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Cheap The eXplorist GC is a handheld GPS
The eXplorist GC is a handheld GPS unit designed specifically for geocaching. Priced at $199, it should be as affordable as it is easy to operate. Just last week Magellan announced three new eXplorist devices–the 510, 610, and 710–which expand … Continue reading
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Iphone 4 Backup
You can use iTunes to sync content on your computer (such as music, applications, podcasts, videos, ringtones, photos, notes, email account settings, contacts, calendars, and bookmarks) with your iPhone or iPod touch (Note: Some content is available only on iPhone … Continue reading
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Tagged account settings, backup solution, calendars, credentials, email account, exceptions, iphone, ipod touch, itunes, keychain, mac os x, music applications, os x, parenthesis, passcode, passwords, photos, sync, time machine, touch screen
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NEW Apple TV could replace cable TV
Apple (AAPL) failed to make a case Wednesday that Apple TV could replace cable TV. Instead, it did something smarter: It introduced an Apple TV that consumers will want alongside their cable boxes. Which, for the first time, is a … Continue reading
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BlackBerry smartphones
The countries that have threatened to ban certain features of BlackBerry smartphones due to the encryption technology used on the handsets have legitimate concerns, according to a reports published by both the AP and AFP over the weekend. India, Saudi … Continue reading
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Apple Store downtown much-anticipated iPhone4
Elena Sidorova, 43, and her family have only three days to visit Montreal before returning to their native Moscow, but they took part of their afternoon yesterday to join about 20 people waiting in front of the Apple Store downtown … Continue reading
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New Super Mario Bros Wii National Coin Challenge
Nintendo Australia have today added new content to the Nintendo Channel on the Wii. Along with two new Dragon Quest IX Sentinels of the Starry Skies videos, Nintendo Australia have uploaded nine minutes of footage from the New Super Mario … Continue reading
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‘Nightmare’ start for iPhone 4′s latest launch
Hundreds of customers in New Zealand and Hong Kong were turned away empty-handed on Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4′s global launch got off to a “nightmare” start. The iconic US company has sold more than … Continue reading
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Apple MacBook Air A1304
The MacBook Air is a product that lives on the margins. It’s the slowest laptop–indeed, the slowest computer–in the Mac line. It omits many features that are standard on other Mac laptops, such as multiple USB ports, FireWire ports, an … Continue reading
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The MacBook Air Windows-based mini-notebooks
The MacBook Air, despite its ultra-thin, eye-grabbing design, has never been one of Apple’s top draws. Too pricey for mainstream buyers–even after the Apple lowered the introductory price from $1800 to $1500–the oh-so-stylish portable has become the anorexic black sheep … Continue reading
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Growing problems with the iPhone 4′s antenna
After a brutal PR hit this week from both Consumer Reports and late-night comedians, Apple today will lay out its plans to fix its growing problems with the iPhone 4′s antenna. Apple executives must “clear the air, be very upfront … Continue reading
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iPod Touch details features the next generation
The latest Apple rumor is that a new iPod Touch will arrive in September. As the UK retailer John Henry said we can expect an iPhone 4 inspired device with front camera, video chat and a top. But like all … Continue reading
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PS3 Slim in Japan with 160GB and 320GB hard drives built in
Back in September last year, Sony unveiled the PlayStation 3 Slim, a thinner version of its current-gen console that had a much improved hard drive capacity as one of its key selling points (not to mention a lower price and … Continue reading
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Motorola Droid X admiring reviews
While the world continues to line up for the latest iPhone — reception problems and all — Verizon’s just-announced jumbo-screen Motorola Droid X has racked up a bevy of admiring reviews. David Pogue at the New York Times calls the … Continue reading
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Sales and buy of the iPhone 4
Fans stormed Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) store in Japan and operator Softbank Corp’s (9984.T) outlets as the company launched a slim new version of its wildly popular iPhone. Due to the time difference in the global launch, Japanese customers were the … Continue reading
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