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Blackberry 9700: Worthy Heir or Pretender to the Throne?

March 5th, 2010 No Comments

Photo Courtsey of RIM
A significant departure from previous Blackberry devices, the Bold 9000 proved that Research In Motion could make stylish smartphones on par with those of Apple or Nokia. After three years of committed iPhone use, I bought the Bold 9000 in December 2009 and spent a month learning the intricacies, strengths and weaknesses [...]

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iPad: A Mild Mannered Device or God Save The Media?

February 1st, 2010 1 Comment

Photo Courtsey of Apple Inc
Typical of introductions to Apple’s new products, reaction to the unveiling of the iPad has been swift and polarized. The last few months have brought countless news stories, blog posts and general punditry, and when combined with Apple’s penchant for extreme secrecy, the wide and complicated range of emotions was almost [...]

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Boxee - The World’s Gone Digital

March 24th, 2009 1 Comment

Chances are your digital life is strewn across more places than Dick Cheney has houses. mp3s on your computer, iPod, and phone, pictures on your phone, camera, and on Facebook, MySpace or Flickr - you’ve got more dignity than Photobucket, please tell me you do. and you’ve got DVDs, TiVo’d shows, and movies [...]

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E-Readers a flop?

March 21st, 2008 3 Comments

About 6 months ago most people probably saw ads for Sony or Amazon’s new e-readers. However, the-readers are not a new hustle, they’ve just never really caught on. Maybe it’s the fact they range from 300 to 400 dollars which, in the books they compact into their digital interface, could buy the equivalent of hundreds [...]

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NOKIA ANNOUNCES “MORPH” CONCEPT PHONE

February 28th, 2008 4 Comments

Wikipedia defines Nanotechonolgy as “…a field of applied science and technology whose unifying theme is the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale, normally 1 to 100 nanometers, and the fabrication of devices with critical dimensions that lie within that size range.” Definition aside, Nokia announced the concept phone “Morph” this week. “Morph” [...]

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Poolga wallpapers for you iPhone/iPod touch

February 27th, 2008 No Comments

Is your iPhone or iPod touch looking a bit barren? Well fear no more Poolga is here to help. I can’t remember how I ran across this site but I have to say I’m glad I did. Poolga is a collection of wallpapers for the popular Apple devices designed by illustrators from around the world. [...]

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