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Our Verdict Last year RIM innovate the BlackBerry Torch 9800 , a touchscreen / QWERTY - keyboard loanblend . Almost exactly a year later , the BlackBerry Torch 9810 ( $ 50 with a two - twelvemonth contract from AT&T as of August 16 , 2011 ) has get . Designwise , the two smartphones are reasonably similar . The real change is in the software package : The 9810 ( along with the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 and the all - touch Torch 9850/9860 ) ship with the new BlackBerry 7 osmium ....

If you ever demand to restore the total contents of an OS X Lion inauguration drive , or just perform a reinstall of the OS , you ’ll find that there are numerous ways to fulfill these job . In fact , there are so many permutations , that I commence to turn a loss counting after for a while . endeavor to figure out the right method acting for your post can get a morsel tricky ....

Our Verdict The Motorola Titanium is a push - to - public lecture ( PTT ) Android telephone set pitch toward boss and other “ grey collar ” workers . Though the earphone is targeted at a specific , reconcile niche user , they would not be satisfied with the slow data speeds and gawky functioning of the Titanium . Design Priced at $ 150 ( with a new two - year contract on Sprint ) , the Titanium looks like a steal for anyone look for a tough smartphone ....

Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Among the many changes inLion(Mac OS X 10.7 ) , one of the most controversial is a raw way of scrolling . In Lion , when you puff two fingers downward on a MacBook ’s trackpad or Apple ’s Magic Trackpad ( ) , or whirl your mouse ’s curl wheel towards you , thecontentof the current document or windowpane scroll down , as well . In other Scripture , scrolling is backwards compared to how we ’ve been doing it for the past 10 and a one-half ....

What a week ! First Google buys Motorola and nowHP is spinning off its hardware business sector , kill the TouchPad , andpossibly attend for a buyer for webOS . What ’s next ? Microsoft reveals Steve Ballmer is actually a charwoman ? The Macalope ’s not trusted he can palm that . Boy , it seems like just yesterday we were laughing at how badly the TouchPad was selling ....

Apple ’s looking to make a new supporter in China , someone decides to process Cupertino over something that’snotthe iPhone , and Yahoo attempt to essay an old adage . The remainders for Thursday , August 18 , 2011 will take you around the world in 80 seconds ( or however long it takes you to read this ) . China Mobile talking to Apple on iPhones(Reuters ) I mean , they ’re not talkingoniPhones , because Apple ’s phone still wo n’t run on China Mobile ’s specialised TDSCDMA meshing , but Good Book is that Apple is in discussions to bring the iPhone to China ’s prominent attack aircraft carrier ....

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict TheBookeen Cybook Orizonjoins a rise group of ebook readers with built - in Wi - Fi , which allows you to download material without having to hook the gadget up to a computer . The $ 240 ( as of August 5 , 2011 ) Orizon also has a 6 - inch touchscreen electronic - paper showing , which makes for soft and visceral menu navigation , text selections , and page turns using your fingertip ....

Broadband - choked masses , exult : You too can enjoy Lion , Apple ’s new Mac operating arrangement , as the company on Tuesday unloose an prescribed $ 69USB thumb drive installer . The OS X Lion USB Stick was announced when Lion shippedback in July ; now , anyone can purchase the $ 69 crusade from the Apple Online Store , though the product description highlights those without a broadband connection as Apple ’s elemental focus ....

Yesterday Google foretell it wasbuying Motorola Mobilitybecause “ Microsoft and Apple are a clustering of liberal meany who have made us get out hands dirty in this filthy , lousy patent stage business . ” That may not be a lineal quotation mark . Not thatthe real quotation is much well . Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google ’s letters patent portfolio , which will enable us to well protect Android from anti - competitive threats from Microsoft , Apple and other companies ....

It seems like hardly a day goes by without Apple and its competitors direct various legal actions against each other . We round them up — the effectual actions , not the companies — and summarize them for you in a small intermittent section we like to call “ Under the Gavel . ” You must provide that distinctiveLaw and Order“DUN DUN ” on your own . Patently obvious HTC is litigate Apple for patent misdemeanour ....

Google ’s $ 12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility will land it a vast portfolio of letters patent , but the legal obstruction facing its Android operating system are far from over , sound experts said . Android has been hassle with sound challenges from all side , including amultibillion dollar suit filed by Oracle , and complaint brought by Apple against Android equipment makers include HTC and Samsung . Meanwhile , Microsoft has beenextracting license fee from Android gadget makers , saying it own technology patents related to Google ’s peregrine OS ....

With most acquisitions , there are winners and losers . Google ’s bargain of Motorola is no different , but in this case , neither of those company arrive out a winner , psychoanalyst say . “ Instead , some believe that Microsoft may get the biggest boost from the deal . The $ 12.5 billion acquisition , which Google announced Monday , has left some analysts scratching their head ....

orchard apple tree gasconade its GarageBand for iPad app as a great fashion to play and record music without the need to learn scurf or meter touch . Musical newbies are n’t the only ones interest in using the $ 5 app , however . GarageBand for iPad appeal to veteran musicians , too . And those with significant investiture in transcription equipment may be wondering which , if any , of their existing gear will work with the portable version of GarageBand ....