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Yesterday the iPhone OS 3.0 was presented. Most of the things Apple presented were more interesting for developers, than for users, but there are also some really good new features for costumers. Apple says that there are more than 100 new features build in. But first of all the most important t
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Why More Megapixels Isn't Always More Better
Between all the new digital cameras pooped out before the upcoming PMA show and the crazy cameras buried inside cellphones at MWC, it's a good time to go over why more megapixels isn't necessarily better. So, the nutshell explanation of how a digital camera works is that light lands on a sens
ChompSMS Is a Handy Replacement for Android's SMS App
Android only: The SMS messaging app included with standard Android phones is decent, but it could do so much more to make texting easy. ChompSMS does those things, including quick replies from home or lock screens, a clever widget, and more. From the get-go, ChompSMS is much more customizabl
Firefox 3.5 & Run old addons in FF3.5
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GeForce GTX 480M Brings Fermi Goodness to Laptops This June
The crazy power requirements demanded by the Nvidia GTX 480 would seem to imply it's relegated to desktop land and yet, this rumor exists: A version of this beastly minotaur graphics card could be headed to notebooks in June. We know this because Eurocom jumped the gun and listed a GeForce GT
Sharkskin Inspired Material Repels Bacteria
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Energizer Energi To Go DSLR Charger Gives Paparazzi More Portability
Need to hide in the bushes for eleven hours outside Megan Fox's house while taking the occasional super-zoom shot? Need to recharge your batteries but have no outlet? Energizer's portable charger clip is there. This DSLR battery clip charges via a special USB source (like Energizer's own portable b
Intel’s Leaked 25nm SSD: 600GB Storage With Four Times the Lifespan
Posted by AceNik on Nov 27, 2010•
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We’d gotten a glimpse at some juicy info about Intel’s next-generation SSDs in August—and were already pretty excited about it—but now AnandTech’s full spec rundown has us downright giddy.
Expected sometime either late this year or early next, Intel’s third generation, 25nm process SSD should provide twice the capacity of the current model at the same price.
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Five of the Best Tablets Revealed So Far
Posted by AceNik on Oct 9, 2010• Email This Post | |
We’ve seen numerous announcements of tablet computers in recent weeks, as the R&D labs of the world push out their hastily assembled attempts at competing with Apple’s game-changing iPad. But are any of them up to the job?
Last week alone saw ViewSonic, Toshiba and Samsung all officially unveil new models of keyboard-less computer, with a mish-mash of operating systems and screen sizes hoping to somehow build themselves a market in the wake of Apple’s market-leading device.
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Inspiron R Series: Dell’s Razzle Dazzle Everyday Laptops
Posted by AceNik on Jul 19, 2010• Email This Post | |
Dell’s Inspiron line has never been stodgy, exactly. They’re steady, workaday notebooks that you’d take to college or have kicking around the living room. And that’s been just fine! The R series, though, adds a bit more flair.
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Intel and Micron’s 25nm NAND Flash: The Secret to Cheap SSDs
Posted by AceNik on Feb 9, 2010• Email This Post | |
Intel and Micron’s IMFT joint venture’s just announced they’ve started producing NAND flash using 25nm transistors—they’re pushing 8GB on a single die—with products shipping sometime this year in fatter capacities (up to 600GB). In English:
Using the smaller 25nm manufacturing process, they can get roughly twice as much storage in the same amount of space as the current 34nm flash manufacturing tech.
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SSDs and Why You Wish You Had One
Posted by AceNik on Jan 28, 2010• Email This Post | |
Speed. Toughness. Efficiency. Silence. That’s why we want solid-state drives in our computers. But we worry about the zoom-zoom performance degrading over time, and the fact that SSDs might eventually wear out. Here’s what you need to know about ‘em.
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