Computers & Computing Category - Page 243

OS X Lion Release Date Hits [A Slightly Shifted Release Date Has Been Reported For The New Mac Operating System, And It's Bringing Friends]

By on Wednesday, 29. June 2011

Cheery news for Mac buffs out there awaiting their chance to lay hands on the newest operating system, OS X Lion: a new release date has been dropped, and it’s just a bit later than earlier announced. Why the slight delay? A few reasons, actually; the biggest one is that [...]

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Google Expands Google Sites, Now Allows Mobile Landing Page Creation [Google Goes Mobile With Google Sites, Announces Mobile Landing Pages With Pre-Build Templates]

By on Wednesday, 29. June 2011

Google Sites is a long running Google offering, however thanks to a recent addition, those interested can now create a mobile specific site. And quite honestly, I have to say that I was a bit surprised to see this come on the Google Mobile Ads Blog as a new service, [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Goes Up For Pre-Order With Verizon Wireless [Galaxy Tab 10.1 Pre-Orders Now Live With Verizon, Priced As Expected From $529.99]

By on Wednesday, 29. June 2011

Originally we had thought the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was going to be available for pre-order with Verizon back on June 8th. And well, it seems that the pre-order status has just arrived today. That said, we suppose a bit later is better than never, but still the expected shipping time [...]

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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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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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