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UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo Now Available
THQ has announced that the playable demo for the anticipated UFC 2009 Undisputed fighting game is now available for the Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3. The demo allows players to hold an exhibition match between Chuck Liddell and Mauricio Rua.
The demo ...
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Jawbone Unveils Colorful New Bluetooth Headset
Jawbone has unveiled a new line of very colorful Bluetooth headsets for mobile phone users called Prime with Earcandy colors. The Prime headsets offer better audio quality, comfort, and fun colors. The headsets are available for pre-order now and ...
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Mobile
Bluetooth
Samsung Unveils New Netbooks
Samsung has announced a pair of new netbooks called the N110 and N120. Both of the machines are currently available through Samsung.com. The N110 measures 10.27-inches W x 1.19-inches H x 7.3-inches D and weighs only 2.78 pounds.
The machine has ...
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Alltel Announces Blackberry Pearl Flip 8230
Alltel Wireless has announced that it is now offering its customers the Blackberry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone. The device is the only clamshell style Blackberry and it will be available in stores and online in May.
The internal LCD of the device ...
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Mobile
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Guild Wars Sells 6 Million Units
NCsoft has announced that its MMO title Guild Wars has now sold over 6 million copies since its launch. The number comes as the fourth anniversary of the launch of the title comes near. NCsoft says that the number makes the game one of the most ...
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Super Model Heidi Klum uses Kaleidescape Media Server
Super Model Heidi Klum is moving fast in the direction of becoming a geek icon. A couple of month ago she rocked Guitar Hero in a Activision commercials and now she says in an interview with German Bild that she and I suppose Seal are using the ...
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OQO model 2+ Pre-orders cancelled, OQO in Trouble?
OQO who made tiny Windows XP devices long before there was talk about netbooks and MIDs is apparently in trouble. Wired (via OLED-Info) reports that the pre-orders for the new OQO 2+ with OLED screen that OQO unveiled at the CES 2009 have been ...
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Palm Pre Spotted with YouTube App
Everythingpre today posted photos of what appears to be a Palm Pre running a YouTube application. Everythingpre claims the pictures originally appeared on Twitter before being quickly taken down. The YouTube application displayed in the images (above ...
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Microsoft Earning Down, Xbox 360 Sales Up
Microsoft today announced their third-quarter revenue results, and while total revenues dropped 6 percent year-over-year, Xbox 360 sales provided a silver lining.
Microsofts Entertainment and Devices division, which includes the Xbox, was $31 ...
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Microsoft
Xbox 360
Apple Hits Magic Number 1 Billion
Nine months and 12 days after launching the App Store, Apple has hit the milestone of 1 billion apps downloaded.
In preparation for the event, Apple had been keeping a running ticker counting up to the billionth download, with the fortunate ...
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Apple Apologizes for iPhone�s Baby Shaker
Apple today apologized for the Baby Shaker application released in the App Store earlier this week, calling the app deeply offensive.
Apple had pulled the $.99 app on Wednesday following outrage from child welfare groups and advocates, as I4U ...
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Sprint Samsung Rant with slide-out QWERTY Keyboard close-up
We take a closer look at another popular mobile phone that is in the top 10 at LetsTalk. The Samsung Rant with its slide-out QWERTY keyboard ranks at place 7. Like many other phones on LetsTalk the Samsung Rant is free with a new service plan from ...
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MadWorld for Wii Review
Tweaktown published a review of a rare hard-core gamer title for the Nintendo Wii. The game is called MadWorld and is from SEGA. MadWorld was released in March.
Quote from the review: "The Nintendo Wii is constantly derided by hardcore gamers ...
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Nintendo
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Sony DSC-T900 Review
Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. Sony unveiled the DSC-T900 in February.
Quote from the review: "So you want to be a super model? Eat only lettuce, workout daily, and visit the plastic ...
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T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 is Free and still Popular
T-Mobile unveiled the new Sidekick LX featuring for the first time 3G on Sidekick. If you do not need 3G for web browsing then the T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 is still a valid option. The Sidekick 2008 still ranks as the 6th most popular phone on ...
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU Review
Today I am looking at the new AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU. This is AMD's new high-end processor running at 3.2GHz. The part carries a very low MSRP that puts it in line with mid-range Intel parts in costs and performance.
The ...
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Intel
Nokia 6216 classic unveiled with NFC
Nokia unveiled a new NFC enabled mobile phone with the Nokia 6216 classic. The Nokia 6126 is Nokia's third Near Field Communication (NFC) device. The new Nokia 6216 classic is Nokia's first SIM-based NFC device which enables operators to build NFC ...
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Mobile
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NVIDIA CUDA enabled Nero Move it gets 5x Performance Boost
NVIDIA today announced that NERO has released an update to its Nero Move it software that reduces video encoding time by up to five times by utilizing NVIDIAs CUDA computing architecture built inside select NVIDIA Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).
