Michael Santo
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T-Mobile may be the smallest of the Big 4 U.S. carriers, but it is known for having big promotions. This weekend is no different: virtually any phone on T-Mobile's network can be had gratis, as long as you sign up for a two-year contract. Just to be clear, weekend means Friday and Saturday, 2/11/2011 and 2/12/2011. The promotion includes even...
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Looks like we have some compelling evidence that the Motorola Xoom will launch on February 24, as multiple rumors have claimed. This Best Buy ad image says that the first Android tablet to carry the tablet-optimized Honeycomb (Android 3.0) OS will be "available in-store on February 24." That's pretty good evidence. The ad also confirms the...
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Verizon's HTC Thunderbolt, also known as the wireless carrier's first handheld LTE device, still has a TBD date, but at least pre-orders are being taken. Multiple sources have said that Best Buy dealers nationwide are taking pre-orders for the new Android device. To get a pre-order, buyers just have to plunk down $50 toward the device. Best...
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The Chronic Dev Team has released the greenpois0n untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1. It took an extra 48 hours for the jailbreak to be released for those using Windows systems (meaning, most of us), but that's now here as well. An untethered jailbreak means you can now boot your iDevice without having to have it...
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Video: AMD HD 6950 1GB vs. NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti Overclocking @ Techgage ASUS GTX 570 Review @ OCC Motherboards and Chipsets: MSI Big Bang Marshal Motherboard Review @ t-break ASRock P67 Extreme6 Motherboard Review @ Madshrimps Processors: Intel Celeron Dual-Core E1400 CPU Review @ BayReviews.com Memory and Storage: LSI WarpDrive SLP300 300GB...
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Security firm Sophos warned on Friday that the new Android Market website, as currently configured, could present a security hole for Android users. However, given the way this website works, in reality it's not really that much of a concern. As noted by Sophos, when you select an app from the Android Market...
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NBC has fired the source of the recently leaked "Today Show" footage that showed then (1993) Today Show anchors Katie Couric, Bryant Gumbel, and Elizabeth Vargas asking "What is the Internet? Then, the Internet wasn't something we couldn't live without, and thus, the hosts' confusion over it was understandable. The video was originally off-air...
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Although AT&T has just released an anti-Verizon iPhone ad that mocks the fact that Verizon CDMA users cannot use both voice and data at the same time, Verizon has an answer for that: who cares, if your phone cannot make or hold a voice call? As reviews come in on the Verizon iPhone, noting better call quality and less dropped calls, so...
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People are too distracted nowadays by their electronics, and it isn't just distracted driving. Some have been run over by trains while texting, or hit by cars. In this case, a 10 year old boy nearly suffered the consequences of playing a portable video game while near some subway tracks. It serves as another cautionary tale of too much electronic...
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Video: Palit GeForce GTX 560 Ti SONIC Edition Review @ Neoseeker Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Review by Ultimate Hardware ASUS GeForce GT 440 1 GB @ techPowerUp Galaxy GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB GC Video Card Overclocked @ Tweaktown Processors: Intel Sandy Bridge CPU In-Depth Look At Overclocking, Memory Timings and More @ Madshrimps Memory and...
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As the Verizon iPhone launch is nearing, AT&T is getting aggressive. They have just announced they are increasing their tethering plans from 2GB to 4GB, and announced that their first hotpost enabled phone will be the $99 HTC Inspire 4G, launching Feb. 13. The Inspire 4G will carry AT&T's new Mobile Hotspot...
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It seems that Samsung Galaxy Tab buyers are experiencing a huge amount of buyer's remorse, after purchasing the devices. Perhaps they've heard about the Motorola Xoom and Honeycomb. At any rate, ITG Investment Research says that 13 percent of Galaxy Tab purchases have been returned overall, with the holiday shopping season showing a higher...
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How many times have you downloaded a free app from the App Store, played with it once, and discarded it? Or Android users, how many times have you done the same or bought an app, used it once, then refunded it (ahem, Apple)? Apparently, people do it a lot. According to Localytics, 26 percent of the apps downloaded in were tried once, and never...
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Video: MSI N560GTX-Ti GeForce Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB @ Techgage Motherboards and Chipsets: Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Review @ OCC ASUS P8P67 EVO Motherboard Review @ OCIA.net Sapphire Pure Black X58 @ PureOverclock ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme Motherboard Review with Core i5 2500K ew @ OCWorkbench Memory and Storage:...
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Eric Jacqmain's version of Archimedes' Death Ray is, based on the video below, a hot item. While obviously overhyped when described as having the power of 5,000 suns, it definitely has enough power to melt or burn everything he tried it on. Eric Jacqmain, 19, took 5,800 tiny mirrors, put them onto a 5'9” dish at a cost of only about...
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A new class action lawsuit claims that AT&T "systematically" overstates data use on iPhones and iPads on its network. The lawsuit, first reported on Monday, is said to be the result of a two-month study which determined that typically AT&T data traffic was overstated by some 7 to 14 percent, with some billing errors in excess of 300...
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Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti - Titanium is Back @ Techgage Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910@ TestFreaks Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti Golden Sample Video Card @ Tweaktown Motherboards and Chipsets: MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org Sapphire Pure Black X58 Review @ OCC Memory and Storage: Corsair Force Series...
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Video: Axle GeForce GT 430: Reaching for the Sky @ XBitLabs AXLE GT 430 Classic Review @ OCC Palit GeForce GTS 450 Review by Ultimate Hardware Motherboards and Chipsets: Zotac's H67-ITX motherboard @ The Tech Report Processors: AMD Spring 2011 Phenom II Lineup, plus Noctua NH-D14 Review @ Rage3D.com Intel Sandy Bridge Review @ Digital...
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Although it's known that the Motorola Xoom will launch very soon with Honeycomb, Android 3.0, there's been no detailed unveiled of the new tablet-specific Android version. That will all change on Feb. 2, a date that has been called by some as a sort of "War Manuever" by Google. The reason for that nickname is that Feb. 2 is also the date that...
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Rovio's Angry Birds game is on its way to "Rio," sort of. The company announced on Friday that it is partnering up with Twentieth Century Fox to create a version of the game centered on the upcoming animated movie “Rio,” which hits theaters on April 15. The Angry Birds game will launch ahead of the movie, sometime in March. According...
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Spam text messages are an annoyance, and perhaps more so than spam email, as each spam SMS message could cost a subscriber who doesn't have an unlimited messaging plan money. However, in this case a spam text message prevented a suicide bombing, saving hundreds of lives. Russian security forces reported on the incident with a so-called...
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Verizon and Apple pre-orders for the iPhone 4 on that CDMA network won't go live until Thursday, Feb. 3, but a slip-up at Apple's site on Wednesday showed off some details on plans, etc. Some of this information has been confirmed by Verizon, but nothing this detailed has shown up yet. The ordering pages were taken...
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