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Humble eBook Bundle Launched; DRM-free Books Offered as PDF, ePub and MOBI
In early July, the folks behind the popular Humble Bundle service strayed off the path of certainty and tried something no one was expecting: they sold music. The rules remained the same; the product was DRM-free, and it was offered to you in a common-sense format. Ultimately, this bundle failed to generate the sort of revenue…
Logitech Rolls-out Gamer-oriented G710+ Mechanical Keyboard
The peripheral market has become littered with mechanical keyboards, but despite that being the case, one of the world’s largest peripheral vendors has remained silent – until now. I’m of course talking about Logitech. With its just-launched G710+, the company finally offers its fans a mechanical offering, and being a “G” model, there’s…
Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Active Users – Just How Much Further Can We Go?
It’s hard to believe that there could be a Web service so popular, that people are shocked to find out when someone isn’t on it, but that’s what Facebook has become. Some people I know who don’t use a computer all too often are on it, and I’ve heard many people over the years say they’d never join it – or just have no interest…
Apple Confirms iPhone 5’s Purple Aura Camera Issue
Not long after Apple launched its latest iPhone, complaints started creeping up around the Web of a purple haze that would appear in certain photos, more often than not ruining it. In a message to one customer, AppleCare stated that it was considered to be normal behavior, and that the recommend course of action would be to…
Microsoft’s Latest Internet Explorer Commercial Gets an ‘Honest Version’
When this year’s NFL season kicked-off in August, I began seeing a new commercial from Microsoft on a regular basis advertising, of all things, Internet Explorer 9. The reason the commercial caught my eye is due to the simple fact that the music is pretty good – though the dubsteppy sound might not be for everyone.
Maine Politician Slandered Against for Playing World of Warcraft
It’s of little surprise if we hear of someone getting the short end of the stick in some situation just because they’re a gamer, but this is a new one. Colleen Lachowicz, a Senate hopeful from Maine, is being assaulted by her opposition for being a big fan of World of Warcraft. Now, we’ll forgive you if you’ve never heard of the game…
Apple Marks First Anniversary of Steve Jobs’ Death with Video and Letter
This is one of those times where it truly doesn’t feel like an entire year has already passed, but indeed it has. On October 5, 2011, the world was taken back by the news that Apple’s co-founder and innovator Steve Jobs had passed. You may recall an editorial Brett wrote which took a look at his accomplishments, and I’d…
HTC Rolls-out Tegra 3-infused One X+
Much to NVIDIA’s angst, there haven’t been too many Tegra-based phones released in the US, and whenever I’ve questioned the company about when things could pick up, I’ve never given much of a confident answer. Well, withHTC’s latest announcement, we might just see things begin to pick up on the NVIDIA front, and what…
Intel-powered Motorola RAZR i Gets Poked, Prodded
The launch of Motorola’s RAZR i a couple of weeks ago was made interesting for the fact that it’s powered by an Intel Atom (Medfield-based) processor. Since Intel phones are far and few between, I couldn’t help but wonder if this would be the phone that would finally give Intel the success it needs to begin rolling out…
The Girl Who Loves Photoshop So Much, She Got a Tattoo
To some, tattoos are the ultimate form of expression. Getting one takes a lot of guts, and often a strong belief in whatever the tattoo is all about. It’s not all too often we see a geeky tattoo with some actual meaning, however, but the case of Megan Orsi, from Pennsylvania, is a bit of an exception. You see, Megan has a tattoo…
Intel’s Prices Stagnate, Thanks to AMD
It’s hardly a secret that Intel is currently the most competitive CPU vendor in terms of performance, and while that might seem fine on the surface, where pricing is concerned, it’s not. If you’ve built a PC in the past couple of years and have focused on Intel, you’ve likely noticed that pricing almost never changes, and once again it’s…
AOC Releases Sub-$300 27-inch i2757FH IPS Display
Looking for a large monitor at a good price and can deal with a modest resolution? If so, AOC’s just-released i2757fh might be for you. It features an IPS anti-glare panel, a ridiculously-thin 2mm bezel, 5ms response time, 50,000,000:1 contrast ratio, a brightness of 250cd/m2, built-in speakers and even a detachable stand.
