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Microsoft Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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A couple of days ago, Apple announced their fiscal quarterly earnings, and the results pretty much blew everyone away. Apple broke records, their own, and amassed quite a bit of money. Not only that, but their iPhone 4 and iPad gadgets pretty much flew off the shelves.

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Rumor: Verizon’s FiveSpot hotspot modem to launch next month along with 5GB of prepaid data for $80

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Broadband Cards, Mobile More rumors on the Verizon front, this time they are dealing with prepaid data and the FiveSpot mobile hotspot modem. According to the details of the rumor, both are expected to come available sometime in late August.

Share a PowerPoint story, win a custom MacBook Pro

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: Software, MacBookPowerPoint stories are like belly buttons: everybody's got one, but some are more interesting than others.

MEGATech Reviews – Devotec Solar Sound 2 Bluetooth Stereo Speaker

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Do you remember the first Devotec Solar Sound from late last year? As it turns out, Devotec already has a follow-up to that product, attempting to improve on the Bluetooth speaker in just about every way.

Microsoft’s record results just $300 million ahead of Apple

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Microsoft this evening reported a best-ever spring quarter revenue that was undermined by its proximity to Apple's. The Windows developer made $16.04 billion in revenue but was just $300 million ahead of Apple's $15.7 billion during the same period.

EA calls Nintendo 3DS ‘magical’ & says it will sell ‘like hotcakes’

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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And now EA has said what we’ve all been saying: the Nintendo 3DS is quite the piece of kit. Granted, EA doesn’t used the same bit of forced Briticism that I just did, but the feelings are the same: Nintendo has a hit on its hands. It’s one that when one of us say it, but EA?

Fans to Decide the Fate of Carmine in “Gears of War 3”

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Place your vote for the fate of the newest Carmine brother through the purchase of avatar gear on Xbox LIVE Marketplace with benefits going to charity The fate of Carmine lies in your hands!

Skype is now multitasking

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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One of the biggest problems with the old version of Skype for iPhone was that it didn’t multitask. You had to have the app open for anybody to be able to call you.

Autonomous Glider Can Land on a Wire

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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When it comes to unmanned aircraft, there’s pretty much plenty to choose from. And that’s not even counting the many that the armed forces have at their disposal. But, there’s just something about this little autonomous glider that we couldn’t ignore.

Droid X: “Print to Retail” feature sends photos directly to CVS or Costco for printing

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile It turns out that the Droid X has a pretty neat little feature. It was not exactly hidden but I suspect some may have overlooked it, myself included. The feature—a “Print to Retail” option for sharing photos.

Amazon lands anti-iPad Kindle deals, sees tablets as future

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Amazon on the same day as it posted financial results obtained a potentially key book deal in its escalating wars with Apple and Barnes & Noble.

Microsoft: Be What’s Next…what?

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Section: Business News, Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Computers Microsoft is reportedly changing its tagline to “Be What’s Next.” This move was announced recently at its annual Microsoft Global Exchange event. It was also thought that Microsoft was going to...

Pentax Optio H90 Light Slim Digital Camera

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Pentax Canada introduce a new compact digital camera called Pentax Optio H90 with lightweight, slim, user friendly features and functional design. It has 12.1 megapixel CCD sensor, 28-140mm 5x optical zoom lens and 2.7-inch, 230K-dot LCD screen.

Why Physical Keyboards are Still Relevant

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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With the DROID X sold out, Apple’s iPhone 4 continuing to capture headlines, and the touchscreen market booming, it’s quickly becoming clear that the virtual keyboard is here to stay. And whether consumers like it or not, they will need to live with it.

Two new Apple retail stores opening this weekend

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: Retail Apple is on track to open a raft of stores around the world, having largely rolled out the stores it needs in the USA.

HP Slate Headed for Enterprise Customers, Not Mass Market

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Well, there you have it. We’ve been riding the HP Slate roller-coaster for quite some time now, with our fingernails firmly clamped in our teeth. Waiting on the edge our seat since the acquisition of Palm to see if the Slate, running its infamous Windows 7, would ever see the light of day.

HP says Windows 7 slate due in fall, webOS still coming

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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HP at the Fortune Tech conference said its Windows 7-based Slate 500 should arrive in the fall. Executive VP Todd Bradley didn't have details but downplayed rumors that it was dropping the project and said it would focus more on enterprise than the general public.

HP: Palm Name Could Remain as Sub-Brand

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Mark Hurd, HP’s CEO, made a comment to the Frankfurter Allgemeine about the future of the Palm name, and truth be told, we’re not at all surprised about his response.

Pied Piper Day

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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That was one of my favourite stories when I was a kid! It had all the elements required to make it good…huge problem, hero to solve the problem, hero gets screwed over, hero becomes not-so-much a hero any more. Just like life, really.

Safari exploit gives your contact info to malicious websites

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Filed under: Software In a report on security in the first half of 2010 Apple has claimed the top spot in the number of security vulnerabilities in their OS and software.

Plextor PX-B120U USB External Blu-ray Drive

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Plextor releases its new PX-B120U USB-powered external Blu-ray drive that they first announced at the Computex 2010.

Crazy Sharkoon PC Fan Looks Like Golf Ball

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

If you are a computer enthusiast, you know that keeping your hardware cool inside your computer chassis can be a difficult thing if you have lots of high-end stuff inside your rig. You need lots of fans and typically that means a bunch of black plastic fans that make a lot of noise.

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Lexar 128GB Echo SE serves as both backup, thumb drive

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Lexar this week added a new, high capacity 128GB USB drive USB drive to its Echo SE lineup, first launched in January. The new Echo SE is seen both as large enough for a backup and portable enough to be a typical thumb drive.

Moto Droid X successfully rooted

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Despite earlier fears, the Droid X from Motorola has been successfully rooted, according to forum posts, with DroidXForums among them. The full guide on how to achieve this is available on the forum as well. Credit for the hack goes to Sebastian Kramer, Birdman and [mbm]....

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Could Face Mutiny in Nine Months

July 22nd, 2010 link to (permalink)

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If you’re a fan of Microsoft, you have your reasons. Whether or not Steve Ballmer, the tech giant’s current CEO, has anything to do with that probably has a lot to do with personal opinion.