Archive for February, 2011

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 To Launch at CTIA

Samsung is just about ready to launch its 8.9″ Tablet. The company’s headquarters has sent the invitation to all pre-registered CTIA media. On the invite image, you can see a tablet with the number 78910. Interestingly, that can be interpreted as 7″ 8.9″ and 10″ – or the whole Samsung line up for your Tab [...]

Motorola XOOM Android Tablet Review

For the past year, the most popular tablet on the planet has been the Apple iPad. I’ve been a huge fan of this device and have told more people than I can remember, that it’s my all time favorite gadget. That said, I’ve lately become more interested in devices running Android. My main phone is [...]

Computer Engineer Barbie – Does Barbie like Windows?

I have to admit that as a kid I was never a Barbie fan, and all that Ken business, I for one was glad when they broke-up. I always wondered why they never made “perfect divorce Barbie” She could have come with the Dream House, the Corvette and most of Ken’s stuff, including half his [...]

When Will Apple Cave And Accept Flash? Maybe When It Doesn’t Suck

I read an interesting article this morning that suggested Apple would change its mind and put Adobe’s Flash technology on its iOS devices within a year. I don’t think that’s going to happen. In an open letter to users, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave several reasons why he didn’t want Flash on the iPad, iPhone [...]

Powered Cheese Grater

Love all things cheese, and can’t get enough of that stuff in your dishes? Well, surely you would do well with the Powered Cheese Grater, as this unique device is capable of automatically slice, shred, or grate cheese. Boasting a trio of interchangeable blades that produce wafer-thin slices of Parmigiano-Reggiano, airy flecks of Pecorino Romano, [...]

Ins and Outs

Governors Scramble to Rein In Medicaid … [WSJ] Past medical testing on humans revealed … [AP] Mobile phone use not related to increased brain cancer risk … [University of Manchester] Medicare won’t fund MRIs for patients with new MRI-safe pacemakers… [TwinCities.com] Young mammal hearts heal themselves … [Nature] Crisis of Abundance: Cleveland Clinic offers air [...]

Dell Venue Pro finally on sale in UK

Dell’s much-anticipated Venue Pro has finally gone on sale in the UK, with the official Dell store offering the Windows Phone 7 handset for £459 ($ 745) unlocked and including tax. Delayed because of a firmware issue spotted last month, the Venue Pro is the first portrait-orientation QWERTY slider to run Windows Phone. The HTC [...]

First Device to Prevent Hemorrhoids During Vaginal Birth Given FDA Approval

Natural child birth is famous for the vaginal pain women experience, but it ain’t no joke that the anus is also subject to a good deal of force in the process. That is why around a quarter of vaginal births result in hemorrhoids, something you really don’t want to be dealing with when you just [...]

GoToMyPC Debuts For iPad

Citrix’s popular remote access tool GoToMyPC is now available for the iPad, with a new app that lets users access files, programs and network resources on desktop Macs or PCs from their tablets. As with other remote access products TeamViewer and LogMeIn, GoToMyPC works through firewalls, and requires little configuration other than installing the GoToMyPC [...]

Scanner detects cancer in an hour, costs $200 to make

The wonders of the human mind never ceases to amaze me, and this time around we have a bunch of boffins over at Harvard University and MIT working together to create what could potentially have positive effects in the fight against cancer worldwide – using just $ 200 worth of parts to develop a scanner [...]