Droid Only $149.99 With Contract On Sale At Sears Online [Update]

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Verizon Wireless launched the Motorola Droid Android 2.0 smartphone today. The Verizon Online store offers a cool user interface to purchase the Droid, but it costs you $199.99 compared to for instance Sears. I just saw on Sears site that they sell the Droid with contract for only $149.99 because of a $50 instant discount for new Verizon Wireless costumers.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:33:27 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

iTunes 9.0.2 Update Is Available

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Apple unveiled the new Apple TV 3.0 Software and also a new version of iTunes with iTunes 9.0.2.
iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV 3.0, improves accessibility, new iTunes Store look and iTunes U category. See the full iTunes 9.0.2 release notes below.
For you Palm Pre owners, according to PreCentral, Apple killed your iTunes sync again. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:41:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple TV 3.0 Software Update With New UI Released

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Early yesterday Apple TV 3.0 was just a rumor, but then Apple unveiled the new major software update for the Apple TV.
Apple TV 3.0 featuring a redesigned main menu that supposedly makes navigating your favorite content simpler and faster, and makes enjoying the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes Store even better on your TV.
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Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:26:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Magic Mouse Software Updates Released

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Good news, Mac users. Apple has released a software update that allows the multitouch capabilities of the Magic Mouse. The update, (AppleInsider) which is out for both Leopard and Snow Leopard, is 64 mb in size for Leopard, and 36 mb in size for Snow Leopard.

Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:28:44 CDT | by Robert Evans

Zhu Zhu Pets Giant Hamster City Playset Is On Pre-order At Only $99.99 [Update]

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Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster toys are the hot 2009 Holiday toy trend and have been hard to find and way over-priced for weeks. Now ToysRUs (Update: available again, ships 11/23/09) offers a great Zhu Zhu Pets package that gets you Hamsters and acccessories in one package for only $99.99.
The Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters Giant Hamster City Playset includes Fun House, Hamster Wheel, Hamster Car and Garage, Sleep Dome, Adventure Ball, and two Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters.
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Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iBuypower Updates Full Gaming PC Line to Windows 7

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Gaming computer maker iBuypower announced last week that its entire line of gaming computers including desktops and notebooks have been transitioned to Windows 7. That means that you can get its Chimera, LAN Warrior, and Paladin XLC machines with the new Microsoft OS.

The best feature of the OS for gamers is support for DirectX 11 for improved graphics. The company also offers different levels of overclocking on the new gaming computers as well with 10%, 20%, and 30% overclocking levels for $49 for level 1 and $99 for level 2 or 3 overclocking. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

BlackBerry OS 5.0 Update Rumored To Be Released This Week

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RIM is expected to release the new BlackBerry firmware update 5.0 in the coming week on October 28th.
According to CrackBerry the list of BlackBerry phones that will be able to run OS 5.0 include BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8200, Curve 8330, Curve 8350i, Curve 8900, Bold 9000, Tour 9630 and as reported already the BlackBerry Storm. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Google Music Service Rumored [Update]

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Google is rumored to soon launch a music service according to a report on TechCrunch.
It could be named Google Audio, but this name is not very sexy in my mind. It is not known yet if the Google music service would be streaming like Spotify or a download service like iTunes. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:01:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Needed For Magic Mouse

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To use your new Apple Magic Mouse to the full extent you apparently need the upcoming Mac OS X 10.6.2 update. MacRumors reports that users found a note in the Magic Mouse user guide that contains such a reference.
This means that Apple will soon release the OS X 10.6.2 update. I hope it fixes some other performance issues my wife complains about, especially with Safari on her MacBook. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:28:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Store Just Went Down For Updating

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All rumors point to Apple revealing new iMacs and more today.
Just now the US Apple Store went down. The Asian and the Australian stores were already down for updating.
So lets see if Apple really will unveil an impressive iMac, new Mac mini, and a new plastic Macbook. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:51:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Canon 7D Gets Firmware Update

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Canon issued a firmware update for the new Canon 7D. Canon announced the new Canon Eos 7D DSLR camera in early September and it is now on sale on Amazon.com.

The mid-range DSLR Canon EOS 7D features 8fps continuous shooting, 8MP resolution and full HD video recording with variable frame rates and manual exposure control.
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Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Firmware Update To Make BlackBerry Storm Not Suck?

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The BlackBerry Storm has some issues. It's been panned by many critics, and users alike for it's slow speed, buggy nature, and sub-par touchscreen. For a phone that was supposed to bring RIM back into the winner's circle, the Storm was pretty much a complete failure. Fortunately, it looks like RIM has fixed the major problems of the Storm, just in time to release the vastly superior Storm 2.

