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Latest News - July 2011
- AT&T: Gingerbread Coming To All 2011 Post-Paid Android Phones
- Apple Releases iOS 4.3.5, iOS 4.2.10 to Fix Security Issue
- Qualcomm Acquires "Certain Assets" From GestureTek
- Anon+ Devs Say Site Will Give Users Options Others Don't
- Apple Begins Hard Drive Replacement Program For Select iMac Systems
- Sony's 16.2MP Cyber-shot TX55 Captures Video, Stills At The Same Time
- HTC EVO 3D Smartphone Review
- Sub-$400 Sandy Bridge Notebooks Surface Online, Netbooks Wimper in the Corner
- Spotify Surges to 70,000 Paid Subscribers, Should Pandora Fret?
- Judge Blasts Google, Oracle In Patent Dispute Case
- Researcher Claims Apple Batteries A Potential Security Risk
- Gerber Steady Multi-Tool To Include Flip-Out Tripod
- Hardware Roundup
- Personal Audio, LLC Goes After Apple Again
- Habey USA Unveils 12" Touchscreen Atom-Powered PC
- Dell Streak Pulled for Upgrades, Not EOL
- Intel Details Option To Move Antialiasing To The CPU
- Hardware Roundup
- China Begins Inspecting All Kunming Electronics Stores
- Microsoft Profits Climb, Despite Flat Windows Sales
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All News for July 2011
One of the biggest gripes from customers who purchase phones directly from a U.S. carrier (as opposed to unlocked) is that carriers aren't always so quick to push out Android updates. Case in point -- the unlocked Nexus One received its Froyo updates long before any other phone, and the Nexus S has seen updates faster...
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Out of the blue, Apple has released iOS 4.3.5 and iOS 4.2.10. The new versions fix another security hole, and have been released only about a week after Apple patched other security holes with iOS 4.3.4 and 4.2.9. iOS 4.3.5 is available for iOS 3.0 through 4.3.4 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM), iOS 3.1 through 4.3.4 for iPod touch (3rd generation)...
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Qualcomm: a name that most average consumers probably weren't even familiar with just five or ten years ago, but these days, is impossible to ignore. The Snapdragon processor platform has taken over the tablet and smartphone space, and a huge percentage of today's hottest devices run with Qualcomm silicon inside. It's still tough being...
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Earlier this week, hacker collective Anonymous decided that it would found its own social networking site after being shut down on Google+. The site, which is (temporarily) named Anon+, will give users freedoms that sites like Facebook and Google+ will not, according to developer/hacker "Higochoa." Higochoa is part of a team of 12 to 15 other...
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After discovering that some of the 1TB hard drives used in some iMac systems could fail under certain conditions, Apple has started a replacement program. The replacement program affects 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac systems that were sold between May 2011 and July 2011. For users who are affected by this recall, Apple...
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Sony added the DSC-TX55 Cyber-shot digital camera to its lineup. This camera is capable of capturing 12 megapixel-level still photos and Full HD video at the same time thanks to its 'Dual Rec' mode. The camera also captures 3D photos with a single lens, taking two images consecutively. According to Sony, the...
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Touted as America's first glasses-free 3D-capable 4G device, the HTC EVO 3D features a 4.3-inch, qHD (Quarter High Definition) 3D display as well as dual rear-facing cameras, that can capture 3D images and video. Even if you're not interested in this phone's 3D capabilities though, its specs and horsepower may still be attractive. The EVO...
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Fancy yourself a cheapskate in need of something decidedly more powerful than an Atom-powered netbook? Lucky for you Intel's Sandy Bridge architecture is still kicking tail and taking names, and if you look hard enough, you can find a handful of notebook PCs going for less than $400 (and we don't mean $399.99). Head...
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Spotify doesn't yet have rival streaming music services shaking in their boots, but give it time and that could very well change. Having now (and at long last ) officially launched in the United States, Spotify has been able to attract more than 70,000 paying subscribers in a little more than one week. That's...
