Today Cellular South announced that it has fully acquired Corr Wireless. According to Cellular South, Corr will continue to operate under the Corr brand, though Cellular South will gradually introduce its own products and services through Corr’s retail outlets. …
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Cellular South Finalizes Corr Wireless Buy
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz (previously known as “Kurara”) still doesn’t have an official release date, but it looks like someone in Sony Ericsson’s camp has been playing with one lately. The company just released a pair of sample videos, marking the first time anyone outside of SE has seen footage shot on this handset. Now, given that one of the flagship features of this handset is its 720p video recording mode, we didn’t exactly expect the camera quality to be garbage – but hot damn are these videos impressive. Check out the videos below, won’t you? The first video alone is pretty impressive, even if they are kind of cheating; if those E-Trade commercials and countless viral videos have proven anything, it’s that babies make everything better.
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The first sample videos from the Sony Ericsson Vivaz are out and kind of incredible
Major textbook publishers, including McGraw-Hill, Pearson, Kaplan, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt K-12, have completed a deal with software company ScrollMotion Inc. to prepare their textbook offerings for digital outlets like the iPad. Textbook publishers, having seen the impact of technology and the internet on the newspaper industry, are desperately trying to stay ahead of the technology curve and viable well into the 21st century. Rik Kranenburg, group president of higher eduction at McGraw-Hill had this to say: “Nobody knows what device will take off, or which ‘killer app’ will drive student adaptations. Today they aren’t reading e-textbooks on their laptops.
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Textbook publishers prepare content for iPad/e-ink readers
Insructables user murphtron writes: My son started riding a 16″ bike at 4 years old without training wheels. (He was first on a push bike without training wheels or pedals at about 3 1/2.) One day he decided to build a jump in the back yard. So he found a piece of 2 x 12 ramp (with random lumber laying around) and piled up some logs. He discovered it was a bit tricky to ride in the grass and hit his narrow ramp
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How-To: Adjustable kids’ bike jump
It looks like social networks are coming under attack more and more frequently from phishing attacks , as well as other security breach issues. This time, its Twitter . From the post on CNet : “As part of Twitter’s ongoing security efforts, we reset passwords for a small number of accounts that we believe … [ visit site to read more ] Related posts: Twitter Hacked … Again I want my Twitter! Twitter acting funky again Tags: Security and Privacy , Social Networking , Twitter Related posts WebWars Integrates Social Networking And Browser Based Multiplayer Action in WebLords (9) Review: My Child ID from Amberalert.com (1) Google Explains Their Take On Privacy (3) Blippy shows the world your buying habits (2) Sweethearts candy adds a social-media message: Tweet Me’ (3)
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Twitter asks for password resets
King-size thanks to Props Guy Jim! (Click for larger image.) (Credit: Jim Sleeth) All the recent frenzy over the Apple iPad might be too much for the tech nerds of the world to handle. Tuesday, Josh Topolsky of Engadget reported on a disturbingly high volume of “ugly, pointless, and frankly threatening” comments on the Web site and took action by indefinitely closing all comments on the blog . We appreciate Josh’s wake-up call, although vocalizing one’s opinion through anonymous blog comments is just another extension of the Internet. We definitely empathize with the site’s moderators, however, who must be tearing their hair out trying to protect Engadget visitors from trolls, predators, idiots, and all the other lobos on the Web. Good luck with that, guys! In other tech news, TechCrunch gives us a first look at Google’s interpretation of a modern tablet device, as imagined by Glen Murphy, Google Chrome’s designer.
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The 404 Podcast 511: Where the more you ignore us, the closer we get
A few days ago, Virgin Mobile officially launched its HSPA+ network (using Bell service) across Canada. Alongside the launch, Virgin announced new smartphone rates plans and that it was carrying the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Until now, the only place to get Virgin Mobile service on an iPhone 3G/3GS was to visit a Virgin Mobile store
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Virgin Mobile iPhone Now Available At Canadian Apple Stores
More news on the Apple iPhone 4G next generation phone or iPhone 2010. Apparently Apple are about to sign up a second manufacturer in order to make the fourth generation iPhone. Rumour has it that Pegatron Technology a subsidiary of ASUS will join Foxconn, who are already an established Apple partner already manufacturing the Apple iPhone 3GS
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New Fourth-gen iPhone Rumour: Apple using Pegatron Technology to manufacture
Section: Imaging , Camcorders , Digital Cameras Hasselblad introduced the new H4D-40 “entry-level” camera to its existing line of H4D medium format camera systems. Touting a 33 x 44mm CCD sensor, which is almost twice the size of a full-frame 35mm DSLR sensor, the H4D-40 shoots at a whooping 40MP. If you ever need more megapixels to work with, you can count on the higher-end models in the H4D line of medium format cameras
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Hasselblad unveils the H4D-40, a 40MP medium format DSLR beast
Think netbooks are on their way out? Not according to ARM CEO Warren East , who said in a recent interview with PC Pro that while netbooks now only represent 10% or so of the PC market, he believes that “over the next several years that could completely change around and that could be 90% of the PC market.” Obviously, he also thinks that would be a huge boon to ARM, and notes that while the main CPU in most netbooks may not be an ARM processor, there are probably at least two or three ARM chips of some sort in each netbook sold. In fairness, we assume that East means netbooks will evolve significantly from their present state over those next several years — but, still, ninety percent
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ARM CEO says netbooks could eventually grab 90 percent of PC market
