Microsoft took its own turn at driving computer sales with a new promo. Anyone buying a Windows 7-based PC worth $699 or higher will get an Xbox 360 Arcade 4GB system for free without needing a rebate. Online shops for Microsoft and other PC builders will give the Xbox to anyone buying using a .edu […]
Twitter has announced that it is in the process of expanding security controls for third-party apps. The social network will be revamped with a new permission screen, providing additional detail regarding specific information that can be accessed by various apps. Users will be informed if apps will attempt to access Tweets, follow lists, profile information, […]
A breakdown of phone share in early 2011 by Gartner has given Android another large leap in share while providing a rare direct estimate of Microsoft’s actual Windows Phone sales. About 36.27 million Android devices shipped in the first quarter of 2011 and hit 36 percent, more than triple its share at the start of […]
A review into the UK’s archaic copyright laws commissioned by the Prime Minister has now been completed and may bring about some significant changes. Chief among the proposed changes is the ability to legally rip DVDs, CDs and Blu-ray discs to a user’s computer. This, and other changes, would help the UK become more competitive […]
Infinity Data Systems has updated its Eudora-like e-mail client, MailForge, to version 2.1, making it Intel-only and giving it a major speed boost, along with a completely re-written search, improved junk filtering, CRAM-MD5 IMAP support, and other bug fixes. The program includes features inherited from the classic versions of Eudora, including very advanced search functions, […]
The classic boardgame Ticket to Ride has today been released for the iPad. Players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities, with longer routes meaning more points. The iPad app uses the original game’s artwork, and supports both AI opponents and multiplayer. Humans opponents can be using iPads, Macs or […]
Logitech on Thursday formally kicked off its first self-created tablet accessory line both for iPads and for Android 3 tablets. The Tablet Keyboardas the centerpiece is tailored in versions both for Apple- and Google-based tablets and has key layouts specific to each design, including shortcuts for locking the screen or media playback. Either pairs over […]
Amazon today revealed Kindle e-books were now outselling all forms of print combined. The switch came just four months after digital overtook paperback and less than a year after they began outselling hardcovers. Since the start of April, Amazon has been moving 105 paid Kindle books for every 100 paper title and would be higher […]
AMD will soon release a quad-core Fusion – based chip for notebooks, the A8-3530MX, according to Turkish site Donanimhaber. The chip is housed on the so-called Sabine chip and is said to arrive in June. The fastest from the family will be the 1.9GHz A8-3530MX and will have 4MB of Level 2 cache. It’s due […]
Boost Mobile and Kyocera have announced the latest device from Boost Mobile, the Sanyo Innuendo by Kyocera. This QWERTY fold phone sports an elegant, high-gloss black and silver finish that comes to life with a unique external glow-thru dial pad and sub-display outside and a vivid 2.8-inch, WQVGA internal display. Innuendo is the successor to […]
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