Crayola has been offering a free iPad coloring app for a while. But Griffin, which makes styli for capacitive touch screens, is now shipping Crayola’s full interactive coloring package for the iPad, ColorStudio HD, which includes a Crayola-branded iMarker digital stylus for $29.99. One of the interesting things about the package is that the app …
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July, 2011
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6 July
iPhone 5’s super
The iPhone 5 will be thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4 — so much so that it could cause delays in production. That’s according to component suppliers who apparently spoke to The Wall Street Journal. We took it for granted that the iPhone 5 would be thinner and lighter than its predecessor, but the possibility of manufacturing delays is a new …
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6 July
The 411: Carrier woes
Welcome to the 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you …
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6 July
Spotify and Virgin Media team up to put tunes in your telly
Virgin Media will soon bring tunes to your telly, having signed a deal with music-streaming service Spotify. Both current and new Spotify users will benefit from a range of special offers, including access to exclusive new and early releases, like those currently offered to paying Spotifiers, and also gig and festival tickets. After all, Virgin runs the V Festival, …
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6 July
LED vs. LCD: which is better?
You’re walking through your local electronics store looking for a new TV, and you come across a thing called an “LED TV”. This isn’t the same technology they use for the giant screens at football games; in fact, the LED screens you see in shops are actually LCDs, and the term “LED” is the invention of Samsung’s marketing department. How …
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6 July
Virgin Media offers £50 refund on 1TB TiVo box
If you recently bought a 1TB TiVo box and found you missed those spent notes that used to make your wallet fat, then here’s some good news — Virgin Media has decided to give you £50 back. And you didn’t even have to ask for it. Great stuff. Virgin Media has cut the price of its 1TB TiVo box from …
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5 July
Testing the Nexus S 4G’s WiMax woes
The Samsung Nexus S 4G arrived to plenty of fanfare last month, as Google’s flagship Nexus phone was finally blessed with 4G in the form of Sprint’s WiMax network. Unfortunately, we’ve heard plenty of reports that the 4G radio on the Nexus S 4G is either defective or just not up to snuff compared with other Sprint 4G devices. We …
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5 July
Telstra announces Galaxy S II date and pricing
Telstra today announced that the Samsung Galaxy S II (GS2) will be available on the Next G network from 26 July, boasting the title of Australia’s fastest phone. The telco will range the handset on its Freedom Connect plans, plus a monthly handset repayment cost, starting from AU$20 per month on the AU$59 plan over 24 months. This plan includes …
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5 July
Ten
Owners of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1-inch tablet are in line to receive a host of updates, including the company’s TouchWiz interface. Samsung’s 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab Samsung Promising that the updates are “coming soon,” Samsung touted a list of the new features and enhancements on its Web site late last week. One of the most significant updates will be the TouchWiz …
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5 July
Fly the friendly RC skies in RC Plane 2
I love to fly–as long as I don’t have to leave the ground to do it. That means my fun time of choice is either a flight simulator or a radio-controlled airplane. RC Plane 2 gives me both. It’s a flight simulator for iOS, one that focuses squarely on radio-controlled aircraft. In place of complex controls, you’ve got virtual thumbsticks …
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