2 iPod Touches, 1 iPhone 3G, 2 iPhone 3GS, and 1 iPod Nano. Never an issue like you have had. No Idea what the issues would be with them.
Publication date: 2010-06-11 more

Devanna on "How to convert DVD, free videos, flash to iPhone?"

Melodycan (http://convert-any-media.com/) is the best, easiest and fastest device i found.
Publication date: 2010-06-11 more

How NUI Maynooth is helping to redefine the $1.6trn global IT industry

THE sleepy silence of NUI Maynooth’s leafy campus usually belies the snap and bustle of the busy university town a few hundred yards away.
Publication date: 2010-06-10 more

PlayStation 3 games available in 3D

Sony has launched a range of 3D games, including Wipeout HD and Pain, available from today through the PlayStation Network
Publication date: 2010-06-10 more

'Huge' Apple iPad data breach in US

Vulnerabilities in AT&T's network allowed a security firm to uncover the contact details of 114,000 high-profile iPad owners, reports technology industry website Gawker
Publication date: 2010-06-10 more

Apple iPhone 4G: Has Apple finally cracked video-calling?

Has Apple done it again? The company, which has a track record of taking much-maligned or under-used technology and reviving its fortunes, may have just made mobile videoconferencing the Next Big Thing.
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Arianna Huffington:

Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the popular US aggregator and blog, The Huffington Post, has ruled out selling the site to Yahoo!
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Twitter hits two billion tweets a month

Twitter has hit two billion tweets per month, the microblogging website has announced.
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Apple iPhone 4: an update on those reasons not to buy one

Prior to the launch of iPhone 4, I wrote a piece speculating on 10 reasons not to buy it. It questioned the ubiquity of the iPhone, the technological advancement, the cost and the distorting effect of one handset capturing all the headlines and development time.
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short film is mysterious, awesome

Where it came from, who’s behind it and what purpose it serves is yet unknown, but the Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short film, released today via YouTube, is worth seven and a half minutes of your day. Living up to its subtitle, its goal is to seemingly reinvent the entire universe set by the past 15 [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Waterbobble: eco-friendly filtered water bottle

Bottled water is advertised as better than tap and full of minerals that keep us healthy. But bottles water is inherently wasteful due to the plastic bottles it comes in. You might be eco-friendly and recycle your bottles, but chances are the majority of people don’t and those bottles end up in the rubbish. There may [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Google Calendar stuck in infinite redirecting loop

Having trouble with Google Calendar today? You’re not the only one. Twitter is filling up with reports of Calendar either being down, or worse, stuck in an infinite redirecting loop. Checking the Apps Status Dashboard shows no signs of a problem being identified, but there is clearly something not right as the #googlecalendar feed on Twitter [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Crysis 2 E3 gameplay trailer appears on YouTube

Crytek has already proven it knows how to put together a great game engine. Crysis set the standard when it first got released, but all eyes are now on Crysis 2 which isn’t going to disappoint based on the latest video released. The trailer you see above is footage of Crysis 2 that will be shown [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

panamadany on "How to transfer iPod photos, music, videos and playlists to iPod on Mac OS X?"

<b>Three ways to convert MOV to Flash video FLV, SWF on mac</b> On mac, MOV is one of the most common video formats. MOV file, a Quicktime video file, is a video and audio container format developed by Apple Computer Inc. Recently, I found that many mac users are confused on how to convert MOV to Flash video, turn quicktime .mov files into FLV, change MOV movies to SWF flash video on mac. As a video fan and webmaster, do you have the similar problem? Yes? No worry! This passage will list 3 methods for you to convert MOV to flash video, including methods for mov to flv converting and converting mov to swf file. You can choose the most suitable one according to your requirements. First Method: Using Flash 8 video Encoder to convert MOV to Flash FLV files Flash Professional 8, a Flash Video Encoder application, is purposed to convert the video file including MOV to FLV format. What's more, with Flash 8 video Encoder, you can directly export FLV files from QuickTime, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and so on. Cons: Flash video Encoder just supports video but not audio. The audio portion of the file cannot be imported or the audio section will be dimmed in the Encoder. And it just can convert MOV to Flash video in FLV format, but not in SWF format. It can't do batch conversion. If you are interested in how to use Flash Video Encoder, you can visit: http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/tutorials/videoencoderwizard/ Second Method: With QuickTime Pro to convert MOV to Flash video(FLV) I know QuickTime Player(QT) is not strange for all of you. But about QuickTime Pro, how much did you know? Did you know QT Pro has the ability to convert and edit video? QuickTime Pro is the upgraded version of QuickTime Player. You have to pay $29.99 to get the upgraded one. Using QT Pro, you are able to convert clips to a number of formats, including convert MOV to Flash video. And the operation is easy-to-done. Cons: It supports to convert MOV to Flash video in FLV format, but not in SWF format. It has no batch converting mov to flv ability. How to using QuickTime Pro to convert MOV to Flash video(FLV) Step1. Open an MOV file with QuickTime Player. Go to 'File', then select 'Export' Step2. In the list of 'Export', choose 'Movie to Flash video(FLV)' Step3. Finally, Click 'Save' button Third Method: By Mac MOV to Flash converter to turn MOV to SWF and FLV Doremisoft MOV to Flash converter Mac, a great FLV and SWF Flash video Creator, can convert MOV to FLV, change MOV to SWF on mac. And It is able to embed video in an HTML web page. Mac MOV to Flash converter provides a wealth of features: powerful editing and practical customize features, such as video clipping, merging, cropping,sliding, free flash player, effect, loading template provided, adding text/image, url to flash video... Pros: MOV to Flash video converter mac can not only convert MOV to FLV file, but also convert MOV to SWF with customize flash player and skinning control bar. And it supports batch conversion, so you can import and convert as many video files as you wish. Easy-to-use, no actionscript required. More details for features of Mac MOV to Flash converter, please visit introduction of flash converter. How to using Flash converter to convert MOV to Flash video(FLV & SWF) Step1. Import MOV files to Flash converter Download Flash converter mac, install it as its installation wizard. Run it and add MOV files you want to convert. Step2. Start Convert MOV to Flash converter After importing MOV movies, Click 'Start' button to get MOV to Flash conversion started. The process can't be easier more. Two steps is all right.
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Square Enix and Obsidian work together to create Dungeon Siege 3

Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment have come together to create Dungeon Siege 3, Square announced in a press release Monday. As developer, Obsidian will receive input from the franchise’s original developer, Gas Powered Games. Dungeon Siege 3 will be the franchise’s debut on high-def home consoles when it releases on the PC, Xbox 360, and [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Alienware M11x gets Core i5/i7 performance boost and Optimus

In a not-so-surprising move this morning Dell officially announced that the M11x ultraportable gaming computer would be getting new performance options. These upgrades come in the way of new processor options and the introduction of Nvidia’s Optimus dynamic graphics switching technology. The system original shipped with the Intel Pentium SU4100 1.3GHz (2MB Cache) or the Intel [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Motorola Milestone XT720: thinnest Android 2.1 phone yet + Xenon flash

The iPhone 4 announcement may still be fresh in our minds, but that hasn’t stopped Motorola unveiling an impressive new Android smartphone. The Motorola Milestone XT720 can claim to be the thinnest Android 2.1 smartphone on the market for the time being, measuring just 10.9 mm thick. Not only that, but it is the first smartphone [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Adobe Lightroom 3 released, available

While the excitement still hasn’t died down from the release of Adobe’s CS5 (many of us are still finding features), Lightroom 3 has just been announced and made available. The photography workflow and post-production software is no longer in beta and is currently available for purchase ($299) or as a free 30-day trial. Lightroom 2 [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

BP buying search engine phrases to control oil spill information, rebuild public image

BP may be a company dedicated to the extraction of oil from the Earth, but that doesn’t mean it’s not on the ball when it comes to manipulating the results you see on search engines. It’s safe to say BP has suffered a lot of bad press over the past few weeks due to the Gulf [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Apple licensed iOS name from Cisco

Apple is pretty good about coming up with names for its hardware or applications that begin with an “i”. The only problem is that sometimes those names are already taken. Take the iPhone for example. Great name for Apple’s first mobile phone when launched. The only problem at the time was the iPhone was already [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Dragon Age anime now in development

Bioware and Funimation, the leading publisher of Japanese anime in North America, have signed a deal to produce an anime movie based on Bioware's action-RPG Dragon Age. According to Monday's press release, the companies are slated to begin production this month and intend to release the film directly to DVD next year.
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

10 things you

Jamie Thomson, a Microsoft MVP and tech blogger, has detailed what he believes to be 10 surprises or little enhancements which aren’t obvious at first from Windows Live Wave 4. If you are a big user of Windows Live services like Messenger, Hotmail or Photo Gallery you will want to check it out. Here’s a single [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Microsoft: Switch to a PC

The Windows maker is in full swing and ready to renew its anti-Apple marketing talk. Just like before, Microsoft is painting Apple as a rip off. This time around, the war involves digital lifestyle suites: Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Live Wave 4 versus Apple’s iLife. As Brian explained, Windows Live Wave 4 – to be released “soon” – files [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

F.E.A.R. 3 E3 trailer released early

The F.E.A.R. 3 trailer meant to show the game off at E3 has been released early. The third game in the series was first announced back in April with the gameplay explained as follows: Gamers participate in single player or co-op modes as Point Man, a genetically enhanced super soldier originally introduced in F.E.A.R., or they can [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

CESA: 5 years of handheld game piracy cost $41.6 billion in lost sales

The Japanese Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association (CESA) has been doing some very speculative calculations when it comes to game piracy. Specifically, CESA has calculated that over the 2004-2009 period handheld game piracy cost the games industry $41.6 billion worldwide. So how did it get to that huge figure? CESA took the figure it actually knew for [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Stevenote is live: Watch livebloggers bring the iPhone 4 presentation to a halt

Apple has posted the WWDC 2010 keynote address late yesterday. The stream, available on their homepage and YouTube, provides fans with ninety minutes of uninterrupted Steve Jobs. Wait a second, he was interrupted. Things couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start for Apple’s boss when a technical fault interrupted his live iPhone 4 presentation [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Microsoft launches Office Web Apps on SkyDrive

SkyDrive is Microsoft’s file storage and sharing service which allows users to store data on the cloud. Now the service is getting a major enhancement. In addition to being able to upload multiple files at once, using Silverlight, users will now be able to create Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote documents within the browser and [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

You won

If you’re looking for mobile porn don’t look to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace for it. Ars Technica is reporting that new policies covering the marketplace will prevent applications containing porn or sexually suggestive content from being offered. All applications being offered will need to pass certain application certification requirements similar to what Apple has for [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

What happened to Apple

Did the short sellers plant fake shots of Apple’s rumored multitouch trackpad yesterday in order to drive the stock up in the hype absence due to Gizmodo’s surprising revelation of iPhone 4? Why didn’t Steve Jobs reveal the Magic Trackpad during his keynote speech at the WWDC 2010? A few blurry shots from an obscure Chinese [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 service packs coming next month

If you’ve been holding off deploying Windows 7 into your enterprise until it receives its first service pack it seems that time is just around the corner. Microsoft announced during the kickoff of its TechED conference yesterday that a public beta of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is slated to be available next month. The [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Apple readying iTunes 9.2: App folders, e-books, and PDF management

Apple is busy putting finishing touches on an incremental iTunes update that will accompany iPhone 4 and iOS 4, to be launched later this month. According to the reports based on a developer build of the software, iTunes 9.2 will feature support for Apple’s new iPhone hardware, as well as the capabilities of the upcoming [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Social networking security vendor transfers the FaceTime name to Apple

Apart from licensing the iOS trademark from Cisco for its mobile operating system formerly known as iPhone OS, we’ve just learned that Apple also bought the FaceTime name from the firm of the same name that makes the social networking security software. FaceTime is Apple’s new mobile video conferencing technology that made a debut in San [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

In the future trains won

Trains are one of the fastest forms of transport we have across land, but what slows down the journey for everyone is the stops that need to be made at platforms for passengers to get off and new passengers to get on. A new Chinese concept train looks to remove the need for a train to [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Twitter introducing t.co URL shortener

Twitter has decided to introduce its own URL shortening service to be used in tweets effectively removing the need for services like bit.ly. The URL will be t.co. In a blog post made late today, Twitter’s Sean Garrett explained why this is needed: If you want to share a link through Twitter, there currently isn’t a way [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-09 more

Digital Life: Go wild in the lawless West

Red Dead Redemption
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Digital Life: Fuji's 3D camera is a taste of things to come

James Cameron splurged $200m on making Avatar in 3D but you can have a go for €500 thanks to the first consumer camera to shoot in the next dimension.
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Apple iPhone 4 - first look

The leaked photos of the iPhone 4 that appeared online really don't do the device justice; it's a beautiful, lightweight device that's a genuine pleasure to use.
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Apple's Steve Jobs launches iPhone 4

Steve Jobs has unveiled iPhone 4, the most 'beautiful and precise' device Apple has ever made.
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Farmville coming to the iPhone

Planting virtual crops is soon to go mobile. During his keynote speech at Apple's WWDC 2010 event, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus announced Farmville for the iPhone.
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Adobe issues warning over new vulnerability

Adobe has just giving Apple a club to beat it with when it comes to reasons why Flash should not be on the iPad and iPhone. Last week, Adobe issued a critical security advisory covering Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Mac and Solaris. Also covered is Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x for [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Watch the Minority Report interface we

Our interaction with computers hasn’t changed that much since the first graphical user interfaces were introduced some 25 years ago. While game consoles are pushing forward by introducing motion controls, computer interaction remains a combination of mouse, keyboard, pen, and touch. If you ask someone for their vision of the future of computer interaction then [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Apple finally launches the next iPhone, calls it iPhone 4

It’s everything you’ve been hoping for – and then some more. Steve Jobs has personally took the wraps off a fourth-generation iPhone dubbed the iPhone 4. Kicking off the annual developer conference at the Moscone West in San Francisco with a keynote speech, the CEO allocated a significant portion of the presentation to the new iPhone that [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

