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Playstation 3 Firmware Update 3.41 Accidentally Bricks Consoles During Hard Drive Upgrades

Playstation 3 Firmware Update 3.41 Accidentally Bricks Consoles During Hard Drive Upgrades

Posted on Aug 01, 2010 by MG1

Sony has a history of en-forcing policy changes with harsh firmware updates, but the recently released 3.41 patch for the Playstation 3 appears to be having the unintended side effect of preventing us...

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Windows Phone 7 Now Counting 3,076 Active Users

Windows Phone 7 Now Counting 3,076 Active Users

Posted on Aug 01, 2010 by MG1

Filed in: Cell Phones

Microsoft has been handing out devices to developer as a ploy to help stimulate interest and development, well it seems 3,076 users are doing just that. The number came from Long Zheng, who used the f...

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 coming to O2 UK in September -- Engadget Mobile

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 coming to O2 UK in September -- Engadget Mobile

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

It doesn't have the X10's beefy spec sheet -- nor the X10 mini's cute-as-a-button looks -- but if you're looking for a midrange Android device that's a little lighter on the pocketbook, you might want...

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PS3 firmware 3.41 said to be causing hard drive upgrade problems

PS3 firmware 3.41 said to be causing hard drive upgrade problems

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

The recently released PS3 firmware 3.41 seemed to just be a minor update that added a new "You May Like" section to the PlayStation Store, but it looks like it's been causing nothing but headaches for...

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Notion Ink Adam to ship with Android 2.2

Notion Ink Adam to ship with Android 2.2

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

Notion Ink chief Rohan Shravan said later on Friday that the Adam tablet is likely to ship with no later than Android 2.2. He acknowledged that the "window is really small" for releasing a device with...

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Did Our 6-Year-Old Dream Machine Predictions Come True?

Did Our 6-Year-Old Dream Machine Predictions Come True?

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

Back in September of 2004, we ran a sidebar in the Dream Machine issue where a couple of editors made their predictions about what the Dream Machine of 2010 would look like. Well, it just so happens t...

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Nintendo to Talk 3DS Price, Release Date in September

Nintendo to Talk 3DS Price, Release Date in September

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

Word all over the Web is that on September 29, 2010, Nintendo will finally reveal pricing details for its upcoming 3DS handheld gaming console, and also give it a release date. Or at least that's what...

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Steve Ballmer: Windows 7 Tablet Is A Priority

Steve Ballmer: Windows 7 Tablet Is A Priority

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

Microsoft appears to be stepping up their game in the the tablet market. Fudzilla reports that, in a financial analyst meeting in Seattle, the Microsoft CEO described the quest for an iPad competitor ...

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Major Corporations Are Downloading Those 100 Million Facebook Profiles off BitTorrent

Major Corporations Are Downloading Those 100 Million Facebook Profiles off BitTorrent

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

Remember that torrent yesterday that contained the personal information off of 100 million scraped Facebook profiles? I thought it was strange that the guy didn't sell this information, since many com...

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Android dev rejects rogue app claims, still highlights risks

Android dev rejects rogue app claims, still highlights risks

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

Mobile app developer Jackeey Wu defended himself against claims of producing Android spyware apps today while also underscoring some of the risks of Google's mobile OS. He noted that some of the permi...

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Mozilla Employee Hacks into Black Hat Video Stream

Mozilla Employee Hacks into Black Hat Video Stream

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

The Black Hat security conference attracts the creme de la creme of the security industry. This year the organizers even offered a paid live stream for those unable to make the trip to Vegas. Called B...

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HTC EVO 4G Android 2.2 Froyo Now Available to Download

HTC EVO 4G Android 2.2 Froyo Now Available to Download

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

Sprint already announced that the HTC EVO 4G is slated to get Android 2.2, or Froyo, starting August 3. Even if the update doesn’t hit your device over the air on that date, you’ll be able to manually...

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Lenovo Intros IdeaCentre A700 All-in-One PCs to the Market

Lenovo Intros IdeaCentre A700 All-in-One PCs to the Market

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

Lenovo has started selling its IdeaCentre A700 all-in-one PC aimed at capturing the same market Apple's iMac is after, with nearly the same hardware at similar price-points, but driven by Windows 7. T...

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ASUS Intros Eee PC 1015PD Netbook, Packs DDR3, USB 3.0, and Bluetooth 3.0

ASUS Intros Eee PC 1015PD Netbook, Packs DDR3, USB 3.0, and Bluetooth 3.0

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

ASUS rolled out its Eee PC 1015PD netbook which brings with it a certain new hardware features, after numerous Eee PC models carrying essentially the same hardware. The new netbook packs second-genera...

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Thank You/Damn You Sys Admins!

Thank You/Damn You Sys Admins!

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 by MG1

National sys admin day is a good day to remember the complicated relationships we've all had with them.
I remember being a sys admin intern, rolling out new machines with new images to consultants, an...

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