Archive for March, 2010 - Page 2

doubleTwist For Mac Is Getting An Update

doubleTwist Media Player Brings Android Market Searching To The Mac
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

Android users who happen to be using a Mac will want to pay especially close attention to this one. A recently released update to the doubleTwist application (on the Mac) has added the ability to search the Android Market from within the program.

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Motorola Droid Users, Here Is How You Can Manually Update To Android 2.1

How To Manually Update Your Verizon Motorola Droid To Android 2.1
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

Forget waiting for Verizon to run through their update plans with the Motorola Droid. Here is a quick how to that will show you what you need to do in order to have your Motorola Droid running 2.1 now. Of course, this method is not going to be something that [...]

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Updated Spotify iPhone App Hits App Store

Spotify App v0.4 For Premium Spotify Account Holders Offers Facebook Integration, WiFi Syncing Update & More
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

Spotify have confirmed that, following them submitting their newly updated Spotify iPhone App (which follows on from the original Spotify iPhone App we covered back in September), Apple have already approved the new iteration, namely Spotify for iPhone v0.4, meaning that its already available to download via the App Store.

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Analyst: Apple To Build Their Own Search Engine

Famed Apple Analyst Predicts That Apple Will Build Search Engine Better Than Google By Incorporating App Store Data
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

Does Apple need their own search engine? No, probably not. And every blog I’ve seen reporting this story has had the same sentiment. However, that hasn’t stopped (in)famous Apple analyst Gene Munster from financial firm Piper Jaffray from reporting that he predicts Apple will build a search engine “to protect [...]

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AT&T iPhone Gets Reworked by Apple

Apple Said to Have Tweaked AT&T iPhone to Reduce Network Strain; Is AT&T Scared of the CDMA iPhone?
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

We’ve seen a large number of iPhone related rumors these past days which is particularly weird right now considering that Apple and its fans should be focused mostly on the iPad heading to early adopters this weekend.

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Nintendo 3DS Reveal A Response to Pending Press Leak

Unexpected 3DS Announcement Result of Nintendo Acting to Circumvent Journalist Leak, Impact on DSi XL Sales Expected
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

Back at the beginning of last week Kevin offered you a heads up concerning the Nintendo acting to reveal their up and coming Nintendo 3DS, the timing of which came as somewhat of a shock considering the release schedule of the new DSi XL, but now Nintendo’s curious timing concerning [...]

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ASUS Preparing Android, Windows Tablets

ASUS Moving To Release Android, Windows Tablets To Compete With iPad, Praises The Open Camp Of Both
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

The iPad’s general release is just a few days away and everybody is excited over the device (including here at the TFTS bullpen), but there are alternatives out there, and ASUS has confirmed that they’re throwing their hat into the ring. The Taiwanese tech giant will be producing two tablets, [...]

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iPad Shipping to Canada on April 24?

Rumors Suggest April 24 as iPad International Ship Date; Canada Included
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

Now that almost everyone interested in an iPad knows all there is to know about the U.S. launch we thought you might be interested in international ship dates for the Apple tablet too.

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Google Faces Doubts Over Web Traffic Loss, Android

Advertisers, Investors Voice Concern Over Google's Pet Projects, Android, Competition With Facebook
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

Magazine BusinessWeek just gave Google what many on the internet would assume to be a dastardly insult – they compared the search giant to Microsoft. In an article that hit the web today, BusinessWeek compared Google to Microsoft, and interviewed several analysts and industry insiders. The story? They all feel [...]

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MI5 Slashing Older Staff To Improve Computer Literacy

English Security Service Is Putting The "James Bond Generation" Out To Pasture Due To A Lack Of IT Skills
By on Wednesday, 31. March 2010

They may have fought communism at every turn, but some of MI5′s older staff is being let go due to concerns that their computer skills aren’t good enough in modern times, the Daily Telegraph reports. According to these reports, a majority of MI5′s counter-terrorism work focuses on Islamic extremists who [...]

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