Black Friday 2009 sales, the shopper, item, and costs
November 26, 2009
Filed under News
With just over one day to go until Black Friday 2009, shoppers now have that horrible task of getting up early on the morning of November 27 and then stand is queues for hours. These massive crowds are like a frenzy that we only see when aid is being issued to people less fortunate than ourselves. Read more
Rumor: Facebook Coming to PS3 Soon
November 12, 2009
Filed under Gaming, Sony Playstation 3
TheWashingtonPost is currently reporting that a new update for the PS3 will be coming soon, and following some leaked screenshots of the console running a Facebook client it seems that the client will be included in the update. Read more
iPhone MMS Activation For AT&T: News Incoming
September 15, 2009
Filed under Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
It has been revealed that the long awaited MMS support for AT&T iPhone users across the US, has already gone live ahead of the official September 25th release date. Read more
Google Gmail Outage: Problems and server error
September 1, 2009
Filed under News
We are getting reports of a major Google Gmail outage today – September 1st 2009 – with users complaining about a server error. Have you had any Gmail problems today?
The Washington Post reported today that users of the free e-mail service from Google were shocked to find Gmail down Read more
Another Snow Leopard Review: Must Have Upgrade
We have another review for you to read now, for Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard software, which is due to be released to retail stores worldwide on Friday 28th August. Read more
Nokia to make Booklet 3G netbook and laptops
August 24, 2009
Filed under Computers, Portable Computers & Tablets
Cellphone giants Nokia have just announced that they will be entering the PC market with the release of the Nokia Booklet 3G - a Microsoft Windows powered netbook. While the company will look to expand away from cellphones, it will now mean a much more competitive Netbook market. Read more
Verizon Wireless App Store Confirmed for 2009
July 28, 2009
Filed under Cell Phones, Phone Software
John Killian, CFO of Verizon Wireless has said during the company’s Q2 conference call that they will have their own app store by the end of the year. We would assume that Verizon are already working hard and almost have the service ready, as they only have five months left in this year. Read more
Microsoft Office 2010: The Complete Guide
Microsoft have a busy few months ahead of them, this is because they are working on two big updates from their software range. The first is Windows 7, which you can preorder now and the second is Microsoft Office 2010, and the new suite will come with a host of cool new features, which The Washington Post helps to explain in its complete guide. Read more
IPhone 3GS Reviews: They keep coming
June 20, 2009
Filed under Cell Phones, Handsets
Owners of the current iPhone 3G that upgraded to the new iPhone OS 3.0 will know that this update brought a lot of handy features. Many of these users would not update to the new iPhone in 2009 thanks to the higher costs involved.
It’s these users that are not aware of what they are missing. Having just upgraded my iPhone 3G to a new 3GS version, we can tell you that there are a lot of hardware improvements Read more
IPhone 3GS Upgrade: Will better deals come later?
June 9, 2009
Filed under Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
Apple announced the launch of the new iPhone 3G S at WWDC 2009 on Monday, and it seems that customers are not happy with AT&T over the price they will have to pay to upgrade. We do wonder if the network carrier will offer any better deals later. Read more
New iPhone 3GS on June 19, 2009: upgrade nightmare
June 9, 2009
Filed under Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
We now know that there is a new iPhone 3G S handset coming on June 19 2009, and already people have started to complain. The handset itself does not offer the huge update that had been rumored, but we do get more speed and battery performance. The problem for most will be the upgrade nightmare. Read more
Appeal to block sale of Chrysler’s assets
June 3, 2009
Filed under Autos
For those of us who thought that the sale of Chrysler’s assets would go smoothly, then think again. It seems as though a federal court has agreed to hear an appeal to block the sale of the struggling automakers assets. This move could certainly slow down Chrysler’s exit from bankruptcy proceedings. Read more
Confirmed: General Motors (GM) has filed for bankruptcy
June 1, 2009
Filed under Autos
We now have the news that we have all been waiting on, General Motors (NYSE:GM) have confirmed that they have filed for bankruptcy protection. This is a sad day for GM, as it has now marked the end of financial independence, the 100-year-old automaker was once a force in the auto industry, it was once the largest in the world. Read more
GM Bankruptcy Round-Up: Auto suppliers and industry impact
June 1, 2009
Filed under Autos
Today is the big day for General Motors Corp, with the bankruptcy filing planned for today it was not always thought to be certain – in 2008 GM executives said it would not happen – but this day will be a landmark for the auto industry.
The opinions are mixed when it comes to the impact of the GM Bankruptcy, with different experts claiming different expectations Read more
General Motors Corp bankruptcy and additional $30 billion
May 26, 2009
Filed under Autos
General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) could file for bankruptcy as early as next week, and it is thought that the struggling automaker could get up to $30 billion in additional federal bailout funds, which comes straight out of our pockets. Read more
Microsoft Windows 7 installed from external hard drives
Netbook users who do not own an external DVD drive were worried that they would not be able to install Microsoft Windows 7. Do not fear, as the new OS can be installed from external hard drives, allowing you to be able to give Windows 7 Release Candidate, a try. Read more
New iPhone and Blackberry app from Reuters
May 11, 2009
Filed under Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
Good news for all of you who like to keep up to date with the latest news on the go as Reuters are releasing their news app today on the Apple iPhone and Blackberry phones. Read more
Amazon’s New Kindle DX: larger 9.7-inch widescreen
May 7, 2009
Filed under Computers, Portable Computers & Tablets
Whenever a company launches a new model of a successful device it is always slimmer or smaller, but Amazon has gone the opposite way with its new Kindle DX. This newer device comes with the larger 9.7-inch widescreen, which the online store giant hopes will help to lure in newspaper readers and college students. Read more
SecureVoice BlackBerry 8830: is Barack Obama content, maybe new Curve
April 25, 2009
Filed under Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
When Senator Barack Obama was fighting his way to become President Barack Obama he did not go anywhere without his trusty BlackBerry 8830. Since Obama became president, the NSA thought that the handset was not safe enough for him and decided to give him a NSA-certified Sectera Edge smartphone. Read more
Apple News: Offensive iPhone App gone
April 23, 2009
Filed under Gaming, iPhone Games
Who says that Apple does not listen to people, just hours after activists complained to Apple about an offensive iPhone App, Apple have decided to take the application off line. Baby Shaker was the name of the app, and I have to say was a little disturbing. Read more
