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  • A picture tour of the just-opened Shanghai World Expo

    A picture tour of the just-opened Shanghai World Expo

    Posted on May 4, 2010 | No Comments
    The Shanghai World Expo looks to be a spectacular sight and these photos probably do not do it justice. Still, they are worth your time to see just a glimpse of the wondrous pavilions and attractions. Forget about attending the Olympics before you die, a World Expo should be higher on your bucket list and [...]

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  • Google Updates Its Image Search for Android 2.1 and iPhone 3.0+

    Google Updates Its Image Search for Android 2.1 and iPhone 3.0+

    Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Google today announced on its blog that they have upgraded the mobile Image Search on Android 2.1 and iPhone OS 3.0+ devices. It's a typically Google update, in that the revamp will provide more speed and less clutter -- two things that are always welcome.

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  • iPad innards exposed via X-ray

    iPad innards exposed via X-ray

    Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments
    We here in Japan have to wait until next month for the iPad. For reasons unknown, that didn't stop a doctor living in Fukuoka (Southern Japan) from X-raying one he apparently imported from the US and posting the picture on his blog [JP]. See the result on the left.

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  • Subtitles starting to show up on Netflix instant viewing

    Subtitles starting to show up on Netflix instant viewing

    Posted on April 17, 2010 | No Comments
    There's always been a few annoying little issues left to be addressed on Netflix Instant viewing. I mean, you can't get 1080p, there's not 5.1 sound, and most importantly, there's no subtitles. As someone show has family members with hearing disabilities, I've been keenly aware that Netflix has been lacking in that regard. There's good news though, Netflix has been working on that particular issue, and just started rolling it out to the public.

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  • Live from Apple’s iPhone OS 4.0 announcement

    Live from Apple’s iPhone OS 4.0 announcement

    Posted on April 8, 2010 | No Comments
    It's that time again, folks. The day that is looked upon with excitement by fan boys and cynics alike: it's an Apple announcement day. Apple has already made it perfectly clear that today's announcement will bring details about iPhone OS 4.0 - but what ever will they be? Will it multitask? Will there be interface overhauls? Will this new OS singlehandedly eliminate world hunger, disease, and flash floods? We're in Cupertino to find out - join us after the jump for a constant stream of updates from our live blog.

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  • Upcoming Live Blogs: Apple’s iPhone OS 4 tomorrow, Microsoft’s Project Pink on 4/12

    Upcoming Live Blogs: Apple’s iPhone OS 4 tomorrow, Microsoft’s Project Pink on 4/12

    Posted on April 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Start the countdown, folks. Tomorrow at 10 A.M. sharp, Apple will finally be dropping the curtain on iPhone OS 4.0 – and we’ll be there, reporting live. We’ll get to the ol’ Infinite Loop bright and early, armed to the teeth with laptops, cameras, an array of 3G USB dongles, and all the other gear [...]

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  • Tearing down the Apple A4 processor

    Tearing down the Apple A4 processor

    Posted on April 6, 2010 | No Comments
    Kyle at iFixit and his buddies at Chipworks straight up tore into the A4 chip that appears in the Apple iPad. The chip is an ARM processor with a small RAM package made by Samsung. The processor itself is made entirely by Apple although it is based mostly on the original Samsung processor made for the iPhone. Other interesting points include the possibility of an onboard GPU, the same one powering the iPhone, namely the PowerVR SGX 535. This means while the screen is bigger the graphics aren't much faster. The iPad also has 256MB ram and, most important, the CPU "sips" power.

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  • April Fools Shenanigans: The 2010 Definitive List

    April Fools Shenanigans: The 2010 Definitive List

    Posted on April 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Time to live blog April Fools 2010! Some of us got a jump start on the time-honored tradition (not to name any names here), but we still have about 24 hours of shenanigans left. As the new hire, I have the dubious honor of managing the TechCrunch April Fool’s Scorecard.

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  • So that’s what my universal remote was missing

    So that’s what my universal remote was missing

    Posted on March 31, 2010 | No Comments
    Looking for more ways to go green? Powerplus just introduced the Leopard, a solar-powered universal remote that can charge its internal lithium-ion battery using either direct sunlight or artificial light. Basically, if you keep it facing up in a lit room, you will never have to worry about running out of batteries again.

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  • Battlefield 1943 coming to the PC “soon”

    Battlefield 1943 coming to the PC “soon”

    Posted on March 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Battlefield 1943 is now the quickest game in Xbox LIVE's history to reach 1 million games downloaded. But PC gamers don't care. We want to play Battlefield 1943, too. It is after all a remake of classic PC game.

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  • Wherein the LOTR Blu-ray is compared against HD broadcasts and deemed inferior

    Wherein the LOTR Blu-ray is compared against HD broadcasts and deemed inferior

    Posted on March 25, 2010 | No Comments
    The Lord of the Ring Blu-ray discs will be released on April 6, but a few lucky nerds already have access to it. And they don't like what they see.

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  • Peek has some “big stuff” in the works even though it’s short on cash

    Peek has some “big stuff” in the works even though it’s short on cash

    Posted on March 25, 2010 | No Comments
    "Big stuff that will blow away folks. Not just an awesome “Peek for Life” promo. But really, truly big stuff. So stay tuned for Project Big Stuff." That's a direct quote from Peek's official blog after stating flat out the company is short on cash even though they make a decent amount of revenue. Of course Peek could probably raise a bit more if absoulity necessary, but we're curious what the company that brought us the email-only, and more recently Twitter-only, device is working on.

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  • Nexus One with AT&T (and Rogers!) 3G now on sale

    Nexus One with AT&T (and Rogers!) 3G now on sale

    Posted on March 16, 2010 | No Comments
    A new challenger has appeared! The Nexus One may not have sold all that well, but it’s still the beastiest Android handset available on US carriers. Speaking of US carriers, add one more to the Nexus One’s supported list. Since day 1, the T-Mobile version of the Nexus One has worked with AT&T — as long [...]

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  • Add Samsung to Greenpeace’s hate list (for now)

    Add Samsung to Greenpeace’s hate list (for now)

    Posted on March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments
    Greenpeacenow officially hates Samsung. The environmental organization has taken issue with Samsung's inability to remove Brominated Flame Retardants, or BFRs, from its products. BFRs have been linked to environmental damage, and specific types have been banned from Europe altogether because of the potential for human harm.

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  • Moosshiqk electric motorcycle goes fast, looks silly

    Moosshiqk electric motorcycle goes fast, looks silly

    Posted on February 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Here's an interesting DIY project: Santosh apparently felt that the current generation of electric pocket bikes were just a little too large, so he built his own version. While Santosh's bike is quite small, it is capable of running at almost 10mph.

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