Posted on August 31st, 2006 by ElectroGeek
Skype, the global Internet communications company, today announced cordless phones that do not require a running computer, which are provided by well known hardware partners of Skype. This new class of phone enables SkypeTM users to make and receive both Skype calls over the Internet and traditional landline calls, without a computer, and offers the [...]
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Posted on August 31st, 2006 by ElectroGeek
Firefox 2 Beta 1 has been released, and is available for download. This is the fourth developer milestone focused on testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes to the platform scheduled for Firefox 2. New features include the following: User Experience Inline spell checking for text areas lets you compose with [...]
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Posted on August 30th, 2006 by ElectroGeek
Yes it’s true. Apparently Google has slid to 3rd place in the search engine ranks according to data provided by Alexa.com . Over the last 6 months MSN and Google have been battling it out for top position. Clearly MSN has taken the lead. Is this a sign of things to come. Are people getting [...]
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Posted on August 30th, 2006 by ElectroGeek
How does NY to LA in two hours sound to you? If Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division has anything to say about it, it may be the wave of the future for high-flying executives. Lockheed’s Skunk Works has been responsible for such aircraft as the U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird and the F-117 Nighthawk [...]
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Posted on August 29th, 2006 by ElectroGeek
According to a report published by StopBadware.org , AOL 9.0 (Free Version) is being labeled as “badware.” As stated by Stopbadware.org, “In our preliminary findings, we find that AOL 9.0 (free version) is currently badware because it installs additional software without telling the user, it forces the user to take certain actions, it adds various [...]
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Posted on August 29th, 2006 by ElectroGeek
Alienware and Dell have adopted the latest Intel processors into their high performance notebook computers. Gaming notebook specialist Alienware is equipping the 17-inch Area-51, the 15.4-inch Area 51 m5550, and the 14.1-inch Sentia m3450 with Intel Core 2 Duo processors, which are said to double performance and ensure long battery life, as they use less [...]
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Posted on August 28th, 2006 by ElectroGeek
Great news! Now you can subscribe to Smartphone and Gadget News by ElectroGeek directly from here : http://www.bloglines.com/sub/http://www.electrogeek.com/blog/feed We’ve made it easy for you to get the latest breaking news on the hottest Smartphones and Gadgets. In addition you’ll find news and reviews on cool products and the latest breaking Technology News all in one [...]
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Posted on August 28th, 2006 by ElectroGeek
Is it true? Rumor has it that the Cingular 8525 (HTC Hermes) is due out on the Cingular network by year end. Improvements from the previous version of 8125 appear to be a 2.1 megapixel camera vs. the 1.3 megapixel and well as the addition of limited 3G network support and the rest of the [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2006 by ElectroGeek
Microsoft Corp. said on Friday that Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. will manufacture its upcoming “Zune” portable media player, the software giant’s answer to Apple Computer Inc.’s market-leading iPod.A company spokeswoman confirmed that a filing made by Toshiba for a portable audio player to the Federal Communications Commission is for Zune, due out later this [...]
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