WWDC 2010: iOS 4.0

The iPhone hardware might get the majority of the attention, but the upcoming release of iOS 4 (iPhone OS 4) is just as important, if not more so. After all, changes to the OS don’t just affect the new iPhone, they mean changes for huge number of iPhone 3GS handsets on the market as well [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Buzz vs. bulge

Check out this awesome infographic that charts calories against caffeine. It’s all about getting your beverage-based buzz on while being mindful of your sugar intake. The left of the chart has a few food items for reference but the chart is all about beverages, specifically what we go for when we are in need of a [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

157 year-old woman discovered alive by Indonesian Census takers

Around the globe, census taking is an important tool to help determine the need to improve infrastructure and services to countries with growing populations. In one census conducted in Indonesia, however, census takers may have quite possibly discovered, the oldest woman in the world. Sill alive and kicking for over 157 years, a South Sumatran villager known only [...]
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iPhone 4 FaceTime demo

Slashgear has posted a video of Steven Jobs’ video conference call during his WWDC keynote. The call worked well (over WiFi) but after a few words they cut to a comercial that showed a bit more of an idealized view of FaceTime in action. So you need WiFi, but hey, it’s video chat on what will [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

The $50K Android smartphone

Do you have some spare change lying around for a new Android phone? If so, you may want to check out the new Ulysse Nardin Chairman being covered by CrunchGear. The Android 2.1 phone will only set you back a mere $50,000. You don’t have that? Just steal it from your kid’s college fund. The smartphone [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Watch Apple talk up FaceTime video calling, Retina Display, and manufacturing of its glass-made iPhone 4

Apple posted two new iPhone 4 videos on both their homepage and the official YouTube channel, showcasing how cool it is to video chat Star Trek-style and highlighting other aspects of the device, such as the new high-resolution, LED backlit, 326ppi Retina Display with IPS technology, a five-megapixel camera with LED flash that records 720p [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Apple takes down its own press release describing Safari 5 with extensions

Forgetting about Safari 5 because of all the hype surrounding the new iPhone is OK, but putting out the official press release and then pulling it back at the last second is definitely not cool. That’s exactly what Apple did with Safari 5, one of the rumored software updates that should have earned a slot [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Apple could be prepping iWork apps for iPhone 4

iBooks and iMovie may not be the only apps making their way to the just-released iPhone 4. A high-profile screenshot leak indicates that the shipping version of iOS 4 might include the ability to open iWork presentations directly in the Keynote app. Knowing that the iWork apps run only on Macs and iPad, we can [...]
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Volition and THQ announce Red Faction: Armageddon

THQ and Volition have officially unveiled Red Faction: Armageddon, a sequel to 2009
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Safari 5 to accelerate web apps, add Bing, tweak the address bar, and more

A major update to Apple’s Safari browser could debut at the WWDC 2010 conference today, bringing a plethora of improvements, a French site MacGeneration reported this past Saturday. Citing release notes allegedly accompanying a developer build of the browser, the publication has discovered a bunch of goodies and new features. Safari 5 will sport 25 percent [...]
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WWDC 2010: Where did the Mac go?

Banners are up at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, where Apple’s chief Steve Jobs is scheduled to kick off the annual developer conference in a few hours. Passers-by could be easily fooled into thinking that a mobile company is hosting the event – all WWDC signage and huge banners that went up yesterday focus [...]
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WWDC 2010: Apple

Even the rumor mill missed this one: looks like Apple will debut a multitouch trackpad dubbed the Magic Trackpad at its developer conference later today. According to Engadget’s editor Joshua Topolsky, Steve Jobs will probably mention the new device during his keynote speech at 10 am Pacific Time, 1 pm Eastern Time. Fake Steve Jobs first [...]
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Stephen Colbert: A $600 iPad-fitting suit was my idea!

The world’s first iPad suit that made the news last week got an American political satirist joking that it was his idea to begin with. The bloggosphere buzzed a lot about the iPad suit last week. Basically a $600 suit jacket with a built-in oversized pocket to keep your 1.5 pound iPad inside, the iPad suite [...]
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White Knights Chronicles 2 requires first game completion to play

PS3 fantasy RPG White Knight Chronicles got middling reviews from the gaming press, but generally positive reviews from gamers, so a follow-up game was inevitable. However, developer Level 5 is not making it easy to play the second game. When White Knight Chronicles 2 (WKC2) sees a release it will have the first game bundled with [...]
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Last week Samsung gave a hint to its future plans to offer tablet devices by revealing a picture of a 7″ device called the Galaxy Tab via Twitter. Effectively a big version of the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone, a 7″ version seemed like a nice middle-ground between phone and iPad form factors. Samsung’s plans don’t stop [...]
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Watch the full, uncut Steve Jobs interview at D8 now

As Apple fans count the remaining hours before Steve Jobs’ trademark keynote presentation at Apple’s developer conference that should reveal the new iPhone and other goodies, the full version of the interview he gave to Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the D8 conference became available for streaming. The Wall Street Journal, which organized the tech [...]
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AT&T is reportedly improving upgrade eligibility ahead of the new iPhone launch

AT&T is reportedly moving up upgrade eligibility to allow iPhone customers that aren’t eligible for an upgrade to buy the unannounced new iPhone without paying an early termination fee. As you know, you’re not eligible for an upgrade if your service agreement with AT&T isn’t nearing its end. As a  result, AT&T subscribers eyeing the forthcoming iPhone [...]
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Nintendo 3DS does not use Nvidia technology

In October last year, before we knew of the Nintendo 3DS, it was suggested that Nintendo had awarded Nvidia the contract to supply the graphics technology contained in its next handheld. Since then we have heard numerous details about the 3DS, but little on the actual hardware it uses to achieve the 3D effect without [...]
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Sony developing eye-tracking, lifelogging glasses

Gadget manufacturers have always responded to our need to capture snapshots of our daily lives, be that through images or video. Most phones you buy today have image and video capture features built in. Most digital cameras also have a video record option. But there is a niche in the market apparently, for lifelogging. Lifelogging is [...]
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Steve Jobs

As a crowd flocks to the Moscone West in San Francisco to see Apple boss Steve Jobs perform his magic, anticipation is reaching a fever pitch. The five-day WWDC 2010 conference sold out in eight days, even though Gizmodo stole the element of surprise by exposing what Apple later confirmed as an iPhone prototype. Nevertheless, Jobs promised [...]
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Apple to launch new iPhone

Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, will unveil the company's newest iPhone at WWDC in San Francisco.
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Another dimension for TV fans

'Wow, this is cool." When it comes to technology, my seven-year-old's opinion is so often more succinct than my own. Indeed, it is cool.
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ServersMan HD, a free iPad app for wireless file sharing, debuts

This free software from Japan turns your iPad into a wireless web server so you can upload and download stuff onto it from anywhere in the world. FreeBit Co Ltd, the firm behind ServersMan HD, describes the app as a “personal cloud in your life” that lets you access contents of your iPad wirelessly, via [...]
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RC car is hacked to be driven with an Xbox 360 controller

It’s awesome that we have people out there that can’t leave well enough alone when it comes to toys and other gizmos. They have to tweak them to do more than what they were designed for. What’s even better, is when these people they show off their hacked creations with instructions so that it inspires [...]
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Firefox add-on game

You ever have one of those days? Server meltdown? Failed hard drive?  Smoke coming from your PSU? When nothing seems to be going your way might I suggest a little app that will help you relax a little and take out some of your frustrations on the Internet itself. This Firefox add-on installs a menacing little [...]
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New Mac minis with faster processor, graphics, and an HDMI port arriving at WWDC 2010?

Checks with multiple retailers suggest that Apple’s Mac mini is in an increasingly short supply. As any avid Apple fan could tell you, Apple stopping filling the channel is usually a tell-tale sign of them clearing up stocks ahead of new hardware introduction. AppleInsider has been able to independently confirm this with multiple retailers, adding [...]
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Microsoft demos Windows Embedded Compact 7

Like everyone else, Microsoft wants to take advantage of the hype over tablet computers by positioning itself to offer an operating system for them. While Microsoft’s rival Apple is happy to offer the OS and hardware for its iPad, Microsoft is content to offer the operating system while letting someone else figure out what it [...]
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Sony believes more e-books than real books will be sold within 5 years

Sony has a vested interest in the growing e-book market due to its range of Sony Reader devices. But one prediction the company has made may or may not surprise you. Within five years Sony believes more e-books will be bought than print books. The prediction comes from Steve Harber, president of Sony’s digital reading business [...]
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Bill Gates: The iPad

During an appearance on Larry King Live on CNN last night, Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates said that while he liked Apple’s iPad, it’s “not quite there yet.” Huh? How’s that? Said Gates: We
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Minimum PC requirements released for All Points Bulletin MMO

If you’ve been following the progress of Realtime Worlds’ online game All Points Bulletin (APB) with anticipation, today you can find out whether your PC will actually ba capable of running it. Realtime has released the minimum specification you will need for APB, which includes: Core 2 Duo 2Ghz or equivalent 2GB RAM (3GB for Vista64 / [...]
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Adobe bringing AIR to Android, run Flash as an app

Adobe’s main focus may still be Flash 10.1 for mobile devices, but work is being done to bring another platform to smartphones: AIR. For those who don’t know, AIR is Adobe’s solution to allowing Flash/Flex programs to run as applications rather than just in a browser. So you can take a Flash game, for example, recompile [...]
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Stanza e-reading app updated for iPad, now includes comic support

When Amazon bought the amazing iPhone e-reading app Stanza, they promised they weren’t absorbing it just to kill it as a competitor to the Kindle. We were starting to doubt their word, especially after they dragged their heels on a native iPad version. Silly us. Amazon was being truthful, and today, Stanza was updated to version [...]
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Lord of the Rings Online dropping subscription charge

If you haven’t played the Lord of the Rings Online MMO yet, but were considering signing up, wait a few more months as it is about to transition to free-to-play. Lord of the Rings Online is operated by online gaming company Turbine who were acquired in April by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. The decision to [...]
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New bike helmet technology stinks when it is damaged

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials have come up with an ingenious way to tell you when your bicycle helmet has invisible cracks in it that make it no longer safe: make it smell so bad you want to throw up. The idea here is elegant. Because bike helmets can become structurally weakened [...]
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Welcome to Chatroulette without the naked men

When Chatroulette was launched it caused a bit of sensation. Armed with a webcam you could chat with anyone or choose to pass them by for the next willing face on camera. The problem with a video format, though, is the interesting people to chat with are few and far between. Most of the time [...]
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Sprint EVO 4G, first 3G/4G phone in the US, is available for purchase

Sprint has a feather to put in its cap. It has become the first U.S. wireless carrier to offer a 3G/4G phone. The HTC EVO 4G is now available at RadioShack, Best Buy, Walmart, Sprint retail stores and through the Sprint website. The phone will retail for $199.99 with a 2-year service agreement and after [...]
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Review: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex external hard drive

Seagate’s GoFlex is a modular external storage system. You start off with a base piece, like a 2.5-inch external hard drive and then you snap on the connection you want–USB 2.0, USB 3.0, eSATA, and so on. It’s a simple solution to the problem of data connectivity. The design makes connections upgradeable and can extend [...]
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Another blow to Flash: Apple shows off HTML5 in action

Building up its case against Flash, Apple has posted a number of interesting HTML5 demos showcasing what can be achieved with a little bit of coding. Developers needn’t resort to proprietary technologies to spice up their web apps with eye-candy, cool features, and multimedia, the consumer electronics powerhouse argued. Instead, Apple wrote, they should use technologies [...]
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Opinion: When Google/Apple war simplify media syncing consumers win

Sick tired of managing your media locally? Is tethered syncing of your music, photo, and movie libraries between your tablets and phones driving you nuts? Soon there’ll be a better way and you’ll thank a growing rivalry between Apple and Google for that. What, you didn’t hear that the search firm revealed its music plans? If [...]
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United announces availability of Zune Inflight Audio

United Airlines is bringing Microsoft’s Zune to all of its aircraft… just don’t expect to find a Zune media player anywhere near your seat though. The new in-flight audio service is simply the addition of up to 21 new audio playlists which have been programmed by Microsoft’s Zune entertainment service. New playlists being offered include Soundtracks, Electronic Dance, [...]
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inFamous 2 is official by way of Game Informer

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ForceTek to offer exoskeleton for gamers

ForceTek has the goal of immersing players in video games through the use of advanced exoskeleton technology. This is the same technology that has been used in sports training and physical rehabilitation. The technology will provide the appropriate response based on body position and speed of movement along with other data sensed by the exoskeleton. The [...]
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SMK Link Notebook USB Audio Station is a laptop stand with bass

Most laptop docking stations are little more than USB keyboards with a kickstand to keep your laptop conveniently tiled at eye level. They’re designed to do just two things: allow you to use your laptop more like a desktop, and consolidate cables and connections. The SMK Link Notebook USB Audio Station seems pretty unique, then. It [...]
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Bing Destination Maps adds cool

Microsoft’s Bing search engine has been being smart about competing with Google: they realize they might not necessarily have the smartest search algorithms, but they can present their own results in unique ways that Google isn’t doing. Bing’s latest addition applies this strategy in a wonderfully cool way. In an attempt to pare down a street [...]
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We’ve been excited about Activision’s forthcoming action game, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, for awhile now. The title promises to take the eponymous web crawler through three separate parallel universes, with one parallel Spidey already revealed: a Shadow-esque, Depression-era vigilante dressed in black leather, packing a pistol and christened Spider-Man Noir. The next parallel Spidey hasn’t yet been [...]
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jefflin lin on "how to burn a dvd with original menus intact"

When you say backup/ripping DVD, it mean convert DVD to a video, no interaction at all. source:http://www.daniusoft.com/dvd-creator.html
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awesomeo on "how to burn a dvd with original menus intact"

DVDFab has done a good job for me, though there are many options. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_ripper
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ESKCSG on "Mac Moms can try new service to protect their Mac kids--Macsupport Free trial"

Today's tech-oriented kids are savvier than ever and know how to cover their tracks online (Websites visited, chat room, histories etc.) . I've got a fresh, new story on a new company called Macsupport.com that can help Mac-using Moms and Dads take back control of their computers and keep a tight watch over their kids' virtual lives. There's a lot of parents who think they know "parental controls" but there's many methods to maximize Mac technology to keep kids safe. Macsupport.com is offering parents a free tech support session so they can sample the service and check it out. http://www.prlog.org/10717326-macsupportcom-launches-parental-controls-service-free-trial-for-worried-mac-moms-and-dads.html
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10 reasons not to buy Apple's new iPhone 4G

