July 2011 | My Technology

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Kogan Deluxe Wi-Fi DAB+ radio review

Design and Specs Recent technology trends haven't been kind to radio. Streaming services like Spotify mean it's easier than ever to discover new music without tuning into a radio station, but the good old wireless isn't dead yet. The Kogan Deluxe radio comes with a comprehensive spread of ways to enjoy radio transmissions,...

Sony CMT-CX5 wall mountable hi-fi adds some tech chic to your decor

Sony’s just outed a new hi-fi, and it’s a beauty. Wall-mountable, or able to sit on the shelf, the CMT-CX5 is a DAB+ capable radio, iPod dock, CD player, and more. And it’s not all looks – on the inside is some serious tech. Click through to find out just how serious. The CMT-CX5 has an impressive range of abilities. It’s a CD player, DAB...

All-in-one audio goodness launches with the Geneva Sound Model S DAB

iPhone and iPod docks don't come much slicker than the Swiss made Geneva Sound Model S DAB. The piano-lacquered cabinet features an LED that shines through the front grill which shows things like volume and track names. On top is a clever "touch light" display similar to the iPods of yore, which uses touch sensitive controls that light up...

Review : Orange Liveradio

I’ve always liked internet radios. These are boxes which look and operate like normal FM or DAB radios with audio instead coming from audio streams on the web. This is the Orange Liveradio, which is available from the Orange Accessories website and on eBay. With DAB radio coverage being “iffy” at best I’ve used an internet radio...

PURE’s Sirocco 550 gives you your five a day

UK electronics company PURE, has begun to carve a niche for itself in the digital radio marketplace following its string of affordable digital audio products including a well received portable waterproof wi-fi DAB system. The Sirocco 550 is a major push into home audio for PURE, offering a fully connected wi-fi and DAB micro system for...

Sony introduces new G Series micro Hi-Fi in Europe

G Series micro Hi-Fi systems have been crafted to deliver a sound quality to impress even the most demanding audio enthusiast. Drawing upon years of expertise developing amplifiers, our G Series micro Hi-Fi systems use innovative geometric grounding technology to minimise amplifier distortion so you hear accurate rhythm and tempo whether...

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

R.I.P. William R. Corliss

Physicist William Corliss headed the Sourcebook Project, which collected thousands (maybe millions) of bits of data on anomalies - everything fro ma square "ring" observed around the Moon to a claim of a living dinosaur. He sent me two of his Sourcebooks for free when I was writing Rumors of Existence. Farewell to a scholar and a gentleman. I hope you have your answers now, Bill.Ad Astra,Matt Bi...

Telstra HTC Sensation now out

Of course it was only a matter of time until the HTC Sensation made its way to Australia. And so it has. Just like we found out it would, the HTC superphone for Telstra has become available today. You can get it from any Telstra store for free if if you go with Telstra's Freedom Connect plan that will cost you $79 per month. These details...

Acer Iconia Tab A501 with 3G now available in the UK for £534

The Acer Iconia Tab A500 is one of the best known and best-selling Android Honeycomb tablets so far, and it has been available in the UK for quite a while. Keep in mind though that the A500 is the Wi-Fi-only version of Acer's 10-inch tablet. There's also a 3G-enabled (that's '4G' for our American readers) model from Acer called Iconia Tab...

Xperia Arc vs. Galaxy S 2

Both the Samsung Galaxy S 2 and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc are super thin and have fantastic displays. The Arc happens to be about $150 cheaper than the Galaxy S 2, making it a greater value. Both of these devices are available unlocked with the proper bands to do AT&T. In terms of specs, the Arc uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz CPU...

Fix Bing's Mistakes using Windows Phone Mango Beta

In our Windows phone Mango preview device there's a nice new feature in the menu for Bing locations that lets you suggest changes or corrections. It only shows up in searches for locations really, but it's a good way to easily help Bing fix some of the errors or recent changes to local places that you may come across.When you tap the "suggest...