If you're one of the folks who bought a Storm and immediately regretted it, you could be about to get restitution. PhoneArena reports that there is a firmware update en route to you right now. This update will make the Storm and Storm 2 "practically identical" when it comes to software.

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:18:05 CDT | by Robert Evans

Samsung Updates Story Station with Low Power Standby

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Samsung launched their Samsung Story Station external hard-drive line in April. Today Samsung announced that updated Story drives will be launched in November with reduced standby power consumption of 95%.

Samsung has lowered the standby power consumption of the Story Station by over 95 percent, to 0.09W from the conventional level of 2.5W. The reduced power level for standby mode was achieved by adopting a new circuit structure, which makes the drive non-operational when the power cable is connected and the USB port is not.
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Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:41:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iFrame Video Format Support With iMovie 8.0.5 Update

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Apple issued an update that brings iFrame video format support to the iMovie application available in the iLife '09 software package.
With the iMovie 8.0.5 update you can use the new iFrame format designed by Apple to speed up importing and editing by keeping the content in its native recorded format while editing. Read more

Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:41:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Huge Microsoft Security Patch Hits Tuesday, Includes Windows 7 Updates

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Microsoft will release a huge security patch tomorrow October 13th containing eight critical and five important security bulletins fixing 34 vulnerabilities.
Affected software includes Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, Silverlight, Forefront, Developer Tools, and SQL Server.
Windows 7 is also affected by this monster patch fixing a critical IE 8 bug and two important marked issues found in the Operating System. Windows 7's release is still 10 days away. So you will already have a security update waiting for your new Windows 7 computer when you get it. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:41:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone OS 3.1.2 Update Out

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Hey iPhone users, if your phone hasn't already warned you there's another update for the iPhone on the loose. That's right, iPhone OS 3.1.2 hit the scene late yesterday. Just plug your phone into your computer, open up iTunes, and click the update button to get it.

This new update fixes a sporadic issue (I did not encounter it on my iPhone) that caused iPhones to not wake from sleep, as well as a glitch that interrupted network services until the phone was restarted. 3.1.2 also fixed a bug that caused crashes during video streaming. In addition, this upgrade also included a carrier update, which brought AT&T up to 5.6.

Posted on Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Eric Schmidt Pictured With Mystery Android Smartphone [Update]

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Earlier today Verizon Wireless and Google announced the forming of a new handset alliance. The announcement was made with great fanfare and a flurry of press shots of executives of the two companies being friendly. One shot in particular caught the perceptive eye of the Boy Genius crew. This photo of Eric Schmidt (on your left) shows the Google CEO holding an unknown Verizon branded device.

It's not clear what the new smartphone is, but from the distant shot we have of it the Android UI is barely intelligible. From the overall shape of the phone, it looks a lot like an HTC manufactured device. Could this be an early version of the smartphone Google and Verizon are working together to create?

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:46:20 CDT | by Robert Evans

Free Microsoft Security Essentials Is Available Today [Update]

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Microsoft announced that it will offer their new free security software today. Microsoft' new no-cost, core anti-malware service is supposed to help protect you against viruses, spyware and other malicious software.
Microsoft Security Essentials, independently certified by West Coast Labs, is backed by the company’s global security response team and is built on the same award-winning core security technology found in the company’s security solutions for businesses. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:43:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Pre webOS 1.2.0 Update Released

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Palm released the new webOS 1.2.0 update with several improvements and bug fixes.
The new features of webOS 1.2.0 include LinkedIn contact syncing with Palm Synergy, support for heterogeneous EAS policies, Email Keyword filter, file download in browser, Amazon MP3 Store access via Wifi and 3G, podcast pause and resume and app purchasing. There is no word on if the new webOS 1.2.0 will give you back your iTunes syncing. My guess is that it is never coming back again. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:15:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Store Down and It Is Tuesday, New iMacs? [Update]

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The Apple Store is down. It was also down 9 days ago on a Sunday. But today is Tuesday, which can be taken as the basis for some hope that Apple is actually launching new products. On the other hand only the US Apple Store is down. The European stores are up.

Current rumors swirl around new updated Apple iMacs and new budget MacBooks. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:58:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone MMS Update Live

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Gizmodo has just received word from a tipster that the iPhone MMS update is now live. All you need to do to check for yourself is plug in your iPhone and click "Check for Update".

Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:46:07 CDT | by Robert Evans