Archive for September, 2010
Verizon Wireless Mobile Recovery Application Launched
Verizon Wireless’s Mobile Recovery application launched yesterday, bringing useful security features to many of the company’s Android, Palm, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry devices. This application is available at no additional cost to those who subscribe to Verizon Wireless’s Total Equipment Coverage Program through Asurion. The Mobile Recovery service, which is provided by Asurion, offers the ability [...]
Seagate 1.5 TB GoFlex Portable Drive Introduced, Giveaway
Seagate announced the 1.5TB FreeAgent GoGlex portable drive. The portable drive comes with a USB 3.0 cable and is compatible with Seagate’s GoFlex eSata and FireWire 800 adapters, allowing it to transfer files via the quickest connection on each user’s Mac or PC. Seagate GoFlex portable drives with lower capacities come with USB 20 cables. [...]
AT&T launches Pay as You Go Data Service and New 3G Netbooks
AT&T announced this week that users can now purchase a 3G enabled netbook or mini notebook without the need for a contract with pay-as-you -go data service. The new plans called Prepaid DataConnect Pass Plans come in three levels and are joined by three new devices; the Acer Aspire AS1830 notebook, Acer Aspire One 532h [...]
VLC Media Player for iPad Now Available, but Feels Like an Alpha Release
The VLC Media Player, which many Mac and Windows users utilize to play a large collection of various videos files is now available for free from the Apple App store. The App is exciting for these users because the desktop app supports a wide variety of codecs and the VLC app also claims to support [...]
Peek 9 Brings Social Networking and Maps to the Dedicated Email Device
Peek recently introduced their newest device, the Peek 9. Boasting it as being nine times faster the Pronto, the company also added extra functionality in the way of the built-in applications for social networking and more. When the original Peek was first introduced, it only offered email. What sweetened the deal was the lifetime of [...]
Best Buy CEO Backing Off ‘iPad Eating Into iPad Sales’ Comment
Last week Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn was reported as saying that the Apple iPad was cannibalizing†the sales of traditional notebook computers by 50%. However, Dunn is now claiming that his statement, originally reported by the Wall Street Journal was mis-characterized. Best Buy issued the following statement. “The reports of the demise of these devices are grossly [...]
KeyCase Folio Deluxe for iPad Bluetooth Keyboard Reviewed by Engadget
The unique case for the iPad that doubles as a stand and an integrated Bluetooth keyboard has now been reviewed. The AIDACASE KeyCase Folio Deluxe for iPad Bluetooth Keyboard was reviewed by Nilay Patel of Engadget who called the case a, mixed bagâ€, because while it is a nice idea, the keyboard is just inadequate. The [...]
HP Unveils PhotoSmart eStation Printer w/ Android Tablet and More
HP announced ten new printers today at an event in New York with many industry firsts including the HP Photosmart eStation all in one printer that comes with a detachable 7″ Android powered tablet. The HP Photosmart eStation is an All in one printer that can print, fax and scan; it retails or $399. The HP [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab Ad Shows Features, Use Cases
Samsung released a long-format advertisement showing off the Galaxy Tab in a number of scenarios. The Samsung Gallery Tab will be available on all four major U.S. carriers (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile). The ad runs for about two minutes and gives users a quick glimpse at several of the tablet device’s features. As you can see [...]
Apple Prepping Smaller iPad with Facetime for Early 2011 (Rumor)
Reports are coming in that Apple will release a second iPad in early 2011 that will be smaller and come with both a front and rear facing camera. The rumor of a new 7″ iPad comes as various competitors launch smaller tablets like the Dell Streak and the Samsung Galaxy Tab which are more portable. [...]
