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Toshiba acknowledges tablet bug, working on fix Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:16PMIDG News Service - Toshiba acknowledged a bug that keeps its Thrive tablet from waking up from sleep mode, and the company said it is working on a fix.
iriver Story HD Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:31PMThe iriver Story HD sports a fantastic screen and it's the first ebook reader with Google eBooks integration, but an outdated feature set can't compete with leaders like the Kindle or the Nook.
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:31PMThe big, beautiful, Android-based myTouch 4G Slide is T-Mobile's most powerful handset to date, so it's our latest Editors' Choice for keyboarded smartphones on T-Mobile.
Apple wins initial patent ruling on HTC's Android phones Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:34AMIn an initial determination, an ITC judge has found that HTC's Android handsets infringe on two Apple patents, but HTC says it can work around the patents and will appeal ( ZDNet UK - Intellectual Property )
Atlantis' General Purpose Computer 4 Healthy Again Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:26AMAtlantis' General Purpose Computer 4 Healthy Again
The Science of Playtesting [Xbox 360] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:42PMWe go behind the scenes at Valve, Bungie, and Epic Games to see how user feedback helps shape the game development process.
Photo Release -- Brooks Automation Announces Scholarship Program Recipients Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:00PMCHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Brooks Automation, Inc. held their Fifth Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner on June 29th to honor students selected to receive awards as part of the Brooks Automation Annual Scholarship Program.
Deer Park resident earns Space Flight Awareness award Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:50PMNASA's Space Flight Awareness Program recognized 143 civil servants and contractors for their outstanding support of human spaceflight. The awardees work at NASA facilities across the country and repr
Friendswood residents, others earn Space Flight Awareness awards Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:45PMNASA's Space Flight Awareness Program recognized 143 civil servants and contractors for their outstanding support of human spaceflight. The awardees work at NASA facilities across the country and repr
How to make a Windows Time Capsule Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:44AMIf you're a Windows user, or a Mac user who can't afford the $500 price tag on an Apple Time Capsule, you can make your own for around $200.
Mac Gems: Usher 1.1.3 video organizing software Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:18AMYou've got iTunes to organize your music and iPhoto to organize your pictures. But what about your videos? ManyTricks's Usher attempts to bring your movies, TV shows, home videos, and more under one roof, undivided, with browsing and metadata for all.
High flyer falls on hard times Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:30AMTwo years ago, Research In Motion was on top of the world. Today that has all changed. As the company holds its annual meeting today, Theresa Tedesco and Matt Hartley probe the question on every shareholder's mind. What went wrong at RIM?
Alot of mail. No, really, a lot Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:26PMA regular Bangkok Post reader, Patrick, has an email problem. Well don't we all, eh? But Patrick's is one I haven't heard for a while. He writes:
Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:00AMWe have a pair of solid state drives from OCZ in the roundup today with articles covering the Agility 3 120GB and the 240GB version of the Vertex 3. Also in storage is a look at the Mushkin Class10 SDHC card. The Corsair CX430V2 430W power supply might not show up in many enthusiasts' gaming rigs, but it does offer a solid choice for mainstream computers for not a lot of money. We also have ...
Storm unleashes 32-core cloud server Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:49AMStorm on Demand has released a 32-core managed cloud server. The rentable hardware, which has 96GB of RAM, 32-cores...
Olympus PEN E-P3 Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:01AMThe Olympus PEN E-P3 Micro Four Thirds camera offers a pleasing mix of a smaller-than-SLR body, fast performance, and beautiful images, but for the best pictures possible you still need a true D-SLR.
Robert Brunner helps Barnes & Noble find its Nook Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 7:01PMBarnes & Noble may be lagging behind Amazon.com in the market for electronic readers, but lately there are reasons for the bookseller to brag. The company believes it has a 27 percent share of the U.S. market for...
HP's Rubinstein compares webOS' early state to Mac OS X Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:32PMHP's Senior VP for Palm Jon Rubinstein in a new memo kicking off the launch of the TouchPad paralleled it to his experience at Apple. After encountering some rough reviews that said the webOS tablet had promise but was buggy, he saw it getting the same reaction as Mac OS X did when it first launched. Early reviewers called OS X 10.0 "sluggish" and complained about a lack of apps, but the OS went ...
