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Make Your iPhone® 4G (video)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:38:39 +0000

	The Overdrive from Sprint can connect an iPhone to the Sprint 4G network to give it the advantages of 4G without switching carriers — full article at youtube.com Related Stories: • iPhone 4G now available from Sprint — boygeniusreport.com

Apple Offering Discounted iPad 10-Packs to Educational Institutions

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:57:58 +0000

Note: This is a Page 2 News Item Apple has begun promoting 10-pack iPad bundles for educational institutions, offering minor discounts while also reducing packaging by eliminating separate retail boxing for the devices. Each package contains ten iPads with USB-to-Dock Connector cables ... — full article at macrumors.com

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• Study: Developers Testing Games, Entertainment Apps on iPad — businessweek.com
• Apple Starts Accepting iPad Applications; Launch Apps Must Be Submitted By March 27 — techcrunch.com
• Apple Swears iPad Partners to Secrecy — businessweek.com

Forbes: ‘Palm’s Stock Plummets After Analysts Cut Targets to $0’

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:56:38 +0000

The message seems to be that Palm is in serious trouble — not just merely “struggling”, but in dire straits. I don’t really understand why. Their WebOS phones are, to my eyes, the best competitors to the iPhone. People who own them seem to like them . Their marketing ... — full article at money.cnn.com

HP Flexible Display (video)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:40:06 +0000

	First demo of HP's new flexible display technology demo by Phil McKinney — full article at youtube.com Related Stories: • HP toont Flexible Display — hardware.info • HP flexible display unfurled on video — engadget.com • HP Flexible Display Rolls Out Onto the Scene [video] — slashgear.com

Review of MSI Wind12 U230 Netbook

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

	Today for review I’ve got the MSI Wind12 U230 netbook, it’s called a netbook but it really isn’t it could really be considered an ultra-portable notebook as it does have an AMD Athlon Neo X2 CPU in it, along with ATI HD 3200 Graphics. It’s much more powerful than the netbooks we’ve become ... — full article at testfreaks.com

The World’s First Printed Building

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:38:04 +0000

In a small shed on an industrial park near Pisa is a machine that can print buildings. The machine itself looks like a prototype for the automotive industry. Four columns independently support a frame with a single armature on it. Driven by CAD software installed on a dust-covered computer ... — full article at blueprintmagazine.co.uk

Charlie Miller to reveal 20 zero day security holes in Mac OS X

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:59:37 +0000

	Say, Charles -- it's been awhile ! But we're pleased as punch to see that you're back to your old ways, poking around within OS X's mainframe just looking for ways to remotely control the system, snag credit card data and download a few interoffice love letters that are carefully stashed 15 ... — full article at engadget.com

Dual GPS Navigation and Battery Cable

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:03:09 +0000

	Purchase Information $199.95 Ships: Within 24hrs Free Shipping Purchase Actions — full article at store.apple.com

March Madness on the Nexus One with Flash Player 10.1 (video)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:54:20 +0000

	A quick video of CBS' March Madness live streaming site working on the Google Nexus One with Flash Player 10.1. — full article at youtube.com Related Stories: • Day 74 Sales: Apple iPhone vs. Google Nexus One vs. Motorola Droid — blog.flurry.com • March Madness On The Nexus One With Flash 10.1 — phandroid.com

Employers: Look to gaming to motivate staff

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:18:00 +0000

Gamer rewards could boost employee engagement. Clearly defined goals and fair, incremental rewards are two game design techniques that could motivate the 'gamer generation' in the workforce, according to a US academic. Lee Sheldon of the Indiana University believes managers may have to rethink ... — full article at itnews.com.au

EXCLUSIVE: Bluetooth Star Wars Lightsaber Duel iPhone app coming soon

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:39:08 +0000

	EXCLUSIVE: Bluetooth Star Wars Lightsaber Duel iPhone app coming soon — full article at mobile-ent.biz

Business Card (Aaron ALAI)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:41:44 +0000

You may be wondering why I have included a video of my business card on the website. It's on the site because I designed the business card to be a type of small interactive exhibit, the card is a demonstration on how transistors work. The user can also experimentally use the card in different ... — full article at aaronalai.com

The Twist Alarm Clock forces you to activate your brain in the morning

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:40:33 +0000

	Japan and its alarm clocks . Most of these devices force you to wake up through an extra-annoying noise (or by moving away from you), but this new one, the so-called Twist Alarm Clock [JP], makes you solve (simple) math problems. The way it works is that when the alarm starts ... — full article at crunchgear.com

Talking About Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:42:00 +0000

Today during our online Desktop Virtualization Hour event, we’ll be talking a little bit about Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. For Windows Server 2008 R2, SP1 will be introducing two new desktop virtualization features: Microsoft RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory. ... — full article at windowsteamblog.com