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Let me address your first question. No this is not a skateboard for gadgets. However, it can provide something a bit more necessary for your phone than its longing for entertainment, and that something would be keeping it alive. This Powermat is designed to charge your iPhone, Blackberry, Nintendo DS, and a multitude of other products. So you’re probably thinking, “Yea, our chargers are meant to do the same thing.” But there’s a kick to this mat. It can charge your devices just by placing it on this mat. By placing a receiver on your devices or by connecting it using a Powermat square, you can avoid being hassled by wires and cords that just get tangled up. Whether or not this mat is good for you is up to you to decide, but that does not take away from the cool factor of this gadget.

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Tired of your videos being in lame 2D? Ready to jump to the next level of video recording and picture taking?

Sharp is developing the world’s first 3D camera attachment! This small device is able to 3D footage at 720p resolution, and better yet, it can be implemented on cellphones as well! It won’t be long until this device will be just built into cameras and phones themselves.

However, there are some implications to this. You can read more here.

Scammers are infecting computers with a Trojan horse program disguised as software that determines whether PCs are compatible with Windows 7. The attack was first spotted by BitDefender on Sunday and is not yet widespread; the antivirus vendor is receiving reports of about three installs per hour from its users in the U.S. The scammers steal their marketing text directly from Microsoft, which offers a legitimate Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor in its Web site.

Users who try to install the attached, zipped file end up with a back-door Trojan horse program on their computer. BitDefender identifies the program as Trojan.Generic.3783603, the same one that’s being used in a fake Facebook password reset campaign. Once a victim has installed the software, criminals can pretty much do whatever they want on the PC… That could mean installing a keylogger to steal banking credentials or even gaining full access to the hacked system.

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You may feel like you’ve tried everything to make it run faster, including changing your browser settings, removing spyware or defragging the hard disk, but let me tell you, screaming does not work. Whether you’re using Windows XP or Windows 7, here are some simple tweaks and changes you may not have tried that can make your system not only more efficient, but also run faster.

With more of our work, play, and business conducted online it has become increasingly important and necessary to use a diverse set of strong passwords. Most people don’t have the recall skills to keep dozens and dozens of complex alphanumeric passwords stored in perfect order in our memories. A password manager is the compromise between using a few passwords you can remember and risking forgetting some if you use too many complex passwords. The following five tools will help you build a strong password set and securely store it so you’re never stuck using the same old password for fear of forgetting it.

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Happy Earth Day! For those you of who may not know Earth Day is a holiday for the appreciation for the Earth’s environment held every April 22nd. In the spirit of this day, here is a great product for laptop users who want to reduce their carbon footprint

It’s called the iGO Laptop charger and the kicker is that it automatically knows when to shut itself off. It uses “85% less standby power” and eliminates vampire power, which means it uses power only when your device really needs it.

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Did you know that the most commonly used mouse actions are clicking a window’s “Close” button (the X in the top-right corner), and clicking the “Back” button (in a browser and various other programs)?  How much time do you spend every day locating the Close button or the Back button with your mouse so that you can click on them?  And what about that mouse you’re using – how many buttons does it have, besides the two main ones?  Most mouses these days have at least four (including the scroll-wheel, which a lot of people don’t realize is also a button as well).  Why not assign those extra buttons to your most common mouse actions, and save yourself a bundle of mousing-around time every day?

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Machines that decode your thoughts aren’t limited to the realm of science fiction anymore.

A computer program that analyzes brain scans was able to tell which of three short films people were thinking about, according to a study in the journal Current Biology.

To install Thunderbird go to: http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

This should have the latest version of thunderbird on the page. Click on the free download button and it’ll take you to a new page. A popup will appear. Click on Save File. After you have finished downloading this, double click the newly downloaded .exe file. Follow the setup wizard and install Thunderbird. After you have finished installing, bring up Thunderbird and the mail account setup window should pop up.

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