March 29th, 2011 by
Jackson Walton | Tags: Amazon Cloud, Amazon Cloud Drive, Cloud Drive, Drive
Amazon.com beat Google and Apple to punch this week with the unveiling of its hosted consumer-storage service, Amazon Cloud Drive, and Web-based music-player, Cloud Player. 
Amazon’s Cloud Drive and Cloud Player on Mac
Amazon has offered cloud storage and Web services for some time, but this latest offering is noteworthy because it’s available to just about anyone. And it’s free.
Here’s a look at why Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player might be perfect for your online storage needs…and why it might not.
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March 28th, 2011 by
Brodie Boyce | Tags: A380, A380 Vs
Asiana Airlines of South Korea has become a new customer for the A380 following the signature of a firm order for six aircraft in Jan 2011 (Courtesy of Airbus) The world’s largest jetliner, Airbus A380, has dominated the skies since its introduction in 2007. Now it has a contender. Boeing’s recent innovation, the 747-8 Intercontinental, is in direct competition with the massive A380. Both craft sit at the top of their class, feature similar characteristics, and compete for a dominant share of the same passenger market. But which is better? Both
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March 27th, 2011 by
Lola Lindeman | Tags: Report
– Facebook, the social networking giant, is seeking to hire former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs for a senior post, The New York Times reported.
The newspaper reported on its website late on Sunday that Facebook is looking at Gibbs, once one of President Barack Obama’s closest aides, to help manage communications in advance of an initial public offering planned for early next year.
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March 23rd, 2011 by
Brodie Boyce | Tags: Digital Iii, Gr Digital, Gr Digital Iii, Iii
Ricoh has announced function-enhancing firmware updates for its GXR interchangeable lens cameras and the GR Digital III compact. In response to user feedback, the GXR firmware adds five processing filters, a subject tracking focus and exposure mode, and a revised magnified playback option. The GR Lens A12 28mm and 50mm modules also gain an option to assign white balance or exposure compensation to the zoom buttons. The GR digital III also gets 5 additional functions including an electronic level and Target Follow function. Find more information…
Tamrac 5549 Adventure 9 is camera bag to carry and protect a pro digital or film SLR (such as Canon’s EOS 1D Series or Nikon’s D2 Series) with a grip and 5-inch lens attached, several additional lenses, a flash, accessories, and a laptop. The bag features Tamrac’s patented Memory & Battery Management System¿ uses red flags to identify available memory cards and batteries from ones that are used up with Two mesh side pockets provide quick access to accessories and water bottles and Comfortable, foam-padded backpack harness with sternum strap is contoured to distribute the weight of the camera gear across the shoulders. The Ta Find more information…
March 21st, 2011 by
Lola Lindeman | Tags: Accusations Gmail, Gmail
– China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said that it could not accept accusations from Google Inc that the Chinese government was making it difficult for Gmail users to access the service in the country.
“This is an unacceptable accusation,” ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular news conference.
Google said any difficulty users in China may have faced in the past few weeks accessing its email service was likely to be the result of government blocks.