Archive for July, 2010 - Page 23

Colorware Now Painting Mac Minis, For A Fee

Give Your Brand New Mac Mini A Personalized Touch With Colorware
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

When it comes to modern day hardware, some consumers have begun viewing their favorite gadgets as fashion accessories. Luckily, with most available devices, there are various color schemes to choose from so you’re able to somewhat differentiate yourself from the crowd. However, when it comes to Apple, we are not [...]

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Google Maps For Android Updated, Now At Version 4.4 With Dedicated Places App Icon

Google Maps For Android Moves To Version 4.4, Places Gets An Icon & Place Pages Becomes More Like On Your Computer
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

Google has offered up yet another update for the Maps app on Android. And by yet another, this latest is the sixth in six months. As for what is new and/or changed — Places now has a dedicated app icon and Place Pages have moved one step closer to being [...]

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Android 3.0 Spotting: Real Or Fake?

Picture Shows Gingerbread Allegedly Running On Nexus One, Nobody Believes It
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

Android fan site Phandroid has posted a questionable picture of an alleged Nexus One running Android 3.0 “Gingerbread.” There are quite a few questions about this picture, and the folks at Phandroid even admit this. As you can see – the ‘About Phone’ screen on Android is showing “Android 3.0″ [...]

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Robot Learns To Flip Pancakes

A Robotic Arm Learns That A Stiff Arm Tosses Pancakes, and a Softer Arm Catches Them
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

Once again I’ve got exciting robot news for you, folks, and this time it’s likely making the folks out at IHOP quake in their street shoes. It’s a robotic arm that’s designed to make pancakes…or at least flip them.

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Dell Shows Off New Inspiron M101z Laptop

Dell's New Inspiron M101z Laptop Packs 11.6-Inch Display, Your Choice of AMD Athlon Neo Processors
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

For the first half of the current decade Dell saw itself near the top of the PC manufacturer charts. However, as of late, the company has seen its sales fall a bit due to hefty competition from similar companies. Luckily, with the forthcoming release of Windows Phone 7, Dell is [...]

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iMac Shortages Spotted In Apple Stores

More iMac Shortages Could Be An Another Sign Of Mac Pro/iMac Refresh This Week
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

Apple’s website for in-store pickup of products ordered online is showing a few retail Apple Stores having shortages of some of the iMacs. “Spot” shortages in the supply chain may mean that Apple is cutting back in production in preperation of introducing the rumored new iMacs and Mac Pros.

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Thanko's USB Butt Cooler Cushion Released

Thanko's Ultra-Portable Seat Cushion Keeps Your Seat Cool Anywhere
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

I love Thanko. I really do. They’ll hook most anything on Earth up to a USB cable and make it do something once you plug it into your computer. This time, they’re going to offer you something really great–a seat-cooling cushion. And lest anyone think I’m stooping to crude language [...]

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AT&T Sending Out 3G Upload Fix?

AT&T Announces Capped 3G Upload Speeds Will Be Remedied With Forthcoming Fix
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

When the first iPhone hit the scene it pretty much took the world by storm as never before had we seen such a device on sale to the general public. Add to the fact that it was Apple’s first foray into the mobile phone market and you’ll easily understand why the original [...]

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Google Music Launch Inching Closer To Reality?

Google's Andy Rubin Reportedly Having "Accelerated" Talks With Music Industry
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

Google Music is still for the most part an unknown product. That said, there has been speculation and most recently we heard mention that it would be launched alongside Android 3.0 Gingerbread in time for the 2010 holiday season.

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MIT Develops Autonomous Glider With Precision Landing

The MIT Autonomous Glider Can Land On a Wire
Filed by on Monday, 26. July 2010

If I told you that MIT spent the last five years trying to develop a bird, you’d probably think I was insane. But that’s actually not too far off–seems the folks out at MIT have been working on an autonomous glider that can operate like a bird, even managing to [...]

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