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  • God of War III PS3 bundle doesn’t dazzle, but Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker does, indeed, dazzle

    God of War III PS3 bundle doesn’t dazzle, but Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker does, indeed, dazzle

    Posted on January 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Those wacky Europeans will be getting a God of War III PS3 bundle. It doesn't look any different than a standard-issue PS3.

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  • Samsung Stunt for MetroPCS performs surprisingly few stunts

    Samsung Stunt for MetroPCS performs surprisingly few stunts

    Posted on December 17, 2009 | No Comments
    MetroPCS' bread and butter rests in the low- to mid-end of the handset spectrum since it offers its devices on a pricey contract-free basis, so it shouldn't come as any surprise that the freshly-announced Stunt from Samsung doesn't mess with the time-tested formula. The candybar trudges along with a 160 x 128 display, Bluetooth, AWS CDMA (like all MetroPCS handsets these days), and a shell utterly devoid of meaningful industrial design -- that's it. No more, no less. And sometimes, simplicity is a beautiful thing, right? It's not showing up on the carrier's site just yet, but the Stunt should be available today.

    Samsung Stunt for MetroPCS performs surprisingly few stunts originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Booq announces Mamba shift backpack

    Booq announces Mamba shift backpack

    Posted on December 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Booq (remember Booq?) just announced the latest addition to their product line, the Booq Mamba shift. The Mamba shift is a sleek backpack style bag, made from nylon and designed to fit anything from a 13-15 inch laptop system. Booq's bags feature a 5-year warranty, and the Terralinq badge with serial number, allowing you to register the bag with Booq in case you ever lose it.

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  • Motorola i410 comes to Boost, catchy name doesn’t

    Motorola i410 comes to Boost, catchy name doesn’t

    Posted on November 23, 2009 | No Comments
    You know how you can tell Moto's new i410 for iDEN isn't really supposed to be hip, stylish, or ultra-functional? Neither Moto nor launch partner Boost bothered to give it a fresh, funky name, bucking the trend set by the Clutch and Debut. Of course, with an utterly basic black rectangular shell, tiny monochrome secondary display, and lack of even a VGA cam, it's clear that they're going for the bottom-most reaches of the market here -- which means that customers should be able to scoop it up for a song on any of Boost's prepaid plans, happily. It's not up on the carrier's site just yet, but it'll be available before the year's up -- and Motorola says that this officially "completes Boost Mobile's 2009 device roadmap," so we hope you weren't holding out for some mythical Android device in the next couple weeks.

    Motorola i410 comes to Boost, catchy name doesn't originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • HTC Droid Eris priced at $99 for Verizon?

    HTC Droid Eris priced at $99 for Verizon?

    Posted on October 28, 2009 | No Comments

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    Sure, the DROID's getting all the attention today, but you might recall that it's not the only thing Verizon has in the pipe has it preps its first Android assault -- HTC's got the Droid Eris in there somewhere, too, which is shaping up to be little more than a branded Hero in a slightly different shell. Against the insanely-spec'd DROID, that may not be a drool-worthy proposition, but fortunately, it's looking like Verizon is going to be pursuing an aggressive tiered pricing strategy that might allow these phones to coexist in peace and everlasting harmony: unlike the DROID's $199 sticker, gdgt has it on good authority that the Droid Eris will run a hundie less at $99. That spanks Sprint's version which currently runs $179.99, but hey, if this means we're going to see a price war down in the 528MHz trenches for the Android midrange, we're all for it.

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    HTC Droid Eris priced at $99 for Verizon? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Sidekick Outages Could Have Cost Microsoft Over $700,000 Per Day

    Sidekick Outages Could Have Cost Microsoft Over $700,000 Per Day

    Posted on October 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Since the Great Sidekick Disaster of 2009, there’s been a nearly endless torrent of tips on the matter barraging our inbox. Some weren’t so much “tips” as they were “mindless rants”, while others were obviously just angry customers looking to make stuff up. Recently, however, a source which has proven itself reliable in the past has [...]

