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FCC bans current 700MHz devices, clears path to 4G

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The FCC in a new order (PDF) set out the road to 4G data by banning the sale of all current devices that use the 700MHz band.

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Two-week iMac rentals for $8.56 per day?

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I noticed the fellas from PoketyPoke each carrying around an iMac box after the Digital Experience event at CES last week. “Wow, you guys really went all out,” said I. “Yeah,” said they, “Did you know you can rent an iMac for two weeks for $120?” I had not heard of this, no sir.

Apple flush with cash and ready to buy

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Filed under: Rumors, Apple Financial, Steve Jobs, AppleGot a company you're trying to sell? Apple might have a check with your name on it -- BusinessWorld reports that they're in the mood for picking up some new businesses lately.

Sony exec on Internet Video Link for PS3, no new OLEDs

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In a recent interview, COO and President of Sony Electronics USA Stan Glasgow revealed some interesting tidbits of information about the company's future as it pertains to new TV technology and yet more functionality for its PS3 gaming console.

CES 2010 Hands-on: Sony Bloggie camcorder with 360-degree lens

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Section: Video, Portable Video, Trade Shows, CES CES seemed to be done as far as I was concerned. That’s how I felt until I looked at my Kodak Zi8 and remembered the first product to truly impress me at the massive tech exhibit - the Sony Bloggie line of digital camcorders.

Resistive screens are dead: HTC now selling a stylus for capacitive screens

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When it comes to touchscreens, you just can't beat the feeling of a nice, high-quality capacitive screen.

Jobs: “mobile ads suck”

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Apple's deal to buy Quattro is part of Steve Jobs' own goal of 'fixing' the mobile ad space, an apparent scoop claimed late Thursday.

TUAW Tip: Get an instant definition of any word in a pop up window

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Filed under: Odds and ends, iWork, TUAW Tips, Snow LeopardGee, I love stuff like this, and I wish I would have known about it a long time ago. The tip comes from OSXhelp.com and it's a great one. Need a quick definition of a word in Safari or an email?

Green roofs go vertical

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We've all heard of green roofs, but a company named Green Living Technologies even makes green walls. Their proprietary system of panels, made from recyclable aluminum or stainless steel, can go completely vertical yet are designed to be deep enough to support grass and even vegetables, while still...

Smartbook trademark owners not as specifically intelligent as their product

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For some odd reason Slashgear has been using the term smartbook in their posts, a portmanteau that is, arguably, about as descriptive as “sandwichbacon” or “cleverob/gyn” in that it conflates two terms in with the suggestion that other members of its own classification are...

Boost your system performance with an $80 Kingston SSDNow V 30GB Flash Drive

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Section: Peripherals, Storage For only $80, you can get a Kingston SSDNow V 30GB Flash Drive that will boost your system performance. Boasting speeds of up to 180MB/sec. read speed and 50MB/sec. write speed, it is a surefire way of decreasing your boot time or even your software startup time.

AT&T fights Verizon with $99 unlimited smartphone plan, more

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AT&T has already responded to Verizon's rate cuts with similar drops of its own. Beyond matching the prices of its unlimited voice and voice-plus-messaging plans, AT&T has now lowered the cost of a smartphone or iPhone plan with unlimited voice to $100.

PS3, Wii see record sales in December

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December saw record sales for the video game industry, according to analyst group NPD. It was in fact the biggest sales month to date, or at least as long as NPD has been keeping such stats. The record was a welcome change to the industry, which has otherwise suffered sales declines.

Plug-Watch: Cute Power Cube, The Best Adapter Yet?

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Power plugs. You hate them, I’m obsessed with and fascinated by them, so here’s something for both of us. The Cute Cube not only looks great, it solves pretty much all the annoyances of a multi-socket adapter.

NY teen arrested after leaving threatening note on screen in Apple Store

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Filed under: Retail, Odds and ends A teen in New York has been arrested for leaving a threatening note on the screen of a computer at an Apple Store.

Interview: We talk to the lead developer of Plex Media Center for Mac OS X: It was doing Boxee-like stuff before Boxee was cool

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Plex’s main menu, shown with the optional Aeon skin As far as XBMC forks go, Boxee certainly appears to have the most heat. It has VC money pouring in, flashy deals with content providers, and you’ll soon be able to buy a dedicated D-Link box to more easily use it on your TV.

Apple tablet said in “full production”

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Apple is already in full swing manufacturing its tablet device, analyst Matt Thornton at AVI Securities said in a note on Friday.

LG 32″ LH30 Deal of the Day

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The LG LH30 is an affordable 1080p TV packed with some great features and technology. It has many LG innovative technologies including * Full HD 1080p resolution – 1920 x 1080p * 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for deeper blacks and greater picture detail * Picture Wizard – enables...

Cox to launch wireless network in March

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Section: Communications, Mobile Cox Communications has announced that it will launch its 3G wireless network in March. Initially it will use Sprint’s infrastructure but will eventually run on Cox’s own. It will be available in three markets to begin with and eventually expand.

DIY Lens Cap Saver Is Ingeniously Inventive

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If you take photos with anything other than a little point and shoot, you will have, once in your life, lost a lens cap. Shortly afterwards, you would have found out that a simple plastic disk can be sold for almost $20 (or even $40).

Digital Cube i-Station T9 HD Portable Media Player

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Digital Cube release a new portable media player called i-Station T9 HD which features a 4.3-inch touchscreen TFT LCD display (480×272 pixel resolution). The thickness only 15.2-mm and with HDMI can derived external high resolution display.

Mathletes appreciate the Pi shower curtain

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You’ve been adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing all day long. The sweat gathers in the arm pit region of your short-sleeve button-down work shirt. Your pocket protector feels like it weighs a thousand pounds.

FIC gets into Pine Trail netbooks with unique SVE00

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Not normally known as a contender in netbooks, FIC made its presence felt this week with a new entry, the SVE00.

First look: Inkia MID500 5-inch slate computer

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The Inkia MID500 just hit my desk and I have to show it off. Well, it’s kind of my job. I’ll publish a full review in a week or so, but for now, click through for a video hands-on and my initial pros and cons about the $349 5-inch tablet computer.

Apple scores high on customer experience index, iTunes not so much

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Filed under: iTunes, Surveys and Polls, AppleAccording to AppleInsider, Apple has scored higher than other PC companies on Forrester's new customer experience survey, but their main software app didn't fare quite as well.

Cowon’s J3 to get 3.3-inch AMOLED display, Wi-Fi?

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A Cowon app, jetAudio, has revealed some specs of an upcoming portable media player recently. The Cowon J3, the graphic for which was leaked a few weeks ago and is seen here, is expected to sport an ultra-efficient 3.3-inch AMOLED display with a 480x272 resolution.

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