Apple iPad available in US on April 3

March 5, 2010
Apple iPad available in US on April 3

Apple has announced that its long-awaited and much-anticipated iPad will be available for purchase in the United States on April 3. The first models to hit the shelves will be Wi-Fi only, but models utilizing both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity are scheduled to ship by the end of April. The basic iPad will sell for $499, with more advanced...
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M86 Security: Anti-Virus Scanners & URL Filters largely ineffective

March 4, 2010
M86 Security: Anti-Virus Scanners & URL Filters largely ineffective

Research by experts at M86 Security seems to confirm what many of us have believed all along: Anti-virus scanners and URL filters miss well over 1/2 of all threats, leaving unsuspecting users vulnerable to a number of different kinds of attacks. M86 has just released a new report entitled “Closing the Vulnerability Window in Today’s...
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Motorola DEVOUR with MOTOBLUR

March 4, 2010
Motorola DEVOUR with MOTOBLUR

The new Motorola DEVOUR is the company’s latest entry into the smart phone market, and from all accounts it is a well-designed device with a sleek look and a crisp, clear LCD touchscreen to go with a host of other fairly impressive features. The DEVOUR utilizes Motorola’s new MOTOBLUR technology which allows for continuous, synchronous updates for everything from...
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ASUS DR-900 E-Reader

March 3, 2010
ASUS DR-900 E-Reader

The fantastic success of the Amazon Kindle has enticed a number of other companies to either enter the e-book reader market for the very first time or dramatically improve the ones they already have, and computer hardware maker ASUS has just stepped up to the plate with the release of the DR-900 E-Reader. In many respects, the...
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Facebook revenue to reach $1 Billion in 2010

March 3, 2010
Facebook revenue to reach $1 Billion in 2010

For the first time ever, the massively popular social networking site Facebook is on track to reach $1 billion in revenue in 2010, a stunning milestone for the still privately owned company. Although it started out as little more than an online “hangout” for college students, in recent times Facebook’s popularity expanded to users from all walks of...
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RealNetworks to stop selling RealDVD software

March 3, 2010
RealNetworks to stop selling RealDVD software

Under intense legal pressure, RealNetworks has agreed to stop selling its popular RealDVD software, a move that has been expected for some time now. RealDVD was marketed as a tool for allowing DVD owners to make a legitimate backup copy of their legally purchased discs, but Sony Pictures, Disney Studios and several other DVD content providers sued RealNetworks...
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Transcend revs up the speed on CompactFlash

March 2, 2010
Transcend revs up the speed on CompactFlash

Transcend is well known for making affordable flash memory devices, but their products have never been known for blazing speed. The company hopes to change that however with the release of a pair of rather speedy CompactFlash cards. The Transcend Ultimate 600X series cards operate in quad-channel configuration, transferring data using Ultra DMA (UDMA) mode 6, the...
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