App Review: Twitter app Tweetsii from Gypsii

post from Shiny Shiny on 11 March 2010 11:30:35 AM. © Shiny Shiny

New app Tweetsii, from sucessful Chinese social networking platform Gypsii promises a richer Twitter experience. Tweetsii has a lot of competition in more established Twitter apps: Tweetie, Twitterific, TwitterBerry. Does it provide a better experience? If you're internally groaning at...

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OpenGL 4.0 catches up with DirectX11

post from Ubergizmo on 11 March 2010 11:27:13 AM. © Ubergizmo

With OpenGL 4.0, non-Windows platforms will finally have access to all the features of DirectX 11 (DX11) hardware. Tessellation is now available (it's the star feature of DX11) for game programmers, but there's also an integration of general purpose computing that is better than in DirectX 11.

General purpose computing lets developer use the massive computing capabilities of GPUs for tasks that are not graphic (physics is a good example). DX11 has Direct Compute, which is an API for performing such non-graphic tasks, but Direct compute is really aimed at game developers. OpenCL, the computing equivalent of OpenGL, has a less specific approach and is seen as being more flexible by many. Finally, today's advances in OpenGL 4.0 will eventually find its way to OpenGL ES, the mobile version. More info at opengl.org

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MSI To Make Dual-Core 12" Netbooks

post from I4U News on 11 March 2010 11:19:12 AM. © I4U News

MSI has some seriously badass netbooks coming out. Hardware Central reports that a pair of netbooks have made their way to the MSI store. These machines have versions of the Wind12 U230 chip and pack 2 GB of RAM. They each have a six-cell battery, Windows ...

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Verizon Wireless 4G handset to be out next year

post from Ubergizmo on 11 March 2010 11:00:09 AM. © Ubergizmo

Verizon Wireless 4G handset to be out next year

The name Nokia was whispered to be the hardware supplier for Verizon Wireless' maiden 4G handset which is tipped to debut sometime in the middle of next year, where it runs on the LTE network which will roll out at the end of this year after trials at both Boston and Seattle. According to the Wall Street Journal, this first LTE handset will rely on dual chipsets to make them compatible with the current CDMA network.

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Target Launches First-ever Scannable Mobile
Coupons

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Just about everyone has a mobile phone today and many of us are now carrying smartphones like the iPhone that let us get more info on products we are thinking about buying and search for cheaper prices in real time. Target has announced a new way to pu...

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AMD To Make Netbook Chip

post from I4U News on 11 March 2010 10:59:42 AM. © I4U News

Either AMD has finally made their peace with the concept of netbooks, or they've finally admitted to themselves that it's useless to fight a trend. The company is about to launch a new “Fusion” line of chips, designed to work specifically in netbooks. Th...

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Smartbook concept should be realized

post from Ubergizmo on 11 March 2010 10:58:03 AM. © Ubergizmo

Smartbook concept should be realized

This Smartbook does not describe a kind of consumer electronics device, but is a conceptual portable computer instead, where this smartphone can be flipped open to reveal a QWERTY keyboard which can be synchronized with its personalized PC tablet. Definitely something that we would like to see in the real world, but we guess it will remain nothing but a pipe dream at the moment. Since this is but a concept, we guess you can basically imagine it comes with the most drool-worthy of hardware specifications, but it will most probably run on the Android OS considering the Chrome browser is on display here.

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Hott MD500 rocks to Android

post from Ubergizmo on 11 March 2010 10:53:31 AM. © Ubergizmo

With the slew of tablets as well as iPad wannabes rolling out from China these days, the law of probability points toward a winner through the plethora of candidates, and perhaps one that might just edge out the iPad in terms of popularity? Perhaps in another lifetime, but kudos to Hott for their MD500 which is powered by the Android operating system. This tablet sports a 4.8" touchscreen display that was specially customized to function with the ARM9 Rockchip processor, featuring full video playback support, a minimal screen bezel and interesting Android customizations.

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T-Mobile webConnect Rocket USB modem

T-Mobile's webConnect Rocket USB modem seems to be right on the money where its release date is concerned, although it would be extremely advisable to be in Philadelphia if you want to enjoy HSPA+ speeds. March 14 looks like a solid release date, where this $99 device with a two-year contract will cost you $50 for 5GB or $20 for 200MB per month, complete with a $0.20 per MB overage charge. So far, initial impressions have been rather favorable, with one achieving consistent download speeds that range from 1780Kbps to 2797Kbps.

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LotR: Aragorn's Quest To Have Playstation Move
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Sony's new PlayStation Move controller is official, and now we're starting to learn which games will benefit from this new technology. One of the first to be confirmed is The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest. MCV reports that Warner Bros added the PS3 SK...