Sony Ericsson Xperia Play review:
Decent hardware, but in current format doesn't cut it for gaming After a while in the mobile wilderness, Sony Ericsson is back with a splash with its new line-up of use-focused Xperia handsets. The Arc is its flashy line leader, impossibly thin and sporting a gorgeous Bravia-powered screen, the Pro its business-focused model and the Xperia Neo
Actually A Fantastic Idea: Hasbro’s My3DNow 3D iPhone ViewMaster
Most people over the age of 20 will remember the ViewMaster toys that let you see slideshows from your favorite movies and cartoons in 3D. Shabby, static 3D, but still. Well, Hasbro has put out a product that, while it sounds ridiculous at first, is actually sheer genius. Replace the slide wheels with an iPhone! It’s brilliant!
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Google Wants To Make Your Face Searchable (Updated)
Google is planning to introduce a smartphone app that can identify faces. If you capture someone’s head shot on your smartphone, Google will search their database of photos to try name them. We were pretty excited when Google Goggles came out. But this is a bit excessive.
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: what you need to know
Updated: iOS features seep into forthcoming OS X Lion
Steve Jobs and other senior Apple employees provided a glimpse into Mac OS X 10.7 'Lion', making clear Apple's philosophy regarding the future of its desktop operating system.In short, OS X 10.7 Lion is all about bringing the ideas Apple created on the iPad back to the desktop. Back then we got our first look at innovative new features like Launchpad, Mission Control and full screen apps.
Decent hardware, but in current format doesn't cut it for gaming
After a while in the mobile wilderness, Sony Ericsson is back with a splash with its new line-up of use-focused Xperia handsets. The Arc is its flashy line leader, impossibly thin and sporting a gorgeous Bravia-powered screen, the Pro its business-focused model and the Xperia Neo Actually A Fantastic Idea: Hasbro’s My3DNow 3D iPhone ViewMaster
Most people over the age of 20 will remember the ViewMaster toys that let you see slideshows from your favorite movies and cartoons in 3D. Shabby, static 3D, but still. Well, Hasbro has put out a product that, while it sounds ridiculous at first, is actually sheer genius. Replace the slide wheels with an iPhone! It’s brilliant!
read more
Google Wants To Make Your Face Searchable (Updated)
Google is planning to introduce a smartphone app that can identify faces. If you capture someone’s head shot on your smartphone, Google will search their database of photos to try name them. We were pretty excited when Google Goggles came out. But this is a bit excessive.read more
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: what you need to know
Updated: iOS features seep into forthcoming OS X Lion
Steve Jobs and other senior Apple employees provided a glimpse into Mac OS X 10.7 'Lion', making clear Apple's philosophy regarding the future of its desktop operating system.In short, OS X 10.7 Lion is all about bringing the ideas Apple created on the iPad back to the desktop. Back then we got our first look at innovative new features like Launchpad, Mission Control and full screen apps.
In short, OS X 10.7 Lion is all about bringing the ideas Apple created on the iPad back to the desktop. Back then we got our first look at innovative new features like Launchpad, Mission Control and full screen apps.
New mobile phones 2011: the full rundown
In Depth: Our preview of the best of the new phones coming your way shortly
The world of new mobile phones changes so fast that even we at TechRadar have a hard time keeping up, and we're the internet. Since we don't want anyone to miss the news about the newest mobile phone that might be ideal for them, we've put together this round up of our hands-on reviews of the up and coming new models.
These aren't our full reviews, so won't have the same authoritative depth, but they're our early impressions of all the pre-release new mobiles after we've been able to spend some limited time with them.
3DS Crashing To “Black Screen Of Death”?
The 3DS is in the sweaty palms of hundreds of thousands by this time, and you know what that means: launch issues! Yes, like some other major hardware releases, the 3DS’s launch will not be without hiccups. There are reports that a few of the new handhelds are randomly crashing pretty hard to a black screen (seen above, and documented here) recommending a hard reset.Don’t panic! It’s probably not a big deal read more.