Open letter puts RIM's woes in the spotlight Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:19PMThe BlackBerry maker has shrugged off criticisms in an open letter purportedly written by a high-level employee, as it faces shareholder unhappiness over its joint leadership ( ZDNet UK - Business of IT )
6 Best Free-to-Play Games on Steam Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:15AMValve's ongoing plan to dominate the PC gaming space through Steam has now officially expanded into the free-to-play model, which some people will recognize as a bit of misnomer; most free-to-play games involve much-maligned microtransactions, where the player pays for access to perks, benign or otherwise. What you actually get for free varies per title, but you can generally get a pretty good ...
HP TouchPad tablet debuts to mixed reviews Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:38AMHP's TouchPad tablet went on sale Friday for $499, the same price as the iPad.
HP TouchPad tablet launches to mixed reviews Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:03AMHP's TouchPad tablet, which has the same size as the iPad, with a 9.7-inch screen, went on sale Friday for $499, the same price as the iPad.
Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:03AMSilverStone is known for making high-quality computer cases and today we get a chance to examine the Precision PS06 mid-tower chassis which can be had for around $100US at online retailers. For the audiophiles out there, the folks over at [H] bring us a review on the Audio-Technica ATH-AD900 headphones. Yesterday saw a flurry of reviews on AMD's A8-3850 Llano APU and we have another one in today ...
Raves for Robert Brunner’s All-New Nook Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:02PMThe designer of Barnes & Noble’s e-readers is winning praise for its latest, which is light and simple
Samsung Gravity Smart SGH-T589 (T-Mobile) Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:01PMThe Samsung Gravity Smart is a true Android smartphone with a roomy keyboard and screen, especially considering its low price.
HP TouchPad review roundup Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:31PMHP TouchPad review scores are rolling in. Critics have positive words, but worry that the strong tablet market may wash away the HP TouchPad before it has a chance to grow.
Hey, iPad, There's a New Tablet in Town Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:00AMOne year to the day that Hewlett-Packard wrapped up its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm, HP is hoping to make another splash. It chose the July 1 anniversary to elbow in on the iPad by selling the rival HP TouchPad.
Blackmagic Design announces DaVinci Resolve 8 Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:41AMBlackmagic Design jhas released DaVinci Resolve 8, an update to the advanced Mac and Linux colour correction tool for video and film. DaVinci Resolve 8 is available for download for all DaVinci Resolve users free of charge.
HP Bobbles Hardware in Assault on IPad: TouchPad Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:13PMJune 30 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Rich Jaroslovsky reviews Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new TouchPad tablet. You’d expect the world’s largest computer maker to know a thing or three about hardware. But that, surprisingly, is where the TouchPad comes in a little light, he says.
Creative Live! Cam inPerson HD Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:01PMThe Creative Live! Cam inPerson HD delivers smooth 720p Skype chats, and its quad microphones are perfect for capturing audio from everyone seated around a boardroom conference table, but its audio and video performance are otherwise unremarkable.
Epson WorkForce 325 All-in-One Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:46AMThe Epson WorkForce 325 provides fax features and an automatic document feeder (ADF) at a bargain price, but its business printing is painfully slow.
Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Edition Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:03AMWhen OCZ announced it was exiting the RAM market to concentrate on solid state drives, many people were a bit taken back. However, OCZ has done just that, with several drives now available targeting different market segments. Today's roundup has reviews on the OCZ RevoDrive 3 x2 480GB PCIe and the OCZ Agility 3 240GB solid state drives. Sentey is a relative newcomer to the North American market ...
Apple releases second iOS 5 beta Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:24AMThe latest update to the mobile operating system fixes bugs and introduces the Wi-Fi Sync feature, which connects iOS devices and computers running iTunes ( ZDNet UK - Application Development )
GTD-based Task Manager for Android and Web ActionComplete Adds Recurring Tasks, Enhances Email Integration Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:15AMActionComplete LLC announces a new release of its flagship product - ActionComplete for Web. The update introduces repeating tasks, email reminders, task completion by email, and a number of other improvements. ActionComplete product family is a streamlined task management solution based on David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology. (PRWeb June 28, 2011) Read the full story at ...
New PortableScannerReviews.net Website Offers Technology Insight to Weary Consumers Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:40AMPortableScannerReviews.net provides up-to-date information on the best portable scanner products for use in personal or business settings. The review and online forum website looks to allow individuals and business professionals to research and comment on the best, and worst, portable scanners available on the market. ...
