HTC Status 'Facebook' Phone Arrives July 17 for $50

From PC World: The HTC Status, a BlackBerry-like smartphone with a dedicated Facebook share button, will be available in AT&T stores for $50 on July 17, AT&T announced Monday.

Targeted at the younger crowd--and if you don't believe me, sneak a peek at Best Buy's exclusive mauve...

New Mac Pro, MacBook Air part numbers crop up

From CNET News.com: Alleged part numbers for new versions of Apple's MacBook Air notebook and Mac Pro desktop tower have cropped up, adding to evidence that new iterations of both computer lines are coming soon.

9to5mac, citing a "Mr. X" as their source, suggests that the new...

HP Changes Executive Responsible for WebOS Development

From X-bit Labs: Right after the official launch of webOS 3.0 operating system, HP on Monday announced it is accelerating the global expansion of webOS. To support this next phase of growth, HP has appointed Stephen DeWitt as senior vice president and general manager of its webOS...

DVR/PVR Power Consumption: An Empirical Test | Reports

If you have been paying attention to the news lately, there has been one very interesting report published by the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) about the biggest energy hogs in the home. What's so special about it? The fact that a recent model HD DVR/PVR -- otherwise known as a digital video recorder or personal video recorder -- are among the biggest energy hogs in the American home.

Image courtesy of NRDC

Sounds exaggerated or...

Bungie Bids Goodbye to Halo

From InfoWorld: Bungie's been finished making Halo games for nearly a year, but now the developer is cutting its final ties with the franchise and ceding control of multiplayer to another developer.

Although the changeover won't actually happen until August 2, Bungie is saying its...

Google+ invitations no longer so scarce

From PC World: Apparently Google is feeling more confident about expanding the population of its social network, because the "invite people to Google+" button has been visible for well over a day.

The button had been fleetingly appearing since the Google+ launch on June 28, so...

HTC gives timeline for unlocking bootloaders

From CNET News.com: HTC shared some good news for a relatively small but enthusiastic group of its customers tonight, announcing a general time frame for unlocking bootloaders on some of its phones.

Unlocking a phone in this manner allows more-advanced users far more customization...

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