Linux lovers more likely to loathe the iPad

If you're a self-directed, science-minded nonconformist who enjoys playing video games on your Linux PC, you probably don't much like the iPad.APPLIED MATERIALS ARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ARROW ELECTRONICS

HTC Mondrian render teases AT&T U-verse Mobile for Windows Phone 7, looks fatter than last time

Not that the connection between AT&T and HTC's Mondrian WP7 handset was under much doubt anymore, but here's the first image purporting to show the carrier-branded version of the device. The render is provided by 911sniper, whose long and distinguished record of leaking legit HTC ROMs leads us to believe it is indeed the real deal. It's curious then to juxtapose the somewhat bulky Mondrian on show here against the press imagery recently unearthed by BestBoyZ -- are we still looking at the same device? Our eyeball geometry would suggest not. Anyway, there's not too long left to go until Microsoft tidies this alphabet soup of codenames up for us, and until then we suggest just enjoying that tantalizing tile titled AT&T U-verse Mobile.

[Thanks, Kamal]HTC Mondrian render teases AT&T U-verse Mobile for Windows Phone 7, looks fatter than last time originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Pocketnow  |  911sniper blog  | Email this | Comments



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AT&T U-verse customers can use Xbox 360 as a set-top box starting November 7th

If you'd given up hope of using your 360 to watch AT&T U-Verse after over three years of waiting, we wouldn't think any less of you; but for those still holding on to the dream of one less set-top box under the TV, this latest tip says the wait is all but over. As you can see from the internal memo above, a so-called Wired Release will roll out to AT&T U-Verse customers next Sunday, and it'll bring the long awaited feature with it (though you'll have to wait until November 7th for that particular aspect). This means AT&T U-verse customer's Xbox 360 will have a Dashboard app, and when launched, it'll let it function exactly like any other U-verse set-top. The only major catch is that it can't be the only set-top -- you'll need at least one DVR at another TV in the house to enjoy one of the four HD streams that could be funneled into your home. But hey, at least it's on the way, right?

Update: A second anonymous tipster has chimed in with some interesting slides -- looks like your Xbox will need a hard drive! Gallery: Xbox 360 as AT&T U-Verse IPTV receiver, leaked guide

[Thanks, Anonymous]AT&T U-verse customers can use Xbox 360 as a set-top box starting November 7th originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | CommentsTERADATA TELETECH HOLDINGS TECHNITROL TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE SYNTEL

Stealth Startup Proferi Raises $6.3 Million From Andreessen Horowitz, Duffield, and Greylock

Stealth startup Proferi closed a $6.3 million Series A funding today. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, PeopleSoft and Workday founder Dave Duffield, and Greylock Partners, who led the round. Aneel Bhusri, a Greylock partner and co-founder of Workday, will join the board, along with Duffield and Ben Horowitz.

Proferi was founded by Romanian entrepreneur Christian Gheorghe. Proferi is creating somethingcalled "enterprise performance management," which sounds like some sort of analytics around corporate and individual performance in companies. Horowitz describes what the company does metaphorically in this post:HEWLETT-PACKARD HIGH TECH COMPUTER HON HAI PRECISION IND. HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES

Firefox for Android hits Beta status

 Android 2.0+ The development of Firefox for Android -- for all mobiles, actually, has been a long one. And today, it's finally reached beta status for Android. Again, that's beta -- not a full-fledged release, so there may still be bugs about. Keep that in mind. We're going to go give it a spin and check in later after some quality playtime. Download now at firefox.com/m/beta. [Mozilla]Have questions? Ask them in our Mozilla Firefox developer forumsPosted originally at Android CentralSponsored by Android Cases and Accessories



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Berkeley Bionics reveals eLEGS exoskeleton, aims to help paraplegics walk in 2011 (update: eyes-on and video)

