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  • Is the Android Market down for you? (update: it’s back)

    Is the Android Market down for you? (update: it’s back)

    As I began the process of tearing into our brand new Droid X review unit, I ran through the nearly endless mental laundry list of all my favorite Android apps. “I’m totally going to install all of these“, I thought. Only one problem: The Android Market wasn’t showing any apps. None. No Yammers, no Yelps, [...]

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  • AT&T allegedly tells employees of iPhone 4 coming in June

    AT&T allegedly tells employees of iPhone 4 coming in June

    Two of the three iPhones released thus far have been launched in June. WWDC, where Apple generally announces iPhones 2-3 weeks before they’re shipping, starts on June 7th. If you had to guess, when would you wager that the new iPhone was coming? If you said “June”, awesome — you’re probably right, and click on after [...]

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  • HTC Desire to get Android 2.2 in late June?

    HTC Desire to get Android 2.2 in late June?

    Android 2.2 might already be rolling out to the Nexus One — but what about it’s nearly-identical European brother, the HTC Desire? If a random HTC customer service rep is to be believed — which we generally wouldn’t recommend — the Desire should be seeing Android 2.2 in all of its Flash-packin’, performance-boosting glory within [...]

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  • A photo gallery of the tiny 16GB Lexar Echo ZE flash drive with 12 household items

    A photo gallery of the tiny 16GB Lexar Echo ZE flash drive with 12 household items

    The FedEx man just dropped off the new Lexar 16GB Echo ZE Backup Drive. This thing is tiny. Like I knew it was small judging by the press photos when it was announced back at CES, but I had no idea it was this small. You need to see this thing to scale to really appreciate it and so I snapped a few pictures with random items around my desk. Click through for the photo gallery. You have to see this thing. Full review coming soon.

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  • Use a USB drive on your Xbox 360 right now

    Use a USB drive on your Xbox 360 right now

    Today’s the day, kiddies. Today’s the day that Microsoft is allowing users to fully utilize their Xbox 360’s USB ports by granting USB flash drives access to back up game saves and DLCs. So go grab that flash drive you stole from some random kid in your computer networking class and back that crap up. [...]

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  • Is this nice looking browser really Internet Explorer 9?

    Is this nice looking browser really Internet Explorer 9?

    Seeing as today is April Fool’s Day and the source of this pic is some random Chinese site and it looks great unlike previous versions, let’s tread carefully here, m’kay. But that pic is supposed to be a IE 9. The overall design clearly follows the same design cues found in Windows 7 Mobile: sharp lines [...]

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  • Acer preps its second-gen Android/Win netbook

    Acer preps its second-gen Android/Win netbook

    Not long after Acer announced last year that it was launching an Android netbook did the company unveile the first-of-its-kind Acer Aspire One D250. Then just yesterday Acer’s mobile product manager Martino Mombrini let slip that an updated model is on its way. The D260, like its predecessor, will also be able to dual boot Android and Windows. Not much else is currently known about this netbook, except that the chassis is getting a redesign. But wait, there's more.

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  • Random 23-inch Acer monitor on sale at Circuit City for $160

    Random 23-inch Acer monitor on sale at Circuit City for $160

    This is a 23-inch Acer monitor. It’s on sale at Circuit City’s Web site (yes, they’re back as a Web site) for $160, down from $230. 1080p, the whole nine yards. I bought a 23-inch Acer monitor for myself for Christmas. It’s nice enough, though the lack of headphone jack isn’t cool. My fault, didn’t [...]

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  • Weekend Giveaway: A Kindle from @bravotv

    Weekend Giveaway: A Kindle from @bravotv

    Do you like Bravo? Sure you do. Well Bravo sure likes you and they want to give you a standard Kindle (Kindle 2, not the DX) to one lucky commenter. How do you win? Well heck, I’m glad you asked. All you have to do is comment or retweet this post to the world. Either/or. It’s [...]

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  • SHOCK: Samsung is prepping a ’slate’ PC

    SHOCK: Samsung is prepping a ’slate’ PC

    Are you sitting down? Don't read this standing up. You need to be sitting down. It's a real shocker. You're not going to believe it. Ready? Samsung is going to release a so-called 'slate' PC. That means it's just basically a screen! Can you imagine? How novel!

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  • And here’s a video of a guy carving BioShock’s Big Daddy out of wood with a chainsaw

    And here’s a video of a guy carving BioShock’s Big Daddy out of wood with a chainsaw

    Take a trip to the American Mid-West and chances are you’ll run across some sort of convention with a grizzly man carving random animals outside the main entrance with a chainsaw. There will likely be teenage boys onlooking, too. I can’t tell you why this man has dedicated his life to the chainsaw arts, but [...]

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  • CONTEST! Win these handsome pump-action salt and pepper grinders

    CONTEST! Win these handsome pump-action salt and pepper grinders

    Nothing commands respect like winning $40 worth of pump-action, one-handed salt and pepper grinders. Just enter a comment on this post and we'll pick a winner at random. Contest available to US residents only, please. Entries will be counted until 11:59 PM Eastern time Sunday night and announced Monday morning.

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  • Spider-Man reboot to be shot in 3D (!!!)

    Spider-Man reboot to be shot in 3D (!!!)

    No matter how you feel about the Spider-Man franchise going a new direction without Toby Maguire, you have to admit that a 3D Spider-Man movie has at least potential to be awesome. If soaring through the word of Avatar made you sick, just think what web-slinging through the streets of NYC will feel like. Yeah, you’re [...]

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  • Ringo Starr is not good at Rock Band. And?

    Ringo Starr is not good at Rock Band. And?

    Famous rock star Ringo Star was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night, and he admitted that he's "crap" at Rock Band. This is news only in the loosest sense of the term because the headline should read, "Old man not good at video games."

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  • Video: There’s a lot going on in this Star Wars Adidas commercial

    Video: There’s a lot going on in this Star Wars Adidas commercial

    Star Wars sneakers from Adidas are coming. Fair enough. This new commercial features what looks like a scene from Indiana Jones at the very beginning, then we’ve got a random shot of Snoop Dogg, Darth Vader, and then Daft Punk looking at Darth Vader as if to say, “That guy stole our shiny helmet look.” [...]

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