Apple's iPhone is a triumph of marketing over functionality, and the new model won't be any different.
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Google Wi-Fi privacy row: Schmidt admits search engine 'screwed up'

Google "screwed up" after its Street Cars wrongly mapped every wireless network in Britain to use the information for commercial purposes, Eric Schmidt, its chief executive has admitted.
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Ballmer: Microsoft 'number five' in mobile market

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, has admitted that the technology giant is losing the battle in the smartphone space with its Windows Phone offering, saying its currently ranked fifth in the market.
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Apple showcases HTML5

Apple pushes HTML5 standard over Adobe's Flash technology with an online demo that showcases its talents.
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Carcassonne brings more German board gaming to iPhone

If the following statement doesn’t get your juices flowing, you might want to rectify it: Carcassonne is now available for your iPhone and iPod Touch (the iPad version is coming soon). German board games were, until the Xbox Live Arcade release of Catan, a relatively niche subset of gaming. Hardcore enthusiasts lived for the skill-centric [...]
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Second 1:1 Scale Gundam construction under way

Back in March on Geek.com, we mentioned that a brand new life-sized Gundam would be built in 2010 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Bandai’s release of their Gundam plastic model series. Similar to a 1:1 scale Gundam replica that was assembled in Japan just a year ago, the new exhibit would feature a Gundam RX-78-2 with similar [...]
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Hands-On Video With Intel

One of the more interesting wares on display at this week’s Computex expo was Intel’s new Canoe Lake innovation platform for netbooks, a sort of reference design that improves cooling and shrinks the chassis girth of dual-core Atom-based netbooks by up to fifty percent. The end result? The wonderfully svelte prototype netbook above. It’s only [...]
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Field Test: Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5/6 lens and SEMA-1 stereo microphone kit

Olympus’ PEN cameras are generally seen with either the 17mm pancake lens or the 14-42mm f/3.5 kit lens. In my review of the E-PL1 (as well as the E-P1) I focused on the 14-42mm as it’s versatile, lightweight, and collapsible, making it a great lens for use with the Micro Four-Thirds body. Since the release [...]
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The Kno: a dual-screen 14

Apple has started a tablet revolution and other manufacturers are scrambling to compete with the 9.6″ iPad. But while many competitors are creating a similar single-screen device, one project is doubling up and attempting to cater for the student market. The Kno is a dual 14″ screen tablet which was demonstrated at D8 yesterday. The reason [...]
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Microsoft shows off Project Natal at D8

Microsoft has used the D8 conference this week as another opportunity to give us a preview of Project Natal. The demonstration starts with Microsoft’s director of marketing communications for the Xbox team, Molly O’Donnell, having her movements tracked with a special demo. This is followed by the much-used ball-hitting demo which shows improved on-screen responsiveness, but [...]
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Mark Zuckerberg sweats over Facebook privacy talk at D8

Guilty as charged, that’s what Mark Zuckerberg’s body language was screaming aloud in spite his effort to keep a cool posture. But who can blame him? Facebook’s overtly relaxed approach to privacy has angered a lot of users who’ve been wondering if the social networking leader is making privacy settings too complex on purpose, in order [...]
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20 Optimus laptops and netbooks on display at Computex 2010

Nvidia’s Optimus technology promised the best of both worlds when it was first announced. Automatic switching between a low power graphics processor for typical desktop applications, and a high-end GPU when you load up a game or other graphical intensive application. Well it seems as though Computex 2010 is the launching ground for many an Optimus-enabled [...]
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Toshiba shows 3D display with no glasses required

You’ve probably seen a commercial for the 3D LCD televisions that are now available for the home. Of course, the disadvantage to most 3D solutions is that you have to wear glasses while watching the screen. Tech-On!’s coverage of a new, prototype 2D/3D LCD panel by Toshiba shows that not all 3D solutions involve the [...]
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Quick review: Assault Squadron, an iPhone shooter with jaw-dropping visuals

Assault Squadron, a visually stunning iPhone shooter published by the red hot UK publisher Chillingo, has just landed on the iPhone and iPod touch. First impressions are very positive. In my opinion, this lavish, Amiga-like shoot-’em-up is definitely a sight to behold. I was impressed with its every facet, although I must say I expected [...]
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Quanta and 3M team up for more sensitive touchscreen solution

When it comes to selecting a touchscreen for a new device manufacturers currently have two clear choices: resistive or capacitive. Resistive relies on pressure being applied to the screen and usually works best with pen-based input. Capacitive is the choice of smartphones and uses the body’s electrostatic field measured through a change in capacitance to [...]
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Intel delays USB 3.0 chipset until 2012

Intel has this week angered PC vendors and manufacturers by deciding to delay the release of its USB 3.0 chipset to 2012. The chip giant has given no reason for the delay, but some are speculating that it may be in a bid to give its alternative high speed data transfer technology Light Peak a chance [...]
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C&C creators release Highborn, the first turn-based social strategy for the iPhone

This interesting strategy game has generated quite a stir, partly because it was created by former Westwood people behind the original Command & Conquer games. Filed as a turn-based strategy game with a social twist, Highborn offers a casual tactical experience rather than frenetic RTS play for die-hards. Based on the classic good-versus-evil formula, the [...]
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ARM, IBM and other industry leaders form Linaro to speed roll-out of Linux-based devices

ARM, Freescale, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments have joined forces and created a not-for-profit company called Linaro. The aims of the new company are simple: To invest resources in open source projects for Android, LiMo, MeeGo, Ubuntu and webOS To provide stable, optimized tools, kernel, and middleware software on a six-month update cycle To help cut time-to-market [...]
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Nokia announces bicycle charger for mobile phones

There is one obvious challenge to offering mobile phones in emerging markets: the availability of electricity to charge a mobile phone. You can’t expect people to be driving around cars with chargers when most in the market might be riding bicycles. That’s one reason that Nokia has announced the Nokia Bicycle Charger Kit. The kit not [...]
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Mozilla unveils sudosocial.me, a stream publishing platform for profile pages

Mozilla announced sudosocial.me on Tuesday as a new experiment in the Mozilla Labs Concept Series. The service is aimed at helping you create your own profile page on the web that aggregates your feeds and information from other places, such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or any other service that sends information via RSS feeds. Put [...]
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AT&T apologizes to Giorgio for cease and desist threat

Earlier today we reported on AT&T customer Giorgio Galante who after just two e-mails to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson got the following included in a voicemail response: Going forward, we need to warn you that if you continue to send e-mails to Randall Stephenson a cease and desist letter may be sent to you. Many of you [...]
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Hulu to be added to Xbox Dashboard, source says

With E3 just around the corner, rumors about the show and possible reveals have been flying around faster than ever. The most recent addition to the rumor mill is Microsoft's latest Xbox Live service: Hulu.
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Red Dead Redemption patch to fix glitches next week

Since its release on May 18, Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption has suffered from many bugs and glitches both on and offline. While some glitches are rather comical - from the infamous donkey lady to the bizarre bird people - many of the game's issues can just be downright frustrating, such as the invisibility glitch. To address the issue, Rockstar is releasing a title update before the end of next week.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops to include several

According to Treyarch head Mark Lamia, Call of Duty: Black Ops will feature several co-operative modes while nixing the co-operative campaign. MTV Multiplayer sat down with Lamia this week to discuss Treyarch's newest title. As the developers behind Call of Duty: World at War, the Treyarch team has decided to split from its path of co-operative campaigns and (possibly) Nazi zombies. Instead, Black Ops will feature a campaign that is strictly a solo experience. However, the game will also include several co-op modes.
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Hey insomniacs, Zeo opens up its wireless sleep device to developers

Zeo Inc., the company behind a $200 Zeo Personal Sleep Coach wireless sleep device, plans to open its API so other people can build hardware add-ons and write apps for the gizmo. Since it’ll be the first consumer sleep product with an API, the news should come as a minor relief for the folks suffering from [...]
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Dell Streak shows its stripes before launch

“The largest screen that can fit into a man’s shirt pocket.” That’s how Dell executive Ron Garriques described the Streak which was showcased at the D: All Things Digital conference according to a CNet report. The Deal Streak falls into a new device category as its 5-inch screen is bigger then a smartphone, but smaller [...]
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Get Red Dead Redemption co-op DLC for free on June 22

Rockstar teased Red Dead Redemption owners with a co-op mission pack when the game released, and that vague slip of paper inside each box has finally been detailed and dated. The “Outlaws to the End” mission pack, which features six cooperative missions, will be available to download for free on Xbox Live and the PlayStation [...]
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Converged fixed and mobile broadband on the way for consumers

You are unveiling a new form of broadband access – DSL Wi-Fi routers that can also use 3G dongles. Why do you think consumers will go for this?
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10 things we can expect from the new Apple iPhone

When Steve Jobs takes to the stage at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on Monday, he is expected to take the wraps off Apple's latest iPhone.
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George W Bush joins Facebook

Former US President George W Bush has joined social networking site Facebook, although is clearly not writing his own updates
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New iPhone rumoured to quadruple screen resolution

Apple is expected to launch a new iPhone later this month, and reports suggest the device will have a 960 x 640 resolution screen - four times the current offering - and a glowing Apple logo and high quality OLED screen.
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Zuckerberg says Facebook is getting 'privacy right on the whole'

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and chief executive, has said he believes the company has got its privacy settings right "on the whole".
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betsyyu on "How to transfer iPod photos, music, videos and playlists to iPod on Mac OS X?"

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fighting123 on "How to transfer iPod photos, music, videos and playlists to iPod on Mac OS X?"

Are you still finding an easy way to transfer iPod video, songs or photos to iPhone? So you can enjoy those sources on your iPod. Now, you can do it with the assistance of iPod to iPhone Transfer Mac. With the iPod to iPhone Transfer Mac(http://iphone-mate.for-mac-os.com/tutorials/15-ipod-to-iphone-transfer-mac.html), you can fast transfer iPod videos, songs, photos or playlist to iPhone on Mac OS at will. What's more, it also gives an excellent solution for Mac users to transfer, backup and manage your videos, photos, podcasts and TV Shows from iPhone to Mac and iPhone to iTunes 9. Besides, it makes you create, edit or delete iPhone and iPod playlist for more convenience to find or store files. It can also supports all kinds of iPhones and iPods. iPhone to iPad Transfer(http://iphone-mate.for-mac-os.com/tutorials/16-iphone-to-ipad-transfer.html)can assist Mac iPad users to fast transfer or move iPhone, movies, songs, photos or playlist to iPad. Acting like an external hard drive, it is a perfect solution for backing up your iPhone or iPod contents. Thanks to its easy-to-navigation interface, it is easy and convenient for you to manage your iPhone or iPad. Furthermore, the software can also be applicable to iPod to iPhone Transfer and iPod to iPad Transfer on Mac OS.
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AMD shows Fusion processor running Aliens vs Predator at Computex 2010

AMD has used Computex 2010 to introduce its Fusion advanced processing unit (APU) which combines CPU and GPU capabilities on a single die processor. The USTREAM video you see above covers a number of areas, and presents a number of partners supporting AMD Fusion, but the highlight has to be the demonstration of Aliens vs. Preadtor [...]
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Qualcomm shipping dual-core Snapdragon processors

Qualcomm is reminding manufacturers of its dominance in the mobile market through their shipment of two new dual-core Snapdragon chips with each core running at up to 1.2 GHz. The processor incorporates a GPU with 3D/2D acceleration engines, a low power audio engine, low power GPS, and are capable of 1080p video encoding and decoding. The two new [...]
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Review: 100 Rogues for iPhone

If are looking for a new App Store time-killer your search is over. 100 Rogues is a modern day rogue-like that combines the gameplay fundamentals of something like NetHack and adds in the level of polish that you’d expect to see in a top App store seller. It’s $4.99, it’s available now, and you should [...]
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Lego felt tip printer is rebuildable and incredible

People make some pretty cool things out of Lego blocks these days, especially when using advanced tools like the Mindstorms kit. In the video above a dedicated Lego hacker put together a DIY inkjet printer using a custom Lego kit and a Mac computer. The ink is handled by a standard felt-tip marker, which means [...]
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Nintendo DSi gets 20% price cut June 19 across Japan

Nintendo’s set price for selling the DS and DSi XL in Japan currently sits at 18,900 yen (US$205) and 20,000 yen (US$217) respectively. Both price points are more expensive than the equivalent hardware sells for in the U.S. But Nintendo is about to cut pricing on the DSi and DSi LL as it’s named in [...]
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Quick Review: Beats by Dr. Dre Solo headphones

Beats by Dr. Dre’s more affordable headphone offering is the $199 Solo. These are smaller than the Studio headphones and, like the more expensive model, they are foldable, making for easier portability. Considering the size and price of the battery-powered Studio headphones the Solo is going to be a much more practical purchase for most [...]
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What you need to know about Steve Jobs

Apple has no interest in search, Adobe’s Flash is the next floppy drive, and Apple’s chief would rather quit than let Gizmodo get away with buying a stolen iPhone prototype – these are but a few of the many interesting highlights of the D8 conference that kicked off yesterday with a Steve Jobs interview that everyone’s [...]
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Roll Out, Bulkypix

Bulkypix, the up and coming mobile publisher which recently announced eleven iPad games, offered us a sneak peek at their new iPhone puzzler dubbed Roll Out that will be rolling out (no pun intended) to the App Store this coming Friday. I know, not another iPhone puzzler, but bear with me because you may not want [...]
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SanDisk announces new G4 and P4 SSD

SanDisk has introduced two new SSD lines at Computex 2010 this week. These are fourth generation solid-state drives meant to cater for desktop PCS, laptops, and ultra-thin devices. The first new range of drives is called the SanDisk G4 SSD. It is meant as a replacement for desktop hard drives offering read speeds of 220MB/s and [...]
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iPhone tethering and capped data plans go into effect June 7, AT&T says

