A folder containing more then 100 million facebook pages has surfaced on a torrent site. The near 3GB torrent file was collected by hacker Ron Bowes of Skull Security, who created a web crawler program that harvested data on users contained in Facebook’s open access directory, which lists all users who haven’t …
Read More »Motorola taking more shots at Apple with new Droid X Ad
Another full page Droid X ad is hitting newspapers tomorrow and it takes a huge swing at Apple and its free bumper giveaway. At Motorola, we believe a customer shouldn’t have to dress up their phone for it to work properly. That’s why the DROID X comes with a dual antenna …
Read More »Apple Releases iPhone OS 4.1 Beta 2 to Developers
Apple has released beta 2 of iOS 4.1 that addresses minor bug fixes. The iPhone 4 proximity sensor issue does not appear to be fixed. Apple has said the proximity sensor will be addressed in a future software update
Read More »RIM Down 4.7% As Comments By Foreign Governments Weigh
TORONTO (Dow Jones)–Shares of Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) are down 4.7% Tuesday, at least in part on fears that its surging international growth could be crimped by foreign governments seeking access to content on the device. Concerns about the timing of the release of a key new …
Read More »Rogers Finally Updates iPhone 4 Information Page
Early this morning, Rogers finally updated their website to reflect the July 30 launch date for the iPhone 4. Does this surprise you Canada?
Read More »Blackberry 6
To say RIM has a lot riding on BlackBerry 6 is an understatement. With new kids on the block like Android and iOS stepping in with lustworthy apps and attractive UIs, the BlackBerrys have been sitting in a corner BBMing everyone else at the party trying to convince them …
Read More »Apple Faces Lawsuit Over iPad Overheating
Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable technology company, was sued over claims its iPad tablet overheats and fails to operate properly in warm conditions. The complaint, filed July 23 in federal court in Oakland, California, seeks unspecified damages and class action, or group, status. It claims the iPad “does not …
Read More »Magic TrackPad
The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch technology you love on the MacBook Pro. The new accessory supports a full set of gestures, including two-finger scrolling, pinching to zoom, rotating with your fingertips, three-finger swiping …
Read More »Apple Battery Charger
One of Apple’s more interesting product announcements today was its Apple Battery Charger, designed to keep the company’s increasing array of wireless peripheral devices powered up. While we briefly mentioned the release in our coverage of Apple’s new Magic Trackpad that utilizes the rechargeable AA batteries Apple is now offering …
Read More »Apple’s New 27-Inch iMac Supports Secondary Solid State Hard Drive
Apple’s new 27-inch iMac released today offers support for dual hard drives: one traditional Serial ATA in 1 TB or 2 TB capacity and one 256 GB solid state drive (SSD). Alternatively, customers can opt for a single 256 GB SSD, as described on the iMac features page.
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