Just a few weeks after the TouchPad was released in the US HP has rolled out the option to buy and rent movies on the tablet. Going into the App Catalog on the HP TouchPad will now give you the option to get movies and TV shows through the HP MovieStore without even having to get another app. The HP MovieStore is powered by RoxioNow, and seems to have a good sized collection. Although it’s called the HP MovieStore, there are a few TV shows available for purchase. Those shows include Chuck, One Tree Hill, and Fringe, among others. I… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
If you’re like most techies without a tablet, you’re looking for a good reason to own one. The problem is most relatively good tablets aren’t cheap. Unless you have around $500 to burn, the best tablets will be out of your reach. However, Staples has an offer that is too good to pass up. The retailer is slashing $100 off the price of certain tablets from now until July 30. All you have to do is print off the coupon, walk into the store and walk out with $100 saved. Unfortunately, the $100 off coupon doesn’t apply to every tablet… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Owning an Amazon Prime subscription has more perks than simply free two day shipping on most shipments. In fact, Amazon Prime users have the ability to instantly stream videos from Amazon’s growing video library for free. It’s sort of a rival service to Netflix, and after the recent debacle regarding a price increase, Amazon is in a prime (no pun intended) position to gain some disappointed Netflix users. To bolster their video library, Amazon and CBS recently agreed to a non-exclusive agreement to add 2,000 CBS TV shows. The grand total of television shows and movies available through Amazon’s instant… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It doesn’t support the iPod Touch yet. It’s not a universal app and there’s no iPad version yet. Still, this didn’t stop the Google+ iPhone app from becoming the number 1 free app on the App Store right now. Take note, the app has not even been out for more than 24 hours. Plus some iPhone 4 users, specifically those who are running iOS5 beta on their devices (including yours truly) are still experiencing bugs and crashes. Still, Google+ has successfully joined the ranks of Facebook iPhone which currently holds the title of being the most downloaded iPhone app. Also,… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
T-Mobile has officially announced new Value plans which will come available beginning July 24th. The new plans will be available for new and existing customers with options for single- and multi-line accounts. The key part here, the new plans will offer users the option to choose between 2GB, 5GB or 10GB of data. And while these new plans are noted as being “unlimited” the key part here is that they come with “no data overages” at any level. Otherwise, these new value plans will have a few options in terms of voice minutes as well as unlimited text messages. Keep… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
We have seen a few bits on the Roku 2 lately, namely the FCC filing for the set-top boxes themselves, but also for the remote control. And well, it looks like the new players have since been officially announced by Roku over on their company blog. The new players are coming just about as we had expected given the recent leaks, however that being said, they still seem like a nice upgrade to the current lineup. The new models are expected to come available later this month. And similar to what we have seen with the current lineup, there will… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
You may not be able to grab a Nook Color for $100 off at Staples due to the coupon’s restriction, but you can still pick up one at a discount. Barnes & Noble is now selling certified pre-owned Nook Colors. A brand new Nook Color costs $249, but the pre-owned units are on sale for $199. B&N is selling pre-owned Nook Colors while supplies last. It’s understandable to be a bit skeptical before buying a used gadget. However, B&N insists that every pre-owned Nook Color is put through rigorous tests to ensure they are in top working order. Each Nook… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
What Is Being Reviewed? Here we have two earphones from House of Marley. Both are from the Freedom line, and are known individually as Redemption Song IE (above), and Zion (below). Normally we’d review both headphone separately, but these are so similar to each other that it makes more sense to put them both here. Specs Freq.
