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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

It pays to know your MAC address; Windows Phone 7 'preview' winning good reviews

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It pays to know your MAC address
Who goes around memorizing their MAC address? Students, apparently. And it's not a bad idea. Read More


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Faster Recovery for Windows Applications and Data
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Windows Phone 7 'preview' winning generally good reviews
The newest release of the Windows Phone 7 software, now on prototype handsets, is getting good reviews. Read More

iPhone 4 FAQ: What exactly did Apple do?
At a special press conference Friday, July 16, Apple CEO Steve Jobs declared that any iPhone 4 user who wanted one could have a free bumper to improve signal reception. Here's what you need to know about the anticlimax of the iPhone 4 Antenna Imbroglio. Read More

15 summer vacation ideas for geeks
From Star Trek and Space Camp to baseball minutiae, vintage video games, anime, pirates, Harry Potter and They Might Be Giants, there's a vacation option for any type of geek this summer Read More

Can Tethering Be Hacked?
First of all, please be advised that I do not advocate, in this case or any other, doing anything illegal or in any way violating the terms of a cellular service contract, or any other agreement, under any circumstances apart from life-or-death emergencies. Ethical people keep their word and meet their obligations, period. Read More

Putting Antennagate Behind Us
You've probably heard by now, but Apple is doing precisely what I and a few others recommended - admit there's a problem, and give away a free bumper case. Apart from a manufacturing fix - which will likely involve a thin, transparent plastic (electrically-insulating) coating on the antennas themselves, that should be the end of it - for Apple, anyway, and this time alone. But - will next time, for... Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP

Exploring the ROI of VTL Deduplication Solutions
Costs and return on investment are key in choosing the right storage solution. See how HP's Virtual Tape Library solutions compare to other competitors' products in both large Enterprises and in small to medium data centers. Read Now

Microsoft set to co-fund Windows Phone 7 software development
Company is willing provide developers with support, including possible co-funding, a tactic the company says isn't new Read More

Motorola deal may end mobile-gear consolidation
Nokia Siemens Networks' acquisition of most of Motorola's cellular networks business may be the last move in a long game of consolidation in the industry, which has been hammered by price pressures. Read More

Nokia Siemens buys Motorola wireless network unit for $1.2B
Motorola has found a buyer for its wireless network equipment unit: Nokia Siemens Networks will pay US$1.2 billion for most of that business, the companies announced Monday. Read More

Give Your Phone the Power of a Desktop PC
Mobile computing has long been dominated by laptop computers, but powerful new smartphones such as the Apple iPhone 4 and the various Android phones--including the new Motorola Droid X--are rapidly becoming the portable computing devices of choice. Read More

Wi-Fi puts windblown California islands on the Web
The hardy team of biologists stationed on the Farallon Islands, a minuscule set of outcroppings in the Pacific just west of San Francisco, suffers a lot of inconveniences. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP

Guide: Best Vmware backup method for you
Although data protection processes developed for physical environments can be used for virtual environments, backup processes specifically designed for virtualized environments are more flexible and scalable. This whitepaper presents information to assist in making a considered choice of data protection method for your VMware environment. Read Now.

iPhone 4 antenna problem spooks Apple customers, says IDC
The iPhone 4's antenna and reception problems have given pause to two out of three current iPhone owners, who said they would postpone upgrading to the new model, said research firm IDC. Read More

Droid X Sells Out Despite Verizon Preparation
The Motorola Droid X is sold out online and in certain parts of the country at retail Verizon and Best Buy stores, despite Verizon Wireless' insistence on Wednesday that it would have plenty of the phones in stock. You will now have to wait until July 23 if you want a Droid X if you didn't get one Thursday. That's when Verizon Wireless says it will replenish depleted supplies. Read More

Google now selling its last shipment of Nexus Ones
Google, which broke mobile industry practice last year by offering the Nexus One smartphone for sale exclusively on its website, has received its last shipment of the device for online sale. Read More

Lenovo to release tablet PC at year's end
After releasing its own handset to compete with Apple's iPhone, Lenovo looks like it may be preparing to take on the iPad. The Chinese company plans on releasing its own tablet PC at the end of the year. Read More

Could the Droid X Replace Your Laptop?
The Droid X appears to be an opening day hit. Motorola's new smartphone--Verizon Wireless' answer to the Apple iPhone 4 via AT&T and HTC EVO 4G via Sprint--has already sold out online and at various retail shops across the nation. The ongoing iPhone 4 antenna soap opera has no doubt helped spur interest in the Droid X, as have positive reviews and Verizon's aggressive and [ Read More

 
 
 

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Robocop ran DOS
Virtually no sci-fi or action flick these days is complete without a computer scene showing a few screens of mysterious scrolling text and a 3D wire-frame model. But where does this vaguely tech-looking stuff come from? Well, more often than not, it comes from a Website, app, or startup screen from the real world at the time the movie was made. Read on for some of the most unexpected tech cameos in movies.

Top Russian spy ring technology screw-ups
Alleged Russian spies arrested last month in cities around the United States seemed to be lacking in spycraft and in urgent need of some IT expertise, based on some of the gaffes they made. They also used some technologies effectively. Here is a summary of their efforts as revealed in court filings against them.

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