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Laplink’s Anniversary present to You! Today Only! (05/15/2014)

pcmoverboxedI’ve been using Laplink software since the Dos Days and always loved how easy it is to use and complete the task at hand! Celebrating the 31st Anniversary – Laplink is giving away PCmover® Image & Drive Assistant for free for 24 hours only May 15th 2014.

PCmover Image & Drive Assistant is software that can automatically transfer files, settings, and even applications from an old hard drive or image to a new PC without overwriting anything. With the End of Windows XP support and many users wanting to bite the bullet and migrate to Windows 7 or 8.1 – PCmover and Drive Assistant make it possible in many cases to eliminate the need to re-install programs!

With this very nice Anniversary gift to you, Laplink’s is including its 24/7 Free Transfer Assistance. Have an issue or question during the transfer, a certified PC migration expert can be available over the phone or remotely with just one simple call at no cost.

We’ve been testing out PCmover Ultimate and have been impressed at the ease of use and results with the program. Get the full picture with this free software to download for no cost during the 24 hour celebration at http://www.laplink.com/31anniversary.

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The New Star Wars Band?

College Humor.Com has posted a Video that has musical artist trying out for the new Star Wars Cantina Band. Look for appearances from Rick Springfield, Mark McGrath, Jordin Sparks, Chris Daughtry aka Chris Darthtry and one of our favorites Weird Al.  Check out the Video below and visit the College Humor page for extra footage and more of the story behind the creation! Good Fun, and yes – College Humor partnered with LucasFilm and YouTube to make this happen.

http://www.collegehumor.com/post/6967804/the-star-wars-cantina-band-auditions

 

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Recycling – The Effort Continues

Apple has posted a brilliant video on its website with the concept of opening eyes to energy and water conservation. The Company joins other computer and tech companies that answers the need to recycle. Locally in Tucson, one of the largest Computer Specialty company SWS Electronics and Computers recycles systems that come into their location.

Apple is now recycling as well as its Apple Stores. The company will take in Apple products that are still in good shape and working and depending on the product, may issue a store credit. Maybe it’s not working? No problem, at least they might take it off your hands!

Read more on the Website with Links http://www.techtalkradio.com/news/earthday.html

 

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Just how much does that Samsung Galaxy S5 Cost?

A Photo of the Samsung Galaxy S5
A Photo of the Samsung Galaxy S5

Last Friday, April 11th 2014, The Samsung Galaxy S5 was made available to the public. While the newest smartphone in the Galaxy line carries a individual price tag of around 650.00,  the components used to build the features of the Samsung Galaxy S5 have been calculated to about 256 bucks.

A tear down of the Samsung Galaxy S5 was conducted by the Teardown Mobile Handsets Intelligence Service at IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS).  The tear down group took a look at the cost of the materials such as the  WTR1625 radio frequency (RF) transceiver , the PMC8974 power management chip and the core processor, all from Qualcomm and generally improvements and updates to the previous Galaxy model. New features and faster speeds generally mean an increase in cost to build.

The numbers presented by IHS only indicate the projected cost to build a Samsung Galaxy S5 and the model used included a television receiver as this tear down unit came from South Korea. This estimate doesn’t include software, licensing and other royalties and cost.

The report from IHS also looked at comparative reports for previous tear downs including the Apple iPhone 5S which was estimated to cost 207.00.

TechtalkRadio received a sample Samsung Galaxy S5 for testing from AT&T and while it took me a few days to completely put down my iPhone 5, I am enjoying the experience. I’ll have more to report in a couple of days. Are you using the Samsung Galaxy S5? What are your thoughts!

Andy Taylor

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