Jobs breaks from medical leave to unveil iPad 2 Wed, 2 Mar 2011 04:47 pm PST AP - Apple is back with a refined second-generation tablet computer that squeezes more power into a thinner shell while keeping prices in check. It's a three-pronged push that should handily hold off competitors for another year. Full Story | Top | Microsoft's Bing launches deals feature Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:44 pm PST Reuters - Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine said it launched 'Bing deals' for both the desktop and mobile, allowing consumers to find the best deals locally, a service that will pit it against daily deals website Groupon. Full Story | Top | Android Devices Pull Ahead in U.S. Smartphone Race Thu, 3 Mar 2011 12:26 pm PST NewsFactor - A new Nielsen survey of postpaid mobile subscribers released Thursday suggests that Google's Android platform may be pulling ahead of Apple's iOS and Research In Motion's BlackBerry OS in the U.S. smartphone race. Google held a 29 percent share of the mobile platform market in the three months through January, followed by Apple and RIM, which were tied at 27 percent. Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform trailed at 10 percent. Full Story | Top | Nintendo has high hopes for 3DS Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:42 pm PST Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd said it has set ambitious goals for its newest handheld gaming system despite growing competition from smartphones like Apple's iPhone. Full Story | Top | In Kadhafi, web finds a tragi-comic anti-hero Thu, 3 Mar 2011 07:24 pm PST AFP - An old Arab adage has it that the worst misfortune is the one that makes you laugh, and nowhere is that truer than in Libya today, where Moamer Kadhafi's outlandish antics are causing howls on the Internet. Full Story | Top | Xperia Play will be a serious gaming contender Thu, 3 Mar 2011 12:05 pm PST Appolicious - Sony Ericsson’s Android-running PlayStation phone, the Xperia Play, finally became an official thing when it was announced by an ad during the Super Bowl. Sony hopes the device will find an audience between die-hard PlayStation fans and the more casual mobile gaming market that has exploded in the last two years. Full Story | Top | Activate AT&T iPhone Personal Hotspot Plan on the Fly Thu, 3 Mar 2011 07:30 pm PST PC World - AT&T confirmed that it will support the personal Wi-Fi hotspot feature that will be added to the iPhone and iPad with the release of iOS 4.3 on March 11. Even better news than the fact that it will be possible to activate the hotspot, is that AT&T customers can also deactivate the service without penalty as well. Full Story | Top | Misa Kitara digital stringless guitar has touchscreen, onboard synthesizer Thu, 3 Mar 2011 06:00 pm PST Digital Trends - If youâve already mastered the likes of Guitar Hero, itâs time to move on to the next invention in digital guitars. Those old-school guitar strings are always getting in the way, right? If youâd rather play a strange, artificial instrument, Misa Digital Instruments is now taking pre-orders for their new Kitara stringless digital guitar. The Kitara ($849) uses a digital interface and 8-inch touch screen to integrate sounds of traditional guitar with digital audio production techniques. The company is aiming to bring the live musicality of digital keyboards to the guitar and allow musicians to create electronic melodies right on the touch screen. The guitar features a full fretboard, 8-inch multi-touch screen, and an onboard polyphonic synthesizer. The guitar uses MIDI controls and is made of high-density injection-molded ABS polymer. An aluminum-body special edition Kitara is available for pre-order for $2,899. Weâre not sure if this will ever get you the respect of actually shredding a real guitar, but itâs probably a pretty fun toy to play with for any music fan or guitar fanatic. Full Story | Top | Apple releases iOS 4.3 golden master to developers Thu, 3 Mar 2011 12:40 pm PST Macworld - In preparation for iOS 4.3âs release next week, Apple on Thursday released the golden master of the software to members of its iOS Developer Program. The golden master version of software is usually the version that actually ships to users. Full Story | Top | Skype to hook into GoToMeeting Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:38 am PST Digital Trends - VoIP leader Skype and Citrix Systems have announced a partnership that will see Skype adding Web and audio conferencing capabilities to its service lineup, based on technologies from Citrixâs well-regarded GoToMeeting software. Skype is looking at the capabilities as a way to expand Skypeâs appeal to business and enterprise users, but enabling them to use online collaboration features to show presentations, demo software, train employees, and more. Full Story | Top |
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