Panasonic And Partners Announce New M-3DI Active-Shutter 3D Standard
Because the world of 3D isn’t confusing enough already! Yes, a new standard is rising, led by Panasonic and joined by a number of partners. M-3DI is a new “can we all just agree on this” standard for active-shutter 3D systems. What differentiates it from the systems that don’t follow its standard? Nothing, it appears, except that M-3DI devices will all work with each other. I guess that’s something read more.
MIT Scientist Claims To Have Created Practical “Artificial Leaf”
One of the things green energy proponents eagerly look forward to is an “artificial leaf”: a truly small, portable, modular photosynthetic power plant. The ability to take a hundred or a thousand such units and plaster them on a wall, roof, tree, or whatever, and have them store power in a simple fuel cell all day long would be a great way to make power distribution less tricky in countries where there aren’t exactly power lines running everywhere.MIT’s Daniel Nocera has apparently made a major advance just recently, producing an artificial leaf that not only uses cheap materials, but is ten times as efficient as a real leaf at the photosynthesis process. read more
Kenwood Ships New In-Dash Nav System With Pandora Link
Intel Lowers Prices And Doubles Capacity Of New SSDs
SSDs have been on my Amazon Wishlist for over a year now, but the prices have always been a little higher than my blogger’s salary allowed. The good news is that when new technology gets older, we enjoy very nice price cuts. This is no more obvious then here with the new third-generation SSD 320 Series from Intel.iPad 2 review
Apple's new tablet is the best of its kind, but is it really good enough?
Just under one year ago, Apple shocked the computing world with a 9.7-inch touchscreen tablet that few truly expected.
Some called the original Apple iPad a large-format iPhone. Others berated the name and made jokes that were not remotely funny.The early reviews were marginal at best read more
Firefox 4 review
It's the best Firefox yet. Is it better than its rivals, too?
The longer something's in beta, the less interesting it becomes. Beta 1 is greeted with oohs of excitement, beta 2 with hums of interest, beta 6 has everyone stifling yawns and beta 12 wonders where everybody's gone.So it's nice to see that Mozilla has finally decided to stop faffing and release Firefox 4 as a final version. There's a new user interface,dramatically improved tab management, excellent sync and, of course, promises of vastly improved performance.
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The longer something's in beta, the less interesting it becomes. Beta 1 is greeted with oohs of excitement, beta 2 with hums of interest, beta 6 has everyone stifling yawns and beta 12 wonders where everybody's gone.
So it's nice to see that Mozilla has finally decided to stop faffing and release Firefox 4 as a final version. There's a new user interface,dramatically improved tab management, excellent sync and, of course, promises of vastly improved performance.
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How Mozilla turned the corner with Firefox 4
Firefox 4 is out in the wild and you can check out our Firefox 4 review now.
Ahead of the launch we met with Jay Sullivan, Mozilla's vice president of products, and Tristan Nitot, the founder and president of Mozilla Europe to learn about its hopes for the new browser....
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Nintendo 3DS Released Date
Upgrade will be released globally and not staged by region.
The Nintendo 3DS doesn’t even hit shelves in the UK until 25 March. But already Ninty is plotting s software update which will add a slew of new features to its three-dimensional handheld.
HTC Incredible S To Come In Strawberry Red?
Back in the day, back when phones still kind of sucked, these things came in every color. Want a sparkly pinkish-greenish blacklight sensitive faceplate for your crappy Nokia 8260? Sure, why not. The parts were swappable and cheap enough to make that if the original manufacturer didn’t make one, some Chinese third-party would be cranking them out within a week of the handset hitting the shelves.
Nowadays it’s a different story. Smartphones are all the rage, and most of their parts aren’t easily replaceable. You want it in something other than white or black? Good luck with that, crazy cat lady.
Every Super Nintendo Game Ever – Yours For $9999!
Have you ever wanted to own every SNES game ever (or at least the NTSC ones)? Well you’re in luck, if you’re also rich. A lot of all 720 games released in the US is on the block at eBay, a refreshing change from the many NES lots of the same type. It’s the ten thousand dollar price tag that gives me pause.The Magic Connector Unifies The Apple Wireless Keyboard And Magic Trackpad
The Magic Connector is a lot like the BulletTrain adapter. It creates a union between the Apple Wireless Keyboard and the Magic Trackpad, making it one single unit, except without the extra bulk.Video after the break.
