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As of about 11AM PST this morning, the new iOS 4 was available for download via iTunes. I plugged in my iPhone 3GS, hit “Check for updates” and gave it a whirl. It took about 20 to 30 minutes to do the entire process. That included backing up (8GB), downloading, updating some apps, installing new…
Amazon Kindle 2 — Front Amazon just (as in a few minutes ago) dropped the price of the Kindle 2 to $189. This seems to be in retaliation to Barnes & Nobles dropping the price of the Nook to $199. Previously, both devices were $259. Barnes and Nobles also offers a WiFi only version for…
I was working on a friend’s computer this last weekend and I ran into a problem where her Kingston DataTraveler 16 GB suddenly stopped working on her Windows 7 Home Premium PC. My netbook, Eek, is currently running Windows 7 Ultimate and recognized it just fine. This was only the start of the USB problems.
For many, many years, my printer of choice has been an HP LaserJet 5. It is possibly one of the best printers ever made.
I’m just going to really quickly outline my thoughts of the Nexus One after having it for a week: The trackball is basically useless for navigation, except for getting around in text fields. It does a great job glowing though, and damn is it bright. The unit is still lickity split fast, except it can…
One of the first things I did after getting my shiny new Nexus One was to plug it into my computer for development. After all, development was the entire reason I bought this very expensive new toy (well, it might not be the only reason, but it is the one I use to justify actually…
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