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  • Sprint fires employee who leaked weak EVO 4G sales numbers

    Sprint fires employee who leaked weak EVO 4G sales numbers

    Posted on June 14, 2010 | No Comments
    You know the backstory by now: Sprint boasted that the EVO 4G was its fastest selling phone ever a couple of days after hitting the American market, before abruptly correcting itself and admitting that the EVO's sales were in fact in line with those achieved by the Pre last summer. What you, and we, didn't know till now, however, is that Sprint's self-correction was sparked off by an employee with a curious mind and posting privileges over on the xda-developers forum. On June 6, according to MobileCrunch, this unnamed hero of truthiness browsed Sprint's internal inventory system and nailed down a figure of 65,500 sold units from Sprint's own stores -- a stat far south from what Sprint would announce a day later. That number ultimately found its way onto the message board, and though it obviously shouldn't be taken as authoritative (or exhaustive), it was enough to get Sprint to hit the auto-correct button and part ways with the activist member of staff. Harsh.

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    Sprint fires employee who leaked weak EVO 4G sales numbers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Sprint fires up 4G service in Central Pennsylvania

    Sprint fires up 4G service in Central Pennsylvania

    Posted on May 3, 2010 | No Comments
    You feel that, Central Pennsylvanians? That slight warmth radiating through the air? That’s Sprint’s 4G service you’re basking in, friend. (Whats that? You don’t feel it? That’s okay. You’re not supposed to be able to. That was just a shout out to all the crazies that swear they get headaches from radio towers — even [...]

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  • If England wins the World Cup you could win a Toshiba TV or laptop

    If England wins the World Cup you could win a Toshiba TV or laptop

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Toshiba will give away a free laptop or TV to one lucky winner if England win the World Cup this year. I guess Toshiba won't be giving away any TVs or laptops anytime soon!

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  • Review: The Torch, a $300 flashlight

    Review: The Torch, a $300 flashlight

    Posted on January 4, 2010 | No Comments
    Let's be honest for a moment: an awful lot of the stuff we cover here at CrunchGear isn't really necessary. All the silly USB gadgets, geek gizmos, and other doodads are fun to own, but don't make your life demonstrably better. So I was pretty excited when I was given the opportunity to review the Torch from Wicked Lasers. Billed as the world's brightest flashlight at a whopping 4,100 lumens, this seemed like the kind of thing that might be worth having. I mean, who doesn't like flashlights? They're great for when the power goes out, and to take camping, and are a generally practical gadget that does make your life better. Read on for the details about the Torch.

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  • Hippies need automatic crossbows too

    Hippies need automatic crossbows too

    Posted on December 9, 2009 | No Comments
    When you live out in the country and have little else to do with your time, you need to make stuff. Take this self-cocking, automatic crossbow, for example. Made by a fellow called the Duckman, this sassy old man has some great facial hair and extremely inappropriate facial expressions as he ponderously loads and fires [...]

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  • Belkin recalls surge protectors over fire concerns

    Belkin recalls surge protectors over fire concerns

    Posted on October 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh noes! I have like five or six of these recalled surge protectors around my house. Plus I sold countless numbers of them over the pricy Monster Cable models during my days at Circuit City. Maybe I was somewhat responsible for one of the fires that spurred the recall...oh no...

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  • Belkin issues a voluntary recall of some TuneBase models

    Belkin issues a voluntary recall of some TuneBase models

    Posted on October 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Quick note: If you purchased a Belkin TuneBase iPod dock after April 1, 2009, click here to see if your model has a thing for starting fires. You probably don’t want that feature.

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  • T-Mobile fires up 21 Mbps HSPA+ in Philadelphia

    T-Mobile fires up 21 Mbps HSPA+ in Philadelphia

    Posted on September 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Look at you go, T-Mobile! T-Mo was one of the last off the bat with a 3G network — hell, their 3G network is just now really getting to a respectable size — but now they’re the first in the US to roll out a 21 Mbps HSPA+ (still considered 3G, though its 5-7x faster [...]

