Kobo this morning put itself back into contention in the e-reader space at BookExpo America by launching the eReader Touch Edition. Its new model has a namesake six-inch, infrared-based touchscreen that simplifies the interface even further with swipe and zoom gestures along with taps. The reader should also be an upgrade to the experience itself, […]
A leak late Sunday confirmed that Dell’s XPS 15z would formally launch on Tuesday. The 15.6-inch system had already been teased and its $999 price leaked but now had a relatively close announcement. The official teasers and leaks so far have so far shown a design very closely copying the 15-inch MacBook Pro design, down […]
Apple has rolled out a new version of the official Apple Store iPhone app. The v1.3 release introduces two major features: the first is the ability to page a clerk in an Apple Store for help, who will then meet at an appropriate place. A tracker shows the number of people in line for help, […]
Spokane isn’t the only city getting LTE on June 16th. Verizon detailed one of its largest expansions yet with notice that 21 cities would get its LTE network on June 16. The upgrade will focus the most on Michigan and Wisconsin, with Ann Arbor, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Madison, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, and Wisconsin Dells […]
Verizon Wireless announced today that it is bringing its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Spokane on June 16. Residents in areas such as Airway Heights, Liberty Lake, Mead, Otis Orchards, Spokane, Spokane Valley and the South Hill with 4G LTE smartphones, laptop modems and hot spots will be able to take advantage of […]
Sony on Sunday revealed it will launch a new PSP Remaster series of games for the PS3. They will first hit the Japanese market on Blu-ray discs and will be redone versions of current games for the handheld. In the changeover, they will get HD graphics and new features, including support for Sixaxis and DualShock […]
Lionsgate has officially announced two of the glam squad roles in The Hunger Games. Latarsha Rose and Brooke Bundy will play Portia and Octavia. Portia is Peeta’s stylist in the book, while Octavia is a member of Katniss’ prep team. Again, director Gary Ross has cast relative newcomers to the roles. Rose has appeared in […]
Two days after their momentous debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the Fab Four boarded a train from New York for Washington, D.C., for their first U.S. concert. An enterprising 18-year-old Mike Mitchell was there, a press pass in hand, shooting photographs just feet away and even jumping onto the stage for the group’s brief […]
Sigma ended the week by officially unveiling its flagship medium-format DSLR, the SD1. First introduced late last summer, the camera now sports a 46-megapixel sensor thanks to the three layers, each rated at 15.4 megapixels. The SD1 is alone in using Foveon’s 23.5×15.7mm APS-C X3 direct image sensor. The camera also sports dual Three-layer Responsive […]
Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color e-reader will now ship with just 1GB of its 5GB capacity available for side-loading content such as music and movie. Before this, users had all 5GB available for this purpose. B&N simply said the change was made to “ensure ample space for a customer’s Nook Library and Nook Apps” is […]
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