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The iPad app of Yahoo! Mail is now available in Apple App Store

If you would like to try these new apps from Yahoo for your iPad then check it out at Apple App Store, available for download from now, which is optimized for larger screen on iPad with more improvements. Beside that, according to the last report at begin of this month, Yahoo and Apple have been meeting to discuss ways that two companies can further their partnership for more cooperation in next future. So, we would to see more combine between Yahoo and Apple in next short time, on most iOS devices.

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Posted by Sherry Debt - April 18, 2013 at 2:49 PM

Categories: Mobile Apps Tags: Apple, iOS, iPad, Yahoo

Android was originally designed for cameras, not smartphone

According to founder Andy Rubin (Android operating system’s founder), Android was originally designed as platform that used to connecting digital cameras to PCs, before they discovered potentials for a smartphone operating system. So, not only the digital camera market, they wanted as many cell phones to use Android operating system as possible, then the company gave it away for free. Now, Android is so popular in the cell phone market, 3rd companies turned it back to the first and original way: Android camera, such as smartpPolaroid iM1836 and Samsung Galaxy Camera.

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Posted by Robert Hotz - April 17, 2013 at 2:59 PM

Categories: Mobile Operating System Tags: Android, Android operating system, mobile operating system, Smartphone

Outlook.com app for Android devices get updated

Yesterday, Microsoft has announced to us its new update for Outlook.com app for Android that come with new user interface and vary of new features. The new user interface coming with the same great look and feel on Windows 8 with this new user interface from Outlook.com Android app. Beside that, Microsoft has added a vary of other features such as conversation threading, filters and ability to mark message as junk. You can now get this update from Google Play.

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Posted by Peter Pan - April 17, 2013 at 2:06 PM

Categories: Mobile Apps Tags: Android, Android app, Google Play, Microsoft, outlook, Windows 8

Rumor: Apple iPhone 5S with 12-megapixel camera and low light mode improvements

According to the report from iPhoneInCanada, the next generation of iPhone (maybe called as Apple iPhone 5S), also known as low cost iPhone, will be feature a 12-megapixel camera with improved low light mode. But the source of this report still not confirmed yet but surely that Apple need to improve its camera-on-device with low light shooting mode, to compared to the Nokia Lumia 920 which has better low light performance. [via iPhoneInCanada]

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Posted by Yanfang Hwang - April 17, 2013 at 1:52 PM

Categories: Phone Tags: Apple, iPhone, iPhone 5S, low light

Apple updates iPhone and Aperture for Mac with Photo Stream improvements, bug fixes, Safari and Java

Apple has recently pushed software update packages for Mac version of iPhone and Aperture that focus on bug fixes and improvements. Both of these Mac-apps updates focus on improvements and fixes for Photo Stream integration such as iPhone now to be more easier to delete images or export it from Photo Stream. Meanwhile, the Aperture software has a bug fixes that related to Shared Photo Streams. Safari and Java were also get update to improve security.

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Posted by Sharon Debi - April 17, 2013 at 1:24 PM

Categories: Operating System Tags: Apple, bug fixes, Java, Mac, OS X, Safari

Silicon Power Velox V50 Solid State Disk

Silicon Power was come back to the market with a new line of solid state drives (SSDs), called the Velox V50 that coming in capacities from 32GB ot 256GB and powered by high speed NAND flash memory chips. The Silicon Power Velox V50 also has a SATA 6.0Gbps interface, TRIM support, NCQ and RAID-ready. This line of SSD also delivering up to 530MB per second for reading and 200MB per second for writing and get covered by three years warranty. However, we don’t have any word for prices at this moment yet. Update soon! [source: Silicon Power]

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Posted by Robert Hotz - April 13, 2013 at 10:02 AM

Categories: Hardware Tags: Silicon Power, SSD, SSDs, TRIM, Velox V50

Update released for Nokia Lumia 920, 820 and 620

Nokia today has released the update package for Nokia Lumia 920 and 820, version 1232.5957.1308.00xx that helps to improved and fix bugs, such as: improved automatic display brightness adjustment fix for intermittent screen blanking during a call further performance and stability improvements. Beside that, Nokia Lumia 620 also received an update, version 1030.6407.1308.00xx, with many features: Improved touch screen functions, including corrections in multi-touch actions Better voice quality with Bluetooth headsets that support echo/noise suppression Enhanced camera performance with corrected exposure when flash is used in bright light conditions Various improvements to system stability, performance, and usability These update will be coming to your phone over the coming weeks, so be patient and wait for the notification. [source: Nokia]

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Posted by Robert Hotz - April 12, 2013 at 11:58 AM

Categories: Mobile Operating System Tags: Lumia 620, Lumia 820, Lumia 920, Nokia

New Desktop PC from Acer: The AT3600-H78F

Acer has announced its plan to launch a new desktop PC for the mass market, called the AT3600-H78F which is powered by a 3.4GHz Intel Core i7-3770 processor with an Intel B75 Express chipset. This upcoming desktop PC also has an 8GB of DDR3 RAM with a 1TB of hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive and a multi-card reader. Features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, pre-installed Windows 8 64-bit operating system, the Acer AT3600-H78F will be available in the market from April 12th for about $959.

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Posted by Peter Pan - April 12, 2013 at 11:31 AM

Categories: Computing Tags: Acer, AT3600-H78F, B75 Express chipset, Core i7-3770, desktop, Intel, Windows 8

Android Tablet for Kids: The Oregon Scientific MEEP!

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Oregon Scientific is now preparing to release its latest Android 4.0-based tablet, called the MEEP!, which designed specially for kids. Powered by a 1GHz Cortex A8 processor with a 512MB of RAM, the MEEP! features a 7-inch touchscreen display with 800 x 480 of resolution, a 4GB of internal storage. This tablet also has a microSD card slot which can helps to expand the storage space, up to 32GB, with a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera; preinstalled Yahoo! Kids, Parental Control. Coming with Wi-Fi, a mini-HDMI port and a 2,000mAh Li-ion battery, the MEEP! runs on Android 4.0 ICS operating system, and will be available from April 26th via Toys R for about $151, available in three colors: orange, pink and blue.

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Posted by Sharon Debi - April 12, 2013 at 11:21 AM

Categories: Computing, Gadget Tags: Android, Android 4.0, Android tablet, MEEP!, Oregon Scientific, Wi-Fi

SSD for bellow $1 per GB from Crucial ?

Crucial has recently announced that it has begun selling their latest solid state disks (SSDs), the M500 that uses 20nm MLC NAND from Micron with Micron SSD controller. The Crucial M500 could reach to speeds of 500MB per second for reading and 400MB per second for writing, but most important factor is about the capacities. The M500 is available in standard capacities such as 120GB and 240GB, or large capacities like 480GB. However, alongside, the M500 is also available in the top-end of capacities: 960GB. The manufacturer suggest prices are $599.99 for the 960GB (62¢ per raw GB), $399.99 for the 480GB (about 83¢ per raw GB), $219.99 for the 240GB (about 91¢ per raw GB) and $129.99 for the 120GB (about $1 per raw GB). You can purchase these new SSDs from Amazon with the link here.

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Posted by Peter Pan - April 11, 2013 at 5:53 PM

Categories: Hardware Tags: crucial, Micron, Micron SSD controller, SSD, SSD controller, SSDs