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HP Pre 3 Screenshots Reveal webOS Skype Integration

By John Froggatt On 25/6/2011. no comments

HP Pre 3 Screenshots Reveal webOS Skype Integration

Ramping up to its long-awaited launch, more news on HP’s upcoming Pre 3 smartphone has began making it’s way around the net. This time a German webOS blog, fittingly named webOS-blog.de, has released new screenshots of how the device will supposedly handle Skype integration. It will include voice and video chat over WiFI and 3G, and allow you to route international calls through the app (much like on other devices). However one important time saving feature is that instead of ...

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Commodore C64 To Release Retro Remake This Week – Dual Core 1.8GHz Atom, Nvidia ION2

By John Froggatt On 25/6/2011. 1 comment

Commodore C64 To Release Retro Remake This Week – Dual Core 1.8GHz Atom, Nvidia ION2

Commodore, the folks behind the famous Commodore 64, is set to release a retro remake of their original “home computer” this week. Announced a while back, the remake is said to now be in the final stages of production, with the release scheduled near the same time the company opens a new office in Fort Lauderdale that will deal with the incoming orders. The specs of the new Commodore C64 are a bit underwhelming, unfortunately…but they’ll get the job done. ...

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TiVo To Soon Launch iPhone and Android apps, Fans Rejoice (When It’s Convenient For Them)

By John Froggatt On 24/6/2011. no comments

TiVo To Soon Launch iPhone and Android apps, Fans Rejoice (When It’s Convenient For Them)

TiVo spilled the news of soon-to-come Android and iOS applications for users of the service by way of a full-page ad in CEPro. The article stated that “one of the biggest trends to sweep through the consumer electronics industry is the adoption of software delivered through Apple’s iTunes App Store. For TiVo owners, the California-based company developed control and management apps for the iPad and (soon) the iPhone and Android OS products. Williams says that TiVo approached the development of ...

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Best Buy Matches Apple’s Back to School Promotion With $100 Best Buy Giftcard

By John Froggatt On 24/6/2011. no comments

Best Buy Matches Apple’s Back to School Promotion With $100 Best Buy Giftcard

Gizmodigit recently reported on Apple’s somewhat disappointing Back to School promotion this year which gave new Mac buyers a $100 gift card redeemable in the iTunes, Mac App and iBook store as a “bonus” for purchasing. Paling in comparison to Apple’s previous offerings the last few years (typically an iPod) the gift card doesn’t quite have the draw that previous promotions had. Best Buy, however, is aiming to make this lackluster promotion a bit more appealing on their own terms. ...

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Skype For Windows 5.5 Gets Deeper Facebook Integration

By John Froggatt On 23/6/2011. no comments

Skype For Windows 5.5 Gets Deeper Facebook Integration

This integration first began in Skype’s previous version, 5.0, last year, but has now evolved beyond simply updating statuses and seeing friend’s news feeds. Users will now be able to do the majority of their Facebook activity through the VoIP client. The most obvious integration is the chat function, which allows Skype users to have the same instant messaging capabilities in Skype as they do when they are on Facebook’s own site. Skype has also allowed more commenting abilities, with ...

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Rumor: Apple’s New Mac Pro, Mac mini With Thunderbolt I/O Launching In August

By John Froggatt On 23/6/2011. no comments

Rumor: Apple’s New Mac Pro, Mac mini With Thunderbolt I/O Launching In August

Rumors have been floating around the internet regarding updates for the Mac Pro and Mac Mini, as well as some other Apple hardware. According to MICgadget.com, the new Mac Mini “will receive the Thunderbolt I/O and Sandy Bridge processor (no more Core 2 Duo) treatment, which the MacBook Pro and iMac families received earlier this year.” Also mentioned is the addition of the Intel HD integrated graphics instead of the preferred Nvidia graphics from the older models. The Mac Pro ...

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Rumor: Possible Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo Spotted With Xperia Duo Leaked Picture

By John Froggatt On 19/6/2011. no comments

Rumor: Possible Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo Spotted With Xperia Duo Leaked Picture

At the end of 2010 Sony Ericsson trademarked the Xperia Duo brand name, thus giving an informal announcement of a possible soon-to-come device. Now, half a year later, an alleged mockup of the device has been posted surfaced and made it’s way in to the world by way of Chinese tech blog IT168. The device’s appearance is consistent with what we’ve seen from the Xperia line,  so it’s very likely this is no crafty image-doctoring work, but of course we ...

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Adobe Issue Critical Flash Security Updates For Adobe Flash Player

By John Froggatt On 19/6/2011. no comments

Adobe Issue Critical Flash Security Updates For Adobe Flash Player

Constantly being forced to update Adobe products can be tiresome, but it’s better to endure a bit of discomfort than stay open to security vulnerabilities that the new versions have patched. Adobe has issued another Flash update in response to an security issue that affected the previous 10.3 release. Despite the fact that the previous 10.3 version was released only a week ago, a memory corruption vulnerability has been discovered that could cause crashes and makes systems vulnerable to being ...

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Apple ‘Back to School’ Promotion From June 16th To September 20th With Free $100 Apple Giftcard

By John Froggatt On 19/6/2011. no comments

Apple ‘Back to School’ Promotion From June 16th To September 20th With Free $100 Apple Giftcard

Apple’s Back to School promotion is about to start, but this year with a twist: no iPods. The sale, which will run from June 16th to September 20th, is looking a bit different from what we’ve seen in the last few years. Besides the late(r than usual) start, instead of the traditional free iPod offering, Apple will instead include a $100 gift card redeemable on iTunes and the relatively new Mac App Store, the latter of which is considered the intended ...

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