MC2 Post 747 cnet Compares The Touchpads

Touchpads, compared: 

Apple Magic Trackpad vs. Wacom Bamboo

Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20012244-1.html

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MC2 Post 746 Google Earth Gets Rain and Snow

Google Earth Now Displays Real-Time 

Rain and Snow

Link: http://mashable.com/2010/07/30/google-earth-real-time-weather/

 Real-Time Weather

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The Goodies Apple Showed Off

This Week

A Track Pad ?

Hiding In Plain Sight:

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MC2 Post 745 The Kindle Is A Killer of Comp

 

Amazon Rolls Out Smaller, Lighter, 

WiFi-Only Kindle for $139

Link:  http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/07/amazon-rolls-out-smaller-lighter-wifi-only-kindle-for-139.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

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Intel Hits The Fast Track

New Intel Technology to Make it Possible 

to Download an HD Movie in a Second

 In fact, it is capable of transferring the 
entire printed catalog of material within 
the Library of Congress in only a minute and a half. 

The technology makes use of

silicon and light to achieve this incredible feat.

The Graduate:  

"""The Word Is Silicon Photonics...."  

To See How Intel Plans to 

Deliver This Mojo see:

Link: http://www.neowin.net/news/new-intel-technology-to-make-it-possible-to-download-an-hd-movie-in-a-second

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MC2 Post 743 Apple’s Official Response To DMCA Jailbreak Exemption

It Voids Your Warranty.

Link:  http://www.cultofmac.com/apples-official-response-to-dmca-jailbreak-exemption-it-voids-your-warranty/52463?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cultofmac%2FbFow+%28Cult+of+Mac%29

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MC2 Post 742 Here Come The Android Tablets

Android Tablets

Join The Party

Android-powered iPad-like 
Tablet Computer #1
Price: $147.50

 
Technical specifications 
and basic features:

* Operating System: Google Android OS 1.5
* Processor: ARM926EH-S rev5  * RAM: 128MB DDR2
* Storage Capacity: 2GB NAND FLASH, support SDHC TF card up to 16GB
* Display: 7-inch TFT LCD widescreen touch display (800*480 pixel resolution)
* Touch Control: Full size touch operation, sliding menu, functional icon dragging, Orientation Sensors w/ accelerometer, automatic steering display screen
* Network: 802.11b/g Wi-Fi network connection* Camera: 1.3-Megapixel
* Slots: Micro SD/TF card slot (support up to 16GB)
 
* Mini USB port
* Functions: E-Book, Office word processing, 
Document to go (word, excel, PPT, PDF)
* Software: Google Chrome Lite Browser
* Multiple languages supported

Link: http://www.junauza.com/2010/07/affordable-android-powered-ipad-like.html

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MC2 Post 741 Flipboard's iPad Web-zine Gets Cred

Is Flipboard A Glimpse Into A 

Brave NEW Magazine World?

 Not Everyone Is Happy About That Because Apple Is First Out of The Chute "again" with A Possible 
"Killer App" for their iPad.

Beyond The TAG RSS Scraping or Online Content Providers Like the Washington Post "Predicting" It's Imminent flop under the weight of its own hype, This raises the Bar for Content Delivery.

Link: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/07/flipboard_hype.html

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The FlipBoard App raises issues
on ownership of RSS content on the
Internet and legal ramifications
of RSS feeds not dealt with before.

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In Other NEWS:

John Fogarty Gets Inducted 

To The Baseball "Hall of Fame" 

For His Song "Centerfield.

And The Queen Is Now

On Flickr At:

Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishmonarchy/

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MC2 Post 740 ComicCon Or SXSW West?

Is It ComicCon or SXSW West?

If Wired Covers it, It's A Happening.

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As Hollywood invades, Comic-Con 

Keeps Its Quirks

Shucks Even The Christian Science Monitor Covers Comic-Con.

Link: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0723/As-Hollywood-invades-Comic-Con-keeps-its-quirks

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Also NYT Dips Its Toes Into Holly Weird 

in San Diego 

This weekend.

Armed and (Possibly) Dangerous at Comic-Con

Link: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/armed-and-possibly-dangerous-at-comic-con/

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MC2 Post 739 LG Can't Keep Up with iPad Panel Demand

Yeah, You Guessed It, The Hot Selling 

iPad from Apple

Link: http://www.techeye.net/business/lg-admits-it-cant-keep-up-with-panel-demand-for-the-ipad?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+techeye+%28Tech+Eye%29

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With Great Problems Comes Great Fixes...

Antenn-aid Webpage

Link: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1724241/sticking-plaster-fix-iphone-web-hit

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MC2 Post 738 Boeing Shows Off Commercial Spacecraft

Boeing Shows Off Commercial Spacecraft

To Go Where No Boeing Has Gone Before....

Link: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/63970

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IBM Unveils Hybrid Mainframe

Link: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/ibm-unveils-hybrid-mainframe-system-of-system-eyes-data-center-consolidation/37048?tag=mncol;txt

 

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How Playing Video Games Can 
Boost Your Career


Link: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-how_playing_video_games_can_boost_your_career-1372

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MC2 Post 737 Biggest Star Ever Found

May Be Ticking Antimatter Bomb

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Named R136a1, the star sits toward the centre of RMC 137a, 

a crowded cluster of hot young starssome 165,000 light years away 

in the Large Magellenic Cloud, 

one of the Milky Way's nearest galactic neighbours.

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Link:  http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19201-biggest-star-ever-found-may-be-ticking-antimatter-bomb.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

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MC2 Post 736 Wireless Hotspot Shootout

Gleaned from http://arstechnica.com

MiFi v. Overdrive 4G

Shootout

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Link: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2010/07/mifi-v-overdrive-4g-shootout.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

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Downloads and Upload Speeds

 
Longer bars is better

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Hardcovers Fall Behind Kindle 

Book Sales at Amazon

Link: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/07/kindle-sales-outpace-amazons-hardcover-book-sales.ars

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Week in tech: This May be 

The Droid You're Looking For

Motorola Droid X

Link: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/07/week-in-tech-this-may-be-the-droid-youre-looking-for.ars

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MC2 Post 735 A Bitter Sign of The Greedy Times

Times Loses 66 Per Cent of Its Readers 

in a Month

The Cost of Murdoch's Obsession

Why Pay For His Cash Cow When You Can Get The Milk For Free?

Link: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1723232/times-loses-66-cent-readers

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This Week's Best Apps For 

iPhone, iPad and Android

Link:  http://gizmodo.com/5590309/this-weeks-best-apps

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