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Having trouble keeping Sony’s slim VAIO S series laptops straight? It’s okay, we are, too, especially now that the company’s officially unveiled the SA series, a 13.3-inch ultraportable that’s poised to go toe to toe with the skinny Lenovo ThinkPad X1. Although it’s got almost the same magnesium-and-alloy chassis as the VAIO SB series we saw at CES, the SA is a hair thinner, at 0.95 inches, and comes standard with AMD Radeon HD 6630 graphics and 1GB of video memory, 1600 x 900 resolution, a 500GB hard drive, fingerprint reader, and a Blu-ray drive. You can also trick it out with a dual channel solid-state drive, which promises to help let you work up to 16 hours unplugged if you combine it with a $100 sheet battery. If you fork out a minimum of $1,650, you can snag one with an SSD.

If the SA’s $1,350 starting price is more than you’re willing to spend, there’s still the SB series, though the $969 base model naturally has less impressive specs, including 512MB of video memory, 1366 x 768 resolution, a DVD player, and a Core i5 — not Core i7 — processor. For what its worth, its color options now include pink and navy, if that floats your boat more than the high-end SA’s black, silver, and brown palette.

In other news, Sony’s also taking orders for the VAIO F Series, which comes in two flavors: one with a 16-inch 3D display with a 2D-to-3D conversion button, starting at $1,659, and a 16.4-inch 2D model with a more modest $1,100 base price. But if you want a 2D display with 1080p resolution and a Blu-ray drive, you can expect to pay at least $1,169. Both these and the SA series are up for pre-order today, with gussied-up photos below and full PR and past the break.

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If your iPhone doesn’t hold a charge like it used to, these tips should help you get a boost from your battery.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

Pioneer takes in-dash smartphone app integration to Ford Sync levels with AppRadio, a receiver that uses the iPhone and its apps as the primary source of for its audio and connectivity.

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

Rumors regarding Pioneer’s AppRadio hit the web last month, promising unparalleled iDevice integration for our automobiles. Pioneer has finally unleashed the double-DIN device, and it’s everything we thought it would be — namely a big car stereo that plays nice with iOS. There’s an 800 x 400 6.1-inch multitouch capacitive display, Bluetooth connectivity, and it teams up with your iPhone or iPod touch (running iOS 4.2) via a 30-pin connector and Pioneer’s AppRadio app. There’s also an external mic and GPS antenna, full iPod music control and Google Maps integration, and specially formatted apps from Rdio and Pandora. Pioneer suggests a price “below $500” when it goes on sale June 22nd. We’re going hands-on with the new stereo as we speak, so peruse the PR after the break and stay tuned for pics and impressions.

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Pioneer unveils its AppRadio, integrates iOS into your automobile originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 May 2011 16:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on July 06, 2007 by CyberNet.

 If you’re tied up in a contract with Sprint and you’re just itching to get over to AT&T to purchase an iPhone, here’s how you do it: call customer service, a lot! Sprint doesn’t want to have to deal with the frequent customer service callers, so to solve the problem, they’re just getting rid of them.

On a letter dated June 29th, Sprint informed a handful of their customers that their service agreement would be terminated on July 30, 2007. They say:

Our records indicate that over the past year, we have received frequent calls from you regarding your billing or other general account information.  While we have worked to resolve your issues and questions to the best of our ability, the number of inquiries you have made to us during this time has led us to determine that we are unable to meet your current wireless needs.

Luckily, those who received these letters will not be required to pay an early termination fee, and credit was applied to their accounts so that their current balance is zero. They’ll also be able to port their phone number over to a new provider is they do so before the July 30th deadline.

I’m wondering how these customers are feeling right now. If they were having as many problems with Sprint as it sounds, they may be relieved that they no longer have to deal with them anymore! And if they were wanting to get out of their contract anyways, this is like a “get out of jail free” card.

Source: News.com

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