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Entries for October, 2011

Netflix, Amazon sign content deals with Disney

(Reuters) – Netflix and Amazon.com Inc unveiled content deals with Walt Disney Co on Monday, a sign of increased competition between the two companies in the video streaming business. Original post by samzenpus

Apple’s iPhone to make up more than half of Q4 smartphone sales across top-3 U.S. carriers

In the third quarter of 2011, Apple offered just two smartphones: the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 3GS. The latter was sold by just one carrier in the United States while the former was sold by two of the four major wireless carriers. Despite a rare miss in the third quarter that saw iPhone sales [...]

Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Review

Just about a month ago, Samsung announced that its Galaxy S II family of Android phones had surpassed 10 million sales globally, a blockbuster number by any metric. In the US, Sprint is the exclusive carrier for the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch.  The Galaxy S II Epic, as its name suggests, is bigger than [...]

Amped Wireless Announces High Power N Router and Repeater

Amped Wireless has announced a wireless router and repeater that both claim 10,000 square feet of coverage. Original post by samzenpus

WhatsApp users now send over 1 billion messages each day

We’ve been big fans of WhatsApp’s cross-platform messaging service ever since it first launched, and directly outside of Apple’s own iMessage or RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger service, WhatsApp is our favorite mobile solution. We’re apparently not the only ones who think so, as WhatsApp just told us that the company is now delivering more than 1 [...]

Deal of the Day –Newest Generation 13.3” Apple MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Core i5 Laptop

Today’s LogicBUY Deal is new October 2011 version 13.3” Apple MacBook Pro (MC700LL/A) laptop for $1038.00.  Features: 2.3GHz Core i5, Thunderbolt port, Gigabit Ethernet, FaceTime HD camera, SDXC card slot, aluminum unibody, and more. $1199 – $161 off  =  $1038 with free shipping and no tax in most states.  This is the best deal found [...]

What makes graveyards scary?

Cult films like “Phantasm” haven’t exactly portrayed graveyards as inviting places. But what do we fear? Is it the thought of all those decaying bodies and bones stirring under the soil? Original post by samzenpus

How Fear Works

We may not be running from sabre-toothed tigers anymore, but our ancient fight-or-flight response lives on. Is fear still useful? Original post by Soulskill

Video Playlist: Stuff You Should Know Weekly

How much can you learn in 60 seconds? Test yourself against Josh and Chuck from Stuff You Should Know in these once-a-week brain melts. Original post by Soulskill

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, HTC Vivid landing on AT&T November 6th with 4G LTE

AT&T announced its first two 4G LTE smartphones on Monday, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid. The Galaxy S II Skyrocket offers a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display with an 800 x 480-pixel resolution, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording 1080p HD video and 16GB of on-board [...]