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FLYABYTE covers products and news related to Cloud Computing for consumers, including: Web Applications, Operating Systems, Devices, Online Storage, and much more. It was created and is edited by Raphael Fontes, a Brazilian tech enthusiast that lives in Poland. He has 11 years of experience working for Internet companies and has been following the Cloud Computing evolution very closely.

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September 3, 2010

Not sure about your next book to read? BookLamp.org can recommend one for you.

via beta.booklamp.org

I haven't tried it yet, but the concept is fascinating.

From their website:

BookLamp.org matches readers to books through an analysis of writing styles, similar to the way that Pandora.com matches music lovers to new music. Do you like Stephen King’s It, but thought it was too long? BookLamp allows you to find books with a similar level of tone, tense, perspective, action, description, and dialog - while at the same time allowing you to specify details like... half the length. It’s impervious to outside influences - like advertising - that impact socially driven recommendation systems, and isn’t reliant on a large user base to work. Take a look at the above video to see how we do it in detail.\

Try it at beta.booklamp.org

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August 31, 2010

Archos introduces 5 new Andorid tablets

via liliputing.com

Cheapest model to retail for only USD 100. Very competitive price for an Android-powered media player.

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August 31, 2010

ASUS Eee PC 1215N: The best 12-inch netbook available for less than $500, according to laptopmag.

via laptopmag.com

With this processing power and screen size, should we still be calling it a netbook?

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August 20, 2010

Kubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 demoed

via youtube.com

Another very sleek and functional OS for your netbook. I prefer the gnome environment, but this new KDE version is very interesting for small screens.

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August 11, 2010

Dell Streak: giant iPhone or mini iPad?

Read the full review from Pocket-lint of Dell's new Android-based tablet. It will be sold for USD $299 with a contract with O2 UK.

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August 10, 2010

Will smartphones of the future eliminate the need for tablets?

Interesting article from Liliputing speculating about the feasibility of smartphones being able to overcome it's small screens limitations. It will eventually happen, but will probably take another five years of complete supremacy for the iPad.

via my6sense

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August 4, 2010

BlackBerry 6: mix of the other top OSes in a dull shell

via youtube.com

BlackBerry OS 6 was officially released yesterday, with the launch of the new Torch device.

I'm not sure if this video reflects the latest version of the operating system. However, if this is the case, it looks like the engineers at RIM put webOs, iOS and Android in a mixer and spread a layer of the BlackBerry current OSes on top of what came out of the stir. Although it looks fluid as they claim, it still has a very "corporate" look in my opinion.

I wouldn't bet this is the interface that will turn consumers excited, but at least it puts RIM on par with the other modern OS currently available.

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August 3, 2010

Springpad: finally a strong competitor to Evernote

via springpadit.com

After the failure of Google Notebook and many other attempts to create useful and easy to use digital notebooks, Evernote was the only robust software that I would recommend. Until now.

Springpad surprised me by its seamless sync capabilities across different platforms and elegant web interface. However, what makes it stand out is the way it lets you organize your stuff in different categories, easily identifiable by icons. Bookmarks, restaurants, wines, and much more can be quickly captured, stored and accessed later in an easy way.

Also, the Android app is very snappy and, unlike Evernote, let's you store data locally. I didn't have the chance to try the iPad and iPhone apps yet.

Create your free account at springpadit.com.

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July 18, 2010

Jolicloud 1.0 Netbook OS - First impressions

via netbooknews.com

I have used Jolicloud for a few months, but currently I´m very happy with the latest Ubuntu edition on my eee PC. The fact that version 1.0 finally brings an independent UI (not dependent on the Remix launcher), makes me want to try it again. I will probably run it from the pen drive and see if it convinces me to switch back again.

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June 26, 2010