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• iOS 4.1: any problems for you? September 9, 2010
  Okay, so we've given you about a day to download, install, and tear iOS 4.1 into microscopic shreds. What's the end result? We've been tipped on a handful of troublesome nuances in the update, ranging from unsolved proximity sensor woes to a sudden onslaught of voicemails -- and we're trying to get a feel for how widespread they all are. […]
• Apple Patent For Making Your LCD TV an Even Better Digital Photo Frame [Patents] September 9, 2010
  Apple claims that their TV work is just a hobby, but that doesn't mean they don't innovate for the living room. A newly published patent outlines an LCD TV that has separate modes for video and still photos.More » […]
• Super Angel v. VC SMACKDOWN, Part 4: Is Silicon Valley Getting Disrupted? (TCTV) September 9, 2010
  Ding, ding! It's round four of our Super Angel v. VC SMACKDOWN. Both of our pugilist Davids live and work in Silicon Valley. Given that today's topic is about whether or not the heft of East Coast Super Angels like Josh Kopelman, Chris Dixon and Fred Wilson is pulling the center of early stage funding gravity away from famed Sand Hill Road, you […]
• Microsoft, SRS team up on surround sound for Silverlight, will this finally bring 5.1 to Netflix? September 9, 2010
  Of course, this press release from SRS Labs doesn't actually say Netflix will use its technology to enable surround sound audio on Watch Instantly streams, but when you claim your tools add "easy and seamless" surround sound decoding to Silverlight apps then we have an immediate suggestion as to how they could be put to use. Whether you give a […]
• Supernova Shrapnel Found In Meteorite September 9, 2010
  coondoggie writes "Talk about finding a needle in a cosmic haystack. Scientists this week said they found microscopic shrapnel in a meteorite of a star they say exploded around the birth of our solar system 4.5 billion years ago." Read more of this story at Slashdot. […]
• Budget Sub-$150 Solid State Drive Round-up [PC] September 9, 2010
  High prices are always a stumbling block to new tech adoption and with SSDs it hasn't been any different.More » […]
• The New App Store Guidelines: What You Need To Know September 9, 2010
  For the first time ever, after 250,000 apps have been developed, Apple finally decided to release some guidelines for developers to help them understand the app review process. The document is not only informative, but also entertaining to read. In general, for an app to make it through the somewhat opaque-until-now App approval process it needs to be a seri […]
• Denon's AVR-4311CI to gain AirPlay compatibility this fall -- that easy, huh? September 9, 2010
  Here's an interesting tidbit. Denon's admittedly pricey AVR-4311CI -- which was introduced in late April -- may very well end up being the first major product to gain iTunes AirPlay compatibility retroactively. Yeah, retroactively. According to an updated product listing, the AVR will see a "planned upgrade" in the fall of 2010 that will […]
• How do radar detectors and jammers work? [Mad Science] September 9, 2010
  Learn the basics of radar detectors and radar jammers. Because anything is better than obeying the law.More » […]
• Android App Finger Race Is a Personal Treadmill for Digits [Android Apps] September 9, 2010
  Are your fingers feeling fat today? Free app Finger Race will have them running 1 meter and 2 meter races, or even endurance runs at 5 meters in length. They'll be size zeros in no time. [Recombu]More » […]
• Microsoft launching Windows Phone 7 on October 11th? September 9, 2010
  With a gold master OS, plenty of devices raring to show themselves, and a more or less obvious October launch window, it's clear that Windows Phone 7 is right around the corner. Pocket-lint is reporting today that its sources, "senior figures within the industry," are pegging October 11 as the special day, with a New York launch event to make […]
• The Chevy Volt Is GMs Knight In Gleaming Chrome And White Plastic September 9, 2010
  One thing is clear to me now: GM gets it. Government Motors now understands the importance of cutting edge technology. They understand rapid development processes. But most importantly, the once largest auto maker understands the future. If only they had "gotten it" back at the turn of the century, they wouldn't be in the mess they're in […]
• New Adobe PDF Zero-Day Under Attack September 9, 2010
  Rahmmp writes "Adobe has sounded an alarm for a new zero-day flaw in its PDF Reader/Acrobat software, warning that hackers are actively exploiting the vulnerability in-the-wild. An Adobe spokeswoman described the attacks as "limited" but warned that that could change with the availability of public samples and exploit code." Read more of […]
• With 3.7 Billion Messages Under Its Belt, GOGIIs textPlus Launches Picture Messaging & Face Texts September 9, 2010
  At first glance, the stats from free text messaging startup GOGII and its textPlus application sound like they're too big by an order of magnitude: 3.7 billion messages sent since June 2009. 8.5 million downloads. 23 million phone numbers in the network. But they're real, and they're a big business. Today the company is launching two new featu […]
• RFID entry uses homemade electronic strike September 9, 2010
  [Fileark] built an RFID entry system that uses a prettyingeniousalternative to an electronic strike plate. An electronic strike is a rather expensive hinged plate that mounts in the door frame and catches the door latch. But this system opens a set of double doors. The door without the handle is fixed in place and has […]