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iHome introduces a universal Charging Station that charges all your tech gadgets in one shot.  I know in my house I have multiple extension cords with splitters and cables running everywhere to charge up the iPhone(s), iPad, iPod Nano, Blackberry Bold, etc.. Well iHome hopes to change that with the iB969 Charging Station.  …

Any Blackberry customers looking for warranty replacement on their devices may be waiting up to two weeks.  TekTok has confirmed today, a global backorder on models such as the Bold 9000, 9700, and more recently 8520.  Rumor has it the delay could be attributed to a shortage of Trackpads and LCD …

Documents to Go Makers, DataViz, have been acquired by Research In Motion.  Last week, DataViz announced further development for the WebOS Docs To Go would cease, and one might wonder if this will have any impact to the iOS versions.  RIM has confirmed the acquisition with the following statement; RIM …

A company by the name of Applidium has ported the Video Lan VLC media player for the iPad. The application is open source and well known for its  codec support to play a wide variety of media. The application has been under review with Apple and could be ready as early …

Microsoft Corp and Xbox Live have apologized to a small town and a 26 year old gamer accused of violating the code of conduct by declaring he lives in Fort Gay. Josh Moore was banned from his xbox last week until he could prove his hometown was real. Xbox Live …

Google has introduced a new method of finding what you are looking for, and much faster.  Google Instant was launched today and claims to  save 2-5 seconds per search. Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. We are pushing the limits of our technology …

Earlier this week at the IFA in Berlin, Samsung unveiled and released its “ipad killer” of a tablet. We have contacted Samsung in an attempt to get our hands on this gadget and hope to provide a full review soon. For now, RedmondPie has done a great job comparing the …

Consumer Watchdog, a consumer group, has gone as far as creating the below video clip, and New Yorkers can see this video playing on the 540 square foot video screen at Times Square. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–Ckz_O6oE0&feature=player_embedded Source :  Slashdot Download article as PDF

Our friends at Engadget have uncovered an interesting similarity between the Android Logo and a logo from an old Atari game titled “Gauntlet”.  Stay tuned for a statement from Google to explain this one.. Video Excerpt Below httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVI6mM2Fbk8&feature=player_embedded Source:  RedMondPie via Engadget Download article as PDF

Apple is ramping up  production of the iPad to meet demand, but Apple continues to increase production.  Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty says Apple has doubled its monthly production of  the iPad  to two million.  And while that’s likely the reason we saw iPad shipping times fall from three to five days to …