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More Details And Pics Of The Dell Mini 5 Tablet – The Streak!
Mar 10th
Recently we looked a little at the pending release of the Dell mini 3. Here is its big brother the Mini 5 or possible release name of the Streak. Here is a little more detail from apparently “leaked” documents. Either way there are some pictures to get you motivated.
Current Specs We Know Of
5-inch WVGA (800 More >
Sub $200 7″ Tablet From Freescale – Made For My Kitchen Wall
Mar 10th
I saw over on Engadget this new tablet made by Freescale. It is capable of running Android, Chromium OS and Linux. This screenshot isn’t really a great example cause the colour is UGGGLY!!!
Specs
7 inch Screen
Multi-OS compatibility
ARM Processor
$200
But the other colours are fine. I am so putting one of these on the kitchen wall. How cool More >
Use Your Speakers/Mic For Sonar Controlled PC’s
Mar 4th
Windows/Linux: Sleeping your computer is a useful way to save energy, but free utility SonarPM takes power management an awesome step further: It puts your computer to sleep automatically when you walk away from your desk—using sonar.
Almost any computer with speakers and a microphone can take advantage of this software, so More >
Photostage – Simple Photo Slide Shows For The Novice
Mar 2nd
Photostage Slideshow Software
Create your own photo slideshow movies for free.
Creating a slideshow from your digital photos has never been easier. Photostage brings your pictures, images and video to life and lets you share your favorite memories with family and friends in an interesting and portable way.
The brief – make a slideshow More >
Its Not You, Its Us – Playstation Network Down
Mar 1st
Sony PlayStation Network Outage Could Last 24 Hours
It may be some time until Sony PlayStation 3 owners can resume their usual online activities, according to a new blog post from Sony revealing it could take 24 hours to fix the glitch, which hit numerous users yesterday.
Sony has gone so far More >
Two New Archos Tablets Coming Soon
Mar 1st
Archos has just announced its brand new 7- and 8-inch Home Tablets, which both run Android and cost €149 ($203). For that layout, you’ll get a 600MHz ARM 9 processor, which won’t be breaking any (positive) records, but the Archos 7 you see above is a very svelte 12mm thin and More >
Support Sunday: Upgrade Windows 7 RC To The Release Version
Feb 28th
You are most likely reading this article because you’ve install Windows 7 RC way back when and now have one day left. If you’ve tried to install the full retail/oem version and failed with the message below, then this guide is for you.
The Problem
Windows 7 checks whether or not the current version you are running More >
“It’s Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Android” – Nokia’s New Interface
Feb 26th
….Or iPhone for that matter. Symbian S60 v4 will be here in the next six months with handsets being released in the Q3-Q4 of 2010. They have made the much needed changes to the interface and this is, in my opinion, Nokia’s last chance to wow us. Why? Well around the exact same time, Microsoft More >
How You Can Move Your iTunes Library From One PC To Another
Feb 26th
Backing up your iTunes library regularly is always a good thing to do, especially if you have a lot of music. Some people have several thousand songs. Imagine losing 2000+ songs because your hard drive failed… not good.
In many cases, 2000+ songs would mean $2000… down the drain. This tutorial will teach More >
Microsoft Uses It Strength To Destroy Spam Kings and How Spam Works
Feb 26th
Infected PCs are under the control of cyber criminals
Microsoft has won court approval to shut down a global network of computers which it says is responsible for more than 1.5bn spam messages every day.
A US judge granted the firm’s request to shut down 277 internet domains, which it More >
