Google Scores Shiny Chrome Deal With Sony | read this item
Google's Chrome exited beta last December, well ahead of when you might normally expect a Google product to do so. It wasn't, however, because the browser was necessarily ready for prime time; it was because OEMs would not pre-install a beta product on their computers, and Google longed for those deals.It's finally managed to ink such a deal, with Sony. Google spokesperson Eitan ..Shop Now
PlayStation 3 firmware 3.0 now available | read this item
Right on schedule, PlayStation 3 firmware 3.0 is now out and being fed directly into your console (should you opt to download it, at least), offering a number of changes to the user interface and Trophies section and animated themes with avatars. Be sure to come back and let us know what you think!
Update: We're running the update now and the changelog that shows up ..Shop Now
The good
Fantastic touchscreen display
Decent performance
Makes a good media player
The bad
Poor call quality
No 3.5mm headphone socket on the phone
No memory card included
What's in a name?
OK Samsung, we give up. What the hell does Preston mean? We've Googled it, we Binged it, we hunted around on urban dictionary. At one point we thought it was the name of the cousin in the Fresh Prince of Bel ..Shop Now
GTA: Chinatown Wars to Hit the iPhone | read this item
On Monday, Rockstar Games, the developers behind the Grand Theft Auto series, announced that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch this fall.Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is currently available on the Nintendo DS. It's coming to the Sony PlayStation Portable in October. Price for the iPhone version? Currently unknown, and of course the app will have ..Shop Now
Olympus Intros Budget-Friendly E-600 DSLR | read this item
Olympus expanded its DSLR line-uptoday with the E-600. The E-600 is essentially a lower-cost version of the E-620 which was launched earlier this year, but with a fewchanges that help reduce the cost and differentiate between the two models. Targetingusers who are moving up from a basic point-and-shoot, the E-600 offers a12.3-megapixel image sensor along with Olympus’ TruePicIII+ Image Processor and in-body Image Stabilization. You’ll ..Shop Now
Sprint follows T-Mobile's lead, wants $350 for HTC Touch Pro2 | read this item
We figured the suits over at T-Mobile USA were on some of that good stuff when they slapped an almost comical $350 (on contract) price tag on HTC's Touch Pro2, but evidently said "stuff" has made its way into the halls of Overland Park as well. After months of watching evidence mount, Sprint has finally come clean and admitted that HTC's EV-DO Rev. A-equipped superphone ..Shop Now
Casio Announces EXILIM EX-Z280 & EX-Z33 | read this item
Casio announced the new EXILIM Zoom EX-Z280 and EX-Z33compact digital cameras today. Both models target new digitalcamera owners or families looking for a second or replacement digital camera.The EXILIM Zoom EX-Z280 is a 12.1 megapixel digital camera with a wide-angle 26mm 4X optical zoom lens. The EXILIM EX-Z33 is a 10.1 megapixel digital camerawith a 3X optical zoom lens.Both new cameras will be available thisSeptember. ..Shop Now
Apple holding 'rock and roll' themed event, September 9th | read this item
And just like that, Apple's yearly iPod event is happening. According to an email we've just received, it looks like all those rumors we heard turned out to be true. The big A will be holding the proceedings at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco (go figure), and guess what? We'll be there live.
Department of Homeland Security Updates Border Search Rules On Electronic Media | read this item
As if you really needed one more reason to take the car, ferry or bicycle to your next destination, the Department of Homeland Security has just issued another update to its long list of search rules that'll most certainly spark up some debate. Thankfully for those with United States passports, this one probably won't have a serious impact on you, but if a foreigner is ..Shop Now
ATI Radeon HD 4800 GPUs Complement Snow Leopard With OpenCL | read this item
This is more AMD bragging than anything else, but with all the questions arising over Snow Leopard incompatibilities, it's great to hear some news regarding--well--compatibilities. Alongside the outfit's new Opteron EE CPU, it's also proclaiming that its ATI Radeon HD 4800 series graphics devices are fully compatible with OS X 10.6In fact, AMD asserts that these cards--which are found in select iMac and Mac Pro ..Shop Now
AMD's Low-Power, Six-Core Opteron EE Eyes Cloud Computing | read this item
Slowly but surely, cloud and dense computing environments are becoming more and more popular. With services such as Apple's MobileMe and Google's own application suite living on the web, it's not hard to see why these tactics are becoming more pervasive. And wouldn't you know it--AMD is chomping at the bit to make sure it gets in on the bandwagon early. Today, the company is ..Shop Now
Federal Broadband Stimulus Funds Utterly Unable To Meet Demand | read this item
A few weeks ago, in early August, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski declared that the FCC viewed the creation of a national broadband policy as integral to the future of of the nation. Broadband, according to Genachowski, is "our generation’s infrastructure challenge...It is as important as electricity and highways were for past generations." Now that the first round of requests for broadband stimulus funding have ..Shop Now
Infamous Hacker Gives Up Assets, Heads To Prison For Stealing CC Data | read this item
Thinking of using those newfound hacking skills to engage in nefariousbehavior? Think again. Albert Gonzalez is a name that'll go down inhacking history, but it's not for anything positive. After beingcharged with stealing some 130 million credit and debit card numbers,Albert plead guilty to previous data-theft charges in New York andMassachusetts.His penalty? Aside from dealing with a stream of media coverage, he'llbe forced to cough ..Shop Now
PC Industry Showing Signs Of Life | read this item
Don't look now, but it seems as if PC sales are on the up and up. WhileGPU makers, PC builders and basically every other related company inthe industry suffered through the first two quarters as the recessionloomed, Dell's latest figures are showing a sign of light in thedarkness.Out of nowhere, the Texas-based outfit reported that its profitsstooped less than it had expected during the May ..Shop Now
Twitter/Facebook Updates Could Threaten Your Own Security | read this item
Here's a little known fact: Twitter and Facebook are erupting inpopularity. Both social networks have taken the underground andmainstream worlds by storm, and everyone from your next door neighborto your favorite celebrity is likely within reach. This new world ofinformation can be extremely beneficial; having real-time updates tobreaking news, concert listings, sports scores, weather alerts, etc.enable all of our lives to be easier.But as with ..Shop Now
gScreen To Shove Two 15.4" LCD Displays Into Single Notebook | read this item
Lenovo's W700ds proved that having multiple screens on a notebookwasn't completely infeasible, though the lackluster response to itsimultaneously proved that there's not too much pent-up demand outthere for such a device. Sure, it's a novel concept, but the incredibleexpense and the added weight puts most prospective buyers off.All that said, there's always room for one more rival to try and tweakthings within a niche in ..Shop Now
Kontron embedded computer systems - the word's best | read this item
Embedded systems ? a rear guest among our usual user gadgets dedicated articles. But its time to show our visitors a world leading company in ECT manufacturing and a long time partner of the most popular OEMs, because who knows when you?ll need to one. Kontron has been developing embedded computer systems for almost half a century, they have more than two thousands employees and ..Shop Now
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