Maybe this is the result of Intel lowering their processor’s price, or they’re clearing stock to update the Mac Mini with better processor? Or perhaps due to weaker dollar? Who knows? All we know is, Apple has cut the price for their little Mac Mini in Europe. That’s €100 in Europe and by £50 in the UK. Well, the Americans can only look in envy, as they wait their turn. Now, we’ll anxiously see if the Asian countries get their fair share of this price cut too. Great news, if you want a sweet HTPC that’s good looking and capable of playing 1080p content to your huge ass TV. We all know the Apple TV can’t, at least Apple’s saying they can’t.

SOURCE via Apple UK

Yes, USB 3.0 peripherals are getting more and more in our market, and that’s a good thing. However, their prices will still make them a premium product. But not anymore. Super Talent has just set the new bar for MSRPs on these flash drives. Thinking that you can milk those innocent customers with your USB 2.0 flash drives in the upcoming holiday season? Then try beating Super Talent. Their new USB 3.0 Express Duo line is available in 8GB and 16GB capacities, with each offering USB 3.0 speeds, USB 2.0 backwards compatibility and price points of $14 and $29, respectively.

SOURCE via Super Talent

This sure came as a surprise. Seriously, is everyone so eager to get into the slate business? Now the audio ‘specialist’ Creative is also onboard. They’re announcing not one, but two tablets. A pair of 7-inch (480 x 800) and 10-inch (1024 x 768) Ziio tablets (no Z-Pad?) running the Android 2.1 OS. Both feature a ZiiLabs ZMS-08 processor, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, WiFi 802.11b/g, and microSD expansion. They’re slated to ship in December with the 7-incher costing €229 (8GB) or €259 (16GB) and the 10-incher demanding €289 (8GB) or €319 (16GB).

SOURCE via Journal du Geek

Michael Dell expressed at an event in Hong Kong, that it’s easier to develop smartphones using Microsoft’s Windows operating system than Google’s Android. Along that, he also mentioned said that Dell would be launching a “significant number” of tablet PC models next year. Now this somehow contradicts with the news of Dell launching their 7-inch “Looking Glass” tablet in a few weeks’ time. Looks like Dell prefers to develop on a platform that’s been there for many years instead of a platform initially developed for smartphones. Let’s wait until Gingerbread comes, and we shall see how that will change his opinion.

SOURCE via Yahoo! News

His name is Alex Severinsky, and he is a Russian man who came to the United States in 1978. Who’s he? He graduated from Ukraine’s Kharkiv University of Radioelectronics in 1967 before moving on to an Electrical Engineering Ph.D. from Moscow’s Institute for Precision Measurements in Radioelectronics and Physics in 1975. Well, that’s his background, and now that we got that cleared away, let’s head to the main thing here. How the hell he get paind for every hybrid sold in this world.

Here steps in his ‘Hyperdrive’ which he patented in 1994. This ‘Hyperdrive’ allows for a seamless transition between drive systems – what essentially allows hybrid vehicles to operate smoothly while switching between gas and electric power. Toyota uses a system similar to Hyperdrive in its hybrid vehicles yet the automaker states they developed this technology independent of Severinsky’s research. Nevertheless, the automaker is now forced to pay Alex Severinksy for every single hybrid vehicle it sells, thanks to a lengthy lawsuit two years ago. And the numbers? Well, the Toyota Prius has been around for a decade, if you want to know.

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Now, if you can’t afford an over 10-grand watch, and don’t own an Aston Martin supercar, you can still look cool, by getting a car from the General, and own an iPhone or Android-based phone. Then you can be the cool kid in the block by locking or unlocking your car using your latest smartphone. Read more…

What will Mark Zuckerberg and Co be announcing tomorrow in their ‘Mobile Event’ press conference that’s going live within hours? Probably a refreshed mobile version of Facebook, or a proper Facebook app for iPad. Or even a Facebook Phone to have a friendly match with the iPhone. Might even be a VoIP service integrated into Facebook! Well, we’ll know once it goes live!

SOURCE via Engadget

Yes, Samsung might be famous for their pioneering in the world of tiny little diodes. But you’d think that they’re the king? Nope, their long-time hometown rival is just at their neck, eager to snap that throne away at any time. Read more…

Well, at least both wins in each owns category. The Canalys has released a set of numbers for the third quarter for US, smartphone wise. Android is up 1,309 percent worldwide from this time last year, taking over 43.6 percent of the US smartphone market in the third quarter. Read more…

Do you twit? Or do you stalk people’s twit. Twitting has become a huge phenomenal, and zillions of people are going the twitter way, as if millions of people care about what they are eating for lunch and dinner. Yes, we all know Twitter is getting massive, but how massive? Well, let’s hear it from former Twitter CEO Evan Williams. Read more…