And AT&T has every reason to expect a serious success since Samsung had shipped no less than 1 million units until the end of December. AT&T will sell the 4G/LTE version (I got my hands on the European one, and I can tell you it’s a great device, if you don’t need your smartphone to be very small). In case you don’t know (which is pretty much impossible, since it’s one of the hottest smartphones of the moment), the Galaxy Note’s highlight is a whopping 5....

Korean portal Daum, quoting a high-ranked Samsung official, says the company is planning to launch a smartphones using a 2 GHz dual-core processor, thus giving these smartphones a total power of 4 GHz. That’s comparable to some laptops and faster than quite a few netbooks. What would this mean? Well, it would make the idea of the smartphone replacing computers even more viable, provided that the screen is big enough and you don’t mind carrying around a small Bluetooth keyboard (I already do)....

Send a Fax without Fax Machine If you don’t have a fax machine of your own, this leaves you with only a few choices: When you look at the options, none of them look that great. If only there were a free alternative that worked… Well, I found one! Filesanywhere is an internet fax service, but it is based on a software system that works like Dropbox. They give you 1GB of free online storage, and there is even an Android app that lets you access these files and fax them from your phone....

It would seem that a bug in the Skype Windows client was the source of the crash. To be more specific, “a cluster of support servers responsible for offline instant messaging became overloaded” and caused Skype clients to receive delayed responses from the servers. One version of the Skype Windows client (5.0.0152) couldn’t process the responses correctly, and crashed. Users running the latest version were not affected, nor were users running versions for other devices or operating systems....

Now you can try out the Unlimited World plan and make free calls from Skype to mobile and landlines around the globe for a month. Of course there are some caveats. This offer is only available to existing Skype users who have been registered for more than 29 days. Also, you’re required to subscribe using your credit card. It’s set to auto-renew, so you’ll have to make sure you cancel within 27 days from the start date....

The Beatles, Wozniak told me, came in as a close-second for the music-loving pair. Early Apple boards were in design in Jobs’ kitchen with a copious amount of Dylan and the Beatles playing in the background. Polythene Pam? The Times They Are A’Changin? Had we iTunes then, we would actually know! Here’s a video featuring Steve Jobs’ No.1 and No. 2 favorite artists. Bob Dylan and the Beatles’ George Harrison....

How To Exit or Stop Explorer.exe In Windows 7 Click the Windows Start Menu to open it up. Next, hold the Shift and Ctrl keys on your keyboard simultaneously. Then right-click an empty area on the start menu. A small context menu should appear; click Exit Explorer. That’s it. No more taskbar, and all of your open Explorer (C: My Documents, My Music, etc.) windows will all close. So now that it’s gone, any changes you made to Explorer will now be applied....

This week groovyPost and Cnet contributor Eric Mack hosts. Joining Eric is groovyPost Editor in Chief Brian Burgess, groovyPost founder Steve Krause and special guest Mark Messier from biorunup.com. Music for the Tech Groove is brought to you by Dano. This Week the groovyPost Crew Covers the Following. Amazing Google Project Glass Demo at Google I/ONew Google Nexus 7” Tablet Available for Pre OrderAdobe Flash Player Discontinues on Android DevicesApple Releases New Stand Alone Podcast App for iOSMicrosoft Unveils Upgrade Path Options for Windows 8RIM Earnings for Q1 Down 33%...

This week join host Josh Windisch, Steve Krause, Austin Krause and Brian Burgess as they continue to cover Apples marvel of engineering – iPhone 5, free Microsoft evaluation software, why does HP CEO Meg Whitman sit in a cubicle, does Apple need an iPad mini, and a lot more! TechGroove Show Notes Apple iPod NanoiPhone 5Barnes & Noble Nook HDHP CEO Meg Whitman’s CubicleMicrosoft VHD Files for IT Admins...

