The next two years promise much faster short-range and medium-range wired and wireless networking, and zippier mobile connections. What’s the point of these increasing speeds, when today’s networking gear already feels reasonably fast? Video, primarily. The name of the game is streaming or downloading high-definition video—across a room or from one […] Read the original…
Month: November 2012
Apple To Start Selling Variable Amount iTunes Gift Cards
We’ve known iTunes Gift Cards to come in specific denominations, but it seems that ahead of the holiday season, Apple is rolling out variable amount gift cards to retailers. Continue reading → Read the original post by Rounak Jain
Panasonic DMC-G3KK 4/3 Camera, 14-42mm Lens for $300 + free shipping
B&H Photo-Video offers the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3KK 16-Megapixel Digital Micro Four-Thirds Camera bundled with the Panasonic Lumix 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four-Thirds Zoom Lens (pictured), model no. DMC-G3KK, for $299.95 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $99. It features a 3″ touchscreen LCD, HD video […] Read the original post…
iTunes 11 Bug: Can’t Share, Tweet, or Copy Link from Downloaded Apps
While working on an app review this morning, fired up iTunes so I could copy the link to the app so I could share it with you. Thing is…I couldn’t! The menu is greyed out for all downloaded apps. Now how are supposed to share, gift, or tell the world […] Read the original post…
Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5″ SATA 6Gbps SSD for $85 + free shipping
Newegg via eBay offers the Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120GB 2.5″ Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal SSD Solid State Drive, model no. MKNSSDCR120GB, for $84.99 with free shipping. That’s $5 under our May mention and the lowest total price we could find by $19. (We’ve seen competing brands for much less.) This […] Read the original post…
Timer 2.0 removes in-app ad, apologizes to customers
App Cubby, the company behind Timer 2.0, will be removing the in-app ad — an icon advertising another app — and has issued an apology to their users for inserting it in the first place. It’s a classy and extremely customer-centric move. App Cubby‘s David Barnard said: Given all the mistakes […] Read the original…
The Week in iOS Apps: Robots! Space! Westeros!
This week’s roundup of iOS apps includes offerings across a variety of realms—including Westeros. Already this week, we’ve brought you reviews of Fantastical for iPhone, WordPress for iOS, and Minecraft Reality, as well as news of updates to Google Drive’s iOS app. Other new and improved apps that caught our eye […] Read the original…
Apple’s iPhone 5 and newest iPads head for sale in China
Apple’s iPhone 5 is slated for a December 14 launch in China, one of the company’s biggest markets, and the company’s iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad will start selling in the country a week earlier on December 7. The company announced the release dates on Friday, just a day after two […] Read the original…
Cornwall caught in bed with BT as councillors raise red card
Councillors might have put Cornwall’s privatisation on probation. But the council had already begun acting as a joint venture partner with BT. Read the original post by Computer Weekly
16GB PC3-10600 SO-DIMM Laptop RAM Kit for $53 + free shipping
Fry’s Electronics offers the Patriot 16GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SO-DIMM 204-Pin Notebook Memory Kit with two 8GB SO-DIMMs, model no. PSA316G1333SK, for $52.99 with free shipping. That’s $27 under our July mention (which required a rebate) and the lowest total price we could find now by $20. This RAM is compatible […] Read the original post…
Apple testing LTE network quality
Apple is apparently quite strict when it comes to allowing carriers to offer the iPhone 5 as an LTE device, requiring carriers to allow Apple to independently test the quality of their LTE network. If the network is up to Apple’s standards, then they will enable LTE functionality on the […] Read the original post…
Alcatel-Lucent’s SDN Strategy Downplays OpenFlow
Alcatel-Lucent has announced its SDN roadmap for the coming year. The company plans to offer a RESTful interface in two of its OmniSwitch product lines before it adds support for OpenFlow. Read the original post by Gary Hilson
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C: New Test Device for Developers Arrives
RIM is offering its most dedicated BlackBerry 10 developers the Dev Alpha C, a new test device with a QWERTY keypad. Read the original post by Tris Hussey
New iMac Benchmarks Show 10-25% Improvement Over Previous Generation
Primate Labs today posted a summary of the new iMac benchmarks hitting the company’s Geekbench Browser, showing fairly strong performance increases over the previous generation of machines. The analysis focuses on the 21.5-inch models, as the 27-inch models are not launching for several more weeks, and the latest high-end […] Read the original post by…
Win a brand new iPhone or iPad mini case from Pad & Quill! Enter now!
Pad & Quill make some of our favorite iPhone and iPad cases, and they’ve recently released brand new versions for both the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini. As always, they’re hand made in Minnesota, and their baltic birch and leather stand in gorgeous contrast to Apple’s glass and aluminum […] Read the original post…