Gadgets
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More gestures coming in the next iPhone OS?10 March 2010, 4:31 pm
We know, we know, you’re sick of future iPhone OS rumors… but one more couldn’t hurt right? The folks over at 9to5Mac have been exploring the new iPhone 3.2 beta 4 SDK, and have found a few files that could…...
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February search engine market share number are in, more of the same10 March 2010, 2:09 pm
Today, ComScore released its search engine market share numbers for February 2010, and to be honest, there wasn’t much movement. Google and Bing both gained a little ground: Google’s market share rose 0.1 percentage point from 65.4% to 65.5% while…...
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Verizon Wireless touts the benefits of a MiFi-connected Apple iPad10 March 2010, 12:20 pm
A leaked internal memo reveals that the nation’s largest carrier is trying to jump on the Apple bandwagon by encouraging its employees to push its MiFi device as an accessory to the upcoming iPad. The idea itself is worthy of…...
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Google Apps Marketplace open for business(es)10 March 2010, 10:09 am
There are two sides to the proverbial “cloud coin” for small business owners. You can view cloud services, like Google Apps, as a time and money saver, allowing you to focus on your core business as opposed to IT needs.…...
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Verizon Wireless and Skype integration explained through animation10 March 2010, 8:00 am
Last month, Verizon Wireless and Skype announced their exclusive partnership in the U.S., along with their plans to bring Skype’s popular VoIP calling and messaging service to your Verizon cell phone. Now, through the miracle of animation — and the…...
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Cisco dumps its WiMAX base station and modem business10 March 2010, 5:05 am
Clearwire may be optimistic about the growth of WiMAX in 2010 and beyond but network hardware manufacturers are a bit more bearish on the 4G wireless technology. Last month, Alcatel Lucent announced it will be scaling back on its WiMAX…...
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JooJoo tablet updates UI, fully-working Flash support10 March 2010, 11:15 pm
Fusion Garage may have delayed shipping its tablet for another entire month due to issues with its capacitive touchscreen, but the company has apparently made very good use of the extra time. The JooJoo tablet has just been unveiled with a refreshed user interface, as well as fully-implemented Flash support that actually is “fully working”. Oh, and apparently the tablet has also undergone a physical color change, from a basic black to a “champagne-like” hue.
The star...
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Sony officially launches Playstation Move motion controller, available in Fall 201010 March 2010, 10:43 pm
Sony has just officially announced its new motion controller at GDC 2010, and it’s dubbed the Playstation Move (for rather obvious reasons). You’ll be able to acquire a Move in three packaged ways: bundled with a PS3, by itself, or in a starter kit targeted at “under $100″ with the Playstation Eye, a controller, and a game, all slated for a Fall 2010 launch.
Gizmodo has a hands-on, and Editor Jason Chen takes a few looks (or rather, grips) on the Move:
“I just go...
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PS3-level graphics slated for smartphones in three years10 March 2010, 10:29 pm
This comes off as a touch too incredible to say the least, but Imagination Technologies, who makes the PowerVR chip powering smartphones like the iPhone, Droid, and Pre, states that smartphones will be able to have graphics performance on par with a PlayStation 3 console in about three years.
Gizmodo’s chat with the company reveals that future mobile PowerVR graphics cores are in development currently and will not only have much more realistic 3D detail, but will do so at 720p, output v...
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Cisco announcing new Flip cams next month?10 March 2010, 10:12 pm
Well, here’s a good one. After coming off a not so life-changing announcement yesterday, Cisco is rumored to be preparing the new line of Flip videos cam (they purchased the company in 2009) for launch sometime in early April, which happens to be, oh, next month.
The Business Insider reports that Cisco will launch a new set of Flip camcorders around the NAB show, which is slated to run from April 12-15. Flip video cams have been wildly popular (and quite a good deal for the budding ...
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OnLive cloud-based game service to launch June 17th at $15 per month10 March 2010, 9:59 pm
Well, what can we say, but it’s finally here. After almost 8 years of development and millions of lines of code, OnLive, the gaming equivalent of cloud-computing technology is set to take the gaming world by storm on June 17th, coming to both PCs and Macs in the contiguous 48 states at a $14.95 per month base subscription.
The company is partnering in this launch with publishers including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, 2K Games, THQ and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The games will...
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Microsoft computing pioneer wins Turing Award [Video]10 March 2010, 9:41 pm
Computing pioneer and Microsoft technical fellow Chuck Thacker was honored today with the Turing Award; widely considered as the highest distinction in the field of computing, and dubbed the “Nobel Prize of computing”. The Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) lauded his work in pioneering the networked personal computer, and for his involvement as the co-creator of the Alto personal computer.
“Thacker’s contributions range far and wide. He is co-inventor—with Robert ...
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LG GW370 Shannon shows up somewhere in China10 March 2010, 6:13 pm
Ready for yet another new but unannounced LG phone?
Meet the LG GW370 Shannon, a touchscreen handset that has just appeared on a Chinese website and comes with a full sliding QWERTY keyboard.
The GW370 resembles both the LG KS365 and the LG GW620, and it’s probably a feature phone.
The specs of LG GW370 are a mystery [...]...
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Apple, Samsung, RIM, LG, Motorola, Sanyo and AT&T sued by SmartPhone Technologies10 March 2010, 5:51 pm
SmartPhone Technologies LLC, a Texas-based company that doesn’t even seem to have a website, has sued no less than seven big companies for patent infringements.
The companies sued are Apple, Research In Motion, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Sanyo and AT&T.
SmartPhone Technologies claims that a “broad range of patents” that it owns have been infringed by the companies. [...]...
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Re-confirmed: Microsoft, Adobe working to bring Flash to Windows Phone 7 Series10 March 2010, 4:34 pm
When Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 Series, the company said that the new OS would not support Flash 10.1 at launch.
However, Adobe recently mentioned that Flash support will eventually come to WP7, and now Mike Chambers (Senior Product Manager for Developer Relations at Adobe) has reconfirmed this. According to him, Adobe and Microsoft are “working [...]...
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Samsung Android phones to come with Evernote pre-installed10 March 2010, 3:42 pm
Already available on the Samsung Behold II from T-Mobile USA, the Evernote Android app will be pre-installed on selected upcoming Samsung Android phones.
In case you don’t know yet, Evernote is an application that lets users create notes, record audio, snap photos, track to-dos or clip web pages. Users have the ability to quickly find any [...]...
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LG Cookie Music, Pure, GT405, KS365 and Jacquar 5 unveiled10 March 2010, 2:46 pm
Not long after officially announcing the LG Cookie Fresh GS290, LG has showcased several other new phones in the Netherlands.
The phones are: LG Cookie Music KM570, LG Pure, LG GT405, LG KS365 and LG Jacquar 5.
LG Cookie Music looks a lot like the Rogers-bound LG KM555. However, the Cookie Music has more advanced features: 5MP [...]...
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Google Maps for mobile will feature biking directions10 March 2010, 1:38 pm
Google has just announced the availability of biking directions for the desktop version of Google Maps, saying that it plans to add the new feature to the mobile version, too.
Google mentions that biking directions has been the most requested addition to Google Maps in the US (where there are 57 million bikers) and, well, now [...]...
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