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Motorola Confirms Second Generation Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition Tablets

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:35:15 +0000

A little over a week after pictures of Motorola's Xoom 2 tablet were the leaked to the Internet, the mobile device maker went and got all official by launching two refreshed Xoom slates in the U.K. and Ireland: the Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition, both of which feature a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, Corning Gorilla Glass, a splashguard coating, and Android 3.2 (Honeycomb). The Xoom 2 is a 10.1-inch slate that's thinner, lighter, and brighter than the original. [......]

The New Google TV: 4 Demo Videos Including Looks At The New Apps

author — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:07:09 +0000

Google just announced the major refresh of Google TV. It adds a bunch of new features to the platform including Android Market and a TV & Movies[......]

The F2P Revolution: 25 Killer Online Games You Can Play For Free

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:40:15 +0000

One of the biggest trends in gaming over the last half-decade has been the rise of the free to play (F2P) online business model. [......]

Samsung MV800 Review: For The Narcissist In All Of Us

author — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:43:13 +0000

Short Version: While the idea of a flip-out screen for self-portraits is just a tad gimmicky, the MV800 is one sweet little point-and-shoot. [......]

Plextor Releases M2P Series Solid State Drive to Rule Them All

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:24:31 +0000

Remember Plextor? The name isn't thrown around as often as it once was, but Plextor's still out there, and cocky as ever. Take the new M2P Series solid state drive (SSD)[......]

Cool Site of the Week: The Wirecutter

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:31:40 +0000

Against all odds, you’ve got some extra cash on hand that you’re able to use to invest in a gadget, computer, or other snazzy new piece of hardware. Unfortunately, thanks to the unscrupulous technobabble employed by marketers, similar feature sets, and the constantly shifting topography of the technological landscape, shopping for the piece of hardware that’s best suited to your needs can be a nightmare[......]

19 applications you might have missed this week

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:01:00 +0000

CyberLink released YouCam 5 this week. Although it's not an application that may be on everyone's radar, the new version does have a couple of interesting new features for serious users, one of these being facial recognition technology. This will enable you to login to Windows or Facebook without the need to remember your password[......]

Which Firefox should you use — 5, 6, 7 or 8?

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:29:24 +0000

Mozilla has started the Firefox development merry-go-round again, updating its Beta , Aurora and Nightly 32-bit and 64-bit builds to versions 6, 7, and 8, respectively. Unlike the recent Firefox 5 release, version 6 introduces some visible new features, including a Permissions Manager for better privacy, while version 7 sees Firefox taking long overdue steps to address its memory consumption issues. Once again, the question arises: Which version should you install, and what sets each release apart? [......]

GPU-Z Update Improves Startup, Adds Detection for More Sandy Bridge GPUs

Ludwig — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:40:26 +0000

In the latest issue of Maximum PC (August 2011, or Volume 16 No. 8), we highlight GPU-Z on page 54 as one of "49 Lil' Apps" that can be downloaded for free and are less than 3MB in size[......]

Evernote update offers different new features for Mac and Windows versions

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:50:01 +0000

The Evernote Corporation has released a major update for both Mac and Windows clients of its online note-taking tool, Evernote . [......]