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Stefani Germanotta might be one of the most popular music performers today but many people still have to think a moment before they realize she’s Lady Gaga. Recognizing this, Facebook is putting in place an account verification mechanism for subscribers with a large number of friends. Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/74454.html SONIC AUTOMOTIVE RED HAT HEWLETT PACKARD CO SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

When it comes to making sure that you are getting the most out of your tablet, specifically the Apple iPad, you are going to have to look into getting a keyboard. That?s right, you need to make sure that you are getting a full iPad case keyboard so that you not only have a full work studio with your portable …Read more »

Google has had its fair share of malware-related problems in the Android Market, but that’s hopefully about to change, now that the company has announced a new security-enhancing service. Codenamed “Bouncer,” Mountain View’s new program sounds pretty simple, in principle: it just automatically scans the Market for malware, without altering the Android user experience, or requiring devs to run through …Read more »

Recently, Google has been busy beefing up Latitude to make it more competitive with other location apps — and more fun to use. Location history was added recently, iOS users can post check-ins via Latitude, and now Google has begun rolling out location-based deals which are tied to the service. If you’re in the U.S., you can now score local …Read more »

ASUS was plenty busy at CES last week, but it held back at least one product on us — the B23E. This 12.5-inch business laptop packs a Core i5 or i7, up to 8GB of RAM and a maximum 750GB hard drive in a magnesium-aluminum alloy case. Other expected Pro-series niceties are also in tow, including a fingerprint reader, spill-proof …Read more »

VSCO is a set of presets for Adobe’s Lightroom photo-processing application. So what, right? Anyone can make presets all by themselves. But the VSCO presets go a little deeper. Instead of just saving the settings for brightness, white balance ands so on, they manipulate the Camera Profiles themselves. That is, they tell Lightroom to interpret [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/vsco-is-like-film-for-your-digital-camera/ MCAFEE PROGRESS …Read more »

Google, according to reports from “a dozen executives working at key companies in the Android ecosystem” is finally locking down the open source and easily-fragmented Android operating system. As it currently stands, Google hands over the ‘final’ code for each version of Android, and OEMs and developers then spend some time customizing the OS to fit their hardware, and to …Read more »

Speedtest.net is pretty much the go-to site for quickly figuring out how fast (or slow) your connection really is and comparing the numbers your ISP boasts with what it actually delivers. And now it’s got a new coat of paint and a couple of neat features. In brief: New UI: The map widget is much improved; it actually looks like …Read more »

Finally, Android has a place it can call home. Google and Australian mobile telecommunications company Telstra opened the first ever brick-and-mortar Android-themed storefront in Melbourne on Thursday, a move to consolidate the Android brand and associated devices under one big, wide, Googly roof. Created in collaboration with Android device manufacturers, “Androidland” showcases the many different [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/12/google-android-store-australia/ SYNOPSYS MOTOROLA …Read more »

Just recently, the Opera 11.10 release candidate was made available for download. It brought a handful of important feature additions — like HTML5 File API support and IMAP enhancements — and loads of bugfixes. Nestled in amongst the other details in the Opera team’s announcement is one more interesting tidbit: Opera 11.10 offers improved battery optimizations. The timing here is …Read more »

If you still read dead tree books and need a way to mark your page that’s a little more fun than traditional bookmarkers, you might like the FingerPrint Bookmark Band. It’s a silicone rubber band with a molded finger that will point to a specific sentence. They are available in assorted colors. The only problem [...] Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/12/bookmarker-that-points-the-way/ KEY LINEAR …Read more »

If you would like to read PDF in iBooks you can convert you PDF files into the necessary format in order maximize the use of your iPad or tablet. As you may know, PDF?s are the most widely used format of eBooks since they can be used without the content format being altered. Unfortunately, most devices may have problems with …Read more »

Sony-only phones are coming back as predicted. The Japanese electronics giant has announced that it will acquire Ericsson’s share of Sony Ericsson partnership, bringing it into the Sony ‘platform of network-connected’ products. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/DjQHZcatx9Y/sony-and-ericssons-marriage-is-over FINISAR LM ERICSSON TAKETWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE MICRON TECHNOLOGY

Moments ago, Mozilla stripped the release candidate moniker from Firefox 4 Mobile and pronounced it fit for public release. If you have a Nokia N900 phone, or a fairly-modern Android 2.0-or-later device, go ahead and install it from the Market, by using scanning the QR code after the break, or by visiting Firefox.com/m. Accompanying the release is the launch of …Read more »