Archive for April, 2011 - Page 19

Borderlands' Claptrap Helps One Fan Pop The Question

Gearbox Software Helps Two Borderlands Fans Take Their Relationship To The Next Level
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

The amount of negative stereotypes associated with gaming can make it hard for someone who is heavily into video games to find love. For this reason, a relationship between two gamers is a special thing, especially when they share the same favorite game – in this case, Gearbox’s brilliant FPS/RPG [...]

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Lasers to Replace Conventional Spark Plugs in Gasoline Engines

Expect Better Fuel Efficiency in the Future, as Lasers Replace Traditional Spark Plugs; Better Than Electric?
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

Spark plugs have part of petrol-fed internal combustion engines for the longest time. But as automotive engineers look into greneener vehicles, will lasers help solve the puzzle of inefficient fuel burn?

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White iPhone 4 Starts Shipping to Stores

Apple is Already Shipping White iPhone 4 Orders to US Retailers. Will You Buy the White iPhone 4 On April 27 or Will You Wait for the iPhone 5?
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

Like many iPhone fans, you might be in eager anticipation for the white iPhone 4. The long wait is about to end. The white iPhone 4 is shipping to a retail store near you–if you’re in the US, that is.

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Google Also Tracking Android Phones?

Google May Also be Collecting Location Data from Android Smartphones, But for a Shorter Period
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

Apple came under fire last week for the Apple iPhone 4 tracking controversy. Data found by researchers indicate that Google might also be tracking Android users’ every move, although for a shorter period.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 MacBook Air Rival Confirmed By Battery Details

Ultraslim Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Notebook Is a Real Product, to House a Real Fast-Charging 3X Life Built-in Battery
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

Yesterday we brought an interesting upcoming notebook to your attention, the ThinkPad X1, Lenovo’s thinnest ThinkPad so far and a worthy MacBook Air rival. The new Windows 7 machine is said to pack quite a punch and while rumors suggested the device will hit some stores starting with May 20 [...]

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PwnageTool 4.3.2 Download Available for iOS 4.3.2 Untethered Jailbreak

iPad 2 Jailbreak Still Missing in Action, But iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1 & iPod touch Can Be Jailbroken With New PwnageTool 4.3.2 via iPhone Dev Team]
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

As jailbreak fans will already know, iOS 4.3.2 has been jailbroken, both untethered and tethered, immediately after Apple released the new firmware version, but the iPhone Dev Team hasn’t stop updating it’s tools. After having a new Redsn0w version in the wild a few days ago, the hackers team has [...]

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PlayStation Network Down on Day Four But Servers Expected to be Back Online on Monday & Tuesday

PSN & Qriocity Servers Down (Error 80710A06) as Sony Works Round the Clock for a Fix; Anonymous DoS Involvement Suspected
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

PlayStation owners know by now that Sony has shut down its PlayStation Network servers and its services have not been resumed yet. Everything started on Wednesday and we’re now on the fourth day of downtime. Sony is yet to come clean about the whole thing, but there are various reports [...]

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Lenovo ThinkPad Honeycomb Tablet Coming Soon to Rival the iPad 2?

Leaked Android Honeycomb Lenovo Tablet Pictured & Detailed Ahead of Launch; Can Become a Laptop When It So Pleases
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

A new Honeycomb tablet is going to challenge the supremacy of the iPad 2 and this new device is going to come from Lenovo. This new ThinkPad for “on-the-go professionals” will come with laptop capabilities too, meaning that it will have a special case containing a regular QWERTY keyboard and [...]

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Mac OS X Lion Support for High DPI Suggests Retina Display in Macs

Mac OS X Lion 1024x1024 Icons & 3200x2000 Wallpapers Suggest Future Support for Super High Resolution Displays. Are Retina-Display Macs Coming Soon?
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

The latest build of the upcoming Mac OS X Lion includes icons and wallpapers that suggest support for high pixel density. Will this mean we will have Macs and Macbooks with Retina Display?

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LG Optimus U+ Announced In Korea

LG Unveils Their First 4.3-Inch Android Phone, The So-Called "Optimus Big" Finally Gets Official For Korea
By on Sunday, 24. April 2011

Today is Easter Sunday in the West, meaning zero new tech news today. Thank the Easter Bunny that Asian countries like South Korea exist to get us our fill of daily tech news. LG has just announced the oft-rumored LG Optimus U+, a 4.3-inch phone and addition to their popular [...]

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