According to the official press release, AT&T tweaked its data plan offerings Wednesday morning, replacing the $30 a month unlimited 3G data plan with two new offerings that include either 200MB or 2GB of data for $15 or $25 a month, respectively. The change should relieve the strain on AT&T’s network ahead of the iPhone HD [...]
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Sega Genesis classics now on Steam for $2.99

If you are looking for a legal way to play some classic Sega Genesis games on your PC then Steam now has the answer. Eleven Sega Genesis titles are now available to buy through Steam, with ten of the eleven costing $2.99. The remaining game, Sonic 3D Blast, costs $4.99. The full list of available games includes: Altered [...]
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Target takes Kindle nationwide

Back in April, Target began offering Amazon’s Kindle in select stores. The locations included its flagship store in downtown Minneapolis and 102 stores in Florida. After Target announced it would carry the Kindle it also set the expectation that it would soon offer it nationwide. Well, now it seems Target is ready to do just [...]
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Review: Pzizz Sleep and Pzizz Energizer for iPhone, the software cure for insomnia and exhaustion

So, how about an app that helps fix your sleeping-related problems and boost your energy? If you’re thinking this doesn’t work, you’d be wrong. Unlike virtually every relaxation app on the iPhone, the two Pzizz apps (sold separately) combine dynamically changing  instrumental music, voices, and ambient sounds to either gradually tranquilize your mind into a deep [...]
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Disney allows Facebook users to buy Toy Story 3 tickets online

Last month we reported that a partnership between Alvenda and Time Inc.’s Synapse will allow Facebook users to subscribe to publications without leaving the Facebook website. By allowing users to remain on Facebook, it is believed they will be more likely to subscribe to publications through the social network. Now it seems that Disney shares [...]
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Google homepage can now be personalized with an image

Has Google got some Bing envy? As of today you can carry out searches on the Google homepage with an image in the background. But this is no random image, it’s one you can choose to have there just like your desktop background image. Posting on the Google Blog, Marissa Mayer, VP Search Products & User [...]
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Mass Effect Citadel constructed out of LEGOs

Space stuff is cool and so are video games. But let
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Samsung S8500 Wave phones shipped with malware

It’s always a good idea to be careful about what you put on your mobile phone or associated memory card to avoid infecting your devices. Of course, if one of those ship with malware already on it then you are off to a bad start. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened when Samsung shipped some of [...]
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What does your e-mail address say about your computer skills?

You ever wonder what your e-mail address says about your computer knowledge? Well if you listen to the folks over at The Oatmeal, your e-mail address can say plenty about your computer skills, specifically the domain name. So in order to spell things out, they put together this simple chart to let you know how well [...]
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The iPad reportedly being tested at Verizon Wireless

As we are hearing rumors of a possible iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless later this year, if what we are hearing today is also true, the iPhone may not be the only hot Apple gadget that could make its way to the mobile phone carrier. According to an insider as reported by Boy Genius Report (BGR), [...]
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questionforyou on "how to burn a dvd with original menus intact"

Hi, I've been trying to back up my DVDs and I've downloaded a few freeware programs to help me do it (Handbrake and Burn.) The problem is, I want to know if there is anyway for me to rip/copy a dvd with the original menus intact. Amy advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Publication date: 2010-06-02 more

US woman sues Google 'after Maps directions caused accident'

An American woman, Lauren Rosenberg, is suing Google, the search engine giant, because she was hit by a car after following its "safe" online mapping service.
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bastion on "Moses by Stigmac"

This is it!!
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Intel unveils dual-core Atom CPUs for netbooks, as well as ultra-slim

It’s certainly taken awhile, but two years after Intel unveiled the first Atom netbooks at Taipei’s Computex show, they’ve come back to bring us the first dual-core Atom processors for the netbook category. Not that this is terribly exciting. Improvements in Atom CPUs tend to be very marginally incremental, and Intel’s new dual-core Atom processors [...]
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Asus hits Computex with two tablets: the EeePad and e-reading Eee Tablet

When Steve Jobs took the stage and announced the iPad, he basically soothsayed the inevitable product line-up of knock-offs at this year’s Computex expo in Taipei: tablets, tablets and more tablets. If anyone was going to quickly counter the iPad, though, it was going to be netbook-manufacturers Asus, who have been sinisterly teasing their own [...]
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Security concerns push Google to ditch Windows

If you are lucky enough to get a job working at Google expect a surprise on your first day. Your PC will have the option of running Mac OS or Linux, but not Windows. There has been no official word from Google on this, but several employees at the search giant have confirmed that Google is [...]
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Pixel Qi show off latest displays outdoors with touchscreen

At the end of April Pixel Qi announced that their low-power displays were near ready for production. A little over a month later and CTO Mary Lou Jepsen is standing outside at Computex 2010 in very bright sunlight showing off three laptops with Pixel QI displays. The beauty of these displays is they have a backlight [...]
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Hitachi Travelstar Z offers 320GB in 7mm 2.5

Hitachi has pushed the boundaries of hard drive storage once again by managing to squeeze 320GB into a drive just 7mm high. The Travelstar Z not only offers a lot of storage, it is also the world’s first 7,200rpm 7mm 2.5″ drive. Data transfer maxes out at 1,334Mbps, the drive has a 16MB cache, is [...]
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iPad + Velcro = awesome

Talk about taking Apple’s iPad to the places their engineers never thought of. With industrial-strength adhesive, some loop fasteners, and tons of imagination anything is possible. Put together by Jesse Rosten, this amusing video teaches us how the Velcro adhesive and iPad can make love so you can use your shiny multitouch computer just about anywhere [...]
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Google Buzz plays a catch-up with Twitter

Google thought long and hard about naming a new feature that lets you repost someone’s buzz post with not one, but two clicks (more on that later). After mulling over several choices, Google opted for a simple “reshare” that people “tend to say naturally,” as they put it. Rebuzz sounded “kinda lame” and the search firm [...]
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Canon 1Ds Mk IV details revealed?

Canon’s current DSLR flagship, the EOS-1D Mark IV, looks to be set to get some competition from the 1Ds Mk IV. This camera is still in the rumor phase of its life, but we’ve been hearing about it enough that we can be relatively sure it’s coming and we have some pretty solid information on [...]
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Intel unveils Knights Corner 50 core server chip

Consumers may now have a choice between two, four, or even six core processors, but Intel has announced a new 50 core chip aimed at the server market. It is called Knights Corner and combines standard x86 cores with specialized cores to comfortably produce over 500 gigaflops of performance. Intel announced the new processor as part of [...]
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Sony announces first 3 PS3 games to get 3D update on June 10th

Sony has announced 3 games that will be the first to receive an update with 3D visuals for the PS3. They are: Wipeout HD Super Stardust HD Pain Both Wipeout HD and Super Stardust HD will receive the updates free, but Pain will require an additional payment of $3.20 to get the enahnced visuals. The updates are only of use [...]
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Woman files lawsuit against Google after getting struck on a highway

A woman from Park City, Utah by the name of Lauren Rosenberg has recently filed a lawsuit against Google for apparently leading her astray causing her to become injured. You see, Lauren had pulled up walking directions on Google using her Blackberry, which suggested a path for her to follow to get from one side [...]
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Check out how much economic activity Google generated in your state

Google isn’t just a search engine, it’s also an engine for job creation and economic development that impacted the US economy with a cool $54 billion last year, representing the value brought to US businesses, website publishers, and non-profits. Google representatives revealed the figure speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington during the National Small Business [...]
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Learn how to command Android with these secret codes

Like most cellphones, Android devices recognize a bunch of special codes normally used by service technicians to test out various hardware and software functions. Thanks to a poster at NexusOneForum.net who decoded .apk Android files, you can now learn codes that allow you to peek under Android’s hood. Should you want to control various device aspects [...]
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Apple kills music service Lala a week before WWDC 2010

The Mac maker has discontinued the Lala service on schedule, a week before its annual developer conference in San Francisco where, according to the rumor-mill, Apple could announce cloud iTunes that will store your entire media library on Apple’s servers and stream the content to your iTunes-authorized devices on-demand, eliminating the need for local storage [...]
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Google rolls out real-time polling on YouTube

Video commenting has long been the only way to provide feedback for YouTube videos, but this changed with the launch of YouTube Moderator this past Thursday. It’s a pretty big deal because here we have a crowdsourcing social platform baked right inside the leading video sharing site on the web, allowing anyone to solicit questions on [...]
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Adobe debuts Digital Viewer technology to power platform-agnostic digital magazines

Adobe took the wraps off its new digital publishing technologies Tuesday that it hopes will become the de facto standard for the creation and delivery of platform-agnostic, digital interactive magazines which run on a variety of hardware platforms, including Apple’s iPad. The Flash maker revealed it developed the new publishing software “with input from Condé [...]
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Pulse arrives as the ultimate iPad feed reader

The digital publishing revolution has avoided the old-fashioned RSS feeds altogether, leaving free web news unjustly stuck in the stone age. Not anymore, if Stanford graduates Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta have any say about it. The two grads have revitalized a dull news skimming routine with multitouch and the level of polish you’d expect from an interactive magazine, [...]
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How to turn your iPad into a scale (don

You’d be forgiven for thinking this one was real. After all, Apple’s iPad packs in an accelerometer sensor that might be somehow able to roughly tell your weight, with a little bit of software trickery. In addition, its 9.7-inch multitouch display has shown a surprising resilience to beating so it should be able to withstand your [...]
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Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures coming to the PC

For fans of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network, I have some special news from Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and LucasArts that will be sure to please. SOE and LucasArts have announced today that Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures is currently in development for the PC and will bring the adventures [...]
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Rockstar no longer attending E3

Rockstar Games, the company behind the Grand Theft Auto series and the recently released Red Dead Redemption, will no longer be attending E3 2010.
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Ireland

Digital Times magazine and Alchemy Event Management have announced the launch of Ireland’s first dedicated awards ceremony for mobile application development and design.
Publication date: 2010-06-01 more

Digital Life: The flag's up for the great race!

ModNation Racers, PS3/PSP, RATING: 8.5/10 - Musicians hate it when you try to pigeonhole their work by comparing them to another artist. Coldplay? Early Radiohead rewritten by bedwetters. Lady Gaga? Madonna without the tunes. See? Too easy.
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'Quit Facebook' protest day flops

Just over 30,000 of Facebook's almost 500 million users deleted their account in protest over security concerns
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Digital Life: Capture the high on camera

High definition has become the buzzword of the last five years, with everything from TVs to DVDs touting stunning resolution. Hell, there's even a mobile phone claiming to record high-def video!
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15 things you didn

Yes, it’s an infographic, but it rocks. We all know Steve Jobs is an extroverted tyrant, a tough negotiator, a genius, and the ultimate presenter, but there’s more to Apple’s boss than the little tidbits their marketing machinery is feeding us. Enter the Online School’s excellent infographic that takes you on a ride through Jobs’ [...]
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Joe Danger looks fantastic, has level editor

From the moment we first saw leaked footage of Joe Danger we knew it was going to be something a bit special. Last week an updated gameplay video appeared on YouTube of what looks to be a finished game. You can see that footage above. But it gets better than that. Developer Hello Games also uploaded [...]
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Sculpt and paint for free on your PC with Sculptris

3D modelling can be something done for free using an application like Blender, but that’s more of a general-use modelling package. Sculptris on the other hand, is a new solution aimed specifically at painters and sculptors. If you’ve ever used Maya, 3D Studio Max, Blender, MudBox, or ZBrush, then I urge you to take a look [...]
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IGF award-winning Limbo is Xbox 360 exclusive

You may remember a visually stunning platforming game appearing in March going by the name of Limbo. Its unusual black and white graphical style coupled with concept of a brave boy in a hostile world certainly captures your attention. It also struck a chord with judges at the Independent Games Festival which awarded Limbo both [...]
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Genki Wear to release new Star Trek Fragrance

From the folks that brought you a new line of Star Trek Fragrances last spring comes a brand new cologne for those Star Trek geeks that want to smell like a topless starship captain. From Genki Wear comes a bold new scent called Shirtless Kirk Cologne and it is the fourth in a line of fragrances honoring [...]
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Take a video tour of the International Space Station

We often see the International Space Station (ISS) appearing in the news, or in the odd film, but the images are usually of the exterior or small sections of the interior. If you want to see a proper tour of the ISS then look no further than YouTube and this gem of a video you [...]
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The Empire Strikes Back

It is a sad day for the galaxy when the evil Galactic Empire has to start picking on poor defenseless woodland creatures as they increase their grip on peaceful worlds.  No, I’m not talking about the Ewoks on the forest moon of Endor here. This time around, it appears the Empire is harassing backyard chipmunks. In the [...]
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Apple announces sales of two million iPads in less than 60 days

Apple announced that it sold two million iPads in less than sixty days since its launch on April 3. There are now over five thousand applications written specifically for the device, the company stressed. The demand is outstripping Apple’s current manufacturing output, chief executive Steve Jobs indicated in a statement: Customers around the world are experiencing [...]
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AT&T introducing $13.99 iPhone insurance option from June 6th

Not content with being the exclusive provider of the iPhone for the U.S. market, AT&T is trying to squeeze more money out of customers who opt for Apple’s smartphone. For an extra $13.99 a month, or $168 a year, you can have some peace of mind if ever anything were to go wrong with your [...]
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Motorola strikes promotion-heavy deal with Verizon Wireless

Motorola has struck a deal with Verizon Wireless which cements the carrier’s heavy promotion of upcoming Motorola models. A WSJ article states that Verizon Wireless plans to release two Motorola smartphones in July with one of them expected to be the Motorola Droid Shadow which we reported that an executive left in a corporate gym [...]
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Pokémon goes Black and White next Spring

Nintendo has officially announced that Pokémon Black and Pokémon White for the Nintendo DS will hit North American shelves in spring 2011. The games are currently scheduled to release in Japan this coming fall.
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Lenovo ditches Skylight OS to focus on Android devices

The Lenovo Skylight smartbook was originally expected to be released around May this year, but in April Digitimes reported that Lenovo had decided to delay and improve the device. The reason being the launch of the Apple iPad, and what must have been Lenovo’s realization their device just couldn’t compete. Now there’s been an even bigger [...]
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Sony considering more remastered PS2 games for PS3

