6/19/2010 01:26:00 PM
kenmouse
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Mac mini
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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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Big Bang
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Taeyang
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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 01:28:00 PM
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Hate to sound bitchy, but when Lindsay Lohan's attorney dished to E! that the oft-troubled, sometime actress was "doing really well at being sober and clean," we couldn't help but be skeptical.
