iLuv's iMM183 Weather band radio for iPod and iPhone By TechUniverse
The iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock ($149) features NOA/S.A.M.E Weather Hazard Alert system, and can dock iPhones and iPods simultaneously. So when you are snoozing in bed and that impending foul weather comes bearing down, you'll know it thanks to the clock's weather band radio and NOAA emergency alert system.
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Google Voice lets users keep phone number By TechUniverse
Google Inc has introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to use its Google Voice service without switching to a special phone number, potentially broadening the appeal of the nascent, and controversial, service.
Google said late Monday that new users of its service will be able to have the calls that they don't answer forwarded to a special Google Voice electronic mailbox, essentially bypassing the voicemail provided by their phone carriers.
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America beats Guadalajara in first game shown in 3D By TechUniverse
Excited Mexicans clutching buckets of popcorn and soft drinks in cinemas ducked whenever the ball was kicked toward them as they watched Sunday's big game between America and Guadalajara in 3D.
At the packed Azteca, thousands more had a more traditional view of the match between the country's two most popular teams which finished with a 1-0 victory to America after an early goal by Colombian Aquivaldo Mosquera.
"It was incredible," said 25-year-old Claudia Fernandez. "I'd already seen films in this format, but watch a football match, never, and I don't regret it because it's much more exciting."
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Shrimp's eye points way to better DVDs By TechUniverse
The amazing eyes of a giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could hold the key to developing a new type of super high-quality DVD player, British scientists said on Sunday.
Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom.
They can see in 12 primary colors, four times as many as humans, and can also detect different kinds of light polarization -- the direction of oscillation in light waves.
Now a team at the University of Bristol have shown how the shrimps do it, using remarkable light-sensitive cells that rotate the plane of polarization in light as it travels through the eye.
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Day One With Windows 7 By TechUniverse
Windows 7 is here and not a moment too soon. Microsoft's two-and-a-half year old operating system is a dog, and will hopefully be put to pasture. After many years of development, Windows 7 shipped October 22, and after a full day of using Windows 7 Professional, I have to admit I am really liking what I have seen so far. Windows 7 is a more elegant operating system that does away with a lot of the complaints that Vista was an OS that acted like an overcautious granny. Read on for some nifty new features.
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Millions (yes, millions) of Computers are Infected by Fake Security Software By TechUniverse
Millions have already fallen foul of fake online security. Don't be a victim. Image: Symantec. If leading security vendor Symantec is to be believed, then diligent PC owners actively keen to protect their computers from cyber criminals might still be vulnerable to attack despite seeking to take preventative action.
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Barnes&Noble's Nook eReader By TechUniverse
Barnes&Noble has been answered Amazon's Kindle eBook reader with a device of its own called the Nook. Powered by the Android operating system and with an 10 day rated battery life, a wi-fi radio that works in BN stores and 600 college bookstores nationwide, and the capability to share certain book titles with other Nook users.
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Watch and control your TV from your iPhone By TechUniverse
For those of you who have to watch TV on their iPhone, Monsoon Multimedia has released the Hava Mobile Player, which gives you the capability to control your TV (cable, satellite, DVR, standard or high definition, and Tivo) from virtually anywhere you can get connected with your iPhone.
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Study charts links between mobile phones, tumors By TechUniverse
Studies on whether mobile phones can cause cancer, especially brain tumors, vary widely in quality and there may be some bias in those showing the least risk, researchers reported on Tuesday.
So far it is difficult to demonstrate any link, although the best studies do suggest some association between mobile phone use and cancer, the team led by Dr. Seung-Kwon Myung of South Korea's National Cancer Center found.
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FCC asks Google to explain how, why it blocks calls By TechUniverse
U.S. regulators on Friday asked Google Inc to explain how the Internet giant's Voice service blocks expensive calls to some rural areas, after lawmakers demanded an investigation.
The Federal Communications Commission asked Google to respond by October 28 with information about how Google Voice calls are routed, why it restricts calls to particular telephone numbers and how Google chooses the numbers.
Google must also identify how many users of Voice now exist and whether the company plans to offer Voice on other than an "invitation-only" basis, according to the letter sent by Sharon Gillett, chief of the FCC's wireline competition bureau.
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Microsoft says some Hotmail passwords exposed By TechUniverse
Microsoft Corp said on Monday that passwords belonging to some users of its Hotmail email service were exposed on an Internet site, but had since been taken down.
The company did not say how many users were affected, but some reports suggested that passwords to more than 10,000 accounts were exposed.
"We are aware that some Windows Live Hotmail customers' credentials were acquired illegally by a phishing scheme and exposed on a website," a Microsoft spokesman said.
