2011-03-13 ~ TECHNOLOGY&TECH.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Mophie Juice Pair Plus more than doubles iPhone 4 battery life

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Mophie has announced the second of its iPhone battery boosting range - the Juice Pack Plus - which it says will "more than double" your iPhone 4's battery life. The "ultra thin and lightweight" device fits onto your iPhone 4 like a regular (if slightly fatter) case, and gives you an extended power time-frame thanks to its 2,000 mAh capacity battery, that you can charge up via USB. With 3G on, you should get an extra 8 hours of talk with the Juice Pack Plus (2 more than the Air version) and double...

Marantz Melody Media review

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The hi-fi landscape is changing and, not surprisingly, it all revolves around Apple if this high-end piece of kit from Japanese brand Marantz is anything to go by. The Marantz Melody Media was crowned as the, “world’s first AirPlay certified music system” when it was announced last summer, though the Apple AirPlay functions didn't go live until firmware updates were issued in November. It’s no longer alone - other gear from Marantz and Denon now features Apple AirPlay, as does B&W’s new Zeppelin...

HTC Prime: The next Windows Phone 7 QWERTY device?

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Been waiting around to see what HTC brings to the Windows Phone 7 table next? Well, your wait could well be over as Chinese site (XDA) has details of a couple of supposed new devices, including the tasty looking HTC Prime. The Prime is a QWERTY slider based device, although it looks quite a lot different to the current WP7 HTC QWERTY incumbent, the HTC 7 Pro. Its display is listed as slightly bigger than the Pro's at 3.7-inches, but with the same WVGA display. It's also said to have a 5-megapixel...

No NFC for iPhone 5, should be on board iPhone 6

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picture iphone-4 Ready for a rumour mill let down? Although it had been widely touted, the iPhone 5 will not be packing any sort of NFC technology. The NFC denial comes courtesy of a report from the Indy, with "sources at several of the largest mobile operators in the UK", revealing that Apple "had disclosed in meetings that it would not be including Near Field Communication (NFC) technology...in the latest version of the iPhone, be it the iPhone 4GS or the iPhone 5." Back in January a leading...

Twitter kills fail whale, installs one-handed robot

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Twitter looks to have ditched its iconic fail whale and replaced it with a one-handed robot – a trend that seems to be catching on. Now, instead of a whale being carried away by a bunch of birds when something goes wrong, users of the company’s 404 error page get a small white robot with only one hand, alongside the words: “Something is technically wrong.” Something, indeed, is wrong; the little fella’s only got one hand. And then there's the pain and anguish of having to look at his discarded...

Android 2.2 most popular version

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Using Android? I bet you’ve got Android 2.2 on your phone. How we did we guess that? Because Google has let us know that 61.3 per cent of devices in use are using that version of the company’s mobile operating system. If you start to include Android 2.1 and Android 2.3 that number jumps to 92 per cent according to the search engine. As for Honeycomb (Android 3.0) not surprisingly there aren’t many people out there using it with the only device – the Motorola Xoom currently only on sale in the US...

HTC Flyer: £600 - coming mid-April

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The HTC Flyer could be here in April and cost £600 according to UK retailer Clove. Although HTC has yet to officially set a date other than Q2, or a price for that matter, following the launch of its pen touting tablet at Mobile World Congress in February, that hasn’t stopped the electrical retailer breaking rank and splashing us with the news. “We’ve had some good news this afternoon,” says the company’s blog. “The first stock of the HTC Flyer is due to land mid-April!” Because of that, Clove...

Microsoft Zune players finally buckle under iPod pressure

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The Zune is dead, long live the Zune. That seems to be the message coming out of Microsoft HQ after the tech giant admitted that no more Zune devices would be manufactured, although the Zune name will live on through its various software platforms. "We have nothing to announce about another Zune device," a Microsoft spokesman said via email in response to questions after an earlier Bloomberg report stated that the company had ceased Zune device manufacturing. The Zune range, which never did make...

Samsung goes live with 3D VOD service

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Back in January at CES 2011, Samsung announced a partnership with DreamWorks that would see "a new streaming 3D Video-On-Demand (VOD) service that would make DreamWorks Animation content - trailers and promotions in both 3D and 2D- available for streaming via the 3D application for Samsung Smart TVs beginning in 2011. And now it looks as if the service has landed already in Korea. As well as the movie trailers and clips the 3D service, which is available through connected Samsung Smart TV devices,...

Google buys into the luck of the Irish

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Most people will buy a pint of Guinness to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Or at a stretch go for one of those silly big hats or perhaps an Irish rugby jersey. But Google has gone all out for its Irish celebrations - snapping up Dublin-based image processing specialist Green Parrot Pictures in a move to improving the quality of videos available on YouTube. Green Parrot Pictures is a 6-year-old company whose digital video technology has been used on some big Hollywood blockbusters including Lord of...

3G Motorola Xoom - Yours for £599.99

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The Carphone Warehouse has come clean with the pricing for 2011's mostly hotly anticipated tablet (that doesn't contain fruit) - revealing that the 3G enabled Motorola Xoom will sell in the UK for a penny shy of £600. At £599.99, the Carphone Warehouse is going to be offering a SIM-free version of the Honeycomb boasting tablet at exactly £100 more than the Wi-Fi only version is priced up at. Plus, Xoomers will also be able to make use of the charging dock (worth £34.99) that the mobile retailer...

