March 11th, 2010
Previously, 3D-Television is something only the wealthy can afford. This is because manufacturer place a high price for this technology. However, people wanting this technology at their living room can be very hopeful as Panasonic is teaming up with Best Buy to greatly reduce the price of 3D Television.
Panasonic will bring in the hardware to the United States and cut the price of these 3D-HDTVs by more than 30% of its current prices in the Japanese market. In fact, in some cases there will be as high as 50% price cut.
Best Buy on the other will be the platform on which these 3D-HDTVs will be sold. The electronics retail store will soon have its own exhibition area filled with Panasonic 3D-HDTV may it be LCD, LED or Plasma televisions. This won’t be in only a few of its outlets but instead hundreds of them nationwide.
Panasonic is hopeful that this new move by them will boost the sales in the U.S. In fact, they are hoping that the sales in the U.S will make up for at least half of their revenue. Previously, they have been hurting as there aren’t as many sales in the U.S due to cheaper brands such as VIZIO.
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March 9th, 2010
DocVerse is a website that allows real-time sharing of Microsoft Office Documents such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and many more. In fact, it works almost the same like Google Docs. DocVerse also allows people to make instant changes to any of their documents instantaneously without having them emailing each other so that they can see what the changes may be.
Google has been interested in DocVerse for quite some time and on March 5, they decided to acquire DocVerse for a whopping $25 million.
Founded by ex-Microsoft veterans, Shan Sinha and Alex DeNeui, DocVerse was created more than three years ago. The purpose of the site is to allow people to share documents with each other and simplify the work of modifying these documents as well.
The acquisition of DocVerse is probably Google’s first step onto upgrading its Google Docs. Previously, there were little support for Microsoft Office documents but with the acquisition, customers should probably see a lot more features available in Google Docs.
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March 8th, 2010
Apparently the Oscar has not only managed to bring artists together but it also managed to attract Apple into showing its debut commercial on its next new best thing, the iPad. The product is said to be launched soon in April 3.
There has been a lot of coverage made by media all over the world about the iPad and how it would be another failure by Apple or another success much like the iPhone. There are speculations being thrown everywhere and every time a request for clarification was made at Apple, most often than not the requests are turned down.
The Apple iPad is said to be a revolutionary tablet and is bound to change how tablet works altogether. Pre-orders can already be made sometime this week.
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March 6th, 2010
Developers of Macintosh based computers can now breathe a sigh of relief as the Mac Developer Program now costs $99/year. This matches the current price of the iPhone developer program as well.
There are currently three tiers in the Mac Developer Program which is the Standard, Select and Premier each at a different price. The Standard membership costs the cheapest at $99/year while Select membership costs $499. Premier membership on the other hand costs a whopping $3499.
Prospective developers have a chance to check out the Xcode tools for free. However, they are ineligible for the pre-release software as well as technical support.
On other news regarding Apple, the company decided to sue various companies such as HTC and Nokia for patent infringement. The infringement includes more than 20 different patents secured by Apple for its bestselling product, the iPhone.
However, there are rumors that Kodak will soon sue the company behind the iPhone for stealing some of their technologies for the production of some of Apple’s products.
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March 5th, 2010
Unicom, China’s second largest mobile phone company will soon manufacture various smartphones powered by Google’s mobile operating system, Android.
The company’s chairman Chang Xiaobing told reporters in a conference in Beijing that the company understands the significance of the operating system. Chang also added that the company will surely utilize Android in some of its latest mobile phone.
A recent hacking attack on Google servers from hackers based from China caused the Google to postpone its launch of at least two smartphones powered by Android. The attack was made to a couple of Gmail accounts.
Following the attack, Google mentioned that it would halt the censor of all web search made from China and considered terminating its China headquarters as well.
This action made by Google created fear amongst Android fans in China as they are afraid that there would be no Android phones in China. Lenovo on the other hand, promised to continue selling its highly anticipated smartphone in China.
Tags: android, android phones in china, china unicom
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March 3rd, 2010
On March 2, 2010, Apple made a bold move against HTC by suing them for using technologies similar to its best selling smartphone, the iPhone. It was mentioned that there are infringement of more than 20 patents including its user interface, the overall architecture of the iPhone as well as the hardware.
HTC is one of the pioneers of smartphone manufacturers that shifted to the Android mobile operating system made by search engine giant, Google. In addition to that, it is also the manufacturer of Google’s first smartphone, the Google Nexus One.
In addition to HTC, Apple had also decided to sue the number one mobile phone manufacturing company Nokia for stealing its technologies. However, Nokia countered the legal action taken by Apple by suing the American based company for the same reason that they sue Nokia.
The suing drama doesn’t stop there. Kodak also decided to sue Apple as well as the Blackberry manufacturer RIM for stealing the technology developed by Kodak.
