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It’s been a while since iriver last updated its P series of large-screen portable media players, — so long in fact, that we thought the series had simply been retired. Imagine our surprise, when this five-incher popped up on the company’s Russian site, sporting a long list of supported file formats, and an even longer battery life (up to nine hours of video and 40 hours of audio). The P8 comes in 8GB and 16GB flavors, but also packs a microSD slot for tacking on additional storage. You’re not limited to watching clips on the 800 x 480 touchscreen either, the player boasts an HDMI port for pushing HD content straight to a TV. Of course, whether or not this half-inch thick, half-pound device ever makes it to American shores or how much it will cost when it does remains to be seen. Check out the gallery of press shots below.

iriver P8 player pops up on Russian site, packs prodigious battery life originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Until recently, AMD has kept pretty mum on its tablet plans, with it only officially entering the fray last month. It’s clear that the first batch of Z-Series chips, codenamed Desna, are are not terribly different from the rest Fusion line but, according to a leaked roadmap, that will all change with its successor — Hondo. Supposedly the next gen of tablet APUs will ditch a number features that aren’t essential to burgeoning form factor, including VGA output, PCIe support, and couple of USB pathways. It will also add an “active standby” mode for maintaining connectivity while reducing power draw and cut TDP by about a third. Hondo is expect to enter production in Q2 of next year, and be succeeded by Samara which will feature a new graphics core. Check out the source link for a few more slides.

Leaked AMD roadmap reveals next-gen Fusion tablet chips originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Developers and IT managers have reason to smile today, because it looks like Apple is changing its approach to virtualization. According to Mac Rumors, users who download the client version of OS X Lion will be able to run one or two virtualized copies on a single Mac, using tools like VMware or Parallels. This functionality first surfaced with Leopard, but was only available to users who obtained a pricey OS X Server license. The EULA for 10.7, however, suggests that Lion owners won’t need any extra licenses to tinker away in an alternate OS universe. It’s news that the enterprise community will certainly welcome, but we’ll have to wait a little longer before riding the Lion into a virtual realm, later this month.

Apple to allow license-free virtualization with OS X Lion, developers roar with delight originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Have a bad case of Google+ envy? Here’s a little something that should help hold you over until the site fully opens its flood gates. Circle Hack is a self-described “one-night experiment with Javascript” created by a few Facebook engineers in a non-affiliated capacity, which unofficially brings Google Circles-like functionality to the top social network. The creators of the Facebook plug-in have borrowed liberally from Google on this one (turnabout is fair play, perhaps). Once you log in with your Facebook account, you can drag and drop rectangles of your friends from that site into circles at the bottom of your page — a quick method for curating your Facebook lists. Given the short development of the plug-in, the functionality of the site is, not surprisingly, a bit limited. Certain things like, say, deleting circles, are absent at present — perhaps its creators are too busy working on the Facebook Hangouts hack.

Google Circles knockoff hits Facebook courtesy of unofficial plug-in originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on May 03, 2010 by CyberNet.

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include.

–News–

Mozilla to Make Firefox Toolbars More Customizable
Toolbars in Firefox have always been customizable to some extent, but the next major Firefox release might be kicking the tweakability factor up a notch. The latest nightly build lets users move even more objects around, and makes it possible for things like the address bar and tabs to coexist on the same toolbar. I can hear minimalists around the world rejoicing.

HP Acquires Palm for $1.2 Billion
The tech world was a bit shaken up last week when HP bought Palm for the sum of $1.2 billion. This news was pretty shocking to me because I hadn’t heard that they were even in talks, but I think the two may be a good fit. HP might be able to come up with some good hardware to put webOS on… including tablet forms. They say that the mobile OS will scale across devices, which leaves some hope that HP will extend their product line with devices powered by Palm’s operating system.

–News in Brief–

Meet the new Firefox Add-ons Manager
The next major release of Firefox will include a revamped add-ons manager that has a strong emphasis on search engines.

Microsoft “Cancels” Courier Tablet
Microsoft dual-screen tablet called the Courier has already been canceled, despite never even have existed.

Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is Out
This release of Ubuntu promises a faster boot time, it’s much more sociable, and sports a new interface.

Steve Jobs Explains Why Flash Doesn’t Work on Mobile Devices
In a rather lengthy letter Steve Jobs explains all the reasons why Adobe Flash is not a good fit for mobile devices.

New iPhone Could Hit Stores Same Day as WWDC Keynote
Apple will be holding their annual WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) on June 7th, and according to Mashable you may be able to grab the new devices the same day as the keynote.

Preview of the New Windows Live Messenger
Microsoft previews the next iteration of Windows Live Messenger, which also includes a native iPhone app.

Apple Buys Mobile Assistant App Siri
Apple purchased an iPhone app called Siri, who’s ultimate goal is to become everyone’s personal assistant that responds to your voice commands.

Windows 7: 100 Million Licenses and Counting
Over 100 million licenses for Windows 7 have already been rolled out, and Microsoft says it is the fastest selling OS ever. Going off of those numbers it is safe to say that 1 out of every 10 computers is already running Windows 7… just 6-months after release.

Avatar Most Pirated Blu-ray Film Ever
Avatar has only been out on Blu-ray for a short period of time, but it has been downloaded over 200k times already making it the most pirated Blu-ray film.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Free Remote Access Tools for Windows & Mac
InfoWorld gives a rundown on seven different tools you can use to remotely access your Windows or Mac machine. One of them, LogMeIn, has been a personal long-time favorite of mine. It’s always been reliable, the free version is more than sufficient for what I need to do, and the setup process is a breeze. Check out the other alternatives to see if one is a better fit for your needs.

See if You’ve Bought an App in iTunes Already
One of the most annoying things in iTunes is that I can never tell whether I’ve already purchased an app before. I don’t understand why they don’t put some sort of indicator around the “buy” button. Anyhow, a nifty little trick around this is to try and add the item to your wish list (by hitting the arrow next to the “buy” button). iTunes won’t let you add something to your wish list that you’ve already purchased.

–Tips in Brief–

Identify “Unknown Devices” in the Device Manager
This utility will help you determine what those unknown devices actually are in your device manager.

Try Out Mozilla’s New Account Manager
Mozilla is pushing to streamline online account management with their own add-on.

Change Resolutions Using a Hotkey
This free app will let you assign keyboard shortcuts for up to 9 different resolutions that you may want to swap between.

VidCoder Makes DVD Ripping Easier
VidCoder is a free utility that tries to ease the pain that you’ll sometimes run into when copying DVDs

Firefox Available for Android 2.0+
A mobile version of Firefox, called Fennec, is available for the Android 2.0 mobile OS.

Pdfcrowd Converts Websites to PDFs
This online tool can be used to convert any website (or HTML that you upload) to a PDF.

iTuner: Advanced iTunes Mini Player
This is one of the best mini players for iTunes that I have seen available for Windows users.

Advanced Methods for Recovering Data from a Hard Drive
How-to Geek extensively discusses some alternative methods you can use to try and recover some of your precious data that you may have thought was irrecoverable.

Try out the Next Version of Windows Home Server
Microsoft has posted a preview release of the next major release of Windows Home Server.

–Downloads–

• CCleaner 2.31.1153 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Cobian Backup 10.0.3.743 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• FastStone Image Viewer 4.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• FileHippo Update Checker 1.037 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Google Chrome 5.0.375.23 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• IE7pro 2.4.9 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• iTunes 9.1.1 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Opera 10.52 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Paint.NET 3.5.5 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Sandboxie 3.45.09 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Skype 4.2.0.163 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• TagScanner 5.1.562 [Homepage] [Mirror]

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