Archive for August, 2010
10 Unique and Unusual Notebook Sleeves
Have you been looking for a unique way to protect your notebook on short trips or in a larger bag? If so then these 10 interestingly unique laptop sleeves found by Mashable should be at the top of your list. Ranging from unicorns and sweaters to recycled advertising and re-purposed wetsuit material these sleeves are sure to [...]
Intel Purchases McAfee For Enhanced Security
Intel (INTC) announced this morning that it was purchasing all the outstanding shares of McAfee (MFE) for a total of $7.68 billion in a move to further integrate software and hardware security. The purchase has been approved by both boards and is expected to be completed after shareholder approval and regulatory clearances. For consumers this may [...]
Microsoft Art Touch Mouse Surfaces
The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse appears to have surfaced on a German website just long enough for Engadget to grab a gallery of images showing the new on-the-go mobile mouse from Microsoft. The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is expected to arrive for sale soon with touch scrolling and the ability to track on nearly any [...]
Motorola Droid 2: Poor Flash Experience
According to Avram Piltch over at LAPTOP Magazine, Flash 10.1 performance on the Motorola Droid 2 leaves much to be desired. The recently released Motorola Droid 2 is the first Android 2.2-based phone to come with Flash 10.1 pre-installed. Because much of the web contains Flash, this was a welcomed addition, allowing the smartphone to [...]
Verizon Live TV and VOD for FiOS Customers w/ iPad, Other Mobile Devices
Verizon announced plans to bring Verizon FiOS content to its subscribers in a whole new way. In early 2011, Verizon FiOS customers will be able to watch cable TV on their iPads. Additionally, Verizon unveiled a new platform for Video On Demand. Verizon’s plans to bring FiOS content to iPads is still in the works, as [...]
Google Chrome and Intel App Stores Coming to Netbooks/Tablets This Fall
These days it seems that if you don’t have an app store you’re a nobody; at least in the mobile arena. News comning in today suggests that two major players, Google and Intel, will be opening app stores this fall. The Google Chrome Web Store is expected to open in October to coincide with an expected wave [...]
Grooveshark for iPhone Pulled After Complaint from Universal
Recently, Apple pulled the Grooveshark for iPhone app from the App Store, as a result of receiving a complaint from Universal Music Group UK. Grooveshark is a popular music streaming service that allows users to listen to nearly any song online for free. Though it has been available online for quite some time now, the [...]
Vimeo Videos Can Now Be Played on the iPad and other iOS Devices
Popular video hosting site Vimeo is now compatible with devices only capable of playing HTML 5 based video like the Apple iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch. Their universal player†will let users watch videos on any device that supports HTML 5, Flash or native video formats. The player will detect which kind of device being used [...]
Sandisk Offering Postage Stamp Sized 64GB SSD
Sandisk is offering a new class of solid state drives called Integrated Solid State Drives or iSSD. The drive is smaller than a postage stamp and comes in capacities ranging from 4GB up to 64GB. iSSDs are intended to be integrated into mobile devices that require storage, like mobile phones or flash-based media players. The drive [...]
iPhone 4 Case with a Bluetooth Headset
The Mogo Talk Bluetooth case and headset is now available for pre-order in a version compatible with the iPhone 4 from ID8 Mobile. The MoGo Talk XD case for the iPhone 4 is a protective case that also holds a Bluetooth headset. The headset is very thin and folds down to snap into a compartment on [...]
