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VOIP client for iPod Touch

December 6th, 2008 by Alex Costa · 1 Comment

Truphone is a VOIP client that can save you money on your mobile phone calls. Using Truphone over WiFi (WIreless) connectivity your iPhone can make phone calls to landline and mobile numbers. The BBC technology website comments that the Truphone developers plan to implement the ability to also receive phone calls on iPhones. Wi-Fi calls [...]

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Tags: Applications · Mobile · Technology



USB Modem on Linux (mobile broadband)

August 4th, 2008 by Alex Costa · 1 Comment

I have just acquired a 3 Skypephone in the UK and am looking for a way of using its broadband internet capabilities on my Linux OS. Unfortunately, and as usual, the connectivity is only available for Windows so I was looking for some clever way of connecting. I then came across this solution in a [...]

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Tags: Applications · Mobile · Technology

Splashtop – Instant-on Linux on Asus Motherboard

May 20th, 2008 by Alex Costa · No Comments

Asus is to go mainstream with Splashtop on its Motherboards. Spashtop is an instant-on Linux OS that manufacturers can implement into their motherboards giving the user an option to instantly use internet and skype without having to boot up a full OS. Up to now only top-end Asus motherboards had this feature but after good [...]

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Tags: Hardware · OS & Servers · Technology



Brazillian enthusiast modder bullied by Creative Labs

April 19th, 2008 by Alex Costa · No Comments

Daniel_K, the Creative Labs fan who fixed the company’s broken Vista sound card drivers only to be threatened by the corporate brass, shares his side of the story. “My name is Daniel Kawakami and I’m Brazilian,” he writes. “I’m NOT a cracker, a hacker, just an enthusiast modder with basic assembly knowledge and very persistent.” [...]

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Tags: Citizen Journalism · Technology

ReBlog – republish interesting posts from other blogs

April 11th, 2008 by Alex Costa · 1 Comment

Sometimes I wish I could create a blog where I can republish interesting posts and articles I find on the net, with my comments and thoughts added to it. But I want to do it in a way that the credits for the post go to the owner. With ReFeed and the ReBlog plugin for [...]

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Tags: Applications · quick & easy tips · Technology · Tutorials / Training

SP1 Update for Vista

March 19th, 2008 by Alex Costa · No Comments

Microsoft claims this Vista update will improve stability, security and performance. It also warns that the Update could cause some software to malfunction, including some security software like the anti-virus from BitDefender and Trend Micro. The other programmes that may be affected by this update are: BitDefender AV Fujitsu Shock Sensor Jiangmin KV Antivirus 10 [...]

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Tags: Applications · OS & Servers · Security · Technology