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Amazon Android Appstore breathes (video)

Posted by David on March 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

Yesterday, Amazon launched its new on-device and Web-based Android application hub, the Amazon Appstore. As a direct rival to Google’s own Android Market, the Amazon Appstore features a wide range of Android games and applications. Amazon is also touting the exclusive availability of Rovio’s new app, Angry Birds Rio. Free for a limited time, Angry Birds Rio is Rovio’s latest game for the Android [...]

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Amazon Android App Store cued (video)

Posted by David on March 18, 2011 · 0 Comment

Amazon, yes Amazon, will have an App store, which will directly compete with Google’s Android Market. If you visit Amazon.com/apps, you’ll find a listing of Android applications, 48 in total, with prices. That address redirects to Amazon’s homepage now, but some screen shots revealed a snapshot of what we can expect when the store launches. When Amazon announced their soon-to-debut App store, [...]

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Facetime now available for Mac via Mac App Store

Posted by David on February 25, 2011 · 0 Comment

Apple’s FaceTime video chat service for Mac is no longer in beta test form. It’s now available for 99-cents, following the release of the company’s refreshed MacBook Pro line. FaceTime is Apple’s branded video calling service that allows Mac, iPhone, iPod touch and soon, iPad users to make video calls for free over land-based Internet connections. The service is free to use and the associated [...]

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Apple App Store hits 10 billion

Posted by David on January 24, 2011 · 0 Comment

Apple App Store hits 10 billion — A week ago Apple posted up their 10 billion App Store download counter, and that’s all the time it took to hit the the enormous milestone. The person who downloaded the 10 billionth app will be announced within a couple days according to Apple Apple has sold over 10 billion apps to customers in just a few years. With Apple’s pace of hitting this many app [...]

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Apple Mac Store Official and Live

Posted by David on January 6, 2011 · 0 Comment

Apple Mac Store Official and Live —Apple’s Mac App Store is open and waiting for your purchases. Apple has release Mac OS X 10.6.6, which, among other things, adds the company’s much anticipated desktop application store. “With more than 1,000 apps, the Mac App Store is off to a great start,” said Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs. “We think users are going to love this innovative new way [...]

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Apple Mac App Store debuts January 6th

Posted by David on December 17, 2010 · 0 Comment

Apple Mac App Store debuts January 6th –Apple recently announced that the Mac App Store will open for business on Thursday, January 6. The new service announced back in October offers developers a 70-30 split in revenues for applications sold and looks to mimic the utility and ease of the iOS-based App Store on the desktop. Apple Mac App Store will offer developers a 70-30 split in revenues [...]

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Tron SkateCycle by Brooklyn Workshop

Posted by David on December 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

Tron SkateCycle by Brooklyn Workshop –The new Tron Skatecycle, by Brooklyn Workshop, is the companies latest iteration of their flagship product, the SkateCycle. With a new look, and a nice endorsement for the new Tron Movie, you can watch the video as it cruises the streets of New York. Part Skateboard and part bike, the latest iteration sports Tron-like features Part skateboard and part [...]

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Kitara Touchscreen Guitar

Posted by David on December 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

Kitara Touchscreen Guitar —The Misa touchscreen guitar, now dubbed the Kitara, is available for pre-order in its basic version for $849, or the special edition for $2,899. Features include a multifunction touchscreen, MIDI controls and an on-board polyphonic synthesizer with effects. Formally called the Misa, the new Kitara Touchscreen Guitar will run $849 for its basic version Here’s [...]

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Google Nexus S now available from Best Buy

Posted by David on December 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

Google Nexus S now available from Best Buy –The latest and greatest Android smartphone, the Google Nexus S, is here and available at Best Buy. The Nexus S is the first Android-powered device to ship with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which means it’s also the first Android phone with NFC onboard. The first Android-powered device to ship with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which means it’s also [...]

