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When the iPhone was first released they were not a common device where I live; now three years later it seems that a huge percentage of my friends and family have one. What was once an elite handset is now just another handset, so how do you make them elite once again? The answer is simple, Stuart … [Read more...]
The Facebook security issue does not want to go away, and has been receiving some negative comments from a number of high-profile individuals. Back in April U.S. Senators sent Facebook's CEO a formal notice saying that security measures did not go far enough. … [Read more...]
Intel has offered a brief roadmap for its Atom processor in 2011, 35 tablets are to be powered by the device. However, it seems that there will be less smartphones with Intel inside next year. Surprisingly, the chip company said that their tablet plans are not as important as netbooks, which does … [Read more...]
A couple of days ago we touched on the subject that Verizon were so focused on getting the iPhone 4 or 5 that they were prepared to pay Apple to stop Sprint or T-Mobile from getting it. We thought we would now elaborate more on this story, and see just how much the carrier would be willing to pay? … [Read more...]
Millions of us each day go on to such sites as Facebook and Twitter along with a host of other social networking services, but have you ever stopped to consider what happens to all your information? Well Robert Faletra from CRN has, so has decided to offer us a greater insight into this. … [Read more...]
The eBook market is starting to look a little crowded; not only do we have Amazon’s Kinndle Store, Apple’s iBookStore and the Nook store we now have a new entrant, Google’s eBookstore, which we first thought was going to be called Google Editions. Is it me or does Google want to get their … [Read more...]
Most of you who are into your smartphones will know by now that the Verizon iPhone looks set to be released in 2011; although we do now know when or if it will be an iPhone 4 or 5. One thing we do know though, next year will be a tough challenge for both Android and AT&T. … [Read more...]
Twitter is no stranger to coming under attack from a worm or virus, only last month there were reports of the ‘Christmas Tree Facebook App Virus’, although it was thought that this did not actually exist. However, the worm that affected Twitter back in June was very real. … [Read more...]
The Google Chrome OS event is now over, so now we can take a look at what we have learned. Two announcements that we knew were coming was a laptop running on the new OS, as well as the Web App Store. The thing that we will look at is the Google Cr-48 Chrome OS laptop, which we first assumed was … [Read more...]
For some time now there have been rumors that Motorola is to offer a tablet device that will run on Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb, which is said to be called MotoPad. We also know that the tablet will be part of the Verizon carrier – so it could take advantage of the upcoming 4G network. … [Read more...]
The whole Wikileaks saga does not want to go away, and for a site that thought that the world was against it would have been happy that Twitter was on its side. We do not know for how long, but we can also report that Facebook is not ready to ban their page just yet. … [Read more...]
We have already looked at the expectations surrounding the Google Chrome OS netbook, so we now thought that we would have a look at the operating system itself. We thought that as there are still a few hours to wait before today’s event gets going (see times and live streaming), we would look at a … [Read more...]
When it comes to choosing a gift this Christmas those who have a larger budget will consider purchasing a new smartphone for that someone special – but what one? Having looked around, three of the most popular choices are the Apple iPhone and the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and Bold 9700 from RIM. … [Read more...]
At the end of November we reported that a host of celebrities were giving up Twitter, but it was not what you thought. They decided to stop tweeting until they could raise $1 million for the ‘Keep a Child Alive” charity. However, things have not gone according to plan. … [Read more...]
We know that a Google Chrome OS netbook is coming, but we just do not know when. However, according to our recent article, it could be today during an event that starts at 10:30am PST in San Francisco. There is said to be a special announcement, which is what makes us believe that there is going to … [Read more...]
This morning my cousin decided to switch on his PS3 to keep his son quiet, but was surprised to see that firmware update 3.55 was ready for download. I did not know that this was coming – maybe something to do with being just a minor update. Having looked on the PlayStation Blog we can see that it … [Read more...]
While looking around we came across an interesting tweet from Digg founder Kevin Rose. In the tweet it basically says that AT&T sucks in San Francisco, and that he cannot wait for the iPhone on Verizon next year. Now does he have inside information, or is it just wishful thinking? … [Read more...]
On Tuesday we found out that Acer is to launch three new tablet devices, two 10-inch versions and one 7-inch – so competition for both the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The other interesting thing is that Acer is to launch these in April – the same month that we were expecting the iPad … [Read more...]
Those that have been waiting for the latest iPhone unlock will be happy today, this is thanks to a tweet from "MuscleNerd", which reports the new "ultrasn0w" is released. You can see the Twitter account here.Those wanting to perform this iPhone unlock have been warned to read the entire blog … [Read more...]
The holiday shopping season is now here and it surprising how many people on Twitter have been looking for information on Christmas Tree Farms. It seems that more people now wish to purchase their tree from these sources, rather than save a few dollars to get one that has been hacked down with no … [Read more...]
For some strange reason the Amazon Kindle DX always seems to be compared to the Apple iPad, but only when it comes to eBooks. You have to remember that they both do totally different things, and they are both leaders in their markets. However, one will outshine the other over Cyber Monday 2010, and … [Read more...]
We recently discussed about the iPhone 5 possible going to China, well it would be stupid for the handset not to go to such a huge market. We also touched on the subject that the Verizon iPhone would offer LTE technology, and how much truth there is in such a rumor. … [Read more...]
If you have just got yourself a new Full HD TV and you are now in the market for a Blu-ray player, then I think I have found two that you might be interested in. Both do the same job; one is a low budget, while the other is a top branded devices. Let us have look at what Best Buy has to offer. … [Read more...]
Who would have thought that Sunday would be the day that Best Buy Cyber Monday deals for 2010 would go live? Well it has, so we thought we would have a look at what deals you should look out for. Just remember that these deals only last or two days, and there is free shipping on hundreds of … [Read more...]
The start of the week was not that great for Facebook, this was due to an application that allowed users details to be distributed to third parties. However, engineers for the social networking site have recommend that Facebook encrypt UIDs. … [Read more...]
