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Latest News - November 2010
- 02: HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks - November 29, 2010
- Sprint & Clear 4G Comes To LA, DC, Miami And More
- Nuance Continuous Touch Text Input Technology Ships On Samsung Wave II
- Companies Get Smarter At Following Your Digital Tracks
- Video Games To Be Used In U.S. Air Force Training
- Hardware Roundup
- Angry Birds Downloaded 7M Times; No WP7 Version in 2010
- Hardware Roundup
- Apple Mysteriously Rejects Magazine App ... an Android One
- Gateway Reveals 11.6" Ultraportable With Core i5 Processor
- Acer Debuts Stylish 21.5" All-In-One PC
- Hasselblad Ships Ferrari And Stainless Steel H4D Cameras
- Chevrolet Volt Gets EPA Sticker: 93MPG On All-Electric
- iPhone App Aims To Fight Skin Cancer
- Site, SMS Short Code Created for Mobile Checks for Lead, Product Safety
- Hylas Bringing Satellite Internet To 350,000 Europeans
- DVDFab Rips Movies For Windows Phone 7
- MSI Radeon R6870 Twin Frozr II Graphics Card Unveiled
- Gigabyte P67A-UD7 Preview - Intel Sandy Bridge Motherboards Break Cover
- Sony Looks To Take Half The Domestic E-Book Market In Japan
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We are back with the latest episode of HotHardware’s Two and Half Geeks. In this episode, we discuss the so-called Apple Tax, talk about some basic system building techniques, show off a few Gigabyte motherboards for Intel’s upcoming Sandy Bridge processors, and talk about some of Acer’s new products slated to arrive next...
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The 4G rollout continues! With T-Mobile now claiming that their HSPA+ network is "4G," and Verizon Wireless claiming the same for their incoming LTE network, it's getting hard to know what's what. WiMAX is the original 4G network, and both Clearwire and Sprint are working hard to bring that network to more and more people. Every few weeks...
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Ever heard of Swype? That's a program on Android that allows mobile users to simply leave their fingertip on the display and move it from point to point in order to input text. It's a radical change from pressing key after key, and it's clearly catching on. Nuance is a company that has been involved with touch input...
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Billions of everyday objects are being reborn as “smart” devices with IP addresses and Internet access, from coffee makers to ski passes. Such intelligence could produce amazing advances to modern living, but it has a privacy downside: digital tracks.
Tech companies are creating tools that mine these digital tracks (also called digital
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Growing up, your parents may have told you that playing video games was nothing but a waste of time. They probably tried to encourage you to play outdoors or study the dictionary rather than waste countless hours with a joystick, but you didn't listen. And now, there's finally a little ammunition for the "I told you so!" war. Adayana Government...
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Video: Samsung UN55C6500 120Hz LED HDTV Review @ Hardware Canucks Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Toxic @ Techgage.com Tyke Supply Dual LCD Monitor Stand @ Phoronix StarTech ConvergeAV Triple Head DisplayPort to DVI Multi Monitor Adapter @ Tweaktown Motherboards and Chipsets: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R (Rev. 2.0) Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews...
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Rovio has announced some nice stats for its Angry Birds Android release. The much-loved and -played video game has reached 7 million downloads from the Android Market. Rovio's Angry Birds is free on the Android Market, though it costs $0.99 in the App Store. When asked why it is free on Android, Rovio Tweeted, "because that is the google way;-)."...
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Video: Veebeam HD Wireless USB PC-to-TV Video Streamer @ Everything USB ASUS GeForce GTX 580 @ PureOverclock Samsung UN55C9000 Ultra-Thin 3D HDTV - BCCHardware HIS Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card in Crossfire w/ 960 Shaders @ Tweaktown Motherboards and Chipsets: ECS A890GXM-A2 review @ t-break Memory and Storage: Corsair Force 60GB & Nova...
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It's not one of the more confusing rejections from the App Store, and in fact it was probably expected. Still, it deserves coverage because its another example of the overbearing control Apple exhibits over its App Store. A companion magazine app to one that Mediaprovider, a small magazine publisher based in Denmark, had begun selling earlier...
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The ultraportable market gets more interesting by the day. For years, 11.6" machines were very, very expensive, mostly because it was costly to squeeze components into a shell so small. But then netbooks were introduced. Recently, some 11.6" netbooks have creeped up into a higher range category, with prices hovering between $500 and $600....
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The all-in-one PC market is growing saturated, and it's harder and harder to figure out the difference between this machine vs. that machine. But Acer has a great tactic: make a better design than everyone else. The new AZ3750-A34D all-in-one PC is one of the most stylish that has been produced in recent memory, with only Apple's iMac and...
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Any professional in the photography world knows the Hasselblad name. It has been around for years, and the company's cameras have been used in loads of magazine shoots, automobile shoots, etc. The H4D medium format family has been a staple of the company's line, and two new versions are being introduced today: a Ferrari version and a limited...
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A car isn't really a piece of computer hardware. It's made of up lots of them, though, and Chevrolet's Volt holds a special place in the hearts of technology freaks. For years, people have watched the Volt progress from a concept, into a car with a questionable future, into a car that's all-but-ready for release. Now, the final hurdle is upon...
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Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world (more than 1,850 people die of skin cancer each year). A new iPhone application from SunSmart is hoping to help reduce this figure by showing people when it's time to cover up and avoid the sun's ultraviolet rays. The free app provides a daily weather forecast complete with...
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The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has released its latest report, Trouble in Toyland: The 25th Annual Survey of Toy Safety. The report is something parents should look at as they rush out on Black Friday to gather bargains. What about if you are already at a store? How do you protect your children?...
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Satellite Internet has been provided in America for years via HughesNet. But elsewhere, it has been somewhat difficult to come by. Now, the first satellite dedicated to bringing satellite Internet to Europe has launched, as the Hylas-1 has flown off on an Ariane 5 rocket in order to offer service to up to 350,000 customers. The Hylas is hoping...
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Windows Phone 7 handsets have been out for a few weeks here in the U.S. and now, Fengtao Software wants you to know its DVDFab software supports Windows Phone 7 compatible formats. This means you'll be able to use the company's DVD and Blu-ray ripping tools, DVD Ripper and Blu-ray Ripper, to remove known DVD and Blu-ray protections and rip...
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AMD's Radeon HD6870 GPU is definitely a powerhouse, and you've got a bunch of options when it comes time to buy that core on any variety of cards. Now you have one more. MSI has released their version of the card, a Twin Frozr II graphics card. The MSI R6870 Twin Frozr II has 1GB GDDR5 high-speed graphics memory, large-area copper base heat-sink...
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Just when you think you have everything figured out, you come across something that turns your world upside down. Long known for their blue motherboards, Gigabyte has finally decided to enter the dark side and will release mainboards featuring black PCB. Up to this point, it was the only major motherboard company that...
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Sony's Walkman line managed to outsell the iPod in Japan earlier in the year, proving that Japan is still Sony dominated in many ways. The company's struggles globally have been well documented, and particularly in North America, they have been struggling to return to the prime position they had held for so long before the recession. But now,...
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Those satellites in space don't just take spy pictures. On this Black Friday 2010, they are actually taking pictures of you, and your rush to Black Friday deals. The research is being done to see what consumer demand this year means for retail stocks. The trend, so far, has been favorable. The companies involved in this are Remote Sensing...
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Pico projectors are still evolving, and while they haven't reached 1080p just yet, they're coming close. AAXA Technologies has been in the pico projector market since the beginning, with the L1 being their flagship model. Now, there's a second version. The L1 v2 is an 800 x 600 resolution projector with a LCoS imager, three-color laser light...
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