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Android Tablet App of the Week - HD Widgets

Posted 09/13/2011 at 10:29am | by Tim Ferrill

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Android is one of the favorite mobile platforms for geeks and power users for a reason: it's much more customizable than the competition, and provides the tools to really make the device yours. Widget support is a customization feature that can provide a huge amount of functionality, and Widgets HD was designed specifically for the large screen of your Android Tablet.

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Sony Announces Dash Tablet-shaped Widget Device

Posted 01/06/2010 at 7:22pm | by Ryan Whitwam

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Sony has announced yet another product at CES. This one is a bit of a head-scratcher for us, though. The Dash Internet Viewer is a sort of touchscreen widget station. Think Chumby, but with a larger (and frankly, beautiful) 7 inch screen and sleeker design. As it turns out, that’s exactly what it is; the Dash runs the Chumby OS.

Sony is pushing the app angle hard, because well, isn’t everyone? The Chumby OS already has over 1000 apps available, and Sony will be making some new ones of its own. The Dash will have Wi-Fi so you can use it to pull down data for those data-hungry apps. There is no internal battery, so don’t confuse this with a tablet device as some already have. Is this something you need? If so, the Dash will be shipping in April for $199.

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How-To: Start Building Your Perfect Desktop with Samurize

Posted 07/23/2009 at 11:00am | by Alex Castle

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One of the best ways to set your computer apart from the pack is to customize your desktop. There are numerous ways to do this that range in difficulty from as easy as changing your wallpaper to as involved as a full-blown shell replacement. Somewhere in between, there’s Samurize.

Samurize is a program that lets you create and run custom desktop widgets, most commonly used for system monitoring. Because Samurize is extremely customizable, it’s a favorite tool of desktop modders who use it in conjunction with tailor-made wallpapers to create truly awesome personal desktops. Learning Samurize can be a fun project, because although there’s a lot of depth to the program and it takes practice and an artistic eye to make top-notch widgets, you can get started right away building simple meters and displays. Here we explain the basics of Samurize, including what you need to know to build your first simple custom widget.

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Yahoo's Reinvigorated Homepage Rolled Out in Beta

Posted 07/21/2009 at 3:38pm | by Pulkit Chandna

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Yahoo has lifted the curtain on its new homepage, which has been rolled out in beta. The homepage has not only received a facelift but also a number of newfangled features, including the ability to keep pace with updates from your favorite websites without leaving Yahoo.

With social networking websites almost holding internet users captive for long periods of time, the new Yahoo homepage will let users have one eye on the latest from their friends on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Other notable additions include the ability to customize the homepage using widgets and the introduction of a top ten search list just under the search bar.

But the launch has been far from smooth, as some users still haven’t encountered the option to try the new beta homepage. Yahoo is under considerable pressure from Microsoft’s latest search offering Bing, which is increasingly closing in on Yahoo in the online search market.

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The 15 Best Web Apps You've Never Heard Of

Posted 10/29/2007 at 12:39pm | by Robert Strohmeyer

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Don't let their obscurity fool you--these powerful online apps will supercharge your life!

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