New competitor for Apple’s iPad: The Samsung Galaxy Tablet Out Next Month

Could this be the iPad killer?? There’s a veritable plethora of reasons why it could be.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab will be on sale in the US as of next month, across many of the major networks such as Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint. As already mentioned in a previous post found here, we know of rumours dotted around the internet at the moment of prices for the Galaxy Tab ranging from between $200 – $400 on contract and around $600 – $700 as an unlocked package so nothing set in stone just yet. But later rumours spreading now sees pricing to over a grand in Europe alone (is this too much??) and as usual with wireless networks these days and based on their own marketing projects we’re still unsure on contract prices.

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Windows XP will not be running IE 9

Unfortunately, for those who are still happy with, and continuing to use the Windows XP OS until the end of time, will be getting a nasty shock if they had intended on utilising the latest IE…Regarding the release of Internet Explorer 9, the powers that be have decided against running the new IE on XP as… [Read more…]

Internet Explorer 9 Beta Download Now Available

Yesterday, Microsoft [MSFT] launched the Internet Explorer 9 beta download. The beta is compatible on machine running either Windows Vista or Windows 7.

The actual release date of IE9 is not for a few months, but for those who don’t mind a few bugs here and there you can grab a copy now to download. Just be aware that it is beta though, so don’t complain if it breaks.

Features included in the latest IE include HTML5 additions along with other new technology that aims to give the old browser a good speed boost. [Read more…]

The ‘Smart’ credit card, coming soon?

The standard everyday credit card may soon be a thing of the past. For starters, ‘smart’ cards look and feel like the credit cards you may already have in your wallet but with the addition of a micro processor embedded within the card itself. This allows information to be stored on the card in much the same way as a magnetic strip (which will usually run along the back of the card). The difference here is that more than one set of information can be stored on a card at the same time thus also giving the user the ability to switch between them depending on which account is to be used to pay for something whether it be a credit card account, debit or savings account.

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YouTube Instant

Google Instant launched a couple of days ago. The service works by updating the search results as you type in a query which helps you to find things more quickly as well as take hints at what you might be looking for.

Now that Google Instant is available, it’s time to unveil YouTube Instant. YouTube instant isn’t an official Google [GOOG] service. It was created by Feross Aboukhadijeh who is a student at Stanford University.

The idea works in a similar way to how Google Instant works in that as you type something in the search box, the content of the page gets updated. In this case, a new video is pulled with what YouTube Instant thinks you are going to want to type in. [Read more…]

Search Faster with Google Instant Search Keyboard Shortcuts

Yesterday, Google [GOOG] introduced Google Instant Search. The service creates search results real-time as you type a query in to the search box. The aim is to get the results to you faster.

LifeHacker has put together a tutorial of how to make Google Instant Search even quicker. The tutorial goes through a number of shortcuts that helps speed up the text entry and search selection results such as hitting tab to auto complete a word. [Read more…]

Qvaq Social Discussion Site Launches

Qvaq has launched. The website was developed by Robert Birming and Martin Lindkvist from Stockholm, Sweden.

Full details of the site and what you can do at Qvaq can be found below in the video and press release. [Read more…]

Ben Heck Show Goes On-Line Next Week

Ben Heck has created a new internet TV show called The Ben Heck Show. The first episode will be available on-line from Monday 13th September.

More details of the show can be found at the Ben Heck website. The show is being sponsored by element14. [Read more…]

Google Instant Search Announced

Google [GOOG] has updated its search services by providing instant search results. The service is called Google Instant and allows you to see search results as you type in what you are looking for.

For example in the UK if you hit type A in to the search box, Argos is at the top of the results pages. Add a p to the search box and the results switch to show Apple in the top place.

According to Google, tests indicate that there are time savings by creating search results on the fly as users type.
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App Downloads to Beat iTunes Downloads by Christmas

Predictions reveal that the number of app downloads in the app store could take over the total number of iTunes downloads before the end of the year.

The information and chart was generated by Asymco that analysed the date to create the graph seen above.

According to the firm’s research, iTunes download rates for music and iOS apps are both still growing, but accelerating much faster for the latter. In fact, Asymco posits, based on data from the recently updated Music and App Store, that the total number of app downloads has already reached the same level as that of songs in less than half the time.

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Google Live-Updating Results Could Be Announced Today

Last night, Google [GOOG] added a new Google Doodle logo to it’s search home page. The new doodle indicates that Google Live-Updating results could be landing soon.

Recently, Google [GOOG] has been testing live-updating results that change as you type in a search phrase. A tweet by Google says…

Our doodle is dressing up in its brightest colors for something exciting coming very soon…

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Facebook Remote Log-out Activated

Forgetting to log out of Facebook can be a problem. I’ve seen many friends post strange updates only to find out later that they forgot to log out of Facebook and it wasn’t them updating their profile.

If this has happened to you then Facebook Remote Log-out should come in handy. The new service lets users see where they are signed in to Facebook and deactivate sessions from those connected devices as they wish. Right now you can log in via mobile phones, computer, internet connected TV’s, tablets, library computers, school computers… the list goes on and on. [Read more…]