Samsung: Free Galaxy S for Unhappy iPhone 4 users


Samsung hands out free Galaxy S to unhappy iPhone 4 users

Seems like a reasonable deal.

Samsung UK is giving away a free Galaxy S, complete with Android 2.1, a 4-inch (480×800) AMOLED display, a 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird CPU, a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and swype to iPhone 4 users that were not happy with their purchases.

Google discontinues Nexus One


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It’s sad day for Android fans as Google has decided to pull the plug on it’s very own smartphone, the Nexus One. Reports indicate that the last batch of these once mighty superphones for U.S. consumers have arrived at Google HQ. After these are gone, android fans in the U.S. will have to look elsewhere.

And to think that the Nexus just got some Froyo action of the past few weeks. *sigh*

Sharp unveils 100GB Blu-ray Disc


Sharp unveils 100GB Blu-ray Disc

Still popping DVDs? How about a 100GB BluRay disc to replace all that? Sharp has recently announced that it will be the first Blu-Ray disc maker to launch a recordable triple layer Blu-ray format with 100GB of storage capacity. Thats twice the capacity of current Blu-ray discs in the market.

Free Bumpers to iPhone 4 Owners


Steve Jobs announces Free Bumpers to iPhone 4 owners

To address the iPhone 4 antenna issues, Steve Jobs announces free bumpers to all iPhone 4 owners during a statement today at the Apple Press Conference.  This is in light of the iOS 4.0.1 fixing the signal bar computation on iOS 4 phones.

Turn your iPhone to a dSLR


iPhone dSLR?

Well, sort of.

A company called iPhoneDSLR claims that you can do exactly as the claim with their product, an SLR lens mount for iPhones.

Apple releases iOS 4.0.1


iOS 4.01 now available to iPhone owners

iOS 4.0.1 is now available to iPhone owners, aiming to fix iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G signal meter. Apple claims that this new patch “improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display,” after announcing that they had been using the wrong calculation.

In short, it’s a visual fix to the iPhone 4‘s attenuation problems. That and the fact that you’ll still be dropping calls.

Asus Eee PC 1005PX


Asus introduces a new EEEPC Netbook with Intel’s N450 Atom Processor, the Asus EEE PC 1005PX. What makes the EEE PC 1005PX different? This new machine features a 10.1-inch LED-backlit matte, non-glare screen display for better view in direct sunlight. All other specs are similar to other netbooks in the market.

Gmail now supports Rich Text Signatures


Gmail‘s signatures have always been borderline boring because you can’t have anything fancy on it (unless you manually edit in on the actual message) as it only supports plain text. Thanks to the multitude of us that keep on asking for rich text signatures, Google has finally given us exactly that; Rich Text Signatures :) . Give yourself a nice pat on the back.

Microsoft releases Windows 7 Service Pack 1 BETA


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Microsoft has made the BETA release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 publicly available to TechNet, BizSpark and MSDN subscribers.

If you’re eager on testing the latest build for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, head to the MSDN download page. Otherwise (if you’re a consumer), just wait for the final version.

No new features will be brought to Windows 7 in the upcoming service pack, just bug fixes and general improvements. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, on the other hand, brings Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enhancements that enable hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and video playback over a Remote Desktop Connection.

via Windows Team Blog, TechNet

Nvidia’s $200 GPU King: GeForce GTX 460


Nvidia GeForce GTX 460

The release of the very first Fermi cards brought in mixed reactions. While it received praise for the architecture, speed and raw power, a lot more were disappointed at the cost and power consumption of these cards.

Nvidia’s newest Fermi card, The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 packs a lot of punch for just $200.