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Microsoft's Ballmer says Web search buys unlikely By TechUniverse
Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google Inc's <GOOG.O> dominance in the Internet search market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told Reuters on Monday.
"No, I wouldn't expect it," he said when asked whether acquisitions would be part of the strategy. Microsoft recently agreed a search partnership with Yahoo! Inc <YHOO.O> after a long and unsuccessful struggle to buy the company.
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IBM takes on Google in business Web-mail market By TechUniverse
IBM is introducing an inexpensive Web-based corporate email service that will compete with Google Inc's Google Apps, which has recently suffered several high-profile outages.
International Business Machines Corp will likely try to capitalize on the damage that those outages have caused to Google Apps over the past year. Last month millions of business users could not access email for almost two hours.
An IBM spokesman said on Thursday that the company will start selling its LotusLive iNotes next week. The lightweight email service will cost $36 per user per year, about 25 percent less than what Google charges for a more robust product.
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UK girl stopped from selling granny online By TechUniverse
Internet auction site eBay stopped a 10-year-old girl's attempt to auction off her "moaning" granny online.
Zoe Pemberton from southern England put her 61-year-old grandmother up for sale on the auction website with no reserve price, describing her as "rare and annoying and moaning a lot."
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MIT Students launch $150 weather balloon to photograph near space By TechUniverse
A group of MIT students spent $150 to send a digital camera into the stratosphere to take photographs of the earth from near space. While the idea is not new, the MIT students claim that their launch and successful photography endeavor is the cheapest launch to date. The group built the craft with a weather balloon, helium, a Canon A470 digital camera, an ice chest, and a Motorola i290 prepaid cell phone that served as the GPS tracking device. Their balloon flew 17.5 miles up and returned five hours later.
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Google says Apple rejected voice app for iPhone By TechUniverse
Google Inc said Apple Inc rejected its Google Voice application for the popular iPhone, contradicting Apple's statement to regulators last month. The issue prompted the Federal Communications Commission to send letters to the companies and AT&T Inc, the iPhone's exclusive carrier, seeking explanations.
The issue over Google voice service could have far reaching implications for the U.S. telecommunications industry. Depending on how the FCC responds, it could either pave the way for new entrants or hinder their ability to use large carriers' phones to offer discount services.
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Flip Video versus iPod nano By TechUniverse
The folks over at Newteevee.com did a side by side comparison of Apple's new iPod nano versus the Flip Ultra HD. While the nano has way more going for it in terms of usability, the Newteevee test shows that the dedicated Flip Ultra SD video camera outputs a superior video image. I am a Flip video user, and the camera is indeed super easy to use and offers up a decent video image for the price. The nano's video quality shown in the Newteevee test is garbage when compared with the Flip camera, but you don't have to take my word for it, take a look for yourself
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SeatPod. . . .err SeatBuddy for iPhone/iPod touch By TechUniverse
I first heard about this accessory from the Orange County Register, but forgot what the name was. Turns out it was originally called the SeatPod, but Apple's lawyer's objected to the name, and the inventor renamed it SeatBuddy. Basically it is a hanger for your iPod touch/iPhone that enables you to hang your iPhone/touch on the seatback tray of the seat in front of you on an airplane.
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Bluetooth headsets have become more and more popular throughout the years and now more and more cell phones have been able to take advantage of this technology. In this review we'll be looking at a brand new Bluetooth headset from iTech, the SolarVoice 908, one of the first solar charging headsets on the market.
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Thank goodness you're a pack rat! You know, have to grab, keep everything that flies by...ok everything except that report or news item or YouTube yuck you saw last week and now desperately need. Can't find it it save your behind. And still you don't have enough storage...there are new worlds to conquer, new worlds to destroy or take home with you. Don't worry Flash will always be there for you Dale!!!!
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On this Veteran's Day 2009, as we honor those who served and gave their lives for America, there are stories about man's best friend being told by those who fought alongside their "War Dogs of the Pacific." Most Americans have no idea that dogs were trained to sniff out the enemy during World War II, 549 to be exact fought with the U.S. Marines on Guam, Saipan, and other battlegrounds of the Pacific Theater.
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Did you hear? Microsoft is releasing a new version of Windows - should you buy it? Windows 7 is here. In this article you will find out if Windows 7 is worth the wait and whether or not you should upgrade. Or is Windows 7 just another Vista?
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iLuv's iMM183 Weather band radio for iPod and iPhone
The iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock ($149) features NOA/S.A.M.E Weather Hazard Alert system, and can dock iPhones and iPods simultaneously. So when you are snoozing in bed and that impending foul weather comes bearing down, you'll know it thanks to the clock's weather band radio and NOAA emergency alert system.
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