ShareBy Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Google seems close to launching a cloud-based storage service called GDrive, according to reports. But is that any reason to diss Microsoft’s competing Live Mesh service?
It seems that at least right now earlier this morning, if you searched for the term “Live Mesh” using Google search, you would [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
A new class action lawsuit filed in Northern California asserts that Apple profited from the iPhone 3G while knowing it had issues with 3G connectivity. The 14-page complaint was filed by California resident Jason Medway this week.
Many have had problems with the 3G performance of the iPhone 3G, and though a [...]
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Contributing Writer, RealTechNewsĂ‚Â
Paul Moons, from DigitalReviews.net, wrote:
Like many, my family’s data storage requirements are increasing at an exponential rate. High Definition home movies; work documents; 10+ megapixel photographs, etc. all require ever growing amounts of hard drive space.
And raw storage space isn’t the only problem: Keeping all this data safe from hardware failures [...]
ShareBy Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
How can Google’s Gmail service going offline be good news? Well, it can if what I mean by “offline” isn’t a stoppage of the service, but instead a way to read, reply, etc. to your Gmail without being connected to the Internet.
It’s beta, of course (how could it not be, as [...]
ShareBy Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
It’s a hush-hush affair, but an invitation to a press conference Feb. 9th in New York City just shouts Kindle 2, as the press conference is being held at The Morgan Library & Museum. Furthermore, Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO will be in attendance.
Additionally, the Kindle listing on Amazon.com’s website now [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
A new bill, the “Camera Phone Predator Alert Act,” introduced by New York Republican Rep. Peter King would requires mobile phones with digital cameras “to make a sound” whenever a photograph is taken.
The bill states:
Requires any mobile phone containing a digital camera to sound a tone whenever a photograph is taken [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
As expected, on Monday, January 26th, Microsoft made the first release candidate version (RC1) for Internet Explorer 8 available to the public. You have to know where to go to find it, however, due to some site updating issues.
At the time of this writing, while their site image (above) says you [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
As expected, on Sunday Verizon Wireless rolled out its “Network Extender” femtocell. Also as expected, the price is $249.99, free from monthly fees.
A femtocell is basically a signal booster for cell phones. It works through the user’s broadband connection. Of course, in these days when many ISPs seem to be [...]
