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World AIDS Day

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Education, research, treatment, and eventually eradication! It can’t happen without the support of everyone, be it financially or with volunteer hours. Just thought I’d mention it.

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Microsoft already looking at Windows 8

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Well Windows 7 is out, the reviews are in, the service packs are starting to be worked on – that’s the end of it right? Wrong. Microsoft is already looking forward to the next generation of its OS, Windows 8.

Another Eco-Friendly LCD Monitor From NEC

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NEC has rolled out another eco-friendly LCD monitor for the mass market in the form of the MultiSync EA222WMe. This new 22-inch LED-backlit LCD monitor is compliant with Energy Star 5.0, TCO 5.0 and EPEAT Gold, and consumes 52% less power compared to regular panels.

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Universal intros dual-format discs combining DVD and Blu-ray

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Universal Studios Home Entertainment has introduced a new dual-format disc containing both Blu-ray and standard DVD content. The company has aimed the new discs at users planning to upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray in the future, or for owners of multiple systems utilizing both formats.

Autom, the fat-fighting robot, is coming in 2010

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You’ll recall that there was a bit of a buzz a few years ago about a fat-fighting robot named Autom designed to sit on your counter and convince you not to eat that last slice of pizza. Well, the old girl is almost ready for production and should be arriving next Fall.

Samsung Diva S7070 Beautiful Mobile Phone

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Samsung release the new collection of mobile phone. Its Samsung Diva S7070 slider phone with 3.2M pixel camera and 3-inch resistive touchscreen phone WQVGA (240×400 pixel) display.

GE and Comcast finalize majority stake in NBC Universal

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Comcast and General Electric have allegedly finalized a deal that will land Comcast a 51 percent majority stake in NBC Universal, unnamed sources told CNBC. The sources claim only paperwork remains to be finished as the companies prepare to officially announce the merger.

Cyber Monday and Black Friday show nearly identical growth reports

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Section: Gadgets / Other, Household, Lifestyle, Web, Websites Yesterday, we reported on the growth statistics of Black Friday provided by Coremetrics. Today, Coremetrics released the same statistics for Cyber Monday that had similar results.

Mobile phone payment service Square is just around the corner

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Mobile, Gadgets / Other, Lifestyle Jack Dorsey, the creator of Twitter, has unveiled the company website for Square.

Gallery: Bionic Arms Gain Power, Dexterity, Sensitivity

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<< previous image | next image >> Prosthetic legs have gotten an image boost recently, thanks to the high-performance carbon-fiber springs worn by the likes of Oscar Pistorius and Aimee Mullins.

Donkey Kong plus Star Wars equals the nerdiest shirt I’ve seen in a long time

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There should be a contest. If you can go to a bar wearing this shirt (or, say, that one Wi-Fi detecting one) and successfully pick up a member of the opposite sex, you get… I don’t know, a better shirt.

Google phasing out Gears for HTML 5

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Section: Computers, Software / Applications, Web, Web Browsers, Google One of the biggest features of many of Google’s web apps has been their ability to work offline. Through Google Gears we’ve been able to use Gmail and Google Docs among others without having an Internet...

Review: Dexim P-Flip Foldable Power Dock

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Short Version: Equal parts backup battery and iPhone dock, Dexim’s $55 P-Flip Foldable Power Dock serves as a nice daily desk accessory and then easily pulls double duty as a portable travelling companion. Review: Guess what? There are a million iPhone accessories.

Two Books by Stephen Bayley: “Women as Design” and “Cars”

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Stephen Bayley, design critic for The Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, refers to his home’s garden as “a space where we can sit with a book and a glass of wine,” an attitude that I appreciate but might interfere with the clarity of any future book reviews.

The 2011 Audi A8 bests K.I.T.T. in the gadget department

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Cars are increasingly becoming more circuits than gears and the 2011 Audi A8 is a prime example of this transformation. There is likely more tech packed in the full-size Audi sedan than the International Space Station.

Black Screen of Death is the new BSOD

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Section: Computers, Security, Software / Applications Windows 7 users are now being plagued by an error that was supposedly released in the latest security update by Microsoft.

Mail.app rules!

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Filed under: Software, How-tos, ProductivityOne of the neat things about Mail.app is rules. Rules will perform a specified action if a certain condition is met.

Hands On, Kid Tested: Mattel Ucreate Games and Artimation

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Mattel's Ucreate Games and Artimation ($59.99 list) promises to "put mash-up creativity and game creation into the hands of kids." I was intrigued; it sounded like a lot more than a passive game-playing experience.

Samsung introduces a new phone for those with fashion in mind

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Mobile For those of you that can’t afford this glamorous iPhone, Samsung has something in mind for you. They are calling it the Diva Collection.

AT&T ranks last in Consumer Reports survey

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AT&T is once again trailing other major US carriers in its quality of service rankings, Consumer Reports has found in its latest survey (live soon; subscription required).

Researchers Create Shapeshifting Antennas

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Smartphones or GPS navigators that can be rolled up and stuffed into the backpocket of your Diesel jeans are inching closer to reality. Advancements in display technology have created flexible displays that could be available commercially in about two years.

Apple planning to add iTunes LP creation to iDVD?

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Filed under: iLife, RumorsWith the recent introduction of documentation to create iTunes LP and iTunes Extras and the ability to submit the the iTunes Store, Apple might be thinking about bringing development of iTunes LP a bit further.

The Windows 7 black screen of death will destroy us all!

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Have you run into the black screen of death in Windows 7 yet? I haven’t, but that’s probably because I only use Windows as a conduit to playing Team Fortress 2 and spend only as much time as I can in there.

Motorola Milestone (Gsm Droid) first impressions. First 24 hours

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Filmed and uploaded with Motorola MilestoneTest pics:Having fun.. More soon..

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Rumor: MacBook Pro Intel Arrandale processors in January

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Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Macbook ProFudzilla is reporting that Intel will release Arrandale-based processors on January 3rd, 2010. Three in fact, branded as "Core i5" and "Core i7," ranging in speed from 2.4GHz to 2.66GHz. There are two Core i5 models.