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Husqvarna Automower 260 ACX mows Lawn and sends SMS
Husqvarna unveiled a new robotic lawnmower that has a GSM phone integrated to send SMS to you when it wants to talk. I am sure you can hook it up to a Twitter account with some DIY hacking: "Just started to mow the lawn", "Still ...
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MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe Steps Down
MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe is stepping down as CEO in the near future and by mutual agreement his contract will not be renewed with parent company News Corp, according to a release. DeWolfe will remain with MySpace in an advisory capacity ...
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Apple: Mac Sales Down, iPhone Sales Way Up, Netbooks �Junky�
Apple defied the down economy today with its revenue and net income report for the second fiscal quarter. Apple posted $8.16 billion in revenue for the quarter ending March 28, up from $7.5 billion a year ago.
For totals, Apple sold 2.22 million ...
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Apple to iPhone Users: No More 'Baby Shaker'
It looks like the arbiters of good taste in the App Store let one slip Monday when they approved Baby Shaker, a $.99 app from Sikalosoft that allows users to silence a virtual babys cries by shaking the iPhone. Players win when the virtual baby is ...
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Mobile
App Store
iPhone
Apple
T-Mobile HTC Shadow II Review
Our review partner Digital Trends tested the T-Mobile HTC Shadow II and published a review.
Quote from the review: "When you pay a premium to get cell phone service all over the globe, there's something undeniably silly about using the same ...
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Mobile
T-Mobile
Nokia Intrigue 7205 Review
Our review partner Digital Trends tested the Nokia Intrigue 7205 mobile phone. Verizon launched the Nokia Intrigue 7205 phone in March.
Quote from the review: "The Nokia Intrigue is a solid phone with nice multimedia support and a no-frills ...
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Mobile
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Verizon
Comcast Announces 50Mbps Internet Service
Comcast has announced that it will be upgrading its network for customers in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. People living in the area will be able to get speeds of up to 50Mbps on the new extreme 50 tier.
Those not needing that much bandwidth ...
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Home Theater
Comcast
iPhone 3G better than Palm Pre based on leaked AT&T Document
The Palm Pre is hyped as the first real iPhone competitor and it sure looks hot and has a lot to offer with its shiny new webOS.
AT&T sent their employees a document that is supposed to help them argue to customers how the iPhone 3G is still ...
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Mobile
Palm Pre
Rumors and Musings on the iPhone 2009
Nothing gets the fans of the iPhone and Apple products as excited as new products, or even rumors of new products. Apple fans have been waiting with baited breath with each passing week as Apple's WWDC draws closer. The show is traditionally where ...
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Mobile
Apple
iPhone
Mophie Juice Pack Air Available at Apple Store
Mophie has announced that its latest external battery solution for the iPhone 3G, the Mophie juice Pack Air, is now available globally at Apple Stores and Apple.com. The battery pack comes in black, white, and purple and is available for $79.99.
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Sharp Mebius PC-NJ70A Offers Weird LCD Track Pad
I have seen some odd features offered on computers and laptops over the years, but the Sharp Mebius may be the strangest offering yet. The netbook has a second LCD where you would typically find the track pad boasting a resolution of 854 x 480.
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MacBook Update rumored for WWDC 2009
The next big event on the Apple schedule is the WWDC 09 starting June 8th. The known hot topics will be the iPhone 3.0 OS and Snow Leopard OS X.
Of course the biggest unannounced topic is the new iPhone 2009 that has the rumor mill already running ...
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Pleo Maker Ugobe filed Bankruptcy, Pleo still selling on Amazon
It was written on the wall for a while now, Ugobe maker of the Pleo baby Dino robot filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. The corporate site and the Pleo community site are already gone offline.
The Idiastatesman has some details on the Ugobe Bankruptcy.
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Toshiba NB200 Netbook unveiled
Toshiba unveiled the new Toshiba NB200 netbook in Europe.
The highlights of the new stylish Toshiba NB200 include 10.1'' widescreen LED backlight display, Near full size tiled keyboard, Up to 9 hours battery life, Integrated mobile broadband and ...
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Netgear Launches MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter
Netgear has unveiled its latest Coax to Ethernet adapter. The new product is called the MOCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit MCAB1001 and is designed to extend you network to coax cables inside your home. Netgear says that the adapter is perfect for ...
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NetGear
Dell Unveils Studio 15 Notebook
Dell has introduced a new laptop called the Studio 15 that packs features like HD technology and backlit Led display for battery life into a machine that starts at $649. The machine has a 15.6-inch LED backlit display in HD resolutions of ...
