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UVerse now offering live TV streaming on iPad

The subscribers of AT&T U-verse TV can add this fun to their tablets and phones just by logging in to Uverse.com or through their special applications. The TV content that you will be able to see will be based on your subscribed channels. While the iPad users can access it right away, Android tablet and phone users will have to wait till 21st October. The iPhone users can try it on 16th October.

UVerse now offering live TV streaming on iPad

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Windows XP Mainstream Support now officially retired

As planned for today, the Microsoft officially retired Windows XP mainstream support. However, extended support will continue till the year 2014. One would wonder, what are the differences between mainstream support and extended support? Well, there are not much. Both offer (free) security updates and phone/web support to the users. However, after today, any new bug-fixes or updates will require extended support contract.

Also, this effects all the versions (excluding Windows XP Embedded). Since, there are not any problems to be solved with the XP (except security holes), we do not need to worry about anything for our netbooks. However, it is encouraged to update to new version of windows (I recommend Windows 7).

Note 1: If Microsoft releases SP4 too, it will retire support for SP3.

Note 2: this deadline is also valid for Office 2003

[Microsoft]

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ASUS Eee Videophone – Another EEE accersory

Since the launch of the first EEE PC, the ASUS has been paying special attention to their EEE product line. They started off with just the EEE PCs and gradually added more products under the EEE brand. Their recent addition is the EEE Videophone, which claims to be the “World’s First PC-free Videophone for Skype”. It comes with a large 7-inch display and a rather shabby 0.3MP camera. The display resolution is WVGA (800×480)

It comes with built in wifi to effortlessly connect it to the skype and do video calling. For the folks who do not have wifi at home, they can use the not-so-sleek Ethernet connection to get online. It comes with a rechargeable battery. Weighing at 1.6kg, it just offers 20mins talk time and a rather long 2 hour charging time. You better use it on power adapter as you are not going to be able to do a lot of talking if you are not on AC adapter.

Dimensions: 202 mm (L) x 123 mm (W) x 253 mm (H)

Skype Services:

  • Skype-to-Skype calls (audio and video)
  • SkypeOut (call fixed lines and mobiles)
  • SkypeIn (receive incoming calls via an online number)
  • Call forwarding
  • Skype Voicemail
  • Conference calls (as a guest only)

[EEE VIDEOPHONE webpage]

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Asus Eee PC 1008HA shows up at FCC

The US release date of the EEE 1008HA is now even more closer. How can we say that? The ultra thin 10-inch netbook from ASUS has been passed by FCC. So, it will be released in the US market any day now. Although I am a huge fan of thin netbooks/notebooks, I hate the fact that there is NO user replaceable battery in the 1008HA. It just does not make sense to send the netbook back to ASUS just to get the battery replaced.

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Gigabyte T1028 TouchNote get its product page

Gigabyte T1028 TouchNote netbook made its first appearance at CeBIT 2009. Its product page is now finally online at Gigabyte’s web site. The T1028 is convertible netbook or shall we say tablet, which comes with  10.1-inch screen with backlight display. You can choose between two processors: Intel Atom N270 processor running at 1.6GHz or the newer N280 running at 1.66GHz processor. It comes with 1GB RAM, an integrated 3.5G module, Wi-fi and optional WiMAX.

The Gigabyte also lets you choose higher resolution: 1366 x 768 (instead of netbook-ish 1024 x 600).

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Microsoft: 96% Of Netbooks Run Windows?

There is no doubt in the fact that the netbooks have become very popular among the consumers. In fact, it is so popular that almost every notebook manufacture has a netbook under its brand. That is why we completely agree with the statement by LeBlanc who is a Microsoft in-house blogger.

The growth of Windows on netbook PCs over the last year has been phenomenal

He further pointed out that those who bought linux netbooks returned them after sometime and bought themselves a netbook running Windows XP. Well, according to me it is due to the stubborn mindset of the people. They have all developed a notion that Linux is only for geeks. They do not want to spend few days learning the new OS.

On the brighter side, he confirmed that there will be a netbook version of Windows 7, which will be highly optimized.

[via informationweek]