Archive for July, 2011 - Page 2

Cheaper iPhone 4s Available from Radio Shack & Target; Offer Applies to iPhone 3GS Too

Radio Shack & Target Decide It’s Time to Clear Out the “Old”; Offer Special iPhone 4 & iPhone 3GS Promotion
By on Sunday, 31. July 2011

The iPhone 4S/5 is nowhere near us yet but stores like Radio Shack and Target seem to be interested in selling their current iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 stock as fast as possible. A new report is saying that both retailers are considering offering Apple’s two smartphone versions for less, [...]

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Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Gets a Release Date

Lenovo Announces Pricing & Release Date of Its 10.1-Inch Business-Oriented Tablet Computer
By on Sunday, 31. July 2011

Lenovo earlier announced its business-oriented ThinkPad Tablet, up for sale within August. But now, Lenovo has announced a definite price and launch date.

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Asus Eee Pad Slider Has USB Host Capabilities

Plug In Your Mouse, Flash Drive or Other Peripherals Into the Eee Pad Slider & They Will Work Without Any Hacks or Mods
By on Sunday, 31. July 2011

Only a few Android tablets support USB host functionalities out of the box. The Asus Eee Pad Slider is one of them, and you’d be surprised at what you can do with a USB port and peripherals on a tablet computer.

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Asus Eee Slate B121 Launched

Asus Launches 12-Inch Tablet Comptuer Targeted at Businesses
By on Sunday, 31. July 2011

Asus launched the Eee Slate EP121 at CES earlier this year. But with businesses wanting more features from their tablets, the company has launched an update, the B121, running Windows 7 Professional.

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HP TouchPad's Prices Get Slashed

A Month Into Its Release, HP Offers $50 Rebate For The TouchPad Tablet
By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

Less than a month after its release in the market, HP is offering a $50 instant rebate on the HP TouchPad tablet. The 9.7-inch WiFi-enabled TouchPad is now available for $449 (16GB) and $549 (32GB) straight from HP or through Amazon and Office Depot – two retailers that have followed [...]

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Electronic Arts Puts 36 Games On Sale Through Origin

Electronic Arts' Origin Sale Sees Battlefield, Mirror's Edge, Spore & Sims 2 Content Discounted, All Games & Expansions Reduced To $4.99 Each
By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

Regardless of my feelings on Origin, if you’re a PC gamer, you’ll probably like knowing that Electronic Arts has placed 36 titles (and expansion packs) on sale through their newly-renamed digital distribution platform. All 36 games and expansions are on sale for a cool $4.99 each, so if this sounds [...]

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Ubisoft Labels Their Persistent Internet DRM 'A Success'

Ubisoft's Restrictive Persistent Internet DRM Is A Success, Ubisoft Claims It Has Resulted In 'A Clear Reduction In Piracy'
By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

Even though Ubisoft’s persistent internet DRM isn’t sitting well with nearly everyone, Ubisoft has still dubbed the experiment a success. News recently broke that the DRM will be returning in Driver: San Francisco after Ubisoft removed the DRM from their games due outrage from fans, but it seems that the [...]

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HTC Releases Kernel Sources For Recent Android Models

Developers Can Now Make Full Use Of Resources As HTC Finally Opens Them Up
By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

Some of the best ROMs developed for rooted Android devices come when the source code for the kernels are released for developers to get their hands on them. HTC has been late in releasing a few of the latest models but has now finally opened them up.

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Twitter Pushes Promoted Tweets

Paid Tweets By Twitter Partners Pushed To Top Of Timeline
By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

Twitter‘s new advertising venture ensures maximum visibility for its business partners. The micro-blogging site is pushing sponsored tweets by advertisers to the top of one’s timeline. But before you curse at the top of your lungs due to that, know that you’ll only see these sponsored tweets if you’re following [...]

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PlayStation Vita Release Date Outed By Blockbuster Flier?

New Flier From Blockbuster Pegs PS Vita With An October Release Date In The UK, Will We See PlayStation Vita Release In All Regions Before 2012?
By on Saturday, 30. July 2011

So far, Sony has been keeping the actual release date of the PlayStation Vita under wraps. We know that they’re aiming for a release sometime toward the end of 2011, but whether or not the PS Vita will actually release outside of Japan before 2012 is technically still up in [...]

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