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Beta beat: Backup your Blu-ray discs with MakeMKV

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Filed under: Software, Video, Beta BeatYou know that it's possible to backup your CDs with iTunes and your DVDs with Handbrake, but what about that new Blu-ray disc (BD) you just received during the holidays?

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China announces it will begin censoring text messages

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Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Mobile In yet another display of censorship, China has announced it will begin scanning all text messages. The messages will automatically be scanned for keywords provided by the police.

Star Wars Death Star Fathead coming in February for $100

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There you go, right on the living room wall. A big, fat Death Star. I’d personally cut off all the fluff at the bottom there. It’s the Death Star. Not the Death Star, sponsored by Star Wars and a couple Fathead logos. It’s not some stadium with naming rights and all that.

Analyst: Google may sell just 1m Nexus Ones

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Citigroup researcher Mark Mahaney today estimated that Google may ship only a small number of Nexus One smartphones in 2010.

Garmin intros budget zumo 220 for motorcycle riders

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Garmin on Wednesday introduced the lowest-priced navigation device for motorcycle riders in its current range, with the zūmo 220.

Willow Garage Tries to Jumpstart Open Source Robotics With Free Robots

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Robotics company Willow Garage is giving 10 of its robots free to researchers in return for a promise that they will share their development efforts with the open source community.

CoPilot Live now offers almost complete nav app for free

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Filed under: iPhone, App ReviewALK Technologies, the creators of CoPilot Live, have released a free version of their navigation app with some catches. The free version, called CoPilot Directions [iTunes link] has turn-by-turn navigation, trip planning and 2D maps.

Cellular South quits CTIA, claims AT&T and Verizon bias

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US regional carrier Cellular South today quit the phone industry's CTIA group over claims of unfair bias in its treatment.

Verizon cuts Internet for repeat media pirates

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Verizon today admitted that it has disconnected some users whose connections have repeatedly been seen carrying pirated material. The provider's spokeswoman, Bobbi Henson, wouldn't say how many or after how many notices but said Verizon has "cut some people off" in small numbers.

Analyst tidbits suggest a Verizon tablet or iPhone

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Filed under: Rumors, iPhone With several analysts weighing in today on tablet components, there are a few items that might make you sit up a little straighter and take note -- especially if you're eager for an alternative to your AT&T contract.

Analyst Predicts Verizon iPhone Announcement Next Week

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What if in addition to a tablet, Apple made another huge announcement at next week’s press event, like a Verizon iPhone? That’s what an analyst is predicting.

Apple in talks with nearly all major book publishers

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Apple is currently in negotiations with “nearly all (and most likely all) of the six largest trade publishers,” says Publishers Marketplace. Representatives are said to be meeting in New York this week, specifically to discuss arrangements for e-books published on an Apple tablet.

ASUS expected to announce sub-$500 Eee Pad in early June

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You guys like tablets? And Tegra? Well according to DigiTimes, “Asustek Computer plans to unveil a tablet PC based on Nvidia’s Tegra processor at Computex Taipei 2010.” That conference runs from June 1st to the 5th. The pricing is supposed to be below $500.

Gadgetell Hands On: Cignias NAO Symphony wireless music station

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Section: Audio, Portable Audio, Communications, Accessories, Mobile, Reviews, Peep Shows, Features As like the gallery that I posted yesterday, this latest, which covers the Cignias NAO Symphony wireless music station is still getting the finishing touches in terms of a review.

Space Bar hides your ugly keyboard and adds USB ports

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No the Space Bar isn’t the latest thing that the Russian space administration is using to lure rich people to the ISS. It’s also not an Apple accessory despite the very Apple styling. The thing is designed to add USB ports and hide your ugly keyboard.

Power companies need to get ready for electric cars says report

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One of the things that President Obama has been working on since he took office is bailing out the ailing auto industry. The poor economy hit automakers very hard and the government had to bail some of the larger US carmakers out to prevent them from going out of business.

Quanta looks to iPhone style computer to spur growth

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It’s easy to see why manufacturers are rushing to launch devices that look and feel like the iPhone. The iPhone is massively popular and quickly became one of the top smartphones on the market globally with only a few carriers offering the device.

Microsoft sues TiVo, backs AT&T

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Microsoft late Tuesday was discovered to have sued TiVo over alleged patent infringement in its DVRs. The complaint accuses TiVo in a San Francisco court of copying Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV technology in the DVRs themselves, the software and the subscription-based service.

Panasonic to be first to market with $700 64GB SDXC card?

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Section: Imaging, Digital Cameras, Peripherals, Storage The day is finally here when you can spend more on media than on the device using the media. Panasonic Japan announced two new SDXC cards: a 48GB and a 64GB. The cards will be available February 19, presumably in Japan for $550...

My Apologies To Football

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Normally, I’d be all about the playoffs, and you’d get sick of me talking American football. But this year all of my teams got knocked out (only one even made it to this past weekend) so I’ve been ignoring it.

Boxee adding paid-content support Summer 2010

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Boxee have announced that they intend to add payments support to their media center platform, allowing users to purchase pay-per-view and subscription content from the company’s media partners.

PlugPBX turns Marvell SheevaPlug into Asterisk VoIP system

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Skype did a great job of pushing VoIP into the mainstream, but if you’ve considered graduating up from their closed platform to a more open, flexible system such as the open-source Asterisk project then you may have found it all a bit intimidating.

Video: Sanyo Eneloop Bike Pedals For You

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Sanyo has brought its electric Eneloop bike to the US, and when we were in CES we got to take a look. It’s certainly not the first electric bike around: Even Sanyo has been making them in Japan since the early 1970s.

Downgrade Your Camera With The Gigtube Remote Viewfinder

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If you have $200 you were thinking of tossing in the trash, you could instead send it to me. I promise to waste it on booze and Cuban cigars.

Apple said talking to Qualcomm, Verizon

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Apple has been talking to Qualcomm and Verizon for its devices, new rumors assert today. In discussing NorthEast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar's beliefs about what the tablet will include, GigaOM's founder Om Malik understands that Apple has been collaborating with Qualcomm and Verizon for future...

Apple iSlate Glass Photos Spotted

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MacObserver received some pictures of part of the iSlate recently which shows the device front casing. The clear glass section in the middle of the frame is capable of holding a 10 inch screen according to the source who sent the photos in.

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