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iPad 2 Travels 100,000 Feet Up, Survives Fall From Space [G-Form Advertises
2012-01-07 05:47:00 What better way to advertise the durability of an iPad case that you?re selling than by sending an iPad 2 to space wearing nothing but the case and hoping it falls back to Earth unharmed? That?s what G-Form did to showcase the strength of its Extreme Edge case, and luckily ... More About: Mobile , Space , Travels , Cell Phones , Computing
Samsung Sold 35 Million Smartphones in Q4, Profit At 5.2 Trillion Won or $4
2012-01-07 05:14:00 Just like Apple, Samsung had a tremendous holiday quarter, although the Cupertino-based company will surely surpass the South Korean giant when it comes to overall generated profit. While we wait for Apple to announce its numbers we have more details on Samsung’s performance for its last quarter in 2011. Samsung ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Smartphones , Profit
Apple Stores to Open Within Target Stores in 2012 [Apple to Open Stores Wit
2012-01-07 05:06:00 Apple’s retail stores are among the company’s chief revenue-generators. But while Apple Stores have been stand-alone so far, Apple will soon open retail stores within other establishments. Applee has plans to sell iOS devices at micro-stores within Target stores this year, according to a source cited by Apple Insider. While ... More About: Mobile , Apple , Cell Phones , Open , Computing
Fans Start A Petition To Bring Dark Souls To PC [Dark Souls Fans Pushing Na
2012-01-07 04:34:00 Ask nearly any RPG fan, and they’ll tell you that Dark Souls is one of the best (albeit one of the most under-appreciated) games of 2011. Mysteriously absent from most year-end top 10 lists, Dark Souls is all about the difficulty baby. It sees your full suit of plate armor ... More About: Fans , Computer , Start , Petition
Nikon D4 Specs, Features, Pricing Details & Launch Date Now Official [Nikon
2012-01-07 04:28:00 It?s not every day that we see a brand new DSLR camera get official, therefore we?re certainly excited to see the Nikon D4 get official, a monster that has been featured in various leaks recently. So let?s start with pricing and availability dates for the new beast professional photographers will ... More About: Features , Camcorders , Launch
iPhone 4S & iPad 2 Untethered Jailbreak Coming Via Team of Super iOS Hacker
2012-01-07 03:32:00 The iPhone 4S and iPad 2 (untethered) jailbreak effort continues despite the problems encountered along the way. While earlier this week we heard that an A5 jailbreak is near, yesterday Pod2g gave jailbreakers some not-so-good news, admitting that the jailbreak is not as close as initially expected. The hacker recently ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Iphone , Super , Hacker
32GB iPhone 4S Free on China Unicom for $45 Monthly [China Unicom Offers Fr
2012-01-07 03:12:00 The biggest mobile market today is likely to be where the iPhone 4S sells the cheapest. China Unicom, China’s second-largest mobile carrier, is offering the 16 and 32GB iPhone 4S smartphones for free with contract. But with contracts this long, will subscribers bite? China United Network Communications, or China Unicom, ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Iphone , Free
iPhone 5/6 Mockup Images Shows Us What the Next-gen iPhone Could Offer [Des
2012-01-07 03:01:00 The iPhone 5/6 is months away from launch but the first unofficial renders depicting the sixth-generation smartphone have hit the web. Today we?re looking at such a prototype, dubbed the iPhone SJ. While the images below do not show the actual next-gen iPhone, they surely suggest some interesting features for ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Iphone , Images
Capcom Not Taking Sides In SOPA Debate [Capcom Says It Doesn't 'Have An Int
2012-01-07 01:42:00 Earlier this week, Capcom came under fire for its perceived support of the Stop Online Piracy Act. When questioned about whether or not Capcom would come out in support of SOPA, an Capcom spokeswoman simply said “The ESA represents us on these matters.” Since the ESA is one of SOPA’s ... More About: Computer , Debate , Sides
Pachter Questions Wii U?s Ability To Attract Third Party Devs [Michael Pach
2012-01-06 23:49:00 There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding the Wii U, but if there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that Nintendo is banking on some solid third party support for the console. Every system since the Super Nintendo has struggled to attract strong third party support, and for years ... More About: Party , Questions , Computer , Michael