Wondering where you've heard of Berkeley Bionics before? These are the same whiz-kids who produced the HULC exoskeleton in mid-2008, and now they're back with a far more ambitious effort. Announced just moments ago in San Francisco, the eLEGS exoskeleton is a bionic device engineered to help paraplegics stand up and walk on their own. It's hailed as a "wearable, artificially intelligent, bionic device," and it's expected to help out within the hospital, at home and elsewhere in this wild, wild place we call Earth. Initially, the device will be offered to rehabilitation centers for use under medical supervision, and can be adjusted to fit most people between 5'2" and 6'4" (and weighing 220 pounds or less) in a matter of minutes. We're told that the device provides "unprecedented knee flexion," and it's also fairly quiet in operation; under ideal circumstances, speeds of up to 2MPH can be attained, and it employs a gesture-based human-machine interface that relies on legions of sensors to determine a user's intentions and act accordingly. Clinical trials are going on as we speak about to begin, and there's a limited release planned for the second half of 2011. We're still waiting to hear back on a price, so keep it locked for more as we get it live from the event.

Update: We just got to see the eLEGS walk across stage, and you'll find a gallery full of close-up pics immediately below. We also spoke to Berkeley Bionics CEO Eythor Bender, who detailed the system a bit more -- it's presently made of steel and carbon fiber with lithium-ion battery packs, weighs 45 pounds, and has enough juice to run for six hours of continuous walking. While he wouldn't give us an exact price, he said they're shooting for $100,000, and will be "very competitive" with other devices on the market. Following clinical trials, the exoskeleton will be available to select medical centers in July or August, though Bender also said the company's also working on a streamlined commercial version for all-day use, tentatively slated for 2013. Gallery: Berkeley Bionics' eLEGS exoskeleton, eyes-onContinue reading Berkeley Bionics reveals eLEGS exoskeleton, aims to help paraplegics walk in 2011 (update: eyes-on and video)Berkeley Bionics reveals eLEGS exoskeleton, aims to help paraplegics walk in 2011 (update: eyes-on and video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  Berkeley Bionics  | Email this | Comments



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Microsoft and Adobe CEOs meet, purportely plan world domination

Like any two technology behemoths, Adobe and Microsoft have certainly had their ups and downs. But now that Google and Apple are looming over them in a number of ways, it seems as if the two may be courting one another in order to help re-level the playing field. According to a New York Times report -- which was crafted after collecting reports from "employees and consultants to the companies who were involved in the discussions that took place" -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen recently met at the latter's headquarters for a closed-door meeting. Purportedly, the meeting went on for over an hour and covered a variety of topics, with one of 'em being Apple and its newfound dominance in the mobile market. Shockingly enough, a "possible acquisition of Adobe by Microsoft were among the options" of stopping the skyrocketing growth. The report accurately notes that such a deal makes entirely more sense now that Redmond isn't exactly the 800 pound gorilla that it was before Android and iOS hit the mainstream, though details beyond these assumptions were few and far betwixt. Whatever happens, no one can blame Steve Jobs for not giving Adobe every possible reason to hit Apple with everything it's got -- even if that involves buddying up with Ballmer and co.Microsoft and Adobe CEOs meet, purportely plan world domination originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  The New York Times  | Email this | CommentsNOVELL NETWORK APPLIANCE NETGEAR NCR NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR

Droid Pro Leads Motorola's New Platoon of Androids

Motorola announced six new smartphones running the Android operating system on Tuesday at the CTIA conference and show in San Francisco. These include the Droid Pro, an Android-based business smartphone that will run on Verizon's network. Verizon will also carry the basic Citrus smartphone, which is another of the six announced.CANON CDW CHINA MOBILE CISCO SYSTEMS COGNIZANT TECH. SOLUTIONS

Microsoft Proposes Public Health Model For Internet Security

How far can we push the virus metaphor for harmful computer code?








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Fillerati is a wonderful generator for filler text

Filed under: Developer, web 2.0
Slick, sexy and suave are just some of the adjectives that came to mind when I was testing Fillerati. This beautiful little toy is a testament to what one developer can do with modern Web technologies in just 48 hours.
Functionally, it's very simple. Instead of generating Lorem Ipsum text for testing your new website or software, it lets you use excerpts from the works of famous (and long-dead) authors such as Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. G. Wells, and others.
After you specify an author, you can specify which specific work you'd like to draw the text from. Some authors have just a single work available, but Burroughs has two, so I suspect that this one feature was added strictly in his honor (or maybe Fillerati's creator plans to add more works, although I doubt it).
Once you select where to draw the text from, you can specify what HTML elements you'd like the tool to produce. You can create paragraphs, headings (anything from h1 to h6), unordered list items, or just plain text.
You then move your mouse along the slider to decide how much text you'd like to create. The one thing I don't like about this design is the fixed location of the bubble showing how much text you've created. Still, there is a nice little indicator on the slider that shows your current position. Once you're set, click once, and your clipboard will be populated with the test text that you've generated.
If only all Web tools were this graceful!Fillerati is a wonderful generator for filler text originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsINFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES INVENTEC KDDI KLA-TENCOR

Motorola Targets Business Users With the New Droid Pro Android Smartphone

Motorola announces seven new smartphones, including the Droid Pro. Targeted at business users, this phone looks designed to attract RIM BlackBerry owners.








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Verizon Wireless Names 38 LTE Launch Cities

Verizon Wireless today said that its Long Term Evolution network will blanket 110 million people across 38 major markets and 60 airports by the end of the year








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PARC celebrates its 40 years of Silicon Valley innovation

Founded in 1970, the former Xerox PARC was spun off as a wholly owned division of the printing giant in 2002. On Thursday, the R&D powerhouse that invented laser printing, Ethernet networking, and the GUI celebrated its four decades of innovation.


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T-Mobile G2 review

It's been a long road to the T-Mobile G2 (and this review). Just two years ago, Android made its entrance into the smartphone market with the G1, a partnership with the fourth-place carrier, and a lot of promises about keeping things open. Since then we've seen the likes of the Droid family, Google's Nexus One, and the powerhouses that are the Samsung Galaxy S line -- to name a few. Yes, the Android landscape has become more than just a little crowded. But of those many, there are few who leap beyond what we've come to expect from the Google-backed enterprise into the realm of the top tier. For all the Android devices you can purchase, only a few rise above the noise. At a glance, the G2 looks like one of those handsets -- designed and manufactured by HTC (and known as the Desire Z in Europe), outfitted with a (nearly) stock build of Android 2.2, and equipped with T-Mobile's new HSPA+, which the carrier claims can offer network speeds nearly equivalent to 4G. So is the G2 the sum of its parts -- the pure Android experience you've been waiting for -- or does it fall short of the hype? Find out below in the full Engadget review!
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Continue reading T-Mobile G2 reviewT-Mobile G2 review originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments



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Intel's Leaked 25nm SSD: 600GB Storage With Four Times the Lifespan [Leaks]

We'd gotten a glimpse at some juicy info about Intel's next-generation SSDs in August—and were already pretty excited about it—but now AnandTech's full spec rundown has us downright giddy. More »






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Daily Crunch: The Operating Theater Edition

SteelSeries Shift Keyboard Lets You Switch Between Differet Keysets Kindle for Android Update Adds Voice Search, Wikipedia Dictionary The CitrusSaw: You Know, For Citrus CrunchDeals: Many Drives, Many Discounts Beautiful ?Naked Radio? Repurposes Parts, Looks AmazingAUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING AVNET BHARTI AIRTEL BT GROUP CANON

4 Reasons Why Pay-Per-View YouTube is a Hard Sell

If Google decides to get into video pay-per-view services it will be a hard sell to consumers already faced with many options.










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10 great free desktop productivity tools that aren't OpenOffice.org

Most everyone who's had some experience with free open source software has learned about the OpenOffice.org suite of productivity programs: a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, database, and drawing tool that provide a good deal of the functionality of their commercial counterparts. For users who need powerful productivity tools but don't require a high degree of compatibility with Microsoft-formatted files, OpenOffice.org is almost a no-brainer.SI INTERNATIONAL SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC GAMES SANDISK SALESFORCE COM

Every Type of Photo You Will Ever Find On Facebook [Chart]

Are you a stable person? A little crazy perhaps? Fun-loving? A risk? Dangerously volatile? How do your friends see you? It's all in your Facebook profile photos. This visual guide dissects everything that there is to know about Facebook portraiture. More »






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Twitter's Worm, a Blackberry Tablet, and More

Twitter fights a worm, rumors to debut a Blackberry tablet, Netflix comes to Canada, and more.










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Oracle Sues Google over Java Use in Android

Oracle sues Google for patent and copyright infringement over Google's use of Java in its Android operating system. The suit could halt Android development on phones, tablets and other platforms. - Oracle Aug. 12 sued Google for patent and copyright infringement over Google's
use of Java in its open-source Android operating system.
Oracle, which purchased Sun Microsystems and renamed it Oracle America
in January, accused Google of infringing seven Java patents and other
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Qualcomm launches augmented reality SDK in beta form, ready to rock your Android devices

By now you would've come across at least a handful of inspiring augmented reality apps (with a few exceptions, perhaps), and if you fancy having a go at coding one yourself, Qualcomm may be able to assist. Today, the giant chip maker is pushing out a beta release of its Android AR SDK, which has produced interesting demos like the digital photo frame concept showcased in London last month, as well as the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots game pictured above. In fact, Mattel's so confident with the latter app that it's planning on commercializing it, so who knows -- you could be the next Peter Molyneux of the AR scene, or at least a winner of up to $125,000 from Qualcomm's AR Developer Challenge. More details in the press release after the break.Continue reading Qualcomm launches augmented reality SDK in beta form, ready to rock your Android devicesQualcomm launches augmented reality SDK in beta form, ready to rock your Android devices originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Android Community  |  Qualcomm  | Email this | CommentsSPANSION SONUS NETWORKS SONIC AUTOMOTIVE SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS SILICON LABORATORIES

Once again: Android can?t outsell iPhone

Nielsen is once again trudging out a survey saying Android outsold iPhone and BlackBerry in the US. So once again we’ll trudge out this kindly, helpful reality check:


Android is platform, not a phone.
Android is free, you can’t buy it.
iPhone is not a platform, it’s a phone.
iPhone, you can buy.


So did Google’s own Nexus One outsell [...]Once again: Android can’t outsell iPhone is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
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Tom Bihn Co-Pilot

When it comes to selling bags and packs for the iPad, most bag makers are either creating products specifically designed to carry an iPad (these fit the iPad...










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Tuning In to Microsoft Silverlight for Olympic Gold

Microsoft becomes the online channel of choice for Olympic coverage. The company could have made Silverlight Windows-specific, but it didn't....



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Microsoft Security Essentials celebrates one year of destroying malware

Filed under: Security, Microsoft
It's a bit hard to believe, but it's only been one short year since Microsoft introduced Security Essentials to the world. So, how do you celebrate the first birthday of an anti-malware app that is loved by tens of millions of users? With a cake and a couple of blog posts, of course!

Over at the Windows Team Blog, they're focused on numbers -- here are few key ones:

30 million users in 74 countries
366 million threats removed
Three certifications (ICSA, West Coast Labs, and AV-Test)

They're also reminding readers of the licensing change, which takes place in October: Security Essentials will be free to use in small business and office settings of up to 10 computers. Also announced: HP is shipping MSE pre-installed on their new Envy laptops.

The next version of Microsoft Security Essentials is currently in beta testing, and it should arrive some time in early 2011. Microsoft Security Essentials celebrates one year of destroying malware originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsLAM RESEARCH L-1 IDENTITY SOLUTIONS KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY KEY JDS UNIPHASE

Pacific Pinball Expo (photos)

Spanning more than 80 years of pinball history, the Pacific Pinball Exposition has fans of the art and science of this storied pastime in flipper-flipping nirvana.ADOBE SYSTEMS ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS ALLTEL AMAZON.COM

Skype lands Cisco's Tony Bates as new CEO

It may sound fairly bland on paper, but the potential implications here are notable. Tony Bates, who was seen as a major player within Cisco reporting directly to CEO John Chambers, has just left to take over the CEO role at Skype. Cisco's own blog affirmed that Bates was leaving "to pursue another opportunity," and The New York Times has it that Joshua Silverman is stepping aside to make room for Mr. Bates. He'll arrive just in time to make a serious push for an IPO, grab more profit from its blossoming user base (which largely doesn't pay anything to make Skype-to-Skype calls) and possibly "make a deeper push into carrier and enterprise markets," as GigaOM puts it. Frankly, we'd be interested in seeing if any leftover synergies (yeah, we said it) could lead to a Skype-enabled Flip Video camcorder. Bates would obviously have great contacts with Cisco in order to make it happen, and honestly, it'd be a win-win for both parties. Crazier things have happened, right?Continue reading Skype lands Cisco's Tony Bates as new CEOSkype lands Cisco's Tony Bates as new CEO originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink GigaOM  |  MarketWatch, Skype  | Email this | Comments