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  • PSA: SoCal wildfires spread dangerously close to communications towers

    PSA: SoCal wildfires spread dangerously close to communications towers

    Posted on August 31, 2009 | No Comments
    Obvious disclaimer: All of us here on the Crunch team are at all times primarily concerned with the well-being of all our friends, family members, and the millions of unrelated noobs who call Southern California home. However, as a site dedicated to bringing you, our favorite people, as much relevant news re: the mobile world [...]

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  • Verizon fires up LTE test networks, successfully makes calls

    Verizon fires up LTE test networks, successfully makes calls

    Posted on August 14, 2009 | No Comments
    (Note: If you’re looking for the relevance of this image, don’t bother. I got bored of posting pictures of cell towers and maps every time a regional network story popped up. Instead, I’m posting a picture of a laser gun with the Verizon logo poorly photoshopped onto the handle.) Are you ready for LTE? I [...]

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  • Bad batteries: Apple forced to recall 1st gen iPod nano in South Korea

    Bad batteries: Apple forced to recall 1st gen iPod nano in South Korea

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Looks like the South Korean government has forced Apple to recall the first generation iPod nano over concerns that the battery can overheat, leading to fires. It's the first time that the iPod nano has been recalled.

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  • Pirate Bay fires its copyright-busting cannon at YouTube

    Pirate Bay fires its copyright-busting cannon at YouTube

    Posted on June 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Supposedly, the The Pirate Bay guys were found guilty in their recent trial in Sweden, and, supposedly, they got sentenced to a year in prison and had to pay $4.5 million in damages. But back in the parallel universe which happens to be the real world, they've appealed the verdict and could probably keep doing so for the next few years. So in the meantime they need to keep busy, and what better way to do this than start a new user driven video portal to take on YouTube, called, predictably, Video Bay, allowing users to post and share video clips without having to worry about copyright violations. Seems reasonable. It's not like they need to attract any more legal interest or anything.

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  • Yahoo Japan fires up video delivery service for Sharp AQUOS TVs

    Yahoo Japan fires up video delivery service for Sharp AQUOS TVs

    Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments

    With Akihabara, mobile TV that works and games like this, does Japan really need another nicety to remind us of how awesome it is? Starting this week, Yahoo Japan has started to deliver free video services to loads of Sharp AQUOS HDTVs. The so-called Douga Channel currently offers some 3,000 videos gratis, and absolutely no member registration is required to tap in. At least initially, the service will target Sharp's AQUOS DS6 family of products, which are equipped with a revised Sharp GUI and an 'Ex System' for handling the video processing. Better still, the material coming through can be viewed in SD or HD, which has to make local cable companies cringe. At any rate, the company is still trying to hammer out a business model before delving into pay-TV, and it's hoping to service at least one million TV sets in the not-too-distant future. So... any news for North America?

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    Yahoo Japan fires up video delivery service for Sharp AQUOS TVs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 May 2009 10:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • HP recalls another 15,000 laptop batteries, this time in China

    HP recalls another 15,000 laptop batteries, this time in China

    Posted on May 26, 2009 | No Comments
    HP just recalled a hefty 70,000 laptop batteries earlier this month, but it looks like it still has a few more fires to put out, and it's now recalled another 15,000 batteries sold in China. No reports of any actual "flames / fire" this time around but, as with countless other recalls, the batteries are apparently prone to overheating, and can indeed pose a pesky fire hazard. Word of specific models affected is also a bit hard to come by at the moment, but the batteries were apparently used in laptops manufactured between late 2007 and early 2008, and include models sold under both the HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario brands. If that sounds like your laptop, you can get in touch with HP China for a free replacement battery.

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    HP recalls another 15,000 laptop batteries, this time in China originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 May 2009 16:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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