New Black Friday Crowd Management Plans In Place This Year

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On Black Friday 2008 a Walmart worker died as a crowd of 2,000 eager shoppers broke down the doors at 5am in the morning to get their hands on doorbuster deals. The NRF (National Retail Federation) has now published a crowd management guide for retailers to make Black Friday a safe experience for shoppers and employees.
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Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:28:37 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player Video Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player Video.
Quote from the review: "Today we present you with a video review of the Western Digital WD TV Live HD media player. It is the third media player to be released by the American hard drive company in the past year and from all accounts and our testing; they’ve hit the nail on the head with its third version! Read more

Posted on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple WWDC 2009 Keynote Video is Online

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If you want to see all the new announcements Apple made yesterday at the WWDC 2009 keynote you can watch it now on video on the Apple site.
Of course I would be prefer Apple would just do live video coverage of their keynotes. I wonder how many years we still have to wait for this to happen. Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Jun 2009 05:07:36 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New 15 inch MacBook Pro Announced at WWDC 09 and More Notebooks

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Moments ago, Phil Schiller announced the release of a brand-new MacBook Pro during his keynote address (Engadget Live Blog) at the start of the WWDC (MacRumors). This new Pro will have a 15 inch screen, and a built-in battery with a 7 hour charge. Apple claims that a 'typical user' will see roughly 5 years of use before they see any diminished battery capacity. The new batteries are supposed to last more than 1,000 charges and are billed as much more 'eco-friendly' than other notebook batteries.

This new Pro is going to be the fastest netbook Apple has ever released. It's got a 3.06 Ghz Dual Core CPU, options for up to 8 GB of RAM, up to a 500 GB hard drive or up to a 250 GB solid state drive. Those are some impressive specs, and the price is...well, less excessive than you'd imagine. $1699 is the starting price, although some builds could cost as much as $2,229.

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:25:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

10 WWDC 2009 Keynote Live Coverage Blogs

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Since Apple still did not get that they could sell tickets to watch the WWDC 2009 Keynote on a live video stream, we are yet again stuck reading live blogs from the keynote.
The E3 2009 did it right again this year, by broadcasting the keynotes of Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft live on the web. For Apple fans it means to first read the live blogs and then wait till Apple publishes the keynote video on the Apple site.
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Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WWDC 2009: Apple makes next Moves in the OS and Smartphone Battles

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Update:
Snow Leopard launches in September
New iPhone 3GS unveiled
New MacBook Pros announced

Today 10am PCT Apple will hold their highly anticipated keynote at the WWDC 2009 in San Francisco. The two main topics at the WWDC 09 are the upcoming Snow Leopard OS X update and the new iPhone 3.0 firmware.
Apple announcements today in regards to Snow Leopard will most likely reveal how they are going to battle the Windows 7 launch on October 22nd. Snow Leopard is expected to also launch this fall.
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Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Steve Jobs said to return this Month to Apple, Surprise Appearance at WWDC?

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In January Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced that he was taking a medical leave of absence for six months. The Wall Street Journal runs a story today that Steve Jobs is on track to return this month to Apple.
Now officially Mr. Jobs is coming back at the end of June, but hopes run high that he will make a surprise appearance at the WWDC 2009 next week. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:21:22 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Cheaper New iPhone coming at WWDC 2009

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The iPhone rumors intensify quite a bit now, just days before the WWDC 2009 keynote on Monday. The Financial Times (Via AppleInsider) just released a report saying that Apple is going to announce a cheaper iPhone at the WWDC 2009.
According to the FT, Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty sees a $50 or $100 price-cut for the iPhone. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:55:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

First WWDC 2009 Banners photographed

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Apple fans start get excited. MacRumors just reported about a guy named Adam Jackson who has published the first banners of the WWDC 2009 spotted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
One of the WWDC banners reads "One year later. Light-years ahead." Could be a phrase taken from Star Trek, but it actually plays on the major success Apple has with the iTunes App store for the iPhone. As you remember the iTunes App store already passed 1 billion downloads. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Jun 2009 04:44:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pirates vs. Ninjas in Video Game Dodge Ball Showdown

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There are a few classic games that we have all played no matter the age or where we live. Dodge ball is one of them. Most have memories of either being the pelter or peltee in a game of dodge ball in their school days. For some the memories are of throwing a red ball at another kids face or perhaps of being hit in the face with the same ball.

You can relive your dodge ball glory days on the Wii with a game from Southpeak Studios called Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodge ball. The game is exactly what it sounds like with a group of ninjas battling for superiority against some pirates along with other groups of characters. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 May 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

No New iPhone 2009 at WWDC 2009, because Steve Jobs not There?

