Microsoft Windows 8 Will Feature Robust USB 3.0 Support [Lengthy Blog Post By Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky Confirms Robust Support For USB 3.0]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

In a very lengthy blog post on MSDN by Windows 8 chief Steven Sinofsky, he confirmed that Windows 8 will feature robust support for the USB 3.0. As the new USB standard has a theoretical speed of 5GB/s, expect lightning fast transfers and back-ups.

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More Men Own Tablets & More Ladies Prefer E-Readers Study Shows [Nielsen Data Would Like Us To Think The Genders Have Chosen Their Gadgets]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

We love the data from surveys and studies don’t we? This time Nielsen brings us some numbers that could show that men and women are different from each other after all. Those who own tablets are predominately men and those who own e-readers are more women than men. In fact 61% of [...]

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Apple Sells Refurbished iPads For $299 [You Can Now Buy Lowest-Spec Refurb Apple iPad From Apple Store, If Apple Replenishes Stocks]

By on Thursday, 25. August 2011

While everybody hankered for the $99 firesale HP Touchpads over the weekend, Apple quietly offered refurbished iPads on the Apple Store in the United States during the beginning of this week. And the store sold iPads for the low, low price of $299. The $299 iPad, which is the lowest-priced [...]

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New Casing Suggests iPhone 4S May Lack Antennagate Issues [Leaked iPhone 4S/5 Mid-Frame Shows Different Antenna & Lack of Home Button Area]

By on Thursday, 25. August 2011

The next-gen iPhone is coming in the following weeks and at this point we’re not only interested to see what features it will have to offer, or how many models Apple has in store for us, but also who’s going to properly introduce it considering that Steve Jobs has tendered [...]

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Quora Adds Location Tagging to Topics [Social Intelligence Site Adds Location Dimension to Question & Answer Topics]

By on Thursday, 25. August 2011

Quora is known for its social intelligence, in that users ask questions and others pitch in. But with many of its topics bearing a geographic dimension, Quora has found it high time to add location tagging.

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HTC Omega Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Smartphone Official Pictures Leaked [Upcoming HTC Omega WP7 Handset Available in Pictures, to be Announced September 1]

By on Thursday, 25. August 2011

HTC is rumored to announce two new Windows Phone 7.5 Mango handsets in just a few days from now, on September 1 during a media event in London. The devices in question are named the Omega and the Eternity and today we have the a leaked press image showing the [...]

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South Korea Working On Its Own Open-Source Smartphone OS [South Korea Is Working On A Non-Android Open Smartphone OS To Compete Against Apple iOS]

By on Thursday, 25. August 2011

There’s something brewing in South Korea – something that could very well be big in the smartphone market in the coming years. According to sources, South Korea is working on its very own open source smartphone operating system for its local phone manufacturers. And yes, including Samsung; a brand known [...]

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Slashdot Founder CmdrTaco Resigns [Rob Malda Leaves Popular Tech News Site; On to Greener Pastures?]

By on Thursday, 25. August 2011

The tech industry has had several iconic individuals leaving their posts lately. While not as Earth-shaking as Steve Jobs resigning — or was it “reigning?” — as Apple CEO, Rob “CmdrTaco” Malda’s resignation from Slashdot signals both the end of an era and that the world will still will go [...]

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Gabe Newell Talks About The Possibility Of Steam On Xbox Live [PS3 Owners Got A Console Version Of Steam, But Xbox 360 Owners Were Left Out In The Cold - Newell Talks About What He Thinks Will Change Microsoft's Mind]

By on Thursday, 25. August 2011

Back when Valve was gearing up for the release of Portal 2, Gabe Newell made the announcement that the PS3 version would ship with a console version of Steam, which would not only grant PS3 players a free copy of the PC version of Portal 2, but allow Valve to [...]

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18 Apps Joe Biden Wants Barack Obama to Buy [Modern Politics & Technology? There’s Surely an App For That Even in the White House]

By on Thursday, 25. August 2011

White House photographer Pete Souza surprised the following photograph of Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama enjoying an iOS moment. One can clearly see an iPhone being used there, but what is the VP showing to Obama? Is it a funny video? Or is it an iOS app? [...]

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