Rapid Repair Crams 240GB into iPod 5G

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With the iPod Classic now offering a "mere" 120GB of storage, media junkies have little choice but to take just a subset of their collections with them, or buy two iPod. Or, of course, get a life and forget about having all their music, all the time.

But those sad-sacks can now load up on a ridiculous 240GB of music and movies – that’s enough music to last them until they next get laid – on Rapid Repair’s modded iPod 5G. The repair company is retrofitting the 5G model with the MK2431GAH 240GB drive from Toshiba, currently the largest 1.8" single platter drive available. The price is $300, plus the iPod, and you can either pop the thing in yourself (easy) or send it in for the upgrade.

Rapid Repair wants to add this to the iPod Classic and the Zune, too. What a thought. A serious music nerd with a Zune. If this is you, we have a tip: Get out of the house. Talk to people. Hell, even talk to a girl. You’ll thank us for it.

Rapid Repair unveils the world’s first 240GB iPod [Rapid Repair. Thanks, Valerie!]

Lenovo’s American CEO steps down, Chinese leadership returns

After leaving Dell to become chief executive of Lenovo, Bill Amelio is stepping down from his post as CEO. Amelio joined Lenovo to help with the integration of IBM’s PC business. The so-called “amicable” departure comes with the announcement of a quarterly loss three-times higher than expected. The US executive has been replaced by Lenovo’s Chairman Yang Yuanqing who will continue to live and work from Lenovo’s North Carolina office — Yang’s board leadership duties will now be assumed by Lenovo’s co-founder, Liu Chuanzhi. That puts Lenovo back into the hands of executive Chinese leadership as it attempts to recapture ground given up to HP and Acer in corporate sales. And with IT budgets slashed in a bid to keep corporations afloat, the executive changes are meant to accelerate Lenovo’s strategy to dominate China’s PC market, grow its business into emerging markets (specifically India and Russia), and expand upon its burgeoning sales to individual consumers. Seems like a reasonable move to us.

[Via Bloomberg]

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Daily Downloads: TeraCopy, Pitaschio, Notepad++, and More

This article was written on August 04, 2008 by CyberNet.

songbird teracopy notepad vnc logos icons.pngWelcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you software updates for widely used programs, and it’s safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we’ll try to note the paid-only programs).

As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments below so that we can include them the following day!

–Stable Releases–

The software listed here have all been officially released by the developers.

  • Notepad++ 5.0.3 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
    Operating System: Windows Windows only
    Type of Application: Text editor
    Changes: Bug fixes
  • Pitaschio 2.24 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
    Operating System: Windows Windows only
    Type of Application: Advanced Windows customization
    Changes: Bug fixes

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.

  • Songbird 0.7 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
    Operating System: Windows Windows; Mac Mac; Linux Linux
    Release: Release Candidate 1
    Type of Application: Media player
    Changes: Refreshed UI, setup assistant, smart playlists, Last.FM support, and more
  • TeraCopy 2.0 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
    Operating System: Windows Windows only
    Release: Beta 4
    Type of Application: File transfer
    Changes: Bug fixes
  • UltraVNC 1.0.4 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror]
    Operating System: Windows Windows only
    Release: Release Candidate 17
    Type of Application: Remote access your desktop
    Changes: Bug fixes

–Release Calendar–

  • August – Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 [Review]
  • September 2 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
  • October 30 – Ubuntu 8.10
  • December 18 – openSUSE 11.1 [Review]
  • Late 2008 – Firefox 3.1 [Review]
  • Late 2008 – Internet Explorer 8 [Review]
  • 2009 – Windows Mobile 7 [Review]
  • 2009 – Paint.NET 4.00 [Review]
  • January 2010 – Windows 7 [Review]

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HTC S743 unboxed on video

We just recently heard that HTC’s S743 was coming to U.S. markets, and now there’s video of the device getting unboxed and pawed at. If you’ve already forgotten, the S740 lookalike’s got a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, and runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. No big surprises here — it’s looking pretty solid overall — but check it out for yourself.

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Xbox Live tallies 1 million Netflix Watch Instantly activations, 1.5 billion minutes served

Bad news first: there might be a bit more competition than you expected for that home theater giveaway. Good luck bringing down Netflix’s shooting star though, as if last week’s good news train wasn’t enough comes news that over a million Xbox Live Gold members have already downloaded and activated the Watch Instantly app since its NXE debut last November. That’s more than 10% of Netflix’s just announced 9.4 million subscribers who’ve already watched over 1.5 billion minutes of TV and movies through their consoles. They’re not the only ones happy, while streaming may be eating into DVD rentals, Xbox Live Marketplace rentals are up 174 percent year over year. The streaming library is up to 12,000 titles, with a “growing percentage” in high definition, for the rest of the celebratory details check the full PR after the break. Nothing left for us to say but congratulations and hey, if you get a minute, could you fix Nilay’s HD streaming on the Xbox? Thanks.

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Recompute: a closer look at the sustainable, cardboard PC

We just recently saw some of the entries in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition that’s happening in New York on February 27th. The designer of one of those entries, the cardboard-housed Recompute, was kind enough to contact us with some more detail about his computer, including a few specs. The fully functional PC houses all off-the-shelf components, including an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, and 2GB of RAM. The designer, Brenden Macaluso, also mentioned that there’s been some concern over the safety of using cardboard — but his reasoning with regards to the materials is that cardboard is more heat-resistant than many plastics, with a much higher fire and ignition point — 258°C and 427°C, respectively — where plastics begin to melt at about 120°C. The designer also stressed that the material that Recompute is made out is just one facet of its sustainability: just as important in this design is the idea that less time, labor and parts go into the production of the unit, and that there will ultimately be far less to dispose of when the computer has reached the end of its life cycle. Check some more photos of Recompute after the break.

