Archive for April, 2011 - Page 5

Verizon has announced plans to make users more aware of the fact that many of them are carrying around a device that is capable of tracking your location. And while many would assume this is coming as a result of the recent mess with the consolidated.db file on the iPhone [...]

Amazon seems prepared for Mother’s Day this year, which for those who may have forgotten is coming up rather quickly — it is May 8th. But the date aside, Amazon has announced a special offer for those looking to purchase a Kindle 3G or a Kindle DX.

LG announced its super-slim Android smartphone called the Optimus Black at CES 2011. The smartphone isn’t as high end as other recently-released LG phones, but it’s said to be among the lightest and brightest.

Coming in a somewhat surprising move, RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsille has stated that BlackBerry 6.1 is going to be released as BlackBerry 7. As if turns out, what was originally expected to be BlackBerry 6.1 had so many new features it deserved a better name.

Without going all that far into the back story as we are fairly sure that those affected are well aware of the situation, however it looks like Sony has plans to offer users something in return for this troubled time.

Hard drives can be sensitive to bumps and drops. This is especially true for external hard drives, as they’re often transported in bags. Buffalo’s latest shock-resistant hard drives will help keep your data safe.

Logitech has announced the latest software update for the Revue Google TV. According to the details posted so far, the update has already begun rolling out and should make its way to all Revue users no later than Monday May 2nd.

Best Buy had been running a promotion called Free Phone Friday back in October and December of last year that offered — free phones on Fridays. And well, it looks like that offer has returned and also been extended for an extra day.

Google is reportedly developing a touchscreen user interface for Chrome OS, and devices are beginning to surface. One such device is Seaboard, which is a tablet computer powered by Google Chrome OS.

Google is reportedly releasing its Chrome OS notebooks through OEMs and manufacturers later this year. Samsung reportedly has a Chrome OS notebook in the works, codenamed “Alex.”