Archive for March, 2011 - Page 29

Netflix Slammed By Multiple Privacy Lawsuits

Netflix Being Sued Under 1988's Video Privacy Protection Act, Five Suits Filed In Last Two Months
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

Considering that I’m a Netflix subscriber myself and have been for the last four years, this one definitely hit me where I lived. It seems that several different folks have filed lawsuits against Netflix, alleging the violation of a law put on the books back in 1988, the Video Privacy [...]

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iPad 2 Jailbreak to be Fixed by Upcoming iOS 4.3.1 Version?

Apple to Launch New iOS Version to Address Various Bugs & Fix Exploits That Permit iPad 2 Jailbreaking?]
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

The first iOS device not to be jailbreak-ready out-of-the-box (at least using current jailbreaking tools) was the iPad 2. But while the 2010 exploits were not usable anymore as Apple patched them with in this tablet hardware refresh, a method for jailbreaking the iPad 2 was found albeit it’s not [...]

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Boxee Box Set To Get Substantial Browser Update In Days

Set To Update By The End of March, Boxee Plans A Hefty Browser Upgrade That Will Give It Greatly Increased Functionality
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

Good news for all you Boxee Box fans out there, or those of you who’d like to be but just can’t quite get your head around the number of video-capable websites it can stream from: there’s set to be a major update to Boxee’s functionality, giving it a whole lot [...]

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T-Mobile iPhone 4 or iPhone 5 Apparently Not Happening; iPhone 6 Is What You’ll Be Waiting For

T-Mobile Won’t Offer the iPhone Until the AT&T Acquisition Is Complete
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

AT&T came out of the blue with an impressive $39 billion offer to purchase rival GSM carrier T-Mobile and T-Mo, or better said Deutsche Telekom took it. Previous rumors did say Sprint was interested in picking up T-Mobile, but it looks like AT&T was quicker than everyone else and pulled [...]

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Asus Transformer Gets Launch Dates, Confirmed Honeycomb

Newest Android Version Plus Launch Dates Emerge For the Asus Eee Pad Transformer--First In Taiwan, Then The United States
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

If your first reaction when you heard about the Asus Eee Pad Transformer was to think of the noises that Optimus Prime used to make when he changed out of the semi truck mode, you’re not at all alone. Seriously, we’ve got news in about Asus’ Eee Pad Transformer; more [...]

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MacBook Pros Reporting Freezing Under Heavy Load

15 and 17 Inch MacBook Pro Owners Report Their Laptops Freeze When Put Through Heavy Use
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

A bit of a surprise in the Apple laptop community: seems some owners of the new 2011 lineup of 15 and 17 inch MacBook Pro laptops are having some issues with the computer abruptly seizing up while in the middle of processor-intensive activities.

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Apple Store In Grand Central Terminal No More, According To Reports

Apple's Plans To Put An Apple Store In New York City's Grand Central Terminal Gone
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

Sad news for all our New York readers–word has emerged that says Apple’s plans to put a retail operation in Grand Central Terminal have been quite soundly shut down.

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Creative Announces Android 2.2 Froyo Update For The 7" ZiiO 7" Tablet, Will Be Available March 25th

Creative ZiiO 7" Tablet To Get Android 2.2 Update On March 25th With New Units Already Shipping With Froyo
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

While most of our focus in terms of Android tablets deals with the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the more recently released Motorola Xoom — there are still plenty of others available. And one of those others will soon be upgraded to Android 2.2 Froyo.

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BlackBerry 4G PlayBook For Sprint Getting Closer To Actual Launch

Sprint Branded BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Gets Official Teaser Website, Still Expected To Arrive This Summer
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

We knew the BlackBerry PlayBook was set to arrive with Sprint this summer as the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook, however as of this morning it now seems a bit more real. Well, not that the CES announcement was not real, but as of today Sprint has launched the teaser style promo [...]

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Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi Coming To Canada Next Month, With Xoom 3G Coming Mid-Year

Motorola Announces Canadian Xoom Wi-Fi Tablet Availability, Will Arrive In April For Yet To Be Announced Price
By on Monday, 21. March 2011

While the Motorola Xoom has been available for a little while here in the US, it looks like it will soon be available in Canada. Well, the Xoom Wi-Fi will be available soon, however the Xoom 3G is not set to arrive until later in the year.

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