Archive for May, 2010 - Page 2
Acer Shows Off 7-inch Kindle-like Tablet
At a recent press event in the United Arab Emirates, Acer’s CEO Gianfranco Lanci showed off a previously unseen seven-inch Android tablet. We had heard from previous reports that Acer was working on an Android tablet, but this is the first time it had been seen by the outside world. [...]
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WeTab Delayed To September
The WeTab, formerly known as the WePad, is the German-engineered tablet from Neofonie. It’s already got the support of the German book publishing industry, and looks like it could be a strong European iPad competitor, but now it’s been delayed three months, leading to speculation that something is wrong with [...]
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Amazon to Debut New, Slimmer Kindle in August?
It’s quite obvious that one of the most effective ways to gain kwowledge is through reading books. Back in the day, if you wanted to read books you would have to either purchase them or head to the library. This would involve going to the bookstore or library, waiting in [...]
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Lenovo Kills off Skylight OS, Skylight and U1 Hybrid Get Axed
If you’ll remember, back in April we let you know that a smart book from Lenovo called the Skylight would be getting its release date pushed back to July. Well, contrasting reports have surfaced that say that delay may be getting a whole lot longer if it actually gets released [...]
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Samsung Wave Hits Europe
Although we reported a few days ago that the Samsung Wave was coming to Vodafone UK later next month, a press release a few days ago from Samsung themselves seems to confirm that the phone is out in Europe has of May 24th. The phone will be running Samsung’s Bada [...]
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Rumor: Bing To Replace Google As Default Search On iPhone, Unless It Doesn't
This could be big news… or it could be nothing. Blogger king Michael Arrington is reporting on his site that Microsoft’s Bing will replace Google as the default search engine on Apple’s iPhone. Arrington cited multiple sources, including one “high-level” source. Oddly enough, after Arrington published the story, he heard [...]
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US Navy Considers Wii Fit For Boot Camp
Say it isn’t so! The US Navy is considering using fitness video games like Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution in boot camp for initial training of recruits who are used to a sedentary lifestyle. This comes from Vice Admiral Adam Robinson, the Surgeon General of the Navy.
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AT&T to Finally Sell iPhone Insurance, At A Premium
Unless you have a case on your iPhone or are extremely careful at all times, you are pretty much doomed. If you’re one of the unlucky people who dropped their iPhone and the glass shattered (I know I was with my iPhone pictured below) you probably know that you have [...]
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iTunes.com, New Macs at WWDC?
Apple’s World Wild Developers Conference, or WWDC, is set to begin on on June 7th and run through June 11th, with Apple fanboys everywhere anxiously awaiting the date. While many assume that Apple is set to announce the often leaked fourth generation iPhone at next month’s conference, there is much [...]
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HTC EVO 4G Accessories Get Outed
Despite not even making its way onto store shelves yet, the HTC EVO 4G for Sprint has been generating a pretty hefty amount of buzz. Despite having some pretty impressive specs such as a massive 4.3-inch touchscreen, an 8 megapixel camera in addition to a front facing camera, Qualcomm’s 1GHz [...]
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