Archive for April, 2010 - Page 25

Quake Catcher Laptop App Detects Earthquakes [Quake Catcher Detects Seismec Activity Via Crowd-Sourced Computers]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

A duo of developers from University of California and Stanford have teamed up to develop an app that uses a computer’s built-in accelerometer to detect and track seismic activity.  The Quake Catcher program can detect anomalies greater than 4.0 on [...]

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Microsoft KIN ONE & KIN TWO Hardware Specs Revealed [KIN ONE & KIN TWO Specs Detailed By Microsoft Germany, Will Feature 256MB RAM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & 4GB Or 8GB Of Storage]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

Microsoft unveiled the phones that were once known as Project Pink back on April 12th. Of course, at this point we all know them better as the KIN ONE and the KIN TWO. However, since the release Microsoft has chosen [...]

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Panasonic TY-CC10W Webcam For TVs Revealed [Panasonic Outs Skype-Friendly TV-Mounted Webcam]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

Panasonic has revealed a new tv-mounted webcam designed for home or office large-format video conferencing via Skype.  The Panasonic TY-CC10W Webcam will mount on top of your television to record your chat session from the comfort of your living room.

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Android Smartphones Are Made for Porn, Unless, Of Course, They Aren’t [Steve Jobs Says iPhone Is Not Made for Porn Whereas Android Smartphones Are; We Say All Gadgets Are Worthy of Porn & Vice-versa]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

From the beginning I’ll warn you I am not about to defend the existence of porn and encourage its usage in what follows. But I will definitely defend the customer’s right to do whatever he or she pleases in its [...]

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Asus UL Series Notebook Lineup Updated [Asus Adds The UL50AT, UL50VS, UL50VF, UL80JT, UL80VT/VS, UL30JT & UL20AT Into The UL Series Notebook Lineup]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

Asus has expanded their UL series of notebooks and added several new models to pick from. The new models include the UL20AT, UL30JT, UL80JT, UL80VT/VS, UL50VF, UL50VS and the UL50AT. These new models seem to be concentrating on a mix [...]

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Official Verizon Droid Incredible Video Now Available [HTC Incredible Video Showcases Incredible’s Speed, Multitasking & Sense UI]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

We’ve kept you consistently in the loop concerning the development (and all the hype/rumours surrounding) the HTC Droid Incredible here at TFTS but, if you’re one of the few that isn’t already wholly convinced that the HTC Droid Incredible is, [...]

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Palm Pre Plus & Pixi Plus Coming To SFR France On April 27 [SFR France Announces Palm Pre Plus & Pixi Plus Availability, Will Be Online As Of April 27th & In Store On May 11th]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

It has been a little while since SFR France originally announced they were getting the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, but as of today they have added when they will both be available. As of now the release will [...]

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Leica V-LUX 20 Compact Camera Gets Official [Leica Announces New V-LUX 20 Point-and-Shoot: to Cost $699 This May]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

Are you interested in a pricier digital compact camera that knows how to deal with geotagging and HD 720p video recording? If your wallet answered yes for you then you absolutely need to check out the newly released Leica V-Lux [...]

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Palm webOS Developer Account Annual Fee Being Waived For A Limited Time [Become A webOS Developer For Free, Palm Now Waiving The $99 Annual Developer Account Fee]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

As anyone that follows mobile phone related news will likely agree, Palm or more specifically, webOS needs some more applications in the App Catalog. And judging by this latest offer, it seems that Palm is prepared to sweeten the pot [...]

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Chrome OS Netbooks Expected Be Bundled With Carrier Contracts [Google CEO Eric Schmidt Spills More Chrome OS Netbook Details, Reveals They Should Be Priced Between $300 & $400]

By on Tuesday, 20. April 2010

Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently spoke during the Atmosphere Cloud Computing forum and in-turn he spilled a little more information as to what we can expect in terms of Chrome OS and the netbooks that will be running it. As [...]

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