Archive for December, 2011

by , 143 days ago

Microsoft working on a fix for Windows Phone 7 SMS bug

Microsoft working on SMS bug fix

update: SMS bug fix coming in the form of ‘Tango’ update A few weeks back, a potentially OS breaking bug was discovered on Windows Phone 7. The bug disables the Messaging Hub for WP7, disabling all messaging services it controls. Khaled Salameh, the discoverer of the bug tweeted: “MS Security…

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by , 144 days ago

How to recalibrate your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch’s unresponsive home button

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iPhone Hacks has posed a set of instructions to recalibrate your iDevice’s home button delayed responsiveness. So if your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch home button lags, follow the steps below: Launch a default iOS application. eg. Stock, Weather. (The source states to use a default app. It could work with any app…

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by , 146 days ago

Famous Tech and Gadget battles over the years [Infographic]

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There have been many famous tech and gadget battles over the years. From the “ancient” Betamax vs VHS to the one of the most recent and still ongoing battle between the major consoles Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii. Usually with these kind of battles, there is a victor that…

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by , 150 days ago

The Hobbit Trailer

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The trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey debuted on Facebook. The Hobbit is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and will come in two parts. Although the movie won’t be released until December next year, fans have already been gifted with a Trailer which can be…

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by , 150 days ago

A tour of Microsoft’s model shop and 3D printed prototypes [video]

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Josh Topolsky and the guys over at The Verge gained exclusive access to Microsoft‘s model shop, to show us the process of how prototypes are designed in Redmond. The user experience designer, Karsten Aagaard, explains during the tour that the team tries to get the 3D prototypes printed in “real-time”….

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by , 151 days ago

4 on Demand, Demand 5 and other wave of apps available for Xbox 360

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In the process on its “expansive catalog of movies, sports, television and music” for the Xbox 360, Microsoft has released a new wave of apps on Xbox Live. The new wave of the apps include 4 on Demand, Demand 5 and Dailymotion for the UK, as well as other services…

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by , 151 days ago

The Dark Knight Rises full trailer

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The Dark Knight Rises official full length trailer has been exclusively released on iTunes. Of course with this being the internet, the video has also been uploaded to YouTube for our viewing pleasure. The Dark Knight Rises will be out in summer, next year. Watch the trailer down below and…

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