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Rooted BlackBerry PlayBook allows USB host support

December 13, 2011
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Rooted BlackBerry PlayBook allows USB host support

If you’ve always thought that your BlackBerry PlayBook didn’t have enough memory, fret not – a solution is here. Remember the Dingleberry rooting method? Well, some folks have discovered some interesting new uses for their BlackBerry tablet. First off we had the ability to install the Android Market and run Android apps, now someone...

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SkyDrive app for iOS and Windows Phone released

December 13, 2011
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SkyDrive app for iOS and Windows Phone released

By George Wong on 12/13/2011 12:16 PST Good news for SkyDrive users. If Microsoft’s cloud-storage service is your weapon of choice when it comes to keeping your documents online, you now have an additional way to access it while on the go. Today Microsoft announced the launch of its SkyDrive app for iOS and...

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Google Earth shown off on 48 screens

December 12, 2011
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Google Earth shown off on 48 screens

Google Earth is a pretty amazing service from Google which allows you to check out the whole world from the comfort of your own living room. And while most of us are content with browsing the earth on our computer monitors, Google decided to push the boundaries of the experience by developing Liquid Galaxy...

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ROCCAT Studios to make US debut in 2012

December 12, 2011
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ROCCAT Studios to make US debut in 2012

ROCCAT Studios is no stranger when it comes to gaming peripherals. A few months ago the company released the Isku – a highly customizable gaming keyboard for the PC that allowed gamers to instantly remap their keyboards with the press of a button thanks to its Easy-Shift technology. Unfortunately the keyboard was only made...

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Klip 2.0: Instagram for Video Minus the Filters

December 9, 2011
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Klip is a mobile video sharing application that launched a couple months ago, it allows to record, share, discover and play mobile videos. Just like in Instagram, you capture a video or select one from the Camera roll, add a comment and share it with the Klip community, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or via email....

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HP webOS: now open source

December 9, 2011
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HP webOS: now open source

For those of you who are still shedding tears over the death of HP’s webOS devices and worrying about the future of the webOS operating system, there’s hope: HP has officially announced it will be contributing webOS to the open source community. This won’t mean a lot to consumers at first, but open-source enthusiasts...

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Next-gen WiFi-AC ships in H2 2012, says Broadcom

December 8, 2011
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Next-gen WiFi-AC ships in H2 2012, says Broadcom

We just had a discussion with Broadcom executives in San Francisco, and one of the many interesting topics was 802.11AC which is the next-generation WiFi. Today, the most advanced form of WiFi for consumers is 802.11N or WiFi-N. According to Rahul Patel who is the VP of mobile and wireless at Broadcom, 802.11AC will...

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Sony Alpha NEX-7 unboxed on video

December 8, 2011
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Sony Alpha NEX-7 unboxed on video

We all know that Sony will being to ship out its upcoming Alpha NEX-7 camera sometime this month despite the recent floods in Thailand – but for those of you who don’t believe the company and are thinking about cancelling your pre-order, the folks over at Sony have released a couple of videos to...

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Facebook Android app update officially launched

December 7, 2011
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Facebook Android app update officially launched

The other day we mentioned that the Facebook for Android app would be getting an update in the near future and it looks like it’s sooner than expected. If you don’t already know – the official Facebook app for Android isn’t very good – content takes a long time to load, and we’re missing...

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Motorola explains the Ice Cream Sandwich update process

December 7, 2011
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Motorola explains the Ice Cream Sandwich update process

If you’ve ever wondered why it takes so long for you to get new Android updates on your phone or tablet, you might already know that even though an update has been released by Google – it doesn’t mean that it’s ready for your device. In an attempt to silence unhappy consumers about why...

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