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Apple pull antivirus advice

Apple's much-publicized anti-virus advice has disappeared from the company's support pages.  The document, which "encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities", used to be found at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2550, but at time of posting is no longer there. Read The Full Story

ATT releases BlackBerry 8310 Curve

, Oct 17th 2007 Discuss [4]

It has GPS too. Sadly it only works on EDGE though.Other features include a 2MP cam, media player, microSD card, and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. Of course, the TeleNav service from AT&T is offered to give you turn by turn directions. Read The Full Story

Garmin Astro GPS Dog Tracker – Stick an antenna on your dog, keep track of him

, Sep 20th 2007 Discuss [1]

I have a dog, and sometimes he likes to wander off. I don't really blame him, it's a big world out there, and there are lots of trees to pee on. There have been two occasions that he has slipped away where I have gotten quite worried about him, perhaps if he had a GPS system, there wouldn't be any need to fret. Read The Full Story

Navman releases 4 new GPS units, S-Series

, Sep 15th 2007 Discuss [0]

They are all for the European market, but they are still nice. They range in price from 150 to 300 pounds each. The top of the line is the S90i, next is the S70, S50, and the S30.The S90i has Bluetooth, a 4.3” touchscreen, a map collection from the European Tele Atlas. There is also 2GB of memory, a 400MHz Samsung processor, and SD/MMC cardslot. There is also a 2MP cam for photos or videos. Read The Full Story

AAA Mobile Is AAA’s Cellphone-Based GPS Application

, Aug 15th 2007 Discuss [2]

AAA, the company known for being a major help to motorists around the country, has just released a cell phone based application that does GPS navigation, and can announce your current location to a nearby call center should you need roadside assistance.On top of that it also incorporates Diamond ratings for nearby hotels and other points of interest and lets customers know where they can go nearby to get discounts with your card. This all sounds a lot like a certain Helio application, say, Garmin Mobile, that was released yesterday, coincidence? I think not. Read The Full Story