Category: electronics

  • Intel Vows to Replace Flawed Chipsets, Stands Behind its Products

    Intel Vows to Replace Flawed Chipsets, Stands Behind its Products

    Intel announced a flaw in the chipset of the brand new Sandy Bridge processor, which was released early January. It expects to deliver the corrected and updated version in late February, according to CNET.   Intel itself declared in a statement released on its website that it “stands behind its products and is committed to product…

  • Office 2010 Sales Lead To Record Quarter For Microsoft

    Office 2010 Sales Lead To Record Quarter For Microsoft

    Microsoft experienced record revenues last quarter thanks in large part to the surging sales of Office 2010 to both consumers and businesses. The corporation brought in $19.85 billion, a record for the October-December quarter. “Office 2010 is the most successful consumer version we have ever shipped, and the product is also performing extremely well in…

  • NY to Ban Mobile Devices from Walkers on Streets of New York?

    NY to Ban Mobile Devices from Walkers on Streets of New York?

    New York Senator Carl Kruger has introduced a new bill that would ban NY residents from using just about any mobile device, including mobile phones, iPods, and handheld gaming devices, while walking down the crowded streets of New York, particularly at street crossings. Senator Kruger believes it is a matter of life and death, and…

  • Apple Stays in Top Five Mobile Phone List

    Apple Stays in Top Five Mobile Phone List

    The last quarter saw Apple slip from fourth to fifth place in the top five mobile phone companies in the world, despite record shipments.  Apple shipped 16.2 million mobile phones in the last quarter, securing a 4 percent market share. This was a boost from the 14 million sales of the third quarter of 2010…

  • Kindle Singles Restore Spotlight To Long Form Journalism

    Kindle Singles Restore Spotlight To Long Form Journalism

    Kindle Singles have recently launched at Amazon, and provide a phenomenal platform for long form journalism, a literary work that some say was headed towards extinction. Rather than be the literature killer than many predicted the Kindle ebook reader would turn out to be, it has instead served as a means of restoration in some…

  • 3D TVs Gaining Momentum in Home Theater Market

    3D TVs Gaining Momentum in Home Theater Market

    3D TV’s are on the market and ready to be set up in your living room. The 3D experience available in movie theaters and rapidly increasing in technology and accessibility is available for your own personalized comfort. The 3D experience is an awesome way to watch your favorite movie, TV show or sporting event. Imagine…

  • Verizon Changes Tune on Unlimited Data Plan for Upcoming iPhone Release

    Verizon Changes Tune on Unlimited Data Plan for Upcoming iPhone Release

    Verizon has decided to keep their $30 unlimited data plan in an effort to remain competitive in drawing AT&T iPhone customers their way.  AT&T has eliminated their unlimited data plans for new customers, and has switched to a multi tier usage based platform.  Existing AT&T customers already on a contract were grandfathered in with their…

  • Where To Find Balance For Kids Growing Up In the Digital Age

    Where To Find Balance For Kids Growing Up In the Digital Age

    There is no denying that we are saturated in technology, and our kids lives are inundated with gadgets, gizmos, and tech toys from every direction.  From video games, smartphones, computers, and iPads, there is little, if anything, in our lives that is achieved without it.  While this may send chills up the spine of the…

  • Garmin Nuvi 3790T Portable GPS Earns Cnet Editor’s Choice Award

    Garmin Nuvi 3790T Portable GPS Earns Cnet Editor’s Choice Award

    The Garmin Nuvi 3790T Portable GPS Navigator has earned the highly acclaimed and deeply coveted Cnet Editor’s Choice Award for Best GPS Navigation System. Cnet particularly liked the slim, elegant design, the effectiveness of the voice command features, and the bluetooth capability.  We easily understood how this savvy GPS device ended up as the Editor’s…

  • Toshiba Giving Away 3D Accessories To Boost Sales As Market Struggles

    Toshiba Giving Away 3D Accessories To Boost Sales As Market Struggles

    3D TV deals are appearing out of nowhere as the industry tries their damnedest to get 3D technology off the ground.  Reports indicate that only 2% of consumers have invested in 3D home theaters, and only 3% of consumers plan on going 3D in 2011.  To help those figures a bit, big name brands such…