• Welcome to The Tech Hub!

    Zaps Technology began as a stand alone forum community created back in October 2007. For 2010, we wanted to expand and create a blog-style website while still maintaining the forums on the side. Our mission is to keep you informed with a compilation of the latest and freshest technology content including news and views. Enjoy your visit to The Tech Hub!

Building Your Own PC?

I’m currently considering building my own PC to go alongside my macbook as I feel i would probably get more value for money. I have seen so many sites where upgrading the processor in an OEM PC would cost twice as much as the processor itself is on the market for. RAM upgrades are also … Read more

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Adobe Patch Fixes Major Security Flaw in Flash Player

Source: Yahoo News Responding to a major security flaw in its Flash Player, Adobe Systems released a large patch Thursday. A security bulletin published on the company’s web site recommends that users of Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions on Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris update to version 10.1.53.64. To determine which Flash Player version … Read more

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Motorola Droid 2 revealed

From DroidLife: Pictures and specs of Verizon’s Motorola Droid 2 are here! As far as appearance, it is very similar to the original Droid while adding some additional features including tethering, an updated keyboard, and a new version of MotoBlur. Complete specs: -Android 2.1 (unless Verizon pumps out a last minute 2.2 update to it) … Read more

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AT&T Web site exposes data of 114,000 iPad users

From CNet: A group of hackers exploited a hole in an AT&T Web site to get e-mail addresses of about 114,000 iPad users, including what appears to be top officials in government, finance, media, technology, and military. The leak could have affected all iPad 3G subscribers in the U.S., according to Gawker, which broke the … Read more

Google Removes Background Image Feature

Google announced that it would provide it’s users with a personal background to their search pages recently. Last night they forced the new design for logged in users, and ended up taking the feature away due to a “bug” that covered up Google’s explanation of the new design as well as a link under the … Read more

iPhone 4

On June 7, Apple announced that its eagerly-anticipated iPhone 4 will launch on June 24! The new iPhone 4 includes new features such as: Multitasking – You can switch between applications instantly, pick up where you left off, listen to audio in the background, let items upload or download in the background, keep GPS apps … Read more

Developers Rush To Build Apps for Apple’s iPad (Macwise Tech)

Developer interest in building applications for Apple’s App Store nearly tripled in January thanks, in part, to the introduction of the much-anticipated iPad. So says Flurry Analytics in its Friday report of the Smartphone Industry Pulse for January. Flurry Analytics tracked data in more than 20,000 mobile applications to determine that developers who started applications … Read more

Merry Christmas Everybody! (Macwise Tech)

I would just like to wish all of my readers and followers a very merry christmas and a happy new year. I’m not to sure if i’l have much for you to read about over the next week until the big day but be sure to check back anyway as I’m sure there are a … Read more

Windows 7 Gone Wrong? (Macwise Tech)

Microsoft is betting that Windows 7 will succeed where Windows Vista failed. But there’s one group of people who most likely won’t like Windows 7 any more than they do Windows Vista – Windows XP users. Here’s why. One of the biggest complaints that XP users had with Windows Vista was its hardware incompatibilities. Older … Read more

Is Snow Leopard Really Worth It? (Macwise Tech)

A question I’m often asked is about snow leopard, is it really worth it. So lets take a look at apples latest operating system… What’s the difference between Snow Leopard and Leopard? First thing to know: This is not a complete overhaul of Mac OS X. Rather, it’s a series of small to medium-sized improvements, … Read more

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