The Top Seven Industries That Could Use iPads [Aviation & Hospitals Are Loo
2012-01-06 22:46:00 Not too many people know this, but originally, I got my degree in business administration. So when I saw that both pilots and hospitals were looking to incorporate iPads into their particular fields of endeavor, it got my entire business training up front and center. See, they had a point. ... More About: Aviation , Industries , Computing , Notebooks , Hospitals
CES 2012: Vuzix Plans To Bring Out SMART Glasses Technology [Augmented Real
2012-01-06 21:58:00 Our friends at the Max Borges Agency just dropped us a note about something Vuzix has in mind for the CES 2012 show, and if you’ve been hoping for augmented reality to get a little extra punch, then you’ll definitely be interested in hearing about Vuzix’s big new plans to ... More About: Technology , Audio , Smart , Visual , Plans
iPad 3 Release Date Set for March, iPad 4 to Launch in October? [New Report
2012-01-06 21:32:00 Just yesterday we saw a new set of rumored specs and features for the upcoming iPad 3 tablet and heard that the iPad 2 will not be discontinued once its successor hits stores and today news broke that Apple might ship two different iPad models this year, the iPad 3 ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Report , Computing , Notebooks
CES 2012: Toshiba May Have New Tablet Waiting For Launch [Reports Emerge Su
2012-01-06 20:40:00 With CES 2012 now only a couple days away, it’s not surprising to hear a little extra in the way of rumor slip out about possible exhibits in line for the big show. And new word has slipped out suggest that Toshiba has a little something extra planned for the ... More About: Computing , Notebooks , Launch , Tablets
AOC e2343Fi Monitor Gets Pricing & Release Date [With CES 2012 Only Days Aw
2012-01-06 18:56:00 While the tinsel was still on the tree, and the Hanukkah candles were only just starting to be lit, we first heard about AOC’s e2343Fi monitor, and how this one would be one to watch for you users out there with iPhones and iPod Touch models. But at the time, ... More About: Computing , Monitor , Release , Days , Displays
Samsung?s ChatON Messaging App Now Available For The iPhone [Samsung Lookin
2012-01-06 18:42:00 Samsung originally unveiled their ChatON mobile messaging app/service back in late-August. And at that time it was noted that ChatON would be coming available for a variety of mobile operating systems to include the Bada OS and BlackBerry as well as Android and iOS. And well, the service originally launched ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Samsung , Iphone
Mobee Power Bar Lends Extra Life To Magic Trackpads [Mobee Power Bar Lends
2012-01-06 18:16:00 One thing we don’t hear much about these days is the Magic Trackpad from Apple. But while we’ve seen this device get hacked into being a USB device previously, now we get a much more official version thanks to the folks at Mobee, who have brought out their Power Bar ... More About: Life , Mice , Computing
Dolphin Browser For iOS Gets Updated To Version 3.0 [Dolphin Browser & Dolp
2012-01-06 18:08:00 While the mobile version of Safari that comes pre-loaded on all iOS devices will work just fine for the majority of users, there are those who want a browser with a bit more in terms of features. And sure, the are plenty of alternatives available in the App Store, however ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Dolphin , Computing , Notebooks
iOS 5.1 Reveals Quad-Core Chips Likely As Part Of Next iPhone & iPad [The B
2012-01-06 17:16:00 It was only a few hours ago when our own Chris Smith hit you with a big load of specs and features on the next iPad, but in the interim space, another interesting tidbit slipped out about the hotly popular iOS product line. Seems that some lines were found in ... More About: Iphone , Computing , Core , Notebooks , Part
LG PRADA 3.0 Gets A Price & Release Date For The UK [UK Retailer Clove Will
2012-01-06 17:07:00 We saw LG launch the PRADA 3.0 smartphone in the Korean market back towards the end of December. And well, it looks like we now have some pricing and release date information in terms of the UK. Yup, those in the UK who have been feeling jealous of those in ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Prada , Release , Price
Cobra Tag G5 Revealed Ahead Of CES [Cobra Electronics Announces The Cobra T
