Archive for March, 2010
The Neofonie WePad is Another iPad Competitor
Over the last few months, since the iPad was announced, we’ve seen a lot of companies coming out with tablets. In fact, tablets are arguably one of the hottest gadgets on the market today! Now Neofonie, from Germany, has also joined the tablet race by announcing their WePad tablet. Based on the specs of the [...]
Download new Windows 7 themes from Microsoft
If you are a Windows user that loves changing your Wallpaper than maybe you should go film a “Windows 7 was my idea commercial” about the use of themes in Windows 7 to transform the look of your desktop. In addition to adding the capability to easily change the entire look of Windows 7, down [...]
Ubuntu 10.04 in Beta, Stable Release in April
Ubuntu is Linux for the rest of us. It is simple to install and use. Despite that, not that many users are on board with estimates of 1-2% of all computer users running various Linux operating systems. But with the release of Ubuntu 10.04, there might be a few reasons to give it a try. [...]
Ustream: How to get Started, Ustreaming Your Way to Fame
It seems everyone has a podcast or Internet video show. You can find everything from the latest tech news (Leo LePorte’s Twit Live channel) to live shots of a hummingbird nest. Why not you? We’ll show you the basic steps to setting up your own Ustream video show. While we focus on Ustream.tv, one of [...]
Plastiki Sets Sail on Green, High Tech Voyage
A boat made of 12,000 bottles is sailing today from San Francisco to Sydney to . The Plastiki is a boat designed to raise awareness of environmental issues, including the massive amount of plastic bottles that are dumped in the world’s oceans. The Plastiki crew is using a number of high tech tools while on [...]
Gateway EC14D Ultraportable with DVD drive available in Canada
Gateway has announced that the Gateway EC14D ultraportable with a DVD drive is now available in Canada. The newly announced notebook is almost exactly like the US version (EC14D07u) weighing just 3.5 lbs and shipping with a battery that can last up to 6 hours on a single charge. What makes this notebook different with other [...]
Kindle App Coming to iPad Confirmed
Amazon released the Mac version of its Kindle book reader as Warner Crocker reported on our sister site GottaBeMobile.com. But in the press release they also confirmed that they are planning to release an app for the iPad. Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, PC and [...]
Apple Still Negotiating Content Deals for the iPad Launch
After a successful first day of pre-orders and brisk traffic since, there is even more pressure for Apple to produce a quality product in the iPad. One of the main reasons many have ordered is to read ebooks or watch videos. This has left many users wondering, “Will these be available on the device April [...]
Skype Access – Pay as You Go Hotspots and Free Wifi this weekend
Skype just launched a new feature for all Skype users called Skype Access that allows you to use your Skype Credit and connect to over100,000 hotspots at many major airports. I’ll tell you a little bit more about Skype Access, but first I wanted to let you know that Skype is giving away free access at all [...]
New features added to iWork.com beta– in time for the iPad
With Apple iPad sales doing well and overall Apple sales looking even better, it was time to Apple to take a break from hardware and focus on some of their software products, specifically, the iWork.com beta currently available. For those not familiar, iWork.com is Apple’s online site for their iWork suite of products. From the [...]
