Back in August, we mentioned that the Jolicloud operating system that was built specifically for netbook users was available for users to try out. The Jolicloud operating system is Linux-based and was intended to run swiftly on low-power netbook computers. The Jolicloud company has announced that … [Read more...] about Jolibook to Launch this Month
Google Nexus S (Nexus 2) Listed On Best Buy Website
We have been hearing rumors that Google would be releasing a follow-up to their Nexus One smartphone, the Nexus 2 or Nexus S, and we had previously heard that Samsung would be making it for Google. Then Samsung released a statement saying that they were not making a Nexus 2 smartphone for Google, … [Read more...] about Google Nexus S (Nexus 2) Listed On Best Buy Website
E-Books Added To New York Times Best Seller Lists
The New York Times has announced that it will be including E-Books in its best seller lists from the start of next year, in both fiction and non-fiction. The New York Times has been publishing best seller lists for over 75 years, since 1935. The NYT has said that the lists will be compiled from … [Read more...] about E-Books Added To New York Times Best Seller Lists
Activision:Black Ops Sets New First Day Sales Record Selling 5.6 Million Copies Sold
According to initial estimates from Activision, sales of their new Call of Duty: Black Ops have reached an astounding 5.6 million copies on its first day. This impressive figure surpasses last year's record set by the launch of Modern Warfare 2, which sold 4.6 million copies on its first … [Read more...] about Activision:Black Ops Sets New First Day Sales Record Selling 5.6 Million Copies Sold
Fusion Garage JooJoo Tablet Discontinued
This is something which is bound to put a smile on Michael Arrington's face. It seems that Fusion Garage has discontinued their JooJoo tablet. What started out as a collaborative project between Michael Arrington and Fusion Garage, originally called the CrunchPad tablet, ended up being sold as the … [Read more...] about Fusion Garage JooJoo Tablet Discontinued
Log Into Twitter Using Facial Recognition On Your Phone (video)
A new demo facial recognition app from the European MoBio Project demonstrates how the front-facing cameras on our new smartphones may be used for something more than telephone calls. The demo app running on a Nokia N900 shows how users can log into Twitter, Gmail, and Facebook based on face and … [Read more...] about Log Into Twitter Using Facial Recognition On Your Phone (video)
Lego Creationary iPad App Released
Lego has just released their first official iPad app, called Lego Creationary, which is a digital version of their Lego board game. This game is similar to Pictionary, but instead of drawing, it uses Lego bricks to create objects that players must guess. The Lego Creationary iPad app is available … [Read more...] about Lego Creationary iPad App Released
Viacom Selling Rock Band Developer Harmonix
Viacom has today announced its plans to sell the Rock Band games developer Harmonix, reclassifying the Boston-based company as a "discontinued operation" in the Viacom third-quarter financial report. Viacom is already in talks with a number of buyers, said Philippe Dauman, Viacom’s president and … [Read more...] about Viacom Selling Rock Band Developer Harmonix
Droid 2 Global Gets A Video Tour (Video)
The Motorola Droid 2 Global has finally officially been unveiled by Motorola and Verizon, and they have now released a video of the Droid 2 Global in action, which you can see below. The Droid 2 Global features a 3.7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 854 x 800 pixels, processing comes … [Read more...] about Droid 2 Global Gets A Video Tour (Video)
Boxee Teardown By iFixit
Not wanting to leave any device untouched, iFixit have yet again jumped in and started dismantling the new Boxee. Revealing that much of the internal component space is taken up by the huge heatsink used to cool the Boxee Intel CE4110 processor, the 1GB of RAM, 1GB of flash memory, and a … [Read more...] about Boxee Teardown By iFixit
Add An SSD Raid Array To Your Mac Pro With Apricorn
Apricorn have just unveiled their latest innovation to increase your Mac Pro's speed by up to 10 times, using their High Performance Internal SSD RAID Array for Mac Pro. The new SSD Array easily installs itself into a spare PCIe x4 slot and is equipped with four high performance WD SSDs providing a … [Read more...] about Add An SSD Raid Array To Your Mac Pro With Apricorn
Google Employees Get A 10 Percent Pay Rise And $1,000 Holiday Bonus
Google is giving all of its 2,000 employees a holiday bonus of $1,000, and they are also all getting a pay rise of 10 percent from the start of 2011. The news came in an email which was sent out to Google employees from their CEO Eric Schmidt. Google are obviously looking to hold onto their … [Read more...] about Google Employees Get A 10 Percent Pay Rise And $1,000 Holiday Bonus
