iPhone 4 preorders were originally scheduled to be delivered on June 24 but then many lucky customers received emails that delivery will be on June 23rd. Yesterday those customers actually received their iPhones via FedEx. Many customers have also successfully activated their iPhones, while some customers are having problems activating their phones. Dozens of iPhone unboxing videos are now circling around the Internet. Here are some pictures and videos of the unboxing.
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Acer has unveiled its new multimedia notebook series Acer Aspire AS8943G. 18.4" Full HD LED back-lit display, solid range of features, and sturdy aluminium casing make the AS8943G entertainment notebook a powerful desktop replacement. Powered by Intel Core i7-720QM (6M Cache, 1.60 GHz) and equipped with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 GPU (1GB DDR3 VRAM), AS8943G series notebooks are not cheap.
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Today at WWDC 2010, the CEO of Apple Steve Jobs, unveiled the much awaited iPhone 4 while delivering his keynote address. Besides black, white iPhone 4 will also be available. 16GB and 32GB models are announced. Apple also renamed its latest version of mobile operating system to iOS 4 from iPhone OS 4.
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When I first heard about the term “LED TV”, I thought that it will be the compact form of a typical LED display mainly used in stadiums and for advertising. Actually this is not true and the term is ambiguous or disputed. An LED TV is still an LCD TV and uses LEDs rather than standard CCFLs (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps) for backlighting, means LEDs are utilized to only illuminate the LCD from the back or side.
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PCWorld has added a slideshow today, featuring 40 cool gadgets for this summer, particularly useful for vacations and traveling. The gadgets in the list are:
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Images Credit The Eton Webstore and Novothink and Logitech
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Ramiro Pareja Veredas of Spain has designed this PCB business card. His contact details are on the front side and electronic components are soldered on the back side of the PCB. The PCB can also work as a USB flash drive, corners of the PCB need to be torn apart to expose the USB connector. The project page is here
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IronKey claims its flash drives are the most secure ones. They offer military-grade security, allowing you to protect your private files and critical data with strong, AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption. Data is encrypted on the fly at a blazingly fast speed. This encrypted data on the flash cannot be accessed without entering password and password authentication along with AES encryption is performed in the hardware (using crypto chip). No additional software or drivers are required.
IronKey's flash drives also come loaded with a portable and security hardened version of Mozilla Firefox Web browser that lets you surf the Web anonymously using the IronKey Secure Sessions service. This encrypts all traffic between your machine and the Secure Sessions servers (which also act as a proxy). Browsing history and cookies are stored on the flash when you use the pre-configured browser, particularly useful if you use public computers or Wi-Fi. Besides Web browser, there is also an Identity Manager application that lets you securely store your usernames and passwords, later it can recall or auto-populate fields. The Identity Manager also encourages you to use strong passwords because you don't need to remember them. For added security against keyloggers, there is also a virtual keyboard.
IronKey's flash drives are very cool looking and tough. They have waterproof and tamper-proof case that is virtually indestructible. They are also not susceptible to brute-force password guessing attacks. After ten consecutive unsuccessful attempts to enter correct password, all data is securely erased with patent-pending Flash Trash technology, or drives can even be configured to self-destruct (rendered unusable).
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Engadget has speculated that Nokia N8 is going to be released on August 24. The N8 will be powered by new Symbian^3 OS. It is already available for pre-order on Amazon.de for €469.50 (color: black), €100 more than the price €370 announced by Nokia. Nokia N8 will feature a staggering 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and xenon flash.
The N8 will be available in 5 colors (source Nokia Europe):
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Toshiba's Satellite P505 which was spotted earlier this year at CES is now available from Microsoft Store for $1149. Applying coupon code “CLR-MSAFL-40%-PC” drops the price to $689 from $1149. The specs are just awesome for such a low-priced laptop. It features an Intel 1.6GHz Core i7-720QM processor (which is quad-core and has 6 MB cache), 18.4-inch TruBrite TFT LCD (1680 x 945), 4 GB DDR3 RAM, 500 GB SATA 5400 RPM hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce 310M with 512 MB graphics memory, and 12-cell (8000 mAh) battery.
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Magellan has rolled out a new range of RoadMate navigators. GPS Tracklog has reported that out of ten new models, five models are readily available at Amazon (5045 & 3065 & 3055 & 2045 & 2035). Most models will be eligible for free lifetime map updates or one map update. Other interesting features of Magellan RoadMate navigators are:
VIA Engadget & GPS Tracklog
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