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Samsung 8MP Touchscreen Memoir Cellphone Is the US’s First

The Samsung Memoir could easily be mistaken for a real camera. On one side is a full touch-screen, and on the other is an 8-megapixel camera, 16x digital zoom, and Xenon flash.

The phone, which we first saw hints of in December, will run on T-Mobile’s 3G network. Besides the 8-megapixel camera, it also has a full-touch virtual QWERTY keypad, a music and video player, built in GPS, and Bluetooth.

SAMSUNG MOBILE AND T-MOBILE USA INTRODUCE BEST-IN-CLASS
8-MEGAPIXEL CAMERA PHONE

Samsung Memoir™ Captures and Shares High-Quality Images
With Advanced Features and Touch Screen

DALLAS, and BELLEVUE, WASH. — Feb. 5, 2009 — Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Memoir™, a full touch-screen mobile phone equipped with an 8-megapixel camera and premium multimedia features, placing it among the highest quality imaging phones available in the U.S.

The Memoir, available exclusively from T-Mobile, is designed to look and feel like a customer’s current point-and-shoot digital camera. The built-in 8-megapixel camera with Xenon flash, 16x digital zoom and five shooting modes empower customers to capture exceptional photos and videos from their phone — whether they’re on the go, on a vacation or just hanging out around the house.

The touch-screen phone, enabled by Samsung’s TouchWiz™ user interface and powered by T-Mobile’s high-speed 3G network, makes sharing photos easy. Samsung’s new photo widget allows customers to post images taken with the Memoir directly to their favorite online photo sharing source, such as flickr®, Kodak® Gallery, Photobucket and Snapfish.

“With the 8-megapixel Samsung Memoir, T-Mobile customers can capture and share little slices of life in all their vibrant brilliance,” said Denny Marie Post, chief marketing officer, T-Mobile USA. “With the ability to share photos at your fingertips, the Memoir helps make those connections more meaningful by their immediacy.”

The Memoir’s full-touch virtual QWERTY keypad and multiple messaging capabilities, including text, multimedia messaging, instant messaging and e-mail, make staying connected quick and easy while on the go. The Memoir is complete with a music and video player and built-in Assisted GPS navigation, which allows customers to utilize location-based services including turn-by-turn directions. For hands-free use, the Memoir features stereo Bluetooth® technology, speakerphone and voice-activated dialing.

“This is the camera phone that will make people want to leave their digital camera at home,” said Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Mobile. “When you combine the Memoir’s imaging capabilities, customizable menus and music player, not only is it a great phone, but the entertainment possibilities are unlimited.”

T-Mobile’s 3G coverage available in select markets. Samsung Memoir also works on T-Mobile’s 2G network. See coverage maps at T-Mobile.com

Model number: SGH-t929

Samsung Memoir officially brings 8 megapixels to T-Mobile

At some point, T-Mobile decided it wanted to play in the megapixel big leagues by rolling out the Motorola ZN5 and Samsung Behold, but why stop at a measly little 5 megapixels? The long-rumored t929 Memoir from Samsung has now been officially announced for T-Mobile USA’s funky 3G bands, featuring a full touchscreen, TouchWiz user interface, integrated AGPS, full HTML browser, and — of course — that glorious 8 megapixel sensor with xenon flash. No word on pricing or availability just yet, but we’re told we can expect it some time this month.

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Jajah Offers to Transform iPod Touch Into an iPhone

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Skype rival Jajah has announced a new application that would potentially allow users to turn their iPod Touch into an iPhone.

The move would allow Touch users to call and text using Voice-over-IP. All users would require is a Wi-Fi connection and the application to start making the calls.

"It’s great for young users especially in colleges who have an iPod Touch and Wi-Fi everywhere," says Trevor Healy, CEO of Jajah.

But here’s the catch. The product isn’t available yet. Jajah is looking to partner with telecom carriers to offer it to users with a monthly subscription fee attached.

The company says it is also considering releasing it on the iPhone App store. But it is not clear if Apple will allow Jajah to bypass the telecom carrier on the iPhone.

Skype, for instance, is not available as an app in the iPhone store. But Apple has allowed Fring, an application that allows users to chat across multiple messengers including Skype.

Despite Jajah’s promise, it is unlikely that the application will eat into iPhone sales. An 8GB iPod Touch
costs $230 compared to the iPhone’s AT&T subsidized $200. It also
doesn’t promise full connectivity as with a cellphone. Users have to stay connected in a Wi-Fi zone at all times to send and receive calls.

Jajah says it would prefer to ‘white label’ the application, which means carriers can launch the application under their own brand. "They can set a $10 or $20 monthly fee for the service," says Healy.

The company says it hopes to announce a carrier partnership within the next few months. "We don’t think it competes with the iPhone directly," says Healy. "Users of this app already have an iPod Touch and this just adds additional functionality to their existing device," he says.

T-Mobile gets 8-megapixel Samsung Memoir

The Samsung Memoir: A camera or a phone?

(Credit: Samsung)

Rumblings about the Samsung Memoir have been sweeping through the blogsphere since the year began, but it was only late Wednesday when we finally heard the official word from Samsung. As expected, the Memoir, aka the SGH-T929, is an 8-megapixel …