Archive for February, 2010 - Page 2

10 Billionth iTunes Song Gets Downloaded; We Have a Winner [Apple’s 10 Billionth iTunes Song Download Contest Winner Thinks Steve Jobs’s Call Is a Prank Call]

By on Saturday, 27. February 2010

Just a couple of weeks ago we told you how Apple was holding a special contest given that its iTunes download music service was getting close to the 10 billion downloads mark. The person that downloaded the 10 billionth song [...]

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General Mobile Shows Off Three Android Phones [New Android Phones At MWC, 4.3-Inch Touchscreen, Marvell Processor, Android 2.0]

By on Saturday, 27. February 2010

Smartphone maker General Mobile had three new Android smartphones on display at Mobile World Congress earlier this month. In addition to the Cosmos (which we’ve already seen), they showed off a Cosmos 2 device as well as a new device [...]

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27-inch Apple iMac: to Buy or Not to Buy? [27-inch iMac Issues Fixed; So Says Apple]

By on Saturday, 27. February 2010

That’s right, people, more time has passed but we haven’t forgotten about the issues that plagued Apple’s flagship desktop. You yourself might have gone through the terrible hassle of trying to have your iMac fixed only to have to ask [...]

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iPhone 4G to be Cheaper Than Its Predecessors? [Either That or Apple Will Sell Cheaper iPhone 3GS & 3G This June; iPhone 4G "Gesture-based Technology" Also Mentioned]

By on Saturday, 27. February 2010

So the MWC 2010 has brought us Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series and the bada OS from Samsung. Oh yes, Nokia has also announced its Symbian^3 and Symbian^4 intentions but the question here is how will Apple respond to all [...]

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Google Nexus One Coming to Verizon & Vodafone Soon [CDMA Google Nexus One Clears FCC; Vodafone UK Announces Google Nexus One Plans Too]

By on Saturday, 27. February 2010

That’s right, Google Nexus One lovers, you heard me! Google’s first smartphone is coming in CDMA flavor soon and Verizon may very well be the designated carrier for that. And its European brother, Vodafone, is on the verge of getting [...]

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Windows Mobile 6.5 to be Known as Windows Phone Starter Edition [You Can Call Windows Mobile 6.5 What You Wish, It’s Still Just Windows Mobile 6.5]

By on Friday, 26. February 2010

Just last week Microsoft launched its latest mobile platform, the Windows Phone 7 Series. Following the official announcement at MWC 2010 we heard that the former version of Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile 6.5 will be referred to as the Classic, [...]

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JooJoo Tablet Shipping Delayed to March 25 [Former CrunchPad Tablet Postponed Due to "Manufacturing Issues"]

By on Friday, 26. February 2010

Not that we’re advising you not to go for Michael Arrington’s former CrunchPad currently known as the JooJoo tablet from Fusion Garage, but the device is still nowhere to be seen. That pretty much says a lot about how much [...]

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Nikon to Launch New DSLR Camera on March 8, 2010? [Nikon Teaser Campaign Suggests DSLR Camera Arrival on March 8]

By on Friday, 26. February 2010

It looks like Nikon is getting ready to launch a brand new DSLR camera. PMA 2010 might be over but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to see a bunch of new cameras unveiled later this year.

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Apple’s iBooks Prices May Be Lower Than You Think [Source Reports That The Dreaded $14.99 eBook Price May Just Be The Maximum On iPad's iBooks Store]

By on Friday, 26. February 2010

Earlier this month there was a controversy over the price of eBooks. Amazon claimed that the “Big Six” book publishers were now pressing for variable $14.99 pricing in the Kindle Store, (vs. the Kindle’s average price of $9.99) and the [...]

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ASUS N61JV-X2, N71JV-X1 Laptops Debut NVIDIA Optimus Technology [New ASUS Laptops Feature NVIDIA's Dual GPU, Power-Saving Tech]

By on Friday, 26. February 2010

ASUS has revealed two new laptops that feature NVIDIA’s Optimus technology, a system that switches between a performance-grade NVIDIA chip and the Intel HD integrated GPU for power sipping, lower profile tasks.  The ASUS N61JV-X2 and N71JV-X1 laptops will be [...]

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