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Yesterday Apple announced the details of the WWDC 2009 Keynote. The fact that Phil Schiller is leading the keynote and Steve Jobs was not mentioned lead analysts to believe that Apple is not announcing a new iPhone at the WWDC 2009.
According to BusinessInsider Piper Jeffry Analyst Gene Munster says that there will be no new iPhone 2009 at the WWDC and Apple actually would host a special event at the end of June or early July to introduce multiple new iPhone models. Read more

Posted on Thu, 14 May 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philip Schiller leads Apple WWDC 2009 Keynote

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Apple just announced the details about the WWDC 2009 Keynote Address on June 8th 10am. A team of Apple executives, led by Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the keynote. No word about Steve Jobs.

WWDC 2009 will offer in-depth sessions on both iPhone OS 3.0 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2009 08:34:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MacBook Update rumored for WWDC 2009

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The next big event on the Apple schedule is the WWDC 09 starting June 8th. The known hot topics will be the iPhone 3.0 OS and Snow Leopard OS X.
Of course the biggest unannounced topic is the new iPhone 2009 that has the rumor mill already running red hot. Read more

Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES 2010 to be Stage for Windows 7 and OS X Snow Leopard Showdown?

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Apple related products will have their own hall at the CES 2010 for the first time. Apple itself did not say yet if they are going to exhibit at the CES - most likely not. Still the iLounge Pavilion is featuring leading Mac developers and retailers. Apple stuff has been missing from CES completely because of MacWorld. Now things have changed since Apple decided to leave MacWorld.
CES 2010 could become the battle ground for the new operating systems from Microsoft and Apple. Both are expected to still launch in 2009, but when exactly is still up in the air. Of course it would be smart to have releases way before the holiday shopping season to drive sales in these hard economic times. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Apr 2009 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WD enters SSD Market by buying SiliconSystems

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Western Digital announces the $65 million cash acquisition of SiliconSystems, Inc. a supplier of SSDs.
Since its inception in 2002, SiliconSystems has sold millions of SiliconDrive products to meet the high performance, high reliability and multi-year product lifecycle demands of the network-communications, industrial, embedded-computing, medical, military, and aerospace markets.
These markets accounted for approximately one third of worldwide solid-state drive revenues in 2008.

SiliconSystems' product portfolio includes solid-state drives with SATA, EIDE, PC Card, USB and CF interfaces in 2.5-inch, 1.8-inch, CF and other form factors. Read more

Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:02:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WWDC 2009 scheduled for June 8th, iPhone 2009 Release Date?

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Apple just announced the dates for the WWDC 2009 developer conference. As predicted before the WWDC 09 will take place on June 8th until June 12th and the hot two topics are iPhone 3.0 OS and OS X Snow Leopard.
It is widely expected that Apple will release a new iPhone device. The iPhone 2009 could be possibly launched at the WWDC 2009. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:59:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WD MyBook Grows to 2TB

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Western Digital has announced that its MyBook family of external storage solutions has grown to 2TB with a single drive device. 2TB is the largest single drive MyBook ever offered and the drive is compatible with both Mac and Windows computers.

MyBook models now available in 2TB capacity include the My Book Studio Edition, My Book Mac Edition, My book Home Edition, and My Book Essential Edition. The new capacity drive is perfect for consumers who shoot lots of large HD video files on camcorders and take lots of high-resolution digital images. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

WD 2TB Caviar Green Monster WD20WEADS Drive Preview

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WD today announced the first 2 terabyte (TB) hard drive: the world's highest capacity drive and the latest addition to WD's environmentally friendly, cool and quiet, WD Caviar Green hard drive family.
Hothardware already had a pre-production WD20WEADS in their lab and published a review of it.
Quote form the preview: "Today Western Digital is announcing their WD20WEADS drive, otherwise known as the WD Caviar Green 2.0TB. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:41:47 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends tested the new Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player.
Quote from the review: "With so much digital media available at our fingertips, the computer has become a trusty companion when it comes to content management. It may be busting at the seams, but it’s a nice alternative for those that don’t have thousands of dollars to plunk down on a dedicated media server. Now the only problem is how to enjoy that entertainment. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES 2009 to be less crowded

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The economic downturn is apparently going to hurt the biggest geek show on earth - the CES 2009.
The CES 2009 is set to start on January 8th that is about 6 weeks away. Usually at this time getting a hotel room during CES is a nightmare and if you find one prices are through the roof. This year the hotels page on the CES site features price cuts!
This is an indicator that companies are scaling down travel expenses and are allowing fewer people to attend CES. Of course it could also mean that overall less people are visiting Vegas these days, but on the other hand Vegas is too tempting even in a downward spinning economy. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

WD 500GB Notebook HDD Now Shipping

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Western Digital has announced that its new Scorpio Blue 2.5-inch notebook HDD is now shipping in volume to OEMs. The drive offers up to 500Gb of storage and has 250GB of storage space per platter. The drive is also available in 400GB capacity.

Other features of the drive include a 3 Gb/s transfer rate and SATA connectivity. WD says that the Scorpio Blue is the highest capacity 2.5-inch 9mm thick drive to ship to date. The drive was developed for OEM use. The drive will retail for $219.99 for the 500GB and $189.99 for the 400GB. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun