Whether or not you think that Google Glass is something that you’d wind up using one day, you have to admit that the technology is impressive. Packed inside of the pair of specs is a computer running android, camera and all of the wireless capabilities you’d need. The idea of wearable computers is nothing new, and a team that explored Antarctica actually had their own pair of “Glass” long before it was en vogue.
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There Was A ‘Glass’ Before Google Came Along, And It Was Used In Antarctica In 2001
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Disrupt NY 2013 Barrels Along For A Second Day
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on April 30, 2013
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And with the conclusion of the last Battlefield Startup presentation, the second day of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 has come to a close. The day kicked off with a talk between noted New York City venture capitalist Fred Wilson and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, who recently become a VC himself. The two talked Bitcoins and traded VC stories with Wilson giving tips for pitching a venture capitalist. “Leave your backstory at home,” Wilson pleaded. Arrington quickly nodded and agreed. Mike Abbott then took the stage with Mailbox CEO and co-founder, Gentry Underwood. The two talked about the surprising pains in scaling Underwood’s hot iOS email application. It took engineers 24 hours a day for several weeks to keep up with the initial demand. And then Dropbox scooped up the company. Google’s Seth Sternberg, Director of Product Management for Google+, and Ardan Arac, Product Manager at Google, used the Disrupt stage to announce new Google + features. Simply put, Google +’s visibility is now supersized in Google Search. eBay chief John Donahoe explained to Bloomberg’s chief content editor Norm Pearlstine about how the company screens its acquisitions and how he keeps founders from leaving after the acquisition — a trick that many companies fail to execute after buying a startup. Troy Carter is disrupting the music industry from within. And today he spoke with TechCrunch’s Josh Constine about his secrets regarding managing Lady Gaga’s online presence (she doesn’t use Facebook personally), where celebrities go overboard online, and why he thinks terrestrial radio will be the home of the next big disruption. When should an entrepreneur raise money, who should they raise from… and, well, should they even raise? These were some of the questions discussed on a panel with TechCrunch’s Alexia Tsotsis at Disrupt NY 2013, which included participation from Mike Abbott of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Aaref Hilaly of Sequoia Capital, AngelList’s Naval Ravikant, and Box Group’s David Tisch. At TechCrunch Disrupt NY today, VP of Display Advertising Products at Google, Neal Mohan, Facebook Ad Products Director Gokul Rajaram and Twitter Senior Director of Product Revenue Kevin Weil took the stage to talk about the state of digital advertising — and they each had a unique take on the subject. In a chat with TechCrunch’s Leena Rao, representatives from PayPal, Stripe and Gumroad gave thoughts on the currency that has VCs emptying their bank accounts to invest afresh —
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SAP’s effort to get startups to support HANA chugs along
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on April 7, 2013
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SAP has spent the past year wooing entrepreneurs around the world in hopes they’ll be entranced enough by its much-hyped HANA in-memory database to build products and even entire companies around the technology. On Friday, SAP brought the road show to Cambridge, Massachusetts, home of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a vibrant community of tech entrepreneurs.
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Google scraps Chrome’s RSS extension along with Reader
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on March 18, 2013
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Chrome’s best option for handling feeds already has met the same fate that will come to Google Reader. There are replacements, though. [Read more]
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Samsung elects two new co-CEOs to go along with the one it already had
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on March 15, 2013
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Samsung Electronics just announced it’s switching to a multiple-CEO system, pushing up Presidents Boo-keun Yoon and JK Shin (who we just saw on stage at the Galaxy S 4 press conference) in recognition of their strong performance. Vice Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors and current CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon isn’t leaving the position he attained last summer however, and will continue to oversee the company’s component business. Meanwhile, Yoon will continue his job overseeing the consumer electronics division that makes TVs and appliances, while Shin runs the IT and mobile phone business. Letting each run their own ship seems like an odd move, however we suppose when you’re raking in $ 8 billion+ in profits in a quarter, you can afford to try a few different things, and they’re still looking up to Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee. Still, there was a time when each unit operating so independently was seen as a problem.
Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, HD, Mobile, Samsung
Source: Korea Newswire
Washington Post To Go Paywall, Along With Buffett-Owned Local Papers
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on December 8, 2012
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McGruber writes “The Washington Post reports that the Washington Post, and local newspapers owned by Warren Buffett, are all planning to follow the New York Times and install metered paywalls.” Buffett’s got more than 80 papers right now, and hasn’t quit buying them. There’s some time to read the WaPo sans paywall, but by mid-year it may be up.
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Washington Post To Go Paywall, Along With Buffet-Owned Local Papers
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on December 8, 2012
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McGruber writes “The Washington Post reports that the Washington Post, and local newspapers owned by Warren Buffet, are all planning to follow the New York Times and install metered paywalls.” Buffet’s got more than 80 papers right now, and hasn’t quit buying them. There’s some time to read the WaPo sans paywall, but by mid-year it may be up.
