Entries by butingtech
Create an iTunes playlist: make the perfect mix There are several ways that you can browse your music library in iTunes. Its grid and Cover Flow views are really great for picking out an album by its artwork, and you can play an individual track within seconds of it springing to mind, just by typing [...] Related posts:
Best NAS drive: Overview NAS (network attached storage) devices certainly aren’t the most glamorous gadgets you can have in your home. A network-connected hard drive might seem like a remnant from a home office – a backup necessity for over-paranoid users and not much more. Early NAS devices – and even some new no-frills budget [...] Related posts:
Not so long ago, affordable monitors were a case of anything you fancied so long as it was TN. More recently, screens with IPS and VA panels have been coming thick and fast. Hallelujah! The latest member of this new monitor army is the Philips Brilliance 241P4QPYES. It sports what Philips calls an AMVA panel. [...] Related posts:
Mobile phone security: what you need to know Late last year, alarming reports surfaced that Ralf-Philipp Weinmann, a researcher at the Luxembourg University Laboratory of Cryptology and Security, had discovered a way to completely compromise unprotected smartphones. Demonstrating his hack at the Vienna DeepSec conference, he showed how he could listen to conversations, intercept data, [...] Related posts:
Apple turned up the heat on Samsung in Australia when it expanded its patent and trademark lawsuit to include 278 new infringement claims covering 22 patents and ten devices (some unreleased). This is a significant increase from the original lawsuit which targeted only the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and included with a handful of patent infringement [...] Related posts:
Brandon Watson, head of the Windows Phone Developer Experience, is leaving Microsoft to join Amazon. According to the ZDNet report, Watson will take over as the Director of the Kindle Cross Platform team. In this new role, he will oversee the development of Kindle apps including those for Windows Phone and Windows 8. February 6th will be Watson’s [...] Related posts:
It’s been a busy week here at TechRadar cameras, with launches coming early in the week from Nikon and Panasonic, but it was Pentax that grabbed all the headlines this week with its brand new compact system camera that has been designed by Marc Newson and is already causing a divide in the office. If [...] Related posts:
Having kickstarted the Data Liberation Front movement inside Google, and as an advisor on open source matters, Brian Fitzpatrick knows the inner workings of the search giant very well indeed. We caught up with him at OSCON in Portland, Oregon. Linux Format: How did the Data Liberation Front come about inside Google? Brian Fitzpatrick: It [...] Related posts:
RIM’s BlackBerry Music Store now lives in Canada where users can download the free Music Store app from the BlackBerry App World and use it to discover new tracks, purchase and download them right away, and tell their inner circle about the songs they dig. You can either use the built-in search to find the [...] Related posts:
AT&T is adding another tablet to its portfolio – Huawei MediaPad, which is already available in the U.S. as T-Mobile Springboard. Unfortunately, the device AT&T is selling comes with Honeycomb (rather than Ice Cream Sandwich) on board, though we’re sure Android 4.0 update will be released shortly. Moreover, the press release doesn’t mention multiple color [...] Related posts:
Orbitz released a new iPhone app that allows folks to quickly book a hotel while on the go. Available as a free download, Hotels by Orbitz provides users with an “intuitive search-and-book experience” and offers powerful comparison tools, secure booking in just three taps and Orbitz Mobile Steals. The last mentioned feature is touted to [...] Related posts:
AT&T and Motorola released a new software update for the ATRIX 2 smartphone, fixing a number of bugs and improving the overall experience. No, it’s not the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, though we’re certain it’s in works as we speak. Here’s what software version 55.13.25 brings: Improvements in the camera app, delivering better [...] Related posts:
The regular Samsung Champ Duos isn’t good enough for every citizen of India? For folks who want something more, the Korean company announced Deluxe version of the device, simply called Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos. The somewhat fancier lookin’ device keeps two SIM card slots to allow folks to use two networks at the same time, [...] Related posts:
Mobile ad mediation provider inneractive prepared a neat infographic, illustrating the mobile advertising growth between two Mobile World Congress events. That’s from February 2011 to February 2012. Here’s what you should know: Ad Clicks are up 711% Ad Requests – up 698% Ad Revenues – up 522% Advertising Spend – up 464% Platforms growth: iOS [...] Related posts:
Verizon Wireless and Casio released a new update for the rugged G’zOne Commando Android smartphone. Firmware version C771M100 brings a number of improvements, most notably free push-to-talk capability. In addition, there are other changes included as well, such as: Google Mobile Services has been updated to Gingerbread R8. Improvements in security with the latest Google [...] Related posts:
It seems Cricket won’t be the only carrier to offer the Huawei Honor (aka Mercury), with FCC approving the GSM-based version of the device (Cricket’s version is CDMA one) that can sing along AT&T’s 3G network (WCDMA 850 / 1900 MHz). That, however, doesn’t necessarily mean AT&T will launch the Honor, though we’re sure Huawei [...] Related posts:
The newly announced Galaxy S Advance is heading to the UK, with phone retailer MobileFun and Clove already taking pre-orders for the unlocked device. Those of you who want the mid-to-high end smartphone will have to pour out some 350 GBP (around $550) to be amongst the first ones to get it. We’re hearing the [...] Related posts:
Essential iCloud guide: Introduction Poor old MobileMe. It tried hard, but never quite delivered. Expensive, sometimes slow and saddled with a clumsy name, it has long had the air of an unloved child. Its development cycle was long and drawn out. And by the time Steve Jobs announced the end of its short and undistinguished [...] Related posts:
The Compaq Presario CQ57-366SA won’t win any awards for its looks, but does offer the things we look for in a budget machine. It’s solid with a decent screen and great speakers, and the sort of internal specifications we’d expect at this price. However, even though this is a budget machine, we’d still appreciate something [...] Related posts:
It’s a good week for anyone who’s been thinking of upgrading the graphics in their PCs. AMD has unleashed its new Radeon HD 7950 chip on the world, and what Sapphire has created with it is nothing short of stunning. In fact, we reckon it’s possibly the only high-end graphics card worth buying. Also through [...] Related posts:
Motorola has just scored a pretty significant injunction against Apple’s iCloud, as a decision in its favor was handed down by judge Andreas Voss in a German court room. The “permanent injunction” forced the Cupertino-based company to remove most of its products from its German-based online store including the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 3GS, and the iPhone 4 as [...] Related posts:
Canalys research firm issued a report today that makes us all think back to our very first time getting a blue screen of death on a PC. According to combined statistics from 2011, manufacturers shipped more smartphones than computers in 2011 – 488 million smartphones hit shelves last year, while only 414.6 million PCs did. [...] Related posts:
During CES this past January, tablets certainly weren’t in short supply. With the introduction of tablets like the Transformer Prime with the NVIDIA Tegra 3, the new trend will likely make quad-core all the rage. That said, as we’ve seen with the Kindle Fire, a tablet with decent specs and an awesome price can garner [...] Related posts:
Great news for you football lovers out there, as EA Mobile has lowered the price of Madden NFL 12 to 99 cents to celebrate America’s biggest game. Android users will be able to get their hands on this game at a $4 discount compared to the normal price, so if you’re a fan of Madden, it may be [...] Related posts:
Dropbox announced it’s giving away up to 5GB of free storage to those willing to participate in a bit of an experiment. A Dropbox team member posted in the Dropbox forum about a new build of the software with improvements for automatic uploading of photos and videos as a priority. As a reward for helping [...] Related posts:
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