Archive for March 16th, 2009
Mouse Computer unveils its Dual-Core Atom Nettop
By Kamal DS, Gadgetmix
The Mouse Computers have added a new product to their netbook/nettop range, a Dual Core Atom Nettop named EGPA33DR32XP. It uses the mighty Atom 330 processor with 2GB of RAM, 320GB HDD and uses XP Home as its OS. Mouse Computers have also thrown in a super DVD drive to make the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )MSI Wind U110 Eco rocks ATI graphics, 9-hour battery life
By Nilay Patel, Engadget
Looks like MSI’s trying some new things with its next generation of netbooks — instead of the expected Atom N280 or the NVIDIA Ion platform, the new Wind U110 ECO pairs a 1.6GHz Atom Z530 and Intel’s traditionally MID-oriented Menlow chipset with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD3200 to achieve nine hours of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )iPhone OS 3.0 preview event is Tuesday, and we’ll be there live!
By Joshua Topolsky, Engadget
If you’re on the edge of your seat about the upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 event, have no fear — we’ll be there live and direct from Apple HQ bringing you the minute-by-minute news as it happens. Just tune in right here come Tuesday, March 17th, and experience the best liveblog on the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Dell Adamo arrives tomorrow? Google seems to think so
By Paul Miller, Engadget
Thanks to a fortuitous search on Google Ireland, friendly tipster Niall spotted this rather intriguing sponsored link for Dell Adamo. Instead of the vague “Learn More” promised by similar sponsored links in the States, the ad on Google Ireland says that we can “Discover the Love Story on 17/3.” Dell has been [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Credit Card Sized MP3 Player
By Laura June, Engadget
We’ve seen some ultra-thin MP3 players, even ones that were credit-card sized, but this newest one actually maraudes as a credit card, numbers and all! There’s perilously little information available about the device, but we can tell you this: you’ll look and feel awesome sporting it, should you ever be able to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Pandora coming to Vudu, LAN streaming too
By Nilay Patel, Engadget
We’ve always had a soft spot for Vudu and its 1080p HDX movie rentals, and it looks like it’s about to get even easier to love — our man Dave Zatz says that Pandora will be launching on the device “imminently.” Not only that, but it looks like the $150 box will [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )March 2009 Layoffs
By Klaus Kneale
Layoffs for March 2009 at America’s 500 largest public companies*:
19,664
Mar. 13: PPG Industries (nyse: PPG – news – people ) lowers first-quarter expectations and lays off 2,500.
Mar. 13: Sunoco (nyse: SUN – news – people ) fires 750 salaried workers–about a fifth of its workforce.
Mar. 12: Weyerhaeuser (nyse: WY – news – people [...]
5 iPhone apps for old school computer geekery
By Lee Mathews, Downloadsquad
There are all kinds of fancy modern things that you can do with your iPhone, including all the techno-superhero things Jay covered in his post.
What if you like things that are a little bit more nostalgic? Here are five apps packed with old-timey computing goodness!
These are all available through iTunes – no [...]
Sprint Treo Pro now finally available
By Nilay Patel, Engadget
After months of delays and at least one false start, the Sprint Treo Pro is finally on sale as promised — and from what we can tell, Sprint reps are already confusing the Pre and the Pro. Ouch. Nevertheless, we’re glad to see this thing make it out into the world — [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BestInClass Tries To Help Consumers Find The Perfect Digital Camera
By Leena Rao, Techcrunch
Startup BestInClass is trying to solve a problem many consumers face when trying to pick out a digital camera that best suits their needs and preferences. Most consumers spend hours on the internet looking at editorial and user reviews to figure out what digital camera to buy. The site has launched a [...]
Blellow: Like Yammer meets LinkedIn Meets Twitter
By John Biggs, Techcrunch
To paraphrase Cracker, what the world needs now is another web-based Interactive micro-content production community like I need a hole in the head. But strangely enough, I think the world needs Blellow.
Blellow is a fascinating collaboration tool a la Yammer but Blellow allows you to create groups based on projects – WordPress [...]
