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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Earlier this month a story was posted to CNN’s iReport social news site which caused Apple stock to plummet. The stories on that site are not vetted before they are allowed to appear on the site. The story said:
Steve Jobs was rushed to the ER just a few hours ago [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Patch Tuesday is the second Tuesday of each month, and that’s when Microsoft typically releases security and other updates for their products. Sometimes an emergency requires an “out-of-band” patch. And today, October 23rd, Microsoft is pushing out a critical Windows security patch.
Not much has been said about the release, however. [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
On Wednesday, T-Mobile’s G1 Android-based phone made its retail appearance (it was previously only available via pre-order to existing T-Mobile customers). T-Mobile opened all of its retail storefronts at 8 AM, anticipating increased demand.
According to C|Net, the first retail purchase was made Tuesday night by Christopher Laddis in San Francisco (congrats).
Or for [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
It’s been well over a year since eBay was criticized by International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). At the time, the IFAW found over 2,000 ivory items for sale on eBay.
On Monday, eBay announced it was banning all ivory sales, worldwide. As Richard Brewer-Hay said in the announcement:
In reviewing this [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
So far this year, we’ve seen refreshes to the iPhone, iPod and MacBook lines. What’s left? Well, the next round of speculation was started by a report that coming in the next few weeks will be a refresh of the iMac line. Based purely on the seasonal shopping trends, [...]
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We got our hands on the newly redesigned MacBook, and we open it up in this episode! The new MacBook features an aluminum body, glass display, and even a glass trackpad. Check out the video for the fill scoop.
ShareBy Martin Regtien
Contributing Writer, RealTechNewsÂ
Ever since the advent of the laptop and the first portable media devices, being able to access information on the run has been a hot topic in the world of consumer technology.
Today, the battle rages on, but a new front has opened up; the possibility of bringing an entire library wherever [...]
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Contributing Writer, RealTechNewsÂ
For the past few months I have had a DGS-1008D Green Ethernet Switch connected to my home network running pretty much 24/7.
Read on here to find out how I got on with this unit and what all this Green Ethernet business is all about, says Paul Moons.