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Apple vs. Samsung: Can’t we all just get along?
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on December 7, 2012
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Polymer Vision reportedly shut down, along with its dream of rollable e-ink displays
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on December 3, 2012
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The saga of Polymer Vision has been defined by optimistic plans braced by second chances when financial reality came crashing in, with no happily ever after or definite end in sight. Unfortunately, there may not be much more of a story to tell. CTO Edzer Huitema claims that Wistron has shut down Polymer Vision entirely: while it’s keeping the intellectual property behind the rollable display company it acquired in 2009, it has reportedly dismissed all associated staff after unsuccessful attempts to find a buyer. We’ve asked Wistron for a more formal confirmation and an explanation, and we’ll let you know if there’s an update. However, it’s possible that Polymer Vision’s technology was simply past its prime. As +Plastic Electronics notes, Polymer Vision and the Readius came at a time before mobile tablets and giant smartphones, when it wasn’t clear that we would tolerate big screens in our pockets; while flexible displays are still in development, some of Polymer Vision’s biggest advantages have faded away.
Filed under: Displays
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Tesla plans to build solar chargers along major US highways for its vehicle owners
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on September 25, 2012
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Tesla Motors has some of the coolest electric vehicles on the market today including the Roadster and the new Model S. Despite how cool these electric vehicles are people may still have the same range anxiety with these cars as they would any other electric vehicle, such as the Nissan Leaf or others. Tesla has
Pod of whales stranded along south Florida beach
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Raspberry Pi lands MPEG-2 and VC-1 decoding through personal licenses, H.264 encoding and CEC tag along
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on August 26, 2012
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Making the Raspberry Pi affordable involved some tough calls, including the omission of MPEG-2 decoding. Licensing fees alone for the video software would have boosted the board’s price by approximately 10 percent. Now, after many have made media centers with the hardware, the foundation behind the project has whipped up a solution to add the missing codec. For $ 3.16, users can purchase an individual MPEG-2 license for each of their boards on the organization’s online store. Partial to Microsoft’s VC-1 standard? Rights to using Redmond’s codec can be purchased for $ 1.58. H.264 encoding is also in the cards since OpenMax components needed to develop applications with the functionality are now enabled by default in the device’s latest firmware. With CEC support thrown into the Raspbmc, XBian and OpenELEC operating systems, a single IR remote can control a Raspberry Pi, a TV and other connected gadgets. If you’re ready to load up your Pi with its newfound abilities, hit the source link below.
Update: The Raspberry Pi Foundation let us know that US customers won’t have to pay sales tax, which means patrons will only be set back $ 3.16 for MPEG-2 and $ 1.58 for VC-1 support, not $ 3.79 and $ 1.90 for the respective licenses. We’ve updated the post accordingly.
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Fathers Pass Along More Mutations As They Age
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on August 24, 2012
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ananyo writes “In the 1930s, the pioneering geneticist J. B. S. Haldane noticed a peculiar inheritance pattern in families with long histories of haemophilia. The faulty mutation responsible for the blood-clotting disorder tended to arise on the X chromosomes that fathers passed to their daughters, rather than on those that mothers passed down. Haldane subsequently proposed that children inherit more mutations from their fathers than their mothers, although he acknowledged that ‘it is difficult to see how this could be proved or disproved for many years to come.’ That year has finally arrived: whole-genome sequencing of dozens of Icelandic families has at last provided the evidence that eluded Haldane. Moreover, the study, published in Nature, finds that the age at which a father sires children determines how many mutations those offspring inherit. By starting families in their thirties, forties and beyond, men could be increasing the chances that their children will develop autism, schizophrenia and other diseases often linked to new mutations (abstract).”
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Move Along, No Panopticon To See Here
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on August 18, 2012
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Last week Wikileaks–remember them?–released a sheaf of documents about the Trapwire security system, which, depending on who you believe, is either a network of cameras being used to spy on everyone everywhere, or an ineffective bust more notable for shady business practices than any successful surveillance.
Is it being used for “monitoring every single person via facial recognition“? Probably not. Doesn’t matter. Let’s not kid ourselves: the point is that as cameras get cheaper and more connected and more ubiquitous, facial recognition gets more accurate, and data-mining software gets better, something like conspiracy theorists’ worst nightmarish fantasies of Trapwire will come to pass. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: this is only a matter of time, and not all that much of it.
Little pieces of the panopticon are already being built all around you.
