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Opera 11 first beta released, adds extensions and tab stacking

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The first beta of the new Opera 11 computer browser has just been released for public download. It adds several cool new features so it might be worth checking it out. The hottest new addition is tab stacking, a better way to organize your open tabs. Instead of opening tabs side-by-side, Opera 11 allows you to group them by site or by theme.

Also with its 11th version Opera joins the list of browsers that support extensions. Read more »

LG announces E-Note H1000B – a 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet with HD display

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While most of the world is eagerly expecting their Android-powered slate, LG made a surprising move and announced the E-Note H1000B. The Windows 7 Starter-running (upgradeable to W7 Professional) tablet packs a 10.1” capacitive touchscreen of HD resolution (1366 x 768 pixels).

The LG E-Note H1000B will come with a couple of options for the netbook-grade CPU – Intel Atom Z510 or Z530. Read more »

600,000 Samsung Galaxy Tabs sold, production going at full steam

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That rumor about Samsung cutting down production of the Galaxy Tab tablet may not be true – in fact, a new report allegedly coming straight from Samsung says that supply can’t keep up with the demand in some countries.

The sales numbers are not groundbreaking but it does look like the Samsung Galaxy Tab is quite popular. Read more »

Xbox 360 owner or not, Kinect is something you would want on your PC

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I am an Xbox 360 owner and I admit I would never buy a Kinect controller. I don’t like the games or the idea of making funny moves in front of my TV to play them.

But also I have a Windows 7-based PC connected to that TV. And I can be easily lured to buy a Kinect to do Si-Fi stuff on my computer while I’m sitting on my couch.

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The tough Motorola DEFY comes by, we shoot some videos

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Motorola DEFY comes by our office to prove us a phone can be both tough AND smarty. The Eclair-running DEFY is water, dust and shock resistant in addition to its sexy looks and performing skills.

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Dell Inspiron Duo tablet/netbook combo goes live, priced at 549 US dollars

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The Dell Inspiron Duo hybrid was just officially unveiled, answering many of the questions those early ads raised. The 10.1 touchscreen netbook with rotating display is unlike anything we have seen so far on the market so the excitement that greets it is completely understandable.

On the inside you will find a dual-core Intel Atom N550 processor, 2GB of RAM, a Broadcom Crystal HD accelerator, 250GB of storage (there are also higher-capacity options), and Windows 7 Home Premium. The 10.1” display resolution is 1366 x 768 pixels and it uses the capacitive touch technology. Read more »

Install Android on your older iPhone in six steps

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Your iPhone 2G is probably starting to feel old and they haven’t gotten an OS update in a while. You might be thinking it’s time to retire it – not so fast, you might be able to give it a new jolt of life with Android.

You heard me right – Android. And not just any old Android, it’s 2.2 Froyo. It may not be ready for day-to-day usage but it’ll sure earn you some geek points… Read more »

We unbox HTC Trophy and do a quick test run – no Sense UI, you get HTC Hub instead

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Another box gets opened – and this time we find the HTC Trophy inside. At first look, the Trophy is much like the other Windows Phone 7 mobiles we’ve reviewed but a few things quickly caught our eye.

HTC Hub was the first – no, it’s not a full Sense UI replica, it’s just the clock, but then there’s the Dolby Mobile and SRS WOW sound enhancements… Read more »

The WP7 on Samsung Focus is not a card killer, it is just overprotective

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Remember the problems Samsung Focus caused when you try to use a new card in its “hot-swappable” slot? Well, the things have finally started to make sense. The cards can’t be read on any other device not because they’re dead, but because they are secured on a deep system level.

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Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 is the first 7200 rpm 3TB 3.5-inch hard drive

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Today Hitachi announced its Dekstar 7K3000 hard drive – the world’s first to offer 3TB storage and 7200 RPM speed. The 3.5” drive also supports 6Gb/s SATA interface and packs a whopping 64MB cache.

These specs should give it an edge over the other available 3TB internal drive – the Western Digital 3TB Caviar Green, which only runs at 5400 RPM. Read more »

Google Docs now with online text editing, available to Android and iOS users

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So far the popular Google Docs supported only viewing text documents but now Android and iOS users get to enjoy the recently added editing feature which is easily accessible through the web browsers of their mobile devices.

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Mobiado Classic 712 Stealth is a pleasure to your eyes, burning pain to your wallet

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Mobiado has just announced the latest addition to their lineup of luxury phones – the Classic 712 Stealth. Inspired by military stealth aircrafts, the Mobiado Classic 712 Stealth is hand-crafted from exquisite materials like aircraft aluminum and sapphire crystal.

On the feature side the 712 Stealth offers a 2.2” QVGA display, which Mobiado curiously refers to as “large”, a 5 megapixel camera with flash, 3G and integrated GPS. Read more »

Original white iPhone 4 panels on sale, you better hurry up before the seller goes to jail

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An inventive USA teenager has found a way to import to the US lots of original white iPhone 4 panels from Foxconn. He is now selling the complete white conversion kit for 280 US dollars. It’s not cheap, but that’s because it comes with the Retina display included (glued to the front panel) plus you will be one of the very few showing off with original white iPhone 4 – that’s worth something on its own, right?. Just don’t hesitate too long, the guy may soon end up in jail.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab low sales may result in production cut

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According to a recent market research Samsung is cutting the production of Galaxy Tab in half due to weak sales. Apparently Samsung may not fulfill its plan for selling 6 million Galaxy tablets after all. And I can totally get that having in mind the steep price in some regions.

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Google Voice now available as native iPhone app, supports push notifications

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Justice is finally served and Google Voice is available at the App Store. Apple, with their “no duplication of native functionality” rule, kept the app out of iPhone-land for a pretty long time, but they finally let it in.

And as was to be expected the native app works way better than the than the HTML5 web app clever Google used to sidestepped this App Store rule so far. Read more »