The 4G LTE-capable Pantech UML290 USB modem introduced at the start of December for Verizon has just received a driver that would make it Mac-compatible. Available on the carrier’s support page, the software marks the first time Mac users will get access to Verizon’s LTE network. The LG VL600 modem introduced alongside the Pantech device […]
RIM today pushed the business side of the PlayBook in a demo video (see below) The tablet can pair with a BlackBerry phone via Blutooth to get push e-mail in real time. The clip also showed checking Office documents using a third-party app and viewing controllable presentations with SAP’s BusinessObjects Explorer. The clip also shows […]
AMD Today introduced the FirePro 2270 and FirePro V5800 DVI graphics cards aimed for professionals, specifically those in the medical, financial, design and engineering fields. Both have low power consumption and deliver multi-display capabilities. The 2270 is AMD’s only low-profile, passively-cooled graphics card that can support dual displays and triple set support. The 2270’s fanless […]
Sarah Brody, an 17-year Apple veteran, has been hired by PayPal as its new VP of global design. Some of her design work can reportedly be seen in the first-generation iPhone, as well as in an early version of the iPod nano. Other examples are said to be located on the webpages for Final Cut […]
Two Sony Cyber-shot cameras have leaked out on Friday that could have Sony pushing the limits of long-zoom cameras. The HX9V could have one of the longest zooms ever in a compact camera with a 16X, f3.3-5.9 lens. It would still try to claim high image quality with Let’s Go Digital seeing a 16-megapixel but […]
Panasonic on Friday began shipping the Lumix GF2 to retail stores. The extra-compact Micro Four Thirds camera should be on store shelves now, although it hasn’t said to what extent this includes the US. UK online retailers currently list the camera as in stock, but major American sites such as Amazon, B&H and J&R so […]
As the good people of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania prepare to prognosticate an early spring, Laguna Hills, CA smart phone app developer Iconosys, Inc. today releases one of its Spring celebration-themed apps named “Groundhog’s Day”. The app “Groundhog’s Day,” promises to increase our contact with our friends and loved ones, with one more good reason to say […]
Netgear’s global chairman and CEO Patrick Lo has launched an strongly worded assault on Steve Jobs and Apple’s ‘closed’ business model, while simultaneously heaping praise on Google’s Android mobile OS in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. Lo criticized Jobs stance on Flash on iOS and said the only reason it was absent from […]
Home automation systems have traditionally been installed in one of two ways: the economical, do-it-yourself model, and the expensive custom-designed installation. Both approaches limited potential size of the market: the first by requiring the homeowner to have technical expertise, the second because of its expense. “The key inhibitors are the newness of the technology to […]
Intel this morning warned of a serious bug with the Cougar Point chipset that would force it to delay desktop PCs using its Sandy Bridge processors. Those using the 6 series have a flaw that gradually degrades the performance of the SATA ports over time, eventually affecting the speed of hard drives and optical drives. […]
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