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Will 10.7 add a “safe deposit box” to your Mac?

February 21st, 2011 link to (permalink)

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It seems as though Apple is hard at work on new features for OS X 10.7 Lion this summer, and the latest possible addition to the OS is something that would solve a huge problem plaguing the tech world today -- insecurity with remote file storage.

Apple’s New Subscription Policy Upsets Readability App

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Another app maker is displeased with Apple’s new subscription policy it announced last week. Richard Ziade is a co-founder of Arc90, creator of Readability, and posted an open letter to Apple about how much he dislikes Apple’s new policy on both Arc90’s and Readability’s blog.

Sony 3D Dual-View Split Screen Demo For PlayStation 3

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Sony plans to introduce a dual-view 3D mode for its PlayStation 3 that will eliminate the need for split screens when gamers play against each other in the same room on the same TV. The new technology was just demoed in London.

New Sony TV Would Send Different Pictures To Different Parts Of The Room

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The technology Sony is now demoing is something we’ve heard about before, and which really might be considered one of the holy grails of display tech. The basic idea is that depending on where you are in the room, you see a different image.

TinyGrab declines to sell subscriptions through the App Store

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Add another name to the list of developers who are choosing to opt-out of Apple's subscription restrictions lately. Rhapsody and Readability were the first two we posted about, although Readability didn't so much as opt out as get rejected and decided not to play the subscription game.

PS3 ‘Other OS’ suit faces setbacks, still has footing

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Attempts by PS3 owners to sue Sony for pulling OS support were both set back and validated with a dismissal order (PDF).

Future Chrome Releases Could Nix The URL Bar

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If there's one thing Chrome is known for besides speed, it's the browser's minimalist interface. Unlike Firefox, which offers several search engines in their own secondary space, Chrome has a very less-is-more attitude towards the UI.

Review: Razer Anansi Gaming Keyboard

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Short version: A good keyboard for macro and shortcut lovers, but lacks ports and originality, making it fall short of a recommendation.Features: Full keyboard with numpad, five macro keys, and seven “multi-modifier” keysCustomizable color LED backlightingMSRP: Pros: Slick looking...

Motorola Xoom won’t be shipping with Flash

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Section: Communications, Mobile As you may know, the Motorola Xoom is scheduled to come out later this week, Thursday to be exact. One of Android’s big features to put it over iOS won’t be shipping with the tablet, however.

Fridgeezoo Refrigerator Fridge Friends

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Add some fun to your refrigerator with Fridgeezoo Fridge Friends. They look like some of your favorite animals in the shape of a milk carton, and you put them in your refrigerator.

The $100k Fisker Karma Gets Put To The Test

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Looks like we were right about production beginning in March. The long awaited Fisker Karma was put to the test this week by a few automotive publications and they had a few good things to say about it.

MeeGo Tablet User Interface On Video

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Intel has recently introduced the MeeGo tablet user experience at Mobile World Congress. This new user interface features an intuitive object-oriented interface with panels displaying content and contacts, which provides consumers fingertip access to their digital lives with easy access to social...

Adobe: Xoom, other tablets get Flash 10.2 in ‘a few weeks’

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Adobe in an update tried to assuage fears surrounding the delay of Flash for the Motorola Xoom. It now expects the Xoom and other Android 3.0 tablets to get Flash 10.2 within "a few weeks" of the OS being available.

‘Real’ Motorola Xoom ad has users trapped by the tablet

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Verizon took a visibly different strategy than Motorola with its own Motorola Xoom ad. The promo drops the anti-Orwellian tones of the Super Bowl spot and instead suggests that being ensnared by technology is a positive.

Microsoft is readying a Windows SDK for Kinect

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Section: Computers, Hardware Since the launch of Microsoft’s Kinect we’ve seen a variety of hacks for the platform. All of these hacks were done by those who dedicated their time to learning how to manipulate the device, or who had some help from a small community.

Sony 17-inch BVM-E170 And 25-inch BVM-E250 OLED Monitors

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Sony has recently introduced a couple of new OLED monitors, the 17-inch BVM-E170 and 25-inch BVM-E250. Based on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, these OLED monitors produce an amazing picture clarity and an accurate color reproduction.

Verizon Updates V Cast Music App for Android

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Verizon Wireless has just updated its V Cast music app for Android. It allows users to buy songs, ringtones, and ringback tones in one program. The music bought will be DRM free and all three types of items may be purchased separately or in one bundle.

Verizon Releases New Ad For Motorola Xoom

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Verizon released a new ad today for the much anticipated Motorola Xoom. The 16-second ad was posted on YouTube this afternoon and should be the first of many to come. The ad is pretty awesome although a bit scary.

Garmin GTU 10 GPS Tracking Device

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The Garmin GTU 10 is a waterproof GPS tracking device that can be easily attached to a backpack, package, pet collar or whatever is important to you. Once enabled and attached to your stuff, you can view its location via the free Garmin Tracker app for your mobile device.

HP To Sell TouchPad In April?

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Digitimes, ever eavesdropping on the water cooler talk at big manufacturers, reports that HP’s webOS-powered TouchPad may be launched as soon as April, two months earlier than the only extant previous estimate.

Sanwa Japan TBL-01UBK Multipurpose Tablet

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Sanwa Japan has unveiled an affordable multipurpose tablet in the Japanese market. Dubbed as the TBL-01UBK, this input device is compatible with the Microsoft Windows 7 OS and provides 1024 different type of brushes.

Mac 101: Quick navigation of browser tabs

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13 years ago
If you ever use the tabs in your web browser, you may have a hard time navigating between them as you take your hand off the keyboard, put it on your mouse, click on the tab you're looking for, look at that page for a moment, and then click back on the first tab again.

Mitsubishi 92-inch 3D Home Cinema TV

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Mitsubishi today introduced a massive 92-inch model to its 2011 line up of theater-sized 3D Home Cinema TVs.

Apple patent features sound-driven commands

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A new patent by Apple reveals that the company has been working on gesture-based commands determined with audio transducers on the corners of a given surface — in other words, as your fingers press and tap on a surface (like a keyboard or a computer casing or even the bezel around an iPad), the…

Clock Built for Extraterrestrial Travelers

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For those of you currently planning extraterrestrial trips, check out Alexander Avtanski‘s well-documented Mars Clock project. Built with a modem enclosure and other spare parts, the clock can tell time on any number of planets based on their rotation period.

HTC Thunderbolt ad sparks Back to the Future flashbacks

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The HTC Thunderbolt, despite not yet having an official launch date at Verizon, has just been spotted starring in a Spanish-language TV ad. This indicates the Android smartphone may soon arrive at the carrier.

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