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Toshiba FlashAir: First Wireless SD Card

Larry on September 3rd, 2011

Toshiba is announcing a new SDHC memory card called the FlashAir which comes WiFi-enabled. The card features an embedded wireless LAN that allows it to both transmit and receive files wirelessly.

The FlashAir is being touted as the world’s first SDHC memory card with embedded wireless LAN functionality to meet the SD Memory Card Standard.

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neha dey on August 20th, 2011

Research In Motion is soon to announce a BlackBerry music service, according to reports. The company is developing its own music service called BBM Music, which may launch as soon as next week, and is said to work with RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger system.

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AT&T has confirmed that it will dump its $10 per month texting plan next week. The U.S. carrier will now offer only one texting plan, a $20 per month unlimited message deal for individuals. It will retain the $30 per month family plan, which covers five mobile lines billed to the same household.

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IBM has just announced that it has received $21 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a series of experimental computer chips designed to replicate the human brain’s perceptive, active and cognitive abilities. These computers will be able to learn through experiences, detect patterns and develop hypotheses, as well as remember and learn… Continue reading

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neha dey on August 17th, 2011

Hewlett-Packard is currently working on something interesting: it is planning to bring its WebOS mobile operating system to cars and appliances, The Wall Street Journal reported. The idea would let your products, that you currently use in the home or while on the road, to have touch screens that connect to the Web and deliver WebOS functionality… Continue reading

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neha dey on August 15th, 2011

Windows Phone Mango, the next major software update for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS, has finally been given a release date: it’ll land on September 1st.

Pocket-lint has learnt that the update, previously slated only for “fall 2011”, will arrive on the first day of next month – Microsoft has picked this date because it happens during… Continue reading

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Steve Jones on August 13th, 2011

Verizon is now offering 300MB data plans at $20, but only in selected regions. This is, of course, when the data plan is combined with a voice plan.

The promotion begins August 13, that is today, but isn’t something that everyone can get involved in. The select regions are Washington DC, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. The promotion… Continue reading

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Comcast’s new plan dubbed as the “Internet Essentials” will help low-income families afford the internet for just $10 a month.

To join the program, families have to meet four different criteria: They have to be located in an area where Comcast can actually deliver Internet service, one of their children has to be receiving free school lunches via… Continue reading

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Just yesterday, FBI released its first app for Apple’s iPhone named the Child ID, which helps you track your missing child.

The app can store photos and information on a child, such as height, weight, date of birth, gender, ethnicity, hair and eye color and whether or not they have pierced ears.

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Steve Jones on August 1st, 2011

Adobe has just released a public preview of its Adobe Edge tool for bringing Adobe Flash-style animation to HTML5. Adobe Edge is a no-charge download in public preview mode, so Web designers can download it now (at www.labs.adobe.com ) to explore and provide feedback.

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