6, Sep 2011
Samsung Set To Release “Wi-Fi Only” Galaxy S 3.6

For users eager to explore the capabilities of an Android device but not keen on the two year contracts and the $350 termination fees most carriers serve up, then the wi-fi only Samsung Galaxy S 3.6 may be just the device. It serves up the full Android experience without the…

1, Sep 2011
Samsung Mini Galaxy Note Tablet With 1280×800 Screen

Samsung's latest beast, the mini Galaxy Note, is somewhere between a smartphone and a tablet.  The screen is 5.3-inches but has a massive 1280×800 resolution super AMOLED screen.  This has to be one of the best LCD screens on a phone to date. In addition to the drool covered LCD,…

31, Aug 2011
Sony VAIO L Series All-In-One PC

Sony announced its latest VAIO L Series all-in-one PC.  The VAIO L Series will sport a 3D capable 24-inch multitouch display with a touch sensitive bezel, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M video card, a 1TB hard drive, 8GB's of RAM, a Blu-ray/DVD combo drive, and your choice of second generation Intel…

23, Aug 2011
Mining Bitcoin For Fun And Profit

Bitcoin… What started off as quiet Open Source software project, gradually became one of the most ambitious ventures on the Internet.  Embraced by the savvy technocrats from the left and the right of the political spectrum Bitcoin is beginning to capture the headlines of the mainstream.  But what the hell…

23, Aug 2011
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera

Ready for the debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, here are some early pictures of the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera.  The 2012 911 Carrera will start at $82,100 and will sport a 3.4 liter flat six at350 horsepower or a 3.8 liter with 400 horsepower.  The real shockers are the…

22, Aug 2011
Ford And Toyota Announce Partnership To Share Hybrid Technology

At first glance it looks like this "partnership" is just Ford accepting that Toyota's hybrid technology is the best and that they want to use it.  At second glance that is exactly what this is, Ford will be using Toyotas hybrid technology to create a new rear-wheel drive hybrid platform…

12, Aug 2011
LCDs Could Power Your SmartPhone

One of the biggest drains on your SmartPhone battery is the beautiful LCD screen.  While that won't change, some smart folks at UCLA may have found a way to charge your phone via the LCD screen. A group of UCLA engineers led by Yang Yang, a professor of materials science,…

4, Aug 2011
Great… Facebook Wants To Jam Ads Into Your Personal Feeds

People grumble about giving up their Facebook accounts because of privacy issues, a general dislike of Zuckerberg, other options, etc, but they don't.  This might be the last straw for many Facebook users as they try to inject ads directly in your feed. So the main page you use, the…

3, Aug 2011
Harvesting Power From WiFi Signals… The Rectenna

You may remeber RCA claiming that they were close to releasing a product, the Airnergy, which would grab electric power out of the air from WiFi networks and the like.  Well that product still isn’t a reality and RCA hasn’t said much about it either. Another company, Nihon Dengyo Kosaku,…

2, Aug 2011
Adobe Edge Seems To Admit Flash Death

Steve Jobs is one crafty dude.  He bet against Adobe's Flash by not putting it on his computers, iPad's, or iPhones.  And to be honest, as a Mac user it bothered me a bit, because it was the only thing Android users could claim their gadget did better, Flash.  Well…