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Porsche Panamera Take Elevator Ride 94 Stories
I'm not sure what would be more perplexing when the door for an elevator going to the 94th story of the Shanghai World Financial Center opens -- seeing an ax wielding murderer step out or a Porsche Panamera sitting upright. Porsche decided to hold a ...
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Amazon VOD Gets HD Movies and TV Shows
Amazon.com has announced that streaming HD video on demand movies and TV shows are now available. The HD content can be rented directly from Roku players, TiVo, Sony, and Panasonic devices supporting Amazon streaming.
Amazon says that it now ...
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EA Tells PSP Owners Go to Hell
EA has announced that a new game is coming to the PSP based on the classic story Dante's Inferno. The game will be coming to the PSP and is based on part one of the classic "The Divine Comedy" and will take players through the nine circles ...
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Gaming
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Samsung 240Hz LCD HDTV Series 7 750 launches
Samsung announced in Korea the new 240Hz LCD HDTV Series 7 750. Twice reports that the Series 7 750 is launching in the US in May in 40-inch ($1,999), 46-inch ($2,399) and 52-inch ($2,899) screen sizes.
The Samsung Series 7 750 LCD TVs use still ...
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HDTV
Danny MacAskill Street Trial Biking Video is a Must See
This story is slightely off topic, but I am mountain biking since decades and 23-year-old street trials biker Danny MacAskill is doing with his bike is really inspiring. Watch the must see video below.
Danny MacAskill published a cool new video ...
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Sony PSP 2 and PSP-4000 Rumors
Rumors of a new PSP console have been running wild since a long time. All kinds of designs are swirling around including a slider-style PSP, touchscreen PSP and a PSP with HDD.
PSP World published a run down of PSP 2 and PSP-4000 rumors.
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Sony
T-Mobile suffered major Network Outage in Germany
Carrier T-Mobile suffered a major network outage in Germany yesterday afternoon. Millions of customers could not use their cell phones for about 3 hours. T-Mobile is the exclusive Apple partner for the iPhone in Germany.
The outage affected SMS ...
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Mobile
T-Mobile
Apple
Crabble folding iPhone Stand is neat and highly portable
There are many accessories for the iPhone that let you place it up right in front of you for some relaxed movie watching. The Crabble from Seskimo is interesting as it can be folded and carried around in your wallet.
ThinkGeek finds the Crabble ...
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Mobile
iPhone
High-Speed Bluetooth 3.0 On Its Way
The Bluetooth SIG today unveiled and formally adopted Bluetooth 3.0, a much higher speed iteration of the short-range wireless technology promising data transfers at up to 24 Mbps, or roughly as fast as the low-end of a Wi-Fi network. This is a huge ...
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Mobile
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Amazon HD VOD Finally Comes to Tivo
Tivo further cemented its status as the couch-potatos best friend as it announced and offered Amazon HD video on demand (VOD) earlier today. Tivo subscribers with a Series3, Tivo HD, or Tivo HD XL box can now stream HD movies and television shows, ...
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Home Theater
TiVo
Amazon
iPhone Goes Corporate with Quickoffice App
Quickoffice today defied anyone claiming the iPhone is not a business tool with the release of their Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite in the App Store, describing it as the most advanced mobile office suite available for the iPhone. Ever.
Through ...
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Mobile
App Store
iPhone
Logitech Harmony 1100 Review
Our review partner Digital Trends also tested the new Logitech Harmony 1100 remote control. We published our Harmony 1100 Review yesterday. We rated it very high with 9/10. Digital Trends puts it at 8/10.
Quote from the review: "With a price ...
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Home Theater
Logitech Harmony
Asus Eee Top ET1602 Review
Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Asus Eee Top ET1602 All-in-One PC.
Quote from the review: "When considering a touchscreen computer with a $600 street price, you'd naturally expect compromises. But with the Eeee Top ...
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Hardware
PC
Finis AquaPulse Heart Rate Monitor for Swimmers unveiled
Finis unveiled the AquaPulse Heart Rate Monitor for Swimmers.
The Finis AquaPulse heart rate monitor is a small slender workout accessory built for swimmers looking to maximize their workout through heart rate training.
The gadget is featuring ...
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Canon Vixia HF S10 Review
Canon unveiled the Vixia HF S10 HD camcorder in January. Our review partner Digital Trends tested the Canon Vixia HF S10 and came away impressed giving the new Canon HD Camcorder an Editors' Choice Award.
Quote from the review: "The Holy ...
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Canon VIXIA
Viliv S5 Windows XP MID available for Pre-order
Japanese notebook exporter Dynamism is holding a special pre-order event for the hot viliv S5 MID.
The viliv S5 is a Intel Atom powered Mobile Internet Device (MID) running Windows XP. The small device features a 4.8 inch WSVGA touchscreen, 60GB ...
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