As I was reviewing the groovyPost traffic analytics for the month of August 2009, I noticed an interesting data point in regards to organic search. For the first time since it’s launch, the Microsoft BING search engine referred more traffic to the groovyPost family of sites than the Yahoo! search engine. Here’s a look at the metrics: Organic Search Referred Traffic: Time will tell if this was just a one-off occurrence or if this is an expected trend....

In this example I am updating my iPod touch. Also make sure you have one gigabyte of space available on your device. First, tap Settings » General » Software Update. You’ll see that iOS 5.1 is available. Tap Download and Install to begin the process. A message comes up advising you should connect your device to a power source, but you don’t have to, it’s recommended because the update process will drain the battery a great deal....

The iOS version received the Alarm Clock feature in early December. According to a recent post on the Pandora blog, user reaction to the feature was overwhelmingly positive. So the company decided to add Alarm Clock to Android smartphones too. Pandora’s Alarm Clock allows you to wake up to your favorite music as well as hit a snooze button – it can be set for 5, 10, 15, or 20-minute increments....

The Play To feature in Windows 7 Media Player (WMP) allows you to stream music, videos, and photos to compatible devices on your home network. It’s similar to using Apple’s AirPlay for iOS devices, Mac OS X, and an Apple TV. It provides an easy way to enjoy media files already on your PC on your HDTV and home theater system. Using the Play To Feature in Windows 7 Media Player Power on your compatible set top box or other networked media device, then from your PC launch Media Player....

Launch the app on your phone or tablet and tap the camera button in the search box at the top. Then tap the “Barcode Scanner” button from the list of items. Then scan the barcode on the item you want with your device. Sometimes it can be finicky, but if it’s a valid code it should be able to register it and find the product (if available) on the site....

Apple Music Autoplay With the Playing Next queue, you can view and change which songs play next. The feature works with songs, albums, and playlists. Autoplay, when activated, adds similar songs and plays them at the end of the Apple Music queue. To get started, you must have at least one song in your queue. If you don’t, right-click on a song in Apple Music and choose Play Next. You can also drag music to the queue....

Notification Center Changes Like the rest of macOS Big Sur, Notification Center’s biggest change focuses on a redesign. In this case, there’s a single, dedicated column with notifications sorted by most recent. Today widgets have also been redesigned to make them easier to see at a glance. Further, notifications are now grouped by a thread or app, which you can disable if you want to see them individually. Some notifications are now interactive....

Great Dungeon In The Sky looks like something you would have seen on Atari or maybe the original Nintendo. The graphics aren’t that outstanding, but they are original. There isn’t a huge option configuration to go through, just start it up and play. For the opening screen, you can use the mouse or the keyboard to make a selection. Each dungeon is a small map where you encounter a wide variety of enemies....

What is ATM? When you want to take cash out of the bank, you drive up to an ATM. However, that might not be possible for you ATM. So yes, ATM has two significant meanings, “automated teller machine” and “at this time.” It’s the latter that’s most mentioned social networks, in messages, and elsewhere online. According to Urban Dictionary, the internet-speak is typically used by Millenials as shorthand for “currently.” Still, anyone can use the term online....

MMC, also known as “Microsoft Management Console,” uses host component object models known as snap-ins. These constitute various management snap-ins accessed from the Control Panel, such as the Device Manager. These management snap-ins often provide a graphical user interface for making manual changes to the Windows Registry. Below is a list of some of the snap-ins common in Windows 2000 through Windows 8. These can be launched by directly typing them into the Start Menu or a Run dialog (Windows + R)....

Where Did the Raspberry Pi Come From? The man who invented the Raspberry Pi computer and brought it to the world in 2012, was Eben Upton, of the UK. Upton did this because: “…children didn’t have the opportunity to pursue hobbyist computer activities…” Upton was a computer chip architect and organized undergrad studies in computer science at Cambridge University. In an interview with Wired.com, Upton opined, “…every year the sorts of things incoming students knew how to do got less impressive....