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Service pack 1 for Windows 7

Service pack 1 for Windows 7

First official service pack for Windows 7 has been released today by Microsoft. This update includes previously released security, performance, and stability updates for Windows 7. Some new improvements by SP1 are getting Windows 7 to perform better and those improvements are improved reliability when getting connection to HDMI audio devices, easier printing using the […]

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New iPhone 5 by Apple

New iPhone 5 by Apple

Some of the new Features for new iPhone5 ■Apple is thinking about expanding its screen for the next generation which means iPhone 5G to 4-inches ■Apple may add A5 chip in its smartphones ■Apple will produce iPad second generation embedded with upgraded version of A4 chip New arrival of i5 is setting for spring 2011

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Apple, Facebook, Google meeting Obama

Apple, Facebook, Google meeting Obama

Steve Jobs Chief Executive of Apple Inc will attend a meeting in California on Thursday with President Barack Obama. Facebook-founder and Google inc – Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Eric Schmidt will also attend the meeting. The timing of the meeting coincides with a report in the National Enquirer with pictures purporting to be of […]

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Rush Hour News: HTC’s new tablet Flyer

Rush Hour News: HTC’s new tablet Flyer

HTC today announced the Flyer, a 7-inch tablet running one of the most heavily customized versions of Android I’ve ever seen. The Flyer integrates all sorts of new technologies: a new 3D UI, OnLive cloud-based console gaming, a new streaming movie-and-video store from Saffron Digital, and even a capacitive pen which lets you scribble words […]

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Facebook eager to buy Twitter

Facebook eager to buy Twitter

NEW YORK, N.Y. – There’s a report that Google and Facebook are both sniffing around Twitter with an eye to buying the social networking service. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that the talks have valued Twitter at between US$8 billion and $10 billion. The same sources say Twitter had revenue of $45 million in […]

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HP Touchpad a new competitor on the mobile market

HP Touchpad a new competitor on the mobile market

HP announced the TouchPad tablet, as well as the Pre3 and Veer smart phones. They are the first Palm smart phones since the Pre and Pixi in 2009, which scored with critics but failed to secure enough market share in a hotly competitive category dominated by devices such as the iPhone, BlackBerry and Droid. The […]

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New Ipad2 coming

New Ipad2 coming

The new iPad is expected by Apple watchers to debut in the next couple of months at a similar price range as the current iPad, though exact details couldn’t be learned. It currently costs between $499 and $829. Piper Jaffray & Co. estimates Apple will sell 27 million iPads in 2011, and some investors expect […]

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Facebook is changing location

Facebook is changing location

Facebook is moving from Palo Alto, California, to a spot in Menlo Park that would include the offices once held by Sun Microsystems . Facebook is planning to acquire another 2 buildings owned by GM, a huge 400,000-sqft plot adjacent to the 1-million-sqft Sun campus. The new place was determined to keep up 3,600 workers, […]