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announcement December 17, 2010 posted by

Apple set to launch Mac App Store on January 6

The App Store for the iOS platform has been nothing short of successful. This was one of the first times that there was a single place to track down all of the relevant software for a particular platform. The idea revolutionized the way we looked at applications for the smartphone. Now Apple is wanting to take that a step further by announcing the Mac App Store will launch on January 6. Sure, there are plenty of ways to get applications…


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Apple set to launch Mac App Store on January 6
Bookmark This! December 17, 2010 posted by

Kiwi Bluetooth Car Diagnostic Kit for Android – diagnose problems with your car like a pro shop mechanic

This Kiwi Bluetooth Car Diagnostic Kit for Android is a combination hardware dongle and software product for tapping into your car’s on-board computer to check if the old jalopy is running all right. Yes your car probably does have a computer, most vehicles built after the late 90’s do, it’s what delivers those annoying engine light error codes. Anyhoo, all you do is plug in the wireless dongle to your car socket (usually under the steering wheel), install the software onto your smartphone and connect…


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Awesome December 17, 2010 posted by

Word Lens – awesome instant language translation in your smartphone screen

Word Lens provides instant real time language translation from your smartphone. Just point the camera lens at a sign or text and bingo, instant translation into a different language. The video is mind-blowing. Only Spanish/English so far, but wow…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OfQdYrHRs  Real time translating app. Turn your iPhone inot the dictionary of the future – NOW! Tags: word+lens, smartphone, app, iphone


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announcement December 16, 2010 posted by

WikiReader gets access to the Project Gutenberg Library

Last year we showed you a handy little gadget called the Openmoko WikiReader. This interesting device gives a user access to all of the content currently on Wikipedia (at the time of the last software update, that is) without an internet connection. So why am I bringing up this piece of old news? Well the latest software update has added some new functionality to the little device. If you’re interested in reading eBooks (and don’t mind the small screen for…


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WikiReader gets access to the Project Gutenberg Library
announcement December 16, 2010 posted by

Yahoo shuts down video hosting service

Today is a sad day for Yahoo Video users. It seems that the company has admitted defeat to the mighty YouTube. According to a statement from Yahoo, they will no longer be accepting video uploads from users. This is one of those occasions where I sheepishly admit that I didn’t even realize Yahoo was still doing video uploads. Seriously, I can’t recall a time where I considered either uploading or searching for a video with the former king of search…


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Yahoo shuts down video hosting service
Awesome December 15, 2010 posted by

Google Voice App brings free texting to your iPod Touch

Google Voice is a terrific service. If you haven’t looked into it by now, I highly recommend it. I won’t go and list all of the things it can do for you, but I am excited to see that the service has official support for the iPod Touch and iPad now. So why exactly would you want a phone service on a device that isn’t a phone? Free texting. That’s why. Lets say that you don’t have unlimited texting on…


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Google Voice App brings free texting to your iPod Touch
hmm..interesting December 10, 2010 posted by

Apple begins rolling out 90-second song previews in iTunes

If you’re a frequent iTunes shopper, you’re no doubt familiar with the 30-second previews that you’re given for each song. 30 seconds is usually enough time to make up your mind about a track, but not always. Thankfully Apple has decided to roll out 90-second previews on certain songs which are over 2:30 in length. It might not be the most revolutionary change to the service, but still interesting to note since it seems to be the first music service…


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Apple begins rolling out 90-second song previews in iTunes
software December 8, 2010 posted by

Microsoft adds Tracking Protection to Internet Explorer 9

I haven’t used Internet Explorer in many years. Well, not for anything other than downloading a better browser on a fresh Windows install. Of course those that are less tech-savvy are perfectly happy using the browser that’s given to them, and thus IE still has a very large user base. That’s why I’m always happy to see improvements made to future versions of the browser. One interesting feature that we should see in IE9 is called Tracking Protection. This will…


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Microsoft adds Tracking Protection to Internet Explorer 9
announcement December 7, 2010 posted by

Google launches eBookstore

It’s hard to remember a time when Google didn’t have their hands in almost every aspect of the technology world. The company is evolving every bit as much as the world around them. So what is the latest area that the search giant has decided to take on? eBooks. Google actually seems to be a bit behind the curve on this one, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that their new eBook store is inferior by any means. The Google eBookstore…


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Google launches eBookstore
Bookmark This! November 18, 2010 posted by

EpicWin – turn your to-do list into a fun smartphone game

EpicWin is a brilliant iPhone app (Android and others coming later) which takes your ordinary To-Do list app and converts it into an adventure role playing game format. That’s right, you can win rewards and level-up your character simply from completing your ‘quests’. Quirky video alert –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmKwF_Si734 The idea of gaining A Helm of Questionable Appeal from finishing the washing up may seem a little…ahem…Californian, but it does have a certain subtle logic. Especially if you’re a Klingon. Priced…


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Bookmark This! November 17, 2010 posted by

OVK Slowdown – the free app that trains youngsters to drive slower

OVK Slowdown is a free iPhone app designed to help train youngsters to drive slower while listening to their music. The theory is that people drive faster when listening to their favourite tracks, so the app automatically slows down the music and even stops it if you’re exceeding the local speed limit. It’s clever all right, but we’re trying to work out what stops the kids from just deleting the app instantly once it gets annoying. The software has been created by a group of…


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Bookmark This! November 12, 2010 posted by

How to Quickly Shut Down a Hung Windows Application

How to Quickly Shut Down a Hung Windows Application. Ladies and Gentlemen, if all else fails with an unresponsive Windows program, let us introduce you to ‘taskkill’.  Sometimes a Windows program or file will hang and just sit there frozen with none of the menus or functions responding to the mouse or keyboard. There are several ways to close down a hung process but the command prompt provides a very quick and easy one with “taskkill”. Tags: tip, how+to+shut+down+a+hung+windows+program, windows


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Bookmark This! November 1, 2010 posted by

Restore Your Missing USB Drive in Windows (updated for Windows 7)

Ever suffered from that sinking feeling when you insert a USB flash drive into your computer and it fails to register? Yeah, annoying isn’t it? No to mention the panic attack as you realise it contains the only copy of the data you need. Well kudos to the HowtoGeek folk for coming up with a simple cure which recently worked for me on a drive I was about to throw away as broken. Apparently a lot of the problems with USB drives that go…


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Bookmark This! October 6, 2010 posted by

Four + 3 Easy Ways to Print Files from Your Mobile Phone

For some reason printing from a mobile phone is still a mystery to most people, probably because there’s no clear cut world class way of doing it easily. For that reason I thought I’d cover off a few alternatives to demonstrate that the technology is improving, albeit slowly. Print Using Dropbox. This free solution lets you print from any mobile phone using a free Dropbox account and a small Windows Visual Basic script. The idea is you move the file you want…


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Bookmark This! September 10, 2010 posted by

MegaReader – fab new ebook reader for iPhone offers 1.8 million free ebooks

MegaReader for the iPhone is an ebook reader which comes with access to over 1.8 million free ebooks for download. It’s been lovingly crafted by my good chum Patrick Thompson of QuickReader fame, and it’s a doozy of an ebook reader in all sorts of ways (especially the uber cool customisation functionality). I’m currently beseeching him to bring out an Android version, which I hope he does soon.  We’ve trekked the virtual globe to bring you the best online free book catalogs…


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