Ray Willington
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TomTom's GPS app was the first third-party navigation application to be revealed for the iPhone, and having that leg-up on everyone else has definitely helped the company out. Over time, lots of rivals have appeared, but the "original" has done a lot to keep itself current. The newest update, pushed out today to iTunes, takes the TomTom iPhone...
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A couple of months ago, FLO TV announced that they were pulling the plug on their standalone mobile TV efforts in America. After marketing like crazy, they simply weren't able to attract the kind of consumer adoption needed to keep things running. It was also reported that Qualcomm, who owned...
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AMD's Radeon HD 6900 series of graphics card are really making a mark on the gaming world, as evidenced by loads of custom PC makers leaping at the chance to offer them across their gaming PC lineups. Now, iBuyPower is doing the same, offering two systems with these new GPUs just in time for...
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Do you watch movies on your phone? We have found the answers to that question to be fairly mixed, with some people saying that it just gets too cramped over time, and others really enjoying the portability. But there's no question that...
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Well, well, here comes Sceptre yet again to do battle with the big outfits like Vizio, Samsung, Sony and LG. The company has just released a swivel capable 42-inch LCD HDTV in a stylish glossy finish, and it has a 1080p panel, curved front frame and a rapid 5 ms response time to handle...
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Could there possibly be anything better than a first-generation SSD? Probably a second-generation SSD. As interface changes take place and companies are able to fine tune their products, there's only benefits to be had for consumers eager...
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Looking for a little gaming cheer this holiday season? Razer has you covered. The company has just released the successor to the Destructor, and it's a pretty awesome looking gaming mat. The Scarab is an all-new hard mousing surface for...
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3D HDTVs are obviously all the rage these days, right along with tablet PCs. The jury is still out on whether there's enough traction for them to truly stick around and make an impact in the grand scheme of things, but there's no question that companies are trying their best to market and...
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With the amount of smartphones, slates and UMPCs on the market today, the use of smaller hard drives is growing. 3.5" internal HDDs are fine, but won't fit in anything other than a desktop. Even the standard 2.5" HDDs that are used in most laptops have grown too large for products like the...
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For whatever reason, file sharing is just difficult in many ways. Either your flash drive is too small, or your network is too slow. It just seems like there's no "good way" to reliability get files from one PC to another when you need them there the most. Many companies have created new and...
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Well, it's just about time to box up those last gifts, but if you still need "something special" for that "special someone," how about a totally insane looking television? Hannspree has been known to create some pretty wild electronics in...
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Nokia has been under a great deal of pressure lately to perform strong. The company has lagged behind major smartphone vendors, and they're starting to lose their massive grip on the worldwide cellphone market. Their low-end phones still dominate sales in many developing nations, but in North...
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LG has a new smartphone, and it's actually one of the most powerful smartphones to debut in 2010. It's called the Optimus 2X, and it's the company's first dual-core phone. In fact, it's the world's first dual-core smartphone to be announced for public consumption. The phone uses a high-end...
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The iPhone has become a GPS replacement for many, and smartphones in general are quickly becoming powerful and smart enough to handle navigation duties. But if you have someone riding shotgun, there's obviously a lot of benefit to having a...
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There's no shortage of tablet PCs out there these days, but most of them look just like the other. There's not a lot of variety just yet, but that should change as more and more Windows 7-based tablets hit the market in 2011. But GammaTech...
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Apple's iPhone has grown into something far more robust than just a smartphone. Thanks to the blossoming App Store, nearly anything is possible with it now. Using it as a remote control has been a concept embraced since the early days of the app store, even by Apple themselves. But to really...
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Google has today solved a problem that has plagued avid Gmail users since the very start of the service. If you were the owner of two different Gmail accounts (one for business and one for personal use, as an example), you used to either...
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Synology may not have the name recognition that Seagate and Western Digital have, but that isn't stopping them from introducing their newest NAS drive. The DS211+ NAS Server is a full-featured 2-bay NAS designed to allow small businesses to hare files, centralize backup, and protect critical data quickly and efficiently. The DS211+ comes with...
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In need of a new gaming rig? Don't have time to build your own before the holidays hit full-swing? Let CyberPower do the work! The custom PC building company has just revealed that they are teaming up with AMD to offer the new Radeon HD...
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Power supplies are a dime a dozen these days, and it's a little intimidating to go shopping for one if you aren't well-versed in who offers what. OCZ Technology is a trusted name in this sector, and a spin-off of that company is introducing a new PSU today. PC Power & Cooling, OCZ’s...
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In the mood for an upgrade? Feeling like doing it yourself rather than paying for someone else to do it? Other World Computing has the answer. The company has just revealed new do-it-yourself SSD kits, enabling customers to upgrade to SSD while using their "old" HDD in an external enclosure...
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At this time last year, USB 2.0 hard drives were all the rage. Just 12 months later, and now a whole bunch of new external HDDs have USB 3.0 support. And it's about time! Throughout the year, we have wondered why laptop and desktop makers weren't supporting USB 3.0 with any real frequency...
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