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CATALIN IVAN
Catalin is the latest addition in the Softpedia Gadgets team. One could say he and technology grew up together and working here is Catalin's way of repaying his friend.
Personal motto: George Carlin said it best: "I'm a modern man, a man for the millennium. Digital and smoke free. A diversified multi-cultural, post-modern deconstructionist; politically, anatomically and ecologically incorrect. I've been uplinked and downloaded, I've been inputted and outsourced, I know the upside of downsizing, I know the downside of upgrading. I'm a high-tech low-life. A cutting edge, state-of-the-art bi-coastal multi-tasker and I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond!"
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Believe it or not, one of the issues that prison directors are confronted with every day is not hunger, not riots and no, not even lack of soap due to so many being dropped to never be found again. One of the main issues that prison directors confront with on a daily basis is cell phone trafficking. You know, when a ... |
15 December 2009
10:20 GMT |
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Remember how a few moments ago, I mentioned Sony Ericsson adding two new mobile devices to its GreenHeart lineup? Well, it has also released a new accessory for the two mobile phones, namely the Bluetooth Noise Shield Handsfree VH700. The device will allow you to basically create your own virtual phone booth due to t... |
15 December 2009
09:42 GMT |
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I don't know if I have ever told you this but green is among my most favorite of colors. I like it because it symbolizes nature, it reminds me of spring. You know one of those days in spring when everything is just perfect? The temperature is right and everything is just so green and full of life! Also, if you&#... |
15 December 2009
08:59 GMT |
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I have to admit, ladies and gentlemen, I have never ever understood ergonomic keyboards. I am not referring to those keyboards that come with an ergonomic hand resting pad but those keyboards that claim to be so ergonomic that in order to attain the level of comfort desired by the manufacturing company, they had to h... |
15 December 2009
08:37 GMT |
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“War, war never changes.” I am sure you remember one of the most iconic catch phrases in the history of video games, belonging to the Fallout series. Well, ladies and gentlemen, while war may never change, I know something that does, did and probably will do again in the near future if this new idea doesn... |
15 December 2009
08:07 GMT |
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When it comes to portable media players, there are a lot of them on the market! Not the amount that you can find on the Asian market but I think Europe and the U.S. are doing pretty good in terms of offered devices. Especially seeing how from time to time, we get an infusion of gadgets with Asian origin so as to allo... |
15 December 2009
06:02 GMT |
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Here is something that I haven't written about in a few days and, to tell you the truth... was looking forward to another few days without having to write about another such device. Yes, I know that the cheerful tone gave it away: I have a new netbook to introduce to you. But not just any netbook, my friends: on... |
15 December 2009
05:42 GMT |
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While some people might love summer... I am not one of them. The only thing I really like about summer is that every year, the trend towards “less is more” becomes increasingly popular when it comes to women's fashion. However, “less is more” is definitely not something you want to say ab... |
15 December 2009
05:08 GMT |
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I don't know if you have noticed but companies have started making increasingly thinner laptops. While this is definitely an endeavor worthy of praise, thinner laptops also mean using less impressive but quite slim hardware, giving up function in order to suit a user's desire for form. Seeing how the trend ... |
15 December 2009
04:36 GMT |
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Have you ever considered how powerful of a rig you could build if you had enough money but only a regular desktop tower chassis to work with? No? Neither have I but then again I am not working for the University of Antwerp now, am I? It seems it has recently developed what it considers to be one of the most powerful ... |
15 December 2009
04:07 GMT |
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“Theorizing that a man could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator - and vanished.” How many of you remember that great 1989 science fiction series called Quantum Leap? I bet a lot of you do! Remember how you would watch Doctor Sam Beckett's jo... |
15 December 2009
03:37 GMT |
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Ever wondered why Sony didn't add any extra features to the PS3 Slim when it was released? I mean, I know for sure there were quite a few people who disliked the fact that it didn't add SSDs (solid state drives) for example and continued to use good old fashioned HDDs (hard disk drives). It seems that one o... |
15 December 2009
03:15 GMT |
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You know, no matter how many options a user has in terms of mobile connectivity, the user will always want more. This is why TeliaSonera has decided it should try its very best to be the first in the world to offer 4G services to its users. And guess what. It did it! TeliaSonera has recently announced that it has lau... |
14 December 2009
10:21 GMT |
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So, curious what all the buzz is about lately in the IT industry? Let me tell you! After Sony and a lot others revealed that 2010 would be the year when they make a push for the 3D market, there were a lot of announcements regarding upcoming Three Dee technologies and contrary to how it usually is (things calm down a... |
14 December 2009
09:33 GMT |
