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Category: Computers
iOS 4.2.1 – New Safari Features
As you know iOS 4.2 is a free update for every iPhone, iPod or iPad device available now. Apple has not yet updated the developers documentation reflecting this, but Maximilano Firtman has discovered some of these changes.  This new release provides some major changes on HTML5 and W3C future standards support, like WebSocketsand Accelerometer support, print support, […]
Worst gadget ever? Ars reviews a $99 Android tablet
It really says something when some of your customers ask the Internet whether they got the right thing when they received your product, or whether it got switched out with some joke Chinese knockoff that’s not really supposed to work. The Maylong M-150 TabletPC is an Android-based device sold by Walgreens for a mere $99 […]
Verizon Wireless really screwed up the Samsung Tab with pricing and policy
First off, if you purchase from Verizon Wireless and decide that the Tab is not for you, you will be hit with a $70 restocking fee. If that’s not bad enough, if you return it after three days of having purchased it, you will not be credited back your $35 activation fee either. Oh, did […]
Insteon devices are internally fused? (No, they are not!)
Myth: I have found that most, and possibly all*, Insteon “Bricks” are fused internally. The Truth: This is not true. In fact, most INSTEON products are not internally fused. The ApplianceLinc, PowerLinc Modems, and PowerLinc Controllers contain no fuses. There are also no designed-in fusible links within the components or circuit board(s). Â (Fusible links, means […]
Dell knew about computer failures, hid info from customers
A lawsuit from 2007, has finally proven that Dell made efforts to conceal known issues in it’s desktop machines… For example, the Times says that Dell conducted a study in 2004 and concluded that a minimum of 12 percent of its SX270 Optiplex machines would have problems over three years (the same study also included […]
Google TV’s Chaotic Interface
David Pogue, review’s Google TV for the New York Times…. This much is clear: Google TV may be interesting to technophiles, but it’s not for average people. On the great timeline of television history, Google TV takes an enormous step in the wrong direction: toward complexity. Read the rest here, at NYTimes.com.
Office 2011: Outlook FAQ
Macworld’s faq on Office 2011’s Outlook…. The quick summary is: Better PC <-> Macintosh cross platform support (eg. PST file support) MobileMe support only includes Contacts support, no calendar, tasks. This includes no support for iCal. No Gmail Calendar support (but includes Gmail Accounts & contacts) There’s more, but overall there are features incomplete & […]