HTC ChaCha Software Tour

After the unboxing and hardware tour we are taking a look at the software on the HTC ChaCha. The Taiwanese manufacturer did a great job in optimizing the Sense experience, tweaking the UI to perfectly fit the permanent landscape screen with an HVGA resolution on the smartphone.[ Source YouTube...

Verbatim Wireless Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard Review

PhoneArena reviews the Verbatim Wireless Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard. Despite manufacturers' best efforts in making the typing experience a bit easier on the fingers, some people would rather resort to using something with a physical response. Obviously, there are quite a few solutions out there available to customers, such as QWERTY based...

HP TouchPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

PhoneArena presents a brief comparison of the HP TouchPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.With only a single month separating their releases, both the HP TouchPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are the newest members to arrive in the always competitive tablet market -- albeit, they sport two totally different platforms that have their unique characteristics....

Upcoming generation of MacBook Air to bring back the backlit keyboard?

When the first MacBook Air was introduced, it came with backlit keyboards, and out of the blue they were taken away in the recent generation's MacBook Air. Naturally this was not looked upon favorably by many Apple customers as the backlit keyboards were a standard feature that they have been used to in the previous generation's models. Now...

Apple sues HTC again

Fresh from battling with Samsung and Amazon, it looks like Apple is out for more blood. The Cupertino-based company has filed another lawsuit against the company it tried to take down earlier this year - HTC. According to reports Apple is targeting over a dozen HTC Android smartphones and the HTC Flyer tablet. Apple is aiming to block the...

Official Scrabble game now on Android

Tired of playing Scrabble clones on your Android smartphone. Well, you won't have to anymore. Hasbro has just announced the release of Scrabble for Android today. Joining Scrabble for iOS and Facebook, Scrabble for Android will also support cross platform gaming to ensure you won't ever run out of players or friends to pit your word building...

Race Ahead in Style and Performance with the ASUS-Automobili Lamborghini VX7

Asus announced today the launch of there latest luxury Lamborghini Laptop, the VX7. The VX7 has a quad-core 2nd generation Intel Core i7 CPU and boasts the worlds first dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX460M GPU to give top quality performance. It also has a 15.6' full HD LED display as well as dual 750GB hard drives, 8GB DDR3 RAM, Blu-ray drive...

Dragon Age 2 â€˜Legacy' DLC Trailer

Bioware has issued the Dragon Age 2 “Legacy” DLC trailer. The new DLC provides a new location for the game within the Vimmark Mountains, a new class-specific weapon, and more achievements. The Dragon Age 2 “Legacy” DLC trailer will be launched on July 26th, 2011 for around $10 or 800MSP.TechFresh, Dragon Age 2 â€˜Legacy' DLC Trailer...

Bungie officially says goodbye to Halo

See you starside, writes Bungie in its official farewell to the Halo franchise. The studio said that management of the Halo multiplayer playlists will be handed over on August 2, thus severing its last connection to the popular franchise. The Bungie website will thus shed any signs of Halo in a complete makeover, and then the studio itself...

Maxell AirStash wireless flash drive announced

Wearable Inc. and Maxell recently announced that they will be working together to distribute what is touted to be the one and only wireless flash drive which boasts of media streaming and 2-way wireless document transfer capability in the world – the AirStash. Basically, if you want to view your entire hoard of media without having your portable...

HP will be first to release Ultrabook concept notebooks

Digitimes has stepped forward to the mound, touting that HP, the world's largest computer manufacturer, is ready to be the first to roll out Ultrabook concept notebooks. In fact, in their potential zeal to do so, they would have overtaken Asus and the Taiwanese manufacturer's efforts in releasing the UX21 Ultrabook sometime this September....

Monday, July 11, 2011

AT&T’s HTC Status Release Date Unveiled

AT&T will launch the HTC Status on July 17, 2011. The handset comes with a dedicated Facebook share button, the Google Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread OS, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2.6-inch HVGA touchscreen display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 5MP rear camera and a front-facing VGA camera. Available in black, silver, pink and blue, the HTC Status...

