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Windows 7 trounces Windows XP at green computing
Jul 29th
Mindteck , a company that offers embedded software development and consultancy services, has released power consumption data after testing sleep, idle, low-use, and high-use scenarios of various Windows PCs. The researchers also built a model to estimate cost savings (pictured above) by using a centralized power management policy
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Windows 7 trounces Windows XP at green computing
A Primer for Setting Up Voice Recognition on Your Computer [UltraNewb]
Jul 9th
Voice recognition is all the rage on mobile devices (particularly Android phones), but if you want similar hands-free action for your desktop, you’ve got plenty of options. Tech how-to blog Hack a Day’s primer can get you started on any platform.
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A Primer for Setting Up Voice Recognition on Your Computer [UltraNewb]
Microsoft to introduce new Arc Touch multi-touch mouse?
Jul 6th
A product listing for a multi-touch mouse, dubbed the Arc Touch, from Microsoft has made its debut at several European online retailers. Details are sparse but the branding suggests that this new mouse may be the next generation of Microsoft’s current Arc mouse which offers a comfortable, curved shape but lacks multi-touch. Further adding a dose of credibility to the rumor is the fact that the domain name “arctouchmouse.com” was registered by Microsoft in March and points to Bing as a placeholder
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Microsoft to introduce new Arc Touch multi-touch mouse?
LG launches new applications store for both smartphones and feature phones
Jul 2nd
LG officially opened the doors to its online applications store on Thursday. The app store offers social networking, navigation, VoIP, and instant messaging applications for both feature phones and Windows OS phones. LG will expand its offerings to include an estimated 4,000 applications — including those for Android-powered smartphones – by the end of the year.
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LG launches new applications store for both smartphones and feature phones
T-Mobile halting Sidekick sales July 2nd
Jul 1st
We don’t think there will be too many tears shed over this news, but T-Mobile today announced that it will be halting sales of both the Sidekick LX and Sidekick 2008 as of tomorrow, July 2nd ( we called it .) There’s no bug, defect or data loss SNAFU to blame; just the cold realization that there’s no room for such a product in a smartphone obsessed nation. Here’s how T-Mobile is spinning it
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T-Mobile halting Sidekick sales July 2nd
1&1 SmartPad Android tablet drops in Germany
Jun 30th
German internet provider 1&1 has outed a new Android-based tablet for its home subscribers, a 7-inch touchscreen slate with WiFi b/g/n and the ability to use a USB 3G modem.
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1&1 SmartPad Android tablet drops in Germany
Simple Root Unlocks HTC Evo 4G in One Click [Downloads]
Jun 30th
Windows: Rooting an Android phone often involves entering commands into a terminal or working through multi-step procedures. Not so with the Sprint Evo 4G, which you can root and modify to your heart’s content with a one-click Simple Root tool.
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Simple Root Unlocks HTC Evo 4G in One Click [Downloads]
LaCie Rugged Safe 500GB HDD Review
Jun 30th
With hardly a week passing without another case of misplaced data cropping up in the headlines, taking steps to secure the contents of mobile storage seems all the more topical. Into the fray steps LaCie’s Rugged Safe , a 500GB external hard-drive that promises not only basic bump protection but an integrated biometric fingerprint scanner paired with 128-bit AES hardware encryption. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut
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LaCie Rugged Safe 500GB HDD Review
Panasonic C1 Tough Book Tablet gets hands on treatment
Jun 30th
PC Watch Japan has spent some quality time playing hands on with the new Panasonic C1 Tough Book Tablet. This might be the perfect machine for you if you want a convertible notebook, but you fear that you might drop it and break the thing.
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Panasonic C1 Tough Book Tablet gets hands on treatment
Speeding Up OS X Navigation with Quicksilver
Jun 30th
We are always looking to improve efficiency, fewer steps to edit photos, fewer steps to format word processing, etc.
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Speeding Up OS X Navigation with Quicksilver
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