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Verizon iPhone buyers can keep older plans, see shipping

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Electronista has received word from those pre-ordering Verizon iPhones that they may have the opportunity to use a different cellphone plan. Those who pre-ordered the device are told that, while Apple's device normally requires the $30 or $45 data plans, they can keep the deprecated 150MB plan.

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NASA Discovers Earth-sized Planets in New Solar System

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NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the discovery of six planets orbiting a sun-like star, Kepler-11. This is the largest group of planets outside our solar system found to be orbiting a single star.

Apple patents suggest iPad “kickstand,” graphics pen

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Apple's R&D is always hard at work coming up with various ideas for Apple products, and when they do, Apple usually lays down the paperwork for patents on them, whether they're destined for actual release or not.

Scrabble-Like iOS App Crosses Platforms to Android

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Before Angry Birds mania swept mobile device users everywhere, the masses were interested in words. The Scrabble-like Words With Friends app, that is. An upcoming new platform release for the game may prove that while pigs may be dying in droves, words are still alive and well.

The quest for a rechargeable lithium-air battery

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Interesting article from IEEE Spectrum about the potential benefits of developing a usefully rechargeable lithium-oxygen cell (for use, most importantly, in electric cars) and the challenges that remain for that research.

Samsung: Galaxy Tab Return Rates Inflated–By A LOT

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Earlier in the week, work got out that Samsung Galaxy Tab buyers were returning the device at a rather unnerving rate of 15 percent (16 percent in some reports).

Acer, MSI US join in on Intel Sandy Bridge recalls

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Acer and MSI's North American division on Thursday joined in on the recalls and updates following Intel's Sandy Bridge chip flaw. Both have stopped shipping new PCs and mainboards using the H67 and P67 chipsets and are recalling systems and parts that are already on shelves.

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Dungeon Defenders Updates to 4.0

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Trendy Entertainment’s popular Dungeon Defenders is getting an update but their 3.0 version was rejected by Apple last week.

Kno tablets face mystery shipment delay

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Early buyers of Kno tablets are now known to have encountered an unexplained delay in getting their 14-inch slates. The hardware was supposed to ship December 21 but in many cases still haven’t received their orders.

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AT&T Motorola ATRIX 4G due March 6: $200 alone or $500 with Laptop Dock

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AT&T plans to begin taking pre-orders for the Motorola ATRIX 4G from February 13, with deliveries and general sales of the sizeable Android smartphone expected on March 6. That’s according to the WSJ, which claims to have been told the dates from the carrier itself.

LG Optimus Black coming soon says T-Mobile

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LG’s Optimus Black smartphone looks to be almost upon us, with UK carrier T-Mobile throwing up a pre-interest page for early registration.

Yahoo! IMAP issue affects iPhone too reveals email sniffing

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Yahoo! wasn’t happy with Microsoft blaming their email systems for the Windows Phone 7 “phantom data” bug; the company pulled out a long list of rival OSes and suggested since none of them issues it was actually Microsoft’s flaky IMAP support to blame.

US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords loves her iPad

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Here's an interesting example of a shared story from The Daily in which U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords proclaims her love of the iPad, and explains how she uses it for work. The Daily's Elizabeth Saab interviewed Rep.

Google Posts Full Android Honeycomb Event Up on YouTube

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Little things like work, money, and travel tend to get in the way of fun stuff. If that weren't the case, maybe you would have attended a Google event yesterday in which the search Goliath demonstrated its much anticipated Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating system.

Motorola Atrix to hit AT&T on March 6 with notebook bundle

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AT&T on Thursday at last committed to a launch for the Motorola Atrix 4G. The dual-core Android flagship will reach its stores on March 6 with pre-orders starting on February 13.

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PS3′s Other OS Due For An Unofficial Comeback

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Lo! It would seem that “Other OS” will return to the PS3, albeit in an unofficial capacity. (Do you honestly think Sony will ever sanction the return of “Other OS”?) Well-known tinker graf_chokolo says he’s brought back the option to install other operating systems, and that it’s “coming soon.”

Samsung: Galaxy Tab Return Rate 2%, Not 14-17% As Reported

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Samsung just can’t get ahead. First there was the little miscommunication concerning Galaxy Tab sales numbers which related to distributors and not consumers. Then a report hit stating that the Galaxy Tab was suffering high return rates.

Robbery Suspected Arrested After Dropped Phone Found

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You just know that Cody Wilkins was kicking himself the second he realized his phone was missing. Maryland police arrested the 25-year-old after discovering his dropped cell phone at the scene of a robbery in Silver Spring, MD. The suspect apparently jumped out the window after residents came home...

Google Bets That Chrome Cannot Be Hacked-for $20,000

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Google is taking a risk in light of the recent news about the new Internet Explorer bug. The company is placing a bet with computer hackers that they cannot hack into the Chrome browser. If they prove Google wrong they win $20,000.00 and a brand new CR-48 Chrome OS notebook.

Almost A Billion Internet Explorer Users Bugged By Malicious Bug

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Reports of a new widespread Internet Explorer vulnerability have been confirmed and the bug affects all versions of Windows including Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2008 R2.

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Makedo Combines Rubbish To Create Toys

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Most you children enjoy nothing more than creating things out of old packaging boxes, tubes and empty containers from household waste.

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Verizon Employees Asked to “Focus on the Customer” – Wait for the iPhone

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If Verizon employees are excited about the opportunity to get an iPhone on Verizon’s network – they will have to wait. Verizon sent out an email to all employees yesterday asking them to refrain from purchasing an iPhone so that there will enough phones available for customers.

Aava Mobile Medfield MeeGo/Android phone confirmed

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It’s looking all the more likely that the Intel Medfield-based MeeGo prototype shown off last week is Aava Mobile‘s second-generation Aava Core design, with the company confirming to SlashGear that the handset is ready to be rolled out at MWC 2011 this month.

Leak shows Sony Ericsson’s odd Xperia play commercial

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A TV commercial for the upcoming Xperia Play from Sony Ericsson has been found online thanks to Droid NYTT. The video shows the Android mascot get some stitched on thumbs for gaming for the PSP-style controls.

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Kitty Face Mask Filters in Fresh Air, Charges via USB

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Although it's more rare to see in th US, it's not as unusual to see people wearing face masks to filter out pollution in many large Asian cities. Japanese company Thanko has devised a mask that not only makes you look like an adorable kitty, but also filters the air you breathe.

PlayStation 2 Is Still Going Strong

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The PlayStation 2 might be outdated today after being around for 11 years, but fans are still buying the console as if it were still brand new. Sony released its first quater sales and the PlayStation 2 is still doing well.

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