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HP ENVY 15 Hands on and unboxing

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [28]

The ENVY series of laptops has defined HP’s high end for the last few years, and the trend continues with the newly remodeled ENVY 15. The high-powered series has become popular in the PC crowd thanks to lower and lower prices for some very respectable hardware. The last time we took a look at the ENVY series was the ENVY 17 3D nearly a year ago, and it left us quite impressed. HP sent over the ENVY 15 for us to check out, and initial observations are promising.

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Time to Upgrade My Parents

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [59]

Mom . . . Dad . . . we need to talk. And by “we,” I mean I’m going to talk, and you’re just going to agree with everything I say and follow my advice forevermore. And by “talk” I mean I’m going to write a public column on SlashGear, and hopefully you won’t really read it, because you’ve always taken my sardonic humor as just a little too mean. Anyway, I love you both, but it’s time to have a technology intervention. I’m going to keep this simple and easy. But if something doesn’t change, I just don’t know if I can provide the kind of technology support you need anymore.

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Skype offering free WiFi in NYC on New Year’s Eve

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [4]

Following a recent promotion offering free WiFi in airports for holiday travelers, Skype is now offering free WiFi to revelers celebrating New Year's Eve in New York City. If you're heading to the Big Apple this year, you'll be able to stay connected via free Skype WiFi starting at noon on December 31 and ending at noon on January 1. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire One D270 arriving with Intel Cedar Trail

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [3]

The Acer Aspire One D270 netbook sports Intel's latest Cedar Trail based Atom processor and has already surfaced in the online product listings of some European retailers. The netbook will be one of the first to run on the Cedar Trail chip, of which also include a lineup of netbooks from ASUS and Samsung. Read The Full Story

iPad 3 Retina Display photo leaked in Korean forum

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [34]

The much rumored iPad 3 high resolution Retina Display may have turned up in a photo on a Korean forum. Not much was revealed in the way of details and the display wasn't turned on. However, the photo tipped to MacRumors does reveal a subtle difference in its cable ribbon configuration that suggests support for powering a higher resolution display than what's currently used on the iPad 2. Read The Full Story

Nokia Ace 900 Windows Phone for AT&T images surface

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [24]

New images purported to be of the Nokia Ace 900 Windows Phone have accidentally been leaked via a Christmas card distributed by a Microsoft partner. According to PocketNow, there are several clues on the device that suggest it is actually the Nokia Ace 900 instead of the Nokia Lumia 800 despite the near identical design. Read The Full Story

Siri for Android appears on market, just a shortcut at the moment

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [23]

When the Apple iPhone 4S was introduced to the world, with it came a re-introduction of Siri, an until-then third-party app that used an above-average voice recognition system to do commands and actions - now the Android Market has "Siri for Android," but it's not quite what you might think. Instead of an "Official App" as it jokingly suggests that it is with its developer name, it's just a shortcut to what all Android devices version 2.2 and forward have working on them natively: Google Voice Actions. Sadly you will not be able to ask this this "Siri" if it'll be raining on your parade tomorrow. Read The Full Story

Verizon axes $2 convenience fee upon possible FCC probe

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [4]

Verizon recently confirmed that it plans to charge its wireless customers a $2 convenience fee for certain methods of credit card payments, news that sparked immediate criticism from consumers. It has even caught the attention of the FCC, which now intends to take a closer look into Verizon's actions. And that was enough for Verizon to retreat on the plan altogether. Read The Full Story

Acer Iconia Tab A700 continues Android ICS drive with NVIDIA Tegra 3

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [6]

There's a whole mess of tablets coming in 2012, and if what Acer is presenting already in leaked photos is any indication, their Iconia Tab A700 10-inch tablet is just one tip of the iceberg, with it's NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor and Ice Cream Sandwich putting it in the running for world's greatest aside the ASUS Transformer Prime. There's no way to gauge if this machine will stand up the tests its predecessors the A500, A501, and A100 were subject to, but by the looks of it, Acer's certainly stayed the course with design sensibilities on the outside. Look for this device to appear at CES 2012 aside its A200 brethren without a doubt. Read The Full Story

LG Intel Android coming to CES 2012, denied in kind

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

There's something about device information leaks that gets everybody's engine going, and certainly there's no greater time to get a new tank of gas than right before the year's biggest event, CES 2012 - LG and Intel know this to be true, and are denying any an all claims that they are shaking hands for a Medfield device come Spring. What we're hearing from the Korean Times, on the other hand, is that they've got confirmation from "high ranking executives" from both LG and Intel saying that LG will produce the first market-ready Intel-toting smartphone with Android for a March release. More than likely we'll be seeing something along the lines of a smartphone or two running the Medfield SoC, LG or not, come early January. Read The Full Story

Secret Apple Archives at Stanford reveal brand name source, video gems

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [6]

Though the actual origin of the name Apple Computer and how it was brought up might not set the world on fire with inspiration, the time between Steve Jobs' passing this year and now has been one furious maelstrom of interest in the historical leavings of the mastermind himself - so more than likely, you still want to know. The source of the information comes from a recently revealed (in short by the Associated Press) Stanford warehouse containing a vast archive of Apple-related media. Inside this historical treasure trove are documents, books, software bits, videos, and of course the original blueprint for the very first Apple computer, donated in 1997 after Jobs returned to Apple after his extended "hiatus", if you know what I mean. Read The Full Story

2012 Chevrolet Sonic recalled due to missing brake pads

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [12]

We're pretty certain that someone at General Motors is in a whole heap of trouble this week as its been discovered that a batch of their Chevrolet Sonic cars with missing brake pads have left the factory and were sold in kind to unsuspecting customers. While these missing pads aren't currently being rated as something so fatal that GM is recommending a total instant freak-out on the part of car owners, if you are one of those owners, you probably should bring your car in to be checked. Nothing like cruising into grandma's house for New Years and finding yourself on the other side because you brakes just… you know… aren't there. Read The Full Story
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