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Motorola’s phone sales drop, give Apple US crown once again

Dave — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:08:54 +0000

Motorola today posted results that underscored its urgent move to smartphones. The company’s total phone shipments in the spring quarter shrank compared to the winter, falling from 8.5 million to 8.3 million, but its smartphone numbers grew quickly. Continued strong Droid sales and growing ranks of other Android devices led it to ship [...]

How You Can Become an Internet Giver and a Star at the Same Time

Dave — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:08:53 +0000

Gizmo’s Freeware is currently looking for experienced PC users to review free software. Everyone at our community site is a volunteer including me so you’ll be contributing to the worthy cause of promoting free software You don’t have to be an expert just knowledgeable about PCs. One thing is for sure: within a [...]

Canon EOS 7D joins fleet in receiving firmware update to fix manual exposure movie bug

Dave — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:45 +0000

“Fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses).” If you’ve got a 5D Mark II, 1D Mark IV, or Rebel T2i handy and have been keeping its firmware fresh, that phrase should be all too familiar; all three [...]

BlackBerry 9800 may hit AT&T August 15, Vodafone by Sept.

Dave — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:04:36 +0000

RIM’s BlackBerry 9800 launch plans may have firmed up with leaks Sunday of scheduling. On AT&T, which may be one of the earliest launch partners, the phone would ship August 15. BlackBerry Cool also heard that it will reach Rogers and could even have a CDMA version for Sprint….Continued here

Some Light Hearted Therapy for IT Professionals

Dave — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:04:36 +0000

If you work in I.T. and feeling a bit depressed depressed by your job then cheer yourself up with this light hearted video that looks at a medieval help desk. Even if you don’t work in I.T. you will still appreciate the humor – it’s very funny. http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/some-light-hearted-therapy-it-professionals.htm Continued Here

Chipophone is the chiptune organ that you’ve always wanted

Dave — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:03:00 +0000

This is no ordinary electric organ, my friend. Swedish software engineer Linus Åkesson loves chiptune so much (don’t we all?) that he felt the urge to convert this old-school instrument into an 8-bit synthesizer. By rewiring the keys, pedals and buttons to a couple of microcontrollers (which isn’t quite our usual weekend project in the [...]

White iPhone 4s delayed until ‘later this year’

Dave — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:02:49 +0000

White versions of the iPhone 4 will now only ship “later this year,” a new Apple statement says. “White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected,” the company claims. “The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.” [...]

161 Terrific YouTube Videos

Dave — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:02:49 +0000

With the weekend approaching here’s something a little lighter. This list consists of the top 10-15 videos in 16 different categories. The two categories that caught my eye were the “Top 10 Robot Videos” and ” 15 Insanely Popular Lady Gaga YouTube Videos” Guess that strange combination makes me sounds kind [...]

Handy Light for iPhone’s dirty little secret: tethering (video)

Dave — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:01:25 +0000

You may ask yourself, why on earth would anyone pay 99 cents for an iPhone app whose sole purpose is to flash bright, solid colors? We certainly wouldn’t recommend it, but Handy Light has a great little Easter egg that undoubtedly doesn’t jive with the folks at Cupertino HQ. Like Nullriver’s Netshare app before it, [...]

Nokia hunting for new CEO after failing to take on iPhone

Dave — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:08:18 +0000

Nokia is now looking for a replacement for its CEO, insiders said tonight [reg. required]. The sources for the WSJ didn’t have many details but implied that the company was heeding complaints from shareholders that company leader Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo should resign. Executives are reportedly “serious about making a change” and could force a [...]