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Oh enough already with this pre-order video game bonus content nonsense

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Angry Internet Man here with a chip on his shoulder and a shoot promo to cut. This pre-order “bonus” video game content bullshit has to stop. Lives are at stake. The latest example of this chicanery is BioShock 2.

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Winter Olympics to Demo Thought-Controlled Lighting

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Along with the figure skating, ice hockey and snowboarding, another event will compete for attention at the Winter Olympics in Canada this month.

Get ready to read textbooks on your iPad

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Section: Communications, Computers Several textbook publishers have secured deals to have their books digitally converted for devices like Apple’s iPad.

Moto Zeppelin shows in Brazil with new photos, details

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The Motorola Zeppelin has been more thoroughly pictured ahead of its expected official debut at the Mobile World Congress show later this month. Popping up in Brazil, the device runs on Android 1.5 and has the MOTOBLUR interface. The phone is billed to ship in March, at least in Brazil....

Amazon buyout may hint at multi-touch Kindle

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Amazon has bought small startup to bring touchscreens to the Kindle, a purported insider said today. The bookseller is believed to have bought Touchco to roll it into Lab126, the same division responsible for Amazon's e-book reader.

Sony may charge for PSN access

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Sony's senior vice president of marketing and the man in charge of the PlayStation Network, Peter Dille, revealed in a Tuesday IGN interview that Sony is considering charging for access to the PlayStation Network.

Proximity sensing shirts light up within ten feet of each other

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If you’ve grown bored of using any number of your human senses to tell when someone’s within ten feet of you, then it’s probably time to start trying to convince everyone around you to buy one of these $20 proximity sensing shirts.

MSI details CX620, CR620 mid-range notebooks

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MSI has released the full specs for its upcoming 15.6-inch notebook PCs, the CX620 and CR620. Either gets a choice of Intel Core i3 or i5 processors, but only the CX620 gets ATI's Radeon HD5470 graphics processor with 1GB of RAM. The CR620 makes do with Intel's integrated HD graphics processor.

US Government: iPad and other smart mobile devices may strain networks

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Filed under: Hardware, Internet, Internet ToolsSoon the iPad will be upon us, and the US government is worried about the congestion it will cause. Phil Bellaria is a staffer in the Obama administration.

Spawn Labs ships HD-720 gaming console hub

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Spawn Labs has made good on promises to ship its HD-720 gaming hub. The device allows users to play their Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3, PS2 or GameCube games even while away from home. It connects to the consoles via A/V and a USB cable, as well as a broadband network via an Ethernet cable.

Symbian Operating System, Now Open Source and Free

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The source code for the ten-year old Symbian platform is now completely open source and available for free. The transition from proprietary code to open source is the largest in software history, claims the Symbian Foundation.

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 found to add capacitive touch

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Microsoft today confirmed that the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 release launching first with the Sony Ericsson Aspen greatly improves the platform's support for touchscreens.

Leaks show LG Accolade, Clout for Verizon

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Verizon will soon get two new clamshell phones made by LG, if a Wednesday PhoneArena report proves true. The first one is the LG Accolade, which should also be known as the VX5600. It is an entry-level device, with a 1.3-megapixel camera and Bluetooth....

Leaks show LG Accolade, Clout for Verizon

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Verizon will soon get two new clamshell phones made by LG, if a Wednesday PhoneArena report proves true. The first one is the LG Accolade, which should also be known as the VX5600. It is an entry-level device, with a 1.3-megapixel camera and Bluetooth….

Merger of Orange and T-Mobile in UK questioned

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The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has asked to review the proposed merger between France Telecom SA and Deutsche Telekom AGís British units. The two companies do business in the UK as Orange and T-Mobile, respectively.

Buffalo intros enhanced version of LinkStation Mini NAS

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Buffalo on Wednesday introduced a newly updated version of its LinkStation Mini NAS. The dual-drive device features higher performance than the older model, and has near-silent operation. There is also a fresh UI and newfound support for RAID 0 (stripe) and RAID 1 (mirror) setups.

Rupert Murdoch sees weakness in Amazon following Macmillan deal, wants “room to maneuver”

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Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks The whole mess with Macmillan and Amazon seems likely to spread to others at this point, which ultimately sounds like it will be bad news for Kindle customers in the long run.

HP TouchSmart 600 Quad Gets Intel Core i7 Processors

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HP has updated its range of multi touch all in one PCs with the launch of the HP TouchSmart 600 Quad , which features a range of Intel’s new Core i7 processors.

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Count The Beats: Playing keys and synth live on a Mac (interview).

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Filed under: Audio, Software, Interviews, MusicOver the coming months, the Count The Beats series is going to be taking a closer look at how the Mac (and the accompanying software) fits in with the various components of a typical rock band (drums, bass, electric guitar etc. You get the idea).

Apple Mac Pro Core i7-980X refresh on March 16th 2010?

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Remember all the talk of a hexacore Apple Mac Pro refresh back in October? Apple were tipped to have secured exclusivity of Intel’s upcoming top-spec Core i7 processor, with a significant system update – up to 128GB of memory, for one thing – suggested.

Scosche solBAT II Solar USB Gadget Charger

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If you are looking for a charger to charge your iPhone, iPod or other USB gadget, when you are out and about then you may want to check out the new Scosche solBAT II Solar USB Gadget Charger.

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Pink Fisheye Camera for Valentine’s Day

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The popular Fisheye camera from Lomography, the company behind produtcs such as the Diana Multi Pinhole Camera and the LOMO Lubitel 166+ Camera, has now been released in a new pink edition in time for Valentine’s Day. The world’s greatest compact Fisheye camera is back in pink!

Sirius Stiletto 2 phasing out, killed by iPhone?

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Sirius XM's long-serving Stiletto 2 portable satellite radio is being taken off the market, sources said Wednesday. While still available in a few areas, stocks are reportedly dwindling and could clear out soon. Orbitcast hasn't received word of whether there will be a replacement....

Ovi Maps Racing hits Symbian Phones

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After just announcing that over 1 million downloads of Ovi Maps Navigation were done in the first week of it being made free, we came across this cool little game called Ovi Maps Racing that allows you to race around streets anywhere on the globe.

TUAW at Big Nerd Ranch: cabin tour

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Filed under: Developer, iPhoneMore coverage of TUAW's inside look at developer boot camp. See below for notes & disclaimer. This is a quick video I shot on Sunday. It's a quick tour of my cabin, just to show you what the lodging and amenities at the Big Nerd Ranch look like.

Toshiba Portege M780 Support Multitouch

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Toshiba readying a new Portege laptop lineup dubbed Portege M780. Arrive in a convertible tablet design with a swivel multi toush support display, M780 packs a 12.1 inch TruBright LED backlit with a 1,280 x 800 pixel resolution. And of course there’s Windows 7 OS included.

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