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2009 was a fabulous year, from many memories of Windows 7 to Google Chrome OS release. From Bing gaining 10% marketshare to rumors of the Apple MAC tablet. It was all fantastic. But now 2010 is here, a new day, a new start a new beginning. So from all of here at The Technology Cafe, we wish you a very warm fuzzy 2010, which we pray would be filled with joys and happiness. We especially pray for those who have lost their lives in tragic events and READ MORE...

  With the huge popularity of iTunes as a music store by Apple and the recent acquisition of Lala by Apple, we were definite that something bug is coming. And we are sure that Apple is going head on with music streaming companies like iLike, MySpace etc. Now you could listen to music and not even need iTunes on your device physically, all feels like “Music in the cloud”. And the best part is Apple might be help you stream a song for READ MORE...

It’s a big money making industry, that is music streaming, from the likes of Apple to MySpace to MOG, entering the field as millions stream music everyday. Apple has aquired music streaming service lala today and with Apples web-connected mobile device such as the iPhone, it seems that Apple’s interest in Lala would be to bring an online streaming music experience to iTunes users. So for all of you iPod and iPhone users, now you can listen to READ MORE...

Still thinking that a Mac operating system is safe from malware and phishing attacks? No it’s not more, Mac’s are not insensitive to malware and the risk has been growing. Now rolled out Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac to help protect your files from interlopers.   "The single most concerning issue for Mac security today is having these machines used as hosts for PC malware," Justin Priestly, Kaspersky Lab’s senior vice READ MORE...

The legal channel might have been shut down by the courts for AT&T after the judge ruled that Verizon’s recent ads, that we also covered last week, were correct in a manner that AT&T did not have the right infrastructure to claim its 3G network was better than Verizon’s. Now AT&T is trying to hit back Verizon with its own brand new commercial, with funny guy Luke wilson. So Without Further ado… Leave us READ MORE...

A stock market analyst, Mark McKechnie, estimated that Verizon stores had 200,000 units of the Motorola DROID on hand to sale at launch. He figures that the stores were able to sell half of its’ stock which would indicate that Big Red sold 100,000 phones during the opening weekend. Motorola expects 1 million DROID’s to be sold over the balance of the year with 10 million crossing the cash register in 2010. "I see the first few days as READ MORE...

This post would be an image based post of the much rumored Apple tablet PC, some call it iTablet. some say the big bro of the iPhone and you may call it whatever you want.   So check the pics out.   Will Apple be announcing a all in one tablet plus optimized ebook-reader it appears that it is setting the stage for a completely new platform for delivering, books, newspapers and magazines.   Leave us your comments… READ MORE...

  Mozilla’s FireFox is one of the growing browsers of today due to its speed, reliability and performance. But still there is a huge market of MAC users missing out all the fun on the post web 2.0 era and thus today Mozilla’s Mac-based Camino v 2.0 is coming out with its RC of the browser.   Most Mac users prefer Camino for its speed and thus even rate it better than Apples’ own Safari browser.   You can download the READ MORE...

Swine Flu has caused a lot of panic in the past couple of years, from international offices being closed down to countries having to wear masks all seasons. But what if now you had an app to educate you and your loved one of how to prevent your self from the deadly disease and also stay updated with the Harvard Medical School and research centre updating you on the Topic.   What I really loved about the app were the following features: 1) READ MORE...

It’s what the doctor just ordered for the people who love to tweet and monitor the stock exchange as well.   NASDAQ today has launched a pretty nifty application dubbed as the NASDAQ Portfolio Manager that highlights tweets about various NASDAQ stocks and most interestingly the application is FREE.   With this app you look up various stocks and get access to real-time data when the market is open.The best thing about the app is its charts READ MORE...

I really don’t understand Apple really I don’t. First it tries to devalue Windows 7 through those humorous commercials on the launch day of Windows 7 and now then announces that, MAC OS X, yes the proprietary hardware cum OS system from Apple will now support officially Windows 7 for those who want to get the flavor of the MAC and Windows side by side, all this by the end of the year. Apple will support Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, READ MORE...