Sony has hinted that it may be considering creating some more remastered collections of PS2 titles for the PS3. The first we saw was God of War Collection which went down well with gamers. According to a Kotaku reader Sony is gauging interest for further collections. A recent Sony survey he filled in asked the following [...]
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Rube Goldberg dice roller spares one dungeon master wrist at a time

We’ve been seeing a number of Rube Goldberg machines hitting YouTube these day but this one is definitely the most DIY. Rather than being super slick like OK Go’s or high tech like the RFID touch-less one it is definitely a homebrew, but the point is that it gets the job done. Sure, setting it up for [...]
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Rock Band 3 to include keytar and new

Rock Band 3 will feature a keytar, Ars Technica's inside source revealed. Information about the upcoming Rock Band package including a keyboard was teased in the Green Day: Rock Band demo. But rather than a keyboard, Rock Band 3 will be sporting a keytar, a lightweight keyboard supported by a guitar-like strap. According to Ars Technica, the keytar will be the only new instrument in the game.
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Thinner Kindle expected August, but without color touchscreen

Earlier this month it was speculated that the next Kindle would introduce color, multitouch, games, and apps. But Amazon may actually be taking a more conservative approach in a post-iPad marketplace. Bloomberg has heard from people familiar with Amazon’s plans that the next version of Kindle will be appearing in August, and little is set to [...]
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Toshiba creates bendable LCD for easy image zooming

Sony may be leading the field on creating a flexible display, but Toshiba is already looking at ways of associating flexibility with user input. At SID 2010 Toshiba has demonstrated a new bendable LCD panel which also acts as a type of input. As you can see in the video above, the display is housed in [...]
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Sony to launch new e-reader in Japan

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sony plans to once again release another e-reader in Japan, but this time it will be launched with something it was missing before. Sony has partnered with three local companies including mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp, Toppan Printing Co. and Asahi Shimbun, a major newspaper in Japan, to [...]
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Google in privacy row over its wi-fi mapping

Google was accused of intruding into people's privacy yesterday after it was disclosed that the company had mapped every wireless network in Britain.
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symbianking on "How to install this game in my Ipod Touch?"

The game name is Across Age 1.4. I just downloaded the game above from http://www.onesymbian.com/thread.php?t=29277. It is amazing but I have no idea how to install it. Please help me. :(
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ikarius on "MultiSearch for iPhone / iPod (and soon iPad)"

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One in six suffer from mobile phone

An FCC study has found that one in six U.S. mobile phone users have experienced what is being termed as “bill shock”. Bill shock is defined by the FCC as a mobile phone customer who finds a sudden increase in their mobile phone bill without any change to their service plan. The one in six [...]
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Review: Livio Car Internet Radio app puts car radio on your iPhone

Don’t let the traditional car radio dial fool you – this nifty little radio app lets drivers tune in to thousands of radio stations from all over the world, stream radio broadcasts in the background, and more. As the name suggests, Livio Car Internet Radio is an Internet radio client created specifically for use while driving. Detroid-based [...]
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Google removes all Tetris clones from Android Market

As Android is an open platform with no checks required before an app goes live, it means anything and everything can be made available as an app. Although users and developers may prefer this method of deployment some rights holders clearly don’t. The Tetris Company LLC. has issued DMCA notices against 35 Tetris clones which Google [...]
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Toshiba AirSwing: gesture input with just a webcam

MIT researchers managed to simplify gesture input to require just a pair of gloves and a camera, but Toshiba has simplified even further requiring only a camera. The system is known as AirSwing, and installs on a PC for use with a webcam. That means it will work with a media center PC under your large-screen [...]
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Nike

Not to interrupt your regularly scheduled tech news flow with a Nike ad, but this might be the best video advertisement that I’ve ever seen. Don’t hold its viral-ness against it, this is as good as advertising gets. The advertisement is for Nike Football (like the soccer kind) and it runs through plays from a few [...]
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YouTube videos get 50% of their views in 6 days

The half-life of a video posted on YouTube is 6 days according to analytics from TubeMogul. After that, it takes another 20 days for a video to get 75% of its total views. The lifecycle of a YouTube video was the spotlight for Silicon Alley Insider’s (SAI) Chart of the Day which shows the average [...]
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TheL0grus on "Mac or PC?"

Why bother with either OS? I'd find the box that has the specs you like and install your favorite distribution of Linux on it. Yes the industial engineering on the Mac products is nice. But is it really woth it? You pay an extra premium for an Apple product or anything that touches an Apple product. You will be joining the conspicuous consumption crowd. Oh look at me with my Gucci bag, Rolex watch and Mac. Then there is that OS. Don't get me wrong I love Unix which is why I hate the Apples evil bastardisation. Once you have it, your soul and everything you where will be wiped away. It is like sleeping next to a pod. All that is left is an empty souless shell that is owned by Steve Jobs. You will find yourself saying things like "I never have problems or crashes anymore" when in reality you have just as manny issues as everybody else in the world. And, Remember there is a reason that every year the Mac OS is the first to get hacked at the pwn 2 own compitition. http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/pwn-2-own-over-macbook-air-gets-seized-in-2-minutes-flat/ They make the same mistakes that M$ does with Windows. Using a swap file and not a swap partition. moving to much of the GUI into the kernal space threatening the security and stability of the system. Blah blah blah I could go on for days on how Mac OS is no better than Windows. But why bother. You will either think for yourself or not. Don't let them own you. Own yourself for a change. Go Linux Or let that which comprises you, what truly makes you unique be lost and forgoten. Good luck
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Technomethod on "Mac or PC?"

Mac book. Let me tell you why: Reliable sleep mode with super quick boot up speed, good quality parts (I have the alunimum casing one), less blinking lights, OS is a huge cut above windows, it's simpler to troubleshoot, good quality community software, more useful apps right out of the box, the computer isn't loaded with a bunch of garabage software you dislike (e.g., all those subscribe to antivirus software that expires after 15 days), no need for additional security software, file sharing is much easier, and a ton of other reasons. Here's a link to a more detailed look at the above reasons. Why you should choose Mac. http://apcmag.com/15_reasons_macs_are_still_better_than_windows.htm
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Grease: The Game to support Wii Balance Board and microphones

It's been 32 years since the movie. Now you can relive the Grease experience at home with the upcoming Grease: The Game for the Nintendo Wii.
Publication date: 2010-05-28 more

New study says Bejeweled and Peggle improves cognitive function

A new study shows that casual video games can actually improve short term cognitive function, PopCap Games announced Wednesday.
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Samsung develops 18.5

Samsung has already had some impressive technology on display at the SID 2010 conference. Yesterday we saw the unveiling of a 46″ transparent LCD TV, but today’s device demonstration is even more impressive. The screen you see above is an 18.5″ Samsung monitor sitting next to a PC. It’s a pretty typical setup, but this monitor [...]
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Review: Belkin Play Max wireless router

The Play Max is Belkin’s new flagship consumer router. It, along with the new Surf, Share, and Play routers, is designed for easy installations and consumer friendliness. As the industry moves to make wireless networking easier Belkin is finally taking some steps forward, making things easier on consumers and trying to reduce the number of [...]
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Opera ad parodies Chrome Speed Tests using a boiling potato

The advert you see above was released by Google at the beginning of May. The aim was to show off just how fast the Chrome browser is by pitting it against a potato being chopped and shot into a pan of boiling fat. Chrome wins, and the unusual ad definitely stays with you. Opera has outdone [...]
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MegaHex 6-Propeller RC Chopper takes to the skies with a video camera

If you are looking to have fun this season with cool gadgets in the great outdoors, some people turn to RC vehicles to get their kicks. And if you already happen to be an RC aircraft pilot, you know what a joy it can be taking to the blue skies with your RC plane or [...]
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Apple TV 2.0 to be A4 powered, $99

If Engadget’s anonymous tipsters are to be believed, then the next Apple TV could be as pretty big deal. To date, Apple’s $229 TV solution has been a flop, constantly pointed out as one of the company’s few (albeit minor) blunders. A second generation product could turn things around, especially now that companies like Google [...]
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Japan to establish robot moon base by 2020

Japan is going to the moon, and once there will setup a base controlled by robots. It may sound like the weak premise of a new movie or game, but this is apparently what Japan is intending to do within the next decade. According to a paper drawn up by the Japanese government, surveys of the [...]
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Field test: Leica M9

Few electronic devices are as lusted over as Leica’s cameras. Leica is one of a very small number of companies that has been able to get old-world, handmade craftsmanship and move that over to the digital age. Their eye-popping price tags entice as many people as they turn off, but the amazing shots we see [...]
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PhD Student gets quadrotor helicopter moving aggressively

Earlier today we got to see an impressive 6-propeller RC Chopper called the MegaHex. Capable of flying for 14 minutes with a heavy payload you can’t help but be impressed by the machine. But some people are experimenting and going past just creating a machine that can fly around and capture nice video footage. One of [...]
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Natal expected to be called Wave at E3 announcement

Xbox 360 Wave or Xbox Wave, how does that sound to you? According to NowGamer that’s what Microsoft will announce as the official names for Project Natal at E3. The news comes from a “source close to Microsoft”, so it may still be wrong and we could see my favorite instead: Xbox Motion. Wave certainly fits the [...]
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Foxconn plans wage increase to address suicide attempts

Foxconn, which manufactures electronic components for companies including HP, Dell and Apple, has had to deal with a serious string of suicide attempts by some of its factory workers. Due to its affiliation with Foxconn, the issue has led Apple to launch an investigation of Foxconn facilities to see that any worker issues, which may [...]
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Gadget fans in the North greet iPad launch

Gadget fans who queued all night outside Belfast's Apple store today became some of the first people in Ireland to buy an iPad.
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Dr. Who Theme played using Tesla Coils and a Faraday Suit

I love it when musicians push the envelope and think of inventive new ways to produce music using unique objects that most people would not even dare to consider as instruments. Just take the performance art group ArcAttack, for example. This group uses standard musical instruments like guitars and bass, but what the group is also [...]
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U.S. man first to leave hospital with artificial heart

Until today I thought you needed a real heart to be able to walk around and survive, but I was wrong. Charles Okeke, a 43-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona, is currently sitting at home with an artificial heart keeping him alive. He is the first person to ever manage to leave hospital without his own heart [...]
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Logitech accessories now available in colorful fantasy patterns

Last week, Microsoft announced the availability of new patterns for their Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 line. Now it seems that Logitech is answering that move with a line of peripherals which are just as artistic. Logitech’s Fantasy Collection will feature keyboards, mice, speakers, webcams, portable lapdesks and even a cooling pad. Three artistic styles offered include [...]
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Buddy radio let

If you’ve worked in a corporate environment you’ve probably seen the pin-up where a person can let everyone know what mood they are in today. A new device called the Buddy Radio, the brain child of Sidekick Studios, does the same thing, but also connects with social media platforms such as Facebook, IM and Twitter [...]
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Chrome 5 for Mac and Linux out of beta

Linux and Mac users needn’t look with envy anymore at their PC fellows who have been enjoying stable Chrome version for Windows over the past few months. After over half a year in a perpetual beta, Google has now posted stable Chrome releases for Linux and Mac. As a result, Chrome 5.0 is the first [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-27 more

Buy a PSPgo in the UK, get 10 free games

UK trade publication MCV has recently conducted an interview with SCE UK sales director Mark Howsen. Although the interview hasn’t been made live yet, some details of what was discussed have. Top of the pile is news that anyone buying a PSPgo in the UK after April 1st this year will now be entitled to [...]
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Anipov LED system lets bike tires display digital images

If you like to ride your bicycle in the evening it is highly advised that for safety’s sake, you equip your two-wheeled transport with lights so that motorists can see you on the road. But safety aside, wouldn’t it be sweet to have a wheel system on your bike that not only gets you noticed [...]
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AMtek bringing five new tablets to Computex

AMtek is betting big on tablets, and AMtek has just announced five new tablets they’ll be bringing to Computex next month, ranging from simple tablets boasting an 800MHz Freescale chip to an NVIDIA Tegra 2 powerhouse. Their lowest end tablet is the AMtek iTablet Ex-Lite II, a 10.1-inch multitouch device with an 800MHz Freescale CPU, 512MB [...]
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You can jump over the flagpole in Super Mario Bros.

