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Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops Apple's latest MacBook Pros have become even more attractive now they have faced a price cut.   The choice was simpler when I was shopping around for a new Mac laptop a year ago: I could have spent $500 more for a nicer screen and less weight, or I could have put some of that toward a faster processor, more storage and more internal memory - and still have $200 left over. I chose power over style. With new models and price cuts, Apple is making it tougher for customers to choose - in a good way. A MacBook Pro laptop with a high-resolution screen measuring 13.3-inch diagonally now starts at $1,299, or just $100 more than the heavier version with the regular screen, the one I ultimately bought. That's the result of a $200 price cut in February and another $200 cut last week. Last week, Apple also slashed the starting price of its 15.4-inch high-resolution model by $200, to $1,999. Apple also made th...

IMAX to launch luxury home theatre systems @ $250,000 China's newly minted rich can now get up close and personal to movies after IMAX signed a deal to produce luxury home theaters priced at $250,000.   China's newly minted rich can now get up close and personal to the movies after mega-screen maker IMAX signed a deal to produce luxury home theaters in the company's second largest market. The fifty-fifty joint venture with Shenzhen-based TCL Multimedia will give Chinese the chance to watch IMAX-enhanced Hollywood blockbusters in the comfort of their homes, maybe even on the day of their world premieres. The price? At least $250,000. The joint venture is targeting wealthy homeowners in Hong Kong, Russia, and the Middle East, but the main focus, IMAX chief executive Richard Gelfond said, is China. "China now is our second largest market in the world, and our fastest growing market," Gelfond told Reuters on Friday. "We s...

Facebook accounts suspended for liking food item Two Facebook users found their accounts temporarily suspended after they wrote about liking the classic English food dish called faggots. Faggot is often used as a slur against homosexuals, while the users have admitted to using the word for the dish, also known as 'savoury ducks'. Facebook user Robert Wilkes, 54, found his account suspended for 12 hours after he posted that he 'liked faggots', while another user Eileen Perrins, 68, posted a picture of the food dish, and found a similar consequence, metro.co.uk reports. Wilkes said that the word may have a different meaning in America but he used it in a food context. According to the report, Facebook admitted its attempts to stamp out the word may have led to 'confusion'. One of the makers of the popular dish, Brain's Faggots, said that it hoped faggot fans wouldn't face any further problems on the social...

Low-cost Moto G smartphone’s specs image GSMArena has leaked the image, prices as well as key specs of the upcoming Moto G smartphone.   Google-owned smartphone maker Motorola impressed the technology world with its Moto X smartphone in August, but disappointed many when it was announced that it will only sell in the US market. However, the company is preparing a low-cost version of the device aimed at emerging markets. Technology website GSMArena has leaked an image of the upcoming smartphone, named Moto G. The image is of a promotion card for the handset, detailing key hardware specifications and operating system version. Moto G will have a 4.5-inch edge-to-edge display with 720p resolution and 329p pixel density and will be powered by Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. Motorola is likely to update the smartphone at least to Android 4.4 (KitKat), as it announced that all models under its new range will be upgraded to next version of ...

How to turn your Android device into a laptop Here are four interesting tips that can help your Android powered device turn into a laptop. Quite frankly, software keyboards just don't cut it for hardcore productivity. Even the best software keyboards, like SwiftKey, fall far behind even low-quality hardware keyboards in speed and typing comfort. Four major, some exotic and some mundane, keyboard technologies inhabit marketplaces: NFC powered keyboards, OTG (On the Go) keyboards, Bluetooth 3.0 and 4.0 keyboards. Of these, I prefer using OTG keyboards for their quality and reliability. However, remember that no single keyboard type can fit all individual needs. Each possesses both strengths and weaknesses that the discriminating consumer should keep in mind. Four keyboard technologies Of the four keyboard technologies (NFC, Bluetooth and OTG) presented in this article, the most widely used is the Bluetooth 3.0 standard. That's because...

All set for the first YouTube Music Awards Does the world really need another music video awards show? The answer is yes - at least according to YouTube. The online video-sharing site is rolling out its first YouTube Music Awards on Sunday, with a show that pairs established industry stars such as Lady Gaga and Arcade Fire along with performers from the Google-owned video site. The show will boost YouTube's profile just weeks before the site is expected to announce a subscription service that will compete in an already crowded music marketplace. "On a practical level (YouTube has) put people on the map and it's generated revenue or other resources like support or recognition from people that normally would not get the exposure," said Reggie Watts, a performance artist who, along with actor Jason Schwartzman, will host the event. The awards categories are limited but clearly meant to differentiate the YouTube awards from the Gr...

8 hidden features in Apple's new OS X Mavericks Here are eight hidden features that are hidden inside Apple's new OS X Mavericks. You probably already know about the major features of the latest, free upgrade for Mac OS X. Here are the hidden ones. You've kept up with the news, and you know about Finder's tabs, Safari's new list of shared links and the fix Apple finally provided for users of multiple monitors. You read about App Nap and the other tricks Mavericks uses to extend the battery life of your MacBook, and know that the skeuomorphic tendencies have been stripped from Calendar and Contacts. "But wait...there's more", as Steve Jobs loved to say. Here are the little-known Mavericks features users can start using right now. Offline dictation Many users haven't noticed, but since Mountain Lion OS X has included dictation. The hitch: users needed to be online to use it.Not so in Mavericks. Download a 78...