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SanDisk Finally Ships G3 Solid-State Drives

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Better late than never. SanDisk has begun shipping its G3 solid-state disk drives to retailers in both North America and Europe, the company said on Tuesday.The G3 ships in two capacity points: 60 and 120 Gbytes. The drives cost $229.99 and $399.99, respectively.

www.gearlog.com

Recycling may save, but trash can power your home

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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If you live in Spain that is. University of Zaragoza researchers have been looking into using various forms of solid waste to generate electricity for the nation, up to as much as 7%. What is it lately with all this decaying matter being useful?

www.crunchgear.com

Contest: Vuzix is ready to give it all away

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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By “all” I mean one Vuzix Wrap310 and by “give” I mean “give away in a contest.” What is a Wrap 310?

www.crunchgear.com

Internet Explorer gets partial HTML5 support using a new plugin

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Section: Web, Web Browsers Internet Explorer is notorious for not having features or rendering systems that are in line with today’s trends. Even the latest version of Internet Explorer pales in comparison with other browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

www.gadgetell.com

College offers freshmen a choice: iPad or MacBook

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: Education, MacBook, iPadA few colleges offer a laptop to incoming freshmen (paid for out of their tuition, of course), but Oregon's George Fox University is, so far as we know, the first college to give students the choice between a MacBook or an iPad.

Arnold Kim Celebrates 10th Year as Apple Rumor King

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Arnold Kim quit his job treating kidneys to dissect the secrets of his favorite electronics company, the famously confidential Apple. Kim launched his independent blog MacRumors.com on Feb. 24, 2000 during his fourth year in medical school.

The State of Mobile App Stores Summarized in Charts

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Mobile app analytics company Distimo has compiled their findings on the six largest mobile app stores offered by Apple, Palm, Research In Motion, Google, Nokia and Microsoft.

Apple exec slams Microsoft stores, netbooks

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Apple chief financial officer Tim Cook took shots at Microsoft’s retail stores today in his presentation at Goldman-Sachs’ Technology & Internet Conference.

www.electronista.com

Motorola Cliq update brings Quick Office 2, battery life

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Motorola via its support forums revealed that the 1.3.18 software update has been released for its Cliq smartphone. The update has been sent out to the majority of owners already, and should improve the handset’s battery life, the sensitivity of its touchscreen and boosted GPS performance.

www.electronista.com

Laplink’s PCmover migrates your Windows data & settings from 1 PC to another

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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PCmover by Laplink is a software migration utility that helps you move your programs, files and settings from your old PC to your new PC, and your old PC can be a WinXP box and your new PC can be a Windows 7 machine.

www.gizmosforgeeks.com

iPhone chalkboard lets kids be adults and adults act like kids

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends, iPhoneThere’s a huge world of creative, crafty people on Etsy.com, and we’re always hearing about new Mac or iPhone-related products that have been developed.

3G test sees major turnarounds in AT&T speed, stability

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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AT&T today landed a surprise win in a new test of 3G performance in the US. The carrier had both the fastest average download speeds, at 1.4Mbps, and the fastest uploads, at 773Kbps. Both were major improvements and were as much as 84 percent faster than what was seen a year earlier.

www.electronista.com

SpaceX Moves New Rocket to Launch Pad

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX, is gearing up for final testing of its two-stage Falcon 9 rocket.Space.com reports that the privately held firm--contracted by NASA, along with one other firm--is now sitting on top of its Florida launch pad, in preparation for a scheduled first...

www.gearlog.com

No Lenovo ThinkPad slate tablets after negative market research

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Lenovo may be consistently updating their tablet PC range – in fact their latest press release pointed out that their first ThinkPad was in fact a tablet – but that doesn’t mean they’re going blithely down the same path as Apple and the rest.

www.slashgear.com

ATI Radeon HD 5830 detailed: disappointing specs

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Specifications for the much-anticipated ATI Radeon HD 5830 have leaked, courtesy of Chinese site IT168.com, and there’s a little disappointment in store for anyone expecting a bargain HD5850 alternative.

www.slashgear.com

Wi-Reach Turns 3G Dongles into Wi-Fi Hotspots

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Don’t tell me. You wanted a Mi-Fi personal wireless hotspot, and all your boss bought you was that lousy 3G USB dongle. Well, quit fretting: with just one more ugly chunk of plastic in your stuffed and dorky nylon laptop bag, you can have what you want.

Unibody Aluminum Toothbrush Case is Tough, Pointless

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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A “friend of mine” was once working as a cocktail bartender on a big yacht in the port of Monaco, during the formula one grand prix. The event? A party for the rich euro-trash (a prince turned up). The problem? The event organizer was a moron, and thought he was my friend’s boss.

Viewsonic VNB131 ViewBook Pro ULV Notebook

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Viewsonic are well know for making LCD displays, now they have launched their first ULV notebook, the Biewsonic VNB131 Viewbook Pro.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

Macworld 2010: Adam Jackson

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: Macworld Adam Jackson has been attending Macworld since he was three, including the New York and Boston shows. His devotion to Apple and the Macworld Expo was highlighted in the excellent “fanboy” film Macheads (available via iTunes).

Samsung TL500 Small Prosumer Digicam

February 23rd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Samsung comes back to the prosumer camera market by launching the Samsung TL500 (also known as the EX1) that adopts several DSLR-level features.

www.techfresh.net/samsung-tl500-small-prosume

Amazon, Microsoft in cross-licensing deal with Kindle

February 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Amazon and Microsoft tonight agreed to a cross-licensing deal for each other’s patents. The deal gives Microsoft special access to technology behind the Kindle reader as well as Amazon’s implementation of Linux on servers.

www.electronista.com

NVIDIA GeForce GTX480/470 set to launch in March

February 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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NVIDIA will officially launch the GeForce GTX480 and GTX470 graphics cards next month at the upcoming PAX East gaming conference, according to a Twitter post. The components are the first to integrate the company’s Fermi architecture.

www.electronista.com

Apple’s A4 chip a billion dollar investment? That can’t be right

February 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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There’s a story going around right now that the development costs for Apple’s A4 chip, which powers the iPad, might be as high as a billion dollars. Let’s not get carried away here. Apple licensed the CPU and GPU from ARM, and the A4 shares a lot of elements with the Tegra 2.

www.crunchgear.com

Ngmoco picks up $25 million in funding, buys Freeverse

February 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: Gaming, Software, Apple, iPhone, App StoreTechCrunch is reporting that iPhone game company Ngmoco has just picked up $25 million in another round of fundraising, and they’ve just used that money to buy out Freeverse, one of the most storied Mac game developers (and recently, iPhone…

Samsung 3D TVs to reach UK by March; US too?

February 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Samsung will bring its 3D-enabled TVs to the UK this March, company president Hu announced on Monday. The unveiling included a promise that every high-end Samsung TV will have 3D capability.

www.electronista.com

RIM patenting keyword ads in BlackBerry e-mail

February 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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BlackBerry maker RIM has filed a patent for a system that would bring multimedia content into a message depending on what keywords are used in said message. Once the system finds a match, users can open links that lead them to more information on the particular product or service being advertised.

www.electronista.com

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