One of the long held myths about the original Super Mario Bros. on the NES has been proven to be fact: You can jump over the flagpole at the end of a level. In total there are 24 flagpoles in the game, but only one can be cleared without triggering the flag slide. World 3-3 is [...]
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OLPC teaming up with Marvell to bring XO-3 tablet to market

The One Laptop Per Child project, or OLPC, have long divided technology enthusiasts with their founder Nick Negroponte’s vision to bringing computer systems to developing nations, but philosophies aside, today’s announcement that they will be partnering with Marvell to try to deliver their latest XO-3 tablet design. That design, in typical OLPC fashion, is probably [...]
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Barnes & Noble releases iPad app that lets you lend e-books to friends

As promised, the book retailer Barnes & Noble released its official e-reading app for iPad that one-upped the offerings from Apple and Amazon with a nice lending feature. Courtesy of Barnes & Nobles’ exclusive LendMe technology, it allows you to share eligible purchases with Nook owners and people who run the BN eReader app on iPad, [...]
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UK Therapist: Video Gaming gives same high as a line of coke

According to a UK therapist, playing video games for two hours will give you the exact same high as chopping up and snorting a line of coke on a glass tablet at Studio 54. She is, of course, self-evidently nuts, but it’s all part of a wave of hysteria in the UK, as the media [...]
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Finally you can move the Gmail icon column to the left side

Ever wanted to be able to move those message type icons in Gmail from far right to the leftmost side? Now you can, thanks to a new Gmail Labs project dubbed “Move Icon Column.” According to a post over at the Gmail blog, you can finally move the icon column to the leftmost side in your [...]
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Mozilla preps Firefox Home, a poor substitute for lack of Firefox on iPhone

Mozilla, the non-profit organization behind the Firefox browser, says it’s working on a new iPhone project designed to provide access to your desktop browsing history, bookmarks, and recently used tabs. Announcing the software dubbed Firefox Home in a blog post, Mozilla called it “your home on the web, wherever you are.” Hold your horses, though, [...]
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Play Gears of War 2 online this weekend and earn triple the experience

Dust off your Gears of War discs. Title Update 6, available now on Xbox Live, introduces a new public multiplayer match feature for Epic Games' Gears of War 2. In celebration, fans who play online this weekend will earn triple experience.
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Acer unveils seven-inch tablet with QWERTY keypad

At a press event in Beijing today, Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci (the bulbously-schnozzed gentleman above, whose physiognomy is so reminiscent of Danny Devito) showed off a new 7-inch color tablet. According to Lanci, Acer will probably look to offer the device subsidized through mobile phone networks, implying 3G connectivity. The device itself looks like a shrunken [...]
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Acer

While they were busy announcing a new seven-inch tablet to counter the iPad, Acer decided to unveil another touchscreen device to compete with the iPhone and Nexus One: the Acer Stream. Specs-wise, it’s very Nexusy: inside, it’s got a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM, 2GB internal storage (with an 8GB microSD card bundled). Otherwise, the [...]
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Distracting Beach Babes video virus strikes Facebook users

Considering the millions of people who use Facebook there’s little wonder why it has become a favorite vehicle by hackers to spread viruses. The latest one being reported by All Facebook is the Distracting Beach Babes Virus. The virus propagates by showing up on a user’s Facebook wall as a video post. The link in [...]
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Shuttle SX58J3 SFF is a mini PC case with lots of possibility

I’ve rarely seen a PC the size of a breadbox that I didn’t like, but with compression usually comes a dip in performance. Shuttle’s latest flagship SFF mini-PC, the Shuttle SX57J3 is capable of packing powerful hardware in a package only 33 x 21.5 x 19 centimeters in size…. but you’ll have to roll your [...]
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Review: JVC Everio GZ-HD620 1080p camcorder

Geek.com recently reviewed an HD camcorder from JVC, the HM300. While it was a great camcorder to use, it had one serious flaw–it shot video at up to 1080i, not the Full HD 1080p that so many people are looking for. If you want that (and you want a JVC) the camera for you is [...]
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Google holds on to disk in German Street View probe

Google hasn’t fully complied with a request for information on data it said was erroneously gathered for its Street View mapping service, a German regulator said.
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Facebook backs down on privacy settings

Facebook, the world's most popular social networking site, backed down last night and introduced simplified privacy controls after a storm of protest from users.
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Apple overtakes Microsoft to be biggest tech company

Apple, inventor of the iPod and iPhone, has become the world’s biggest technology company - eclipsing arch-rival Microsoft in size.
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Holiday Inn replace room keys with smartphone access

Gaining access to a hotel room used to involve using a key. More recently keys have been replaced with cards you swipe to unlock the door. But an experiment being carried out by Holiday Inn may remove the need for a key or card completely. Instead you’ll use a smartphone. Keeping track of keys and cards [...]
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Flash be damned, wonderful digital Wired magazine arrives on iPad

Nevermind the lack of Adobe’s Flash support on iPad and Apple’s rules of engagement prohibiting use of cross-compilers – publisher Condé Nast has debuted a digital Wired edition. And how did they do it? Easy, they compiled the original Flash project to the iPad-friendly Objective-C language. Riding on the heels of positive first impressions, the magazine’s [...]
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Survey shows iPad has cut netbook sales by 30%

Retrevo, a consumer electronics shopping site, released the results of their latest Retrevo Pulse Study which looked at how the iPad has impacted sales of netbooks. It’s clear based on the data that the iPad has had an impact on netbook sales. That impact occurred even before the iPad was released. When asked, “Did you hold [...]
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Facebook unveils simplified privacy controls

Facebook has acknowledged its complicated privacy settings and will be making changes to help users better control access to their information. Among other things the updated privacy controls will feature a single page that consolidates settings and information into a grid-based dashboard. Mark Zuckerberg was quoted saying, “We’ve focused on three things: a single control for [...]
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Fleet Week 2010

The last week of May 2010 marks Fleet Week, when part of the United States naval fleet visits New York harbor. The sailors and Marines get a chance to see NYC and civilians get a chance to see some awesome Navy hardware. I had a chance to helicopter (on a CH-53E) over to the USS Iwo Jima [...]
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Comcast bill details new Extreme 105Mbps broadband service

If you like your Internet speeds to be equivalent to that of an Indy race car taking a hot lap at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, you’ll probably be interested in a new Extreme tier for Internet access soon to be offered by Comcast. Back in March, we reported about a new 100MBps Internet service Comcast had [...]
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Team ICO Collection on PS3 rumored for 2011

Team ICO has already made a name for itself. Developing ICO, and then following that up with Shadow of the Colossus has many fans waiting eagerly for the release of the team’s next game: The Last Guardian. If you missed ICO first time round it saw a re-release on PS2. But you may get the chance [...]
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Boogie Board

With all the publicity around gadgets like the iPad, it’s easy to forget about other devices which offer a specific function with just as much convenience. One case in point is the Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet. The gadget is eco-friendly since you will no longer need notepads, paper or pencils to take notes or sketch [...]
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EyeSeeCam: a camera system that tracks with eye movement

One of the problems you face when trying to film a subject is keeping the object you are focusing on in the frame. Undoubtedly you stop concentrating, relax the hand holding the camera, and get less than perfect footage. The EyeSeeCam is a possible fix for that as it’s a head-mounted eye-tracking camera. It may in [...]
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HP Slate will run webOS

When Microsoft unveiled the HP Slate at this year’s CES, it was self-confidently presented by CEO Steve Ballmer as the implied killer of a tablet, the iPad, that wasn’t even announced yet. Unfortunately, the reality was that any tablet running Windows 7 just wasn’t going to be competitive in the same space as a device [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-26 more

Opinion: The government must prohibit the carrier

As we reported last Friday, AT&T is jacking up their early termination fee (ETF) to $325 beginning June 1. The move arrives as Verizon’s doubling of their ETF to $350 was dropped for dumbphones following the unwanted attention from the Federal Communications Commission over the exorbitant fee. T-Mobile and Google wanted to slap would-be Nexus One [...]
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Geniuses sue Apple over poor treatment and unpaid wages

If the court sides with Apple’s former Mac experts, better known as Geniuses, the company will be force to grab its checkbook and pay monetary damages, unpaid wages, and penalties to its retail workers for the nearly five-year period since September 2005 through the present. A bunch of Genius staffers employed at Apple’s retail stores [...]
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Bittorrent makes uTP protocol open-source

uTorrent is the best Bittorrent client out there, and now the company behind Bittorrent technology is opening the source code of one of the revolutionary ingredients that makes it so great: the uTorrent Transport Protocol, or uTP. What’s uTP? It’s a protocol that is designed to reduce network congestion by automatically allowing other non-Bittorrent [...]
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Apple allegedly signs up director Sam Mendez to film the iPhone HD commercial

Sources claim that a Hollywood director Sam Mendez, who won an Oscar for “American Beauty,” landed a deal with Cupertino, California-based Apple to film an alleged iPhone HD commercial that will help sell video calling to couch potatoes. Mendez, 44, is apparently auditioning several actors for the commercial who bragged about it on Twitter. The same [...]
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Douglas Adams Fans celebrate Towel Day

Don’t panic. Do you know where your towel is? If you do, then you must be a really hoopy frood. Today is the day fans around the globe celebrate the works of science-fiction and comedy writer Douglas Adams. Adams was an English author responsible for several best selling titles, but his most well known book is The Hitchhiker’s [...]
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Google TV and iPad run the same graphics

Apple’s iPad tablet and the Google-backed Google TV project are both powered by the same graphics processing unit created by a fables UK-based chip designer called Imagination. Manufactured by Logitech and Sony, Google TVs run an Intel-manufactured system-on-a-chip that contains Imagination’s PowerVR graphics core, Fortune reported. The commonly shared graphics architecture allows both Google and [...]
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New from ThinkGeek: iPhone projector, Zombie blood, and $10 off

Every fortnight or so our sister site ThinkGeek (what, you didn’t hear?) has some news for all the geeks out there. You know, new products, hot deals, that sort of thing. So what’s looking good this time? First off, TG is offering 10 bucks off any order of $30 or more if you use product code UNUNDEAD [...]
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Star Trek Art transports over to Microsoft Headquarters

If you are an fan of Star Trek: The Original Series and you happen to be visiting Microsoft Headquarters located in Redmond, Washington, you might find a pleasant surprise as you venture into the Studio D building. In the lobby of Studio D, you will find several pieces of hanging art that make it appear [...]
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Sony concept wrist computer available in 2020

Our need to always be connected has turned our mobile phones into smartphones. So, it’s natural to assume that the next logical leap will be to have computers we can wear around our wrist. That’s the concept behind the Nextep Computer designed by Hiromi Kiriki for Sony which has been earmarked for consumers in 2020. Some of [...]
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AT&T opens free outdoor WiFi hotspot in Times Square

AT&T’s network is often dinged for poor service on their 3G network , but on the positive side, they at least have a great WiFi network, thanks to twenty thousand WiFi hotspots spread throughout the country to offload their iPhone-congested network. Now they’ve added another hotspot to that network. Making the number of WiFi hotspots 20,001 [...]
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Half-Life 2 for Mac released today

The roll out of Steam for Mac earlier this month was made all the sweeter because Valve decided to make Portal free to download for a couple of weeks. With that promotion over Mac gamers have another game to start enjoying. Today, May 26, will see the release of Half-Life 2 on Steam for Max OS [...]
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Motorola Droid Shadow left in Verizon corporate gym

Considering how much drama and coverage surrounded the prototype iPhone leak, which was lost in a bar, you would think that insiders would be a little more careful with unreleased models they are carrying around. According to Gizmodo, apparently not. It seems the unreleased Motorola Droid Shadow was left in a corporate Verizon gym in [...]
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Sony demonstrates rollable OLED

Flexible displays are something we would all like to have due to their space saving qualities, but we have yet to see a working example that provides the same quality display as those used in high-end smartphones and TVs. Sony has come one step closer to offering such a display with the rollable OLED demonstrated in [...]
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LaCie Rugged Safe is the

If the security of data on your mobile hard drive is a top priority then LaCie has just released a new drive that may suit your needs. It’s called the Rugged Safe, and LaCie tout it as the safest mobile hard drive on the market. The 500GB capacity, bus-powered USB 2.0 and FireWire 800 drive sports [...]
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CyberCom gets new 4-star general as boss

The new U.S. Cyber Command, CyberCom for short, has a new boss. CNet is reporting that Army General Keith Alexander will lead the new division as a four-star general after his promotion on Friday. The division will be based at Fort Meade, Maryland and will initially consist of 1,000 people. CyberCom is a subdivision of U.S. [...]
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British scientist infects himself with computer virus

A British scientist has infected a chip implanted in his hand in an attempt to demonstrate some of the threats we face in the future as technology becomes an integral part of our bodies. Dr. Mark Gasson of Reading University implanted a RFID chip under his skin last year. It is used to allow him secure [...]
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Ping.fm integrated with Google Buzz and Seesmic on the iPhone and web

Ping.fm, a free service that makes it easy to update all your social statuses and microblogs in one go, has been updated with Google Buzz support, allowing your posts to appear as buzzes as well. In addition, the service has been integrated with the Seesmic for iPhone app and Seesmic web app. It’s a natural progression [...]
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Amyli on "How to Make a Copy of DVD Movies on Mac OS X"

yeah, I think handbrake works perfect!
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Twitter to charge publishers

Twitter has announced that it will no longer allow third parties to pollute the Twitter stream with messages advertising products and services.
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Google Pac-Man doodle 'cost economy $120m'

Animated Google logo designed to mark Pac-Man's 30th birthday caused millions of dollars in lost productivity, according to one analyst.
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Game on: Thriller in need of a wake-up call

First unveiled five years ago, Alan Wake's protracted gestation hasn't augured well. Deadlines meant nothing and the original plan for a free-roaming world was jettisoned for the tightly scripted, strictly linear trek of the finished product.
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Digital Life: Add a new dimension to your TV

The stampede toward 3D TV is gathering pace as all the big manufacturers race to bring an extra dimension to your sitting room.
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Dell Streak

Computer giant Dell today sought to steal a march on Apple’s iPad launch by announcing the release of its Google Android-based Streak tablet in the UK. It will be available on O2 from early June, and then later in the month via Dell.co.uk.
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Eircom targets illegal music-sharing

THOUSANDS of Eircom broadband users caught illegally sharing music will be targeted each week as part of a major clampdown.
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Facebook chief makes privacy change pledge

Founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has said that Facebook sometimes moves ‘too fast’ but is working to fix mistakes made on privacy
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Soda machine modified to dispense using iPhone app

Vending machines may be getting more futuristic with the introduction of touchscreens and gender-sensing camera systems, but when it comes to choosing and paying for an item there still needs to be interaction with the machine and money inserted. However, one MIT students has changed that with the creation of an iPhone app that can [...]
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Last day to get Portal for free

On May 12 Valve made a surprising, but very welcome announcement. To celebrate the launch of Steam for Mac Portal is free to download for a limited period. That free period ends today, so if you haven’t taken advantage of Valve’s generous offer head on over to the promotional page and get downloading before it’s too [...]
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Google betas encrypted Google search

Privacy is largely a luxury that all of us have sacrificed in order to be online, as the recent Facebook privacy lapse makes abundantly clear. Still, as bad as social networks and other web sites can be about your privacy, you’re usually most vulnerable on your home network… which is why it’s always somehow [...]
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Amazon and Asus team up to preload Kindle for PC software on netbooks

Asus and Amazon’s latest deal seems like a good one for both companies: the netbook manufacturer and the world’s largest e-book store are teaming up to deliver Kinddle for PC software on all Asus Eee PC netbooks. On Amazon’s part, they are simply following their strategy of countering Apple’s iPad and iBooks through ubiquity: the [...]
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Alienware M11x getting processor refresh next month

Dell clearly weren’t happy with already having the most powerful 11″ laptop on the market courtesy of the Alienware M11x, so they are upgrading it. Confirmed at the Digital Consumer Channel MEA 2010 by Dell’s Pearce Clune in the video you see above, the M11x will receive a processor refresh in June. Better yet, you’ll be [...]
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HTC Vision: HTC Desire with a QWERTY keyboard

