(AHN) – The U.S. Senate ratified Wednesday a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with the Russian Federation. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks
Month: December 2010
MP3 Album & Computer Game Bundle downloads for 20 cents
YAWMA.net, a music and gaming community, offers downloads of select MP3 album and computer game bundles for as low as 20 cents, as listed below. (You can name your own price, but there is a minimum “bid” of 20 cents.) These bundles are offered as part of the 7 Days of Indies for Charity event,…
JVC Picsio GC-FM2Y 1080p HD Digital Camcorder for $100 + $2 s&h
TigerDirect.com JVC Picsio GC-FM2Y 1080p HD Digital Camcorder in Yellow for $149.99. Coupon code “EBE15829″ cuts it to $99.99. With $1.99. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $18. This Flip UltraHD-comeptitor features a 3″ LCD display, 5-megapixel still camera, SD/SDHC card slot, YouTube capture mode, both HDMI and USB connectivity, and more….
iOS 4.2 features: Augmented Reality in iPhone Safari browser
We knew Apple had added accelerometer and gyroscope support to iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone, but leave it to Occipital, the company who brought us 360 Panorama, to show it off in full, Augmented Reality mode. What they’ve done is created an Augmented Reality type experience for viewing panoramic photos all through the Safari Mobile browser….
Star Trek: The Complete Comic Book Collection for PC and Mac for $7 + $5 s&h
Amazon.com offers the Star Trek: The Complete Comic Book Collection for Windows and Mac, model no. 90018, for $6.99. Shipping adds $4.98, but orders over $25 bag free shipping. Even with shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $16. This includes every issue of the Star Trek comic published from 1967 to…
Reminder: Why there won’t be any new or updated iPhone or iPad apps or games this week
iTunes Connect is closing for the holidays tomorrow — from Thursday, December 23 to Tuesday, December 28 to be exact — and that means there won’t be any new iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad apps, games, or updates next week. iTunes Connect is the portal developers use to submit and manage their apps. So the…
HHI Hard Case w/ Back Plate for iPod touch 4G w/ $2 HHI credit for $2 + $3 s&h
HandHeldItems.com offers the HHI ABS Hard Shell Case with Back Plate for 4th-generation iPod touch in six colors with a HHI $2 store credit for $5.99. Coupon code “itouch4gplate” drops it to $1.99. With $2.85 for shipping (and excluding the credit), it’s the lowest total price we could find by $6. It covers the back…
Fish-Shaped USB Heated Mouse Pad Hand Warmer for $6 + free shipping
Cellular Factory offers this Fish-Shaped USB Heated Mouse Pad Hand Warmer in Blue for $6.99. Bag free shipping via coupon code “11YIYU”. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $2. This combination mouse pad / hand warmer operates via an available USB port. Coupon expires December 24. This item will not arrive in…
iPhone, Android, and the difference between usability and functionality [Sticky]
Last night I quoted Marco Armant asking if Android phones would ever achieve iPhone-level polish and usability and a lot of Android enthusiasts fired back that they could do things on Android that they couldn’t do on iPhone, so Android was more usable. Well, no. That’s not usability, that’s functionality. Those two can be as…
iPhone, Android, and the difference between usability and functionality
Last night I quoted Marco Armant asking if Android phones would ever achieve iPhone-level polish and usability and a lot of Android enthusiasts fired back that they could do things on Android that they couldn’t do on iPhone, so Android was more usable. Well, no. That’s not usability, that’s functionality. Those two can be as…
Quality Commander robot flicks and taps phone screens to test durability
Tokyo-based Japan Novel Corp. has come up with a robot that is capable of flicking and tapping on a smartphonea s touchscreen display over and over again, helping manufacturers out there ensure that they get the desired level of reliability. Read the original post by Ubergizmo
LG 47″ 120Hz 1080p LED-Backlit LCD HDTV for $965 + free shipping
Paul’s TV via Buy.com offers the LG 47″ 120Hz 1080p LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. 47LE5500, for $964.99. (This price shows at the final stage of checkout.) With free shipping, that’s $135 under our October mention and the lowest total price we could find by $210. It’s also the best deal we’ve seen…
Apple Removes WikiLeaks App From App Store
You might have probably heard about WikiLeaks by now. TechCrunch reports that Apple has removed the unofficial WikiLeaks application, which gave “instant access to the world’s most documented leakage of top secret memos and other confidential government documents”. Igor Barinov, developer of the iPhone app has also confirmed that Apple has removed the application from…
CNS Readers Vote Emma Watson The #1 Best Dressed Celebrity Of 2010 (AHN)
(AHN) – From the late Alexander McQueen to Zac Posen, the women voted the Best Dressed Celebrities of 2010 are the vessels for the biggest names in fashion to have their latest and greatest looks in the magazines, on fashion blogs, or even skewered by Joan Rivers and Kelly Osbourne on that E! show. After…
1 in 5 U.S. high school graduates failed to meet Army’s minimum standards for enlistment (AHN)
(AHN) – A national report finds that more than 1 in 5 recent high school graduates across the country failed to score enough points on a military test to meet the Army?s minimum standards for enlistment. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks