Month: October 2010

Apple’s Retina Display for the iPhone 4 and latest iPod touch may have been leaving WVGA Android smartphones in the shade, but it was only a matter of time before the open-souce alternatives caught up. Read the original post by SlashGear.com

The RRP for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab remains one of the lasting unknowns about the upcoming Froyo tablet, but some loose lips at DSG Group may have spilled the beans. Read the original post by SlashGear.com

People who think technology is ruining America’s youth ought to take a closer look at Natick High School. Read the original post by Boston Globe

SonyStyle.com offers the factory-refurbished Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 14.1-Megapixel Digital Camera in Blue for $144.49. Add it to your cart and it falls to $104.49. With free shipping, that’s $21 under our mention three weeks ago of this camera in black and the lowest total price we could find by $39. Sales tax is added where…

Fry’s Electronics offers the Iomega Select 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. 34966, for $59.99. Shipping adds around $6, or opt for free in-store pickup. Even with shipping, that’s $0.66/GB and the lowest total price we could find by $14. Sales tax is added where applicable. This 3.5″ hard drive features an 8MB…

B&H Photo-Video offers the Western Digital Elements SE 750GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. WDBABV7500ABK-NESN, for $79 with free shipping ($0.11/GB). That ties last month’s mention and it’s the lowest total price we could find by $5. This 7.1-oz. portable bus-powered drive includes a USB 2.0 cable. Read the original post by…

Sexually-active American teenagers were found to be more ?safe-sex? conscious than baby boomers according to the largest, most comprehensive national survey of Americans’ sexual behavior since 1994. – (AHN) Read the original post by KHWB-TV Houston

Abt Electronics offers the Samsung Series 4 32″ 720p LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. UN32C4000, for $497 with free shipping. Outside of the price below, that’s $63 under our August mention and the lowest total price we could find by $32. This 1.2″-thick HDTV features a native resolution of 1366×768 (720p), LED backlight,…

China’s worldwide monopoly over the production and exportation of rare earth metals, and its strict export quotas over their distribution, is being challenged by the United States and Japan. Both countries are looking for alternative ways to obtain these scarce resources that are indispensable in many modern and hi-tech electronics products. – (AHN) Read the…

T-Mobile has officially launched the second-generation HTC myTouch. Previously known as the myTouch HD, it’s dubbed, wait for it, the “new” myTouch. Read the original post by KHWB-TV Houston

A rap icon and one of the genre’s rising performers dominated the 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards while several legendary acts took to the stage to celebrate in the Dirty South. Read the original post by NBC Miami

MegaMacs.com offers the used Apple iBook G4 1.2GHz 12.1″ Notebook, model no. M9623LL/A, for $249.99. Add it to your cart, then add the Creative & Entertainment Software Suite for Mac for 1 cent. With around $18 for shipping, that’s a buck under our August mention of an iBook G4 with a faster processor but no…

Toshiba Corp. believes it has a solution for television viewers who like 3-D but hate the glasses. Read the original post by TheBostonChannel

After much speculation, we now have official confirmation, direct from the horse’s mouth, on its own website. Windows Phone 7’s launch event will be next Monday, Oct. 11, in New York City at the Microsoft Technology Center. Read the original post by TheBostonChannel

As noted by 9 to 5 Mac, Apple appears to have dropped support for AirPrint in iOS 4.2 on the second-generation iPod touch. When Apple initially announced the feature on September 15th, the second-generation iPod touch was listed as a compati… Read the original post by WPMT-TV York