Archive for October, 2011 - Page 4

51% Of US Children Under The Age Of 8 Have Played A Console Game, Says Study [New Study From Common Sense Media Examines Gaming Habits Of Young Children In The US]

By on Sunday, 30. October 2011

Non-profit organization Common Sense Media has issued a new study that proves something we’ve suspected for quite some time now: children like video games. Okay, so it isn’t as cut and dry as all of that, with the study results [...]

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Steve Jobs’ Last Moments Described in Sister’s Eulogy [The New York Times Published Mona Simpson’s Eulogy Delivered at the Memorial Service at the Memorial Church of Stanford University]

By on Sunday, 30. October 2011

I’m not nearly half way through “Steve Jobs” and I must say I believe Walter Isaacson really managed to capture the intensity of Steve Jobs in the official biography. Jobs was not a saint and he was not a villain. [...]

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New iPhone 4S Ads: Siri, Camera & iCloud [Apple Releases Three New TV Ads for the iPhone 4S Showing Some of Its Most Important Specs & Features]

By on Sunday, 30. October 2011

Apple has recently released a TV ad for the iPhone 4S in which it focused solely on the Siri intelligent assistant and today we have three brand new similar ads that talk about Siri (again,) the camera of the device [...]

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus & Rezound Images Appear, Release Date Not Available for Either LTE Smartphone [Verizon Gets Ready to Launch New Samsung & HTC Smartphones, Official Images of Both Devices Leak Ahead of Launch]

By on Sunday, 30. October 2011

Verizon is going to launch three hot Android handsets in the following weeks, but since the Motorola Droid RAZR has already started selling, we’re now more interested in the remaining two, the next-gen Google phone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and [...]

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Sega Not Planning On Using Classic Sonic In Future Games [Sega Doesn't Have Plans To Resurrect Classic Sonic, But Warns To 'Never Say Never']

By on Sunday, 30. October 2011

We’re just two short days away from the release of Sonic Generations, and the anticipation is incredibly high. So high, in fact, that Sega recently announced that Sonic Generations has become the most pre-ordered Sonic game in history. Sure, that’s [...]

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15-inch MacBook Air-like MacBook Pro Nearing Production? [Ultra-thin MacBook Pro May Come With 2012 Product Refresh; Components Already Produced for Prototype Units?]

By on Sunday, 30. October 2011

The MacBook Pro got a mild refresh a few days ago as Apple is now offering configurations with better processors and more storage. But if you didn’t buy your new Pro version you may want to wait a few months [...]

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Apple Might Be Developing 3D Maps [Apple's Activities Hints At 3D Map Development To Compete against Google Maps]

By on Sunday, 30. October 2011

Apple’s devices have been depending on Google for maps forever. But for quite a while now, Apple has apparently been looking to coming up with its own map for the iDevices, and has been acquiring smaller companies for years. Now [...]

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32GB HP TouchPad Available from Best Buy on November 1, With a Catch [Last Batch of TouchPad Firesale Units Will Sell Bundled With HP Computers]

By on Sunday, 30. October 2011

Earlier this week, HP announced it has completely run out of TouchPad units, but if you still haven’t purchased your ultra cheap tablet there’s still hope. Like we already told you, Best Buy is the place to go for your [...]

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Siri Port for iPhone 4 & iPod touch 4G Fully Functional [Siri Port on Non-iPhone 4S iOS 5 Devices Now Talks With Apple Servers, Jailbreak Apparently Required]

By on Sunday, 30. October 2011

We’ve seen Siri ported on all sorts of non-iPhone 4S devices running iOS 5 such as the iPhone 4, the iPod touch 4G, the iPad and the iPad 2, but none of those ports were really offering a fully-working voice-based [...]

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Steve Jobs Drove His Mercedes Without License Plates Due to California Law Loophole [Ever Wondered How Steve Jobs Drove Around Town Without License Plates? A California Legal Loophole May be the Culprit]

By on Friday, 28. October 2011

Steve Jobs was a fan of great design, and this extended to the cars and motorcycles he drove. But Jobs thought that license plates are such a distraction to the elegant curves and lines of his cars, so he opted [...]

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