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Mobile Visor for BlackBerry Curves

czarspace — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:30:00 +0000

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ASUS CEO: Fold / Unfold laptop will cost between $1,000 and $1,500

czarspace — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:54:00 +0000

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BlackBerry 9630 walkthrough

czarspace — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:21:00 +0000

THE JOURNEY COMING THIS SUMMER

czarspace — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:36:00 +0000

Dell’s first cellphone prototypes said to “lack differentiation”

czarspace — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:28:00 +0000

According to analyst Shaw Wu, Dell submitted two prototype smartphones for feedback from the carriers, and both were roundly rejected. Why? Well, turns out “Dell-like” is a legitimate adjective, and not necessarily a nice one.

The phones, apparently identical besides OS (one runsWindows Mobile, one Android) were accused of lacking differentiation from competing offerings from HTC, LG, Samsung, Nokia, and others. It takes a lot to get a carrier excited about a phone; Palm had to pretty much make their entire existing line obsolete to get some buzz, and the market is flooded with ho-hum WinMo devices. Dell remains undeterred, however, and is still plugging away, trying to break into the lucrative market. Wu, an analyst at Kaufman Brothers, asserts that Dell is going back to the drawing board to come up with something a little sharper.

What do we gain from this story? Well, we know that a major hardware company is hard at work on a smartphone, and we’ve learned that “Dell-like” means “boring.” The more you know! [Barron's]

GOOGLE SECRET: Looking for a different image for your PC or Mac?

czarspace — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:33:00 +0000

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Become a Spotlight poweruser with these easy tips.

czarspace — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:28:00 +0000

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Feedback causes changes to Windows Mobile 6.5 honeycomb UI

czarspace — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:06:00 +0000

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In response to negative feedback, Microsoft has tweaked the Windows Mobile 6.5 honeycomb user interface

When Windows Mobile 6.5 was officially revealed last month at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2009 in Barcelona, it sported the honeycomb Start screen that users couldn’t quite agree on, even when early screenshots began to leak. Apparently, soon after Microsoft started dogfooding Windows Mobile 6.5 and related services internally last week, feedback coming from its employees started coming in, and it wasn’t very positive. This was apparently the final blow, because at MIX09 this week, it has come to light that Microsoft has acted on the negative comments and tweaked the honeycomb interface.

While the layout remains the same and the icons are in the exact same place, they have been enlarged and the actual honeycomb outline (hexagons around each icon) is gone. Furthermore, scrolling up or down no longer means going all the way to the top or all the way to the bottom: the second the finger leaves the screen, scrolling will stop.

The rather blurry screenshot above is actually two screencaps of a video which is filming Loke Uei Tan, Senior Technical Product Manager of the Mobile and Embedded Devices Group in Microsoft, as he uses the new interface during one of the 129 sessions at MIX09. This one was entitled “Windows Mobile 6.5 Overview,” and before showing off the changes, Tan says in the video: “The middle screen is what we call the honeycomb interface. Well, this screenshot is a little bit old. We’ve got some feedback from the users that says ‘Hey, wait a minute, this honeycomb UI doesn’t work very well. Let’s change it a little bit.’ So I’ll show you what the new one looks like.” I’ve embedded the full video of the session below (Silverlight required, honeycomb changes start at 6:50).

It’s not the first time Microsoft has altered a key UI element during the beta development phase, but it’s still very interesting because there must have been quite an uproar if the company made the changes even after having publicly unveiled the new operating system. That said, while the tweaks are notable, the fact that the honeycomb layout remains demonstrates that the changes are an evolution, not a revolution.[via Ars Technica]

9 Reasons People Cheat

czarspace — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:55:00 +0000

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1. Bored
I’d say this is the most common reason that people cheat.It’s tough to keep that edge throughout a relationship. Things start off grand and then level off and then you both realize that it’s still real life. When you meet someone else, that inaugural excitement of a new relationship kicks back in.

2. Dependence
At first glance, cheating seems like independent behavior. It could be interpreted as doing what you want, when you want. But I would argue that cheating is a dependent behavior. A cheater is dependent because they are not strong enough to break up with their significant other in order to get with the new person.

3. Confusion
Sometimes life or a particular situation can get to you. When the perfect storm of confusion is going on in your head, you make mistakes.

4. Because They Let You
If any girl ever cheated on me, I’d break up with her immediately. Forgiving a cheater is putting up with it, and starts a vicious cycle. That person who cheated may lose respect for you and might continue to cheat-because they know they can get away with it, because you’ll continue to take them back.

5. Nurturing
If someone is mistreating you, then your first instinct is to get away from him or her. But sometimes it’s not that simple-maybe you are raising kids together. If you feel trapped in a bad relationship, it’s only natural that you will run to the open arms of a person who treats you well.

6. Revenge
This is quite simple- an eye for an eye. Cheat on them if they cheat on you. If they continuously hurt you or abuse you in some way, you do it to get them back.

7. Confirmation of Attractiveness
Sometimes when you’re in a long relationship, or if your significant other is taking you for granted, you begin to wonder if you’re still attractive. Perhaps, because you were out on the dating circuit, you felt more attractive when you were single. If you have an affair, you’ve proven that a new person can be attracted to you.

8. The Thrill
Some people just enjoy the thrill of cheating: running around secretly, risking getting caught, andcreating thrilling moments with a forbidden romance.

9. They Don’t Consider It Cheating, Even Though You Might
Relationships have that grey area, usually right before you become exclusive. He thinks date #4 is when you’re “together,” and you think date #2 is when you’re “together.” If you haven’t talked about exclusivity, someone may think they are well within their rights to see other people, even though the other person in the relationship may not.

I don’t understand why people don’t break up as soon as they have an urge to cheat. Is it natural to have temptation, or is temptation a sign that the relationship is losing its fire? What reasons would you add to this list, and do you disagree with any? If you’ve ever cheated, why did you do it? Could you forgive a cheater? If you are single, but seeing a person who is in a committed relationship, does that make you a cheater?

Reprinted with Permission of Hearts Communications, Inc.

More scams CNN

czarspace — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:52:00 +0000

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