Sep 27

HTC, LG, Motorola, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson to add Isis NFC tech in future phones

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Stacking the lineup against Google Wallet, manufacturers HTC, LG, Motorola, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson have been drafted by team Isis, agreeing to implement its NFC technology standard into future phone offerings. By garnering multi-manufacturer support, the joint AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon venture is pulling a power move against Mountain View’s offering — currently only functional on Sprint’s Nexus S 4G (although that’s almost certainly bound to change). Finally gearing up for battle, the crew recently pumped $100 million into the initiative, helping to win support from the aforementioned hardware heavy hitters. For those who aren’t ready to buy a new phone just to jump on the NFC bandwagon, Isis says it’s working with DeviceFidelity to add the functionality to older models as well. The more devices that have the technology, the better the chance we’ll be ditching our leather wallets for the mobile variety. Or so they say. Check out the full PR after the break.

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Sep 27

Penclic Mouse pointing device set to roll out in US and Canada

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The Swedish-designed Penclic Mouse has already been making the rounds in Europe for a little while, but it looks like it’s now finally ready to make the jump to North America. While there’s still no firm word on pricing or availability, Prestige International has confirmed that it will be bringing the device to both the US and Canada, where it will be available at Best Buy, Walmart and other major retailers. As you can probably surmise, the device itself is quite literally a combination pen / mouse (the two pieces remain attached), which the company says provides a “relaxed working position and advanced precision.” As in Europe, the device will be available in both wired and wireless versions, and it’s Mac and PC compatible. Check out the gallery below for a closer look.

Gallery: Penclic Mouse

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Sep 27

Daily Downloads: Songbird, CCleaner, and More

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This article was written on June 26, 2008 by CyberNet.

songbird wordpress ccleaner 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.

  • CCleaner 2.09.600 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
    Operating System: Windows Windows only
    Type of Application: Clean up your computer
    Changes: Internet Explorer 8 and Opera 9.5 support, plus bug fixes
  • IE PassView 1.09 [Homepage] [Mirror] [Review]
    Operating System: Windows Windows only
    Type of Application: Reveal Internet Explorer’s passwords
    Changes: N/A

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

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

  • Songbird 0.6.1 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror]
    Operating System: Windows Windows; Mac Mac; Linux Linux
    Release: Alpha
    Type of Application: Media player
    Changes: Bug fixes
  • WordPress 2.6 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Review]
    Operating System: Windows Windows; Mac Mac; Linux Linux
    Release: Beta
    Type of Application: Content management system
    Changes: Post revisioning, Google Gears support, bug fixes, and more

–Release Calendar–

  • Early July – iPhone 2.0 Software [Review]
  • July 1 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta 2 [Review]
  • July 1 – Firefox 2.0.0.15 [Review]
  • July 11 – iPhone 3G [Review]
  • July 14 – WordPress 2.6 [Review] NEW
  • August – Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 [Review]
  • September 2 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
  • October 30 – Ubuntu 8.10
  • 2009 – Windows Mobile 7 [Review]
  • 2009 – Paint.NET 4.00 [Review]
  • January 2010 – Windows 7 [Review]

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Sep 27

Bethesda tells Mojang to lay down its virtual guns, lawyer up for a trademark battle

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Time was, men could settle their disputes with glinting swords at the ready and their honor on the line. Nowadays, only the cosplaying and Comic Con attending folk alike are likely to burnish (elvish) blades, although they’re rather inapt to sully them with enemy blood. Well, unsurprisingly, Mojang head Markus “Notch” Persson’s modern day offer of a Quake 3 Arena simulated duel — his proposed method of extralegal recourse — was shot down by Bethesda, the company suing the Minecraft creator for use of the word “Scrolls” in its unreleased card game. As these are apparently sue-happy times, both parties are headed to court to battle it out, with Mojang facing the terrible repercussion of a forced product name change. From the looks of the defendant’s Twitter feed, however, it doesn’t appear the impending litigation’s breaking this Swede’s stride.

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Sep 27

Tabs Get A New Look In The Firefox 2 Theme

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on August 16, 2006 by CyberNet.

The latest hourly build of Firefox 2 now has the new theme implemented for the tabs as well. Here is a comparison of the Firefox 2 Beta 1 theme to the most current one available:

Firefox 2 Beta 1 (click image to enlarge):

Firefox 2 Beta 1 Theme

 Most current build (click image to enlarge):

Theme in the most current build of Firefox

 

In both images from left to right: background tab, hovering over a background tab with a mouse, current tab. You can definitely see that the new theme definitely makes the current tab stand out. The ”red X” also fits in a little better with the whole Web 2.0 thing since it has the glossy effect to it. 

