HP Slate Updated Specs and Pricing

March 19th, 2010

Ever since the HP Slate was unveiled a short time ago, its been dubbed the “iPad killer.”  Since we first saw Steve Ballmer parading around CES 2010 with it, we all have thought it had the potential to be what the iPad isn’t.  And so far it looks as if it holds true.  The upcoming HP Slate runs Windows 7, supports Flash, offers USB connectivity, a memory card reader, and a webcam. The Intel Atom processor will also be onboard.

  As for pricing, rumors suggest that it will be priced at around €400 which is the equivalent of $546.  This price is not definite for the US, the information was translated from the Spanish tech site Clipset.  It is expected that HP wants to undercut the iPad, so there is a chance the price will be adjusted accordingly at the time of the release.  Speaking of the release we hear it will be sometime in June and will arrive in Europe sometime around September.

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Browse The iTunes Store Without the iTunes Program

March 19th, 2010

Size at nearly 90MB, iTunes is a program that hogs your computer resources like no other media player or browser. Imagine running iTunes on a lower-end system. What do you do in case you just want to know whether or not the iTunes Store has a particular album?

You open up iTunes, consequently slowing down other concurrently running processes; due to your system’s hardware you experience a very low speed on iTunes and utilize more time than necessary trying to find out whether or not those songs are available on the Store.

That particular problem can now be solved. Whilst there is no alternative to the iTunes program while previewing the media available on the iTunes Store or purchasing it, you can now bypass the iTunes program if all your want to do is browse.

We’re talking about iTunes Preview.

iTunes Preview is Apple’s site that lets you see what is or is not available on the iTunes Store.

The media is categorized according to its genre; you can see practically all possible genres of music:

Clicking on any genre (say, Indie Rock) will take you to a page where you select the artist. You can choose the artist by the alphabet listing on top or click one of the most popular ones shown:

Click on an artist and a page will be shown that lists the artist’s biography, top albums, and top songs.

This procedure of browsing requires you to use your internet browser only. Once you’ve confirmed whether or not the iTunes Store has your songs, you can proceed to open the iTunes program and purchase your records/songs from there.

Till a lesser memory hogging alternative to the iTunes arrives, iTunes Preview seems to be the best time efficient way to deal with the iTunes Store.

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Phishing Scams Targeting Facebook Users Again

March 19th, 2010

Back when I was not a part of the social media giant, I was hesitant about joining Facebook. I remember BBC running some news reports on Mark Zuckerberg and his creation, with special concerns about the privacy of the users; however at that point the privacy concerns were limited to Facebook accessing our information to target special ads at us while now the concerns are of a different nature altogether.

What Sophos Labs and McAfee have deduced recently is that Facebook users are being heavily targeted by phishing scams. If you do not know what these are, phishing scams are fake websites which look like the login pages of the websites you have accounts on. When you enter your username and password, the scamsite gets your information.

Facebook is vulnerable to such attacks because the majority of Facebook users are not very well technology-aware. The latest phishing scam included a message that fooled users into believing that Facebook had contacted them for their own security. Here is what the scam message read:

Dear user of Facebook ,
Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed. You can find your new password in attached document.
Thanks,
Your Facebook.

Of course the attached file was malware which infected the host’s computer.

All internet users should learn to protect themselves from such scams. Any files that seem suspicious (have attachments, are too short, sound too casual, are addressed to a ‘general’ public and not particularly to you) should be ignored.

But if one does fall prey to a computer infection, nothing can help but a competent antivirus solution. Therefore you should go for the best antimalware software solutions out there and keep their definition up-to-date.

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How to Listen to BBC Radio networks using iphone and iPod touch

March 19th, 2010

BBC Radio is a radio service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which operates from United Kingdom.Their network consists of many radio stations  covering  World news, sports , music etc.Though their stations  broadcast on FM and AM frequencies, the live internet radio availability in Real Media and WMA streams accounted for its world wide acceptance and popularity.

Even with all these advancements they have not yet  released an iPhone version of their player till date for their international audience ( UK only version exists) .So, what if you want to listen to BBC radio from your iphone or ipod touch while on the move? Yes, you can do that easily.

You can either buy an app called ooTunes which can feed you with many of the BBC stations.The app is a paid one and also includes other famous radio streams from around the world.Still, you want to listen for FREE? Download and install an app called Fstream from app store.It allows you to add stream URLs so that you can listen to your favorite radio station .Also allows recording of stations on your iphone.

After downloading and installing Fstream, add the following BBC stream URLs to the app.

Enjoy BBC radio stations on the move now.

