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ViewSonic V3D245wm-LED 24-inch 3D LCD revealed

, May 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

ViewSonic has outed its latest LCD monitor, and it has high hopes for the 24-inch ViewSonic V3D245wm-LED. Billed as "the ultimate 3D monitor" it offers an integrated 3D emitter for use with the bundled active shutter classes, as well as offering HDMI 1.4a input and Full HD 1080p resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate. Read The Full Story

Intel Rapid Start and Smart Connect promise instant-resume & more

, May 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

Ultrabook may be the fancy branding, but Intel isn't relying solely on a swish name to make its Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge notebooks appealing. Later in 2011 will come various "responsiveness innovations" including a MacBook Air-style instant-resume feature called Rapid Start, which promises just 5-6 seconds between hibernation and being ready to use, along with Smart Connect, for streamlining social networking updates. Read The Full Story

Nokia X7 and E6 now shipping with Symbian Anna

, May 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

Nokia's first two Symbian "Anna" handsets, running the updated version of the Symbian OS, are now shipping. The Nokia E6 and Nokia X7, announced in April, will each get the new, faster browser, a native portrait-orientation QWERTY keyboard, and a boosted version of Ovi Maps with public transport routes among other tweaks. Meanwhile, the Nokia N8, E7, C7 and C6 will get an Anna update "in the coming months." Read The Full Story

Intel Atom accelerates: Cedar Trail for netbooks, Medfield for sub-9mm gaming tablets

, May 31st 2011 Discuss [1]

It's not just Ultrabooks that Intel is pushing at Computex this year: the chip company also has Atom news to share. That concerns Cedar Trail and a Moore's Law outpacing shift to a yearly die-shrink schedule: Intel reckons Atom chips will shift through the 32nm of Cedar Trail, past 22nm, and hit 12nm within three successive years. Technically impressive, but for the consumer it should mean significant gains in power and battery life. Meanwhile, there's also Medfield news for tablets and smartphones. Read The Full Story

Intel Ultrabook debuts: sub-$1k Sandy/Ivy Bridge ultraportables

, May 31st 2011 Discuss [2]

Intel isn’t willing to let ARM grab all the ultraportable mindshare, and the chip behemoth has obviously decided that some judicious rebranding is what’s needed. At Computex 2011 day one, Intel announced its new Ultrabook segment, initially using second-gen Sandy Bridge Core processors (before graduating to 22nm Ivy Bridge chips in early 2012) in sub-0.8-inch thick chassis and with “mainstream price points” that come in under $1,000. Intel expects Ultrabooks to account for 40-percent of consumer laptop sales by the end of 2012, with the first models on the market in time for the 2011 holiday season.

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Sony: PSN back online on Friday (but Japan & others miss out)

, May 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

Sony will miss its May 31 self-imposed deadline for full restoration of the PlayStation Network, instead promising to have all services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia - excluding Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea - active once more by the end of the week. The embarrassing, ongoing delay in Sony's home country is apparently due to more stringent information security mandates from the Japanese government; Sony has declined to comment on delays in other parts of Asia. Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer To Be In Stock June 2nd On Amazon

, May 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

It was certainly a big day for ASUS, with the unveiling of the Padfone, but let's not forget about the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer. The Transformer tablet has been incredibly popular, but getting a hold of it was rather difficult as the device sold out quickly. But if you've been searching for one, then the good news is that Amazon is now showing it to be in stock by June 2nd. Read The Full Story

First Sony and now PBS: Look out Big Bird

, May 30th 2011 Discuss [3]

LuzSec, the group that preciously took credit for hacking the website for Sony BMG in Japan, has claimed credit for cracking PBS’s website and posting all of its login credentials. According to LuzSec, they were “less than impressed” with the Frontline coverage of the WikiLeaks special entitled WikiSectrets. Is Elmo next? Who knows what Oscar the Grouch has hidden away in that trash can of his. Apparently LuzSec was not the only one critical of the WikiLeaks special. But LuzSec has more attacks in store, read on for the rest of the story. Read The Full Story

Samsung Infuse 4G Gets Amazon Price Cut

, May 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

The Samsung Infuse 4G was unveiled last month as the thinnest smartphone with the largest display in the AT&T lineup. It was also released as the first HSPA+ enabled device on launch for the carrier. If you've been wanting this phone, now you're in luck because Amazon just gave it the usual price slash treatment. Read The Full Story

Destroy the Planet by Watering a Plant

, May 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

That’s right, the winners of this year’s Rube Goldberg award created a machine that destroyed the world as we know it, just to water a plant. Every year, Geeks and Techies gather to compete in the Rube Goldberg awards, where the winner accomplishes a task using the most steps possible. (They must be applying for a government job). Many people are familiar with the contraptions built in old cartoons to accomplish menial tasks in complex ways, but were not aware that those contraptions are Rube Goldberg machines. This year Purdue broke a Guinness World Record with their contraption. Check out the story and see the video of this amazing machine. Read The Full Story

E3 Teaser: Ninja Gaiden 3

, May 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

Old school gamers are undoubtedly looking forward to the upcoming release of Ninja Gaiden 3 (also as Ninja Gaiden III or NG3). Not many details have been leaked about the game that many feel will most likely revitalize or bury the Ninja Gaiden franchise. It is set to be released for the PS3 and Xbox consoles. The only official news we have to go on right now is the newly released 30 second trailer. But for avid Ninja fans, a lot of info about the game is hidden in the clip. Read on to see if NG3 can live up to the hype: Read The Full Story

ASUS Padfone Not Unique, Behold The TransPhone!

, May 30th 2011 Discuss [5]

We just talked about a copycat claim from AlwaysInnovating that emerged soon after the ASUS Padfone announcement, and now there looks to be another manufacturer that may look with disdain at ASUS's claim to a revolutionary new product. The concept of a tablet and phone hybrid certainly isn't completely new, as we've seen before in this fancy HTC Tube design concept. But, actual working prototypes didn't seem to exist until now. Read The Full Story
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