Wednesday, January 26, 2011

IT News HeadLines (I4U News) 25/01/2011



I4U News
Verizon's $30 "Unlimited" iPhone Data Plan is a Direct Attack on AT&T
The first Verizon iPhone is shaping up to be a pretty damn good deal. It's got a badass WiFi hotspot feature, Big Red's awesome network, and now the option of a super-cheap unlimited data plan....

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Say Goodbye To Your 3D Super Bowl Dreams
Hey, before you all go out and buy that brand new TV for the Super Bowl, you should know that if you go all the way and dive into a 3D TV, it won't do you much good as Fox Sports is refusing to...

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Digital Storm Enix is Compact and Powerful
Digital Storm has unveiled a new gaming PC called the Enix that has a cool chassis that is more compact than your average case. The machine uses a micro ATX mainboard that is oriented so that the...

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Microsoft Flails, Fails to Stop the iPad's Encroachment
The iPad is taking a chunk out of Microsoft's enterprise pie. And the Redmond-based company is not happy with it. Their big fancy keynote at CES 2011 unveiled Windows 8 to the world, and with it the...

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Nintendo Starts Taking Direct Pre-orders on 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS 3D portable game console has been talked to death already and the thing isn't even on the market yet. There have been some worries that the thing is bad for the eyes of young...

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6 Million People "Checking In" From Foursquare
Great news for potential burglars. More than 6 million people now have a Foursquare account and have checked in 381 million times to let people all over the world where they are.Foursquare says that...

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Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-ray Player on Sale Now
The Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-ray player is available at Amazon for $154.00. When we decided to let my son take the Play station upstairs that left us with just a DVD player downstairs. I did not think...

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Apple Will Brute-Force NFC Technology into Mainstream Adoption
The iPhone 5 and iPad 2 will both pack NFC chips. We've heard some rumors about this for weeks now. But today, Bloomberg.com reports that engineers "working on hardware" for the new iPhone and iPad...

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Panasonic outs New Lumix TS3 Rugged Digital Camera
Panasonic has been pedaling the Lumix line of digital cameras for years now. The company has announced today that a new addition to the line has debuted. The new camera is the TS3 and it is the...

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Samsung UN55C8000 3D HDTV Perfect for Watching the Super Bowl
The Samsung UN55C8000 is available at Amazon for $2,497.00. The big game is just a couple of weeks away that does not give you long to order a new bigger TV for you and your friends and family to...

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon Trailer joins Super Bowl Ad 2011 Line-up
Paramount will advertise five summer movies during the Super Bowl XLV. We already reported about Super 8, Thor and Captain America. Transformers 3 will not have Megan Fox in it. Her role got dropped...

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Kia Super Bowl Ad 2011 has Aliens in It
Kia debuted as Super Bowl advertiser last year. Kia says it was a success for them and that is why they are back in 2011. The new Kia Super Bowl ad will be featuring the all-new 2011 Optima mid-sized...

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Roush Debuts 2011 Ford Mustang Supercharger Kit that Keeps Powertrain Warranty
Generally, aftermarket performance parts, new cars, and warranties don't go together at all. For instance if you have a new Mustang with a 5.0 in it and you strap on your average blower the...

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Christina Aguilera sings Anthem at Super Bowl XLV
Two weeks ago we already reported about a rumor that Christina Aguilera will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl XLV. Now the NFL made it official. Five-time Grammy award winning singer-...

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Crocodile Swallos Cell Phone, Madness Ensues
When a 14-year-old crocodile swallows a cell phone, it's not exactly business as usual. The reptile, named Gena, is causing quite a kerfuffle at a European aquarium.Rimma Golovko, reported to be a...

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3D Matrix Movies Rumored To Be On The Way
The Matrix was heralded for its unbelievable special effects. It defined the movie. And now, it looks like the movie franchise will take it up a notch to go for the most stunning 3D ever seen in a...

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Google Lets You Opt-Out of Personalized Ads
I wrecked my car the other day. I communicated that message, via email and chat, to several people. By the next day, adds for used car dealers and insurance agencies and attorneys popped up all over...

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2011 Ford Mustang V6 Premium Convertible Hands On... Wait, are You sure this is a V6??
Last week I got to spend 7-days driving around in a 2011 Ford Mustang convertible. This is the V6 that thinks it's a V8 with 305HP under the hood. Until 2010 the V8 used under the hood the Mustang GT...

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T-Mobile Lets People Disable Phones While Driving
Would you pay money to prevent you from doing stuff with your phone? How about stopping your children from texting while driving? If either of those sounds worth a subscription fee, then T-Mobile has...

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VIZIO XVT553SV HDTV Perfect to Watch Super Bowl On
The VIZIO XVT553SV is available at Amazon for $1,699.99. Now with this TV you can check out Facebook, download movies instantly, share pictures, and more from the comfort of your living room with an...

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Vivitek D510 2600 3D Ready Portable DLP Projector Will Show You the Big Picture
The Vivitek D510 2600 is available at Amazon for $348.02. This projector is not only 50% off its original price it also comes with a special from Amazon and Vivitek. Buy a qualifying Vivitek...

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EA and Crytek Launch Crysis 2 multiplayer Demo
One of my all time favorite games came from EA and Crytek and is called Crysis. The two game firms have announced that the multiplayer demo for Crysis 2 is now available for download. The demo will...

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The Xoom Really is $799 and the PlayBook Launches in March?
As the iPad 2 looms ever larger in the public consciousness, Motorola and RIM rush manically to get their competing products to market. Both manufacturers are huge players in the smartphone industry...

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Vibrant Gets Android 2.2 After Everything Hit The Fan
After what many considered to be an unacceptably long wait for Samsung to get Android 2.2 onto its Android phones, it looks like the company is finally waking up.Samsung has become legendary for the...

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Boost Mobile Sponsors Travis Pastrana in 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Races
Travis Pastrana made his name racing motocross and then went into the freestyle motocross realm. Eventually he had his own show called Nitro Circus and raced rally cars for Subaru and Red Bull. When...

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