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Panasonic Lumix G2 and G10

Mar 07, 2010 2 Comments by

Panasonic has pulled the sheets off two new Lumix Micro Four Thirds cameras: the touchscreen DMC-G2 and the super light G10. Both shoot 720p video, but the G2′s bendy, touch control screen makes it a Micro Four Thirds stand out. The DMC-G2 is the direct descendant of the Lumix G1, the first ever Micro Four [...]

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iPhone Apps Of The Week

Mar 06, 2010 8 Comments by

Vlingo: Vlingo’s updated their popular (well, BlackBerry popular) voice transcription app with a new interface. The core functionality—voice actuated calling, web, Facebook and Twitter updates and mapping—is still there, and the newly organized homescreen literally spells out how to use each function. The catch, though, is that to use the new features, like the email [...]

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App Judgement Bonanza!!!

Mar 04, 2010 No Comments by
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Prepaid Phone Guide

Mar 03, 2010 No Comments by

There was a time when prepaid phones were capable of making and taking calls and little else, now they offer many of the same features of their more expensive, contract-only brethren, including email access and video recording. Knowing is half the battle, and IGN has surveyed the prepaid landscape to better educate you on the [...]

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TiVo Premiere Details

Mar 03, 2010 No Comments by

TiVo may have invented time-shifting, but the past few years haven’t been kind to this company unsure how to cut a profit. Then, someone inside TiVo HQ must have realized, oh right, INNOVATION! That’s the ticket! What You Need to Know • The TiVo Premiere (320GB, $300) and Premiere XL (1TB, THX certified, $500) are [...]

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5 Best Music Streaming Services

Mar 01, 2010 No Comments by

The internet has revolutionized nearly every form of media, and music is no exception. This week we look at the five most popular music streaming services to see how people are getting their music fix. Photo by CarbonNYC. Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite music streaming services, and now we’re back [...]

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Top 10 Andriod Apps

Mar 01, 2010 1 Comment by

Android’s been around for more than a year, and in that time developers have whipped up some great apps. Whether you’re a new Android owner or a pro looking for new tools, these 10 great and free apps belong in your arsenal. Photo by lwallenstein. We’re going to skip right over the apps that are [...]

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This Week’s iPhone Apps

Feb 28, 2010 No Comments by

Final Fantasy I & II: An extremely faithful pair of ports. The original FF1 and FF2 are old enough that Square Enix decided to revamp the artwork for the iPhone, making these versions noticeably prettier than the originals. Gameplay doesn’t suffer too much on account of the touch controls because of the games’ slowish pace, [...]

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Canon T2i Preview: The Video Is Amazing

Feb 27, 2010 No Comments by

// The Canon T2i dSLR sounded extremely exciting, as it promised to bring 1080P video (with decent frame rates) to Canon’s sub-$1000 dSLR line. Photographer Dan Chung was among the first to test it out, and the results look fantastic. As it turns out this little camera is a really competent performer and the footage [...]

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Palm’s Last Stand

Feb 26, 2010 No Comments by

The Palm Pre unveiling stands in my memory as one of the most refreshing moments in modern history. Palm had done it—they had created a great phone Nokia would’ve killed for. But today, that’s just not enough. As Palm teeters on the brink of either ruin or acquisition, let’s take stock of what they did [...]

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Motorola Devour Review

Feb 25, 2010 No Comments by

You can’t talk about the Devour, Motorola’s new slide-out QWERTY Android phone, without talking about the Droid, Motorola’s favored child. And it’s precisely when pitted against the Droid that the Devour stops making sense. The Price The Devour runs $150, with a two-year Verizon contract. But not really. (More on that later.) What It’s Supposed [...]

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