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  • Orange begins HD Voice trial in Southern England, leaves out Buckingham Palace

    Orange begins HD Voice trial in Southern England, leaves out Buckingham Palace

    Remember the good news that Orange brought to the UK on our alcohol-fueled New Year's Eve? We thought so. Anyway, it looks like said fruit company's still on course to "a new era for UK mobile communications" as it launches HD Voice trial in England today. Lucky participants across Bristol, Reading and Southampton will benefit from "crystal clear" voice calls, courtesy of the wider speech bandwidth -- 50-7000 Hz as opposed to the current 300-3400 Hz. Sadly, Orange isn't keen on dishing out deets about the special hardware, but our friends over at What Mobile had the chance to play with a modified Nokia X6 from yesterday's demo -- "It was like listening to AM radio and then switching over to listen to a CD." If all goes well, we'll meet the rest of the gang when HD Voice is rolled out "before the end of the summer." Press release after the break.

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  • Happy Hour timepiece: Because it’s always happy hour somewhere

    Happy Hour timepiece: Because it’s always happy hour somewhere

    You say that alcohol is your only friend? And you need a nice watch to wear while drinking it? The Happy Hour Timepiece is for you. While the watch itself is pretty standard – a quartz analog movement next to a Chinese LCD movement in a rectangular case – the buckle of the strap holds [...]

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  • Flying high on Club Mate

    Flying high on Club Mate

    I’ve been lead to believe that Club Mate (pronounced: ma-tay) is the drink in the international hacker community. Being a fan of the international hacker community—and by “hacker” I don’t meant stupid idiots who DDOS Web sites for lulz, but rather people who enjoy tinkering with the world around them—I decided to buy a case. What [...]

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  • Science continues to improve our lives with new unbreakable pint glass

    Science continues to improve our lives with new unbreakable pint glass

    As a homebrewing enthusiast, I'm constantly trying to improve my process and my equipment. I'm busy making a DIY bottle tree to dry my bottles right now. The British, quite probably the world's best drinkers, have been hard at work improving the vessel of beer delivery, the pint glass. Two new shatter-proof glasses have been unveiled by the British Home Office, designed in collaboration with the Design Council.

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  • Off To CES We Go!

    Off To CES We Go!

    Another year, another CES. Each year brings bigger, badder gadgets, and each year we put our nose-to-the-grindstone in hopes of bringing you guys the best coverage yet. We’re kicking things up a few notches this year; we’ve got more happy faces from the CrunchGear and MobileCrunch team roaming the halls of the Las Vegas Convention [...]

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  • Wired.com Reader’s Leather Case Caused Discoloration on His iPhone

    Wired.com Reader’s Leather Case Caused Discoloration on His iPhone

    It’s appearing more likely that discoloration of some white iPhone 3GS units is due to contact with certain third-party cases rather than overheating. Wired.com reader Charles Sola sent a photo of his discolored iPhone (right) and concluded that the cause was a leather case (below, right) he bought off eBay. “This is a very important information [...]

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  • iPhone 3GS Discoloration Might Be Symptom of Faulty Cases

    iPhone 3GS Discoloration Might Be Symptom of Faulty Cases

    A small number of iPhone 3GS owners have reported browning of their handsets presumably due to overheating. However, a report suggests the problem is tied to third-party cases. iPhone blog FrenchiPhone cites an Apple technician who laid blame at the covers of some iPhone 3GS units. “After numerous calls to Apple technical service and maintenance of contact [...]

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