Tags: apple sue htc, legal action, patent infringement, suing
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March 3rd, 2010
Every April, a new version of Ubuntu will emerge and this is no other than Ubuntu 10.04. One interesting update on this version of Ubuntu is its support for both iPhone and iPod Touch. Previously, there were no ways of getting these two devices to work on Linux computers. Other iPod devices work well with previous version of Ubuntu but not the two devices mentioned before.
Ubuntu 10.04 or Lucid Lynx will sync both the iPhone and the iPod Touch using the Rhythmbox music player which can be downloaded for free. Through the Nautilus file manager program available in the latest Ubuntu operating system, users will be able to navigate the files in their iPhone or their iPod Touch.
Other Linux distros have yet to announce whether they too will support both the iPhone and the iPod Touch. If the other distros do not support these two devices, it may be due to the inner working of the Ubuntu itself or the GNOME integration. If it is because of the GNOME integration, users may see that other distros would support the two devices as well.
Tags: iphone, ipod, ipod touch, linux iphone compatible, ubuntu
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March 1st, 2010
Social network has become a part of everyone. There are hundreds of millions of users for these websites and they keep on growing day by day. Most people are a member of more than one social networking site and keeping up with these sites can be hard work as well.
Sobees is a program that allow users to login and get update of not one or two but 4 social networking websites. These are Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and Linkedin. These aren’t just any social networking website but some of the most famous websites on the planet.
Sobees is currently in Alpha version meaning that there is still much development to be done. However, this doesn’t restrict its users in using the program as well. Users may encounter some bugs or problems but these aren’t very significant as well.
This handy program allows the user to view real time updates on these social networking website and keeps them updated of what is currently going on. If there are any new tweets made by someone that the user is currently following or if somebody posts something on the user’s wall, he or she will be able to check them out.
A lot of customizations can be done to suit the user’s need. Some examples include but do not restrict to the language, skin customization and many more. The program is currently supported by Windows XP and above and one of the major requirements is to have the .NET installed. Those that are interested can check out sobees.com
Tags: all in one client, Facebook, MySpace, sobees
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March 1st, 2010
It’s for sure that Sony Ericsson is one of the top contenders in matter relating to sales. The Sony Ericsson is all set to release their new models. They are, Sony Ericsson Kiki, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3, Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, Sony Ericsson Hazel, Sony Ericsson Z320i Silver, Sony Ericsson W508 Walkman, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, Sony Ericsson Elm and Sony Ericsson G705.
When you are a music lover, then Sony Ericsson W508 Walkman can satisfy all your dreams. Crystal clear screen is the most satisfying one when it comes to Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness. The Sony Ericsson Elm is coming up with 5 mega pixel camera option and Bluetooth 2.1 supports. The Wi-Fi connectivity with DLNA is also available. When speaking about Sony Ericsson Hazel, you can add external memory up to 16 GB for sure. Bluetooth 2.0 supports, Wi-Fi connectivity is seems to be available in this model Sony Ericsson Hazel.
On the other hand, for Sony Ericsson G705 YouTube client is available. All other basic features is also available in this Sony Ericsson G705. Surely, it is highly expected that all these upcoming models of Sony Ericsson will make strong impression in business market for sure.
Tags: Sony Ericsson Elm, Sony Ericsson G705, Sony Ericsson Hazel, Sony Ericsson Kiki, Sony Ericsson W508 Walkman, Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3, Sony Ericsson Z320i Silver
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March 1st, 2010
At present, the Samsung mobiles are silently receiving more reputations from the user’s side. The Samsung is planning to release number of models possibly this year. The models which is on verge to release is, Samsung T939 Behold II, Samsung E1107 Crest Solar, Samsung M2510, Samsung M5650 Lindy, Samsung Omnia Pro B7320, Samsung T929 Memoir, Samsung I6220 Star TV, Samsung A887 Solstice, Samsung i7500, , Samsung S7550 Blue Earth and Samsung B7620 Giorgio Armani.
When it comes to Samsung T939 Behold II, it is full of touch screen features with UL based one. This is offering 5 mega pixels camera with auto focus features. For Samsung E1107 Crest Solar, camera option and external memory is not available. This is available only in black color. When speaking about Samsung M2510, a 1.3 mega pixel camera option is available.
You can also able add up external memory up to 8 GB for sure. On the next hand, the Samsung M5650 Lindy mobile is coming up with graphical type display with best attractive color. USB, Bluetooth, Email client, browser option is all available in this single Samsung M5650 Lindy mobile. From the overall view, all the Samsung upcoming mobiles are perfectly by taking current trends of every user.
Tags: Samsung A887 Solstice, Samsung B7620 Giorgio Armani., Samsung E1107 Crest Solar, Samsung I6220 Star TV, Samsung i7500, Samsung M2510, Samsung M5650 Lindy, Samsung Omnia Pro B7320, Samsung S7550 Blue Earth, Samsung T929 Memoir, Samsung T939 Behold II
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