Archive for August, 2011 - Page 3

August 30, 2011 marks the 29th anniversary of email as we know it today. 29 years ago a 16 year old by the name of V. A. Shiva copyrighted “EMAIL” and the GUI we still use including the fields “To: From: Cc: Bcc: Subject: Reply: Reply All: Forward” and of [...]

Remember back when we were covering CES like no tomorrow, and spotted a bizarre chunk of heavily updated retro tech in the form of a head-mounted visor from Sony? Well, it’s now being called the HMZ-T1 (it was called the Headman back in its CES prototype stage) and it will [...]

After the numerous rumored iPhone 5 parts we’ve seen in the past few days, we’re looking at a new leaked image today that could reveal more details about the future of the iPhone. This time around it’s an icon image found Apple’s latest Photo Stream beta.

Amazon has rolled-out a new feature for the Kindle, though while interesting, the support seems to be a bit limited for the initial launch. That being said, this feature is one that will bring some connection between the author and the reader. The feature is called @author.

Camera buffs out there, brace yourselves, because the camera that even we’ve been keeping an eye out for since last year, the Sony Alpha A77, just got shown off out at the 2011 IFA show, and it’s looking pretty sharp indeed.

If you are oversees as a U.S. military service person, you may understand how expensive it can be to call home. The charges can surely add up and replenishing phone cards can cost a pretty penny. Google claims to understand this and because of that they are beginning to offer [...]

Yesterday HP announced that “one last run” of TouchPad units will be produced to meet unfulfilled demand but, according to an update, that last batch of webOS tablet is not meant to cover any unfulfilled demands originating from the UK.

HTC is working on a bunch of new smartphones and they’re not just Android machines but also Windows Phone 7.5 handsets. Most of them have been featured in various rumors and leaks, with the Holiday, Vigor, Ruby and Amaze 4G being mentioned as Android phones names, and with the Eternity [...]

The IFA show has already shown off a lot of impressive hardware and it hasn’t even technically started yet (the show actually runs from the 2nd to the 7th, according to the show’s promotional material), but with Sony flooding the market on its keynote alone, we’ve seen some great stuff. [...]

With August almost over we’re looking forward to see Apple announce its fall media event, which is when the company will finally unveil its fifth-generation iPhone model(s). That’s also when we’ll get release dates, pricing and pre-order details for the U.S. and potential international launch information.