Archive for June, 2011 - Page 8

Apple Posts Final Cut Pro X Frequently Asked Questions Page

Amid Some Final Cut Pro X Controversy, Apple Posts Question & Answer Page On Importing, Exporting, Media Management & More
By on Wednesday, 29. June 2011

Apple officially released Final Cut Pro X back on June 21st and since then we have seen a rather large amount of complaints. The app quickly became the lowest-ranked piece of Apple software in the Mac App Store. And while some were defending the release, Apple took a rather surprising [...]

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Google Releases Google+ App For Android, Promises Native iOS App Will Be Coming Soon

Google+ Comes To Android, Will Be Arriving For iOS & Also Received Its Very Own Chrome Extension
By on Wednesday, 29. June 2011

We saw Google make the announcement yesterday, Google+ is now an official product offering. And at the risk of putting myself in a Google fanboy group, the service looks like it may have some promise. Of course, that comes only as a result of my reading everything that I could.

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Amazon Launches AmazonFresh App For Windows Phone 7

AmazonFresh Customers Sporting A Windows Phone 7 Can Now Place & Manage Orders With The Newly Released WP7 App
By on Wednesday, 29. June 2011

While there are plenty of people who have probably never heard of AmazonFresh, and maybe an equal amount of people who are wishing the service was available in their neck of the woods — those with access to the service and sporting a Windows Phone device now have a dedicated [...]

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Kik for Windows Phone 7 Released

Multiplatform Messaging App That Works Like BlackBerry Messenger Now Available on WP7
By on Tuesday, 28. June 2011

Windows Phone 7 users can chat with Android and iOS users more easily, as Kik announces the availability of its free, multi-platform messaging app for WP7.

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LeapFrog LeapPad is a Tablet for Kids

LeapFrog Upgrades Its LeapPad eBook Reader to a Children's Tablet; Can Run Apps, Games & Videos
By on Tuesday, 28. June 2011

Kids love borrowing smartphones and tablets, particularly for running attractive games and videos. This time around, you can minimize sticky finger smudges on your iPhone or iPad, as LeapFrog upgrades its LeapPad into a kids’ tablet.

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Office 365 Won't Eat Into Microsoft Office Sales

Microsoft Confident That Office 365 Will Not Cannibalize Microsoft's Desktop Software Business
By on Tuesday, 28. June 2011

Cloud computing has been called a game-changer, because it might soon negate the need for desktop-based software. But with the launch of Office 365, Microsoft is confident that it will even help improve their desktop software business.

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Acer Cutting Back on Notebook Shipments

Wanting to Clear Out Inventory Backlog, Acer Will Be Reducing its Netbook Shipments by 1 Million Units by 3Q 2011
By on Tuesday, 28. June 2011

Acer has already cut back on its sales forecast for 2011. In line with the need to move inventory, the company will be cutting back on notebook shipments by Q3 of 2011.

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BlackBerry PlayBook 2 With 10-Inch Screen To Be Cancelled?

Rumors Say That RIM Stopping Development Of iPad-Sized PlayBook In Order To Focus Their Efforts On A New Touchscreen "Superphone" Based On QNX OS
By on Tuesday, 28. June 2011

Things are not going well for Canadian phone manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM). Not only have tech bloggers been prophesying their demise for three years, but the financial industry lost confidence in the handset maker last week when their stock price took a 27% dive last week. The company had [...]

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Google Homepage Redesigned

Google Changes Homepage Design With Smaller Logo & New Navigation Header; Promises Better Usability & Uniformity Across Google Services
By on Tuesday, 28. June 2011

Google has made some changes to its homepage design, with the intent to implement a uniform interface and improve usability across apps and devices.

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$50 Off HP TouchPad Tablet Available for Pre & Pixi Owners

HP Offers Mail-in Rebate TouchPad-buying Incentive to Pre & Pixi Users; Will That Help Fight the iPad 2?
By on Tuesday, 28. June 2011

Those of you still not sure about buying an HP TouchPad will certainly appreciate the $50 mail-in rebate that HP is about to offer you. The catch you ask? Well, as always with such things there is one: you’d have to be a current Palm Pre or Palm Pixi owner [...]

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