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Steve Jobs dies at 56

elias — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:38:17 +0000

Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and previous CEO died today. He was 56. A statement from Apple said: “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of

The iPhone5 will be launched today at Cupertino

elias — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:59 +0000

Today at 5:00 GMT, the most waited Apple event in 2011 will start. Apple new CEO Tim Cook will be announcing some of the Apple products. We hope Steve Jobs would be there, but I doubt it. As always, no one knows what products will be announced, but we all try to guess. They should

Nokia will close its plant in Romania

elias — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:46:14 +0000

Nokia announced today that it will close its manufacturing plant in Romania. Nokia’s decision is not a surprise to anyone since the company announced earlier this year that it will start closing its manufacturing plants to centralize all the production in Asia. Closing this location will affect around 2200 employees. Nokia might also close the plants in

Amazon Silk – Amazon’s Revolutionary Cloud-Accelerated Web Browser

elias — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:14:42 +0000

Amazon announced today their cloud accelerated browser aka Amazon Silk. The browser is only available on Amazon e-book reader Kindle that was announced today at Amazon press event. Some of the new Kindle will features are: Ink display Infrared touch interface EasyReach Long battery life Access to a huge library of books Audible integration X-Ray

Tethering Android on Ubuntu

elias — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:50:08 +0000

Many of Linux users and especially Ubuntu users can’t find any clear information on how to tether an Android based device and Ubuntu. There are sources that would suggest you install a third-party application to do it. After following several instruction I came across online, I figured it out myself and its actually pretty simple to do.

HP drops TouchPad prices to 99.9$

elias — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:47:01 +0000

HP announced the price drop of touchpad to 99$. This price reduction came after HP announced they will drop the touchpad project. I have checked several sites including HP’s site and best buy, they both have the touchpad out of stock. With this new price, HP will surely sell all the touchpad stock they have.

Laptop power plugged in but not charging

elias — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:17:40 +0000

Did you have this problem before? You plug in your laptop charger but your laptop does not charge the battery. I had this issue today. My battery was on 0% and I had to keep the power plugged in. I did some research and found the solution which I’ll share with you. The issue is