September 28th, 2010 
sylv3rblade 
BlackBerry has officially announced it’s entry into the tablet market, the BlackBerry Playbook. This tablet PC features a 7″ (1024×600) touch display, a dual-core processor, Flash 10.1 and a micro-USB connector that is nowhere to be found on the iPad (without an adapter).
September 23rd, 2010 sylv3rblade 
Canon has unveiled it’s successor to the popular Canon Powershot G G11 camera, the Canon PowerShot G12. The company touts the G12 as the first PowerShot G model to equip with Canon HS (High Sensitivity) System – a combination of 10-megapixel CCD sensor and DIGIC 4 processor, a formidable and very capable duo.
The Canon PowerShot G12 features a 2.8-inch vari-angle LCD screen, 28mm wide-angle 5x optical zoom lens, full manual control, Hybrid IS technology, HDR (High Dynamic Range) mode and RAW shooting in a single device, capable of capturing 720p HD video at 24 frames per second.
September 21st, 2010 sylv3rblade Flash is faster and much more efficient than HTML5 on mobile phones, that is if Web developer Christopher Black’s conclusions hold water.
Black says, “HTML5 will sit side by side with Flash. Gradient fonts, drop shadows, basic video and simple transitions are probably better suited for HTML5. When it comes to rendering display objects, animation and digital rights management for video, it would be silly not to use Flash.”
September 17th, 2010 sylv3rblade 
Microsoft has released the public BETA of Internet Explorer 9 and it is available for download to all Windows Vista and Windows 7 users.
IE9 packs a lot of enhancements and features such as HTML5 support, hardware acceleration graphics rendering using Direct2D, hardware accelerated text rendering using DirectWrite, hardware accelerated video rendering using Media Foundation, new streamlined and simplified address and navigation bar, faster JavaScript, better CSS3 compliant support, SVG1.1 standards support, embedded ICC v2 or v4 color profiles support via Windows Color System, and more.
September 16th, 2010 sylv3rblade 
It seems to be the unlikeliest of partnership but one that makes more sense than your average mash-up.
AMD has now announced a partnership with Valve that will see graphics driver updates appear on Steam. Aside from providing you an alternative means of downloading ATI‘s latest drivers, the content distribution service will be able to “detect and install the latest ATI Catalyst driver for . . . ATI Radeon graphics card directly from within Steam.”
September 16th, 2010 sylv3rblade 
Aside from announcing it’s latest prosumer DSLR, the Nikon D7000, Nikon also introduces a new speedlite, the SB-700 flashgun.
The SB-700 sits comfortably in between the trusty old SB-600 and the more expensive yet amazingly functional SB-900. ike the SB-600 it offers wireless control and similar recycle times. Like the SB-900, it can serve as a slave and a master (controlling only upto two groups) for Nikon’s Creative Lighting System. The SB-700 also has a multi-step auto zoom that offers extended reach from 24 to 120mm. Nikon has graciously including a rotating head, built-in bounce card, a supplied diffuser and both incandescent and fluorescent filters.
September 15th, 2010 sylv3rblade 
Nikon has unveiled the successor to it’s D90 prosumer-level SLR camera, the Nikon D7000.
The all new Nikon D7000 features 16.2Mp CMOS sensor, faster ‘Expeed 2′-branded processor, 921k dot 3.0″ LCD, record 1080p full HD movies, 39-point AF system with 3D tracking and 2,016 pixel RGB metering sensor encased in a magnesium alloy body.
September 10th, 2010 sylv3rblade Aside from the default functionality from it’s menus, Samsung phones (like those from Nokia) also support secret codes which give you specific and additional functionality. Whether it’s to view your phone’s serial number, the IMEI number or even disable the GPRS (something that you can’t find in the menu), Samsung has included a specific secret code for you to use.
These secret mobile codes are usually not included in your phone manual which is why they are referred to as secret 
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September 5th, 2010 sylv3rblade 
I wasn’t able to try this until recently (mostly because I’ve been extremely busy finishing stuff) which is why I’m only posting about Gmail’s Priority Inbox just now.
So what exactly does the Priority Inbox do? As the name implies, it’s a sort of email segregation but it’s not just another implementation of tags, and stars (both of which already present in Gmail). Instead, it’s a visual segregation of your emails that will allow you to see which emails you need/want to prioritize in your inbox… hence the name
September 5th, 2010 sylv3rblade 
