Year: 2008 (Page 37 of 52)

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How Google Earth Helped Win a Gold Medal
TechCrunch – Google Earth is getting a nice plug from Olympic Gold Medal cyclist Kristin Armstrong. When she did her time trials in December, 2007 in China, she took along her husband’s GPS unit to capture the elevation along the route.

Nokia Launches new Smartphones, Brings N96 to North America
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Resellers Getting Signals for a Wide Range of Apple Updates?
Mac Rumors – While rumors have focused on iPod Nano and iPod Touch updates as early as September 9th, the fate of the MacBook Pros and other updates have been less clear.

PS3 SKUs Compared, no PS2 Backwards Compatibility Found
Engadget – It’s been at least an hour since Sony has released a new PlayStation 3 SKU, so our friends at Joystiq took the time to take a breath. In that moment, they came up with a handy — and somewhat startling — chart that explains which PS3 model has what, including Cell chip size (the more efficient and quieter 65nm vs the older 90nm), USB port count, pack-in freebies, and which ones have PS2 backwards compatibility. Continue reading

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iPod Nano Case Leaks, Next iPod Touch to Have GPS?
Mac Rumors – More evidence is appearing that supports the rumored taller iPod Nano design with a curved screen. Case designs (seen above) at Alibaba (via Engadget) depict new cases for an iPod Nano 4G.

Samsung Rolls out 8 new HDTVs, First 40-inch LED Backlit LCD
Engadget – Samsung’s Series 7 / 8 / 9 plasmas and LCDs have broken cover already in Europe or North America, including the slim PAVV Bordeaux 850 (pictured), but Asia gets first crack at the company’s local dimming LED backlighting tech trickling down into the 40-inch LCD size range. Continue reading

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iPhone 3G Issues Persist Despite Latest Firmware
Mac Rumors – While Apple seems to finally have a handle on their MobileMe difficulties, it appears iPhone 3G issues persist despite the most recent firmware updates. The two most notable issues include 3G reception problems and iPhone application crashing.

A Comprehensive List of Ultraportables, Netbooks, Mini-Notebooks, Or Whatever You Call Them
Gizmodo – When the Asus Eee came out, the market was simple. There was only one tiny, cheap laptop so you knew which one was for you. That was less than a year ago, but things move quickly in the tech world. Now it’s tough to keep up with the major brands offering mini-notebooks, let alone every no-name knockoff (where you may still find the better deals and innovation ). Luckily, Liliputing has created a comprehensive list of these machines so it’s easy to compare stats and prices. And there were a few that even we hadn’t heard about Continue reading

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Intel Discusses Mobile Nehalem. Quad Core Notebooks Coming Next Month.
Mac Rumors – Laptopmag covers some of the announcements made at Intel’s Developer’s Forum. The general manager of Intel’s Mobility Group Dadi Perlmutter discussed current and future Intel mobile processor technology. These products and features should find their way into Apple laptops over time.

Sony Ericsson’s TM506: T-Mobile AWS 3G Support Included
Engadget – When Sony Ericsson’s TM506 was leaked earlier this month, there was no mention made of the flip’s support of AWS 3G. Thankfully (thankfully!), the official launch brings along confirmed support for the protocol. SE is linking up with T-Mobile USA once again, providing a stylishly small handset that sports a 2-megapixel camera, built-in A-GPS (TeleNav), stereo Bluetooth support, an M2 card slot, multimedia playback, outer / inner displays and 9.5-hours of GSM talk time (250-hours on standby). Curiously, no price is mentioned, but you can find out for yourself when this lands in stores early next month. Continue reading