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  • How-to: figure out the best value iPhone 4 contracts in the UK

    How-to: figure out the best value iPhone 4 contracts in the UK

    Posted on June 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Choices, choices. Do you get the 16GB or 32GB iPhone 4? The black one now or the white one a little later? We can't tell you which variant of Apple's next phone will hold its value best over the coming months, but we can try to clear up a bit of the fogginess surrounding price plans on offer from UK networks. Orange and O2 are the first to drop handset pricing and full contract details, but they haven't made it easy for the discerning buyer, with each carrier offering more than a dozen options. Vodafone, T-Mobile, Three, and even Tesco Mobile are set to follow suit in the coming days and weeks, but we thought we'd get the ball rolling with the pair we have now.

    P.S. -- And just as we publish this, Voda has gone official with its tariffs. We've now broken them down into a more digestible format as well. Just for you.

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  • Time is Money: a review of the Meeting Cost Calculator and Clock

    Time is Money: a review of the Meeting Cost Calculator and Clock

    Posted on April 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Many people lament about how unproductive the traditional "business meeting" is. One or more participants feel the need to assert their opinion at great length, or simply regurgitate the same information multiple times. Most of us sit passively through these time-wasting meetings because ... well ... I don't know! But now you can have the facts on your side when you want to remind people that any particular meeting is wasting time. Just Bring TIM, the "Time is Money" meeting cost calculator and clock! Read on for more, and a chance to get one for free.

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  • Mamiya announces DM40 DSLR, makes wallets bleed

    Mamiya announces DM40 DSLR, makes wallets bleed

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Mamiya announced their latest large sensor DSLR today, the DM40. Coming in at a memory card crushing 40 megapixel, the DM40 can capture images at up to 60 frames per minute, make it the fastest large sensor DSLR on the market. And one of the most expensive.

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  • December was the best month ever for video game sales

    December was the best month ever for video game sales

    Posted on January 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Looks like the recession is helping at least one industry. NPD Group reported that the video game industry turned in $5.53 billion dollars in sales for December, topping the results from last year by 4 percent! Boring as all these statistics are, the bottom line is people spent a whole lot of money on video games last month. The previous record was set in December of 2008, which was the first time that sales went over $5 billion.

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  • Coinstar: Get $10 bonus retail credit when you change in $40 or more

    Coinstar: Get $10 bonus retail credit when you change in $40 or more

    Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
    You guys use them newfangled corn star machines? Oh, Coinstar – that make more sense. I know I do, and I know longtime CrunchGear reader Johnal does because he sent in this tip. When you dump in more than $40 worth of change between now and December 6th and you opt to receive your payout in the form of store credit at one of Coinstar’s participating retail partners, you'll receive a $10 bonus gift card by mail.

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  • Can’t you see I’m busy, or, how to waste your company’s time at work

    Can’t you see I’m busy, or, how to waste your company’s time at work

    Posted on October 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Much is made over the amount of money businesses lose because of procrastination. You know, the Almighty Dollar and everything. There's a new Dutch Web site out there, cantyouseeimbusy.com (Can't You See I'm Busy?—HILARIOUS~!), that provides “work-looking” games that you can play without your boss knowing.

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  • How Pink Floyd recorded “Money”

    How Pink Floyd recorded “Money”

    Posted on August 19, 2009 | No Comments
    This could quite possibly be the first looped beat. Just listen to how they put all this together. I could take or leave Floyd - I didn't smoke enough in high school - but this is just beautiful. I think the most hilarious thing is that we can all basically do this with Garage Band and a cheap Fender whereas even a decade ago you'd have a hard time recreating this piece of audio. Video after the jump.

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