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  • Apple’s failure is your gain: User iPhone 4 reviews flood the Internet

    Apple’s failure is your gain: User iPhone 4 reviews flood the Internet

    What’s the difference between a tech pundit and some dude who likes the iPhone? Not much, actually. That’s why I’m glad to see that, thanks to Apple’s inability to release units on the right day this week – it appears FedEx didn’t hold the shipments and basically bombed them out like they would for everyone [...]

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  • Buffalo boards the USB 3.0 train with the MiniStation Cobalt

    Buffalo boards the USB 3.0 train with the MiniStation Cobalt

    The Western Digital MyBook 3.0 and Seagate BlackArmor PS110 have company. No longer are those two hard drives tasked with holding up USB 3.0's banner because the Buffalo MiniStation Cobalt is launching in April and is ready to help along the cause.

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  • Doctors learning how to operate using robots

    Doctors learning how to operate using robots

    You probably haven't heard about the Da Vinci surgical robot, but it's been out for a little while. I had the chance to see it last year (and even try it out a little bit) and it's an amazing piece of machinery. It's also extremely expensive and in high demand, so it's difficult for doctors to find time to train in it's use.

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  • HTC Bravo caught on camera (again), HTC Legend caught in words

    HTC Bravo caught on camera (again), HTC Legend caught in words

    Man, these HTC Bravos are floating around everywhere. A semi-decent shot of this oh-so-Nexus-One-esque handset leaked just yesterday, and today another (markedly better) shot has found its way to the interwebs. Not only that, but it brought a friend!

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  • PSA: Double check your ‘guaranteed Christmas delivery’ online orders

    PSA: Double check your ‘guaranteed Christmas delivery’ online orders

    A tale of holiday woe for your enjoyment. I just logged into my BestBuy.com account to make sure that the gift I ordered for someone on my list would indeed arrive by Christmas. It will not. Could be Best Buy’s fault, could be UPS’ fault – either way, the train went off the tracks.

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  • Sunday Giveaway: Monster Miles Davis Headphone Pack

    Sunday Giveaway: Monster Miles Davis Headphone Pack

    Boobledee ooh ooh woo woo ha lala! We're coming at you with a fancy Monster Miles Davis Headphone pack. The kit includes Monster Miles Davis Tribute Jazz In-Ear Headphones, three albums, and a sassy print. Take the A train past the jump to figure out how to win.

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  • Must-have: Illuminated JetBib Feeding System

    Must-have: Illuminated JetBib Feeding System

    My son never really cared if his baby food was inbound on a plane or train. That doesn't mean I won't try the same trick on my daughter. Maybe this illuminated bib and airport spoon will complete the illusion and allow me to feed her therefore making me feel like an accomplished parent.

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  • Secure your data with encrypted USB drives

    Secure your data with encrypted USB drives

    USB media represents a double-edged sword: on the one hand, data portability is an extremely useful thing; but on the other hand, data portability can be a gigantic liability for your business operations. You can try to train your users not to put sensitive data on USB drives, but chances are that convenience will win out over security, and your data will slip out on USB media anyway. And then it's all too easy for USB media to simply disappear: I can't count how many thumb drives I've lost. New products are coming soon to help solve this problem.

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  • HTC: Only Android phones will rock the chin.

    HTC: Only Android phones will rock the chin.

    chin Oh, the infamous chin of many HTC Android phones - how controversial it is. At least, it's about as controversial as things get in the geeky little world of the phone-obsessed. Done one way (as with the G1), it finds itself on the wrong end of an endless train of mockery. Done almost identically on another, generally more appealing handset, and people like it so much that more than half of them get upset when it's taken away. Either way, one things now for sure: while not all Android handsets will carry a big chin, any HTC-made handset with a chin will carry Android.

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  • Kindle hacked to run Linux

    Kindle hacked to run Linux

    BBG has a great piece on hacking the Kindle to run Linux including a version of X Windows. The Kindle is essentially a fairly powerful little Linux box and with a little elbow grease you can train it to read almost any type of document file and even run Ubuntu on it.

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  • Windows Mobile 6.5 phones launching October 6th

    Windows Mobile 6.5 phones launching October 6th

    Which phones, specifically? We don’t have the slightest idea. But come October 6th, ol’ Redmond is saying we’ll have a “bunch” of new Windows Mobile 6.5 phones (known as “Windows phones” from here on out) to choose from. In just a bit over a month, now, WinMo-devouts will be kickin’ around a brand new UI, a [...]

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  • Rumor: Instinct HD in September, Instinct Q in November?

    Rumor: Instinct HD in September, Instinct Q in November?

    Straight from the mouth of a tipster fresh out of a Sprint training session, PhoneArena’s got some new details on the upcoming Samsung Instinct series releases. First up on the rumor train is the Samsung Instinct HD, which has had more names tied to it than Alan Smithee. Samsung Dash, Samsung Instinct S50, Samsung Instinct M850.. [...]

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  • The PSP Go just showed up on Amazon: Save one whole dollar!

    The PSP Go just showed up on Amazon: Save one whole dollar!

    Look what just showed up on Amazon. That's right, it's the PSP Go, ready for pre-order for $248.99. That's a deal, too—you save an entire dollar. That's red-hot.

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  • Build Your Own Paper New York

    Build Your Own Paper New York

    These fantastic papercraft models will let you reconstruct a little Big Apple at home. And when we say little, we mean it. The models, which depict landmark New York buildings, come as printed postcards, which means 4-5/8″ x 6-3/4″ in size. You then (carefully) cut them out and stick them together. You can pick the ones you [...]

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