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  • Nokia’s New York flagship store closes today

    Nokia’s New York flagship store closes today

    Posted on May 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Imagine our luck: we just happened to stroll into Nokia's New York flagship store today on 57th between 5th and Madison Avenue, only to discover that it was practically torn down and set to close permanently today, a move that Nokia announced late last year. A representative approached us as soon as we entered and said, "the only phones we have are from this point forward; there's nothing else in the store." Interestingly, a call over to Nokia's other North American flagship in Chicago confirmed that it isn't closing today and no date has been set (at least, not a date that anyone is talking about) -- so there's one more outpost in the States if you want to get your Nokia on one last time. Needless to say, the overwhelming majority of Americans won't be shedding any tears over the closure, but it's always disappointing to see a neat and beautifully-designed place to geek out go belly-up. And where are we going to play with an N8 before we buy now, anyway?

    Nokia's New York flagship store closes today originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 23 May 2010 18:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Newzbin has shut down

    Newzbin has shut down

    Posted on May 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Well that didn't take long. Newzbin.com has shut down, just about six weeks after the High Court in the UK ruled against the Usenet indexing site. You had to see this coming.

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  • CrunchDeals: Casio Men’s Databank Watch for $20

    CrunchDeals: Casio Men’s Databank Watch for $20

    Posted on April 16, 2010 | No Comments
    I remember I had a Casio calculator watch that could pick lottery numbers. Why? I don't know. I think I also had a data bank watch, very similar to this one, that I was able to use to keep all of my important phone numbers at age twelve. Those numbers probably included my friend Danny's, my friend Richie's, and maybe my own home phone number. Anyway, you can get one for yourself for $19.99 with one penny shipping.

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  • Nokia shuttering London flagship store

    Nokia shuttering London flagship store

    Posted on December 7, 2009 | No Comments
    We're not sure exactly what this means for the rest of the world's nine Nokia flagship stores, but it's been announced that Nokia will be pulling out of its prominent Regent Street location in London as it apparently prepares for a retail revamp going into early 2010. Weak foot traffic is cited as the main reason for the closure, and if Nokia can't generate sales in the heart of one of its strongholds -- Western Europe -- we can't imagine that this bodes well for the other flagships either, all of which were designed and built around a high-tech, pricey theme (the Regent Street store alone was rumored to run Nokia a cool £4 million, about $6.5 million, to open) that likely drags on the company's bottom line quarter after quarter. Then again, we'd assumed that these stores were built to foster mindshare, not necessarily to contribute euro day in and day out -- but this is probably why we're not executives at a major phone manufacturer. Other Nokia stores in the UK will remain open, but for Espoo, the days of the over-the-top retail marvel of design and architecture may be over.

    [Image via All About Symbian]

    Nokia shuttering London flagship store originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Never lose your remote control again with this simple, cheap DIY solution

    Never lose your remote control again with this simple, cheap DIY solution

    Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
    If you've misplaced your TV's remote control one too many times, then I might suggest firmly attaching it to a gigantic anvil-like object via an unnecessarily thick length of chain.

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  • Blue Screen of Death available in belt form

    Blue Screen of Death available in belt form

    Posted on October 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Behold the Blue Screen of Death belt! Is the Blue Screen of Death still hysterically funny to everybody? Whatever the case, it looks like BSOD humor hasn't completely faded out yet even though critical system errors seem to be less and less common nowadays.

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  • And now Germany bans the public display of Counter-Strike

    And now Germany bans the public display of Counter-Strike

    Posted on July 6, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Another ban hammer has fallen on Germany. Now it looks like the country, in its various Länder, has passed a law banning the public display, at LAN parties and the like, of the game Counter-Strike, effecting the closure of a tournament there.

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