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  • Lexar rolls out fastest Crucial SSDs to date, the M225

    Lexar rolls out fastest Crucial SSDs to date, the M225

    SSDs are still mad expensive, but Lexar has just announced a wicked fast line of Crucial SSDs, M225. Available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, the 2.5-inch drives boast 250MB/sec read speeds and 200MB/sec write speeds (256GB model). All three drives sport a SATA 2.0 interface and a five-year warranty. Snag one now for $170 (64GB), [...]

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  • RIAA chief spokesman: ‘DRM is dead, isn’t it?’

    RIAA chief spokesman: ‘DRM is dead, isn’t it?’

    The chief spokesman for the RIAA, one Jonathan Lamy, has gone on record to say what any normal, not-on-the-RIAA-payroll person has been saying for some time now: “DRM is dead, isn't it?” Yes. Yes it it.

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  • Kingston outs the first 256GB flash drive

    Kingston outs the first 256GB flash drive

    First off, you can’t afford this flash drive. But even if you can, you shouldn’t buy it. I mean, today, it will cost you $900, but we all know next year it will be $90, if not less. So take a good look at the Kingston DataTraveler 300 and drift off into a dream of [...]

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  • T-Mobile pushes out Android update, CRC1

    T-Mobile pushes out Android update, CRC1

    So I’ve had my G1 for a few days now and I’ve been patiently waiting for it to update from 1.1 to Cupcake and it finally did yesterday. Over the last few days T-Mobile has been pushing out an update to Cupcake, CRC1. There doesn’t seem to be any discernible differences (from a lay person's standpoint) between this build and CRB43, but I’m no Android expert. A quick look through the XDA forums reveals that it’s a pretty big security update for a slew of apps and the recovery image.

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  • T-Mobile offers deep discount with “Open Box” pricing

    T-Mobile offers deep discount with “Open Box” pricing

    Looking for a discounted newish cell phone on T-Mobile? You might be in luck if the particular model you wish to purchase has been returned in mass quantities. It looks like T-Mobile started rolling out their “T-Mobile Certified Open Box” program, which offers a pretty hefty discount on phones that have been returned within the allotted time (30 days).

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  • Gateway aims low with the LT2000 netbook

    Gateway aims low with the LT2000 netbook

    Yeah, there isn’t much to see here. The new Gateway LT2000 netbook is basicly the same netbook that has been making the rounds over the last two years. There isn’t a single thing to set this netbook apart from the rest of the crowd besides the somewhat attractive color scheme and the Gateway branding. In [...]

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  • Apple Approves iPhone App That “Promotes School Shootings”

    Apple Approves iPhone App That “Promotes School Shootings”

    Our beefs with Apple's inconsistent behavior when it comes to approving or rejecting applications for the iPhone / iPod Touch platform has been well documented. iPhoneWorld.ca draws our attention to yet another example that makes us wonder if there's a clear policy at Infinite Loop at all, or if the team is simply trained well in the 'hit or miss' phenomenon. Or as ComputerWorld eloquently puts it: "[Apple's App Store] is lorded over by an inscrutable team of guardians devoted to maintaining control over the platform." Take this Zombie School application from the aptly named iPhone app developer Retarded Arts. It lets you turn your classmates or teachers into zombies, after which you can use a machine gun, bow or grenades to kill them. It's a pretty tasteless game, but I can see how the team at Apple responsible for screening new apps for submission in the App Store could have missed the sensitiveness surrounding the topic of the game to ultimately approve it.

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  • Videos: The 40th anniversary of the Moon landing edition

    Videos: The 40th anniversary of the Moon landing edition

    It was exactly 40 years ago today that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first walked on the Moon. We’ve gathered a collection of videos and new reports that tell the story as well today as they did those years ago. Enjoy.

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  • The BlackBerry Tour gets torn apart, reassembled

    The BlackBerry Tour gets torn apart, reassembled

    I don’t get the fascination with gadget tear downs. I mean, who cares? It’s not like any of us understand what the hell is on the circuit boards. I say as long as the product works, lets leave it intact. But apparently like Internet loves herself some gadget tear downs so here is the BlackBerry [...]

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  • The Apollo program: One massive rocket designed by young engineers

    The Apollo program: One massive rocket designed by young engineers

    There has been a good deal of focus on the Moon lately. First, the LRO sent back high-res photos of the surface, which was followed by the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 and the release of restored video footage from the Moon. Then the LRO produced the first photos of the equipment left behind from [...]

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  • Shock: Toshiba to launch Blu-ray player

    Shock: Toshiba to launch Blu-ray player

    It had to happen at some point. With HD DVD long gone and Blu-ray sales rocketing up 91 percent (Q1 ‘09 over Q1 ‘08), Toshiba really had no choice, but to join the other team. According to Yomiuri, Toshiba will be launching a Blu-ray player by the end of the year. Details are scant, but [...]

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  • Verizon drops price of BlackBerry Storm down to $99

    Verizon drops price of BlackBerry Storm down to $99

    You should still avoid purchasing this thing. Is the Storm 2 coming soon? Verizon Wireless

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  • A handy-dandy computer hardware chart

    A handy-dandy computer hardware chart

    Ok, so you passed you Comptia A+ exam. Welcome to the club. Let me suggest that you print out this hardware chart. Trust me, it will come in handy. No matter how much of a hardware geek you are, there is no way you can name by sight alone the different types of CPU sockets [...]

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  • The Viliv S7’s battery gets tested in Korea

    The Viliv S7’s battery gets tested in Korea

    Viliv went all official on the S7 a couple of weeks ago. The hot convertible tablet definitely sparked my interest, especially the 4700mAh lithium polymer batter that is said to have up to 9.5 hours. That's hot. Well, some folks in Korea got their hands on the portable and put that battery to the test. The results really aren't that surprising.

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