Category Archives: Tech

Samsung said to be considering webOS acquisition from HP

Posted on August 29, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Following rumors that Samsung was considering a purchase of Hewlett-Packard’s PC business — rumors that Samsung would later deny — DigiTimes is having another go at this potential unholy union. This time around, however, the site claims Samsung is eying … Continue reading →

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Back to School: 15 Essential iOS Apps for Students

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Forget Sharpies and highlighters, the new back to school essentials this fall are apps for your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. While cellphones used to be classroom contraband, the burgeoning market of educational apps means iOS devices are as welcome … Continue reading →

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Translate between languages with SpeechTrans Ultimate for iPhone, iPad | TiPb

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

SpeechTrans Ultimate is a translating app powered by Nuance. It knows 13 different languages and has speech recognition for many of them. One of the new features is Facebook chat with Speech Input and Voice Translation Output. via Translate between … Continue reading →

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Dont Fire This IT Bro Or Hell Destroy All Your Servers from a McDonalds

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Being fired sucks, and naturally everyone thirsts for revenge. With this in mind, Japanese pharma firm Shionogi maybe should have been more careful when it canned IT peon Jason Cornish. Like, maybe change your passwords? Cornish got his vengeance.IT World … Continue reading →

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Tablets are fun, but they cant replace PCs

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

The iPad continues to sell as fast as Apple’s manufacturing partners can build them, and other vendors are bound to get in on the action as well once they realize they’re doing it wrong. After all, just about every visible analyst has gone on … Continue reading →

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New Apple Store To Be Made Entirely Out of Glass

Posted on August 18, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Forget about the Apple glass cube. This store has been presented today at the Santa Monica Planning Commission by some “ASB/Blatteis Promenade Holdings, LLC”. Who could be the actual retailer? There’s only two possibilities here: Apple or Apple. The renderings … Continue reading →

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Why is LTE equipment being installed in an Apple Store? — Engadget

Posted on August 17, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Well, this is certainly interesting. While rumors of an LTE-enabled iPhone had died down for a little while, they sprung back to life yesterday with a report that just such a device was being tested by carriers. Now we’ve received … Continue reading →

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AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G scheduled for August 21st launch — Engadget

Posted on August 17, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

With it having been in the works for so long, its easy to forget that AT&T is ready to flip the switch on its sparkling-new LTE network virtually any second now. But Ma Bell is happy to remind us of … Continue reading →

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IPhone 5 pre-orders said to begin September 30th ahead of October 7th launch

Posted on August 17, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Apple will begin taking pre-orders for its new iPhone 5 smartphone on September 30th, with a launch set to occur one week later on October 7th. Apple watcher 9to5 Mac claims to have confirmed the dates with multiple sources, though … Continue reading →

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Virus Warning (Skype for Windows users)

Posted on August 16, 2011 by StevenTorresRamos

Skype has learned that a computer virus called “w32/Ramex.A” is affecting users of Skype for Windows. Users whose computers are infected with this virus will send a chat message to other Skype users asking them to click on … Continue reading →