6/19/2010 01:26:00 PM
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The Mac mini has long been the oddball child of the Mac family: it's the only consumer-level machine from Apple that isn't a fully-integrated experience, and it's the only Mac to have had a sub-$1,000 sticker price in some time. But people love this little weirdo, and they love to do weirdly awesome things with it -- we've seen Mac minis stuffed into everything from old G4 Cube shells to volleyball-playing robots to pianos to... DeLoreans. Yes, DeLoreans. And, of course, people have longed been connecting Mac minis to HDTVs and using 'em as a media players -- it's small, quiet, relatively powerful, and it's a real computer, so it can play virtually any video file you throw at it. And now it's gotten even more attractive as a home theater PC, since Apple's given the newest Mac mini a striking unibody makeover, NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics, and -- a first for any Mac -- an HDMI port, making it a dead-simple addition to your HDTV. On the flip side, the base price of the only stock consumer configuration has gone up to $699, and to be blunt, much cheaper PCs have had HDMI ports forever. So is the mini worth the premium? Is it the ultimate small PC for the living room -- and beyond? Read on to find out.
6/19/2010 01:26:00 PM
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We've just been tipped off on a couple feel-good items for EVO 4G owners that should end your Friday on a bright note:
* The glass separation issues are real, but said to be super minor and have no effect on the usability of the phone apart from a nearly imperceptible "give" to the touch. That said, HTC has made some assembly changes that should reduce or eliminate the problem going forward, and it'll keep an eye on the situation.
* This is really interesting: the screen sensitivity problems are also real and are apparently far more prevalent in arid climates, but it can be fixed with a software patch alone. That patch will be rolling out to EVOs soon.
See? Told you it was feel-good news. More on this stuff as we get it.
6/19/2010 01:25:00 PM
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According to YG Entertainment’s announcement last week, fans still had a week until Taeyang’s album teasers would begin being unleashed to the public, but it looks like we’re already receiving a few treats from the YG Fam’s official website!
On ygfamily.com, YG discloses that the first two songs on the tracklist of Taeyang’s upcoming album SOLAR are SOLAR (shocker, I know), which will be the intro track of the album, and SUPERSTAR, whose music, lyrics and arrangement are completed by Teddy.
6/19/2010 01:22:00 PM
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We've seen photos taken by the iPhone 4 under optimal conditions, but what about real conditions? And what about videos for that matter? Thanks to some Czech folks who got their hands on an iPhone 4, we've finally got samples.
The pictures you're seeing here were taken by the folks of a Czech Site called jablickar. The original, full resolution—that's 2592 x 1936—images are available through their site and as is the original H.264, 1280 x 720 HD 720P video clip which has not gone through YouTube or Vimeo's compression processes.
6/19/2010 01:19:00 AM
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In a post this morning, DigiTimes analyst Kuo Ming-Chi stated that Apple, Inc. is currently shipping close to 1.2 million iPads per month. Ming-Chi also went onto note that, “the monthly shipments may reach 2.5 million units by the end of 2010.” The analyst’s estimates are based on information obtained from iPad supply-chain manufacturer LG. LG shipped somewhere between 800,000 and 900,000 9.7-inch LCD displays to Apple last month; Ming-Chi also estimates that the panels cost Apple roughly $80 – $90 each. It is unclear how accurate the 2.5 million unit projection is, however, assuming there is some shred of truth to it (and assuming all the iPads sold were the low end 16GB Wi-Fi model) $499 x 2.5 million is roughly $1.25 billion in gross sales…and that’s every month.
6/19/2010 01:18:00 AM
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Guess Megan Fox hasn't replaced her lost engagement ring yet. She showed up wearing an enormous black ring on her right hand at Thursday's premiere of Jonah Hex in Hollywood. (The new Us Weekly, out now, reports that Fox lost the 2-carat ring on a Hawaiian beach just hours after Brian Austin Green's proposal.
