Tuesday, July 28, 2009

LG BL40 caught in the wild, given brief hands-on

LG BL40 caught in the wild, given brief hands-on

We'll admit, we're jealous of this Sina Corporation reporter, who appears to have gotten some hands-on time with LG's very sexy Chocolate BL40 and its 21:9 aspect ratio screen. There isn't much said here aside from details we already knew and the occasional compliment on its form factor and display, but it is good to see this in the wild and not just in the FCC's secret lab facilities. Now if only we can get a better idea of its US 3G capabilities...

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ATI's $1,800 2GB FirePro V8750 GPU introduced and reviewed

ATI's $1,800 2GB FirePro V8750 GPU introduced and reviewed


Need a quick way to blow 1,800 bones? Looking to single-handedly jump-start this so-called "economy" we keep hearing about? Look no further, friends, as ATI just did you a solid. Just four months after the outfit dished out its 1GB FirePro V7750, the company is now looking to strike it rich once more with the 2GB FirePro V8750. Obviously designed for the workstation crowd, this CAD destroying GPU is equipped with more GDDR5 memory than our own four-year old Quake III server, but as HotHardware points out, the clock speed remains exactly the same as the entirely more affordable V8700. When pushed, this newfangled card did manage to best every other rival on the test bench, but not by a wide margin. What you're left with is a cutting-edge device that's priced way out of consideration for most, and frankly, way outside the realm of sensibility. If you just can't shake the urge to hear more, give that read link a tap for the full review.

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Make Free Outgoing Calls with Google Voice & Gizmo5 [VoIP]

Make Free Outgoing Calls with Google Voice & Gizmo5 [VoIP]

Gizmo5, the Skype-like internet phone service, could already be set up as a Google Voice forwarding number, letting headset callers receive and, through Voice's web site, make calls. Now Gizmo allows for straight-up, convenient dialing through Google Voice numbers.

If you're signed up and registered with Gizmo, you can head to your account settings at Gizmo's main site and provide your Google Voice email and password. Then log into its mobile site or desktop clients for Windows, Mac, or Linux with your 1+10-digit Gizmo5 number and password. Now making outbound calls shouldn't require using any of your Gizmo credit, or heading to Google Voice's site to connect the call—outbound calls from Gizmo setups automatically route through your Google Voice number. That setup can be used for U.S. and/or international calls, depending on your preference.

Google Voice is still in an invite-required semi-closed phase, with invitations rolling out on a first-come, first-served basis. Gizmo5, however, is free to use and sign up for. Thanks Andrew!

Update: Andrew points us to a visual Gizmo5/Google Voice setup guide that details the nitty-gritty of getting going with free Giz/Google calls.



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Unlinker Replaces Thumbnails with Full-Size Images [Downloads]

Unlinker Replaces Thumbnails with Full-Size Images [Downloads]

Firefox only (Win/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension Unlinker fixes those annoying web pages that show you thumbnails, forcing you to click through every single image to see the full-size version.

Once you've installed the extension, simply right-click on the image and choose the new Unlinker option to make Firefox load the full-size image inline on the page, or use the context menu on the page background to load all the images on the page—especially useful for galleries where you'd really like to see all of the images in a full-size view instead of repeatedly clicking through each one. We've mentioned this extension before, but since then it's been simplified into a one-click operation. Unlinker is a free download, works wherever Firefox does.

Unlinker [Mozilla Add-ons via gHacks]


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ImgBurn Updates, Adds Advanced Features, Fixes Bugs [Downloads]

ImgBurn Updates, Adds Advanced Features, Fixes Bugs [Downloads]

Windows/Linux: ImgBurn is the most popular CD and DVD burning tool among Lifehacker readers, and with the newly released version 2.5, it's even better.

You can hit up the full changelog for an in-depth look at the changes, but the biggest feature update is an Advanced mode that gives you more fine-grained control over the layout of files on the disc. You can now rename files, add new folders, and more, directly inside ImgBurn. (As the changelog puts it, "you're no longer limited to burning an existing folder structure on your hard disc as-is.")

Apart from that, you'll notice all kinds of added support for file types and error handling, slightly tweaked or improved features, and a handful of fixed bugs. We already love ImgBurn as is, and while this update isn't boasting any terribly sexy new features, it's great to see that the freeware favorite is still under active development.

ImgBurn is freeware, works on Windows and Linux (using Wine).



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