Archive for February, 2009

YouTube to Begin Premium Video Download Service

Pioneer Confirms Exit from Televison R&D and Production

U-Verse Botched Install Stretches into Second Day (Updated)

When you’re the CEO of a dot-com startup, a lot falls on your shoulders… but the biggest problem always is time. Time is money, and AT&T seems to be wasting a lot of that right now. Read more (at the link below) to see just how many things can go wrong with a U-Verse install. [...]

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Sega Axes Sonic 3 & Knuckles from Latest Collection, Lies About Reason (Updated Again)

We hate to point out when a company like Sega doesn’t tell the truth. It really pains us to have to call them liars. But, today, they told a really big and obvious one. Sega today noted on their blog that their upcoming title, Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360, will lack both Sonic [...]

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Liveblog of an AT&T U-Verse Install

As interim editor-in-chief of CentralGadget.com, I often try out new technology just for the sake of giving feedback on it. AT&T U-Verse isn’t necessarily one of those technologies. I would like to switch to it in order to save money. Nevertheless, installation is half the battle with anything high-tech. And, as such, you can watch [...]

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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Updates: ActiveX Security, Windows 7 Beta Fixes

Today is Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday updates (occurring on the second Tuesday of every month, as usual), are now available on Windows Update. Included in the updates are: ActiveX killbit security updates for Windows XP, 2003, and Vista. And, the usual malware removal tool updates as well. However, the most important update is probably for Windows [...]

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Amazon Kindle 2 Press Event Roundup

Amazon held their press event at the Morgan Library in New York as expected this morning and officially unveiled the Amazon Kindle 2.  Here’s what you can expect in terms of pricing, availability, and features. As we reported last week, the Kindle 2 will cost $359.99 and will ship out on February 24th, with pre-orders [...]

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Amazon Kindle 2 Pricing and Availability Confirmed

The first official images and pricing information have leaked regarding the long-awaited Kindle 2. The device will cost $359.99 and launch on February 24th in limited quantities, with pre-orders set to begin after it’s official unveiling next week on February 9th at a press event in New York City’s Morgan Library.

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Leaked Dell Presentation Slide Hints at Mini 10 Specifications

An internal Dell presentation slide hints at the specifications for the forthcoming Dell Mini 10 netbook. The netbook will be configurable with either a 120 GB or 160 GB hard drive, Linux or Windows XP, up to 2GB of 533 MHz DDR2 RAM,  internal Wi-Fi, 3G, and Bluetooth 2.0 cards, a 10 inch 1024 x [...]

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Microsoft Confirms Multiple Windows 7 Versions for Retail

Microsoft has confirmed after much speculation that it will in fact offer multiple versions of Windows 7 in the same vein as Windows Vista based on feature set.  The biggest complaint that arose from Vista outside of performance was related to multiple versions with no distinguishable difference for non-enthusiast consumers. The following versions have been [...]

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