Bang And Olufsen Bring 16 Speakers To The New BMW 6-Series Coupé
BMW announced today the all-new BMW 6 Series Coupé with a Bang and Olufsen sound system with 16 loudspeakers driven by 1,200 watts of power. There are seven tweeters that come paired with mid-range speakers for consistent sound. The other two speakers are the two massive subwoofers mounted to the car body under the front seats. This method ensures there aren’t any vibrations or rattles from the subwoofers.MicroCenter Takes Up To $200 Off MacBook Pro
Here’s a quick heads-up for you on this Monday afternoon. MicroCenter will shave off up to $200 on your purchase of one of those new MacBook Pro laptops. That’s handy.M-Edge’s Case Designer Lets You Customize Your iPad, Kindle, Or Nook
Google Maps Can Now Locate EV Charging
With all the buzz surrounding electric cars, it goes without saying there are a few concerns from customers. The biggest of concerns — range anxiety — could be lessened if people could easily find a place to plug in.AT&T DSL Adopts 250GB Monthly Bandwidth Cap
AT&T will impose a 250GB data cap for users of its DSL service. The company says that, based on trials, it only expects that less than 2 percent of its users will be affected by the cap. If these people want to continue consuming more than 250GB per month they’ll have to pay for the privilege.Apples To Apples: Apple Inc. Files For Apple Corps’ Old Apple Logo Trademark
The legal dispute between Apple Corps and Apple Inc. for the rights to the Apple logo are far reaching. Since the first case back in 1978, Apple Inc. has slowly whittled away at Apple Corp’s initial legal settlement banning Apple Inc. from entering the music industry. It wasn’t until a 2007 settlement when most of Apple Corps’ trademarks were given to Apple Inc. thereby paving the way to the November 2010 release of the Beatles catalog on iTunes. There was, however, one piece of trademark that Apple Inc. never got, until now: Apple Corps’ Apple logo. Read More
Following AT&T’s Lead, Verizon Makes Japan Calls Free Until April
We heard earlier that AT&T was making calls to Japan free until between March 11 and March 31, in the wake of the devasting earthquake and tsunami in the region. Verizon is also joining in this effort and will be making calls to Japan free for most wireless and residential customers through April 10.According to the release, all Verizon Wireless post-paid customers will receive free calling to Japan from March 11 through April 10 and will receive free text and multimedia messaging to Japan for the same time period. And Verizon Prepaid Phone Card charges for all long-distance calls placed to Japan from the United States will also be waived from March 11 until April 10. Verizon will also be providing FiOS TV customers who are not subscribed to the channel free access to TV Japan through March 17.
PS3 To Be Re-Secured by 3.60 Firmware
The “epic fail” of PS3 security discovered by hackers in January and pried open further by Geohot (who is now beingsued) may be fixed with the latest patch to the PS3. This is the natural way of things, of course.Analyst: Non-iPad Tablets Will Be Collecting Dust On Store Shelves
The immense popularity of the iPad, and now the iPad 2, has Apple’s competitors, in the words of Steve Jobs, flummoxed. What to do? According to a J.P. Morgan Research analyst, it may well be that all of these competitor tablets will be sitting on the store shelves as folks decide en masse that the iPad is the way to go. In other words, competitors try to convince people that their tablet is “better” than the iPad could well be wasting their time. And money, of course.Apple Now Requiring Passwords For All In-App Purchases
Bad news for any shady iOS developers out there: if you were sneakin’ In-App Purchase opportunities into the first 15 minutes of your game in hopes that lil’ ones might accidentally buy it, your evil-genius plan has been foiled.
A Web site that illegally generated Microsoft Points has been shut down, but not before costing Redmond a cool $1.2 million in the process. Hackers had discovered an algorithm that would, when called upon, generate Microsoft Points codes at 160 points a clip.
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