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iPhone 4 Antenna Issue Confirmed in France and Germany

July 30, 2010

Consumer Reports in the United States already published their “not recommended”-report on iPhone 4 some weeks ago, and now similar organizations in France and Germany confirms the antenna problem.
German consumer organization, Stiftung Warentest, and French Que Choisir, has now conducted their own iPhone 4 antenna tests – and their conclusion is basically the same as [...]

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Review: Sony DS11iP – iPhone/iPod Docking & Clock Radio

July 28, 2010

Sony DS11iP is an iPhone/iPod dock and a clock radio – at the same time. It has a built-in 3.5w+3.5w speakers that plays decent tunes, like what you’d expect for a product like this and in this price range.
Before we dig into what it does, let’s quickly look into what comes in the box. Besides [...]

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Guest Post on TechPatio And Get Exposure & Backlink

July 28, 2010

TechPatio has always been open for guest posts and currently we have five articles from guest posters published because they contacted me directly, expressing their desire for having their content published.
Guest posting on TechPatio has not been advertised before, until now.
With this update, I just want to send a quick notice to all you readers [...]

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Product Updates & News From Apple: Magic Trackpad, iMac, Mac Pro, Battery Charger

July 27, 2010

Apple has updated their Apple Stores today by presenting two brand new products and a few updates to existing products:
1) Magic Trackpad
The most exciting new product, without doubt. This takes your laptop trackpad, blows it up bigger and separates it from the computer. It’s like a mouse pad – but without the mouse. Apple says [...]

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Algadon – Free Medieval/Fantasy Online Role-Playing Game

July 27, 2010

It’s summer and you know what that means: Vacation! But for some, vacation also means too much time and too little to do – if this sounds familiar, or if you’re just looking for a new free game to play – you need to check out Algadon.
Algadon is a medieval/fantasy themed multiplayer RPG with all [...]

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Geeky, Funny or Crazy T-Shirts. Too Nerdy?

July 27, 2010

I’m not at all into fashion. I couldn’t tell you what’s the color of the year or what type of clothing everybody was wearing last year. I just don’t know because I don’t pay attention to such things. I believe that everybody should be able to dress like they want to but at the same [...]

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Google Image Search – First Major Design Update Since 2001

July 26, 2010

Since Google Image search was launched in 2001, only minor updates has found its way to that part of Google’s search engine.
Now, Google decided to “Bing up” their Image Search and make it more like Bing’s image search. The change is not available in all countries yet but should be over the next few days.
The [...]

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Top 3 Search Engine Optimization Tips for Beginners

July 26, 2010

If you’re a newborn webmaster/blogger or you don’t have much clue about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) yet, this is for you. However, if you’re already experienced in that field, this article will not learn you anything new. But since so many new website owners enters the Internet each day, it’s important to continue to educate [...]

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Microsoft Giving Free Windows Phone 7 To Its Employees

July 26, 2010

Just like Google and Apple did, Microsoft has (apparently) also decided to give away free Windows Phone 7 phones to their employees, says Gizmodo based on an e-mail they’ve gotten their hands on.
Out of the major US-based cellphone providers, only Palm (now owned by HP) didn’t give a free phone to their employees.
Microsoft doesn’t just [...]

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Photography: You Really Don’t Need Expensive Camera Equipment For a Photoshoot

July 24, 2010

Here’s a video I saw on a Danish photography blog, fotograftips.dk, that shows how little you actually need, to do a DIY photoshoot in your own home – without the need of a DSLR camera, a flash, reflector etc. All it takes is some good, natural light, coming through a white sheet hanging over a [...]

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Recommended: Flipboard – iPad Social Media Magazine & RSS Feeds

July 22, 2010

Robert Scoble (scobleizer) calls Flipboard a “killer app” for the iPad. I think killer app is relative. What may be a killer app for him and some thousands of other users, might be pretty boring to users like, say, my mum. Never the less, I gave Flipboard a chance, partly because it’s free and still [...]

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Review: Sony MDR-570LP Lightweight Fashion Stereo Headphones

July 21, 2010

Sony tries to sell you their MDR-570LP headphones by saying they have:

Slim and light headband that does not mess up your hairstyle.
Neodymium magnet delivers powerful sound.
Pressure-relieving urethane-cushioned earpads for comfortable fit.

Slim and light headband? Oh yeah, no question about it. These headphones are really lightweight and weighs just 110 gram without cord (3.88 oz). In [...]

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70,000 Blogs Mysteriously Disappears From The Internet

July 21, 2010

70,000 blogs suddenly disappeared from the Internet on July 9th when hosting company BurstNet, without warning, decided to pull the plug on the popular blogging platform Blogetery.com.
For some reason, BurstNet didn’t provide an official statement until now and apparently FBI contacted BurstNet saying that they found Al-Qaeda related material on Blogetery.com, such as how to [...]

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Get your very own tech forum – LovingTech.Net is for sale!

July 21, 2010

I’ve mentioned LovingTech.net a few times here on TechPatio already. First time was because of my interview with the site owner, Ryan Grant, where we talked about how and why he started LovingTech in the first place and what his goals were for the future. Nine months after that, about a month ago, I posted [...]

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Wrap-up: Apple’s Record Earnings Q3 Fiscal Results 2010

July 21, 2010

Last night (for Europeans), Apple posted its Q3 earnings for fiscal year 2010. And, I know this might sound as an old record going in loop, but Apple once again beat its own records with an amazing $15.7 billion in revenue and a profit of $3.35 billion.
Apple was already the second most valuable company in [...]

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“I Can Stalk U” – Raising Awareness About Inadvertent Information Sharing

July 20, 2010

As if PleaseRobMe.com wasn’t enough, icanstalku.com has also launched a website to take advantage of the geo location information that people inadvertently shares online, mainly focusing on Twitter tweets.
icanstalku.com presents a twitter feed on their front page with the title “What are people really saying in their tweets?” – instead of showing the actual tweets, [...]

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Photography: Want better pictures, but not ready to go DSLR? Sony NEX Cameras!

July 20, 2010

You hear it over and over, many people just doesn’t like the size of a DSLR camera. Even today’s entry-level DSLR cameras that a smaller than semi-pro and pro DSLR camera bodies, are much bigger than all the pocket cameras out there. Fit a lens on it, and it gets even bigger and heavier.
Pocket cameras [...]

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Facebook: 500 Million Users (Almost)

July 19, 2010

Facebook has doubled its user database on just one year and is currently getting about 250,000 new users each day. Facebook is expected to reach the 500,000,000 users milestone this week.
To celebrate reaching this milestone, Facebook will launch a new feature called Facebook Stories. With Facebook Stories you can tell your story on how Facebook [...]

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Wireless Broadband or Home Broadband Plans?

July 19, 2010

Wireless broadband witnessed a huge rise in popularity in Europe during 2008 and the first half of 2009 before stabilizing in the second half of 2009. In Australia, they are currently seeing something similar happening, according to broadband comparison site www.broadbandexport.com.au who has reported seeing a 45% rise in sales of wireless broadband plans in [...]

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Android Market: One Billion Downloads

July 19, 2010

Android has just joined in Apple’s App Store in the “>1 Billion Downloads”-club, if there was such a club. Apple’s App Store reached 3 billion downloads in in January 2010 so by now they are even more ahead, but Google and Android also seems to have a good thing going now that they’ve reached a [...]

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