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  • iPhone 4G and iPad 4G on Sprint
    iPhone users can get iPhone 4G or iPad 4G on Sprint by using Sprint’s Overdrive 4G Mobile Hotspot. Sprint’s 4G Hotspot provides faster Internet access than AT&T’s 3G network. Sprint recently created a video ad showing it off and making fun of AT&T’s slower 3G network. Here is what’s in the video: Matt: Hi, I’m Matt. Here’s...
    by Hans at March 20th, 2010 at 06:03 pm
  • Trojan.fakealert.5 has affected many
    Just how many people were recently affected by the trojan.fakealert.5 software issue with BitDefender 2010? Right now this is the 11th most popular search term on Google, so many people have obviously been affected by this. Unfortunately BitDefender has not come out with an update to fix this issue yet, and many people have reported having issues with using their computer...
    by Hans at March 20th, 2010 at 02:03 pm
  • Trojan.fakealert.5 virus on BitDefender 2010
    UPDATE: Raluca from BitDefender has posted a comment at this link with more details on how you can fix this problem. Today, BitDefender 2010 users received an update that brings up a fake trojan.fakealert.5 error and falsely detects safe files as viruses. This problem only occurs on those that are using 64-bit operating systems with the 64-bit version of BitDefender 2010. Fix...
    by Hans at March 20th, 2010 at 01:03 pm
  • Apple is Now Accepting iPad Apps for iPad App Store
    Developers, listen up! The iPad will be shipping soon (on April 3 to be exact) and Apple is now accepting iPad apps for the iPad App Store. You have until Saturday, March 27 to submit your iPad app for review. You must build and test your apps using iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5. Once you’ve submitted your iPad app through iTunes Connect, the App Review Team will review...
    by Hans at March 19th, 2010 at 03:03 pm
  • Google has over 30,000 Android Apps in Android Market
    Google recently told MobileCrunch that they have a total of 30,000 Android applications available in the Android Market. This is a good number, but it is still 5 times less than the number of apps currently available in Apple’s App Store. Apple announced in a recent press release that the App Store has over 150,000 apps, most of which will also work with their upcoming...
    by Hans at March 16th, 2010 at 06:03 pm
  • How to: Pre-order iPad
    Apple’s iPad will start shipping on April 3, but if you want to get it as soon as it comes out you can pre-order iPad online at Apple.com. Below are step-by-step instructions to pre-order an iPad. 1. Go to http://www.apple.com/ipad/pre-order/, read through the page and click on the Pre-order now button. 2. Choose the iPad you’d like: 16 GB iPad ($499, $629...
    by Hans at March 15th, 2010 at 06:03 pm
  • ‘Professional’ thieves steal $26,000 of MacBooks from NJ Best Buy
    On Wednesday morning an unknown number of thieves managed to break in to a Best Buy in South Brunswick, New Jersey and steal 20 notebooks valued at $26,000. For the record, these were all MacBooks so no Windows computers were stolen (phew!). These thieves were clever because they were able to avoid cameras, motion sensors, and alarms. Police believe the thieves broke...
    by Hans at March 4th, 2010 at 05:03 pm
  • Apple starts Patent war with HTC
    Today Apple sent a press release announcing that they’ve filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing 20 of Apple’s patents related to iPhone interface and the underlying architecture and hardware. The lawsuit was filed with U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware. “We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented...
    by Hans at March 2nd, 2010 at 04:03 pm
  • 90 MILLION copies of Windows 7 sold to date!
    It’s only been about 4 months since Microsoft released Windows 7. Today at Morgan Stanley Tech Conference, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Peter Klien announced that more than 90 million Windows 7 licenses have been sold to date. We don’t know how many of these copies are from OEM sales because Microsoft has not revealed this information. Klein also announced that...
    by Hans at March 2nd, 2010 at 03:03 pm
  • Use your iPhone with Verizon
    It comes to no surprise that many of our readers here don’t like AT&T and would rather prefer to use their iPhone on Verizon. Unfortunately Verizon operates on a CDMA network, so the iPhone needs to have a CDMA chip to work on Verizon. There would need to be a new iPhone, the iPhone 4G for this to happen. While this may not be happening any time soon, you can...
    by Hans at February 22nd, 2010 at 11:02 pm