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Ferman Aziz

Amazon Introduces The New Smaller, Faster & Cheaper Kindle

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If you’re an avid reader and a gadget freak at the same time, chances are you already own a Kindle. Amazon’s highly popular e-reader has been around for a while and has received several upgrades in the last few years but it was still considered quite expensive even by the most dedicated users and fans. […]

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Russia Bans YouTube Over Racist Content

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A Russian court in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has ordered an ISP to block YouTube in the country as the site carries “Russia for Russians”, a video with hateful content against the multiethnic population of Russia. Russia now joins China, Brazil, Indonesia, Iran, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates: countries […]

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Safari 5.0.1 Released With A Massive Extensions Gallery

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After updating its computers yesterday, Apple took the next logical step today releasing the new Safari 5.0.1 with a great new twist. Apple has also formally launched the Safari extensions Gallery, a directory of extensions and browser ad-ons now available from Amazon, eBay, Bing, MLB.com, the New York Times, and Twitter. Apple introduced extension support […]

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Facebook Video Scam Alert, Several Doing Rounds Today

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There’s another spate of Facebook Scams going viral on the social network today and this time they’re spreading through apparently shocking video links. The links appear in users’ status updates with attention grabbing descriptions and if you click on the link, you’ll be asked to take a number of surveys which is nothing but a […]

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Google Maps 4.4 Update Brings The New ‘Places’ App

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Google Maps is one of the most useful services from the company and it’s also one of the fastest updated ones. It has received six updates in six months and has just launched the next one for Android 1.6: Places. As the name suggests, it’s a new application that allows users to search and find […]

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End Of The Mouse Era? Apple Introduces Magic Trackpad

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Along with updating its Mac line today, Apple has also introduced a new revolutionary product that may mark the beginning of the end for the mouse. The product is called the Magic Trackpad and it’s a Bluetooth device that basically carries all the same multi-touch gestures found on Apple’s Mac line. All iPhone, iPad and […]

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Apple’s New Faster iMacs & Mac Pros Launched

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It was obvious they were coming but nobody could’ve guessed so soon. Apple launched its new line of iMacs and Mac pros today and they’re boasting of a lot of new upgrades, faster speed and LED screens with cinematic vision. As predicted, the iMac now has Intel Core processors and gone are the Core 2 […]

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Acer Launches New Ultra Thin Eco Friendly LED Monitors

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If you’re sick of your ancient LCD monitor, have a small working space and also wish to be environment friendly, Acer has come to your rescue. Acer America is launching its new range of super thin, environment friendly and space conscious LED monitors today. The new S1 series combines the latest LED technology with a […]

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Now It’s Legal To Jailbreak Your Cell Phones & Rip DVDs In America

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In a historic new ruling today, the Library of Congress has allowed unlocking or jailbreaking all cell phones and bypassing a DVD’s CSS, all legally under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Before all you tech savvy kids get over excited, there is obviously a catch, well a few actually. You’re only allowed to tweak […]

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iPhone 4 Launching In 17 More Countries On Friday

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After becoming the most talked (and bashed) about product from Apple and selling 8.2 million devices in less than a month, the iPhone 4 is ready to launch in 17 more countries on Friday, July 30th. It’s hard to believe that the above incredible sales figures are just from 5 countries- US, UK, France, Germany […]

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Now You Can Put The Facebook ‘Like’ Button On Any Website

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The ‘Like’ button first invented by Facebook now features on more than 350,000 sites worldwide and of course the number is increasing every day. It’s become a very handy tool in customer feedback about all sorts of things; from music videos and photos to status updates and even deciding Facebook competitions held by official fan […]

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Apple Attacks The Droid X, Too Desperate?

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Motorola’s Android based smartphone Droid X was declared the biggest iPhone 4 competitor as soon as the phone’s features were revealed to the media. A lot of critics and experts were quick to produce their lists of reasons to buy a Droid X instead of the new iPhone. It looks like Apple was watching and […]

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Google Chrome To Be Updated Every Six Weeks

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It might sound a bit crazy but this is hardly surprising on Google’s part. Google has always promoted its browser for its lightening speed more than anything else. Now arguably the fastest browser in the world will also be the fastest in delivering updates. Apparently, engineers at the company are developing new features so fast […]

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Apple Starts Returning Users’ Money

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No, it’s not the iPhone 4 price amount that Apple is refunding but all those users who bought iPhone 4 bumper cases are receiving automatic refunds via online Apple store. It must feel nice to actually receive money from Apple for the first time instead of transferring it to their account to buy a new […]

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Apple Likely to Introduce The New Mac Collection Later This year

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If you’re planning to buy a new iMac or any of the devices from Apple’s computer line, you might want to wait a while. Rumours and inside information filtering from some Apple retailers suggest that Apple is all set to revamp its MacBook Air, Mac Pro and iMac later this year. The speculation is based […]

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Flickr’s iPhone App Updated To Support MultiTasking And HD Uploads

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Millions of users’ favourite photo sharing service Flickr has updated its app for world’s favourite smartphone, the iPhone, to make use of the iOS 4’s multitasking features and much more. The new version is called Flickr 1.2 and it carries two special features specifically for iOS 4 and iPhone 4 users. First: Users now have […]

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AT&T Says 3.2 Million iPhones Activated In Q2 Of 2010

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iPhone sales have once again set a new record for Apple and its service and sales partner AT&T. Apple revealed last Monday that it has sold 8.4 million iPhones since the iPhone 4 launch and now AT&T confirms that a record 3.2 million new iPhones were activated during the second quarter of 2010. It’s important […]

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Profit Figures Show Nokia Needs To Make A Competitive Smartphone

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Nokia has released its sales and profit figures for the second quarter of 2010 and though the cell phone giant continues to dominate the world in low-end and mid-range device sales, it’s suffering in the smartphone market. Nokia has shipped more than 111 million mobile devices in the 2nd quarter of 2010 with sales reaching […]

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Skype For iPhone Gets Multitasking Options And Stays Free

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Apple had promised updating the Skype application after the launch of the new iPhone and iOS 4 bringing multitasking as users complained of having to keep the app open and in the forefront to avoid missing calls. This made multitasking impossible and Apple realised the problem vowing to fix it in an upgrade. The upgrade […]

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Facebook Reaches 500 Million Users, ‘Thanks’, Says Mark Zuckerberg

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It was made official on the company’s blog this morning by the CEO himself who also posted a picture thanking the 500 million citizens of the Facebook country. The blog post by Mark Zuckerberg says “I could have never imagined all of the ways people would use Facebook when we were getting started 6 years […]

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