Archive for November, 2010

Microsoft Sold 2.5 Million Kinects in First 25 Days

Recently, Microsoft wrote on their website about Kinects sales. Microsoft sold 2.5 million Kinect sensors in a convenient 25 days. We all know that this big sales figures achieved due to “Black Friday Sales” from last weekend. Sony’s been mum on Move numbers since it announced 1 million units shipped about a month ago. Microsoft [...]

New irons from TaylorMade, driver from Nike to stuff your golf fans stocking with

The gentleman’s game is one of the most popular recreational activities in the Carolinas and also one of the most frustrating. TaylorMade and Nike are making it a little easier to help those high handicappers on your list this season. TaylorMade’s new Burner 2.0 irons can be used by good players and not-so good players [...]

Malware on MAC History

I found this nice list on Sophos website. I was looking for it for a long time. http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/24/apple-mac-malware-short-history/ You can also read a less detailed summary here http://www.clamxav.com/ Btw, I was looking on this cool link http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/ I hope it will be patched soon, but not that sure about XP and many users who skip [...]

World’s Strangest Gadget – Keyboard Silencer

I’m sure you must have seen lots of strange gadgets but did you remember any of them as strangest gadget? Look at this $35 keyboard silencer accessory. This peripheral was created by none other than Japan’s very own Thanko and it’ll also protect it from dust and water. See more images below:

ESPN 3D lands on Time Warner Cable

DirecTV customers in Charlotte, you’ve got some company when it comes to accessing ESPN 3D. Time Warner Cable, which impressively is adding to its lineup of services by the week, has launched the 3D channel in Charlotte. Of course, to see it you need the proper set-top box, plus a 3D enabled TV and those [...]

Are we heading towards a new Bubble?

Two big titans( John Doerr and Fred Wilson) of Venture Capitalists industry discuss the current state of startups and whether we are heading towards Bubble or Boom. Check out the video below.

Cowboys and Aliens Trailer on June 29

The first Cowboys and Aliens trailer set for the release on June 29, 2011, this film is being “directed by Jon Favreau and stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Noah Ringer, Paul Dano, Ana de la Reguera and Clancy Brown. This film is based on the graphic novel of the same name. [...]

Finally Google Voice app approved by Apple

Here you go guys, Apple finally approved Google Voice iPhone application. This is definitely a big leap forward for Apple and Google. Earlier Apple had banned Google Voice application citing various reasons. As we all know FCC got involved in the whole fiasco and it took so long for Apple to approve the app. This [...]

Beatles coming to iTunes and Oprah too

By now, you may have heard that the Beatles catalog is coming to the iTunes store. After yesterday’s teaser that quoted Beatles’ lyrics on the webpage, Apple pretty much gave the surprise away. Another big iDevice news item today is that Oprah’s “O” Magazine is coming to the iPad. The App is now in the [...]

The best protection money can buy….for your handheld device

Some of you will be buying those cute little handheld electronics games and cellphones for your loved ones this holiday season. I must pass along a story I got from a reader in Kings Mountain. She bought a new Sprint HTC EVO phone for her son and was going to surprise him with it on [...]