Category: Tech Stuff
2011 Subaru Outback gets all techie with in car Wi-Fi
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First and foremost I have to express my deep resentment for not having this option, speaking solely as a proud owner of a Subaru Forester 2009. And to see this news just throws me through a loop; I could just imagine having my power phone and MacBook in full operating order on a family road trip (now as I digress). [...]

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The Jetson life isn’t too far off
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For those of you out there wondering when the heck we will be able to have cars that fly should feel a bit encouraged to know that extraordinary strives are being made to achieve the Jetson dream. The vehicle or small airplane will be called The Terrafugia. The vehicle has cleared a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulatory hurdle for craft [...]

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Microsoft revamping Hotmail with new upgrade

Microsoft in trying to keep up with Yahoo and Google refocuses it’s attention toward revamping Hotmail with an upgrade, expected to be available in July or August. A few upgrade specs include: Automatic sorting of incoming messages into different categories devoted to users’ key contacts and Internet social networks. Provide previews of incoming photos, videos and other material without having [...]

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Skype tells Windows 7 talk to the hand?

Apparently, Skype is set to give Windows 7 the cold shoulder with their upcoming platform and is instead focusing its efforts on the iPhone, Symbian, and Android OS. Skype removed its Windows Mobile version due to the product’s less than stellar UI and poor user experience. But we can’t really be surprised Microsoft is that old man that hangs out [...]

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Code Red! A Twitter Follow Bug Exposed

According to a report Twitter was discovered in having a glitch in their system that allowed users to game the popularity contest by making it appear that celebrities had subscribed to read their tweets. Now supposedly this was targeted toward celebrities. Celebrities really did become the audience of people who took advantage and received the tweets from people who had [...]

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TTH’s Spin on HP Buying Palm

First and foremost: Tip your hat to the board of Palm for making a business savvy move that will atleast sooth the fears of shareholders and consumers of their products (phones). But as a good buddy of mine said  @Rizzotees – “I think the surrender by Palm is a smart move” and I would have to agree. What’s The Deal? [...]

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Leaked Pictures of The HP Slate Have Risen!

Almost two weeks ago, I wrote a post asking “Is The HP Slate A Real Threat To The iPad?” well since then these photos have popped up showing the real shape and size of the tablet. I always love when photos of gadgets or tech stuff hit the wild because it  gives you a better look at a real body [...]

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O Let’s Do It! iPhone OS 4 Slated for Summer Release

Apple refuses to get cozy and complacent. Their gears are always turning and after much speculation/flat out rumors, they’ve demoed iPhone OS 4. The beta of the new OS was also  released for developers to test their apps. The new OS will be released for the iPad in the fall (no specific date given, you know how Apple is). From [...]

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Is The HP Slate A Real Threat To The iPad?

HP is getting ready to unleash an impressive tablet entitled “Slate”, to all of us technology geeks and gadget obsessed this should be a good treat. This Slate from what I have read is supposed to be more related to a notebook verses a hybrid smart phone slash notebook like the iPad. When I posted months ago my concerns about [...]

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Nissan Leaf EV Has A Sticker Price Now

With up and down gas  prices predictions of gas being priced low (like the 90′s) is long gone, if you’re like me you’re actually becoming more and more curious about purchasing an electric car. Well, if you heard about this Nissan Leaf EV or possibly seen a commercial you will be happy to know that Nissan has finally announced the [...]

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Why You Should Consider T-Mo Over AT&T When It Comes To Android

Most people that are interested in this smart phone phenomenon know that T-Mobile helped pioneer the entire Android phone movement to where it is today, when a lot of tech geeks out there thought it would fizzle out under the T-Mo brand (boy they were wrong). Now that Android is successful and rightly exploring different handset makers and networks like [...]

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It’s Here Android Heads, Official Google Buzz Widget in The Android Market

I just downloaded the official Google Buzz app out of the Android market and I must say it looks pretty good for a first version. Currently users from the market is ranking it as four and a half stars, no lie I am pretty excited to get a full test drive of the apps’ capabilities along with it’s limitations. Here [...]

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Google Health Makes It Easy To Assemble Granny’s Prescription History

While seemingly every tech site or trend site chooses to focus on the major location based patent that Google landed today I chose to cover something more substantive like Google Health. Technology is so cool sometimes that we lose the fact of how technology can help in our everyday lives. In an effort to help the importance of prescription information, [...]

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Social Media Gone Wild, Your Pup Can Tweet Now

Everyone’s favorite toy company Mattel is set to join this social media orgy by planning to release their latest creation titled Puppy Tweets. This device is suppose to be a plastic tag attached to your puppy’s collar that randomly generates one of 500 programmed tweets. Emotions like barking or specific movements will automatically post an update to your pups own [...]

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Google Buzzing on WordPress With Plugin Release

For all my bloggers out there, you should know that third party developers have released a WordPress plugin that allows readers to now Buzz it (share) with people in their Buzz-a-phere. This gives another option to readers like all the other social networking sites (Twitter, Digg, and Facebook to name a few). There aren’t too many options with this plugin [...]

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[RUMOR HAS IT] A Larger Tablet In The Works

According to Paul Fang of Slashgear who learned from MG Siegler of TechCrunch there could be a new, much bigger Apple Tablet on the horizon, this Tablet would emulate the Mac and it’s software. Now, I must say I had mixed feelings about the iPad as it launched because I thought it would emulate Apple’s MacBook but instead it emulated the [...]

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Get Ready for the Apple Tablet!

Steve Jobs is about to change the tech world again and unleash the much talked about and rumored tablet tomorrow at 10am in San Francisco (1pm Eastern Standard Time). He’ll also introduce other products and information, many of which aren’t entirely certain (will the iPhone remain exclusive to AT&T or be released on other networks like Verizon?). I’m as excited [...]

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