Even without a new diamond to show off, Fox, 24, gushed to UsMagazine.com about her wedding -- even if it's still a long ways off.
"It's going to be years!" she told Us of her walk down the aisle. "I'm going to be 44 when I get married!"
Whenever the big day happens, Green, 36, will be a hands-on groom, Fox said. "He is in on the planning. He wants to be!"
6/19/2010 01:17:00 AM
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JaeBum returned to Korea on 18th June 9 months after he left 2PM and Korea. He landed at 5.25pm, coming out from E Gate at 5.50pm. Even though JaeBum was arranged for interview with the media, the interview only lasted for no more than 3 minutes as he was heavily guarded by security officers.
And about 1000 fans welcomed him at him airport. And just like the day he left Korea, JaeBum was seen in white and wearing a beanie. Fans were calling out to him, and he was seen smiling.
JaeBum is back this time for the filming of his upcoming Hollywood movie Hype Nation.
6/19/2010 01:15:00 AM
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Jumpin' Jehosaphat! Just when you thought America's first 4G phone couldn't get any hotter, along comes this: a striking white version of the HTC EVO 4G (so much for that unavailable white iPhone 4, eh?). We've received confirmation that this here handset will be sold exclusively through Best Buy (as in, don't even bother heading to your local Sprint store), with the official launch date set for July 11th. We're told that Sprint will eventually gain access on August 8th, with other retailers snapping it up in September. If you somehow managed to hold off on snagging the existing black EVO 4G, you can get your pre-order in starting on June 18th -- yeah, today, Junior! We're assuming the price will remain at $199.99 on a 2-year contract, but be sure to drop us a line if you wander in and find out otherwise.
6/19/2010 01:14:00 AM
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Anyone can take a hammer and rib-spreader to a new piece of hardware. But it takes someone like Anand Shimpi, the man behind Anandtech who has personally suffered through four out-of-warranty Xbox 360 failures, to bring sage analysis to a teardown of the new Xbox 360. His reluctant sixth Xbox 360 is the new slimster (codename Valhalla) which, for the first time, combines the CPU, GPU, and eDRAM onto a single chip -- previous Xbox 360 motherboards featured two discrete packages that split the CPU from the ATI designed Xenos GPU and eDRAM. The design allows for a single heatsink to be cooled by a single, larger fan making the new Xbox "noticeably quieter," measured at 45dB when idle or 51dB with the 1.5Gbps SATA Hitachi HTS545025B9SA00 with 8MB buffer spinning at 5400RPM -- that's down from 50dB and 54dB, respectively, as measured on late 2008 through 2010 Jasper-class 360s. Regarding power consumption, Anand measured a 50% reduction from the original 2005 Xbox 360 (25% less than Jasper-class rigs at idle, or 20% to 17% less under load) and pulled just 0.6W when "totally off" compared to the 2W of vampire power pulled by older 360s. Anand speculates that Microsoft might finally be using cheaper 40nm components. However, we shouldn't expect to see a price cut anytime soon as it will take Microsoft awhile to ramp up the material and manfucaturing cost savings. Regardless, with Kinect and several new game titles on the horizon, Anand concludes that there's still pleny of life left in the old Xbox 360 platform for those looking to make the jump.
6/19/2010 01:14:00 AM
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Korean sex icon Lee Hyori recently completed a swimsuit pictorial for Cosmopolitan at a black sand beach in Bali, striking sexy poses next to the water for the summer.
The pictures have gotten netizens talking, saying how breathtaking Hyori looks in a bathing suit. Even the editors and photographers present at the shoot were surprised to see such solid, impeccable abs.
Be sure to check her out in Cosmopolitan’s July issue.
6/19/2010 01:14:00 AM
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SS501
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There have been lots of rumors flying around recently about the future of SS501, especialy surrounding their contracts which had supposedly expired last week.
DSP Media has today issued a statement through SS501’s website to state their stand and put down speculation,