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  • New Phone Adapter Allows Consumers to Enjoy Skype from Their Home Phones

    Posted on August 31, 2011 | No Comments
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  • The Attack of the Mutant Squares, Part II: The Nokia X5-01

    The Attack of the Mutant Squares, Part II: The Nokia X5-01

    Posted on June 14, 2010 | No Comments
    Not to be outshone by Motorola, Nokia today announced at their annual Nokia Connection event in Singapore the text- and social media-focussed, square-bodied X5-01. Yes! Marvel at the novelty of the form factor! Be dazzled by its bright colours! Feel befuddled by its gesture system! What gesture system? Well, rather than go to the hassle of making you press a button, Nokia have decided it's much easier to spin your phone in a circle to activate shuffle mode on the music player.

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  • Nokia’s C1 and C2 series try hard not to break even the smallest of banks

    Nokia’s C1 and C2 series try hard not to break even the smallest of banks

    Posted on June 3, 2010 | No Comments
    It looks like Nokia's conversion from the time-tested four-digit naming scheme to the one-letter, one-number strategy may be nearing completion now that the company has announced a new series of ultra-low end candybars that all have homes within the Cseries. The C1 is actually a three-pack of phones -- the C1-00, C1-01, and C1-02 -- all of which feature Nokia's longest standby time ever (quoted at six weeks) along with a color display, integrated flashlight, 3.5mm headphone hack, and FM radio; the 01 and 02 variants add microSD slots, while the 01 also features a VGA camera and the 00 becomes Nokia's very first dual-SIM device to hit the market. The C2 is also a dual-SIM device, but unlike the C1-00, the C2 can keep both SIMs active simultaneously, meaning you'll be able to get calls and messages to either SIM without manually switching. It's got a microSD slot and a SIM slot, meaning that one of the two SIMs is hot-swappable -- a pretty unique feature if you've got an endless supply of lines that you want to be able to use without hassle. Look for the C1-00 to hit in the third quarter for €30 ($37) subsidy-free, the C1-01 early in the fourth quarter for €39 ($47), and the C1-02 and C2 both to come late in the fourth quarter of the year for 35 and 45 ($43 and $55), respectively. Follow the break for Nokia's press release.

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  • The Popbox SDK is now available ahead of its summer 2010 launch

    The Popbox SDK is now available ahead of its summer 2010 launch

    Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Popbox was one of the stars of CES '10. It, along with the Boxee Box, will help even more consumers cut the cable cord and tear down the satellite dish by offering them legitimate alternative by binging Internet TV to the livingroom. Part of the appeal of the Popbox is the Popapps that allows developers to use the full capability of the device including playing back videos and music, viewing pics, and accessing local and network streams -- all using Flash. The platform is totally open and developers can now apply for the SDK.

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  • TSA: Your iPad should make it through airport security without hassle

    TSA: Your iPad should make it through airport security without hassle

    Posted on April 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Good news for iPad-owning travelers: the Transportation Security Administration says that you won't have to remove Apple's magical and revolutionary device from your bag while you go through airport security. That's the official word, at least, but I can just picture the helpful staff (...) at Newark or JFK demanding you remove it from your bag anyway.

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  • Review: Lowepro SlingShot 202 AW

    Review: Lowepro SlingShot 202 AW

    Posted on April 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Short version: The SlingShot 202 is a strange bag. It’s not really a backpack, although you do wear it on your back, and it’s not really a messenger bag, but you do put the strap over your shoulder. It’s kind of a strange combination of both, taking the best of each and combining them into [...]

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  • ‘Scuse me guv’nor. You seem to have forgotten your teeth

    ‘Scuse me guv’nor. You seem to have forgotten your teeth

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Everyone considers the airport to be quite the hassle. The waiting, the unpacking, the undressing. But we suffer through it daily for some sort of sense of security. The British though, apparently don’t have that sort of time to waste. A recent study by Airport Parking and Hotels revealed that an alarming array and number [...]

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  • The Novac NV-CR001U digitizes music cassettes and LPs

    The Novac NV-CR001U digitizes music cassettes and LPs

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    It's not the first device of its kind, but it's pretty cheap and compact: Japan-based Novac announced [JP] the NV-CR001U today, a player for both LPs and cassettes that helps to digitize music stored on those media (almost) hassle-free.

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  • LG Arena made official at AT&T

    LG Arena made official at AT&T

    Posted on February 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Part of me feels like saying, "LG Arena! Last stop, AT&T!" After all, this handset has been announced well over a year ago and it's been available in other countries for quite some time. Of course, if you've been keeping up you'll know that Best Buy is getting the Arena very soon for a modest price with a contract. Need a reminder for the perks and features that come with this phone?

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  • Vuze/Azureus being pushed out on prominent BitTorrent sites

    Vuze/Azureus being pushed out on prominent BitTorrent sites

    Posted on February 19, 2010 | No Comments
    There's a bit of a controversy in the BitTorrent community, friends. Two rather prominent, so-called private trackers, whose names I will not mention "just because," have announced that they will be banning Vuze, the former Azureus, one of the elder statesmen of the BitTorrent protocol. Say what you will about the direction Vuze took—I hated it—but there isn't a more powerful torrent client under the sun. Make no mistake about it: it is an important loss, and one of the bigger developments is the recently quiet world of BitTorrent.

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  • Don’t you dare sync, Mr. USB cable

    Don’t you dare sync, Mr. USB cable

    Posted on February 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Initially I was like, “Why am I writing about a USB cable?” Then I read the little description and was like, “Oh, neat.” Yes, I used the word “neat” like a schoolgirl in 1954. Anyhow, the cable blocks data synchronization. Why would you ever want that?

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  • Carrier Billing coming to BlackBerry in 2010

    Carrier Billing coming to BlackBerry in 2010

    Posted on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
    Good news, everyone! RIM has used the keynote of their BlackBerry Developer Conference to drop the good word on a fairly important topic: Carrier billing is coming to the BlackBerry App World in 2010. Carrier billing is quite certainly one of the most important -- yet mostly unmentioned -- aspect of any App Store's success.

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  • WikiReader packs all of Wikipedia in a power-sipping portable

    WikiReader packs all of Wikipedia in a power-sipping portable

    Posted on October 12, 2009 | No Comments
    The new WikiReader is a $99 portable device from the Openmoko group that stuffs every Wikipedia article into a pocket-friendly traveling companion. While those of us entrenched in technology day in and day out may scoff at the idea of having Wikipedia at the ready (we all have smartphones, remember?), this is something that might be able to make some waves with baby boomers and/or the technically petrified.

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  • Review: Seagate FreeAgent DockStar

    Review: Seagate FreeAgent DockStar

    Posted on October 12, 2009 | No Comments
    I like inovative products and after spending some time with the Seagate FreeAgent DockStar, I think it's just that. This thing is cool. The concept is simple and thankfully, so is the product. All you do is insert a Seagate FreeAgent Go hard drive in the dock - or use a USB flash drive - and then the dock becomes not only a local network share, but also an Internet-connected storage device through Pogoplug. I'm pleased to report that it works without any hassle, but I still don't think you should buy it.

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