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  • The Microsoft Windows Phone commercial: Small, puffy men will follow you around

    The Microsoft Windows Phone commercial: Small, puffy men will follow you around

    Posted on October 12, 2009 | No Comments
    Not only does the term “Windows Phone” just sound wrong, now they’re trying to equate all your Windows apps with puffy little men who love you but don’t want you to leave. The story is simple: the icons are your Windows apps. They miss you. You can take ether with you on your Windows Phone. Sadly, [...]

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  • It shouldn’t be this difficult to upgrade a hard drive

    It shouldn’t be this difficult to upgrade a hard drive

    Posted on September 14, 2009 | No Comments
    You know what's a little more difficult than I first imagined? Upgrading the hard drive in my late 2006 iMac. I had initially wanted to upgrade the hard drive so I could finally dual boot between Mac OS X and Windows 7, since the old drive, a 250GB model, was pretty much filled to capacity. (Trying to run Mac OS X with only ~5GB of free space isn't ideal.) And even though the iMac user manual clearly states that the only user-replacabable parts are the RAM, I figured, “Bah! I think I can handle a simple hard drive replacement.” I did, but not before wishing I had never so much had broken out a screwdriver.

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  • Kickster iPod nano case designed by users

    Kickster iPod nano case designed by users

    Posted on September 14, 2009 | No Comments
    This is a pretty impressive feat of design work by a community of iPod nano users over at Quirky.com. The Kickster is a $14.35 iPod nano case that features a hard shell, cord wrap, and a kickstand that bends outward for use on a tabletop or swings downward to double as a hand grip while using the iPod nano to shoot video footage.

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  • The Vivienne Tam HP netbook tries to justify its existence with a fancy butterfly design

    The Vivienne Tam HP netbook tries to justify its existence with a fancy butterfly design

    Posted on September 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Just as I thought. The 2nd generation Vivienne Tam netbook is just atherno netbook with a pretty graphic printed on its lid. That’s it. Maybe it’s the testosterone speaking, but who the hell cares? Sure, it’s nice looking and I can appreacate the artwork, but I’m thinking that few, if any, chicks will be willing to [...]

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  • ChromeOS spotted with dock and other blurry UI elements

    ChromeOS spotted with dock and other blurry UI elements

    Posted on August 17, 2009 | No Comments
    A blurry snapshot of ChromeOS has surfaced showing a new, Mac-like dock and some battery and wireless notifiers in the bottom corner. This OS looks so stripped down compared to other OSes we’ve used that we’re loathe to call it anything more than a shell. However, we all love us some Google so let’s just [...]

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  • Review: Pharos Traveler 137

    Review: Pharos Traveler 137

    Posted on August 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Short Version: Time to follow up on John's brief hands-on with the Pharos from back in June. If you like a Windows Mobile handset, and want outstanding GPS functionality, the Pharos Traveler is definitely a contender. It's not without it's issues however.

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  • Seido extended Pre battery packs more bang for your dimensional buck

    Seido extended Pre battery packs more bang for your dimensional buck

    Posted on July 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Lets face it: battery life on the Pre is pretty terrible. Unless Palm sends out an update with a note reading “Oh, damn, sorry guys - we forgot to turn off the ‘Battery destroyer’ toggle in the firmware before we shipped this thing”, we don’t see it getting anything but marginally better over time. If [...]

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  • Android Development Kit goes native

    Android Development Kit goes native

    Posted on June 26, 2009 | No Comments
    When the iPhone SDK launched and the platform was opened to native applications, it was huge news. No longer limited to cruddy web apps, developers flocked to the platform and the App Store exploded. Last night, Google announced that developers were now free to develop native applications for the Android platform. Unfortunately, this move isn’t nearly [...]

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  • Head to Best Buy for your iPhone 3G S insurance needs

    Head to Best Buy for your iPhone 3G S insurance needs

    Posted on June 12, 2009 | No Comments
    AI is reporting that Best Buy will be offering insurance on the iPhone 3G S when it goes on sale next week. Current Black Tie Protection plans range between $7 and $10, but protection for the iPhone 3G S will be significantly more. You’ll have to shell out $15 per month or $180 a year to protect your precious against drops, spills and whatever else you can throw at it. So who’s going to Best Buy to get their iPhone 3G S?

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