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| Multi-carrier iPhone in France doubles sales | Fri, Nov 20 03:30 PM |
 The elimination of the iPhone's exclusivity to Orange in France has resulted in "more than double" the sales of the device and dealt a blow to the BlackBerry, according to research notes issued recently. Estimates from Bernstein, Strategy Analytics and others report twice as many iPhones being shipped in the summer quarter as in the spring due specifically to Apple's handset being readily available at Bouygues Telecom as well as SFR. That added exposure is thought to have directly impacted RIM as customers at the new carriers had a new, major alternative to the Blac... | Electronista | The Macintosh News Network |
| Microsoft roadmap puts Windows 8 in 2012 | Fri, Nov 20 02:40 PM |
 Microsoft should once again release its next mainstream version of Windows about three years after the last, a roadmap obtained this week reveals. The schedule has the major revision, tentatively titled "Windows 8," launching in 2012 or about three years after Windows 7. It will purportedly keep in step with a rhythm developed by Microsoft that has Microsoft launching major releases four years apart, as Windows Server 2008 is considered a major release where its R2 upgrade and even Windows 7 are both treated as "release updates."... | Electronista | The Macintosh News Network |
| PS3 to support stereoscopic 3D | Fri, Nov 20 01:55 PM |
 Sony recently announced to its investors that it will add 3D stereoscopic capability to the games on its PS3 gaming console via a future firmware update. The presentation (pdf) contains the line "all PS3 units will be firmware-upgradeable to 3D," and that the company plans to lead the 3D market, though no timelines were revealed. There was, however, an indication that Sony will offer 3D-specific tools to developers of its games.... | Electronista | The Macintosh News Network |
| Sony shows 280-inch commercial 3D display, more | Fri, Nov 20 01:55 PM |
 Sony is showing off a 280-inch 3D display at the currently ongoing International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition in Japan. The 3D LED Wall is 21 feet wide by 11 feet tall and can show both 2D and 3D video. It is made up of 70 LED displays, each 28 inches in size.... | Electronista | The Macintosh News Network |
| A Retro Design and Thoughtful Shots for Artsy Photographers | Fri, Nov 20 01:15 PM |
| Packaged in a brushed and polished metal casing, the Olympus E-P1 camera screams both brawn and retro chic. Overlook the lo-res LCD and instead appreciate this cam's top-notch stabilization abilities and tidy images.
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| Motorola confirms Droid camera fix coming | Fri, Nov 20 01:15 PM |
 Motorola today confirmed it will soon fix the problems with its Droid phone's camera by releasing an automatic over-the-air update to the handset. The Android handset's 5-megapixel camera has been said to have trouble focusing and producing red corners in images when photos are being taken. The intermittent problem has been blamed on an unusual timing bug where particular states of the clock create problems with the autofocusing system. Users can simply change the date on the phone to resolve the issue, although a permanent fix is apparently due soon.... | Electronista | The Macintosh News Network |
| How LED Tattoos Could Change Face of Humanity | Thu, Nov 19 09:00 PM |
| In Ray Bradbury’s book, The Illustrated Man, the title character is covered with moving, shifting tattoos. If you look at them, they will tell you a story. New LED tattoos from the University of Pennsylvania could make the Illustrated Man real (minus the creepy stories, of course).
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| Flip Mino Wannabe Is a Catastrophe | Thu, Nov 19 03:22 PM |
| Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Not when that imitation takes horrific video with terrible sound. Meet the Memorex Mini camcorder, a pale and warped copy of the Flip Mino.
 | Wired: Gadgets |
| Hi-Def DSLRs May Be Cheap, But Talent Is Priceless | Thu, Nov 19 03:11 PM |
| Whatever happened to that indie film revolution the new generation of DSLRs was supposed to start? Turns out even cheap filmmaking isn't as easy as it looks.
 | Wired: Gadgets |
| Nokia Makes Dumb Move With Its 'Smartbook' | Thu, Nov 19 12:00 PM |
| Slow speeds, high prices and intermittent service can be all yours if you sign up for a two-year contract with this netbook.
 | Wired: Gadgets |
| Partition Your Hard Drive to Boost Speed and Performance | Thu, Nov 19 11:00 AM |
| Maybe your hard drive is twice the size, but only half as useful. Splitting it in two allows you to install multiple hard drives, create impenetrable RAM disks, or just organizes your data. Here are some tools you can use to partition your hard drive.
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| iTablet Gains OLED Display, Delayed Until End of 2010 | Wed, Nov 18 09:00 PM |
| If an unannounced product exists solely in the minds of speculative journalists and know-nothing analysts, can it be “delayed”? If so, then the fabled Apple tablet has just seen a setback to its non-existent launch date, pushing it to the second half of 2010.
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| PDC09 Wrapup: How Software Platforms Are Changing | Fri, Nov 20 01:03 PM |
| The shifting way software is being written and deployed will have an impact on developers—and ultimately on all of us.
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| Does Chrome OS Spell the End of Desktops? | Thu, Nov 19 09:00 PM |
| Now that Google has publicized details about its super-slim Chrome OS, are the desktop's days even more numbered?
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| Google Chrome OS: Open Source to the Cloud—and Beyond | Thu, Nov 19 11:07 AM |
| Google's Chrome OS promises to speed up computing for users who deeply care about the Web.
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| No Telecommuting Allowed! | Thu, Nov 19 07:48 AM |
| Jim Lynch sounds off on companies that ban telecommuting for their employees.
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| PDC09: Microsoft Tips Internet Explorer 9 | Wed, Nov 18 10:43 AM |
| At today's Professional Developer Conference, we got a look at the early work on Internet Explorer 9.
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| Hands On with the ATI Radeon HD 5970 Graphics Card | Tue, Nov 17 09:00 PM |
| AMD's new top-of-the-line graphics card offers astounding features—and a price to match.
 | Extremetech |
| The Budget PC Toolkit | Sun, Nov 15 09:00 PM |
| You don't need to spend a fortune to be well equipped for building and repairing PCs.
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