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  • Kindle being criticized for failing to support the blind

    Kindle being criticized for failing to support the blind

    Posted on November 12, 2009 | No Comments
    Despite the fact that the Kindle has been suggested as an almost perfect alternative to traditional textbooks, some schools have been reluctant to embrace it. This is due to a design issue that makes accessing the audiobook function somewhat difficult for the blind.

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  • Microsoft recovers ‘most, if not all’ Sidekick customer data

    Microsoft recovers ‘most, if not all’ Sidekick customer data

    Posted on October 15, 2009 | No Comments

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    Steve Ballmer must have busted out his secret stash of magic dust, as Microsoft has just come out with the announcement that it has recovered "most, if not all, customer data" that was lost during the recent Sidekick debacle. Following the wildly embarassing fiasco attributed to a "system failure that created data loss in the core database and the back-up," T-Mobile and Redmond have "rebuilt the system component by component" and now promise to restore data to affected users in the most expedient fashion possible. Guess that means you won't be getting $100 from T-Mobile for losing your Tetris high scores after all.

    [Thanks, Abe G.]

    Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick customer data originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Qualcomm’s new ‘mirasol’ screens show potential

    Qualcomm’s new ‘mirasol’ screens show potential

    Posted on October 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Qualcomm has been working on their FLO TV technology, but there is more to it then we originally thought. The new tech will be using a new type of display screen, a passive technology known as "mirasol". Details are still sketchy at this time, but as you can see from the video, there's more then a little potential there.

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  • LG Rumor 2 headed for Virgin Mobile?

    LG Rumor 2 headed for Virgin Mobile?

    Posted on July 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Good news, pre-paid fans! You’ve got a new handset coming to your corner of the market. We can’t promise anything for sure, but we’ve got good reason to believe that Virgin Mobile will be getting the LG Rumor 2 sometime in the coming weeks. Our source didn’t reveal whether the Rumor 2 would be on the [...]

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  • AT&T Denies Rumors of MMS Delays, Tethering Costs for iPhone

    AT&T Denies Rumors of MMS Delays, Tethering Costs for iPhone

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Without citing a source (not even an anonymous one), blog AppModo claims AT&T will be delaying multimedia-messaging support for iPhone customers until September. The blog also echoes a rumor that a tethering plan will cost an extra $55 per month for iPhone customers. AT&T has denied both these claims. In an e-mail to Wired.com, an AT&T [...]

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  • Review: TekCase for the Nintendo DSi

    Review: TekCase for the Nintendo DSi

    Posted on July 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Short Version: Nintendo DSi owners searching for a case that not only protects their handheld but also extends the play time will find Tekno Creations TekCase for the DSi well worth the $30 investment.

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