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HTC Desire L surfaces in Taiwan

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

HTC has gone official with a new Android-powered smartphone in Taiwan called the Desire L. The smartphone offers modest specifications, which would seem to indicate that it will be a budget offering. The device will also be available in multiple colors including pink, white, and black. Read The Full Story

Blackstone steps away from possible Dell buyout

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Blackstone Group LP has announced that it has officially backed away from any attempts to purchase Dell Inc. Blackstone had stepped up with an attempt to top a leveraged buyout attempt by Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell and a consortium of other companies that were attempting to take Dell Inc. private. Previously, Michael Dell had asked for guarantees that he could remain as CEO before he would consider the buyout offer from Blackstone. Read The Full Story

Rumor claims iPad 5 will be thinner and lighter than current model

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [9]

Apple rumors never die, they just continue to circulate until the new product finally launches and then rumors about the next generation begin. A new rumor is going around this week that comes from TGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo about the next generation iPad. The analyst published a note recently saying that he expects mass production and shipments of the iPad 5 to ramp-up in August to September. Read The Full Story

OtterBox iPhone 4/4S Defender Series case with iON now available

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you use an iPhone 4/4S and need more runtime for your smartphone a new battery case has launched from OtterBox. The battery case is called the iPhone 4/4S Defender Series with iON Intelligence. We saw this device when it was a prototype back during CES in January. Read The Full Story

Northrop Grumman unveils latest generation of its CUTLASS unmanned ground vehicle

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Northrop Grumman is one of the largest defense contractors in the United States and the company works on a wide variety of projects for the US military. Many those projects have to do with aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles, but some of the projects aren't designed to fly. Northrop Grumman has announced the launch of its latest generation CUTLASS unmanned ground vehicle. Read The Full Story

Harman Kardon unveils new AVR 2700 and 3700 AV receivers

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Harman Kardon has pulled out a pair of new high quality A/V receivers for home theater enthusiast. The company says that the AVR 2700 and the AVR 3700 are able to bring superb audio and video quality to your home theater system at affordable prices. The receivers also have a very simplistic design that looks like something Apple would come up with if it made home theater hardware. Read The Full Story

M-GO digital entertainment service available for iPad users

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

One of the most common things people do on their iPads and other tablets or smartphone device is to stream video from various streaming services such as Netflix. A new movie streaming service is now available for Safari users on the iPad and the iPad mini. The service is called M-GO and it has been fully optimized for operation on the iPad. Read The Full Story

Apotop DW09 Wi-Reader makes it easy to transfer data to and from iOS devices

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [1]

It can be very tricky to get information to and from Apple gadgets since Apple doesn't include a memory card slot. On many of the Android devices on the market all you need do to get information off the smartphone or tablet or onto it is take out the memory card, slip it into your reader, and transfer it to or from your computer. You have to go through more steps to do that same thing for iPhones. Read The Full Story

Griffin Crayola Light Marker ships

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in January during CES 2013, we spent a little bit of hands-on time with the Griffin Crayola Light Marker. This product looks like a Crayola branded marker that you or your kids might use to draw pictures. Anyone that has kids knows how messy marker artwork can get. The mess not only gets on anything lying on the table or desk around the artwork, but on your children's skin as well. Read The Full Story

Gigabyte GP-S3000 computer speakers are the world’s first to use USB 3.0

Shane McGlaun, Apr 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

We all know USB 3.0 ports are considerably faster when it comes to transferring data than older USB 2.0 ports. Typically, the USB 3.0 port is reserved specifically for storage products that need to be able to transfer data at higher rates. As time has gone by and computer systems have gained more and more USB 3.0 ports allowing more availability for other peripherals and accessories to take advantage of the faster connectivity. Read The Full Story

Aptina’s new AR1411HS image sensor promises superb still photos and video

Shane McGlaun, Apr 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Aptina has announced a new 14-megapixel CMOS image sensor aimed specifically at digital cameras. The new CMOS image sensor is called the AR1411HS and will add another option in the popular one-inch sensor format. Aptina says that the image sensor will combine spectacular image quality with extremely fast frame rates. Read The Full Story

Archaeologists discover the oldest harbor ever in Egypt

Shane McGlaun, Apr 18th 2013 Discuss [1]

When it comes to archaeology one of the most exciting places to excavate and search for ancient artifacts is Egypt. Archaeologists have announced that they have discovered the oldest harbor ever uncovered in Egypt along with the oldest papyrus ever found. The remnants from an ancient harbor date back 4500 years and was discovered in Wadi-Jarf. Read The Full Story