Month: August 2010

Lady Gaga has come a long way since her appearance three years ago at the Lollapalooza music festival – but she hasn’t forgotten some critics’ less-than-stellar reviews of that performance. Read the original post by Ann Arbor News

Today only, Dell Home offers the Haier 46″ 120Hz 1080p LED-backlit Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. HL46XSL2, for $899. With free shipping, that’s a buck under our June mention and the lowest total price we could find now by $216. Sales tax is added where applicable. This ultra-thin 1.22″-thick HDTV features includes a native…

Today only, newegg.com offers the OCZ Vertex 60GB Internal Serial ATA II 2.5″ Solid State Disk (SSD), model no. OCZSSD2-1VTX60G, for $119.99 with free shipping. This $25 mail-in rebate chops it to $94.99. That’s a $58 drop from our mention last year and the lowest total price we could find by $40. (It’s also the…

Stuart Clark and Steve Litchfield detail a couple of possible workflows for minimising the downtime when upgrading HX firmwares on the Samsung i8910 HD – nearly everything gets wiped, so it’s best to be well prepared. Read the original post by Allaboutsymbian.com

Submitted by kpaul.mallasch on Sat, 08/07/2010 – 8:45am. Electronics If you are looking for a great price on – Sceptre 24″ Class LCD 1080p 60Hz HDTV, TV X240BV-FHD , Click Here to Buy From Walmart , a name you trust. Read the original post by Muncie Free Press

Sam’s Club offers its members the Bose Companion 2 Multimedia Speaker System for $59.83. Shipping adds around $5, or opt for free in-store pickup. Even with shipping, that’s the lowest total price we’ve seen for these specific speakers by $28. These stereo speakers feature dual audio inputs, headphone jack, and more. Of note, these are…

Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. and Saudi Arabia’s telecom regulator and local phone operators have reached a preliminary deal over the government’s access to and handling of BlackBerry data, according to media reports. Read the original post by MarketWatch

In this July 31, 2010 file photo, Guns N’ Roses musician Tommy Stinson, right, attends the graduation ceremony for former street youth at the Timkatec school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Read the original post by WNOL-TV New Orleans

Dell Home offers the Fujifilm FinePix AV100 12.2-Megapixel Digital Camera in Silver, model no. 16009216, bundled with a 2GB SDHC Secure Digital Card for $69.99. Add coupon code “CMMMRLW7NRHGCJ” to cut it to $63.99. With free shipping, that’s $6 less than our June mention of the camera alone and the lowest total price we could…

Today only, Dell Home offers the Haier D Series 42″ 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. HL42XD2, for $449.99. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $176. (It’s also the least expensive 42″ LCD HDTV we’ve ever seen by $29.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a…

At AT&T Wireless, search for “75787″ to find the AT&T ZERO USB Wall Charger for $12. With free shipping via 2-day, that’s $8 off and the lowest total price we could find. Sales tax is added where applicable. The ZERO Charger shuts itself off when not in use while plugged in, eliminating vampire draw. It’s…

Today only, Target offers the Magnavox 42″ 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television / Blu-ray Player Combo, model no. 42MD459B, for $649. Apply coupon code “TOEY738U” and it falls to $584.10. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $289. (It’s also the least expensive 42″ LCD HDTV / Blu-ray combo we’ve…

The New York Times reports that Mark Papermaster, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering, has left the company. Papermaster has been heading up Apple’s iPhone and iPod engineering … Read the original post by MarketWatch

The saga of continually improving user firmware for the Samsung i8910 HD continues with the release a few minutes ago of the impressive HX8, rolling in, among other things, intelligent virtual keyboard/keypad rotation, portrait qwerty added, Music player now has full kinetic scrolling and is skinnable, plus more dynamic ‘on the fly’ interface … Read…

Below are downloads of several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store. Several of these apps were created for the iPhone and iPod touch and are compatible with the iPad, but will run at a significantly lower resolution. (Check the individual apps for further information.) The apps: Leapsheep (pictured): Action game…