2012-01-06 15:25:00 User are paying more and more for smartphones these days. Not to mention, more and more people are moving over to those smartphones. That said, with both of those points combined, the issue of lost phones can be something to worry about. Well, enter Cobra Electronics and their Cobra Tag ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Devices
RIM Will Be Offering An Official Look At PlayBook OS v2.0 During CES [RIM L
2012-01-06 14:50:00 We have seen bits and pieces on software version 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook in the past. Not to mention, the update was released for developers back in October during the RIM DevCon event. And well, it looks like RIM will be showing off the software during what they describe ... More About: Computing , Notebooks , Tablets
Google Announces Who They Have Partnered With For Google TV [Google TV Part
2012-01-06 14:15:00 With CES 2012 quickly approaching, the news cycle seems to be shifting back into overdrive and with that, one of the companies that has offered up a pre-CES teaser is Google . Bottom line here, it looks like Google has some big plans for Google TV in 2012. The official Google ... More About: Audio , Devices , Visual , Computing
50% of World?s Mobile Bandwidth Used Up by Top 1% of Smartphone, Tablet & N
2012-01-06 05:57:00 Our mobile airwaves are increasingly becoming congested, no thanks to the prevalence of smartphones, tablets and computers using mobile data. Studies say that at least half of mobile bandwidth today is used up by the top 1% of mobile users. We’ve heard it time and again: mobile networks throttling down ... More About: Mobile , World , Cell Phones , Smartphone , Computing
Firaxis Reveals XCOM: Enemy Unknown [XCOM: Enemy Unknown On The Way From Fi
2012-01-06 05:21:00 XCOM is a series that is held in high esteem by strategy game enthusiasts, so when 2K revealed that its new game XCOM is going to be a first-person shooter, its easy to understand why many fans were upset. After all, 2K’s game will be the first XCOM title in ... More About: Computer , Unknown
BitTorrent Share to Challenge Personal Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox
2012-01-06 04:55:00 In case you haven’t heard, file sharing is now a recognized religion in Sweden. If you’re planning to convert to Kopimism sometime soon, you might want to try unlimited file-sharing heaven with BitTorrent’s new Share service. BitTorrent is usually the preferred protocol for sharing large files, because of the multiple concurrent ... More About: Personal , Services , Storage , Computing , Notebooks
CES 2012: Corning Gorilla Glass 2 to be Introduced on January 9 [Corning An
2012-01-06 04:02:00 We?ve all heard about Corning Gorilla Glass, it?s that special hardened kind of glass that is used by smartphone and tablet manufacturers (and not only) to create beautiful devices that need damage-resistant glass to withstand drops, hits and other damage-inflicting shocks. Sure, devices that pack Gorilla Glass made by Corning ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , January , Computing , Notebooks
Apple Power Adapters to Store Password Recovery Information, Patent Applica
2012-01-06 03:34:00 Apple is patenting a means by which your notebook, smartphone or tablet‘s power supply cable can help you remember passwords or security questions in case you forget. The system will be designed such that your device will still be secure in case of theft or loss. Forgetting a password can ... More About: Information , Power , Mobile , Apple , Recovery
Sprint Unlimited Data Plan Truly Unlimited Only If It Means Throttling Top
2012-01-06 03:31:00 The unthrottable has been throttled, folks, as Sprint has admitted that it?s no longer offering a ?truly unlimited? data plans. Hardcore data users are throttled according to the company?s own CEO, Dan Hesse, who admitted the carrier has to take such measure against the top 1% of unlimited data users: ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Data , Computing
CES 2012: Sprint Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE Tipped by Leaked Ad, Release Date Stil
More articles from this author:2012-01-06 02:45:00 Ever since the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was officially announced, we heard that Sprint could be the second mobile operator in the USA to carry the device as Verizon does not have a confirmed exclusivity for the handset in the country, or at least not a very long one. Earlier today ... More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Release , Stil 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
