Monthly Archives: January 2012

Mac OS X Lion Preview 2 released, introduces mega exciting leather bound iCal skin

This is one of those posts that could probably be condensed into a tweet: Apple has released the second Preview of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. If you’re running Preview 1, it looks like you’ll first receive a small update … Continue reading

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SGP iPhone 4 / 4S Leather Wallet Case Valentinus Series Review

My iPhone 4 is always in a bumper case, and I carry it inside my Dooney and Bourke Multi-Function Zip Around wallet.  That wallet is small enough to fit in my purse, but it holds some cards and cash, so … Continue reading

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First Look at Lego Gollum And The Rest of the Lord of the Rings Minifig Baddies [Lego]

Rejoice! Lego has sent us all the official images of all the Lego Lord of the Rings minifigs. That includes the first look of the awesome Gollum, the Ringwraiths, the Uruk-hais, Moria Orcs and the Mordor Orcs. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/CYFQz-V8X50/first-look-at-the-awesome-lego-gollum-minifig-and-the-rest-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-baddies … Continue reading

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This Week?s Hot Deals from TechBargains

HP Slate 500 9in 64GB Tablet w/ Intel Z540 1.86GHz & Broadcom Crystal HD & Dock $499 BlackBerry Playbook 7in WiFi 64GB Tablet $279.99 Free Shipping Lenovo IdeaPad A1 1GHz 7in 16GB Tablet w/ Android 2.3 & GPS $199 Free … Continue reading

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Deal of the Day ? 82? Mitsubishi WD-82740 120Hz 1080p 3D DLP Projection HDTV

Today’s LogicBUY Deal is the 82″ Mitsubishi WD-82740 120Hz 1080p DLP Projection HDTV for $1649.00.  Features:  PerfectTint, new ISF ccc Advanced Calibration Mode, 1080p DLP display, Plush1080p 5G improved 12-bit processing, exclusive 6-color processor, 3D-ready, more. $3499.99 – $1850 instant … Continue reading

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IE9 and Firefox 4 post top marks in Web browser power use comparison

Over on the Internet Explorer Blog, Microsoft has posted results from an extensive comparison of the top five Web browsers. The goal: to determine whether Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 4, Chrome 10, Safari 5, or Opera 11 is able to … Continue reading

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Helicopters Are About to Get Faster Thanks to Humpback Whale Fins [Helicopters]

A helicopter’s rotor design may allow for vertical takeoffs but that comes at a price—the backwards moving blade counteracts the helicopter’s forward momentum, causing it to stall at high speeds. But one German firm believes that outfitting the blades with … Continue reading

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Samsung Galaxy Note: Does the World Really Need a 5-Inch Phone With a Stylus?

The Samsung Galaxy Note’s gigantic 5.3-inch, Super AMOLED display makes it the largest “smartphone” we’ve seen so far. It’s practically a mini-tablet. Does the world really need a phone quite this large? Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/samsung-galaxy-note-thoughts/ VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES UNITED ONLINE … Continue reading

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What is a PRL? [Android A to Z]

What is a PRL?  PRL stands for Preferred Roaming List and is a database used in CDMA (think Sprint and Verizon here) phones.  It's built and provided by your carrier, and used when your phone is connecting to the tower. … Continue reading

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The Omni Group talks iPad apps, user interface, and the future of the platform

The Omni Group is famous for their high quality, thoughtfully designed, and enormously useful productivity apps for iPhone, iPad, and Macs, including OmniFocus, OmniGraphSketcher, OmniGraffle, and OmniOutliner Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/dfG2YpyaTpI/story01.htm ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL APPLE COMPUTER APPLIED MATERIALS ARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ARROW ELECTRONICS

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