London 2012 Olympics tickets - online buying guide

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The London 2012 Olympics tickets are officially on sale and the overwhelming majority of the business is going to be done online. As such, we’ve put together a brief guide on how to sail through the whole process and make sure you don’t get stiffed on the way. Before you get too excited, you need to know if you’re actually eligible to apply. First of all, you need to be over 16. You can still go to the Games if you’re not but you’ll need to get someone who is of age to apply on your behalf. Beyond...

Amazon scores exclusive Einstein Kindle collection

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Still looking for a reason to jump on board the Kindle bandwagon? Well, how's about this - Amazon has just announced that it has reached a deal to bring seven exclusive digital books by Albert Einstein to its ebook reading platform. The books, from publisher Open Road, contain new photographs and extra bibliographical information from the boffins at the Hebrew University Einstein Archives. "As part of our mission to bring iconic books to E, we are proud to digitally publish the authorized...

Sony NGP to power up on 11 November?

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We all suspected that, when details broke that Sony was planning on unleashing its next-gen handheld console - the Sony NGP - before 2011 was up, it would be Japanese gamers getting their game-on first. But us Europeans could also be seeing some NGP action this year - with a possible launch date of 11 November (the catchy 11/11/11) being touted in reports. MCV sources have stated that Western development deadlines have been set so that our versions of the launch titles are ready to go by the end...

Jawbone Era hands-on

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The Jawbone line from Aliph have always been known for being compact, stylish and equipped with hardcore noise cancellation in the form of NoiseAssassin. The latest headset, the Jawbone Era, features NoiseAssassin 3.0, claiming eliminate more noise than any other headset. Expansys sent us through a Jawbone Era Midnight edition, for a quick hands-on. We’re not normally taken by packaging on Pocket-lint, but we have to marvel at the compact and recyclable packaging that houses the Jawbone Era, especially...

TVonics unleashes the DTR-Z500HD Freeview+ HD recorder

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TVonics has unveiled its latest PVR - the Freeview HD packing DTR-Z500HD. The durable, rugged set top box has the same features that you'll find packed in the DTR-HD500 though in a newly designed aluminium casing that its makers state "is perfect for stacking". The Z500HD includes HDMI switch technology which will allow you to hook up two HDMI devices to your TV using only one of its slots. It also has a couple of USB ports and series and trailer recording options. As well as the new device, TVonics...

iPhone 5 screen surfaces - suggests thinner bezel

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The picture shows what is claimed to be the digitiser panel of a fifth gen iPhone, and if genuine, the bezel is markedly thinner than the one on the iPhone 4. It therefore allows for a larger display within the same sized body as the current generation handset. Indeed, it matches other suggestions circulating around the web that the iPhone 5 will feature a 4-inch screen. Obviously, it's early days yet, and we're pretty sure that Cupertino has its hands full prepping the launch of the iPad 2 (on...

Google Upgrades Program To Help U.S. Nonprofits Use AdWords, Apps And More

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The Five Best Cord Cutting Devices (Plus One Bonus

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Take Two: Justin Bieber Unveils His Wax Figure – Style News - StyleWatch

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How Amazon Is Bringing Real Page Numbers to Kindle Books

Rihanna: I Like My Bod Even Though It's Not Perfect | Rolling Stone Music

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Five Real Estate Tips from Warren Buffett

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How familiar are you with the mortgage process? Mortgage terms? Mortgage fees and costs? Learn about them all here. Types of Mortgage Loans How Much House Can You Afford? Obtaining Preapproval for Mortgages Should You Rent or Buy a Home? Save Money on Mortgages Improve the Value of Your Home Mortgages From the Blog via walletpop.com...

Hire the Least Likely Candidate&#8230

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Google introduces Anthill hardware VP8 decoder

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Google introduces Anthill hardware VP8 decoder by Lee Mathews on March 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM FILED UNDER: video, web, google, Share It's full speed ahead for Google's VP8 video codec. Now that the bulk of YouTube's video library has been converted, it's on to the next task -- which looks to be hardware...

IMPORTANT&USEFUL GMAIL FUNCTION.

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1) How To Enable Desktop Mail Notifications For GMail Google added new a new feature for their GMail clients, the notifications for new mail and chat messages from now on can be seen right from your desktop and so you won’t have to check the Gmail Inbox to see if there is a new mail. For the time being this feature will be available only for Chrome, which will see the browser transforming into a desktop notifying tool for new mail and chat messages in your GMail account. When a new mail reaches...

William Shatner explains what microprocessors are and do... from way back in 1976 -- Engadget

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YouTube - Das Racist - Who's That? Brooown! produced by Saba [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

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How To Be A Social Media Jerk | Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog - By Mitch Joel at Twist Image

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You'll read a whole bunch of different perspectives online about what you should and should not be doing when it comes to Social Media. I'm a big believer in doing what works best for you and ignoring what most of the Digerati think. Seth Godin often says, "your mileage may vary," while Chris Brogan is always smart with his, "you're doing it wrong," Blog posts. Still, there are some pretty obvious faux-pas that take place online and - for the most post - I think this happens because individuals feel like there are less ramifications...