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Take Google Search 2.0 for a Spin
In an attempt to compete with the oncoming shit-house that is Microsoft’s Bing, Facebook’s real-time Search and everyone else generally wanting a piece of the Google pie, Google has pulled version 2 of Google Search out of the garage for some beta test runs while they tighten the screws over the coming months. You can give [...]
Continue reading...HTC Hero Review Uncovers Prominent Performance Issues
Jul 23, 2009 
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Engadget Mobile put up their (excellent) review of the HTC Hero recently and I got a lot of information out of that review that I hadn’t gotten anywhere else. More specifically the following highlights: Hardware – The hardware in the HTC Hero was rumored at one point to be improved upon the HTC Magic, that form [...]
Continue reading...The Canon PowerShot SX 1 IS Review – Could Have Been Great
Jul 23, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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Introduction I just purchased a Canon PowerShot SX 1 IS (not the SX10 — which has no HD video recording) to replace my existing Canon G9 (which is an excellent camera): What I really wanted out of the SX 1 IS was the 1080p @ 30fps video recording and improved zoom for traveling. Unfortunately when the SX [...]
Continue reading...Mac OS X Offers 2x Battery Life than Vista or Windows 7
Jul 13, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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I’m not a fan of Macs generally speaking, but due to recent realizations that Microsoft was never going to create an operating system that didn’t share fundamental behaviors with all past and present versions of Windows — I’ve decided to jump ship and get a computer that will “just work”. Keep in mind I don’t [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 – It Just Works… As Long as You Don’t Use It
Jul 13, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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I’ve been using Windows 7 since the RC was announced a few months ago and we’ve had quite a bit to say about it — mostly all good. Over the last month I’ve noticed a trend in my Windows 7 install (that I use as my primary desktop and work machine) that was feeling all too [...]
Continue reading...How to Install iPhone 3.0 Firmware on Jailbroken and Unlocked T-Mobile iPhone
Jul 9, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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NOTE: This is an update to our Firmware 2.2.1 Guide, which was an update to our Firmware 2.1 Guide, which was an update to our Firmware 2.0 Guide. Update #1: For 3G iPhone users, you have to turn off 3G before enabling WiFi right before unlocking in last section. Instructions updated. Update #2: For quick reference, T-Mobile [...]
Continue reading...Top iPhone Poker Apps
Jul 7, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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With so many great poker apps available for the iPhone, it’s difficult to pick out any one as the “top” iPhone poker app, but there are definitely a handful of apps that are at the head of the pack. Poker is a natural fit for iPhones and other mobile devices, as it’s a great way [...]
Continue reading...T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 Review
Jul 6, 2009 
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Summary [8.0 out of 10] The T-Mobile Sidekick LX is well-built piece of hardware combined with a customized Windows Mobile interface that some may love (teenagers?) but we don’t see it replacing any mobile warrior’s BlackBerries, iPhones or G1’s anytime soon. Review T-Mobile has released it’s latest iteration of the sidekick, the revamped 2007 version, the “Sidekick LX [...]
Continue reading...UPDATE – Site Cleaned, Malware Removed
Jun 30, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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Over the last few weeks you might have seen a warning window like the one above (or similar to it) when visiting the site. Unfortunately it looks like some WordPress plugin-tinkering that I did right before going on vacation introduced an obnoxious malware hook into the site (don’t worry, it’s nothing epicly horrible). I just finished [...]
Continue reading...AntiVir Detecting HTML/Infected.WebPage.Gen Virus on WordPress
Jun 18, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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Guys, if you are seeing something like this when you visit this site: It’s OK — It looks like AntiVir (among other antivirus companies) have decided to detect remote iFrame references in webpages as a “virus” — unfortunately WordPress (like this site) and many of the WordPress plugins make use of iFrames to work. A lot of [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Games the Bing Search Results
Jun 1, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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Saw this on Digg, they are search result comparisons between Google and Microsoft’s new “Bing” search engine with an $80 million ad campaign behind it: Given those results, I have to imagine Microsoft is going to allow advertisers to pay for higher search result placement — which, like this, will give us more helpful and completely [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 Feature: Tells You Which Program Has Locked Your Files
May 8, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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My god it’s the little things with software… it’s always the little things that endear you to software for the long haul or turn you off of it forever. As mentioned a few times, I’ve been on the Windows 7 RC for a bit over a week now and been pretty much thinking it’s great. It seems [...]
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Aug 11, 2009
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