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Apple Rumor Round-Up: iPad 2, Personal Wi-Fi Hotspots, New iOS All In-Bound

The Apple rumors are swirling thick and fast, which usually prefaces an actual launch event. Here's what's making tech tongues wag. READ»

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iFive: Whale in the Gulf, Oil Boss in Dock, Droid X vs. iPhone 4, Finland Makes Broadband a Right, Woot Rap Video

As you slept last night, and Roger Federer drowned his sorrows in the Chalkdust pub in Wimbledon, innovation was putting on the pancake makeup and stepping out of its FEMA trailer for a YouTube appearance. 1. While Hurricane Alex ...READ»

Forget iPhone 4, Here's What Steve Jobs Didn't Mention During His WWDC Speech

Today's WWDC speech by Steve Jobs was in some ways, surprising. Despite a veritable armful of rumors, Steve mainly talked about a handful of tech, with emphasis on the new iPhone 4. So what did he leave out, and when may it come true ...READ»

The Brains Behind BitGravity, Video Distribution System

Barrett Lyon is one of three guys who have mapped the entire Internet. He's one of those smart guys who has being doing some remarkable stuff on the Internet and we talk with him about his work as a security researcher (he got ...READ»

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Lenovo's S12 Netbook Gets Big-Screen, Big Graphics Power from Nvidia

Lenovo's pulled the wraps off its S12, which is far more than a ho-hum addition to its long list of netbook PCs. It's got a 12-inch screen, and is the first netbook to use Nvidia's powerful Ion platform. The S12 is further ...READ»

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Why HD? Watch This

If you're like a lot of amateur home-movie buffs, you might have an older camcorder--say, Mini DV--and you're probably debating about whether the upgrade to HD is worth it. A video that's gone viral this week demonstrates the ...READ»

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iPhone HD Video: What Does it Mean for Apps?

The latest iPhone rumor--based, as per usual, on a thin thread of evidence--implies that new phone will pump-out HD quality video, and even have an HD-compatible screen. This is entirely plausible, and it begs the question: What are ...READ»

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Canon's Rebel T1i Out: Does 1080p Video At Entry Pricing

Canon's Digital Rebel cameras have always been hard-hitters among entry-level DSLRs, but Canon is poised to sew up the market with its new T1i--a camera that's a clear response to Nikon's D90. Primarily, it's because the T1i not ...READ»

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Canon's Compact SX1 Shoots 1080p Video, But There's a Catch

Canon unveiled it's latest "prosumer" digital camera ahead of the PMA trade show next month, and it includes the ability to shoot full high-definition 1080p video. That's a feature only recently introduced in the higher-end Canon 5D ...READ»

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Samsung Brings 720p Shooting to Cellphones

Samsung's Omnia HD, rolled out at Mobile World Congress, brings one fantastic new feature to the world of cellphone video-making: It shoots in 720p high-definition. And that's a first, and a welcome one at that--if only because it ...READ»

Kodak's ZX1 Weather-Resistant YouTube Camcorder Does 720p

Kodak's taken the guts of its Zi6 pocket camcorder and uprated them into the new Zx1. It's a candybar-shaped device with Motorola-RAZR-like metal controls and it shoots video at 720p. Those controls are a little curious, but they're ...READ»

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Canon Releases Two HD Video Cams

Not to be outdone by JVC [TYO:6792] or Samsung [SEO:005930] on its own turf, Canon [NYSE:CAJ] has just churned out two new HD video cams. The first is the iVIS HF11, which sports 32GB of built-in memory as well as an SD/SDHC card ...READ»