If you're looking for a well equipped laptop sporting AMD's new generation current generation 40nm graphics technology, Lenovo may have exactly what you've been pining for. Lenovo quietly slipped out its IdeaPad Y470p, a 14-inch notebook with an Intel Core i7 2670QM processor (2.2GHz, 6MB cache), 8GB of DDR3-1333 memory, and AMD Radeon HD...
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Lenovo Quietly Launches IdeaPad Y470p Laptop with Radeon HD 7690M Graphics
If you're looking for a well equipped laptop sporting AMD's new generation current generation 40nm graphics technology, Lenovo may have exactly what you've been pining for. Lenovo quietly slipped out its IdeaPad Y470p, a 14-inch notebook with an Intel Core i7 2670QM processor (2.2GHz, 6MB cache), 8GB of DDR3-1333 memory, and AMD Radeon HD...
Salesforce.com Launches Desk.com Help-desk Service
Salesforce.com on Tuesday unveiled a new SaaS (software as a service) help-desk application called Desk.com that can reach end users through social networks like...
iPad 2 Can Be Wirelessly Charged Using LaunchPort
Inductive charging technology had a big presence at the Consumer Electronics Show this month, and one product shown there can wirelessly charge an iPad 2.
Japanese carrier 'blames Android app' for recent downtime
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has reportedly identified "Android app traffic" as the cause of a recent network outage which affected some 2.5 million of its customers. According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei, DoCoMo did not identify the app, aside from saying that it offered "free voice services."
The application apparently caused DoCoMo's network to buckle by sending out "control signals" rather than VOIP data. These are small amounts of data which are periodically exchanged between a smartphone app and a remote server, in order to check that the app is still running, and/or communicate any status changes.
DoCoMo intends to ask Google to limit the frequency at which Android sends these control signals, in order to reduce the strain on its network. However, the solution may not be quite so simple. The nature of Android means that an OS-level "fix" for DoCoMo's complaint would take months to roll out, if it were even possible. And if the app in question is a third-party offering from the Android Market, there's nothing Google can do to fiddle with its internal workings besides blocking DoCoMo customers' access to the app.
However, Google has shown a willingness to selectively block Android Market access to apps with which carriers have issue, notably tethering apps in the U.S. And then there was last year's strikingly similar case of YouMail and T-Mobile, which saw the app unceremoniously pulled from the Market at the request of the U.S. carrier. Whatever happens, we'll be watching with interest to see how Google deals with DoCoMo's complaint.
Source: Mobile World Live, Reuters
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Monday 30 January 2012
Clear Introduces Spot Voyager And Hub Express 4G Modems
Clearwire may be biting into LTE in the near future, but WiMAX is at the company's core, and evidently, so is sleek design. The company just launched the Clear Spot Voyager, one of the smallest 4G hotspots on the market. It offers unlimited 4G data plans, and if that one isn't in your wheelhouse, there's also the Clear Hub Express, a combination...
Chris Rock: 'Grown Ups' Cast Reunion Might Not Be A Sequel
Considering "Grown Ups" was the highest-grossing film Adam Sandler has ever been a part of, it doesn't come as too much of a surprise to hear that he has been hard at work trying to bring the gang back together for a follow-up. The film starred a collection of Sandler's friends including Kevin James, Chris [...]
Interactive Art: Playing With Light
Computational artist Camille Utterback creates interactive art that responds to viewers' gestures and movements using computers, projectors, lights and video cameras. She's the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.
Sony Introduces New Range Of Sleek Cyber-Shot Cameras
New cameras? Sony's got 'em. The company just launched a new assortment of compact Cyber-Shot point-and-shoot cameras this evening. Three new models include the DSC-TX200V model from the ultra-thin Cyber-shot T series and the DSC-WX70 and DSC-WX50 models from the stylish, traditionally designed W series, each featuring a high-resolution "Exmor...
Sunday 29 January 2012
HP Pays $425,000 to Settle Claims Over Hazardous Laptop Batteries
Hewlett-Packard will pay $425,000 to settle a claim that it knowingly sold laptops with hazardous batteries that could overheat or catch fire.
Asus U46SV Review: Fast, Comfortable, Enduring, but Too Much Software
Great performance, battery life, and ergonomics highlight this all-purpose laptop, but Asus goes overboard with the "value-added" utilities.
50 foods that define the Philippines
by Maida Pineda, Candice Lopez-Quimpo
Filipino food may not be as famous as that of its Thai and Vietnamese neighbors. But with more than 7,000 islands and a colorful history, this archipelago has some delicious dishes of its own.
Blessed with an abundance of seafood, tropical fruits and creative cooks, there?s more to Filipino dishes than the mind-boggling balut (duck embryo).
You just have to know where to find them and how to eat them.
Don't miss: World's 50 most delicious foods
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David Milch, of NYPD Blue and Deadwood fame, takes you into the world of thoroughbred racing through a new HBO series.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Best Laptop at CES 2012: Vizio's 14-Inch Ultralight Prototype
Our favorite laptop at CES 2012: Vizio's 14-Inch Ultralight Prototype. It's not due out till May, so some of the specs are TBD, but its unibody aluminum design, 1600x900 screen and light weight have impressed us.
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