Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Why Your Smartphone Battery Sucks

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June 8, 2011
Smart Phone News
Why Your Smartphone Battery Sucks Lithium ion batteries are nearing the limits of their possible power capacity, while the power requirements of mobile devices are increasing quickly. Something?s got to give.
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Motorola Droid X2 Review: Dual-Core, but No 4G With a gorgeous display and dual-core power, the Droid X2 won't disappoint gamers or multimedia addicts, but video capture is dismal and you don't get 4G data speeds.
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Watch iOS Videos on Your HDTV With a single adapter, you can turn your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch into a video player that mimics an Apple TV.
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Self-Inflating Earbuds Could Save Ears--and Tunes Stephen Ambrose creates a balloon-like earphone flexible seal that also redirects damaging sound virbations.
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Starbucks Shares Lessons of Going Mobile An Android app and the ability to order a drink from a mobile phone are coming soon, an executive from Starbucks said as he shared lessons and tips from his company's experience offering mobile applications.
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Android App Review: ROM Manager Easily back up and install custom ROMs on your rooted Android device.
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iPhone App Collection: Count Those Calories Looking to shed a few pounds? Having an app on your iOS device that records just how much you're eating can help you meet your weight loss goals.
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iPhone App Review: MetalStorm: Online Despite some fixable flaws, this aerial combat game soars
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Android App Review: Viewdle SocialCamera SocialCamera makes tagging and sharing your photos on Facebook a snap, but the beta app still has a few quirks to work out.
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iPhone App Review: Par Out Golf Golf games challenges will keep you coming back for more
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Product Reviews
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011
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Pros Good interface; Strong malware detection Cons Scan speeds lag behind top performers
Read Complete Review » Top 10 Paid Antivirus Programs for 2011 » Top 5 Paid Antivirus for 2011 »
Nikon Coolpix S9100
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Pros Very good macro capabilities; 18X-optical-zoom lens; Large array of useful and creative scene modes; In-camera editing features improve low-light shots; Superior image quality; Extremely easy to use; Excellent performance for the price; Light and slim for such a long-zoom camera Cons No RAW shooting mode; No manual controls
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10
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Pros In-camera HDR and high-speed movie modes; Touch-to-focus controls; 3D still shooting; 16X optical zoom lens with very fast autofocus; Manual modes with aperture- and shutter-priority Cons Limited touchscreen functionality; GPS feature lacks in-camera mapping; No RAW shooting mode; Images often look underexposed and lack sharpness; Battery life is poor with GPS active
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E3 2011: Nintendo's Next Console Named 'Wii U', Breaks Mold Once Again Nintendo unveiled its wildly different next console at the E3 2011 press conference this morning, including a tablet-style gamepad and dozens of new ways to interact with games.
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Downloads: Editor's Collection
PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: May 2011Our reviewers can't get enough of utilities. Geeky stuff like benchmarking, drive partitioning, memory testing. Must-haves like desktop organizers and security helpers. Microsoft Office improvements. But we like to have fun, too, so we couldn't resist some great media software, sci-fi themepacks, and designing our own cursors. These are just the highlights from the merry month of May.
Parted Magic   7398 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Hard Disk
This may just be the best partitioning utility/boot disc on the planet.
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