Steam Now Offering Software
Today, Valve has began to offer Software via the popular digital distribution platform, Steam. There has been much speculation in regards to when this would launch since missing it’s initial launch window in September. With the launch of this new Software service, Valve is currently offering 10% off all new software titles…
AMD Attempts to Shape Trinity Launch Content – But How Much Does it Matter?
AMD will be launching its Trinity APUs early next month, marking the first follow-up to its Llano release from last year. While not a high-end part like Bulldozer, AMD is touting Trinity as being a great desktop product and perfectfor the HTPC. Whether or not that actually proves to be the case, we’ll find out soon enough. Things are a bit murky…
WD Refreshes RE Line-up, Introduces 4TB Models
If there’s one thing the roll-out of 4TB hard drives has proven, it seems no vendor is interested in marketing them towards the regular consumer. That fact receives some backup today with WD’s announcement of its first 4TB models, falling under the RE (loosely, ‘RAID edition’) branding.
What Order Have You Used Linux Distros In?
An interesting question is posed over at Network World today, by “Linux Tycoon” and funnyman Bryan Lunduke. Simply put, is there such thing as a “best” distro order for learning and becoming absorbed into Linux? Or rather, does the first distro you use kind of determine where you eventually end up? I’d imagine this could be…
Apple’s A6 SoC Gets Unmasked
It’s not uncommon to see the folks over at iFixit take a brand-new device and, without hesitation, disassemble it to show us what it’s made of. Today, however, things are taken a bit – okay, a lot – further. They’ve teamed up with Chipworks, who have taken Apple’s latest A6 SoC, hit it with an ion blaster and other technological…
New Exploit Can Wipe Your Samsung Galaxy S III with a Single Line of Code
We posted a story last week where Android phones, the S III in particular, could be compromised via NFC, and this week, we have one that definitely beats it. In last week’s story, the major risk was that the person who gained access could suck down all of your data, while with this recently-unveiled exploit, you could quickly find…
Adobe Releases Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 11
With professionals having received their CS6 fix earlier this year, we knew it wouldn’t be long before Adobe followed-up with some Elements love for those that don’t need the ultimate control that their full-blown counterparts avail. The latest version of each launches today, 11, sporting what Adobe calls a “completely refreshed” interface…
Microsoft Accused of Wasting $70K in Power to Avoid Fine
Imagine receiving a cell phone bill, only to find out that you under-utilized what was offered to you. Now imagine receiving a bill later that charges you 3x as much simply due to that fact. It’d be hard to fathom, right? Well, the New York Times is claiming that Microsoft faced just such an issue, but it involved power and much more…
Has RIM’s Subscriber Base Flatlined?
In recent years, there have been very few companies that have had as grim a future as Research in Motion. Time and time again, it seems like the final straw for the company lingers right around the corner, yet it continues to coast along – somehow. Now, don’t get me wrong – I don’t want to see RIM disappear. It’s becoming…
iPhone 5 Performance Leaves Competition Eating Dust
When Apple announced its latest iPhone, rumors soon-after hit the Web of leaked benchmarks that placed it well above the competition. With phones finally reaching the hands of fans, though, we’re finally able to get some hard numbers, and as usual, Anand wasted no time to get down and dirty with some benchmarking.
Kickstarter Introduces Stricter Hardware and Product Design Guidelines
In an effort to prevent projects from over-promising and under-delivering (or not delivering at all), Kickstarter has issued some new guidelines that new projects must adhere to. With so many projects lately being labeled as scams or potential scams, it’s no wonder that the company has felt it necessary to increase backer…
GOG.com Kicks off Celebrations for its 4th Birthday
GOG.com has just turned 4, and to celebrate, the company is working hard to make sure you fill your gullet with Good Old Games, newish games and new games, all at great prices. Kicking things off, the entire Atari catalogue on the site is on sale, which has most games priced at a cool $2.39. This includes games from a couple…
Apple Somehow Manages to Patent a Removable Battery
Apple has just been awarded a patent that will, once again, leave some scratching their heads. The idea is simple: universal batteries. That is – batteries designed to work in multiple devices. This is a bit different than stand-alone batteries, like AA or AAA, in that it’s a special product similar to a laptop or phone battery that has the ability…