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Entries for April, 2011

iPad Extreme Sleeve from G-Form Protects Your iPad – Even if You Drop it From a Plane?

The iPad Extreme Sleeve is made by G-Form, a company that “brings you the most innovative cycling and sports impact protection products available today.”  They’ve applied that technology to a protective iPad sleeve that can be used alone or inside another bag.  The sleeve is made of molded PORON® XRD™ material, so it “offers consistent, [...]

Verizon’s 4G LTE network back online

Moments ago, Verizon Wireless confirmed that its 4G LTE network is back online. The network went down early yesterday morning and remained out of service for more than 24-hours in some areas. We’ve confirmed a signal with our Samsung DROID Charge here in New York City as well. Verizon has yet to say whether or [...]

AT&T-Mobile

Unless you have been living under a rock or in a cave, you’ve heard about the pending merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. What will this mean for us, those who love AT&T’s network and those who love T-Mobile’s price point? We aren’t sure but it certainly has a lot of us worried. Why? Competition. When [...]

Sprint pumps up revenue with new fees

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sprint Nextel’s first-quarter revenue was higher than expected as the company tacked on a new fee for smartphone customers, sending its shares up more than 3 percent. Original post by samzenpus

Baidu sees stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Baidu Inc more than doubled its profit in the first quarter and forecast stronger-than-expected revenue for the second quarter, betting on strong online advertising demand among China’s businesses. Original post by samzenpus

Tablets fuel 7% growth in global PC market, report says

According to a new report issued by Canalys today, the global PC market grew 7% during the first quarter of this year – largely fueled by tablets. There were 88.6 million PC shipments during the quarter, up from 82.8 million during the same quarter last year. HP had a 66% share of the shipments, followed [...]

Open Text poised to grow due to solid pipeline: analysts

(Reuters) – Canada’s largest software company Open Text Corp has strong prospects for growth partly due to its solid pipeline, analysts said, and raised their price target on the stock, a day after it posted a jump in quarterly profit. Original post by samzenpus

How Taxi Meters Work

A taxi meter — that little box next to the driver – is an impartial arbiter of time, distance and cost. Knowing how a taxi meter and taxi fares work can help you to be sure that you’re treated fairly. Original post by samzenpus

Top 10 Mistakes in Bathroom Design

Bathrooms are typically the smallest rooms in a home, and if you make a mistake in the design, it can shrink the room even further. So what are the top mistakes you can make when your design your bathroom? Original post by samzenpus

National Park Pictures

These national park pictures show the highlights of the U.S. National Park system. Start with a scenic view in Acadia National Park in Maine and head west through the rest of this gallery to see America’s national parks. Original post by samzenpus