On occasion you will need to edit the hosts file on your machine. Sometimes because of an attack or prank, and others so that you can simply and freely control access to websites and network traffic. hosts files have been in use since ARPANET. They were used to resolve hosts names before DNS. hosts files [...]
Archive for September 1st, 2010
New 2010 iPod Shuffle Gets Buttons Again
September 1st, 2010 
admin Prior to today’s Apple event, several industry pundits had predicted that the smallest of Apple’s music players, the iPod shuffle line would be scrapped altogether. This however, turned out to be incorrect with Apple giving the third generation model a new look. The 2010 iPod Shuffle appears to be a hybrid of the two earlier [...]
Microsoft introduces the portable Arc Touch Mouse
September 1st, 2010 admin Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops, Peripherals, Mice / Keyboards Today, Microsoft issued a press release explaining its latest product, the Arc Touch Mouse. One of the main selling points of the Arc Touch Mouse is its ability to neatly fold away, fit securely in a laptop bag, and provide a comfortable user experience. When using [...]
Upcoming 10.1-Inch Android Tablet From Archos
September 1st, 2010 admin Archos has introduced another one of its upcoming Android tablet namely the Archos 101. Powered by a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, the device sports a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 capacitive touchscreen display, a 0.3-megapixel front camera, an 8GB/16GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, 720p HD video playback support, WiFi, Bluetooth, an HDMI [...]
Super Apps Developer Challenge Ending Soon!
September 1st, 2010 admin Developers who have been waiting to perfect their app before submitting it for the BlackBerry Super Apps Developer Challenge better get cracking. There is less than a week left to the challenge and RIM is reporting that submissions are looking good. Mike put up a nice post on the developer blog detailing some general feedback [...]
T-Mobile G2 Price Revealed
September 1st, 2010 admin The folks from TmoNews have shared the price for the upcoming T-Mobile G2. It would cost 9.99 with a contract after a mail-in rebate.Looks like it would cost 9.99 without a contract.But it’s not … Fone Arena – The Mobile Blog
What Are the G2 Quick Keys?
September 1st, 2010 admin While looking at the leaked G2 pictures from yesterday, our eagle-eyed Chuck Falzone noticed something hiding in plain sight. One of the icons listed on the home screen for the handset shows a shortcut for an app called Quick Keys. Blowing things up a bit, he also found three hard keys on the keyboard which [...]
Android, BlackBerry, Palm Devices Going Prepaid with Verizon
September 1st, 2010 admin For those that simply don’t like signing their life away on contract for a smartphone there is of course always the prepaid option, and word has it the Big Red is about to offer some prepaid action on several of their devices. According to an article over on Mobile Crunch by Simon Chester, and by [...]
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Tags: Android, BlackBerry, devices, going, Palm, Prepaid, Verizon 
Comments OffJustin.tv Added To The Marketplace, Another Android Streaming Option
September 1st, 2010 admin There are several options to live stream on your Android device and one more is added now also. Justin.tv a familiar streaming service, now has a free application live in the Marketplace that will allow you to stream from you Android device. It requires an Android device that is running 1.6 and up (which is [...]
Posted in Mobile Phones Tags: Added, Android, another, Justin.tv, Marketplace, Option, streaming Comments OffSamsung releases launch details for NF series netbooks
September 1st, 2010 admin This morning Samsung introduced three new netbooks, the NF110, NF210, and NF310. Now we have more photos and detailed specs for some of these models, as well as pricing. I’ll have more details tomorrow after I get a chance to check out the laptops in person. The Samsung NF310 is the top of the line [...]
