Archive for October 4th, 2009

Apple Tries To Patent Method To Lock Down Your Mobile Device

One of the ways Apple’s iPhone succeeded where other phones failed is that it doesn’t let carriers install custom firmware that locks out features of the phone. However, Apple doesn’t appear to be above giving carriers a way to be able to do that, even with the iPhone. The company filed a patent application earlier [...]

App pulled by Apple Thanks To Supposedly Spammy Phone Calls

French company mogo’s realtime traffic information application mogoRoad has been pulled from the App Store, supposedly because they were spamming users of their free app with phone calls. However, the company claims that a French website Mac4Ever is to blame after they published false info that was picked up by Macworld and ReadWriteWeb before finally [...]

Week in Apple: Light Peak, MMS, And Dropped Calls

Autumn is here and we’re getting ready to snuggle into our caves with our favorite new iPhone apps, iTunes LP, and MMS on the iPhone. But not all news is good: Apple has been irking some Windows users again, and AT&T’s dropped call rate for New York city iPhone owners is borderline criminal. Read on [...]

Acer Timeline AS3810TZ (LX.PE60X.052) PC Notebook

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Price Range: $535.00 – $790.00 at 16 stores
Manufacturer: Acer

Averaging more than 8 hours of battery life, the Acer Aspire Timeline notebook PC series makes “all day computing” a reality. You’ll be able to remain productive as you work remotely from [...]

MSI U123-001US Netbook

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Price Range: $317.00 – $422.00 at 21 stores
Manufacturer: MSI

Travel light but ready to play with the MSI Wind U123-001US Netbook. This 2.6-pound Netbook comes with an Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz processor, 1GB of memory, lots of storage options, and the [...]

Hewlett Packard Pavilion dv7-2170us (NV025UA) PC Notebook

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Price Range: $950.00 – $1,160.00 at 16 stores
Manufacturer:     Hewlett Packard

The HP Pavilion dv7-2170us Laptop Computer delivers stunning digital entertainment in a striking espresso black design that sets it apart from all the other laptops in its class.

Hewlett Packard HDX16-1370us (NV032UA) PC Notebook

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Price Range: $942.00 – $1,106.00 at 15 stores
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard

For those who want the latest performance technologies enabling a premium home cinema and computing experience, the HP HDX 16-1370us Notebook PC delivers in a design that balances performance and mobility. Its [...]

Acer AS5810TZ-4274 (LX.PDM0X.092) PC Notebook

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Price Range: $524.00 – $669.00 at 19 stores
Manufacturer:     Acer

A Multi-Gesture Touchpad enables you to pinch, flick and swirl your fingers across the touchpad for more natural photo and video viewing as well as intuitive navigation of websites.

ASUS (1005HA-VU1X-PI) Netbook

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Price Range: $310.00 – $370.00 at 21 stores
Manufacturer: ASUS

Go anywhere in style with the Eee PC 1005HA-V. Weighing less than 3lbs and with up to 8.5 hours of battery life, the 1005HA-V is the perfect on-the-go companion. With built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, [...]

Vook Combines Reading, Video, And Social Networking

Vook? What is a vook? Is a vook a book? I would like to look at a book that is a vook. I could look at vid on a vook, and tap into my FaceBook.
That is the Dr. Seuss description of this product. The vook, or virtual book, is designed by Simon and Schuster’s publishing [...]