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Archive for March, 2008

Yahoo to launch mobile-bookmarking tool

Tuesday
Mar 4,2008

Yahoo is on a mobile roll.

The Internet company on Tuesday unveiled a new bookmarking tool for cell phones that lets people keep track of favorite Web content–news feeds, search results, Web sites–from one place on their handheld. The technology, called Yahoo OnePlace, will be available in the second quarter …

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  • This is a laptop from HP?

    Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008
    (Credit: ChipChick)

    If we didn’t know better, we might think that some of the marketing people at Hewlett-Packard had discovered some new recreational activities. It started off simple enough, with a mildly interesting design for a new Bluetooth mouse. Then the “Clay” laptop was a little weird, but we …

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  • More money washes into wave power

    Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008

    An artist's rendering of the company's wave system

    (Credit: Orecon)

    Right now, wave power is in the early experimental stages, but venture capitalists are lining up to be on the ground floor.

    Orecon has lined up $24 million in funding from Advent Ventures, Venrock, Wellington Partners

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  • Samsung’s Soul goes clamshell

    Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008
    (Credit: Crave Asia)

    The Korean mobile phone maker has just announced a clamshell version of the Soul handset at the CeBIT tradeshow in Hannover, Germany. Named the G400, the handset’s most interesting feature lies in its dual 2.2-inch QVGA LCD displays. That’s right, it comes with a …

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  • Cooling chips with fluid…from the inside

    Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008

    CORK, Ireland–Researchers for years have devised cooling systems that sit next to or on top of chips and other hot components. Now, researchers in Ireland are trying to make one for inside these components.

    The University of Limerick in Ireland, in conjunction with Cork’s Tyndall Institute and other research …

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  • Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008

    Gary Gygax at Gen Con 2007

    (Credit: Wikimedia)

    Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and one of the fathers of tabletop role playing games, died on Tuesday at the age of 69. He had suffered from heart problems.

    The news was first announced on the message board of Troll Lord Games, …

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  • Micron carves out image-sensor division

    Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008

    Aptina Imaging now can assemble image sensors, lenses, and other components into a camera phone package. The integration happens earlier in the manufacturing process, when the sensors are still part of their silicon wafer, than is typical today.

    (Credit: Micron)

    Memory chipmaker Micron Technology has launched its image-sensor business as …

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  • Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008
    (Credit: Crave UK)

    No quirky intro for you today: Along with the B&W Zeppelin, Tannoy’s i30 is the best iPod speaker system Crave UK has ever heard.

    From the minute we opened the beautifully packaged i30 we knew we were in for a treat. The system itself …

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  • Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008
    (Credit: Crave UK)

    Imagine (pun intended) there’s a race. In one lane is the late, great John Lennon. In the other, James Blunt. The starting gun fires, and somehow Lennon, who has been dead for 27 years now, beats Blunt to the finish line. Well, that’s exactly what’…

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  • MacBook Air “takes portability to ethereal levels”

    • Filed under: News
    Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008

    “The MacBook Air is so sleek and elegant,” writes Etan Horowitz (orlandosentinal.com) “that pulling it out of your bag and using it is as easy and seamless as taking a small notebook from your pocket.” “Wowed by its razor-thin design,” Horowitz “wanted to bring it everywhere.” Horowitz says “it’s a pleasure to sit with the Air on your lap while watching TV on the couch, listening to a speech at a conference or riding in the car. In fact, I wrote much of this column on the Air while riding in a car at night.”

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    1. AT&T’s Rivals Are Happy to Attack Over iPhone’s Network Woes - Apple sold more than a million iPhone 3G cellphones its first weekend — with some stores running out — and two million more since then, analysts say. But its July debut has been nothing less than a public relations headache for AT&T, with eager buyers complaining about dropped calls and poor network connections.
    2. Apple Confirms September iPhone Update - According to Macworld, Apple has confirmed the security flaw that was publicized yesterday that could allow unauthorized individuals to circumvent the passcode locking system on the iPhone. �The minor iPhone security issue which surfaced this week is fixed in a software update which will be released...
    3. Free 1TB online storage for iPhone (Yes, 1TB, not 1GB) - If you are looking for the iPhone online storage, finally we have one here. Oosah is a free online storage currently provides a very huge 1TB space. After you upload the stuff on Oosah, you can access it on iPhone directly through http://m.oosah.com.
    4. GolFlyOver Gives Aerial View of Golfing on iPhones - Wireless and Mobile News reports that Posimotion's iPhone GolFlyOver gives an aerial view of golfcourses and will be available later this week on the iPhone app store. It offers bird's eye view satellite maps of every supported course with hole numbers and yardages pre-plotted. Also close-up views of the green for every hole.
    5. Google reveals open Android Market to rival iPhone's App Sto - Google on Thursday afternoon provided first details of a marketplace for phones based on its Android mobile platform -- including word that its store won't be as tightly monitored as the Apple-run shop for iPhones.
    6. Half A Million iPhone Ringtones - With the exception of iTunes, it's the only place offering 500,000 ringtones compatible for the iPhone.
    7. New update for iPhone game iGotchi - There's a new update available for iGotchi, a cute game for Apple's iPhone 3G.
    8. Wanted: An iPhone power miser app - The Unofficial Apple Web - While Guy Kawasaki might be able to get 36 hours of standby life out of his iPhone 3G, many of the rest of us are struggling with having enough power to make it through a day.
    9. iPhone security flaw exposes private data - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A security flaw in Apple Inc's (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company said a fix is on...
    10. iPhoners Can Drive Audi A4 on iPhones with Free App - - Wireless and Mobile News reports that Audi is offering a free Audi A4 driver game and special Audi website for iPhone users. "Audi A4 Challenge," a driving game that utilizes the iPhone's accelerometer (motion sensor) to steer a digital version of Audi's new 2009 A4.