Amazon Kindle update increases battery life by 85 percent
Amazon's Kindle is an increasingly popular device for those who don't mind reading books electronically; with the device having its own book store, and now beginning to sell internationally, it doesn't have much competition. A new update brings some improvements, such as an 85% battery life increase. As posted on... Read on »
Apple i7 iMac's showing up DOA
Consumers have been reporting issues with their brand new Apple i7 iMac's, some with a cracked screen casing, and others are reporting theirs are dead on arrival. This issue doesn't appear to be universal, only affecting some of the new iMac's, but is still enough of a problem to raise... Read on »
Google buys search ad for offensive Michelle Obama image
The Search Engine Rountable is reporting that Google has purchased a search ad that is placed above the image result for Michelle Obama. Almost two weeks ago if you searched for Michelle Obama in Google's image search you would find a racist caricature depicting the first lady as a monkey.... Read on »
Apple attacks Verizon with new iPhone commercials
Verizon began an ad-campaign in October for the Droid handset where it ran commercials entitled "iDon't", attacking the Apple iPhone. The Verizon... Read on »
Microsoft releases "Fishbowl" Facebook Windows 7 application
Microsoft demonstrated SilverFace during the Silverlight 4 announcements at PDC 2009 last week. Although SilverFace is not available download, Microsoft has made... Read on »
Apple's iPhone accounts for 50% of global mobile traffic
Since its release, Apple's iPhone has received a lot of praise and a lot of criticism; regardless of which way you look at it, it has grown faster than a large amount of competitors. AdMob now states that the iPhone accounts for 50% of mobile traffic across the globe. As... Read on »
Twitter Peek, the Twitter only device
For those of you who can't get enough Twitter where ever you go and don't want to get locked into a big monthly contract with a cell phone company then the Twitter Peek is for you. Developed by Peek, the company which developed the Peek and Peek Pronto the mobile... Read on »
[US] Wal-Mart details Black Friday deals
Black Friday, the Friday after American Thanksgiving, begins the traditional Christmas shopping season. In recent years, the unofficial holiday has been one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year with many of the larger retailers opening their doors as early as midnight on the start of Black Friday.... Read on »
Google Maps Navigation available for Android 1.6
Are you one of those that adopted Android early on? You probably rushed out to get your hands on a T-Mobile G1 with dreams of running all the latest and greatest Android apps that were to follow. With the launch of the Verizon Driod Android 2.0 based phone Google included... Read on »
New iPhone worm can steal bank information
A new iPhone and iPod touch worm has been spotted in the wild, this time the worm is stealing peoples banking information. Neowin reported about the rick roll worm two weeks ago that could change the user's background to a picture of Rick Astley. Much like the Rick Roll worm,... Read on »
Microsoft and News Corp in discussions over Bing News
The Financial Times is reporting that Microsoft and News Corp has held discussions over a plan that would see Rupert Murdoch "de-index" his websites from Google. Murdoch originally hinted at plans to charge for online content at sites such as The Sun, The Times or the Wall Street Journal. Earlier... Read on »
Smoking near Mac voids warranty
In a rather bizarre situation reported on The Consumerist website, it turns out that smoking near your Apple computer is a bio hazard and voids the warranty. There is very little doubt as to the repercussions of smoking a pack of ten per day, however one would never think it... Read on »
Spotify launched for Nokia phones
Spotify, the popular music streaming service, has announced an application for Nokia Symbian devices. The software not only runs on a host of different Nokia Symbian devices but also on the Samsung GT-I7110 , Samsung i8910 Omnia HD and Sony Ericsson Satio. Spotify is a multi-platform application which provides access... Read on »
Death and Social Networking
Ever wondered what happens to Facebook profiles when their owner dies? As we previously reported, the social networking giant implements memorial pages. It can be quite depressing for family and friends to login to their Facebook profiles and see it suggested that they poke the deceased. The Globe and Mail... Read on »
Ballmer: Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has a lot to be excited about, with the great success that is Windows 7. Steve Ballmer announced at the shareholders meeting that Windows 7 has sold more than double of any previous version of Windows ever sold, in a comparable time. Even though Ballmer never... Read on »
Google to shut down GrandCentral website
As stated in an email to GrandCentral users, Google will shut down the website to their earlier telephone service prior to Google Voice, on December 31, 2009. Users were upgraded to Google Voice earlier this year, but old GrandCentral messages are still stored on the old website. Google suggests that... Read on »
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