The mobile wars are on now, Motorola a fair contender in the mobile arena has launched its own advertising campaign dubbed as “"Droid Does”; against the iPhone and is in full swing.   The New Motorola Droid, it’s the first Android-based smartphone that will be sold exclusively by Verizon Wireless.  The punches Apple in face for its propriety and no open system and thus also making a good point of supporting open technologies READ MORE...

Just the other day Amazon announced that it would be launched the Kindle software for FREE for Windows 7 in November. And today Amazon again announced that it woudl be realzing teh kindle sofwtrae, but this time also for the MAC. I bet for sure that Steve Jobs and Apple would be announcing the MAC tablet soon for this as touch could be an essential feature for the Kindle and also that the iPhone team would be making a compliant app for the Kindle READ MORE...

Clearly the three most hyped about things in today’s web 2.0 era are Google, The Apple iphone and “Green” technologies. No wonder we are getting more socially connected today and thus making a difference for a better planet. Today Southwest airlines unveils  the planet’s first "green plane."   The plane is made of recyclable InterfaceFLOR carpet, weight-saving seat covers and life vest pouches, a lighter foam fill in READ MORE...

The world celebrates the launch of Windows 7 but this time the war is “ON”. Just on the eve of the Windows 7 release, Apple, yes Steve Jobs cappuccino, has released two funny but smart ad’s against the Windows 7 Launch. The Campaign is known as Broken Promises..   So Without further ado…   “Windows 7 is out, and it’s not going to have any of the problems my last operating system had. Trust me!”   Tweeter READ MORE...

  Well AT&T is not known for it’s timely rollout of services and they promised recently that they will be rolling out the MMS service on the iPhone on 25th September 2009. Users have been noticing that their iPhone messaging app this morning,has magically the ability to send MMS. Is AT&T trying to break the taboo? Verifying the claims, we saw that many twitter users indeed tweeted their amazement to AT&T update. Indeed it sounds READ MORE...

  Apple has one thing very interesting when it comes for making the user understand a product, "guided tours" soon after a new product launch. It’s an effective way of showing off a new product without looking like an advertisement, at the same time educating potential customers about the features of the product without a wordy manual or features list. Microsoft has a series of guided tours for Windows 7 too. Maybe Microsoft is READ MORE...

The Microsoft Store seeing if one could pre-order a copy of Windows 7 for as little as $49.99 (Home Premium). It’s also interesting to see Microsoft ultimately classifying Windows 7 as a major upgrade where there’s been quite a bit of a debate on whether it is a major or minor release. I liked the New store and how Microsoft is trying to emphasize that users switch cover to Windows 7. Thoughts? READ MORE...

Well the latest ad about Microsoft Windows based PC being good over the MAC is out yet again and nothing new in it. Same old go to store see that a MAC is expensive and go on to buy a PC. Anywhoo, the idea seems to be wearing down and as Apple retaliates to these ad’s, Microsoft must come out with a new idea other than that to “NOT TO BUY A MAC” just because of price factor… So what do you think about it? Should Microsoft change it’s READ MORE...

 Oh this just get’s sweeter and sweeter. Apple yesterday came out with a fantastic Ad in response to the expensive in terms of Disk crash and trouble a PC causes with Meagan. And today in response to Microsoft’s main verdict about MAC in their Laptop Hunter Series “ THE EXPENSIVITY OF PRICE” of a MAC, Apple release’s this Ad trying to divert audiences attention from Money to Customer Support. Enough said… Enjoy… del.icio.us Tags: READ MORE...

We all know about the latest Microsoft response to Apple’s ever growing market share of MAC’ s known famously as “The Laptop Hunter Series”; yeah the same one’s in which customers looking for laptop’s are returned back their money by Microsoft and usually the argument of not buying MAC is about their price… But this time Apple comes up with a brilliant and a 30 second wonder… No more word’s…Watch and be amazed… What do you READ MORE...