Archive for August, 2010
webOS 2.0 Promises Many New Features
Palm, and now HP after the acquisition, has introduced some new features for developers to take advantage of in webOS 2.0 that should compose the platform enticing and more scalable. Some of the new features of webOS 2.0 introduced would definitely help HP/Palm in creating a tablet that would inve…
Amazon Planning Unlimited TV Shows, Movies Streaming Service
Although talks are said to be in the early stages, Amazon may be looking to offer unlimited, unmetered streaming of television shows and movies through its streaming services online. The move would supply competition to Netflix, Hulu Plus, and the rumored $0.99 Apple iTunes TV show rental service….
Oxford English Dictionary a Likely Victim of the Internet
Although Oxford University Press, publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, has not made any firm decision to end the print publication of what many consider an authoritative guide of the English language, the dictionary’s future is in limbo. Oxford University Press CEO Nigel Portwood doubts tha…
Japanese Drivers May Soon Get to Keep Their High Beams On
Through the use of a newly developed headlight technology called BeamAtic Premium, made by Valeo SA of France, Japanese drivers may soon be able to keep their high beams on without worrying about blinding drivers of oncoming traffic. BeamAtic works by utilizing cameras and image processing software…
NASA Second Rocket Booster experiment Went Well
U.S. space agency NASA has concluded its second rocket booster pop quiz, and that analysis had gone well at the ATK facility in Utah. The second rocket booster is part of a give-segment motor, an upgrade from the four-segment booster that is part of the current space shuttle design, and is intende…
SENA Keyboard Folio turns your iPad into a notebook
SENA has an iPad folding case with an integrated Bluetooth keyboard, making your iPad look like a laptop in open position. I like the notion -it’s a good one- but for one, the apparatus makes the whole thing bigger than you would expect (possibly as thick as a netbook), and secondly, why a Bluetoot…
Smartphones Safer Than PC for Now
Despite the growing catalog of official third-party apps available on app stores like the iOS App Store and Android Market and apps that are available as sideloaded substance, a recent study finds that smartphones, for the day being, are still safer than PC against malicious codes and threats. The…
This is the T-Mobile HTC G2?
The Cellphone Signal team has gotten their hands on images of what looks to be the T-Mobile HTC G2. The phone should be announced in October, we think… Anyhow, while the data is still very scarce, the HTC G2 is supposed to use T-Mobile’s latest HSPA+ 3.5G network. Inside, one will find a 1Ghz Qua…
Hot Tech Bargains
Rydeen gPad is powered by Marvell
Rydeen has just introduced the gPad, a 7″ Tablet/Slate that is powered by Android (not certain which version) and a Marvell application processor running at 800Mhz. Its 7-inch display has a 800×480 pixel resolution, which should build it comfy suitable to browse web sites. It supports Flash Lite 4&…