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HP Windows 7 Slate Video Suggests Trainwreck in Making

Hewlett-Packard's tablet aspirations might be in very, very big trouble--and along with it, Microsoft's hopes for making a dent in the tablet market.
Take a look at the following YouTube video, which comes courtesy of the curiously named "x313xkillax."

If that's really a prototype of the upcoming HP Slate running Windows 7, and if it's anything close to the finished product, then they might as well stamp "R.M.S. Titanic" on the side. Why include a "CTRL-ALT-DEL" button on the device's chassis unless you expect the software to crash on a regular basis? What's with having a mechanical button to activate a virtual onscreen keyboard? And yes, the device seems to Web-surf pretty quickly, but an unmodified version of Windows 7 on a small touch screen translates into icons roughly the size of theoretical particles: You better have a stylus or small fingers.
We're not even going to talk about how it takes 25 seconds to boot.
During July's Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, HP's Todd Bradley was quoted as saying, "Our focus is working with our still largest software partner, Microsoft, to create a tablet for the enterprise business." This was relatively soon after HP acquired Palm, whose WebOS is widely expected to appear on the company's consumer-oriented tablets.
If this video actually shows a near-final HP Slate in action, then I can only assume that HP is pouring resources into the WebOS version of the tablet, and neglecting the development of the Windows 7 counterpart--leaving it to die, in other words, while they leverage their Palm acquisition to its fullest extent. Either that, or else HP assumes that businesses will simply buy anything, provided there's enough sales muscle behind it.
Although Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said repeatedly that his company intends to triumph in the tablet arena, it's been an open question whether Windows will be modified to run on the form factor. Some might argue that Windows 7 came with touch-screen capabilities baked into the code, and that all Microsoft needs to do is find a manufacturing partner willing to design a truly kick-ass piece of hardware.
But Google Android and Apple's iOS4 have both demonstrated the better utility of a smartphone-like OS on a tablet; if I were Microsoft, I'd give serious thought to importing Windows Phone 7's user interface onto the form factor, and discarding entirely this albatross of an idea that Windows 7 can run perfectly on anything with a processor and a screen. It can't.
And if this supposed HP prototype is the shape of things to come, everybody's going to learn that the hard way.



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Cortex-A8 modules get five megapixel cameras

E-con Systems announced a 5.0-megapixel autofocus camera module designed to interconnect with the Gumstix Overo computer-on-module (COM). Aimed at handheld imaging and video devices, the e-CAM50 OMAP Gstix module is based on Omnivision's OV5642 CMOS image sensor, and plugs into the Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP35x-based Overo, E-con says....MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS MICROSOFT MILLICOM INTL. CELLULAR MOBILE TELESYSTEMS NANYA TECHNOLOGY

Facebook Suffers Slowdowns, Access Problems

The popular social network acknowledges some users may have difficulty accessing the site, but has yet to provide details of the cause.








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Do you still download or sync podcasts onto your iPhone or iPad?

The new Apple TV is famously streaming-only but with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad you can still choose between downloading certain types of media to your local device or streaming them straight from the internet.