resp.:
20Hz‐20+kHz
9mm
neodymium‐magnet,
dynamic,
moving
coil
micro
speaker
Connector:
3.5mm
gold‐plated
Cord:
4ft,
tangle‐free,
braided
Tips:
Silicone,
isolating
design
Regular
tips,
3
sizes
(S,
M,
L)
Tiered
tips,
2
sizes
(S/M,
M/L)
(Zion only) Volume/mute
controls
in‐line
Our Thoughts One of the big points for House of Marley’s upcoming headphones is that they are all made from Earth-friendly materials. They all have fabric lines,… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Despite not coming in the form of an app update, it seems the Netflix app for Android is now supporting additional devices. The app remains at version 1.2.2 with the requirement of Android 2.2 or later and 5.5M for installation. And while those details are the same as we previously mentioned, the supported list now includes; Casio G’zOne Commando C771 with Android 2.2 HTC Doubleshot HTC Droid Incredible HTC Droid Incredible 2 HTC EVO HTC EVO 3D HTC G2 HTC Thunderbolt Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet LG Revolution Motorola Atrix Motorola Droid Motorola Droid X Motorola Droid X2 Motorola Droid 2 Motorola… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
As popular as the Samsung Galaxy S II is in other parts of the world, it hasn't been released in the United States yet. Previous reports pointed to negotiation difficulties with carriers due to the perceived demand for the smartphone. Nonetheless, an image for Sprint's version of the Galaxy S II has already surfaced which suggested that a launch was imminent. Now Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy S II will arrive on US shores in August. Shin Jong-kyun, an executive for Samsung's mobile division, confirmed US Galaxy S II release during an event in Korea. He didn't mention what carriers… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
RIM released the 1.0.7 software update for the BlackBerry PlayBook yesterday and it looks like the update has since been pulled. The details are sparse as to exactly why, however they have come by way of the official @BlackBerry Twitter account. That being said, according to the details we have seen; Some users were experiencing issues with Bridge & 1.0.7. We expect to release an update with a fix later this week. Otherwise, nothing specific as to what those issues are. But in the meantime, if you were in the group that did not quickly update (like myself), then it… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM APPLETELL - The new MacBook Air is loaded with the latest Intel Core i5 and Core i7 dual-core processors, making it twice as fast as the previous generation of MacBook Air. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Just when you think Google is not going to offer anything to surprise us, they come forward with an announcement like this. According to a recent posting over on the Official Google Blog, they have announced that they are going to begin detecting certain types of malware by looking at the search traffic. According to the details from Google; Recently, we found some unusual search traffic while performing routine maintenance on one of our data centers. After collaborating with security engineers at several companies that were sending this modified traffic, we determined that the computers exhibiting this behavior were infected… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Lenovo is sending out a serious message to Apple and that is the company is dead serious in giving the iPad a worthy opponent. In fact, Lenovo’s arsenal comes in the form of three new tablets, two of which runs Android Honeycomb and the other runs Windows 7 OS. The two Android tablets namely, Lenovo IdeaPad K1 and Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet are both equipped with Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and features Netflix support. The Windows 7 ThinkPad Tablet P1 on the other is loaded with 1.5GHz Intel processor. In brief here are the specs and features of these three, new… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
So you wanted a Disney Android app for so long now? Your wish has been finally granted as Walt Disney just made its first Android app available on the Android Market. And guess what this app is? Well, it’s an original puzzle book app featuring the ageless Winnie the Pooh. Obviously, this puzzle book app is geared for your kids, so if you value your Android devices so much, you might as well conceal the app from your kids as I’m pretty sure you’ll have a hard time getting back your device after your kids find out about this app.… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Dolphin Browser HD, one of the most popular alternative Android mobile web browsers has just been updated to version 6.0. The Android app which is now sporting a new logo as brought about by the update fixes known issues and bugs since the app was first released as well as crash problems encountered by Asus Transformer and Motorola Xoom users. It also fixes the Google image issue encountered by some users. But the most important new feature added to the new version of the app is the webzine feature. Webzine lets you display web pages as a series of thumbnail… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Sony Ericsson’s long-rumored new QWERTY smartphone has finally reached the FCC. And while this may signal that the phone nay be released sooner than later, don’t get your hopes so high as the word on the street is suggesting that the device will not be available in the US market until September. Still, the fact that it passes through one of the most important stages before its US debut is enough to get us all excited. In case you’re wondering what the FCC filing of the Xperia Pro revealed, well sorry folks, there’s nothing much that we don’t already know… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
LaCie, maker of both tiny and rugged hard drives has finally decided to combine the two features into one external hard drive. That new hard drive is LaCie’s new Rugged Mini external hard drive. The Rugged Mini is small enough to fit in your back pocket, and tough enough to not break if sat upon. The Rugged Mini can actually withstand up to 1 ton of pressure, and is shock resistant up to 1.2 meters (about four feet). It’s also rain-resistant, so no need to worry if it’s in your bag or pocket once the rain starts. The design of… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM APPLETELL - The much awaited availability of Apple’s next Mac OS X has just been confirmed. Get ready to download 4GB of OS files as OS X Lion will be available on the Mac App Store tomorrow, July 20. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
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