Amazon will launch a 10.1-inch iteration of its popular Kindle Fire tablet in the third quarter of 2012, according to new reports. Digitimes reckons the company plans to take on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 after cornering the 7-inch tablet market with the original Kindle Fire. A 10.1-inch tablet, especially if priced [...]
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Tutorial: How to control a PC with your Android phone
Control your PC with your phone There’s something deeply liberating about being able to get one over on those huge, faceless and cold-hearted corporations, and nothing does that better than building your own recordable TV powerhouse in your living room – especially as companies like Virgin Media have announced package price hikes for those customers [...]
This ultra-rare $3 gold coin could sell for $4 million at auction
Is this the most expensive $3 coin in the world? It very well may be if it sells for its estimated price of $4 million when it goes up for auction. It’s not even the fact that it’s made of gold … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
Chinese Internet Stocks Posting Mixed Results
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire -05/18/12)- China’s internet stocks have posted mixed results recently as government restrictions, high costs, and a shift to mobile devices have made it difficult for companies to tap into the nation’s vast online market. It is estimated that only 37.7 percent of China is online according to the China Internet Network Information [...]
Students buy a PC, get a free Xbox 360 from Microsoft
Starting May 20, Microsoft will offer students purchasing a PC of $699 or more a free 4GB Xbox 360, presumably to aid in their studies. Microsoft offered a similar deal last summer, and apparently it was successful enough to warrant a return. With Windows 8 just around the corner, it may seem wise to wait [...]
Facebook stock surges as company opens for public trading, up 10% in the first minute
Shares of the social networking company Facebook began trading on the NASDAQ stock market under the ticker symbol FB today. The company didn’t begin trading until 11:30 a.m. EDT, slightly later than the proposed starting time of 11 a.m., but once it … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
Facebook finishes first day of trading down $4 (£ 2.5) from early high
Facebook finished out its first day of public trading down by $4 (£2.5) from a strong opening around $42 (£26) to around $38(£24) by the sound of the bell. The cost plummeted to $38 just before noon before making a steady rise in the afternoon and eventually falling back down back to $38, the same [...]
What the Friday: Watch this man open a bottle of beer… with a chainsaw
It’s Friday again — hooray! Time to make plans for the weekend over a few bottles of beer like the man in the video above. But while you probably use a bottle opener to get to your fizzy liquor, this man uses … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News
Engineer: Star Trek’s Enterprise ship could be built in 20 years at a cost of $1 trillion
Whether you’re a Trekkie or not, you have to admit that there’s some sense of wonder toexploring the stars and trying to find life on distant planets. Of course, the U.S.S. Enterprise is a fictional ship, but have you ever put … Continue reading → View full post on Today in Tech – Yahoo! News