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Oxygen O Series iPhone Dock Car Receiver

Posted by David on December 15, 2010 · 0 Comment

Oxygen O Series iPhone Dock Car Receiver –Oxygen Audio offers a car iPhone device that will be shown off at CES 2011 called the O Series. Instead of a built-in faceplate there is a slot/dock where you insert your iPhone and it becomes the sole form of control for the car’s stereo. iphone installs in the car via a dock and controls all of your cars multi-media You can receive handsfree calls, [...]

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Tizi TV Mobile Hotspot for iPad and iPhone

Posted by David on December 15, 2010 · 0 Comment

Tizi TV Mobile Hotspot for iPad and iPhone –Equinux is offering a device that streams terrestrial TV (DVB-T/DTT) to your iPad (or iPhone) called Tizi. A small, pocket sized black box with an antenna grabs and decodes the TV signal, and then sends the information over your WiFi network to the iPad running the accompanying iPad/iPhone app. Tizi has a 3.5 hour battery life and weighs just [...]

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HKS Handheld Racing Controller

Posted by David on December 14, 2010 · 0 Comment

HKS Handheld Racing Controller – The Interworks HKS Handheld Racing Controller is great if you’re without a racing wheel accessory. Works with its on-board analog pressure acceleration & brake pedals The Interworks HKS Racing Controller comes with analog pressure acceleration and brake pedals. In other words, precise control in a small package. That’s comfort, and performance in [...]

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Finding the Right Anti-virus Program

Posted by David on December 14, 2010 · 0 Comment

Finding the Right Anti-virus Program --Viruses, adware, malware and other assorted nasties are crawling the web just waiting to pounce on unsuspecting computer users. At best, your system could be inundated with pop-ups generated by stealthily-installed adware. Research is key, and many good Anti-virus programs are as good as the paid ones At the worst, your personal data could be compromised or [...]

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Motorola Verizon 10-inch tablet

Posted by David on December 13, 2010 · 0 Comment

Motorola Verizon 10-inch tablet –Andy Rubin, Google’s VP of Engineering, showed off a new Motorola tablet last week, and now new info is coming to light about this Motorola/Verizon tablet marriage. The Motorola-Verizon tablet will have Android 3.0, and support up to 32GB of memory Apparently it will have Android 3.0, a micro-USB port, mini-HDMI port, 3.5mm headphone jack, and dock contact points. [...]

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HTC EVO Shift 4G launching January 9th

Posted by David on December 13, 2010 · 0 Comment

HTC EVO Shift 4G launching January 9th -The HTC EVO Shift 4G / HTC Knight / HTC Speedy, depending on your rumored name preference, is actually Sprint’s HTC Desire Z iteration, and there’s a new clear image of the phone circulating the web. Sprint's new flagship EVO Shift 4G by HTC might be in stores January 9th The first thing you’ll notice is its four-line QWERTY keypad. The image [...]

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Google Latitude for iOS makes it to App Store

Posted by David on December 13, 2010 · 0 Comment

Google Latitude for iOS makes it to App Store -Google Latitude, Google’s location-based social network that allows users to easily share their locations with friends, has hit Apple’s App store. Google Latitude allows you to share your location on your iPhone Google Latitude is still a work-in-progress, although you can share your location with friends. The app supports background updating [...]

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Apple 2010 best iPhone & iPad apps

Posted by David on December 10, 2010 · 0 Comment

Apple 2010 best iPhone & iPad apps -Apple unveiled its top iOS apps of 2010 on Thursday, and the list is broken down into six categories — top free, top paid and top grossing apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, and the same three categories for the iPad. Highlights- Facebook was the top free iPhone app, iBooks was the top free iPad app, and MLB.com At Bat 2010 and iBooks were the top-grossing [...]

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BlueSLR iPhone app transforms iPhone into DSLR remote shutter

Posted by David on December 9, 2010 · 0 Comment

BlueSLR iPhone app transforms iPhone into DSLR remote shutter -The BlueSLR Bluetooth dongle and its iPhone app, compatible with iPhones down to the 3G model, iPod touches second generation and above and iPads, is a remote control system that allows you to manually trigger your Nikon’s shutter release from a distance of up to 300 feet. BlueSLR iPhone app transforms iPhone into DSLR remote shutter There’s [...]

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