Announced in September 2009, the merger between Orange UK and T-Mobile UK is not yet completed, as it awaits approval from UK authorities. If all works out the way France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom want, the Orange – T-Mobile joint venture will become the largest British mobile carrier, with more than 30 million customers and about 37% of the UK mobile market. However, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the proposed joint-venture “threatens significantly to affect competition in mobile telecommunications in the UK.” That’s why the OFT has asked for additional details about the merger from the European Commission
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Orange T-Mobile UK merger may “affect competition”
We know good and well what kind of extravagant displays are available to gawk at in New York City, but now it looks like the locals will have yet another one to check out when they’re taking a breather from the rat race. CBS Outdoor has unveiled plans to deliver two solid hours (from 11:30AM to 1:30PM throughout February) of 3D advertising on an expansive, high-definition video screen installed within Grand Central Station
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CBS brings 3D advertising to Grand Central Station, glasses makers drink to that
A reader who saw Marc’s recent post about an Arduino-controlled laser photo trigger wrote in to tell us about the amazing work of Belgian photographer and Flickr user fotoopa (which, we hear, as “foto opa,” means something like “photo grandpa” in Dutch). That’s him in the picture above, with the awesome homebrew laser-triggered camera rig that he uses to capture amazing pictures of insects in flight and splashing drops of colored water . I’m generally skeptical of film purists, but fotoopa makes the compelling claim that no digital camera has the shutter speed necessary to do this kind of imagery. He claims the Compur #1 shutter used in his 2008 setup has a speed of less than 5 milliseconds
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"Photo grandpa" builds mother of all homebrew laser triggers
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #31 During a quiet and rather wet weekend, I was feeling more than a little nostalgic. So to recapture my lost youth (not that I lost it all that long ago), I decided to sit down and have a good read through IDW’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight. I had been following the series on and off since it began, but not frequently enough. Some issues in isolation were not fantastic and I let the reading slip. However, taken in total they are a damn fine read
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State of the Multiverse 58
What do you do if you concoct one of the world’s first 3D point-and-shoot cameras ? Why, you concoct a 3D printer (definitely not pictured) to work with it, of course! Fujifilm has just kicked out its new 3D Print System, which enables 3D photographs to be created “on the spot” using dye-sublimation technology to print directly on to the base of a lenticular sheet. Unfortunately, prints will only be available in four sizes ranging from 4- x 6-inches to 6- x 9-inches, but we’re hoping that some sort of magical firmware update will enable poster-sized prints for those really looking to drive their retinas batty
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Fujifilm intros 3D Print System, which probably requires wicked expensive ink
Remember all the talk of a hexacore Apple Mac Pro refresh back in October ? Apple were tipped to have secured exclusivity of Intel’s upcoming top-spec Core i7 processor, with a significant system update – up to 128GB of memory, for one thing – suggested. According to Hardmac’s sources , the fateful launch date is in fact March 16th, with the potent desktop using the new Intel Xeon Core i7-980X processor. The six-core Core i7-980X clocks in at 3.33GHz, though thanks to Intel’s TurboBoost system it can be safely overclocked to 3.6GHz.
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Apple Mac Pro Core i7-980X refresh on March 16th 2010?
Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile Verizon and Motorola today officially announced the Motorola Devour, an Android-powered phone set to be released for use on the Verizon network next month. The Devour, which runs Motorola’s custom-version of Android, MOTOBLUR, comes with a QWERTY slider and a 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen.
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Verizon announces Motorola Devour Android phone, available in March
JagTag, a mobile barcode startup that’s gaining traction in the US , has announced that it’s added T-Mobile and Sprint to the list of wireless operators who carry its solution, meaning together with AT&T, Verizon and Alltell, it’s now available to nearly 90% of US wireless subscribers. JagTag is making progress in its attempt to bring mobile barcodes, a technology that’s caught on in other parts of the world, but remains a novelty in the US, mainstream
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JagTag Partners With T-Mobile & Sprint, Now Available To 90% Of US Mobile Subscribers
Sony Ericsson is getting ready to provide us with a Windows Mobile based Xperia X2, great news as it is believed that this will be available through a broad range of markets. What’s more is that they have also revealed a few more awaited details on the future device. Sony Ericsson have stated that the Xperia X2 is set to get a range of software updates soon, the last is said to be in May. Want to know more
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Windows Mobile 6.5.3 on board Sony Ericsson Xperia X2
Rachel @ CRAFT writes: It’s been well established that I’m a huge space geek, and as I prepare to head to Florida for the shuttle launch this weekend, I’ve got rockets on my mind more than ever. Of course, I flipped out when June shared this amazing crochet Saturn V rocket by Flickr user, Ms Premise-Conclusion. I’m in love. Keep an eye out for Rachel’s coverage of the shuttle launch next week here on Make: Online! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Crafts | Digg this!
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Crochet Saturn V rocket
The Bipartisan Policy Center has announced some details on event coming up called the Cyber Shockwave. When you think about how vulnerable our countries are when it comes to technology, it puts it in a different light. So why should we be concerned and what’s a Cyber Shockwave? Over a decade we’ve seen stories as an example.
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Don’t Miss The Cyber Shockwave Feb 16th,2010