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Apple designer takes the witness stand in Samsung case, brings more iPhone / iPad prototypes along
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on August 1, 2012
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Thought you’d seen all of the iPhones (and iPads)-that-never-were? If you did, then you were wrong as Apple industrial designer Christopher Stringer testified as a witness in the case vs. Samsung today, revealing many details about the company’s design process. That included more pictures of phone and tablet prototypes being filed as evidence, while he reportedly also brought a few along for show and tell. The Verge has a few galleries of CAD shots and pictures of rejected designs, including more of the lozenge edged types we’d seen before, and iPads complete with a curved grip around the edge. AllThingsD chimes in with a few interesting tidbits from his testimony, including the revelation that Apple designers actually sit around a kitchen table to debate the progress of current projects, and explaining that earlier iPhone prototypes were labeled iPods either because they had not yet decided on a name, or were already trying to obscure iPhone identity from potential leaks. There’s more info at the source links, take a careful look at the iThings around you and imagine what might have been.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablet PCs
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Chrome OS version 20 hits stable release channel, brings Google Drive and Aura UI for Cr-48s along
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on July 12, 2012
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If you’re a ChromeOS user who doesn’t live on the bleeding edge, it’s finally time to experience the latest version 20, which most notably adds support for its Drive cloud storage. Also mentioned as included in the upgrade is offline support of Google Docs, Pepper Flash upgrade, access to the new Aura UI on Cr-48 systems and other tweaks. Tighter integration with Drive and Docs may address a few of the issues noted in our review of v19, Chromebook and Chromebox owners can check it out as it arrives on their machines over the next several days and let us know if that’s the case.
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
Chrome OS version 20 hits stable release channel, brings Google Drive and Aura UI for Cr-48s along originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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CyanogenMod plans a quick leap to Jelly Bean for version 10, existing devices likely to tag along
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on July 6, 2012
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Whenever there’s a new version of Android, Steve Kondik and the CyanogenMod team tend to swing into action almost immediately with plans for a major revision of the fan-favorite platform overhaul. For Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, that swing will be faster than ever. The crew’s early looks suggest that there will only be a few minor tweaks needed to merge Google’s latest with the custom Android code, making CyanogenMod 10 a relative snap to produce. The update’s release is still very much up in the air without the Android Open Source Project code available to modify; that said, device compatibility also isn’t expected to be an obstacle. Any device that can run CyanogenMod 9 should run version 10 when it’s released. As long as we’re willing to wait for a stable 9.0 to emerge first, there are few barriers to making Jelly Bean that much sweeter.
CyanogenMod plans a quick leap to Jelly Bean for version 10, existing devices likely to tag along originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ASUS shows off its first Thunderbolt monitor, along with 3D and multitouch displays (video)
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on June 7, 2012
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Take a stroll around ASUS’ Computex booth, and you’ll see a wall full of new displays — and we’re only half counting the one made for the PadFone. By our count, the company is getting ready to release three new monitors: one with multitouch, one that does passive 3D and one with Thunderbolt (the company’s first). Starting with the multitouch model, it has a folding hinge that allows the 23-inch screen to lie completely flat. As you’ll see in the video below, it makes for a more ergonomic angle if you’re playing simple games like Fruit Ninja, though we can also see it coming in handy for more social activities such as Scrabble or finger painting with kids. And as bizarre as the form factor might look, we also found the hinge mechanism easy to operate: it’s reassuringly sturdy, without feeling too loose or rigid. On its own, the IPS, 1920 x 1080 display offers rich colors and wide viewing angles. As far as connectivity is concerned, there’s a USB 3.0 socket, along with HDMI, VGA and a DisplayPort.
Moving on, that 27-inch, 1080p 3D monitor has an MHL port, allowing it to work with select tablets and phones. There’s 2D-to-3D conversion built in, but we have to warn you the three-dimensional experience is fairly lackluster. To use this you’ll need passive, not active 3D glasses, and like other monitors that rely on this technology, you’ll have to work hard at finding just the right position where the 3D really pops. Even after you settle into that spot, the three-dimensional rendering isn’t nearly as convincing as on some other displays we’ve seen. If you the 3D starts to make you nauseous, you might enjoy it as a standalone display, thanks to its low-glare IPS panel. Want to connect it to a PC? There are also built-in DVI and HDMI / HDMI.4 sockets.
Lastly, ASUS is getting ready to ship its first Thunderbolt monitor, which has a 27-inch, 1080p screen, along with a DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI and a 3.5mm headphone jack. As far as all of these displays are concerned, we don’t know pricing or availability, though ASUS was at least able to confirm that the Thunderbolt model is headed to the US. For now, check out our photos below and head past the break for a short video tour.
