Archive for May, 2010
Buy a Mac, get a free iPod Touch is Back
Apple’s Back to School campaign is back! That means if you are purchasing a Mac for school, or for your child who is in school, you can get a free 8GB iPod touch. The deal runs now through September 7th 2010, and can be combined with the educational pricing making this combo an even better [...]
AT&T iPhone Insurance and Some Alternatives
Would you pay $13.99 for insurance on your iPhone? Based on some pictures of internal documents given to Boy Genius it may be coming soon. The cost seems a little steep if that was the only cost. But you would also have a big deductible on top of the monthly charge. Here are the details: [...]
WWDC Rumors Roundup
We all know that Apple is expected to announce the latest iPhone at the WWDC (World Wide Developer’s Conference) starting June 7th, but that’s not the only WWDC rumor swirling around the Internet! Here are some of the most notable rumors besides new phone hardware. Microsoft is going to bring Bing to the iPhone. It [...]
Lenovo U1 Hybrid and Skylight OS Being Shelved
Lenovo is changing its mind. At CES the company announced one of the most attention getting devices at the show, the Lenovo U1 Hybrid. The tablet/notebook hybrid received a lot of the headlines, especially as the industry awaited the announcement of the iPad. But now the U1 is being called a concept†device and the [...]
New Apple TV priced at $99 with iPhone OS and Cloud Storage
The Apple TV was all but dead; an item used by dedicated enthusiasts but otherwise a failure when compared to other Apple products, until now. Engadget reports that there is a new Apple TV on the way which is rumored to run the iPhone OS, use cloud storage and cost just $99. Engadget has confirmed [...]
AMD HD Netbooks Promise ‘No Compromise’
If you own a netbook, then you likely have one with an Intel Atom processor. It may not be the only processor available in a netbook, but Intel is dominant in the form factor. AMD hopes to put a dent in Intel’s domination by introducing the AMD HD Netbook Platform at the Netbook Summit in San [...]
MSI “GUS” Adds External GPU to Notebooks via Expresscard
One of the most noticeable drawbacks to using a notebook versus a desktop is the inability to upgrade the graphics card. There have been several solutions over the years which promised to remedy this problem, but the MSI Graphics Upgrade Solution, or “GUS” may be the first to make it a reality. The MSI Graphics Upgrade Solution is set to be [...]
NASCAR’s Teams Going High Tech
This week we’ve been fortunate to be hanging out with the Red Bull Racing Team as they get ready for the Coca Cola 600 Sunday night in Charlotte, NC. As I previously posted, I’m amazed at how much computer technology and mobile tech goes into running a team like this. We’ve been watching them use [...]
How to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (long term support) Lucid has been released recently which includes the new Ubuntu music store and many other enhancements. This tutorial will show you how to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 from Ubuntu 9.10. Although this tutorial shows how to upgrade from 9.10, upgrading from other versions should be similar. There are mainly two ways to [...]
How To Use Skydrive as a 25GB Hard Drive
How would you like to add 25GB of storage to your computer without installing a new hard drive? If you do then you need to check out Microsoft’s SkyDrive and SD Explorer, which together can add 25GB of storage to your computer, and make it act just like a normal hard drive. Not too many [...]
