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Nokia N96 Review

Standing at the top of Nokia Nseries line, N96 has been stuffed with all the latest features that you can think of. While N95 was highly acclaimed at the time of its launch, expectations became even higher once Nokia announced its plans to release an even better Nseries handset – N96. Unfortunately, as you will probably discover in the following review, Nokia 96 has pretty much disappointed what was expected from it for various reasons. Even though it still has some of the latest technologies included, its ...

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It has been revealed that Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, had a couple of new features that were undisclosed... until recently. According to those testing the latest beta build of Snow Leopard, the new findings are minor, but Apple always stressed that Snow Leopard was about building on top of 10.5, making the software more robust and able to take advantage of multi-core processors. Additional changes were spotted in the now-confirmed Cocoa-based Finder.One of the new features, "Put Back," is said to allow users...

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Two generally reliable sources have gotten their hands on similar pictures of what seems to be a new iPhone model. The alleged new device sports a differently textured casing, and has a model number (A1303) stamped on it, underneath the 16GB sign.Although Macrumors got hold of some pictures of the alleged new casing, the site points out to iPodObserver, as they were the ones posting images of the new device / shell first. The image (above) depicts an unreleased 16GB iPhone with the model number A1303. According t...

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Soon after Samsung announced the development of a solar-powered mobile phone that would be showcased at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, we learned that another Korean phone maker, LG Electronics, also came forward with a similar device, meant to be demoed at the show as well. Although LG hasn't unveiled too much info on its upcoming handset, it seems that the similarities between the two are quite strong. Both phones are powered by solar energy and are stated to be eco-friendly al...

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The latest news on the Web unveiled two new great-looking Nokia touchscreen phones that have leaked into the wild. The two devices have been spotted in a video on the Nokia N97 design concept, and although they make only a brief appearance in the video, some rumors regarding them already started to float around. Considering the exterior design of the new handsets, they are expected to be added to the Finnish mobile phone maker's portfolio of touchscreen featured devices. In addition, a smartphone roadmap t...

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On Tuesday, two satellites collided in orbit over Siberia, at an altitude of approximately 490 miles (790 kilometers), spilling debris all around the impact site. The Russian spacecraft involved in the crash was out of commission for a long time, while the American satellite was still operational. However, Iridium Satellite LLC, the company managing the craft, said that the incident only minimally affected its range of services, and that it would continue to provide high-quality services with its remaining infras...

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In order to keep the $999 price tag on the white (polycarbonate) 13-inch MacBook, last month, Apple secretly introduced an upgraded model of the device, boasting “a durable polycarbonate shell, advanced NVIDIA graphics, and 2GB of memory standard.” While some wouldn't exactly call that shell “durable,” cheaper models are now available with the former-standard 1GB memory, a 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and Intel GMA X3100 graphics for just (wait for it) $849.00!Although a refurb,...

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It seems that the moment that quite a lot of racing fans out there have been waiting for has finally arrived as Electronic Arts has released the much awaited patch for its latest iteration in the hugely successful Need For Speed racing video game franchise. PC users can download the patch right here from Softpedia while PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 players will be prompted to download it when they start the game. As the team who worked on it promised, it will get rid of a lot of problems reported by users, among th...

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Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA has just released a brand new set of beta graphics drivers, in the form of the GeForce 182.05. The new Beta release follows NVIDIA's recently introduced GeForce 181.22 drivers that were designed to provide users with support for the latest and most anticipated game released by EA, namely Mirror's Edge. The latest Beta drivers have also been designed to provide a performance boost for yet another hot gaming title, namely F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, which has just been...

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Round Rock, Texas-based PC vendor Dell, is expected to unveil a new portable computer system that will complete the company's line of Latitude XT tablet PCs. According to details in the market, the Latitude XT2 tablet has apparently just been released in Korea, providing us with a full list of technical specifications. However, the PC vendor is yet to officially announce the product, so we might see a change in the specification list, when the product is officially released.   According to a web page on...

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