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Microsoft to Jerry Seinfeld: Think Different

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

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IDF news and the end of back-to-school: The week in laptops

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

(Credit: Rafe Needleman/CNET News)
This week’s Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco kept us all busy this week, with plenty of new components and products that use them. We’ll start off with the event host, Intel, which announced small-form-factor versions of its Centrino 2 processors (that should …
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Sony iPod dock allows for multi-room listening

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Sony on Thursday announced the S-Airplay AIR-SA20PK, a multi-room wireless audio system for listening to iPod (including iPhone, Touch, Nano, Mini, and all versions of Classic).

Once you have your iPod connected to the system’s main docking station, you can listen to audio from your iPod up to 164 …
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Opera Mobile 9.5 to sing for Xperia X1

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

By default, all Windows Mobile PDA/phones come with Internet Explorer Mobile. Of late, some manufacturers have worked with Norway-based company Opera to bundle its Opera Mobile 9.5 with their handhelds. Some examples are the HTC Touch Diamond and Samsung Omnia, and now we can add another to that …
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Virgin Mobile finalizes Helio buyout

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Virgin Mobile now owns Helio.
(Credit: Virgin Mobile)
Well, it finally happened. Less than two months after Virgin Mobile USA made its move to purchase Helio, the acquisition is now official. Virgin Mobile USA paid million in stock for the nascent MVNO, and as part of the purchase, Virgin …
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Palm Treo Pro clears FCC

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

It was a big week at the Federal Communications Commission as both the HTC Dream and the Palm Treo Pro passed certification. Only the most passionate cell phone geeks know that the FCC holds a treasure trove of information on upcoming handsets. Because the FCC has to certify every phone …
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The end of expensive gaming laptops?

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Gateway's P-7811FX.

We’ve just crowned Gateway’s P-7811FX the favorite ,000-plus system in our Back-to-School roundup of laptops available on retail store shelves. Its particularly strong showing reminds us that every once in a while, a new product comes along that forces you to reconsider the …
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What’s with Windows Mobile?: Ask the Editors

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Q: I need to replace my Palm Treo 650. Here’s what I need. I need the organizing/calendar as well as contacts features. It needs to be a quad-band phone; have a screen similar in size to the Palm 650; a camera so it can record video clips and …
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Rooms lets you IRC from your iPhone

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Rooms is the first IRC client for the iPhone
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Rooms is, so far anyway, the first and only IRC client for the iPhone. It’s pretty stripped down as far as IRC clients go, but for simple chatting, it works really well. That said, it has …
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Coming soon: Printed latte art

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

(Credit: OnLatte)
We thought latte stencils were pretty cool, but this really takes the cake–er, foam. A new company called OnLatte has grabbed the attention of food blogs (and mainstream press like The Wall Street Journal) with its tech-centric approach to the practice of latte art.

The project began last …
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