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End to the Digital Camera MegaPixel War

End to Digital Camera MegaPixel warAfter close to a decade since the Digital Camera first became a common consumer item Olympus have declared that 12 megapixels is enough, they will no longer try to increase the mega pixel limit of their cameras!

For the last ten years the amount of pixels pushed into each image a digital camera takes has steadily increased.  While professionals can use camera’s with much higher resolutions your general consumer really does not need more than 10 mega pixels.  For this reason we applaud Olympus for ending the Mega pixel war and instead… Continue Reading»

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Top 10 iPhone 3G Applications – Ten Pieces of Software for the iPhone

With the iPhone 3G recently being released there has been a massive rush not only for the iPhone 3G itself but also 3rd party software and tools for the years most hotly anticipated mobile device.

In this Article I will highlight and review my top 10 iPhone 3g applications that will give you unlimited communications and access to all your favorite activities no matter where you are, and the best part, Most of them are Free iPhone Applications!

So without further ado, here are my reviews on some of the best iPhone applications on the internet today!

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French newspaper goes electronic

It will receive updates every morning at 9:00 PM every evening and will cost $506/year. The newspaper changes the way you read news. It may be costly, but think of it as an environment saver. No more cutting of trees for paper, no more wastage of ink, no more waiting for the newspaper guy. The e-newspaper will be available for the iRex iLiad and the STAReBook e-reader. French only can make it a bit jealous for the rest, but then it will not take so much time for the rest of the… Continue Reading»

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Google Sponsoring Moon Race

Mercury News has confirmed that Google, the Internet giant is throwing $30 million sponsor robotic race to the moon. $20 million of that prize money will be given to the first team that successfully lands a privately funded spacecraft on the moon, the second prize will be worth $5 million, while bonus prizes makeing up the remaining $5 million will be given to one finding lunar ice. The event will be in conjuction with X PRIZE Foundation.According to Peter Diamandis, chief executive of the X PRIZE Foundation, he mentioned that… Continue Reading»

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20" iMac LCD color problems?

The LCD panel in the new 20″ iMacs is going to be 18bit color panel as opposed to the previous in generationwhich had 24bit color panel. Support for this includes the Kodawarisan take-apart photos which appear to show the panel as a LG PHILIPS LM201WE3… Continue Reading»

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Cheap iPhone: Only for $299

Apple today announced that it would be selling its new 4GB “iPhone Leper” for as low as $299. This is very good news for iPhone fans. I was myself planning to buy my ‘Dream gadget’ but couldn’t afford it, I think now I can (until I rob a bank). Everybody is talking about iPhone, and I couldn’t stop myself to grab this news… Continue Reading»

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Firefox Downloaded 400 million times in less than 3 years

TechCrunch is reporting that the Best browser in the world, Firefox, has been downloaded 400 million times in only three years. The Firefox downloads get doubled every year. There are roughly 120 Million Firefox users, but I am confused that where did the rest 280 million downloads go… Continue Reading»

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