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Like I said before, some of the gadgets that I am most fond of are those that help the educational system and those that are made for medical use. Speaking of devices meant to make classes a bit sweeter and perhaps help students actually learn a thing or two, NEC has recently decided to improve its NP Short Throw ser... |
14 December 2009
09:15 GMT |
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I wonder, while surfing around the web as you usually tend to do (come on... you don't think your boss knows that you browse the web at work? Admit it!), have you come across something called the Emperor 200 workstation? Because I have, some time ago. I have to admit I was taken aback by its looks but most impor... |
14 December 2009
08:52 GMT |
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I wonder how long it will be until texting starts being considered a drug. I mean, just think about it... texting has become a new way of communication, especially with teens. There was a time when “I seem to be able to express myself only in writing” was a romantic notion, the sign of a deep person who h... |
14 December 2009
08:35 GMT |
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Everyone wants a portable media player. Yes, everyone including you. You may not know it yet but trust me: you want one. How many times have you found yourself sitting on a chair in the subway or on a train with nothing to do and wished that you could at least listen to some music or watch a video? Definitely watch a... |
14 December 2009
08:04 GMT |
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If there is one movie that everyone has been really looking forward to seeing lately, then that movie is definitely Avatar, a Science Fiction flick that marks James Cameron's return to the director's chair. You might remember some of Cameron's earlier works such as Aliens or Terminator 2: Judgement Day... |
14 December 2009
06:03 GMT |
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I don't know if you remember the article regarding the 27-inch iMacs having difficulties handling day-to-day use due to them sporting cracked screens on delivery, periodic flickering or loss of video signal but it seems the problems have turned out to be bigger than Apple expected, with new 27-inch iMacs seeing ... |
14 December 2009
05:41 GMT |
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So, how much do you think a kid goes for these days? In dollars, please, or Euros if you don't like the US currency! Don't know? You find the notion of selling a baby to be repulsive? I totally agree, but should you wish to find the answer to this question, you can ask a couple from China who sold their bab... |
14 December 2009
05:00 GMT |
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For some time now, the rumor mill has been spinning its wheels at the speed of light and fabricated a lot of tales regarding a certain device that you most definitely have read about at least once. Yes, I am most definitely referring to the Google Phone. A new device that seems to come from none other than HTC, with ... |
14 December 2009
04:21 GMT |
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You might not know this, my friends, but processor making is not something that only AMD and Intel are good at. There are also a few companies such as VIA that seek to affirm themselves on the processor market. Speaking of VIA, it has recently introduced a totally new chipset to the populace, entitled VN1000, and let... |
14 December 2009
03:55 GMT |
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So, you finally got your very own Western Digital Caviar Green hard disk drive and can't wait to split it into two partitions so as to enjoy the best of it, huh? Well tough luck for you, because you still won't get to use it to its maximum. Only after using the Advanced Format hard Drive utility that Wester... |
14 December 2009
03:23 GMT |
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I am and will probably always be a fan of a certain mobile phone manufacturing company. You guessed it, you know it, I have probably mentioned it a thousand times already. I like Nokia's devices. But I hate its lineup. I hate it with all my heart and if I could, I would go to the Nokia store, pick 75 percent of ... |
11 December 2009
10:15 GMT |
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It sure has been a while since last I wrote about a SNES portable gaming console but I guess all good things come to an end. And I say “all good things” because the one that I am about to introduce to you is not exactly what some would call... of the high-end type. But hey, it is newsworthy enough for me ... |
11 December 2009
09:31 GMT |
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Ever thought that your wireless connectivity would definitely need a speed boost? I know I did and I am not referring to that thought that just comes and goes. Every time I connect, I tend to think “Boy, I wish this worked faster.” Well, this is what WiGig Alliance hopes to achieve in the near future. Thu... |
11 December 2009
09:19 GMT |
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It is a common fact that most kids nowadays have a problem with their weight because of too much gaming. It is isn't that gaming is a menace in itself but the fact that most parents have forgotten the fact that kids need to exercise as much as they need to play. While this came natural in the 90’s, today, ... |
11 December 2009
08:43 GMT |
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The fact that current GSM encryption is flawed and quite easy to be hacked has been known for a very long time by conspiracy theorists everywhere. Especially since in this current day and age, you cannot help but be or feel a little paranoid about at least one thing in your life. “Oh my God, there are microphon... |
11 December 2009
08:28 GMT |
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So, you're the proud owner of your very own company with quite a few employees and want to squeeze everything you can out of your lemmings so as to climb to the top faster? You definitely need to find some way to prohibit their comings and goings in and out of the building. Hey, I know what you could do: use the... |
11 December 2009
06:17 GMT |
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