Archive for January, 2010

Apple iPad Financials: How Much Does Apple Make Off an iPad?

Apple iPad Pricing Details Unveiled; What iPad Should I Buy?
By on Sunday, 31. January 2010

Apple has sold to date 250 million iPods and 75 million iPhones and iPods. Sure these two categories overlap but I still have a couple of points to make.

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Marina Militare 8 Giorni Watch by Officine Panera

Old-school Special Edition Marina Militare 8 Giorni Timepiece Announced
By on Sunday, 31. January 2010

We at TFTS have an addiction and we’re not afraid to speak about it, we love cool watches. A very good example is this special edition Marina Militare 8 Giorni wristwatch by Officine Panerai. An old school model filled with state-of-the-art technological innovation, the stylish timepiece comes with a case [...]

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Apple Owns Up to iPad Misleading Ad & Removes Flash

New Apple iPad Ad Is Flash-Free Just Like the iPad
By on Sunday, 31. January 2010

Yesterday we showed you Apple’s misleading iPad Ad which displayed Flash where it shouldn’t have. That was definitely something tech enthusiasts like us and others did not miss especially after protesting again against Apple’s decision to still not include Flash support in its mobile products. The iPhone and iPod touch [...]

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Netgear Push2TV Adapter Revealed

Netgear's Notebook-TV Video Adapter Uses Intel's WiDi
By on Saturday, 30. January 2010

Somewhere under all the tablets and 3D, a big story from CES earlier this month was missed, and that was Intel’s WiDi (Wireless Display) technology that they showed off. WiDi lets you use your HDTV has a display for your WiDi-enabled notebook. While it uses 802.11n, nothing new, it is [...]

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Goojje Search Engine Launches in China

Goojje to Replace Google Search in China?
By on Saturday, 30. January 2010

It all sounds a little too weird and disturbing at the same time but it looks like a certain Chinese site is ready to replace Google Search altogether. Goojje is the name of the new search engine and it might become the alternative China needs should Google withdraw from the [...]

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iPad Considered a "Comedy Gold Mine

Apple's iPad Not Capable of Doing Magic, People Make Fun of It
By on Saturday, 30. January 2010

I don’t know about you for us here on TFTS it’s pretty frustrating, as the device we’ve long speculated last year, the Apple iPad, has been unveiled this week and in a matter of hours has managed to disappoint.I’m not only talking about the fact that it doesn’t have a [...]

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Delta Electronics To Release Color eReader

Taiwanese eReader To Feature 13-inch Color Electronic Paper Screen
By on Saturday, 30. January 2010

Delta Electronics, out of Taiwan, is preparing a 13-inch eReader that not only has a color electronic paper screen, but a touchscreen at that. Instead of going with E Ink, the popular American electronic paper company, they’re buying their color screens from Bridgestone, the Japanese company better known for their [...]

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Virgin Mobile HSPA+ Network Arrives in Canada

iPhone 3GS & BlackBerry 9700 Available from Virgin Mobile Canada
By on Saturday, 30. January 2010

Virgin Mobile Canada is ready for the next level and in this case it means HSPA+ support for its Canadians customers. Bell, Telus and Rogers should be ready to deal with some extra competition from Virgin Mobile when it comes to 3G plans and smartphones.

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iPad iPhone OS 3.2 Secrets Revealed

iPad’s OS Can be Installed on iPhone and iPod touch Too
By on Saturday, 30. January 2010

Steve Jobs didn’t mention during the official keynote what OS was the iPad going to use and it took some digging to discover what we were looking for. iPhone OS 3.2 is a special operating system customized for iPad use only. That means that our iPhones and iPod touches are [...]

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Cypress Semiconductor Shows Off TrueTouch Display

TrueTouch Display Features 10-Finger Tracking
By on Saturday, 30. January 2010

Video of a new prototype out of the Cypress Semiconductor’s Silicon Valley laps emerged today. They’re new multi-touch screen, called the TrueTouch, is capable of tracking up to 10-fingers on it’s display. While you likely won’t buy a TrueTouch display for yourself, their technology might start showing up in computer [...]

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