Amazon releases Kindle app for Mac OS X
Amazon has steadily been releasing apps for various platforms, and the latest is for the Mac. The app itself comes as a free download, of course using the Kindle store will cost a few bucks depending on the book you choose. As far as which Mac users will be able… Continue Reading »
Facebook becoming hot gaming destination
FROM GAMERTELL - Social networking site Facebook has quickly emerged as a big gaming destination, with millions of players spending time feeding cows, taking out mafia hits and messaging friends to join in on the fun.
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Sprint takes a shot at AT&T to advertise 4G
Sprint seems to be learning a bit from Verizon as to how to market your network compared to AT&T. Rather than focusing on 3G or 4G coverage (since Sprint doesn’t have much to boast on either front), however, Sprint is taking aim at the network’s speed, specifically the speed of… Continue Reading »
New rouge app hitting Facebook
A new rogue app is making the rounds on Facebook and has at least 25 different variations. The app, with names like peeppeep-pro, profile-check-online and stalk-my-profile, claims to allow users to see who has been viewing their profiles. Instead, it leads the user through a set of “configuration” screens that… Continue Reading »
Internet Explorer 9 embraces HTML5, ditches Windows XP
Microsoft has recently made the developer preview of the all-new Internet Explorer 9 available at http://www.ietestdrive.com/. Internet Explorer 9 will be supporting HTML5 video, and it sports a multi-core capable JavaScript engine codenamed “Chakra” (hear that engine roar!), and supporting new web technologies that gives it the edge like CSS3… Continue Reading »
No copy-and-paste for Windows Phone 7 Series
Microsoft has decided to drop copy-and-paste support from Windows Phone 7 series. This might be all too familiar to some, as this has happened to the iPhone before, where Apple eventually had to bring back the feature. You’re probably thinking that Microsoft has somehow forgot to add this essential feature… Continue Reading »
Nexus One also headed to Sprint, actual availability still unannounced
The Nexus One was just announced for AT&T and Rogers yesterday, and today we have a little bit more in terms of upcoming availability. This time the announcement is coming from Sprint. The bad news is that as of now they have yet to announce a specific release date or… Continue Reading »
Incoming: Droid 2.1 update approved by Verizon
Beginning Thursday at noon, batches of 250,000 Droid customers will begin to see Android 2.1 rolled out them via an over-the-air (OTA) update. Based on Verizon’s website, the update is finally official and it seems Droid users are besides themselves happy. Will it be worth waiting for? Software highlights: Big… Continue Reading »
Android now only 130,000 apps behind; reaches 30,000
Android continues to add apps at a high rate, yesterday Google officially confirmed 30,000 apps in it’s App Market for the Android operating system. The number is a great deal higher than 10,000 confirmed back in September 2009, at the dawn of the Verizon Droid launch. Clearly, having a phone… Continue Reading »
ViewSonic VNB132 and VNB141 ViewBooks, VPS190 all-in-one now available
ViewSonic has recently added a few new items to their current lineup of available products. The latest include the VNB132 and VNB141 ViewBooks as well as the VPC190 all-in-one desktop computer. In terms of features; ViewBook VNB132 13.3-inch WXGA backlit display (1366 x 768) 1.2GHz Intel Celeron SU2300 ULV processor… Continue Reading »
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