As reported E-Trade has casted a new baby for their new Super Bowl ad. The new baby already appeared in the new E-Trade Lottery and Barbershop TV spots a week ago. Today, E-Trade has published a funny outtakes video of the Super Bowl baby commercial (wa…
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Etrade Baby Super Bowl Ad 2010 Funny Outtakes Video Is Online
Google Chrome (version 4) now includes two of the browser’s most frequently requested features: extensions and bookmark sync. Extensions Extensions let you add new features and functions to your browser.
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Intel and it’s memory hardware partners at Micron have begun producing solid state storage prototypes with a new level of density. The new Micron SSDs will feature 25 nanometer NAND flash storage, offering nearly double the density of the 34nm drives produced last year. This could lead to 600GB SSDs which may be on the market as soon as late 2010.
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Intel and Micron To Produce 25nm, 600GB SSDs [Dense New Micron Technology To Double SSD Capacity]
Samsung might not be the number one cell phone maker out there but it’s definitely a huge company with a lot of potential. To prove that Samsung will be ready to start making the first integrated touchscreen AMOLED panels in the world in March.
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Samsung Integrated Touchscreen AMOLED Panels Coming in March [First Integrated Touchscreen AMOLED Cell Phone Displays Coming Next Month]
A new HP notebook model has just been spotted in an online spec sheet to feature the next-gen ATI FirePro graphics which are part of the company’s workstation-grade graphics line. Along with two other options from NVIDIA, the rugged HP EliteBook 8540w laptop allows for an optional ATI FirePro M5800 chipset (based on the rather snappy ATI Mobility Radeon 5830 or 5850 chipsets) and comes with a special design that helps with airflow and cooling to handle the new setup
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HP EliteBook 8540w to Boast Next-gen ATI FirePro Graphics [15.6" HP EliteBook 8540w Notebook Gets ATI FirePro M5800 Chipset]
Thom wrote in to share his impressive open source operating system*, Pyxis OS . Based around the Arduino hardware platform, it adds some pretty impressive features, such as the ability to run programs from an SD card, read/write to a FAT filesystem, and easily display graphics and GUI elements on a color LCD. It looks like it could be lots of fun to play with, and if you want to peer under the hood, a great way to learn how to build complex systems on tiny microcontrollers.
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Pyxis OS, an operating system for Arduino
MSI Budget C-Line Features Core i Series, ATI Radeon Graphics Cards [Laptops] There’s nothing new coming your way in terms of aesthetics from MSI’s line of “C” laptops, but under the hood we’ve got Core i Series processors. One of these fellas even sports an ATI Radeon HD5470 graphics card. The full laptop line includes the CX420, CR420 and CR720
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MSI Budget C-Line Features Core i Series, ATI Radeon Graphics Cards [Laptops]
By way of a brief update for those of you with Nokia N97 smartphones as Nokia have just released a new firmware update for the N97 – namely v2.1 (which is now public). (…) Read the rest of Nokia N97 Update Released (N97 PR2.1) [N97 Smartphone Gains Update – More Stable, Better Touchscreen Scrolling] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010.
Wacom has updated their popular Intuos4 line of tablet input devices with wireless connectivity. The new Wacom Intuos4 tablets will offer a cable-free connection using Bluetooth wireless for mobile-minded graphics professionals. (…) Read the rest of Wacom Reveals Wireless Intuos4 Tablet [Wacom Intuos4 Adds Bluetooth To Popular Graphics Tablet Line] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010
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Wacom Reveals Wireless Intuos4 Tablet [Wacom Intuos4 Adds Bluetooth To Popular Graphics Tablet Line]
Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:30:00 New device could prove a ‘killer thin client’ for virtual desktops Wyse Technology is the latest company to tout the benefits of Apple’s new iPad, this time as a client for accessing virtual desktops while on the move….
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Wyse talks up Apple iPad as thin client
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:24:00 Leaked document claims widespread espionage using Trojan software MI5 has warned UK companies that the Chinese government may have gained access to their computers with the intention of remotely monitoring their online activities….
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MI5 warns of Chinese hacks on UK businesses
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:16:00 IE6 declines rapidly after public bashing Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) became the world’s most popular browser during January, gaining 22.31 per cent of the market and overtaking IE6 for the first time….
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IE8 becomes most popular web browser
In case you don’t know it yet MSI is a company that also happens to make regular-sized laptops, not only netbooks. Today we get to look at the MSI CR720 which happens to be a 17-inch monster notebook part of MSI’s Classic Series. (…) Read the rest of MSI CR720 Classic Series 17-In Notebook Gets Official [MSI CR720 to feature 17.3-In LED-backlit Display, 2010 Intel Core Processors & Windows 7 Home Premium] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010
Acer has launched a new top-of-the-line display for gamers and graphics performance users that sets a new standard in display functionality. The Acer GD235HZ is a 24-inch 120HZ display that is Acer’s first to offer GeForce 3D Vision compatibility for a three-dimensional graphics experience. (…) Read the rest of Acer Reveals 3D-Capable 120HZ LCD Display [Acer GD235HZ To Integrate With Gamer-Friendly GeForce 3D Vision] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:03:00 Passengers who refuse will not be allowed to board their flight Transport secretary Lord Adonis has confirmed that airport body scans will be compulsory for passengers selected to undergo the procedure….
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Airport body scans to be compulsory
Just at the end of last week we reported that Amazon had acted to remove Macmillan books for their Kindle Store and now, as the dispute over eBook pricing apparently escalates, Amazon have offered a statement concerning where they stand – and Amazon aren’t pulling any punches. (…) Read the rest of Amazon Kindle Macmillan eBook Pricing Issues [Amazon Offer a Response: ‘Expressed Our Strong Disagreement’] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us
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Amazon Kindle Macmillan eBook Pricing Issues [Amazon Offer a Response: ‘Expressed Our Strong Disagreement’]
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 16:41:00 Members will vote on key constitutional changes on 24 February Nominet, the registry for over eight million .uk domain names, is to hold an extraordinary general meeting on 24 February in London to discuss proposed changes to its constitution….
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Nominet to debate the future of .uk
Personally I’ve always been somewhat of a fan of Logitech and this shows no sign of abating anytime soon thanks to Logitech release a free iPhone and iPod Touch app that acts to transform your iPhone/iPod Touch into a wireless trackpad and keyboard.
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 15:59:00 Analysts report 30 per cent increase on the fourth quarter of 2008 Global smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 reached 53 million to push sales for the year to 173.8 million, a rise of 15 per cent on 2008, according…
For you iPhone owners out there I’ve got an interesting bit of news announced today. You can now get a case or sleeve for your iPhone that has an integrated credit card swiper in it, it works in conjunction with the app that’s now available at the app store. I’m not sure this whole thing is a good idea or not, you’ll be standing in public and swiping your credit card?
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VeriFone’s PAYware Mobile Now Available