RIM’s latest entry into the smart phone wars

Recently, it seems as if a new “must have” smartphone is leaked or announced nearly every day now.
Today, we are introduced to the latest device from RIM.  This new Blackberry device is a cross between the Storm and the Bold, as it contains all the main characteristics of the Bold while incorporating a touch screen. [...]

recent news: Apple updates Mac mini, iMac, Mac Pro and iPhone becomes a Kindle

We’ve been pretty slow on keeping you all up-to-date recently, so a quick apology for that. There are some big things in the works for later on this year and I’m working hard to get these new features up-and-running. Now back to the news:

Apple updated its desktop line today, bring hardware updates to the Mac [...]

Apple releases Safari 4 beta; adds Chrome and Firefox features to Safari

Apple released a beta version of Safari 4 today, with new features grabbed from Google’s Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox browsers. Taken from Chrome include moving tabs above the address bar, adding a top sites page, among other speed based improvements. From Firefox: the address bar now grabs from history and bookmarks and displays the most [...]

kindle 2 gets official: $359 on February 24, thinner, faster, and it speaks

Just as predicted, the kindle 2 (official name) will be available on February 24 for $359 and the leaked pictures were real. Some key specs of the new device: 25 percent thinner than the iPhone, 25 percent longer battery life than the original Kindle, 7 times more storage space, 20 percent faster page-turning, and most [...]

Amazon Kindle 2: official photos and pricing leaked, event starts at 7:00 am

Amazon will launch it’s new Kindle at 7:00 AM Pacific (10 EST) this morning during a press event. Pictures of the device leaked to the media this weekend, while BGR had pictures of the device months ago. According to sources, the device will cost $359 and be available on February 24. All will be known [...]

ASUS & Garmin: Nuvifone G60

Garmin and ASUS have joined forces to try and be a heavy hitter in the mobile phone market. Multiple Nuvifones are expected to be released throughout the rest of this year. The first of these Nuvifones is the G60. This touchscreen cell combines internet connectivity and communication. This phone looks like it could be a [...]

iLife ‘09, iWork ‘09 torrented with virus

Apple finally made iLife ‘09 available today and of course, being out for less than 12 hours, a version of the application suite has been leaked to torrent sites for download. The version, however, is plagued with a virus infecting the core of your Mac. Very similarly, iWork ‘09 was made available via torrents starting [...]

Nintendo DSi arriving stateside in April?

IGN reports that the Nintendo DSi will greet US shores (officially) in early April, April 4th specifically. Reportedly bearing a $179.99 pricetag, the DSi has already been imported and, consequently, hacked like crazy, so the device shouldn’t be that new to people. As you may know, the DSi is the next generation DS, featuring a thinner form-factor, [...]

Windows 7 beta out Friday; available to anyone

 
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that the Windows 7 beta will be available for download starting this Friday (January 9), for everyone. Ballmer delivered the opening CES keynote; Bill Gates has delivered the keynote for practically the past 15 years and last year was his last keynote. So the first announcement Ballmer made of his [...]

blargKABOOM will be Live from CES 2009!

This year marks my third for attending the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.  As a few of you might already know, my father is the almighty Yahya Ahdout, the owner and CEO of dreamGEAR, a video game/iPod accessory and speaker producer and distributor, and he is my ticket into this amazing show.  You [...]

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