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First PlayStation Move Ad Mocks Natal and Wii

March 19th, 2010

With motion controllers being the biggest thing in the gaming industry and console war, I guess its not all that much of a surprise that that first PlayStation Move ad takes shots at the competitors (link below). With pretty obvious references to Microsoft Natal and the Wii’s limitations, Sony is definitely trying to set its motion controls apart from the rest. VP of everything Sony, Kevin Butler, also returns to reprise his role in what has been, at the very least, one of Sony’s most entertaining ad campaigns. In the commercial he makes reference to Natal’s lack of tactile buttons, and also references the Wii’s inferiority in the sensitivity of their motion controlling technology.

Watch the First PlayStation Move ad

Are you excited to see what kind of an impact the PlayStation Move will have on the console war? Do you think it has any change of competing with the Wii or Microsoft’s Natal?

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Never Forget Your Credit Card Again with CardKing for iPhone

March 19th, 2010

If you are anything like me, you are constantly forgetting to carry certain cards with you when out and about. Whether it’s a credit card, air miles, or just a random membership card, it seems that you never have it when you need it. Thankfully, for iPhone users, there is a pretty handy app that will cut down on the frustration of constantly losing or forgetting to carry your cards with you.

CardKing for iPhone provides a great solution for those that are always forgetting their cards allowing you to quickly and easily scan your cards, manage, and use them right from the app. Now you can have a database of your cards and quickly use it to have the clerk scan the barcode or enter the barcode manually.

Download CardKing Now

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Developers of Wild Arms Announce 3D JRPG for iPhone

March 19th, 2010

Publisher Square Enix and developers of the popular console PRG Wild Arms have announced plans to release an iPhone JRPG called Chaos Rings (trailer below).

There have been many developers and publishers trying to tap into the RPG market on the iPhone and in the App Store, however apart from a few early 2D Final Fantasy ports, there hasn’t really been anything to innovative for the platform. With RPG’s typically being extremely in depth experiences, recreating the expectations people have from console RPGs has proven to be quite difficult on the iPhone. However, if anyone is going to be able to get the job done its certainly those involved in the upcoming Chaos Rings. With designs by the character designer of Final Fantasy VII, Yusuke Naora, and music by Noriyasu Agematsu of the Wild Arms series, this title definitely looks promising. To check out the graphics, gameplay, and overall look and feel that many have compared to PS1 generation games, click the link below.

Watch the Chaos Rings: The 1st Trailer

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Kindle for Mac Application Released by Amazon

March 19th, 2010

We have known for quite a long time that Amazon has been working on a Kindle application for Mac, however, back when the story was first reported it didn’t seem nearly as significant as it does now. With the release of the iPad supposed to be a huge blow to Amazon’s share in the digital book world and their Kindle device, the release of a Kindle for Mac desktop application makes us wonder if this will encourage Apple to release a desktop version of the iPad’s iBookstore. Below is a snippet from Amazon’s press release and a list of features included in the app.

“Kindle for Mac is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX,” said Jay Marine, director, Amazon Kindle. “For those customers around the world who don’t yet have a Kindle, Kindle for Mac is a great way to instantly access and read the most popular new releases as well as their old favorites.”

With Kindle for Mac, readers can take advantage of the following features:

* Purchase, download, and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store

* Access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon’s servers for free

* Choose from 10 different font sizes and adjust words per line

* Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read

* View notes and highlights marked on Kindle, Kindle DX, and Kindle for iPhone

* Read books in full color including children’s books, cookbooks, travel books and textbooks

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Don’t Get Caught Tweeting at Work with Spreadtweet

March 19th, 2010

Can’t tweet at work?  Stuck with your boss watching over your shoulder?  With as popular a Twitter is nowadays, I’m sure some of you cant resist tweeting on the job.  Well now you can with Spreadtweet.  A really clever program that disguises your twitter addiction inside a Excel spreadsheet.  It organizes all your live live tweets in exact lookalike of a spreadsheet. 

 The neat thing is it supports all Office formats like Office OSX, Office 2003, and Office 2007, so you it looks like the actual platform you use a work.  If you want to try Spreadtweet out, you’ll need to install Adobe AIR.  If you don’t have AIR, there is a web based version you can use.   This program was written by developer Elliot Kember, all credit goes to him.  Go to the Spreadtweet page for installation instructions.

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Nexus One Available on Sprint, All Four Major Carriers Now Complete

March 19th, 2010

Some good news for Google’s flagship Android device, the Nexus One.  On Monday it was announced that AT&T and Rogers 3G bands are officially supported, and now just days later Sprint has decided to join the party and announced that it will soon have the Nexus One.  The phone will still be sold exclusively by Google on their phone site, but have the option to buy the unlocked device that supports Sprint’s network.  

Verizon has currently been waiting in the wings to get the Nexus One up and running on their network.  There is no official announcement from either of those 2 carriers if they will offer a subsidized model.  But so far it looks as if T-Mobile will be the only carrier with that option.  This can only mean improved sales for Google, now that basically everyone in the US and parts of Canada will be able to get their hands on the Google branded device.  There is no release date yet, but I assume that both Verizon and Sprint will be getting it at about the same time.

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