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  • Xirrus Provides Gillette Stadium, Home of the New England Patriots, All-Pro Wireless Zone Coverage

    Posted on October 18, 2011 | No Comments
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  • KDDI and Skype Partner to Bring a New Communications Experience to Japanese Consumers

    Posted on October 18, 2010 | No Comments
    LUXEMBOURG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KDDI Corporation and Skype™, a leading provider of Internet communications software, today announced a strategic alliance that will integrate Skype across KDDI’s services, starting with its mobile ...

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  • Hands-On with the Motorola Droid X (With Video!)

    Hands-On with the Motorola Droid X (With Video!)

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    I just had the opportunity to spend some quality time with Motorola’s latest addition to their Android lineup, the beastly Droid X superphone, and man-oh-man, is it glorious. It’s not exactly unique; it’s nearly identical to Sprint’s EVO 4G, both in appearance and specifications — but given how well the EVO 4G has been received [...]

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  • Android-based Innocomm Shark tunes into Taiwanese TV, makes us want to move here (video)

    Android-based Innocomm Shark tunes into Taiwanese TV, makes us want to move here (video)

    Posted on June 5, 2010 | No Comments
    And you wonder why the cabbies here are so addicted to mobile TV. Innocomm's latest -- hailed as the first Android 3.5G smartphone with Telegent's mobile TV solution -- was on-hand here at Computex, and while the Shark didn't look too special at first glance, it actually proved to be a mighty respectable phone after we opened our mind and gave it a few precious moments of our lives. The handset itself manages to boast an impressive WVGA (800 x 480) 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, and there's an 8 megapixel camera around back to accompany the 3.5G connectivity, inbuilt WiFi and analog TV tuner. We found the device to be running Android 2.1, and for all intents and purposes, it hummed along like a clock. Touchscreen response was top notch, and the TV application loaded and closed with nary a hitch. Innocomm plans to ship the thing worldwide in the coming weeks, though users in need of a digital receiver will have to wait for a future model. Have a look at us presumably getting cursed at by a daytime drama queen just past the break.

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    Android-based Innocomm Shark tunes into Taiwanese TV, makes us want to move here (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Free Sirius XM for a month? Sure, why not!

    Free Sirius XM for a month? Sure, why not!

    Posted on April 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Free Sirius XM for a month, amigos! That is to say, free Opie & Anthony and Ron & Fez for 30 days. It's the company's latest promotional tactic to get you to pony up the $15 or whatever a month for the service. A test drive, if you will.

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  • Sony’s tryin’ real hard to bring us the World Cup in 3D. Oh, and Messi is the best player on the planet. Fact.

    Sony’s tryin’ real hard to bring us the World Cup in 3D. Oh, and Messi is the best player on the planet. Fact.

    Posted on March 22, 2010 | No Comments

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  • Fear the Boot attacks our site, causing comment havoc

    Fear the Boot attacks our site, causing comment havoc

    Posted on January 14, 2010 | No Comments
    So there is this podcast, Fear the Boot, and I accidentally stole their logo for this post involving boots. The resulting ruckus on that post's comment thread is currently out of control and I am truly sorry that I unleashed this cancer on all of you, my dear, dear readers.

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  • Samsung Omnia II gets broken down, screenshot by screenshot

    Samsung Omnia II gets broken down, screenshot by screenshot

    Posted on October 27, 2009 | No Comments

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    The overwhelming mediocrity of Windows Mobile 6.5 gives us pause before saying something sensational like "it's a great time to be a WinMo fan," but we've got to admit, manufacturers are really stepping up their game to deliver these days -- one need look no further than the mighty HD2 to see that. The Omnia II's looking pretty solid, too, especially if you like your phones served up keyboard-free, and ai.rs blog has compiled a comprehensive screenshot gallery showing just how deep the TouchWiz integration really goes. Build quality is said to be top-notch, and it's pretty hard to argue with a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED display -- so as we go into 2010, it looks like we might be gearing up for an epic TouchFLO / TouchWiz showdown in the WinMo octagon. Who doesn't like a good fight?

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    Samsung Omnia II gets broken down, screenshot by screenshot originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Top Gear to finally be shot and produced in HD

    Top Gear to finally be shot and produced in HD

    Posted on September 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Top Gear is a CrunchGear staff favorite. Even Nicholas who always proclaims he knows nothing about cars and Devin, our resident, van-driving hipster, watches the show regularly. High definition was the only thing missing from the broadcast. But that's set to change for season 14

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  • IR technology would prevent in-theater video recording

    IR technology would prevent in-theater video recording

    Posted on September 22, 2009 | No Comments
    There's an old Seinfeld episode where Jerry agrees to become a bootlegger. His skills at recording the screen with a tiny, hand-held camera are top-notch, so he's roped into helping out the little kid on the street who can't get into R rated movies. You know the episode I'm talking about, the one where Elaine dances all weird. (Here comes the horrible segue-way!) If this new technology is widely adopted, episodes like that won't ever happen again.

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  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

    Posted on September 21, 2009 | No Comments
    kaust invitation I'm in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the inauguration ceremony of KAUST, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. This is a 30-square kilometer state-of-the-art research institution with faculty and students from all over the world. For the next couple of days I'll be getting some behind-the-scenes access to technology in use here, both for education and research, as well as the tools used to bring this place together. Read on for my initial impressions of some of the tech here.

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  • Steam has a great deal on the complete Jedi Knight collection

    Steam has a great deal on the complete Jedi Knight collection

    Posted on September 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Okay, who here hasn't played one of the Jedi Knight games? No one? That sounds 'bout right. Let me just say that the series is one of the best of all time. The story line rich, the graphics always top notch for their time, and it's Star Wars. What's not to like? Do you yourself a favor, throw on some trousers and hop onto Steam where you can buy the complete series for $20; most of us are buying it. Sure, a few of the games might be aged, but the latest one, Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, doesn't look terrible by today's standards.

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  • Garmin nuvifone finally about to ship out (to Taiwan)

    Garmin nuvifone finally about to ship out (to Taiwan)

    Posted on July 24, 2009 | No Comments
    nuviphoneDo you remember where you were back on January 30th of 2008? CrunchGear was at a Garmin event in New York City watching the GPS company announce its very own smartphone. Fast forward to today, and the device is finally about to ship. Two devices, actually -- the Linux-based nuvifone G60 and the nuvifone M20, which runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

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  • What ‘top tier franchise’ will Microsoft roll out at Comic Con?

    What ‘top tier franchise’ will Microsoft roll out at Comic Con?

    Posted on July 16, 2009 | No Comments
    More Comic Con goodness for you. Microsoft is expected to announce a new “project from a renowned, top tier franchise.” Why, what could that be?

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  • Tokyo’s Lifesize Gundam Robot Is Big Enough to Squash Your House

    Tokyo’s Lifesize Gundam Robot Is Big Enough to Squash Your House

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Toy Story can suck it. The Japanese didn’t need computer animation to bring this toy to life. Pictured above, a lifesize Gundam robot in Tokyo stands at a gawk-worthy 59-feet tall. The robot looks even more impressive when it lights up at night (pic and video below the jump). Now all they have to do [...]

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