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Are blue screens contagious?

"Right now we're the only vendor with a review up because our system got through your testing and another three weeks of use as a comparison system. But we're the ones with the 'unstable' scarlet letter on the review as well."

Update: Since this post went live, Falcon Northwest resubmitted a Mach V with full production-level hardware and BIOS software. It has showed no signs of instability after enduring another set of performance and stability tests and idling for three days. Accordingly, I have removed the editor's note the review.

That's what Kelt Reeves, … Read more

Panasonic announces Lumix FH7 ultracompact

If the only thing stopping you from buying a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 was its lack of a touch screen, you're in luck. Along with the announcement of the considerably more interesting Lumix DMC-G3, Panasonic announced the FH7, a 16-megapixel ultracompact with a 3-inch touch screen.

The photo above spells out all its features for you, but if you want to read more about it, you can hit up Panasonic's global site (which is ridiculously better than the U.S. site).

No release date or pricing was announced, but since the FH5 is $150, I'd put the FH7 … Read more

BlackBerry PlayBook to host 7digital Music Store

The upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook will come with a music store, Research In Motion announced today.

Customers in the U.S. and Canada will find the 7digital Music Store preinstalled on their BlackBerry tablets at launch. International customers will have access to the store later in the year.

7digital, which is based in London, already offers an app for several BlackBerry smartphones, including the Torch, Curve, and Pearl. 7digital sells DRM-free MP3 tracks--mostly for 99 cents--and boasts more than 13 million songs altogether. It previews songs before purchase and has a recommendation engine to help people find other music they might … Read more

Sony TX1 gets a better, stronger, faster linemate

LAS VEGAS--I really like the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 for all that it is, but, like most first versions, there was room for improvement. The follow-up, the DSC-TX7, announced Wednesday at CES 2010 looks to be a solid step up.

It's still using a back-illuminated Exmor R 10-megapixel sensor. It gets a new 25mm-equivalent wide-angle lens to work with, though, and on back is a larger, 3.5-inch LCD with a 921K-dot resolution. And before I go too much further, let me point out that it's one of two new Sony cameras to capture video at full HD (1,… Read more

Player + store

How do you buy songs for your BlackBerry? We recommend taking a look at 7digital Music Store, a free, well-designed app for both buying new music directly from the BlackBerry and for listening to the MP3s and playlists you already own on your phone. The app connects you to the 7digital online music store, so expect to register for a free account from the app. Luckily, you won't need to enter it each time you sign in.

With 7digital open, depress the right convenience key--or scroll to the right--to launch a menu that lets you browse, shuffle, and search … Read more

Over-the-air downloads come to BlackBerry

Online music provider 7digital is bringing over-the-air music downloads to recent BlackBerry phones, such as the Storm, Bold, and Tour. The rumors have been circulating for several months now. On Tuesday the company is set to launch its application--developed by DevelopIQ--on the BlackBerry App World store, as well as on the 7digital Web site.

After installing the free app, BlackBerry users will be able to buy and download more than 6 million songs from all four major labels and all the big independents, all in unprotected MP3 format. The app adapts automatically to the speed of the user'… Read more

PhotoCopy keeps iPhoto and Flickr synced

Update: I mistakenly said this tool does two-way sync. PhotoCopy currently only moves photos one direction--from iPhoto to Flickr.

Having recently picked up one of the new MacBooks, I've been spending the last few days getting it up to speed with all my Web services and prior storage backups.

One of the biggest hurdles I'm trying to overcome is being too reliant on software, which is considerably easier with today's cloud services.

One that caught my eye on this front is PhotoCopy from 24x7 Digital. This $20 software program, which is Mac-only, hooks up with your iPhoto … Read more

7digital's DRM-free music store goes global

If Amazon's music store going international wasn't enough digital music news for you today, 7digital took the liberty of announcing its international roll-out plans today, and its CEO took time out to talk to us one-on-one.

The DRM-free 7digital download store is often discussed alongside iTunes, eMusic, and Amazon as a major player in the music download world. It was one of the first online stores to host EMI's DRM-free catalog and now offers more than 3 million tracks, the majority of which are sans-DRM.

Today it announced it's set to receive 4.25 million pounds … Read more