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Nexcopy announced its new 20 target PC based SD Card Duplicator. Definitely a device for the uber-geek who’s into loading Secure Digital media onto SD cards. Who Really Needs A SD Card Duplicator? At first glance, you ask yourself “Who’d want 20 copies of their SD card from their camera?” But it’s clear Nexcopy isn’t …
When Apple launched their new App Store on July 10, 2008, everyone knew it would be a success. But no one could have known it would be this BIG of a success.
Microsoft's Vista operating system is a public relations failure. Can something called the Mojave Experiment help save Microsoft Vista's reputation?
The online retailer is a distant second to Apple, but a deal with MySpace could move Amazon up the charts. It was easy to scoff two years ago when word leaked out that Amazon was launching its own digital music service. The Seattle-based online retailer wasn’t just mulling an iTunes-like download store – it was …
Major North American marketers will set records of sorts when the Olympics open in Beijing on Aug. 8, debuting a slew of Hispanic-targeted ads during Telemundo’s broadcast of the Summer Games. Target, Farmers’ Insurance, U.S. Navy and AT&T are among the various marketers lining up — many for the first time — to secure ad …
With the first phase of the iPhone 3G launch in the rear view, Apple Inc. is now shifting much of its focus towards product refreshes targeting its two other revenue drivers and is advising resellers to be prepared for product shortages in the interim. More specifically, the Cupertino-based company in recent days issued an advisement …
Cuil is a new Internet search engine created by ex-Googlers Tom Costello and Anna Patterson that promises new privacy features for Internet users.
According to AppleInsider, Apple is releasing a touchscreen laptop or tablet in October. Of course it's still just a rumor, but a lot of people are very excited about finally getting their hands on a Mac touchscreen tablet.
DesbloqueioBr, a Brazilian telecom company, says they are the first to find a way to unlock Apple‘s new iPhone 3G. Brazilian newspaper, Folha de Sao Paulo, says DesbloqueioBr altered the iPhone’s firmware and added a special card to the phone’s SIM chip. Users with one of these Brazilian iPhones can connect to any mobile carrier …
The long awaited iPhone 3G was released on Friday, July 11th. But what should have been a happy and joyous day for iPhone fans, ended up being an exercise in frustration for many.
TV sponsorship may seem like a pretty straightforward marketing tool: choose the right program, put together a relevant message or placement and everybody’s happy. On one level this is true, but new research by the U.K. TV marketing body Thinkbox shows just how subtly sponsorship works and how different its effects are from traditional spot …
The Apple App Store launch finally happened on iTunes this afternoon. 500+ applications are now available for download in the iTunes Store.
One of the coolest features of Apple’s iPhone is the mutitouch capable screen. From navigating menus to interacting with features like Google Maps, using the iPhone’s multitouch screen isn’t just easy, but it’s fun. When the iPhone first debuted, some users complained that their fingers were too fat to use the touchscreen. But those cries …
Here are some funny Engrish signs that visitors in China got to enjoy during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
This week, American cell phone provider AT&T announced plans to offer a contract-free version of Apple‘s 3G iPhone… for a price. How much? About 2-3 times more than a “locked” iPhone. Why are Apple and AT&T selling unlocked iPhones? Probably to eliminate the black market demand for unlocked iPhones that hackers are reselling overseas. AT&T …
Want to win a free 2GB USB flash drive from the gadget blog GetUSB.info? All you have to do is find the FilterMyRSS logo somewhere in the crazy little mosaic image below. Ready? Click on the mosaic image below. The site will open in a new window. Then hover over each little square in the …
While attending a Personal Democracy Forum panel titled “New Ways of Making (and Spending) Money Online,” Kate Kaye from ClickZ News presented 2 charts showing online ad spending by U.S. Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during their Democratic primary runoff. Based on FEC filings compiled by ClickZ News, Obama outspent Clinton 6:1 online. …