Scientists create brain-like computing component Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:05AMResearchers at Exeter University have used phase-change materials to demonstrate a component that can store and compute data in the same place, much like the brain's neurons ( ZDNet UK - Emerging Tech )
Macworld Masterclass: Speed up your Mac Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:11AMLearn from the Macworld experts at our exclusive training days. The Macworld Masterclass is a series of live training events that aim to improve your knowledge of the latest Mac software and tools.
Easily Access Your Files Anywhere Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:29AMAt a Boston bus station in early 2007, Drew Houston opened his laptop to finish some work while waiting for his bus. As he turned on his computer, he froze. "I could see my USB drive sitting on my desk at home, which meant I couldn't work," the 28-year-old says. "I sulked for 15 minutes and then, like any self-respecting engineer, I started writing some code. I had no idea what it would ...
10 Super Cool Jobs You Can Get At Apple Right Now [Apple] Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:17PM# apple You don't have to simply be a fan of Apple products, you can actually help build them. The company has hundreds of job openings in everything from operations to HR to hardware and software engineering. It probably helps to have a friend at the company, but you can just cold apply for positions through Apple's site. More »
We Played OnLive, Next Generation Video Gaming In The Cloud, And It's Breathtaking [REVIEW] Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 1:30PMOnLive is a cloud gaming service, which essentially means that you can play any video game you'd like on your PC, Mac, or tablet. It doesn't matter how powerful your computer is, because all the tough processing gets done on OnLive servers--all you get is the video.
Oracle down 3.5% in premarket trade Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 6:50AMNEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Oracle Corp. fell 3.7% to $31.27 a share in premarket trade Friday. The computer hardware and software maker reported earnings Thursday and beat Wall Street's estimate, but saw sales of hardware decline during the quarter. Previously Oracle had forecasted an increase of up to 12%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as ...
Alienware M11xr3 Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 6:46AMNeed a portable gaming device to keep you sharp while you're on the road? Look no further than the Alienware M11xr3.
Morning Tech Wrap: Google, Nokia, Twitter Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 6:15AMGoogle faces court in a major antitrust probe, Twitter may put ads in users timelines and other tech
Panasonic Toughbook C1 Is Refreshed Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:44PMWe’ve featured more then our fair share of rugged products here on Coated, including mobile phones, hard drives and laptops. Today, it’s Panasonic that has captured the spotlight with their Toughbook C1. (...)Read the rest of Panasonic Toughbook C1 Is Refreshed © Coolest Gadget Reviews, 2011. Coated brings you the coolest gadgets and best geek [...]
Android Atlas Weekly 54: Stealing stuff with Jaymar Cabebe! (Podcast) Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:00PMDownload.com Associate Editor Jaymar Cabebe stops by to help Antuan Goodwin host today's show. We take a look at CNET's wishlist for the rumored next Nexus phone and, boy, are our expectations great. Leaked photos show that LG is taking aim with a dual-screen gimmick phone at an entry level price. If rumors are to be believed, Antuan will have something to look forward to on his HTC Thunderbolt ...
Kobo eReader Touch Edition Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:17PMThe Kobo eReader Touch Edition brings a nice touch interface and a small footprint to Kobo's ebook reader line, but its performance and design don't measure up to its best competitors.
Aluratek Libre Touch Ebook Reader Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 10:01AMThe Aluratek Ebook Reader tries smartly to compete with the Nook Color, but fails to be compelling as a simple tablet or as an ebook reader.
It's Red Faction: Armageddon for Level Up Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:22AM Kind of a light news week but the spate of hackings continue with Sega and Bioware the latest to be hit. It’s seems apparent that the challenge of breaking in seems to be more of an attraction than any attempt to steal vital information...
Motorola's uphill battle Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 4:03PMAt least there was no place to go but up: When Sanjay Jha joined Motorola as chief of its cellphone business in 2008, the division was losing billions and on the verge of failure. The RAZR phone's success had evaporated, Apple's iPhone had revolutionized the industry, and the recession was pounding down demand. The division's employees were depressed and cynical, having seen 10 presidents in 12 ...
Testimony of Office of International Trade Assistant Commissioner Allen Gina, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ... Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 10:30AMTestimony of Office of International Trade Assistant Commissioner Allen Gina, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "Oversight of Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Efforts"