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HP expand notebook battery recall yet again

It was vindicatory over a twelvemonth ago when we penultimate brought you news of HP recalling both batteries from both of their notebooks. Now prestissimo bold to this May and HP alter notebook assault memory yet again. It is a unpaid recall by the circle because of a venture of the batteries overheating. The problems premier began in May 2009 with people news whatsoever of the batteries overheating... 

Apple sucks at Photoshop too

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the new fourth-generation iPod touch: it’s so much like an iPhone that it has a Phone app (wait, what?). Better yet, if you do a Spotlight search on it, it’ll return results from a messaging app it’s not supposed to have. How’s that for value? This would all be a great big enigmatic mystery if we weren’t ourselves familiar with the practice... 

Global Qi wireless power standard released, Energizer and Sanyo announce products

It’s no good buying an eCoupled inductive charger if it won’t work with your Powermat, or your Touchstone. Non-standard chargers suck, so we’re glad to see that the Global Qi wireless power standard has been released, and the first products have been announced. A number of companies, Nokia and RIM to name but a few, have signed on their support, with Energizer stepping up first... 

CNet Analysis PhoneSuit Primo Battery Cube review

Smartphones are getting ever smarter and batteries ever better, but it seems that the poor things can just never catch up. It’s a thankless, tireless job powering your gadgets, and sometimes those cells need a little help. That’s where external batteries come in to lend a hand, giving your gadget those few precious extra hours of life — enough for you to find your way home after... 

Finis Swimsense swimming performance monitor can tell a butterfly from a breaststroke

In the water, we’re such natural swimmers that we sometimes forget what stroke we’re using to propel ourselves through that clear, chlorinated cocktail at the Y. If only we had the Finis Swimsense wrist-worn performance monitor that wouldn’t be a problem. Using internal motion sensors plus a little information from you (such as pool size) the thing can not only tell you how many...