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Green wind farms disrupt weather and military radar

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

One of the things that Obama wants to leave as his legacy is a big push to more the country to green energy sources. One of the green power sources that are becoming increasingly common is wind farms that use giant windmills to generate electricity. The problem that the military and National Weather Service has found is that these wind farms interfere with radar. Read The Full Story

Apple Security head allegedly steps down

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [3]

Over the last few years, Apple has had some serious issues with security of its prototype devices. Before the iPhone 4 launched an engineer that was testing the device got drunk in a bar in California and left the prototype device on the barstool. It was picked up by a couple guys that eventually sold it to Gizmodo. Back in August another prototype iPhone was lost in a bar. Read The Full Story

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tipped for MWC 2012 debut

Verizon double-data LTE promotion revealed

Chris Burns, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [26]

It should be no surprise to you at this point that the DROID RAZR is about to be one big gigantic deal for both Verizon and Motorola what with its slick nature and LTE connectivity, and here's another reason to get excited: a brand new double-data plan. Verizon will be starting a promotion on November 8th, 2011, in which both existing and new customers are eligible for double data plans. Those people getting a 2GB data plan now for $30 will soon be getting a 4GB data plan for that same $30. Sound like a pretty good deal to attach to your brand spanking new LTE device? Read The Full Story

Reviews

Motorola DROID RAZR Review

Vincent Nguyen, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [75]

Motorola’s DROID RAZR has a lot to live up to – and a clear warning around how to drop the ball in mobile strategy. Named after the slimline clamshell handset that changed Motorola’s fortunes in 2004, this new dual-core Android promises to be the world’s thinnest smartphone with power and performance to match. Thing is, Motorola quickly milked the original RAZR to death, pushing out special edition variant after variant while the market left its underwhelming specifications behind. Is this new DROID worthy of the RAZR name? Read on for the full SlashGear review.

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HP debuts new TouchSmart 620 3D AIO and 2311gt 3D display

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

HP has revealed some new 3D hardware for fans of 3D content. The new gear includes a new 3D edition AIO computer and a new 3D display. The AIO computer is the TouchSmart 620 3D and it has high performance for 2D and 3D content. It has an integrated webcam that lets user make their own 3D movies and still photos that they can share. Read The Full Story

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HP Wireless TV Connect promises Full HD 3D streaming

Chris Davies, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

HP has outed the HP Wireless TV Connect, the company's WHDI-enabled media streaming box that can funnel 1080p HD 2D and 3D content to your HDTV. Hooking up to your TV via HDMI, the Wireless TV Connect promises "virtually no latency" in comparison to rival systems, as well as super-straightforward setup. Read The Full Story

Anonymous #OpCartel ends over fears of death and violence

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [8]

I don't think any of us though there was a redeeming quality about Anonymous and the way they hack credit card information and other personal details about people and then offered it up publically. Not too long ago, the hacker collective took on a project that had some redeeming qualities in an effort to out pedophiles online that were looking at child porn online. Read The Full Story

Microsoft relaxes Windows Phone hardware demands

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [7]

Microsoft is set to push Mango big time over the coming months with a bunch of the smartphones that will hit the market already unveiled. Microsoft has also relaxed the hardware requirements for the Mango platform, which should allow cheaper handsets to be offered on the market. Some of the hardware that doesn't have to be included might be an issue for gamers though. Read The Full Story

Lost Steve Jobs interviews to be shown in movie theaters

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [7]

If you are a fan of Steve Jobs and like to remember him by reading the new biography of his life and watching, some of the old interviews Jobs gave you will appreciate this. Back in 1995 after Jobs left Apple he did an interview with a man named Robert Cringely for a show that was airing in 1996 on PBS as a miniseries called Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires. Read The Full Story

Computer prices likely to soar as HDD costs rocket

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [2]

With all the flooding in Thailand the supply of HDDs for computers and other devices is quickly drying up. That means the HDDs that available are seeing prices soar. We already know Seagate is having serious shortages in supply of HDDs. All the shortages in the industry are driving prices up significantly across the board. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu debuts new PRIMEHPC FX10 supercomputer

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Fujitsu has a new supercomputer that is available all around the world as of today. The supercomputer has some very serious performance with a speed capable of scaling to 23.2 petaflops. Fujitsu has developed the supercomputer from the processors down to the middleware for reliability and operability says the company. Read The Full Story

Apple eyes new LED backlight solutions for next iPad claim sources

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

There have been many rumors, as is par for the Apple course, surrounding the future version of the iPad. According to some sources, the iPad 3 will land in Q3 of next year. There is a new rumor circulating that DigiTimes cites sources in the Taiwan backlight unit market as the source for. These sources are claiming that Apple is eyeing a change to the LED backlight units for the next iPad. Read The Full Story