Month: February 2011

Protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square pray and rest during a lull in anti-government demonstrations. Read the original post by SF Gate

Intel did promise a couple of years ago that they will be releasing Medfield-based smartphones this year, and surely the semiconductor company is making good on their promise with Intel’s Anand Chandrasekher holding up what seems to be the fabled smartphone, although it could very well be a prototype – who knows? This handset was…

(AHN) – The United States on Tuesday decided to come out in the open with support for the ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – The United States on Tuesday confirmed that Washington had asked one of the top retired American diplomats to travel to Cairo to get an assessment of the ongoing Egyptian situation on the ground. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – Three people who claimed to be members of the Guggenheim family have been charged with scamming investors of billions of dollars. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – Two New York City council members were among those arrested during a rally Monday night against the planned closure of more than two dozen schools. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – ?This new repurchase program demonstrates our confidence in the business and our commitment to building shareholder value? Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

Today only, the Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of The Go! Team’s Rolling Blackouts MP3 Album for $3.99. That’s the best deal we could find for this 14-track, DRM-free album, released today. (iTunes charges $9.99.) Amazon MP3 Downloader is required. Read the original post by dealmac.com

(AHN) – A massive winter storm bore down on the Midwest Tuesday, bringing a warning from the National Weather Service that it is ?potentially life-threatening.? Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

Maxwell Technologies Inc. said it will pay $14.35 million to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department that the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other securities laws. Read the original post by Salon.com

(AHN) – The federal government released new dietary guidelines aimed at curbing the growing obesity problem facing the United States. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

Just when you were wondering what is the next big thing when it comes to TVs since the stereoscopic 3D revolution is well and truly underway, along comes an interesting proposition – how about holographic TVs in your living room? That is what the bright minds over at MIT are working on, where they intend…

Sony intends to usher in a brand new photo taking experience with the DSC-HX100V as part of its Cyber-shot series, offering Full HD video shooting capability at 60 progressive frames per second , not to mention throwing in a 27mm Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar T lens with 30x optical zoom. Read the original post by Ubergizmo

RIM has just released a video showing off the ways that business professionals can make use of the BlackBerry PlayBook, a QNX tablet. Read the original post by Ubergizmo

The iTunes App Store offers downloads of several applications for Apple iPhone and iPod touch for free, as listed below. With a savings of up to $5, each is at the lowest price we’ve seen. Note that these apps are compatible with the iPad but will run at a significantly lower resolution. (Check the individual…