The image you see above is of the already-available HTC Touch Pro2 sporting a QWERTY keyboard, but HTC may have a new phone with keyboard attached in line for a release. It’s called the HTC Vision and clips a QWERTY keyboard on to the back of the HTC Desire. With the Desire already having such a [...]
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Review: Skate 3 on Xbox 360

When EA Black Box released Skate for the Xbox 360 and PS3 back in 2007 it was a both a surprise and a reset for what a skateboarding game could be. Provide the player with a big open world to skate around, couple that with a solid set on controls and a simple trick system [...]
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Zynga to promote at 7-Eleven, get ready for the Farmville Big Gulp

Social gaming company Zynga is set to expand its presence in the real-world through a new promotional deal with 7-Eleven. Across some 7,000 stores we can expect to see Farmville, Mafia Wars, and YoVille getting heavily promoted with consumers able to claim virtual Zynga goods through certain purchases and redemption codes. Products such as the Big [...]
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jimmy8765 on "How to Make a Copy of DVD Movies on Mac OS X"

I previewed many (about 15) different DVD and Blu-ray ripping products and Pavtube offered the most flexible combination of options for the two tasks I wanted to accomplish. The thing that I would really love to see added to PAVTUBE Ripping and Conversion software would be the ability to encode video files with more than one audio stream. This would make PAVTUBE the absolute very best and it would allow me to eliminate the need for many other programs and provide me with one program that would meet all my needs! I am a mac user,I am really excited that Pavtube have released the Blu-Ray Ripper for Apple.I download demo version from here: http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper-mac/
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MSI SketchBook laptop flips keyboard to reveal graphics tablet

If you are someone who uses your laptop for producing artwork then there’s probably a graphics tablet sitting in your bag. But that may not be the case for much longer if MSI’s SketchBook concept makes it to market. The SketchBook looks just like a normal laptop, but it has a hidden feature. Flip the keyboard [...]
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Watch a live feed of the BP oil spill

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’re probably well aware of the BP oil spill disaster in the gulf as a result of an oil rig explosion on April 20th. That initial explosion led to a fire and a secondary explosion which resulted in the sinking of the platform on April 22nd. Two leaks [...]
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Google: Apple is Big Brother now

Remember how Apple compared IBM to Big Brother in their famed “1984″ Macintosh advert? Google says Apple is Big Brother now. How times change… Speaking in front of developers at their annual conference in San Francisco earlier this week, Vic Gundotra, Google’s vice president of engineering, compared the Californian consumer electronic powerhouse to Big Brother, throwing [...]
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Facebook account data could be used to predict dating

It’s no secret that Facebook sorts through millions of user accounts in order to determine patterns inside user data that could be used for targeted advertising and other future streams of income. But what may not be well known is that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has also experimented in examining user data from time to time, looking [...]
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Tissot helps you choose a new watch with augmented reality software

Watch maker Tissot has a futuristic way for customers to see how a watch looks on them using 3D augmented reality. Using software called Tissot Reality customers will be able to view how the Tissot Touch collection looks on their own wrist. The software works with a webcam and is compatible with Windows and Mac [...]
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AT&T increasing early termination fee to $325

Considering a new smartphone contract and new phone with AT&T? Well, don’t even think about trying to end your contract early as the Early Termination Fee (ETF) is about to sky rocket. Currently AT&T charge $175 for ETF, but from June 1 it is being increased to $325 for smartphones regardless of whether you are a [...]
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Prima Strategy Guides get Steam powered

Back in the old SNES days when I was just an earnest gamer sprogling, I would never walk away from the local Electronics Boutique without both a new game and the accompanying strategy guide. Over the years, I ended up with quite a library of them, but eventually, those dog-eared paperbacks seemed like relics of [...]
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Huge breakthrough in quantum teleportation beams data ten miles

Although shows like Star Trek and movies like The Fly have indoctrinated us to think of teleportation as deconstructing matter in one location and then magically recorporealizing it in another, there’s another type of teleportation that rarely gets talked about: quantum teleportation. And it’s already here. In quantum teleportation, the quantum state of atoms, ions and [...]
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Adobe Photoshop crashes on quit, fills with rage

Over an ManiacalRage there are some funny CS4 Crash Report messages. Adobe opens the door with that text input area and people step right in, sending in the sort of sarcasm that only the software that people use all day long could generate. The one posted above is definitely the best of the bunch though. I’m [...]
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HP uses new flexible display technology for US Military watchphones

Watch phones continue to be rather absurd affairs, but HP’s latest conceptual project for the United States Military looks to up the ante on watchphones into the awesome. Internally called their “Dick Tracy Watch,” HP’s new watch phone actually seems more similar to the PIP-Boy 2000 from the Fallout series of games. Their next-generation watch is [...]
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Expect Android 2.2 update if you have one of these phones

Deciding to go on a two year contract with an Android smartphone certainly gives you a more open OS on which to communicate and use apps than the iPhone does, but the question always remains as to whether your phone will get the latest version of Android as an upgrade in a timely manner? Android 2.2 [...]
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Tesla Motors and Toyota partner to create electric vehicles

When it comes to developing electric vehicles it seems that Toyota and Tesla Motors won’t be competitors. The companies have announced a partnership to jointly develop electric vehicles and parts. As part of the agreement Toyota will purchase $50 million shares of Tesla’s common stock subsequent to the launch of Tesla’s initial public offering. Elon Musk, [...]
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Introducing the Machine, a homemade contraption made from scavenged car horns

If you’ve been following American contemporary art, you’ve must have stumbled upon the works of Llyn Foulkes. If not, what better way of familiarizing yourself with the artist’s opus than the Machine, a new kind of a homemade musical instrument that only a twisted mind like Foulkes’ could think of. A Los Angeles artist and musician, [...]
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GameCrazy begins its going-out-of-business sale, reducing prices by 20 percent

GameCrazy is officially liquidating its outlets across the US, reducing the price of the remaining inventory by 20 percent.
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The government gives Google

The stars are definitely aligning for Google. With a huge Android 2.2 splash, Google TV announcement, and a bunch of new stuff that came out of Google’s developers conference now behind us, the news has just reached us that regulators have greenlit the search firm’s $750 million acquisition of AdMob, the leading mobile advertising network. [...]
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iCushion allows you to take your iPhone to bed

It’s been a long day. You go to put down your iPhone to go to bed and are torn with the notion it won’t be in your hands again until the morning. What you really want to do is snuggle up with it before you go to sleep. Well, now you can. Freshome.com reports that the [...]
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Eclectic Method Music Video shows that robots have rhythm

Eclectic Method is a London group comprised of three music video artists that are well known for their AV sampling/remixing style that often gets them invited to perform to live audiences across the globe.  Today -it looks like the group has set their musical sights on one of our favorite geek subjects and that is robots. The [...]
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Fable III Collector

Lionhead Studios announced Friday that Fable III not only be released on the Xbox 360, but will also be available for the PC later this year. Those who purchase the PC version will get a $10 discount, knocking the price down to $49.99. However, the full-fledged Collector's Edition will only be available for the Xbox 360 for $79.99.
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Seesmic for iPhone launches

Seesmic has finally launched an iPhone version of its popular social networking application. Using the app, iPhone owners will be able to keep track of multiple social network accounts including those from MySpace, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Flickr, Blogger, Twitter, Facebook and Ping.fm. One of the most powerful features of the application is the ability to post [...]
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cnectd offers alternative to SMS/MMS and IM

If you are looking for an alternative to SMS/MMS and instant messaging cnectd may be your solution. The application, which supports  iPhone, Android, Symbian and BlackBerry operates independently of instant and text messaging solutions to allow a user to chat with multiple contacts, share images and location. The solution will even allow you to [...]
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Facebook: 'people don't want complete privacy online'

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and chief executive, has said that people do not want complete privacy online, in a new interview.
Publication date: 2010-05-21 more

Apple changes policy, wants your cash now

Earlier this week we learned that Apple store weren’t accepting cash payments for some purchases, specifically for the iPad. This restriction has been overturned though, thanks to the efforts of Diane Campbell, and ABC local news team, and some good, old fashioned public outcry. The iPad currently has a purchase limit on it (two per customer) [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-21 more

Intel considering allowing displays greater than 10.2-inches with Atom N-Series

During the recession, Intel was very cagy about allowing their Atom platform of cheap, low-power-sipping CPUs from cannibalizing sales of their bread-and-butter processors like the Core 2 Duo and Core iX line of CPUs. One of the way they’ve done this is by imposing an arbitrary limitation on the screen display size that manufacturers [...]
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Publish your own ebook with Barnes & Noble PubIt! service

Barnes & Noble is opening up its website and eBookstore to independent publishers and self-publishers. The platform, called PubIt!, will offer books through the widely adopted ePub format which is compatible with a number of readers including Barnes & Noble’s NOOK and BN eReader software which is available for the PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, and [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-21 more

Make it: DIY iPad stylus

Personally I’d be happy to never use a stylus again but some people just won’t let them die, even with today’s high-end capacitive touchscreens. To be fair a stylus can be useful if you draw or insist on taking notes by hand, but those are both things I’d just as well avoid. If you want a [...]
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MacBook teardown reveals a ten-hour battery identical in shape and size to the previous model

Those crazy teardown experts over at iFixit took apart the brand new MacBook that Apple released Tuesday. Peeking inside its white polycarbonate shell, they took a closer look at the new hardware, namely the Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics and a longer-lasting battery. For starters, iFixit noted that the new MacBook has the same model number [...]
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Samsung Becomes Guinness Record Holders for World

Samsung may not have the best smartphone, or television, or stereo, or laptop on the market. But that doesn’t make them losers: far from it. While the iPhone may reign as king, and while Sony might rule the HDTV roost, that’s all just so much finely chopped liver compared to Samsung’s real accomplishment: they are [...]
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Sega to release new Virtual On game for Xbox 360

Sega decided to re-release its Virtual On Oratorio Tangram (VOOT) mecha fighting game on Xbox Live last year. It proved popular, so popular in fact that fans can expect a follow-up game. This time round Sega has decided to forego the digital download route and instead will release a boxed game. This new game will be [...]
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Google sued for collecting private WiFi data

A couple of days ago, Google came out and admitted that their fleet of Street View cars had been accidentally collecting personal WiFi data. It was the good guy thing to do, and Google immediately set about trying to make amends, not just by immediately going about purging the data but by prompting a third-party [...]
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Moshi Voice Control Alarm Clock allows you to hit snooze with a snore

Gadget bloggers see lots of novelty alarm clocks. Alarm clocks that roll off the bedside table, screaming, until you hunt them down and turn them off. Helicopter alarm clocks that physically fly around the room until you bat them down with a broom. What’s most amazing about these alarm clocks is how extreme the methods they [...]
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Google I/O Day 2

Yesterday we posted some initial coverage of Google’s I/O developer conference, but it turns out that today, day two of the event, was by far the more exciting part. Here is a brief overview of what we’ve seen so far… Android 2.2 (Froyo) is official and impressive This one doesn’t come as much of a surprise, but [...]
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Wiimote with integrated MotionPlus hitting the FCC?

It’s been over a year since Nintendo first unveiled its Wii MotionPlus technology, a snap-on accessory that gives the Wiimote greatly improved accuracy and sensitivity. It’s a worthwhile add-on, but at this point, you’d really expect it to be baked into the Wiimote proper. Up until now, though, there’s been no word. An FCC filing [...]
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EU fines nine chip makers for DRAM price fixing

Nine of ten chip makers have received substantial fines from the European Unions over four years of DRAM price fixing. The companies involved include Micron, Samsung, Hynix, Infineon, NEC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Elpida, and Naya. Micron is the only company not to be fined because it was the one to step forward and tell the authorities [...]
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Quick look: Sony W Series water-resistant Walkman

Sony’s NWZ-W252 water-resistant Walkman was not immediately a product that made sense to me. In fact it looked like something an elderly person would wear while taking an early morning walk around a mall. Its headphone-free design cuts down on loose parts, but loses major style points along the way. It holds about 400 songs [...]
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Google Storage for Developers beta aims to take on Amazon S3

It’s not the long rumored GDrive, but Google’s recently announced Storage for Developers looks like fitting competition for Amazon S3, offering developers a cheap, scalable way to store data online. Currently an experimental Google Labs project, Google Storage for Developers is currently available by invitation to U.S. developers. Go to the free sign up page, [...]
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IPRED anti-piracy law is a failure, needs another law passed to work

When Sweden passed the iPRED law last year it was hailed as a turning point by copyright holders who would now be able to track down pirates much more easily online. However, what those same copyright holders didn’t expect was ISPs to start deleting IP address log data in order to protect their customers from [...]
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Star Wars Fallen AT-AT Wedding Cake makes Imperial defeat taste delicious

For those of you who remember the Dead Tuantaun Wedding Cake, thankfully I have another Star Wars Wedding Cake to show you this week that won’t necessarily creep you out. It may make you feel a little sad though – that is if you are a fan of the Empire. This fallen Star Wars AT-AT Wedding [...]
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3FN is shut down by FTC

You’ve probably heard of a rogue person or agent, but how about a rogue ISP? Believe it or not, such an ISP existed and it went by the name 3FN. While most Internet service providers concentrate on providing hosting and connectivity solutions to customers, 3FN had a niche market. They worked with the underbelly of [...]
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This is what Google TV looks like

We learned all about Google I/O day 2 and Google TV this morning, but details are still coming out about Google’s television solution. We do know that they are working with companies like Sony, Intel, and Logitech on the project though. Logitech just put out some more information, including the picture above of the Logitech [...]
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Pirate Bay makes U.S. Congressional caucus piracy watch list

The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus has created what it calls its 2010 International Piracy Watch List. The list contains countries that the caucus believe have “serious problems” when it comes to copyright piracy. This includes the countries of China, Russia, Spain and Mexico, but the caucus didn’t stop there. In addition to naming countries, the caucus [...]
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Apple rolls out iPad App Store internationally

Good news for our overseas friends who purchased their iPad from US friends: Apple has rolled out the iPad mobile bazaar to a bunch of international markets. As a result, international iPad buyers who lack a US iTunes Store account can now purchase and download apps for the device from their localized iPad App Store, [...]
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Google in sexism row amid claims it 'censored cougar dating site adverts'

Google has become embroiled in a sexism row after reportedly censoring advertisements for a so-called "cougar" dating websites for women despite taking no action against similar sites for men.
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Bricks-and-mortar retailers cannot ignore web presence

Indigenous Irish company Buy4Now Technology Group is set to create 20 new jobs over the next two years in a major R&D and export programme, with support from Enterprise Ireland. Michael Veale is CEO
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Broadband wars

THIS autumn, broadband providers are set to compete aggressively for the hearts and pockets of Irish businesses and consumers, offering speeds that would have been undreamt of even three years ago.
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Dell on a mission to evolve from pure-play PC maker to global services giant

IT’S almost a year and a half since Limerick was struck with the harsh news that computer-manufacturing giant Dell was pulling out of the city, with the loss of 1,900 jobs, and transferring manufacturing to Poland.
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Is it possible to have online privacy?

There’s a storm brewing in cyberspace. Internet users who, until now, have been perfectly happy to share their most intimate thoughts online, are questioning whether things have gone too far.
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Facebook block over Mohammed caricature competition

FACEBOOK was sucked into a growing row over Islam and freedom of speech yesterday after a Pakistani court ordered the site to be blocked over a page advertising a contest to draw cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
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Blakeyates on "Mac or PC?"

Well I'm in sort of a dilema.. I'm wanting to buy a new notebook this weekend and cannot decide which side to go to. I'm a huge windows fan but lately I've been working with alot of Macs.. Should I get another PC or should i get the Mac book pro?
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Hewlett-Packard lifted by corporate demand

Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest personal-computer maker, reported second-quarter profit and sales that beat estimates after corporate buyers replaced aging server computers and consumers took home new PCs.
Publication date: 2010-05-19 more

Google plays down privacy fears

Google has played down concerns about user privacy, arguing that pictures and personal information shared on social networking sites could be more damaging than the data it collects through its search engine.
Publication date: 2010-05-19 more

Microsoft gives Hotmail a makeover

Microsoft is updating Hotmail, its free email service, in a bid to retain and grow market share over its major rivals: Google’s Gmail and Yahoo! Mail.
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Gold Vending Machine premiers in Abu Dhabi

When people are thirsty, they often visit a soda vending machine. When they get hungry and there are no shops around, sometimes a snack vending machine will do in a pinch. But what is a wealthy person to do when they get a hankering to hold some new precious metal in their hand and the [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-19 more

Cash isn

According to an ABC story by Michael Finney,  Apple is refusing to accept your hard-earned cash in exchange for an iPad. The last time I checked, paper money was a valid payment method in this country, even though the law doesn’t require retailers to accept dead presidents. The ABC piece describes the case of Diane Campbell, [...]
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Crystal Dynamics release Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light gameplay trailer

Back in March developer Crystal Dynamics announced that a new Lara Croft game was in development called Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Unlike other games in the series this one drops the Tomb Raider name and will be download only. This week a gameplay trailer has been released giving us a good idea of [...]
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Palm webOS phones arrive at AT&T

As we were told in January, Palm webOS phones have finally arrived on the nation’s #2 wireless network. Beginning yesterday, Palm fans can walk into an AT&T store or visit their online store and pick a Palm Pre Plus. The Palm Pixi Plus, however, will be available from June 6, the carrier said. AT&T is advertising [...]
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Nvidia puts Tesla GPUs inside IBM

IBM has struck an important deal with the graphics giant Nvidia that has resulted in the creation of a GPGPU-enabled IBM datacenter. This major milestone helps IBM customers that crunch lots of numbers take advantage of a tremendous horsepower provided by the Nvidia Tesla supercomputing processors. Dubbed the iDataPlex DX360 M3, this new IBM datacenter server [...]
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Seagate 3.1TB HDD first of many drives to require new BIOS

We’ve known the day was coming for a while now, but with Seagate’s announcement today of the world’s first three terabyte hard drive, the day has finally come when modern hard drives will no longer support DOS or Windows XP. Known as the Constellation ES, the drive will not only offer the largest storage platter out [...]
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Microsoft previews the new Hotmail experience

Microsoft has revealed a number of new details about its forthcoming update to the Hotmail e-mail service. And this is no small update with Microsoft seeming to rebuild Hotmail from the ground up. Here’s a list of the major new features touched upon in the video and Windows Blog post: Sweeps Microsoft’s answer to the virtual broom. With [...]
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Up next for Kindle: Color e-ink, multitouch, games, apps

According to a Monday piece by the New York Times, Amazon is on a hiring spree, acquiring engineers left and right as it preps the next Kindle. The online retailer appears adamant to get a piece of the iPad action as it’s believed to be adding greater functionality to its e-reader, namely a color screen [...]
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Hulu Plus $10 subscription service delayed

Last month, we reported that Hulu was about to test a $9.95 a month subscription service possibly as soon as May 24th. The new subscription service is expected to offer greater access to Hulu’s catalog while non-paying members will be limited. For example, non-paying members will only be able to access the last five episodes [...]
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Original Disney Parks

It’s a sad day for would-be Rebel X-Wing pilots. Disney Parks fantastic Star Wars themed Star Tours ride is being overhauled this year, and that means that the best ride in all of Disneyland will close its doors on July 27th, with Walt Disney World soon to follow on September 8th. If you’ve never been on [...]
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The Pirate Party is now the ISP for the Pirate Bay

Not that any of our honest readers noticed, but yesterday, the world famous Pirate Bay website and torrent tracker went down without notice after a German injunction knocked out their ISP. It wasn’t a big deal — this has happened to the Pirate Bay countless times — and sure enough, they were back up and [...]
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Nintendo developer says next Zelda game will be

In an interview with German gaming site Gaming Media, Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto discussed the early stages of development for the new Zelda game. According to Miyamoto, Nintendo is "creating a new way to play the game," one that differs from the typical pattern we've come to expect from the Zelda franchise.
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NTT DoCoMo app generates e-mail from three words on your mobile

Japanses mobile company NTT DoCoMo has developed a new automatic e-mail generation feature for its latest mobile handsets. The system is meant to make it very simple to send e-mail to others by only requiring the user input 1-3 key words or phrases. So, for example, the user can select the word “late” and phrase “ten [...]
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EFF: 8 in 10 browsers have unique, trackable signatures

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has discovered that regardless of what measures are taken to protect your privacy online your web browser could allow you to be tracked. The EFF carried out an experiment which anonymously logged the configuration and version information of users navigating to the panopticlick.eff.org website. Every configuration is different and the EFF [...]
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Quick review: Jabra Extreme Bluetooth headset

The Jabra Extreme is a tiny Bluetooth headset that offers up some of Jabra’s best technology. Selling for about $55 it will be competing with products like the Jawbone Prime and Jabra’s own Stone. The Extreme isn’t just another tiny Bluetooth headset, it has some nice selling point as well. These include A2DP, MultiUse support for [...]
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Rumor: Sony PlayStation Network to go Premium, offer free games and streaming music service

Although Microsoft’s Xbox Live is a fantastic online service, it does have at least one obvious disadvantage over Sony’s competing PlayStation Network: it costs money to use, and without signing up for a subscription, you can’t even use your Xbox 360 to do basic online stuff like multiplayer gaming. The PlayStation Network, at least, doesn’t [...]
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Google goes real-time with Feed API v2 push updates

Google has offered up video detailing the latest version of its Feed API. Version 2.0 will support real-time PubSubHubbub feeds which will allow new content to appear on a web page without the need for a visitor to reload the site. As shown in the video, an example would be a new blog entry that [...]
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Panasonic Skype Camera available now for Viera HDTVs in the United States

First appearing at this year’s CES in Las Vegas and premiering in Japan a couple months ago, Panasonic’s Skype camera for the company’s Viera line of HDTVs has finally made its way to the United States. The Skype camera will work on Viera cast enabled Panasonic 2010 HDTVs (namely the Viera VT25, VT20, G25 and G20 [...]
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Tweetie pulled from the App Store ahead of Twitter

Tweetie disappeared from the App Store late yesterday, leading some to suspect that this popular Twitter client for the iPhone has fallen prey of yet another app rejection. However, considering Twitter recently acquired Tweetie’s developer and the app itself, the move most likely signals the imminent release of Twitter’s official client for the iPhone, simply [...]
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Best Buy gets into video on-demand with CinemaNow

Back in November of last year, we reported that Best Buy had teamed up with Sonic Solutions to offer on-demand video content to web-connected televisions, portable media players, PCs, Blu-ray players, set-top boxes and mobile phones. Now it seems the partnership between Sonic and Best Buy is ready to bear fruit with the launch of [...]
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YouTube hits two billion views a day

YouTube has exceeded two billions views a day as it celebrates the fifth anniversary since first launching in beta in 2005.
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Google cars picked up private data from homes

INQUIRIES by German data officials led to the inadvertent discovery that Irish people's private online information had been collected by internet search giant Google.
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Digital Life: They shoot, they score

FIFA World Cup South Africa: Is there any game that is more doomed to obsolescence than FWCSA?
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Digital Life: Re-charging just got easier

Imagine the delicious scenario: you stop off for a cuppa at your favourite coffee shop, put your phone down on the counter and 20 minutes later it's charged up without ever plugging it in.
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Gamers, this is not the

Any World of Warcraft player worth their accumulated subscription fees has, at one time or another, dreamt of a smartphone capable of playing WoW. Heck, I’ve wished for one myself: maybe a limited iPhone app that doesn’t let me raid, necessarily, but at least allows me to access my in-game mail, chat and the auction [...]
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Facebook privacy spurs movement to quit and funding of alternatives

While grumblings over Facebook’s privacy standards continue one website is asking users to take a definitive step to protest. The goal of the website? To get you to quit Facebook on May 31st. The website, appropriately named Quit Facebook Day, asks for people to add their name with others who plan to quit the social network. [...]
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Source leaks info on Sony

Online rumors speculate Sony will announce a paid-for-premium PlayStation Network service at E3. According to VG247, an inside source revealed Sony will announce a large-scale monetizing scheme for PSN at the LA expo this June. For "less than
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Winner of best illusion contest seems to defy laws of gravity

The Best Illusion of the Year Contest is sponsored by the Neural Correlate Society which promotes research into the neural correlates of sensory perception, awareness, and cognitive experience. This year’s contest was narrowed down to the top 10 submissions with the first prize being awarded to an illusion which seems to violate the laws of [...]
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AT&T doubling 3G data speed to 14.4MBps for 250 million Americans by the year

AT&T is stepping up efforts to bring its high-speed data network to as many Americans as possible, announcing plans to deploy a HSPA+ data network upgrade to more than 250 million US customers by the year’s end. Although AT&T – which recently tweaked its branding in an effort to re-position itself as a lifestyle company – [...]
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Iron Man 2

It’s pretty safe to assume that if a summer blockbuster was pushing the envelope in any field it would be that of computer graphics. This would be doubly true if the movie was about a man in an indestructible flying robot suit. It turns out that Iron Man 2’s most impressive feat of technology is not its computer [...]
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Busted: AT&T doesn

Believe it or not, but Apple’s exclusive US carrier doesn’t know that the App Store is carrying well over 200,000 apps on its virtual store shelves. Worse, they’re advertising the iPhone as having a hundred thousand apps despite the mobile bazaar having crossed that particular milestone well over six months ago. Think I’m making this [...]
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A new patent reveals insanely great Facebook integration in iPhone OS 4

Apple has fixed an issue with data exchange between incompatible devices and solved the problems related to social sharing between different platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn. According to the ideas outlined in Apple’s patent application titled “Device-to-device workflows,” iPhone OS 4 could let you perform common actions, including various social networking requests, with a touch of [...]
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Adjectives introduced in 5th Cell

Prepare to dawn that thinking cap once more. Super Scribblenauts, the sequel to 5th Cell's revolutionary Nintendo DS game, is set to release in autumn 2010, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced Monday.
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LEGO Keyboard Decals won

As a sentient biomass of pure geekdom, the Internet shows no signs of abating its love for the dimpled, brightly colored plastic bricks of its collective youth: LEGOs. The LEGO company has gleefully taken advantage of our fanaticism even in the realm of consumer electronics: there have been LEGO digicams, even. But even LEGO hasn’t ever [...]
Publication date: 2010-05-17 more

New Ford Fiesta will now tweet your terrible driving

Twitter’s always been full of too much superfluous information, from a middle-aged office manager’s musings on what kind of sandwich she’ll have to lunch to a too-lurid description of a mysterious pustule found upon the backside of a seventeen year old. Gadgets haven’t helped any: there’s gadgets out there now that will tweet your plant [...]
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Project Natal Might Cost $150 In The United States

In order to compete with the Nintendo Wii in the casual market, Microsoft’s been working on their long-touted Project Natal motion-sensing accessory for years now, but the big concern has always been price: while the Wii costs just a couple hundred dollars, Project Natal is an additional expense on top of an already expensive Xbox [...]
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Google grounds Street View fleet after they inadvertently record privacy-breaching public WiFi data

Google’s corporate philosophy is simple: “Don’t be evil.” Last week, though, Google got caught doing something very evil indeed: using their fleet of cars that make the pedestrian-style view in Google Maps possible, Google was probing unprotect WiFi networks that they passed and recording which websites were looking at. Pretty evil, huh? It sure is. So [...]
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More iPhone 4G videos leak

Back in the day it was pretty hard to get your hands on an iPhone prototype, just about impossible. Well, something went seriously off the rails with Apple security with this release because another next generation iPhone has hit YouTube. This time the leaks is from Vietnam, just like what we saw last week. Not a [...]
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Sylvania MusicLite LED bulbs turns any lamp or light fixture into a wireless speaker

There’s a lot of ways to get your music wirelessly piped into the room of your choice, from expensive, high-end systems like Sonos’ offerings to affordable, Mac-friendly solutions like Apple’s own Airtunes. One of the wireless music solutions I like best though is the Lightspeaker system Klipsch announced earlier this year, which combined LED bulbs and [...]
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