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District Court judges are no strangers to outlandish demands or absurd claims, but Google and Oracle have jointly managed to push their case past Ludicrous Speed and into Plaid ("They've gone into plaid!"). In a hearing late last week, District Court Judge William Alsup informed both sides that they are "both asking for the moon and should...
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Of all the hundreds of thousands of computer viruses, trojans, rootkits, and worms that have been written since 'Elk Cloner' first appeared in the wild in 1981, the overwhelming majority of them have targeted computer software. Attacking computer hardware directly isn't impossible now (and wasn't then), but it tends to be extremely difficult...
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Pocket-sized tripods were needed years ago. Fortunately companies like Joby have emerged and stepped up to the plate. The problem with a portable tripod, however, is that it's only a portable tripod. They really serve no other purpose, so you're lugging around yet another "unitasker" in your travel gear. So, how to change that? Attach...
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Video: TechREACTION.net Review: ASUS 6870 DirectCU [Tech ARP] Mobile GPU Comparison Guide Rev. 11.5 Visiontek Radeon 6950 2GB @ PureOverclock Visiontek Radeon 6950 2GB @ PureOverclock Motherboards and Chipsets: Jetway H109-Z (Intel Z68) Motherboard Review @ Tweaktown MSI Big Bang Marshal P67 Motherboard Review @ Vortez Memory...
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Apple's a huge target. No question about it. And patent trolls have a thing for going after monumental companies -- companies that they know will simply settle out if really put to the fire. We aren't making any accusations against Personal Audio, but after winning $8 million in a case against Apple related to playlists, the company is hitting...
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Here's an... interesting one. Habey USA isn't exactly known for pumping out vanilla machines, and the company's keeping it weird with their latest idea. The new 12" Touchscreen Intel Dual Core Atom Nvidia ION Panel PC doesn't have much of a name (the model number is PPC-6512), but that long-winded title tells you most everything you'd need...
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Dell has quietly pulled the Streak 5 tablet from its website and from any retail stores, as well. It's not a recall per se, but it's believed that Dell is making changes and improvements to the product, unrelated to the software (i.e., hardware). For a while, consumers could still find the item on Dell's site, but if they tried to order it,...
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When AMD launched the Barts GPU that powers the Radeon 6850 and 6870 last year, it added support for what it described as a new type of antialiasing—Morphological AA (MLAA). Intel, who originally developed MLAA in 2009, has released a follow-up paper on the topic--including a discussion of how the technique could be handled by the CPU....
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Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 5830 Xtreme 1GB Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com Benq BL2400 24" Monitor Review @ t-break Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 Dirt 3 Edition 2GB Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.org Motherboards and Chipsets: MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) LGA1155 Mainboard Review @ XBitLabs ECS HDC-I Review @ OCC ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Motherboard - BCCHardware...
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After three unauthorized "clone" Apple Stores (or Stoer, as one spelled its name) were uncovered by an expat American blogger, authorities in Kunming, China have begun to inspect all of the electronics shops in the city, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. A worker with the city's industrial and commercial department said...
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Microsoft's own second quarter was a good one; the company reported total sales of nearly $70 billion ($69.94B). Operating and net income stood at $27.16B and $23.15B, up 13 percent and 23 percent over the same period in 2010. Interestingly enough, the company's major growth areas were in the combined Entertainment / Mobile division where...
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The Los Angeles Angels and T-Mobile are teaming up to offer a whole new experience at the ballpark. Now, you can rent a tablet at Angel Stadium that is designed to give you an "out-of-this-park experience." Fans can rent either a T-Mobile G-Slate or Samsung Galaxy Tab for $10. With the rental, you'll get a game-day program, content from the...
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A study funded by Samsung and discussed in the Journal of Vision may have found the reason why so many individuals experience eye strain while watching 3D content. According to the article, problems arise when our eyes are asked to simultaneously focus on the screen while simultaneously adjusting to the distance of...
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