5 Reasons Why You Might Not Really Want An iPad
5. No Multitasking
I can’t speak for most of you guys but I use my computers a lot. Even as I’m writing this article, I have a Chrome window, a Firefox window, and a Virtual DJ window up along with my Zune software. Most power users like to have multiple applications running at the same time. Not that the power user will be using this device to multitask, this device is clearly designed to be used by the entry level consumer, but multitasking would still be a nice feature to have or at least...
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Grant Brown on
Feb 28th, 2010
Palm WebOS 1.4 for the Pre...
The Palm WebOS has started is 1.4 iteration with the longest list of updates since 1.3.1, and all of them are good. Originally rumored to be released on the 15th then the 25th, on February 26th WebOS 1.4.0 became available for download on your closest Palm Pre or Pixi device. Included in this update are some of the most highly anticipated features of the WebOS platform to date, video recording and...
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Grant Brown on
Feb 21st, 2010
Not so Super Speed USB 3.0...
Have you ever wondered how fast your USB plug really is? Most systems today use USB 2.0 which is rated “theoretically” (a keyword) at 480mb/s (megabytes per second). Now appearing on some systems is the new USB 3.0, which is rated nearly 10x that of 2.0 at 5gb/s (gigabytes per second). Remember, these are theoretical under perfect conditions speeds; however these conditions rarely if ever exist...
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Julio Angel Ortiz on
Feb 20th, 2010
Embracing Google Chrome as...
Recently, there has been a lot of buzz over the netbook market. While there have been a lot of entrants into this sphere, the one who has possibly made the biggest splash- and hasn’t even officially released anything yet- is Google, with their touted Chrome OS. For anyone who has followed the Chrome OS saga, it (obviously) looks very much like their Google Chrome browser, and essentially...
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Grant Brown on
Feb 10th, 2010
AMD to Receive $56 Million...
If you’re a Canuck with a love of AMD products, then today is your lucky day! AMD has announced today that it has entered into an official agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. This agreement, which will bring it a grant of $56 million over the course of five years, will go towards funding R&D on the up coming AMD Fusion platform. Once the ink dries on paper,...
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Dennis Scally on
Feb 7th, 2010
Tech in Hiding Netcast: Ep...
Could it be? A new TiH netcast? Why yes, fine person, it is. Mostly because the FCC has no regulation over internet podcasts.
In this week’s episode, we give Google their fair share of news time by pimping the Acer D250-1613 netbook running a dual boot of the Android OS and Windows XP. We then give a little more love to the Nexus One and its brand new Multi-touch update. Nokia seems to think...
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Lyon Tsang on
Jan 31st, 2010
Gen.Y DualBOOT Dual Boots ...
Android is an open-source, fresh, and impressive operating system that many would like to try. This includes myself. Gen.Y DualBOOT allows you to dual boot Android with your Windows Mobile phone, and even make it the default OS to run when powering your phone on.
Video and instructions can be found here: Pocketnow
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Tony Cardone on
Jan 31st, 2010
The iPad- What is it?...
Undoubtedly, the iPad has captivated the attention of the nerdosphere the past week. This is most likely due to the year-long saga that led up to the announcement fronted by the gadget blogs across the Internet to drive up page views. Look back at the old posts for the Apple tablet on Gizmodo, Engadget, or TechCrunch and a plethora of results come up with “exclusive info”, or an “inside source”.
So...
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Grant Brown on
Jan 18th, 2010
Firefox 3.6 RC2 Now Availa...
For those of you up late late Sunday night (in North America) you may have received a special treat! Firefox version 3.6 RC2 was released on the 17th of January, bringing the new iteration of the popular web browser one step closer to completion. The Mozilla Foundation claims their latest release is
“considered to be stable and safe to use for daily web browsing, and represents the features and...
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