Gallery: ASUS shows off its first Thunderbolt monitor, along with 3D and multitouch displays (hands-on)
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Pantech P8010 meets FCC, brings AT&T LTE along to say hello
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on May 15, 2012
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Though it hasn’t been officially announced, AT&T’s likely has a new Pantech LTE phone in its reasonable future. The P8010 just got approved by the FCC, and its next-gen radio offers support for no less than four LTE bands: the 700 / 1700 frequencies used by AT&T, as well as 850 / 1900. What’s curious about the latter pair of bands is that they’re the same ones used by the largest GSM carrier for its HSPA+ / WCDMA needs, suggesting that AT&T’s planning ahead for possible refarming of its spectrum. Aside from this hefty nugget of info, the federal docs don’t give much else away, aside from a well-detailed diagram showing the back of the phone — complete with its microSD and micro-SIM slots — and the usual smattering of compatible GSM / EDGE and 3G radios. According to preliminary benchmark results, however, the P8010 will likely be a step up from the Burst, sporting a 1.5GHz dual-core Krait processor, qHD display and Ice Cream Sandwich. To sneak a peek at the docs yourself, head to the source.
Pantech P8010 meets FCC, brings AT&T LTE along to say hello originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 May 2012 16:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Canon firmware update for XF camcorders incoming, brings broadcast friendly format along
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on April 13, 2012
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Still loving your XF video shooter from Canon, but lamenting the lack of 1440 x 1080, 35 mbps HD? Better sit down on your director’s chair then, as it looks like a forthcoming firmware update for the series adds exactly this (at both 50i and 60i.) The format is popular with broadcast and news, and no doubt Canon is hoping to broaden the appeal of the XF line by bundling it in — or smoothing the workflow of existing owners. The update will be available to all four cameras in the range (XF100, XF105, XF300, and XF305,) and you’ll be able to start shooting with it from end of May.
Canon firmware update for XF camcorders incoming, brings broadcast friendly format along originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note will get Android 4.0 in Q2, along with new apps
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on March 22, 2012
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Samsung Electronics will upgrade its Galaxy Note to Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich starting during the second quarter. The upgrade will also include new applications that take advantage of the device's digital pen, the company said Thursday.
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HTC Ville heading to T-Mobile along with new HTC Family feature
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on January 13, 2012
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The rumored HTC Ville Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich handset will be heading to T-Mobile, according to PocketNow sources. HTC had just unveiled the Titan II for AT&T, but was otherwise quiet at CES suggesting it may have major news saved up for Mobile World Congress. Upcoming announcements are expected for the HTC Ville, HTC [...]
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Two Sony MirrorLink car stereos coming in Q2, along with compatible Samsung smartphones (hands-on video)
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on January 13, 2012
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For everybody whose waited with bated breath for the widespread arrival of MirrorLink, take heed because the smartphone / car stereo integration technology is about to make a significant splash in the first half of this year. Along with the Sony XAV-601BT and the XAV-701 HD — two MirrorLink-enabled Sony head units set for a Q2 arrival — we’ve also just learned Samsung will introduce MirrorLink support for its smartphones during this time frame as well. Even Sony Ericsson’s jumping into the fray, although the company wasn’t able to provide any additional details regarding availability. Be sure to read on for our impressions of the new toys, along with a video of the same.
Gallery: Sony MirrorLink deck units hands-on
Two Sony MirrorLink car stereos coming in Q2, along with compatible Samsung smartphones (hands-on video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Why Richard Stallman Was Right All Along
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on January 3, 2012
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jrepin sends this excerpt from an opinion piece at OSNews:
“Late last year, president Obama signed a law that makes it possible to indefinitely detain terrorist suspects without any form of trial or due process. Peaceful protesters in Occupy movements all over the world have been labelled as terrorists by the authorities. Initiatives like SOPA promote diligent monitoring of communication channels. Thirty years ago, when Richard Stallman launched the GNU project, and during the three decades that followed, his sometimes extreme views and peculiar antics were ridiculed and disregarded as paranoia — but here we are, 2012, and his once paranoid what-ifs have become reality.”
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Play along with CNET’s iPhone event bingo!
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on October 2, 2011
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During Apple’s event iPhone event on Tuesday, October 4, CNET invites you to follow along and join in the fun with our iPhone bingo.
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My husband and I were afraid our adopted puppy and kitten wouldn’t get along…
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I sent some stuff to Simon Pegg to get signed. This arrived in the post three months later along with all my (signed) memorabilia.
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What The Tech 79 – Zipping Along 8-4-11
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on September 11, 2011
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This week on What The Tech: Andrew received a Roku player and gives his a first impression review of the device. How does it stack up against Google TV, and Apple TV? Paul talks about the Windows Phone 7 Mango update. How did the blogs do in covering it? Is Android Marketplace crowded with too many apps? Andrew and Paul compare apps for smartphones. They also run down nuances of using a tablet. And has the age of portable gaming consoles passed? Plus a Q&A with Paul.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
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