This pertains mostly to audio and video podcasts either in the iTunes Store app or right inside Safari from a direct, [...]Do you still download or sync podcasts onto your iPhone or iPad? is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
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Glasses-Less 3DTVs From Toshiba Will Be Available in Japan by December [3dTv]

After we heard Toshiba would be showcasing glasses-less 3DTVs before the year's end, we started looking forward to the beginning of the end for cumbersome glasses. Japan's got 'em first, but at $2,900 for a 20-incher I don't mind. More »






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Sept. 30, 1846: Ether He Was the First or He Wasn?t

1846: Dentist William Morton uses ether to anesthetize a patient in Boston. It was not the first such use, but it began a train of events leading to the widespread adoption of ether for surgical anesthesia.
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H2O Audio Surge 2G Waterproof Headphones

Julie already told you about�H2O Audio’s Capture waterproof armband case for iPod nano 5th gen.� Just add H2O Audio’s Surge 2G Waterproof Headphones to complete your kit.� The redesigned earbuds are aerodynamic and water-tight.� You’ll get 5 sets of Elastomer earbud caps to ensure a water-tight fit.� The patented waterproof design can withstand “heavy��perspiration, rinsing [...] Filed in categories: Audio, Video, TV Gear, News, Spotlight GadgetsTagged: Waterproof headphonesH2O Audio Surge 2G Waterproof Headphones originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 29, 2010 at 2:32 pm.IBASIS HYPERCOM HEWLETT PACKARD CO HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS GOOGLE

Nokia's Ovi Store Reaches 2.3 Million Daily Downloads

More than 200,000 users per day are signing up for Ovi services, including maps, music and messaging, the handset maker reports.








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Friday Poll: What are your set-top plans?

With reviews for the new Apple TV coming out and an increasing amount of other choices for Internet TV emerging, what, if any, are your set-top plans? Originally posted at Crave


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Popular Mechanics Posts 2010 BREAKTHROUGH Awards

Popular Mechanics lists 10 products and innovators in science and technology that they believe moved society forward in 2010. The winners vary from vehicles, to mobile processors, to a battery powered hedge trimmer. Who knew that keeping your bushes neat and tidy could be a life changer? Full press release after the jump. … [visit [...] Filed in categories: Miscellaneous, NewsTagged: AwardsPopular Mechanics Posts 2010 BREAKTHROUGH Awards originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 28, 2010 at 4:43 pm.EASTMAN KODAK CO EARTHLINK DST SYSTEMS DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES DIODES INORATED

9 Years Later, Why iPod Still Matters

Apple refreshed the iPod product line last month, but a question remains.










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Wheretheladies.at Shows You Where The Ladies Are At

At the Tahoe Tech Talk this weekend, someone from the audience introduced themselves as a representative of Wheretheladies.at, a domain whose extreme ridiculousness piqued my interest a) because it is actually real and b) because most events in San Francisco easily go from a bonestorm to a bronado to a category five hisicane in like a span of 30 minutes.

Founded by Path's Danny Trinh and Digg's Jeff Hodson, Wheretheladies.at is an iPhone friendly web service which uses Foursquare to gage how many females have checked into venues in your vicinity, stack ranking and featuring the places that have the most women checking in. Seriously.
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Best Bluetooth Headsets For Business

Bluetooth headsets eliminate clumsy wires, boost productivity and, with more states requiring hands-free devices in vehicles, have become required equipment for businesspeople on the go. Vendors offer a dizzying array of headsets, differentiated by price, battery-life, weight and clarity. Many of today's headsets are multipoint, allowing use for both desktop and mobile phones. Developers also look to separate themselves from their competition through software or hardware design elements designed to reduce ambient sound and improve sound quality. In addition, Bluetooth headsets must be somewhat rugged to withstand long hours of usage and frequent removal and replacement. We culled through the thicket of features, noise-cancelling technologies and battery-life claims to find 13 of the best for models for business.





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Defend Yourself is a quick HTML5-powered Time-Waster

Filed under: Fun, Games, Time-Wasters
Defend Yourself is a basic tower defense style game. You have a cannon at the bottom of the screen, and balls are dropping from the top of the screen -- blast away and deflect the oncoming balls in order to keep them from touching down at the base of the screen.
You don't have infinite ammo. There's an ammunition bar that runs out as you fire, and you need to pause every now and then to let it recharge (recharging is actually fairly speedy). As with any tower defense game, the oncoming enemies get quicker and tougher until you lose.
What's interesting to me is that there are no explosions or fancy graphics, but the game is still fun to play and it ran incredibly smoothly on my Chrome Canary. My score isn't all that impressive, so feel free to show off in the comments by posting screenshots of your final score!
ed note: iPad users: Does this game work for you? Is it fun to play on an iPad?Defend Yourself is a quick HTML5-powered Time-Waster originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsLINEAR TECHNOLOGY . LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LAWSON SOFTWARE LAND SOFTWARE

