Don’t mention “Android”, Apple doesn’t like it

Don’t mention “Android”, Apple doesn’t like it

We know there’s no love lost between Apple and Google mainly because Google is becoming a serious rival to the computer giant but to ban the use of the word “Android” from the app store really is taking it a bit far don’t you think?

X2 to release “iTablet” in April

X2 to release “iTablet” in April

X2, a UK based Company, has just revealed details of their version of the tablet computer, which will ship in April around the same time as Apple’s iPad, and which they have confusingly called the iTablet.

Symbian OS now fully open source

Symbian OS now fully open source

We knew it was coming, just not yet. However, the source code for the Symbian platform is now fully open source, meaning that anyone will be able to modify it, develop it, and use it for any purpose.

No bank, no credit, try Kwedit

No bank, no credit, try Kwedit

Kwedit is a brand new start up company that aims to help youngsters or anyone else for that matter, purchase digital content on the Internet when they don’t have the traditional means to do so, like a credit or debit card.

Has blogging become passe?

Has blogging become passe?

According to a new study, blogging by those younger than 30 has declined dramatically since 2007, while bloggers 30 and up have steadily gained ground.

Are Netbooks poised for further growth in 2010?

Are Netbooks poised for further growth in 2010?

According to Strategy Analytics they are. The research firm have just released a report saying that Netbook shipments grew by a massive 79 percent in 2009 which amounts to around 30.2 million netbooks shipped worldwide.

Geek with Laptop Weekly Roundup 05.02.10

Geek with Laptop Weekly Roundup 05.02.10

The weekly roundup of the web’s best tech news includes iPhone 4G Release Date Confirmed After Prototype Image Appears, The Proximity Sensing Shirt, Coolest Webcams, 14 Awesome Valentine Gift Ideas for Him or Her: Geeky Valentine Gift Ideas, Wacom wireless Intuos tablet for PC and Mac,  Geek with Laptop has found the best, check ‘em out!

Are Google planning an iPad killer tablet?

Are Google planning an iPad killer tablet?

Everyone is wondering what Google is up and whether they are taking shots at Apple after one of its engineers posted a video and images online, showing a mock up tablet computer running Chrome.

Netbook gear that will easily adapt for the iPad

Netbook gear that will easily adapt for the iPad

An enterprising netbook accessories manufacturer isn’t wasting any time hopping on the iPad bandwagon.

LG dials up the Fifties with CRT TV

LG dials up the Fifties with CRT TV

Would you pay $215 for a black-and-white CRT TV — with knobs? LG is betting that some customers in its native South Korea will. The new Retro Classic dives back into the silver age of television to offer something different and daringly unexpected.

Browsing Under an Invisible Cloak – Here’s How You Do It

Browsing Under an Invisible Cloak – Here’s How You Do It

Perhaps the worst part of the Internet is that it has a pretty good and really long memory; it remembers what you did and said, long after you and many others have forgotten.

Final Fantasy XIII goes on sale in Japan

Final Fantasy XIII goes on sale in Japan

The latest version of the role playing game Final Fantasy III from Sony created by Japanese Square Enix has just been launched for the PlayStation 3 console in Japan and hundreds of eager gamers queued up to be one of the first in the world to get their hands on a copy when it went on sale at 7 am on the 17th December.

iPad a game-changer? Nintendo doesn’t think so

iPad a game-changer? Nintendo doesn’t think so

If Apple’s iPad is the next big video game platform in disguise, Nintendo’s president doesn’t see it. “It was a bigger iPod Touch,” an apparently unimpressed Satoru Iwata says. “There were no surprises for me.”

Is there a link between Internet use and depression?

Is there a link between Internet use and depression?

According to a recent study there is a link, although what it actually means is anyone’s guess.

RCA EZ209HD Camcorder

RCA EZ209HD Camcorder

Video: 1280 x 720 pixels, H.264/ADPCM/AVI, Zoom: Digital 2x, Focal Length: 2 mm – Infinity, Sensor: CMOS, Display: LCD, 2″, 153600 pixels, Still Image: 3200 x 2400