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Apple Stores May Offer 10th Anniversary Promo
May 18th, 2011 
admin Something big may be underfoot at Apple stores this weekend, as swirling rumors speculate a big reveal may be in the works to mark the company’s 10th anniversary, though the company is maintaining its legendary secrecy. Employees in the Cupertino, Calif.-based company’s 300 retail locations are slated to work around the clock this weekend to [...]
Intel Shifts to Low-Power Strategy
May 18th, 2011 admin Intel will focus on making chips that consume less power for use in smartphones and tablets, signaling the chip maker’s interest in the quickly-growing mobile device market. Paul Otellini, Intel’s chief executive, said the company will aggressively cut chips’ power consumption. “We are aiming our center point for all of our design activities at sort [...]
Hackers Target Sony’s Password Reset Tool
May 18th, 2011 admin Sony today suffered yet another embarrassing network security problem, as a hole its newly-created password reset program compounded the company’s attempts to polish its tarnished image. According to Nylevela.com, Sony’s password reset feature, which was created yesterday to bring PlayStation gamers back online, can be easily hacked. Anyone can change a PS3 user’s newly-reset password [...]
BlackBerry is Dead, Rapper Says
May 18th, 2011 admin What goes great with clunky, outdated smartphones people are avoiding like the plague? A corny rap song that goes on a two minute tirade over how bad the phone is. British rapper GT Solo recently released a song titled “BB is Dead,” which attacks everything the BlackBerry has to offer, from the poor Internet browser, [...]
Bill Extends Privacy Protections for E-Mail, Cloud
May 18th, 2011 admin A bill introduced in the Senate would increase privacy protections on e-mail, location data, and other information stored on servers, a critical step towards safeguarding civil liberties in the cloud computing age. The bill would update a 25-year-old law that sought to define privacy protections on e-mail, but which is now outdated. The new bill [...]
Verizon to Sell Droid X2 Next Week
May 18th, 2011 admin Verizon plans to sell the Motorola Droid X2, an Android-based phone with a sharper screen, on May 26 for $200 with a two-year contract. The Basking Ridge, N.J.-based carrier said the Droid X2 features a 4.3-inch touch screen display, with 26 percent more pixels than original Droid X, for sharper definition to browse the Web [...]
Motorola Droid X2 Phone (Verizon)
May 18th, 2011 admin Released for Verizon, the Motorola Droid X2 is an Android 2.2 — upgradable to 2.3 — device with a large 4.3-inch touch screen display with 26 percent more pixels than Droid X, for sharper definition to browse the Web or watch videos. The screen uses scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass, as well, and an anti-reflective qHD [...]
Regulators May Crack Down on Apple, Google
May 18th, 2011 admin Federal regulators are demanding that Apple and Google disclose more information on its location tracking practices, joining public officials and concerned consumers in a move to protect consumer privacy. The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission will jointly host a public forum in June to explore both the benefits and drawbacks of location-based [...]
Apple Wants Smaller SIM Cards
May 18th, 2011 admin Apple today proposed putting smaller SIM cards in its mobile devices and is seeking approval from the major wireless carriers, underscoring its reliance on carriers as it considers design changes. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company already uses “micro” SIM cards in its iPhone 4, but this new chip would be even smaller, allowing for thinner and [...]