Sintek Photonics Tipped As Potential iMac Touchscreen�Supplier

August saw Apple filing for a patent on a "convertible" iMac with iOS integration. While some thought it was merely an exploratory filing in case they went for it someday, it may in fact be more than that. Digitimes reports that Sintek Photronics, a display manufacturer with an amazing name, has sent samples of an upcoming display line to Apple for their consideration — capacitive touchscreens over 20" in size. Rumors confirmed? Not quite, but they have gained a bit more credibility.ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS ELECTRONIC ARTS ECLIPSYS EASTMAN KODAK CO EARTHLINK

Geeky Dad Sends Video Camera Into the Stratosphere

Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.
This is not the easy weekend project I included in my book (over there, in the sidebar). This is something that took Luke Geissb�hler months of research and planning, plus he’s a professional camera Director of Photography, so his knowledge set was already strong. But the payoff is spectacular.
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iPhone 4 Smugglers Caught on Tape [Video]

Even though the iPhone 4 is for sale in China through legitimate channels, there's a short enough supply that smuggling the devices in from Hong Kong is still big business. Especially, it seems, for these two ladies on a subway. More »






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Analysts Predict Rough Road for BEA Portal Customers

CMS Watch, an analyst firm that tracks and evaluates content management technologies, is warning customers to be wary of the risk posed by changes occurring at several major portal vendors, including the fallout from Oracle's acquisition of BEA. ...



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Back-to-school shopping goes mobile

Back-to-school shopping deals are just a text message away this year as retailers wade into the brave new world of mobile commerce.





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Zeus botnet thriving despite recent arrests

The Zeus botnet remains a robust network that is difficult to destroy despite an international sting operation that saw dozens arrested this week for allegedly stealing money from online bank accounts.
Zeus is an advanced piece of malicious software that can intercept online banking details and initiate money transfers. It can infect computers that have software with coding flaws that have not been fixed.
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Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android-Related Patents [Microsoft]

Microsoft announced today that they're going after Motorola for patent infringement. Specifically, nine patents that Microsoft says Motorola's Android smartphones infringe on. Given that Microsoft's already gotten HTC to roll over based on similar claims, this could get very interesting. More »






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Analysis: The Born Digital Document Market

What is your company doing to collect all those emails, PDFs, and other documents that never get printed? Regulators want to know....SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC GAMES SANDISK SALESFORCE COM SAIC

FCC grants use of unlicensed airwaves

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved the use of unlicensed airwaves in what it hopes will be a new market for high-speed Internet connections for smart phones, tablets and computers.





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Michael Dell Shows off Tablet With 7-inch Screen

Dell is developing a tablet with a 7-inch screen as it tries to make inroads into the tablet market.










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Intel's Annoying Pilot Program Offers Chip Upgrade for a Fee

Intel Upgrade Service is a pilot program where buyers of computers with Intel processors will have the option of paying $50 to unlock more performance within their systems.










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Video: AppleTV Already Jailbroken

IOS hacker extraordinaire MuscleNerd has successfully jailbroken the Apple TV, before many pre-orders have even been filled. This gives the user “root” access to the operating system, allowing them to install or tweak anything they like.
What MuscleNerd hasn’t figure out yet is how to actually get apps running on the AppleTV. Given that the set-top [...]COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS COMPAL ELECTRONICS COSMOTE MOBILE TELECOM. D-LINK DIGITAL CHINA HOLDINGS

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Here's How You Get Rid of That Ping Drop-Down In iTunes [Ping]

iTunes 10.0.1 brought with it a Ping drop-down menu. Which some people liked! But if Ping's not your thing, here's how you get rid of that drop-down menu altogether. More »






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Important Reminder: Free iPhone 4 Case Program Ends Today [Apple]

Today is September 30, the last day of thefree case program that fixes the iPhone 4's antenna design problem. So if you didn't get yours, now it's the time to do it following these instructions. More »






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