Third-party iPod shuffle headphones will require Apple-licensed authentication chip
By Nilay Patel, Engadget
Sigh, it looks like Apple’s habit of squeezing iPod accessory manufacturers for license fees has now extended to freaking headphones — iLounge is reporting that the new iPod shuffle can only be controlled by headphones with a special hardware authentication chip. That means that third parties will have to pay Apple for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Garmin Oregon 500 series with built-in camera leaks out
By Nilay Patel, Engadget
Looks like the latest Garmin Oregon nav unit is following in family footsteps by leaking out a little early — listings for an Oregon 500 and Oregon 500t appear in the latest REI catalog. The pair are basically the same as the Oregon 400 / 400t, with the addition of a built-in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Twitter Suggested Users: problem and solution
By Brad Hill, Downloadsquad
Plenty of swirl this week about the Suggested Users page that Twitter newcomers see after sign-up. Jason Calacanis (co-founder of Weblogs, Inc., which publishes Download Squad) made a splashy offer of $250,000 to be installed near the top of the suggested list for two years. Dave Winer refuted that ploy, and the [...]
Motion’s J3400 rugged tablet PC boasts dual batteries
By Darren Murph, Engadget
Need a tablet PC that’ll last all day, do ya? Care for one that you can also see whilst outdoors? Look no further than Motion’s brand new J3400, a rugged (albeit sleek) new tablet that comes equipped with dual battery compartments and an outdoor-visible LCD. Other specs include an Intel Core 2 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )iriver P7 does the unboxing thing
By Nilay Patel, Engadget
We thoroughly enjoyed our CES hands-on time with iriver’s slick P7 PMP, but it looks like the touchscreen player is starting to make it out to the wild — check out these unboxing photos. We’re not sure why iriver’s chosen “like a magazine” as the tagline here, but we’re pretty anxious to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New Verizon Wireless app assists visually-impaired
By Kent German, Cnet
Verizon Wireless this week announced a new service for blind and visually impaired customers. Talks will convert displayed text into speech for a variety of features including phone numbers on caller ID, text messages, e-mail, and notes. Using their voice, Talks users also will be able to:
• Dial a number from the [...]
Eight great Userscripts for Twitter users
By Lee Mathews, Downloadsquad
Not using a desktop Twitter client? Maybe you’re quite happy to use the Twitter site to post updates and monitor those you follow. Just because you do doesn’t mean you don’t have access to more powerful interface options than the bare minimum Twitter provides.
Grab some Userscripts, and use your browser give your [...]
BlackBerry 9900 Picture Fake?
By Chris, Mobilewhack
The BlackBerry 9900 Pluto we’ve shown you earlier here seems to have already been proven a fake. It looks like the Pluto has the mic hole from a BlackBerry 8800 on the bottom. Is that enough proof? Does that mean the Rogers isn’t going to unveil a new RIM phone soon? Are we [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )StumbleUpon To Launch su.pr ShortUrl Service
By Michael Arrington, Techcrunch
StumbleUpon is preparing to launch a shortURL service (a web service that provides short aliases for redirection of long URLs, like TinyURL or Bit.ly) in the next couple of weeks called su.pr.
Founder Garrett Camp announced the new service on Twitter without any description of what it might be on March 3. In [...]
Microsoft to shut down adCenter Analytics Beta
By Brad Linder, Downloadsquad
Microsoft is ending its adCenter Analytics Beta. The company is no longer accepting new users, although existing users will be able to access the service through the end of 2009. You’ll probably want to export your data by December 31st though, unless you’re cool with watching it all disappear.
Microsoft adCenter Analytics Beta [...]
Nokia 5800 NAM Back on Shelves at Nokia US Flagship Stores
By Mark Guim, Thenokiablog
You are probably tired of hearing about the whole 5800 NAM launch fiasco (especially if you are not North American), but hopefully this will be the end of it. The Nokia 5800 NAM is back with updated firmware v20 and returned to the sales floor at the US flagships. Those who pre-ordered [...]
LG Rumor 2 and Motorola Stature i9 now available from Sprint
By Kelly Hodgkins, BGR
Sunday is a banner day for Sprint which added not only the Treo Pro, but also the LG Rumor 2 and the Motorola Stature i9 to its handset lineup. The qwerty-slider LG Rumor 2 is available both online and in stores for a rock bottom price of $49.99 after an instant savings [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Motorola Evoke QA4 Appears on Motorola’s Site
By Chris, Mobilewhack
A certain Motorola Evoke QA4 phone has appeared on Motorola’s site although the phone isn’t arriving any time soon, and there’s no point even talking about prices just yet.
The phone hasn’t been officially announced yet but oddly enough it made it to the official site. Which must mean that it was just a [...]
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