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Smartphone use up 193% in just one year

March 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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The rise of the iPhone and Android have helped smartphone use virtually double in the past year, AdMob said today. Thanks to Apple and Google emphasizing apps, traffic in the group surged 193 percent between February 2009 and 2010; smartphones represented 48 percent of all traffic as of last month.

Apple releases Pro Applications, Canon Printer Drivers updates

March 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: Software UpdateApple has released two new updates. The first is Pro Applications Update 2010-01. The update is a revision to Final Cut Studio (2009).

Tokyoflash Binary Flow Watch Concept

March 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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The Binary Flow is a new uneasy-to-read timepiece from Tokyoflash that displays a lot of dots on the watch face. The hours are show in groups of ten minutes, while single minutes are shown in three sections. Each line shows an hour, a group of ten minutes or single minutes.

Students create a 13.3 gigapixel image on 22 megapixel multitouch display

March 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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If you think you’ve seen a lot in multitouch displays, then a 22 Megapixel multitouch display wall created by the students from the University of Tromso, showing a 13.3 gigapixel image of Tromso, is what’ll force you to think otherwise.

Hands-on: Kobo’s new e-reader hardware

March 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Kobo at CTIA introduced an e-book reader, the eReader, which provides access to the company’s own e-book store. Electronista took a quick look at the new device, an affordable offering at $149, and talked to the company about their changing strategy in the growing market….

Screenshot Plus and iWork: the poor man’s screenshot editing suite

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: Productivity, iWorkDespite their office productivity leanings, the iWork suite of apps (Pages, Keynote and Numbers) also serve as good image editors. With each app, you can crop and mask an image, as well as create alpha channels.

Freeverse working on a Pride and Prejudice and Zombies game for iPhone

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: GamingI haven’t gotten a chance to read the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies book, in which Seth Grahame-Smith takes the old Jane Austen novel and adds a little undead action to it, but apparently the brand is doing very well.

iHome releases iA5 Alarm Clock Speake- System for iPhone

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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iHome has released the iA5 App-Enhanced Alarm Clock Speaker System for the iPhone and iPod touch. The new alarm clock is designed to communicate with the companyís iHome+Sleep app, which enables users to adjust the clockís time, alarm, and EQ settings from their iPhone.

iHome releases iA5 Alarm Clock Speake- System for iPhone

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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iHome has released the iA5 App-Enhanced Alarm Clock Speaker System for the iPhone and iPod touch. The new alarm clock is designed to communicate with the companyís iHome+Sleep app, which enables users to adjust the clockís time, alarm, and EQ settings from their iPhone.

Further tests confirm iPhone touchscreen superiority

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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The last time I wrote this up, it turned (predictably) into a flamewar in the comments. Look, whether you think the iPhone is the world’s most advanced device or a toy for people who can’t handle real smartphones (I take no stance), you have to admit that its touchscreen is the…

Verizon Wireless Data-Only WWAN With 4G Will Also Support 3G

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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With all this talk about the next step in wireless technology, 3G seems to have taken a backseat for the time being. We’ve got all sorts of new technology rolling out at this point, with LTE and WiMAX the main focus (really, the only focus), but what about 3G?

Nyoombl Uses the TV for Video Conferencing

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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A tiny device promises to make video conferencing a better experience by using the TV that’s already in your living room. Nyoombl, an interestingly named start-up, is showing a gadget called Greypfroot that will sit on top of your TV and allow you to make calls from one TV to another or to a…

Star Wars Lego iPhone dock gives Force to the iPhone

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: iPhoneChris Harrison has four addictions: caffeine, Legos, his iPhone, and Star Wars. Put those together and what do you get? A Star Wars Lego iPhone dock, of course. The image to the right is just one of the creations Chris has built.

Kobo offers own e-reader, shows iPad app

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Previously known for its cross-platform e-book store, Kobo today delved into hardware of its own with the Kobo eReader. The 6-inch device consciously avoids the sheer level of features found in other readers but compensates with a very low $149 price and a simple design.

Onkyo DR511, a Core i3 BTO Laptop

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Onkyo rolled out another Build To Order laptop called DR511. Onkyo DR511 comes with a 15.6-inch display with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution.The laptop is powered by a 2.13GHz Intel Core i3-330M processor, 2GB of RAM, 250GB of HDD and Intel HM55 Express Chipset.

U.S. Senate bill would pressure countries with lax cybercrime law enforcement

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Section: Computers, Security, Wireless Since that pesky healthcare thingy has been wrapped, the United States Senate has decided to fight the disease of lax laws for cybercrimes.

AT&T Announces $6.99 Per Month Music Service, Available on Three Devices

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Are you a fan of music? Are you a customer of AT&T, and feel envious of a certain other carrier’s subscription-based music service? It looks like today should be a pretty good day for you, then, because AT&T has officially announced the availability of a brand new music service.

It’s all well and good to demand secure electronic medical records, but when has your data ever been secure in the first place?

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Pretty much spot-on, this. There’s an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that argues that Americans should badger Congress and the president, asking them to hold off on doling out stimulus dollars to electronic medical record systems that don’t have appropriate privacy safeguards in place.

Hylozoic Ground: Canada sends an artificial forest to Venice

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Hylozoic Ground, the award-winning installation from Philip Beesley Architect, Inc., has been chosen to represent Canada at the Venice Biennale of Architecture this coming Fall. The installation is immersive and responsive, embedded with a network of Arduino microcontrollers, sensors and actuators.

AT&T 3G Microcell launching nationwide in April 2010

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Having gone through a limited trial last year, AT&T’s 3G Microcell is now set for a US-wide release come April 2010.

Samsung reveals first LTE phone is MetroPCS-bound

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Samsung surprised the industry on Wednesday by revealing that the first phone ever to use LTE is headed to MetroPCS. The SCH-r900 (not yet pictured) will run on the new 4G standard when the small US cell provider switches on the faster network in the second half of this year.

Slacker gets on-demand song queuing

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Slacker today grew its Internet radio service into a full on-demand system. Subscribers to a new paid feature will have the option of finding and playing specific songs as well as creating their own playlists.

Mystery firm’s hold on motion patent may threaten iPhone

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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A particularly broad patent for motion control could pose trouble for Apple’s iPhone and most any modern smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy i9000 Android 2.1 Smartphone Announced

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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The Samsung Galaxy i9000 has been announced. The new smartphone when launched will run the Android 2.1 operating system, feature Samsung’s own Super AMOLED screen in a WVGA resolution of 800 x 480 pixels that measures 4 inches.

Origin Launches New 15.6-inch Gaming Laptop

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Origin has updated its gaming notebook lineup by releasing a 15.6-inch EON15. The laptop provides an Intel Core i7 processor (1.6GHz or 1.73GHz), an nVidia GeForce GTX 285M graphics card, a 7.1 High Definition Audio, and a full size keyboard with numeric pad.

Baselworld 2010: Most Accurate Watch In The World

March 24th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Bulova Corporation intros what it claims to be the most accurate watch in the world Swiss-based Bulova Corporation has announced that it now has the most accurate timepiece in the world with a continuous sweeping second hand and a brand new under-the-hood technology that ensures unmatchable...

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