South Korean prosecutors indicted a social media and freedom-of-speech activist this week for reposting messages from the North Korean government’s Twitter account.
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South Korean Indicted Over Twitter Posts From North Korea
On February 2, 2012, In Gadgets, by TomGradis
Between the ship-crushing ice floes, polar bear attacks and maddening quiet, exploring the Great White North in the 19th Century was not a recommended endeavor.
Between the ship-crushing ice floes, polar bear attacks and maddening quiet, exploring the Great White North in the 19th Century was not a recommended endeavor.
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Floating to the North Pole in a Hydrogen Balloon Isn’t as Good an Idea as You’d Think
On January 25, 2012, In Technology, Uncategorized, by ToryRobinson
Joichi Ito, the new head of the Media Laboratory at M.I.T., says that the Middle East and North Africa are on the cusp of creating their own Silicon Valley experience. Read more
Joichi Ito, the new head of the Media Laboratory at M.I.T., says that the Middle East and North Africa are on the cusp of creating their own Silicon Valley experience. Read more
On January 20, 2012, In Gadgets, by klamka13303
MegaUpload’s founder, Kim Dotcom, was arrested in New Zealand with at least three other MU employees as part of federal actions against the file-sharing website today. And The four had better get used to their cells, they’ll be there through the weekend as a North Shore District Court denies their request for bail. More
MegaUpload’s founder, Kim Dotcom, was arrested in New Zealand with at least three other MU employees as part of federal actions against the file-sharing website today. And The four had better get used to their cells, they’ll be there through the weekend as a North Shore District Court denies their request for bail. More
On January 17, 2012, In Gadgets, by AshleyOrr
Tango Networks is aiming to assuage the pain of US mobile users attempting to manage two phone numbers using a single device. Dubbed the Abrazo Multi-line Service, the cloud-based product aims to bring Google Voice integration to “all mobile phones” and allow wireless users to manage multiple numbers without the hassle of additional software — meaning your RAZR 2 can join the fun. Calls placed to handsets utilizing Abrazo will ring all phones in your Google Voice roster and users can choose which caller ID number to display for outgoing calls
Tango Networks is aiming to assuage the pain of US mobile users attempting to manage two phone numbers using a single device. Dubbed the Abrazo Multi-line Service, the cloud-based product aims to bring Google Voice integration to “all mobile phones” and allow wireless users to manage multiple numbers without the hassle of additional software — meaning your RAZR 2 can join the fun. Calls placed to handsets utilizing Abrazo will ring all phones in your Google Voice roster and users can choose which caller ID number to display for outgoing calls
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Tango Networks offers cloud-based Google Voice integration to carriers
On January 16, 2012, In Gadgets, by IngrumDarrington790
Users of the ASUS Transformer Prime may already be enjoying their hot-off-the-press upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich, but when will its predecessor be so lucky? We’ve heard that it would be inbound sometime in February , but there’s still a slight possibility that it’ll get here even sooner. On its North American Facebook page, ASUS responded to a curious user, mentioning that it’s in the process of getting Google’s official stamp of approval
Users of the ASUS Transformer Prime may already be enjoying their hot-off-the-press upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich, but when will its predecessor be so lucky? We’ve heard that it would be inbound sometime in February , but there’s still a slight possibility that it’ll get here even sooner. On its North American Facebook page, ASUS responded to a curious user, mentioning that it’s in the process of getting Google’s official stamp of approval
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ASUS Eee Pad Transformer’s ICS update currently awaiting Google’s approval
On January 13, 2012, In Gadgets, by MarkBass75
This is really bad. NASA has published an image of the pollution haze taking all over the North China Plain. Yes, it’s so bad that you can see it taking over thousands of square miles from space.
This is really bad. NASA has published an image of the pollution haze taking all over the North China Plain. Yes, it’s so bad that you can see it taking over thousands of square miles from space.
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China’s Pollution Is So Insane You Can See It From Space
Acer unveiled so much hardware this week that it’s easy to forget it also teased a cloud-based storage service. In brief, AcerCloud , allows you to remotely access whatever’s on your Acer laptop, even if it’s asleep or in hibernation mode, and even if you’re not connected to the same WiFi network. Storage is unlimited, and you can upload music, photos, videos and documents.
Acer unveiled so much hardware this week that it’s easy to forget it also teased a cloud-based storage service. In brief, AcerCloud , allows you to remotely access whatever’s on your Acer laptop, even if it’s asleep or in hibernation mode, and even if you’re not connected to the same WiFi network. Storage is unlimited, and you can upload music, photos, videos and documents.
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A closer look at AcerCloud (video)
On January 9, 2012, In Gadgets, Technology, by TamelaLapid763
No one ever said that 3D would come cheaply, and even BenQ seems to be tacking quite the premium onto its fancy W7000. It’s being hailed as the company’s first 1080p HD home cinema projector, touting 2,000 lumens of brightness, a 50,000:1 contrast ratio, frame interpolation and support for all HDMI 1.4a 3D signal formats
No one ever said that 3D would come cheaply, and even BenQ seems to be tacking quite the premium onto its fancy W7000. It’s being hailed as the company’s first 1080p HD home cinema projector, touting 2,000 lumens of brightness, a 50,000:1 contrast ratio, frame interpolation and support for all HDMI 1.4a 3D signal formats
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BenQ shipping 1080p 3D W7000 projector in Q1 2012 for $4,000
It’s the same old story — a company coming to the States, attempting to make a splash in the US during the craziest tech week of the year. In the case of Pure , however, the company actually has some pretty cool looking products to show off. Take the Contour 200i Air , a slick Airplay speaker system that offers up the same build quality as some of the pricier models in this space.
It’s the same old story — a company coming to the States, attempting to make a splash in the US during the craziest tech week of the year. In the case of Pure , however, the company actually has some pretty cool looking products to show off. Take the Contour 200i Air , a slick Airplay speaker system that offers up the same build quality as some of the pricier models in this space.
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Pure intros the Contour 200i and Sensia 200D, we rock out with our hands on