Monthly Archives: June 2010

Smartphone Comparison Chart Compares Extensive Smartphone Specs

Smartphone Comparison Chart Compares Extensive Smartphone Specs.  This is a beautiful chart that compares the most popular smartphones.

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Sony Recalls 535,000 Vaio Laptops For Overheating – The Consumerist

Sony Recalls 535,000 Vaio Laptops For Overheating – The Consumerist.  Sony thinks this can be fixed with a firmware update.  So good luck!

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Are tech toys the new “blood diamonds?” (via Wanderlust)

I didn’t realize this. I will verify this with some other sources. If true it’s going to change a few things in my life. In a recent New York Times article, Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof questions our need for … Continue reading →

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How Would Nature Solve This? (via The Dirt)

How we can use technology to attempt to copy nature. “We are surrounded by genius,” asserted Janine Benyus at the TED Global 2009 conference in Oxford, England in a talk highlighting recent innovations in biomimicry and asking designers to look to … Continue reading →

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OK! launches iPhone app Media guardian.co.uk

OK! launches iPhone app Media guardian.co.uk.  This is kind of a privacy concern isn’t it?  The app maker says that this information is in the public domain but it makes it easier to assemble and use.  If I were famous … Continue reading →

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Recieving an error message in iCal that says “HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden” to operation CalDAVAccountRefreshQueueableOperation.”?

MadisonP suggests: Welcome to Apple Discussions, Kristi. It sounds like iCal is trying access a shared calendar on a server and is unable to. Go to iCal >Preferences > Accounts. __Have you added anything here? __By default this column is … Continue reading →

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Problems downloading new 4.0 OS?

Big GA said: I figured how to fix the issues you we are having with the new software update that the Apple nerds haven’t yet. My phone was sluggish and locking up. After I did this it performs flawless! 1) … Continue reading →

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How do I Pair an iOS4 iPhone to an Acura HandsFreeLink?

iggyandspike had the solution. I’ve posted in several of the discussion forums that I have been unable to pair my 3GS since upgrading to iOS4. After reading several other forums about other problems, I did the following, and my phone … Continue reading →

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