Archive for April, 2006
Saturday, April 29th, 2006
This is Microsoft’s next move on the battle against fake software. The largest software maker has expanded the Genuine Software Initiative so that customers will be able to tell if their version of Windows is truly genuine.
Counterfeit software is sold all the time, anywhere in the world and even on the Internet. People feel that […]
Posted in Computers, Software, Tech News | 18 Comments »
Friday, April 28th, 2006
Apple has created a 17″ MacBook Pro notebook. The previous version was a 15″ MacBook Pro and Apple has certainly made technological upgrades in this faster and larger notebook.
Customers should be pleased that upgrading the screen size wasn’t the only thing Apple has done. Firstly, speed is always an important factor and the 17″ […]
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Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
So, TV screens are getting bigger - way bigger. Well, this one is the Goliath of all Plasma TVs. 103-inches of beautiful Plasma screen. For those currently drooling, grab a kleenex, because this baby is going to be available very soon.
Posted in Home Theater | 4 Comments »
Monday, April 24th, 2006
This photo frame has been around for awhile, but it’s an interesting twist on the typical picture frame. The gadget is a framed LCD screen with a built in card reader, and USB connection that increases the dynamics of a normal frame.
The 7-inch frame has a maximum resolution of 720 by 480 pixels. The display […]
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Sunday, April 23rd, 2006
Sony has a GPS Navigation system that can easily be placed in your car so that finding where to go is made easier. GPS navigation systems are becoming more popular, especially in luxury cars. Many companies have manufactured systems so that all can have these installed in our cars.
The system contains a GPS receiver that […]
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Friday, April 21st, 2006
Well, first it was Google being taking to the courtroom, and now it’s Apple’s turn. Apple is already dealing with one lawsuit, but Burst.com is now suing Apple Computer, claiming that the computer company has infringed on its patents by creating the iPod, iTunes and Quicktime.
Apple stand is that the patents are not being infringed […]
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
Spyware is probably the second worst thing that can get placed on your computer next to a full blown virus. Spyware is embedded into free programs, and websites and you know you have it when you begin receiving pop-ups or your computer runs slower than usual.
Well, it’s always great to see one of these jerks […]
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
Dell has launched its fastest notebook that will be able to serve the gaming community. The new XPS M1710 uses dual-core (i.e. two) processors and large memory space to make this baby run. The gadget also looks sleek and visually appealing.
Performance
As mentioned the notebook has tried to put as much as it can into […]
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Monday, April 17th, 2006
Plastic. It’s everywhere. More and more plastic is used to protect the beautiful gadgets that we own. USB drives, mice, keyboards - all covered in the multi-colored world of plastic. Well, the USB drive discussed today isn’t covered in plastic at all. In fact, as is obvious in the photo, that this gadget is made […]
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Saturday, April 15th, 2006
Samsung’s newest home theater system is really rallying around two major points: 1) Easy connectivity to other types of multimedia, and 2) saying bye-bye to messy wires, allowing for a tidier space.
To begin with Samsung has made it easier to connect other types of media to its home theater system. It’s the world’s first USB […]
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Thursday, April 13th, 2006
Google has introduced Google Calendar, a free service which aims to put your agenda online. To use Google Calendar you simply need to login in with your Google Account or create one. The service simply displays an agenda with different allotments for time.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2006
When you think refrigerator, do you think TVscreen? Samsung does. It is launching it’s new 24 cubit Popular Convergence (POPCON) refrigerator that features a 10.4″ LCD screen. Now when I saw this, I thought sweet, they stuck a TV in there. Well, they didn’t disappoint.
The focus of the LCD screen is to allow it to […]
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Sunday, April 9th, 2006
Sony’s newest Cyber-shot digital camera is hoping to allow users to take photos that display less blur with the release of the 7.2 megapixel T30.
The gadget’s aim is to make it easier for the average (yet intelligent) person to take sharp images without having to waste the time to learn how to take shots that […]
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Friday, April 7th, 2006
Apple though has released a new beta software called Boot Camp that allows a Mac running on an Intel processor to use Microsoft Windows.
Boot Camp will be packaged with the the next major release of MacOS X. The software requires itself to be installed on the host computer. Once the computer is restarted the […]
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Thursday, April 6th, 2006
Yesterday Google and Earthlink beat out 5 other companies to be the front runners in building a free WiFi network in San Francisco. What is WiFi?
WiFi, which stands for Wireless Fidelity, is simply a wireless local area network that enables a person to connect to the Internet, browse on websites, and receive e-mails. These areas […]
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