I have also put together a portable version of the hourly build which has the new theme it. All you have to do is download the Firefox Portable file. Then you unzip the file and browse for the file FirefoxPortable.exe. Just execute that file and you will be running Firefox 2 with the new Visual Refresh theme! The profile is kept with the FirefoxPortable folder so you don’t have to worry about messing up your other profile and the uninstallation process is simple…just delete the folder!

Remember, if you don’t like the new theme then you can always get the old one back by going here. I really like it and I noticed that they changed the color of the door on the house that is located next to the address bar. When the new buttons were implemented before the door was blue. Minor detail. :D

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Sep 27

Wacom intros new Bamboo line of tablets, carpal tunneled wrists tremble with excitement

Posted in: tablets, Today's Chili

Members of the creative class, your input options have arrived. Wacom, maker of the tablet you’ve spent countless deadline-driven, bleary-eyed nights slaving over, has outed a trio of updates to its Bamboo line — each targeted to a particular user profile. At the low-end of this newly introduced range, home office / business users can opt-in for the company’s pen-only Bamboo Connect, which’ll set you back about $80 for the base goods. But the real enhancements to a graphic designer’s best friend comes via the wireless-capable (courtesy of a separate $40 RF dongle) Capture and Create models — available for $100 and $200, respectively — that add multi-touch functionality for “gesture-based input such as scrolling [and] zooming.” While the latter entry is essentially a luxe, double-sized (and double-priced) version of the Capture, all of the tabs come bundled with a specific suite of PC and Mac-friendly software, and a pressure-sensitive, eraser-tipped pen. You can snag these latest Wacom family members right now, or if your wallet needs more convincing, feel free to peruse the PR after the break.

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Sep 27

Nokia Siemens makes multi-carrier HSPA+ hurtle at 336Mbps

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It’s easy to shrug off technical achievements like this while real-world data speeds still lag so far behind. Nevertheless, the adrenalin junkies at Nokia Siemens Services insist their latest HSPA+ platform will be commercially available to carriers by the end of next year and, to prove it actually works, they’ve been demoing at PT Expo Comm in Beijing. The technology uses the latest 3GPP standardization to hog eight 42Mbps frequency channels at the same time, delivering a peak throughput of 336Mbps. Sure, it doesn’t come close to the 1Gbps speeds we’ve seen from Ericsson with LTE-Advanced, but if it gets here first we’ll have it.

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Sep 27

Budget-friendly Roku LT pops up at the FCC as the 2400X (Updated with pics)

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Roku LT at FCC

Well, this is kinda interesting: a brand new Roku just hit the FCC, sporting model number 2400X. Beyond the fact that we just got a trio of new streaming media boxes from the company, the model number would almost seem to imply this is a last-gen device (the Roku 2 lineup all start with “30”). It’s clear the Roku LT (the name it will eventually go to market with) is going to be the new low-cost member of the family, but it’s not just rebranded old tech. Inside is the same Broadcom 2835 SOC that powers the Roku 2 XD, XS, and HD and, while it tops out at 720p just like the low-end HD, it actually sports more RAM than the current budget model. Presumably the loss of Bluetooth and the SD slot will offset any cost increase associated with moving up to 256MB of memory. When the Roku LT will actually ship and how much it’ll cost is anyone’s guess, but we’d put our money on soon and cheap. For a few more specs check out the chart after the break.

Update: We got ourselves some exclusive pics of the upcoming Roku LT, check ’em out in the gallery below.

Gallery: Roku LT hands-on

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Sep 27

7 Tools for Protecting Your Lawn from Old Man Winter

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Fall’s officially here because the leaves that were on the trees in my yard last week are now all over my lawn. Bugger that. These seven tools will get my yard cleaned, primped, and ready for hibernation.

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Sep 27

Growing Up Geek: Tom Merritt

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Welcome to Growing Up Geek, an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. Today, we have a special guest: journalist and broadcaster Tom Merritt, current host of Tech News Today on TWiT.tv.

I always hesitate to apply the term geek to myself. To me it’s an honorific. Someone with super mad skills or knowledge deserves the term, and the superior of all those who deserve it is the alpha geek. But times being what they are geek has become a term of currency. Before I let this devolve into a debate about the difference between geek and nerd, let’s move on to the evidence. You, dear reader can decide for yourself where on the geek scale I belong.

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