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Microsoft Phasing Out Support for Windows XP, Vista & 2000 Soon

"There Is a Need to Take an Action" : Buy Windows 7
By on Thursday, 25. February 2010

Microsoft took some time today to remind users that they’re going to discontinue support for some older versions of their Windows operating system in the first half of the year. Targeted to not getting any security updates are Windows Vista SP0 from April 13th, while Windows XP SP2 and any [...]

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Pentax X90 Superzoom Officially Announced

12MP Pentax X90 Brings 26x Optical Zoom & 720p Video @ 30FPS
By on Thursday, 25. February 2010

Pentax is not about to lose the superzoom war, and after seeing that Olympus have released the SP-800UZ and Nikon introduced the CoolPix P100, they decided to officially announce their new Pentax X90. Following on its first attempt into the ultra-zoom market (the X70), Pentax X90 does 26x optical zoom, [...]

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ASUS Eee PC 1018P, 1016P & 1015P Netbooks Break Cover

EeePC 1018P, 1016P & 1015P Leak Ahead of CeBIT 2010
By on Thursday, 25. February 2010

Just one week ahead of the CeBIT 2010 show in Hanover, Germany, ASUS have been caught adding three new models to the EeePC netbook lineup. Dubbed the Eee PC 1018P, Eee PC 1016P and Eee PC 1015P (pictured below), they all feature 10-inch displays and are rumored to run on [...]

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Quake 3 on Motorola Droid Looks Awesome

kwaak3 port of Quake 3 Comes to Android, Courtesy of Thunderbird2k
By on Thursday, 25. February 2010

If you were wondering just how great your Motorola Droid is, we have the answer, it’s awesome — or at least we think it’s awesome after seeing that you can play Quake 3 on it. Coming in from developer Thunderbird2k who spent a day compiling and loading the main function [...]

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Sony Bravia LX900, HX800 & HX900 3D TVs Unveiled

Flagship Bravia KDL46HX900 3D TV With Full HD Resolution & Optional 3D to Be Available Soon
By on Wednesday, 24. February 2010

One of the biggest name in the 3D market, Sony have officially unveiled their new Bravia LX900, HX800 and HX900 3D TVs lineup. Of the three, the new Bravia LX900 television come with 3D on-board, while the HX800 and the HX900 have 3D as an add-on for some “added flexibility”.

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Motorola Droid on Amazon Wireless for Only $49

Amazon Debuts Crazy Deal for the Motorola Droid
By on Wednesday, 24. February 2010

If you’re in the market for the new Motorola Droid but Verizon’s $199.99 price sounds a bit steep, head over to Amazon Wireless where a crazy deal is giving you the Droid for just $49.99 if you get your name on a two year contract. And you want to know [...]

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Nokia Confirms New C-series Phones

Nokia C6 Becomes Official With WiFi & Bluetooth, Release Date Yet to Be Announced
By on Wednesday, 24. February 2010

Nokia’s heavily-rumored C-series new mobile phones have not only been confirmed by the Finnish manufacturer, they’ve also cleared the FCC as Nokia RM-612, meaning that we’re looking at an imminent release in the US. After finding out from Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president of markets at Nokia, just how bad [...]

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Vodafone UK Mocks O2 for Being the Fastest Web Browsing Operator

O2 Study Puts Vodafone as Best UK Network
By on Wednesday, 24. February 2010

Long time enemies for who’s the best British carrier for the latest smartphones, Vodafone has a new reason to mock O2 as they’ve been named the fastest operator in the UK for accessing the web. While O2 won first place when it comes to music download, a series of independent [...]

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Nokia N97 User Experience Was a "Tremendous Disappointment"

Senior Nokia Exec Acknowledges N97 Failures, Low Experience Quality
By on Wednesday, 24. February 2010

Although Nokia’s N97 was a real success in terms of sales, it looks like the Finnish mobile manufacturer is not quite happy with the response they got from the consumers actually using the handset. In a recent interview with the folks from Mobile Industry review (duly credite below), Anssi Vanjoki, [...]

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Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S Awards Edition Heading to Geneva

Maserati to Debut Quattroporte Awards Edition at the Geneva Motor Show
By on Wednesday, 24. February 2010

Although the auto industry has taken quite a hit last year, in 2010 things look much better and by the looks of it, the Motor Show in Geneva next month is going to be amazing for all car enthusiasts. Among those to surprise visitors with more appealing models, Maserati have [...]

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