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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion launches counter attack against iPhone

November 20th, 2008 at 11:54 pm » Comments (0)

The BlackBerry, a phone and e-mail device that just a few years ago could be found mostly clipped to the belts of high-powered professionals, isn’t just for workaholics anymore.Research in Motion Ltd. on Friday is launching its first major counterattack at the iPhone: the BlackBerry Storm, a touch-screen device that allows users to take pictures, [...]



Kingston bumps DataTraveler 150 capacity to 64GB

November 20th, 2008 at 11:51 pm » Comments (0)

Kingston Technology on Wednesday unveiled its DataTraveler 150 USB Flash drive with a new, higher 64GB capacity, or double that of the previous highest capacity of 32GB. The DataTraveler 150 is now the highest-capacity USB flash drive of its size in Kingston’s range of offerings, enabling users to carry around more of their multimedia files [...]



Google Sync for BlackBerry gets into your contacts

November 20th, 2008 at 11:47 pm » Comments (0)

If you’re a BlackBerry user or a prospective user, and also happen to be a Gmail enthusiast, you’re going to be a lot happier than you were yesterday, because Google’s just added over-the-air contact syncing to its Google Sync application. Previously, the app was only able to sync up calendars between the cloud and RIM [...]



Orb 2.0 brings live television streaming to iPhone, no jailbreak needed

November 20th, 2008 at 11:44 pm » Comments (0)

Orb, one of my long-time favorite applications for remotely streaming home media has finally come to the iTunes AppStore. Up to now, Orb was only possible on jailbroken phones, but somehow, Apple has approved the application for everyday use. With the $9.99 application, you can access and view various content on a home Windows PC [...]



Sony shows Gran Turismo on a 19-inch FED Display with 240 fps

November 20th, 2008 at 11:39 pm » Comments (0)

Sony shows a playable demonstration on a 19 inch FED Display (Field Emissions Display) developed by Sony, with a frame rate of 240fps (240 frames per second). Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has already achieved a frame rate of 60p (progressive), but in this demo, Gran Turismo was made playable at four times this frame rate [...]



Chrysler unveils ‘Web Edition’ cars

November 20th, 2008 at 11:32 pm » Comments (0)

Our eyes eventually glaze over at all of the car industry’s “limited editions,” “value editions,” and “sport editions.” But Chrysler has just announced a “Web edition.” OK, now we’re awake. It’s not so much a car but an option package comprising a bunch of tech toys all tied to the Net by an Autonet Mobile [...]



The iPhone twang: Google’s new voice recognition tool stumped by British accents

November 20th, 2008 at 10:08 pm » Comments (0)

Google’s new voice recognition search engine for the iPhone has hit a glitch - it is stumped by British accents. The application developed in the U.S cannot recognise regional twangs.Users say the technology mistook the word ‘iPhone’ for ’sex,’ ‘Einstein’ and even ‘kitchen sink’. The Google Mobile App is designed to work just like the [...]



Charging Dock and 4 Rechargable Batteries for WII

November 20th, 2008 at 8:44 pm » Comments (0)

Keep all of your Wii Remotes™ charged and ready to go with Nyko’s Charge Station Quad for Wii™. The Charge Station Quad includes 4 NiMH batteries, exclusively designed for the Wii Remote, and each providing up to 25 hours of play time each. Each battery is easily recharged by placing the Wii Remote in the [...]