Category Archives: Tech

Best Buy Wants You to Spend $1000 on a HDMI Cable

Posted on August 23, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Best Buy, who must think that if people are silly enough to shop there, they might be a big enough sucker to get ripped off on HDMI cables, is offering a “diamond” “high-speed” 2-foot HDMI cable for the most ridiculous … Continue reading →

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Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have never been stronger | Ars Technica

Posted on August 22, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

In late 2010, Sean Brooks received three e-mails over a span of 30 hours warning that his accounts on LinkedIn, Battle.net, and other popular websites were at risk. He was tempted to dismiss them as hoaxes—until he noticed they included … Continue reading →

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iPhone Q1 2012 profit higher than Microsoft’s entire business

Posted on August 20, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Apple’s (AAPL) stock is soaring ahead of the company’s sixth-generation iPhone launch, and while its market capitalization is now well over double that of rival Microsoft (MSFT), Forbes on Sunday pulled an interesting snippet from a recent Vanity Fair piece. In … Continue reading →

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PLY90 Bracket | Uncrate

Posted on August 16, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Building things from scratch just got a whole lot easier. The PLY90 Bracket ($45 and up) is a new connector for building projects that lets you connect pieces of material together using nothing but some brackets and an Allen wrench. … Continue reading →

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AT&T developing tech to help parents keep teenagers from texting and driving, hopes to saves lives — Engadget

Posted on August 16, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

By now, youre likely aware of some of the repercussions that come with shooting an innocent text to a friend while being behind the wheel. Well, in an effort to keep these unfortunate accidents from ever occurring, the AT&T Foundrys … Continue reading →

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iPad mini won’t be much smaller, but will be a lot narrower, thinner, and lighter | iMore.com

Posted on August 15, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

iMore previously reported that Apple would be releasing an iPad mini in October for around $200-$250, and that it would be announced at the iPhone 5 event on September 12. At the time we heard that it looked and worked … Continue reading →

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One Laptop Per Childs XO-4 Touch expected to be released in Q1 2013 — Engadget

Posted on August 15, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

One Laptop Per Child hasnt exactly been silent about the upcoming release of its XO Touch, but details have thus far been fairly thin. The companys offered up a little more information on the matter, while sprinkling in some extra … Continue reading →

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This Is the Best FourSquare Perk Ever

Posted on August 13, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Woz forwarded this great picture from his friend Ron Schnell over the weekend: a parking slot permanently reserved for a restaurant’s FourSquare mayor! The details, according to Ron: I’m Woz’s friend who sent this to him. FYI, in case it’s … Continue reading →

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iOS Encryption Is So Good, Not Even the NSA Can Hack It

Posted on August 13, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

When you think of an encrypted device that would cause the NSA to throw its hands up and give up trying to crack it, you imagine some industrial grade server, possibly made by IBM. What you don’t expect is a … Continue reading →

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What’s Really Going On With Apple’s New Dock Connector

Posted on August 13, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Aside from a larger screen, one of the biggest rumors about the next iPhone is the idea that it will feature a significantly shrunken down dock connector. But how small will it get? And more importantly: why does it matter? … Continue reading →