LG Optimus 3D Hits The UK Market

LG has decided to launch the Optimus 3D in the UK market. The world’s first 3D smartphone is now available at Clove for £454.80 (unlocked/SIM-free). As a reminder, the LG Optimus 3D has a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen, a 1GHz dual-core TI processor, dual 5MP cameras with 3D capture and video recording and 2D 720p HD video recording, an...

Samsung NC215S Solar-powered Netbook Now Available For Pre-order On Amazon

Amazon has started taking pre-orders for the Samsung NC215S, the world’s first solar-powered netbook. Priced at $399, this eco-friendly netbook has a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600) matte display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N570 dual core processor, a 250GB 5400rpm HDD and a 1GB of RAM. The Samsung NC215S is equipped with a solar panel at the back of the...

Gateway ID47 Notebook Hits The US Market

Gateway has released the ID47 14-inch notebook in the US market. The laptop provides a 14-inch widescreen frameless display in a form factor of a 13.3-incher. Powered by second generation Intel Core processor, the ID47 features up to 8GB DDR3 memory, a large hard drive, a DVD burner, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, a 1.3MP webcam, Dolby Home Theater v4...

Turn You iPad 3G To A Fully Functional Phone

iPhoneIslam the creators of FaceIt3GS which enables facetime calls for the iphone 3gs have out done themselves once again. Today they show us a PhoneItPad new tweak that fully enables phone calls and text messaging on your ipad 3g. It’s always been our dream to hold up the huge ipad to our face and start talking away, the look on peoples...

iPad 3 On The Move?

You bought an iPad 2 and the iPad 3 is just around the corner!.. Don’t worry as its nothing new, every year we expect to buy the new apple iOS product even if we already have the so called latest idevice. According to iClarified:Apple has begun certifying components for the iPad 3 and Taiwan makers are rushing to get theirs approved, according...

How to Install TetherMe 2.1-1 .deb File For Free

TetherMe has been updated to 1.3-12 version which is cracked .deb file and only compatible with iPhone jailbroken. Dynamically enables native tethering for iOS3.X and iOS4.X+ devices. This should work on any carrier without the need for customized bundles or preferences.[ CONTINUE READING...

MSI X460 and X460DX laptops Introduced

MSI X460 and X460DX laptops are unveiled by Micro Star International today. Both are 14-inch laptops with 1366 x 768 pixel display and arrive in a slim design where their thickness are less than 1-inch while their weights are 1.98 kg each. Amazingly MSI still able to cramm a DVD burner to those slim laptops. MSI X460 can be configured with...

Ocosmos OSC9 Windows based tablet Released in Korea

Ocosmos OCS9 tablet which was introduced at CES last January now finally available, in Korea.Unlike the prototype showed at CES which packs a 9-inch display, the retail version sport a 10.1-inch 1024 x 768 capacitive touch display. Running Windows 7 OS, Ocosmos OCS9 is powered by a 1.5 GHz Intel Atom Z670 Oak Trail processor paired with 2GB...

Hyundai H800 Tablet Runs Gingerbread

Apparently Hyundai want to join the tablet frenzy too. One of its tablet is called Hyundai H800, an 8-inch Android tablet with a 800 x 600 pixel multi touch display and preloaded with Android 2.3 OS. Hyundai H800 is powered by a 1.2GHz RK2918 Cortex-A8 processor along with 512MB of RAM and 8GB onboard storage. It’s MicroSD card slot can handle...

T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide pre-orders begin on July 19 for $199.99, in stores on July 27

After many leaks over the past few months, T-Mobile finally decided to announce the myTouch 4G Slide toward the end of last month. Back then the carrier did detail the new superphone's pricing, but left out any clue of a release date. Today things have become clear. The myTouch 4G Slide will cost $199.99 with a new two-year contract, and...

Netflix beats Hulu Plus in social streaming showdown [infographic]

When we last heard from social media listening firm Mashwork, we learned that future smartphone buyers were much more interested in purchasing the Samsung Galaxy S II than the 4G-friendly Motorola DROID BIONIC. Mashwork is back on Monday with some more interesting findings: according to the firm's latest research, 45% more people prefer Netflix...

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