With my Sprint contract running out and having been frustrated with my HTC Mogul--more like Windows Mobile 6--it was clearly time to upgrade.
Our smartphone senior editor Bonnie Cha pointed me in the direction of the Palm Pre since I was adamant about having a touch-screen and physical keyboard. I was also drawn to the Pre because of the new WebOS operation system and Synergy functionality.
After having waited in line for almost two hours outside a Sprint store in downtown Manhattan, I was thrilled to get home and start playing around with my new Palm Pre.
A few hours later disaster struck. The phone began occasionally resetting when I opened or closed the sliding keyboard (see embedded video). A day later, it happens almost every time. After some quick searching on the PreCentral.net forums, I found that I was not alone. The issue doesn't seem to be widespread, but there are people out there who are experiencing the same thing.
Unfortunately, the Pre seems to be sold out everywhere here in Manhattan, so getting a replacement isn't going to be easy.
Anyone else having similar problems?
Make sure to check out today's episode of The 404 for an extended look at my Palm Pre situation and more launch day stories!
AppleInsider has reported that more than a few owners of the new shiny iMacs are experiencing freezing problems.
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When the problem occurs, the system will look and behave as if it's running but is totally unresponsive to any touching of the controls, according to the report. Some suspect foul play by the new ATI Radeon HD graphics card, as most instances occur when playing games or running any video-intensive tasks.
So far Apple is aware of the problem but has yet to release a permanent fix for it. Desperate users have tried to re-install older Mac drivers with mixed results. For now, the best you can hope for is to reset the system when this occurs. If this becomes a trend, then we should all wait for a Service Pack for the upcoming Mac OS X Leopard before making the upgrade.
(Source: Crave Asia)
Being a PC person, I've encountered the dreaded "blue screen of death."
I've never seen a comparable thing on Apple products. (I have heard of the sad Mac face, or the sick iPod face.) So, much to my surprise, starting a couple days ago I noticed what appeared to be a "black screen of death." Everything stops working. The time bar at top is there, but the rest of the screen is black. No touching. No prodding of the home key. No pressing of the upper right key will get the thing working again.
Maybe it was the jinx of the upcoming Friday the 13th, I thought. But then after a Google search I see that others have noted the same thing happening to them. Various attempts to reset the iPhone work, but I've had to "hard" reset it a couple of times in the past few days and that doesn't necessarily "reset" the iPhone as much as unlock it.
Weird. Anyone else see this?
This leads me to ask: Apple, where art thou version 1.1?
Not a soaking tub
(Credit: Michael Kanellos/CNET Networks)How can you make ice at 15 degrees higher than freezing? You're looking at it.
This tub pictured here, made by Transphase Phoenix, is designed to hold water permeated with various salts so that it will freeze at 47 degrees rather than the standard 32. That means ice can be made at night without as much electricity when power is cheaper. The idea is to reduce peak demand in the afternoon, when electricity is most expensive, and obviate the need for "peaker" plants.
The ice melts throughout the day, providing air conditioning in as many tubs as needed. (They're designed to be stacked.)
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