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Yes, that’s FIFA 10 on Swindon Town’s kit

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I can guarantee than maybe 5 percent of you have ever heard of Swindon Town Football Club, but the team’s partnership with EA FIFA 10 should make them a powerhouse in the Manchester City sense sooner rather than later.

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Charging mobile phones with bikes and scrap

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Just last week two African inventors won recognition for inventions that involved scrap, bicycles and mobile phones. William Kamkwamba grew up as a farmer in Malawi, at the age of just 14, he had built his own wind generator.

UPS, FedEx drivers to square off at 2009 National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships next month

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King of Queens Season Five, Episode 20 (titled Driving Reign) finds Doug Heffernan and his cousin Danny squaring off in an IPS truck race. Hilarity ensues — see the video clip below.

Don’t condemn AT&T too quickly for blocking 4chan (now with AT&T’s official explanation!)

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To quote Grandpa Simpson, “Oh, bitch, bitch, bitch.” Today I woke up to reports that AT&T was being Evil, blocking access to certain sections of 4chan, which you’ll see described as anything from a “Wild West” to a “hornet’s nest.” (That blocking has since stopped, by the way.)

Verizon to sell Palm Pre next year, long national nightmare is over

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Verizon confirmed in an analyst conference call that the Palm Pre, the little smartphone the could, will be available on Verizon’s network between Q1 and the end of Q2 next year.

Ericsson to Buy Nortel CDMA, LTE Units

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Ericsson, the world's largest maker of cell phone networks, has agreed to buy Nortel's wireless network equipment unit for $1.13 billion, according to Bloomberg.The deal gives Ericsson a larger slice of North America's wireless market in time for carriers to expand to LTE (Long-Term Evolution), a...

HD Media Player Docking Station

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Here is a nice little media player that will all the common high definition video formats on the market, including, H.264, Xvid, divx and others. You get a full 1080p output via HDMI and you can plug in all sorts of memory cards and even hard drives. More images and information inside.

WiTricity to bring wireless power to home, office, public restrooms

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WiTricity is working on a wireless power solution that can send power over short distances, thereby reducing the need for wires and cables. The system uses resonant magnetic coupling - essentially a form of radio trasnmission - that can send enough power to charge cellphones or run a television.

Walmart now offering a nicely spec’d sub-$300 Compaq notebook

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, LaptopsAnyone looking for a low price on a laptop may want to check out Walmart because they are currently offering a Compaq Presario (model # CQ60-419WM) for just $298. In terms of specs, this particular model comes with a 15.4-inch display, a 2.10GHz...

Beta Beat: BusyCal from BusyMac

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Filed under: Cool tools, Productivity, Beta Beat The BusyCal public beta is out! I got a preview of BusyCal while at WWDC this year, and have been anxiously awaiting the chance to put it into action. As the developers state on the homepage: "Think of it as iCal Pro."

Bionic Heart Adds Some Steam Punk to Tycoon Games

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Relationships are about to get exceedingly more complicated--by the introduction of a climatic catastrophe and bionic beings. Tycoon Games, developer of several award-winning visual novels and dating sims, has announced the release of its newest steam-punk visual novel, "Bionic Heart."

Panasonic announces the Lumix ZR1, FP8, FZ35

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Three new cameras from Panasonic inbound. Finally, someone besides Samsung is claiming a world’s first. Claiming the hat today is Panasonic with the Lumix ZR1 digital camera. The latest Lumix features a 0.3mm thin ashperical lens, which is a world’s first.

DJ Jazzy Jeff Brings Skills and Likeness to DJ Hero

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Activision has enlisted Grammy Award-winning producer and world-famous turntablist DJ Jazzy Jeff to help set the virtual stage for DJ Hero. This game from the producers of Guitar Hero are now bringing a different sort of musical culture to the table.

VTech’s Kidizoom Plus Digital Camera

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You might spoil your kids to the point of no return, but we hope you don’t go as far as a Rebel XSi for the junior in your family, especially since you can get their sticky little hands on this VTech Kidizoom Plus Digital Camera for a mere $60.

Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T Pre-Order

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It’s finally time to start your pre-order for the upcoming Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T notebook. You’re excited, aren’t you?

Panasonic’s New Diga DVR Series

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Panasonic is back on track with their new range of Diga DVRs that will hit stores in September. With half a dozen different models, you will be able to pick a DVR that is perfect for your needs. Choose from 320GB, 500GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities and don’t expect these to come cheap.

Averatec D1133 puts AMD Athlon 3250e 1.5Ghz CPU into 18.4-inch all-in-one

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TriGem have updated their Averatec D1100-series 18.4-inch desktop all-in-one, by dropping in AMD’s 1.5GHz Athlon X2 3250e low-voltage processor.

Sand-X Bike

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Platune has collaborated with Sand-X, a Swiss company specializing in Off-road vehicles, announced a..(more...

MiFi 2352 now sharing HSPA through Vodafone Spain

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Vodafone Spain have announced that they are the latest carrier to be offering Novatel Wireless’ MiFi 2352 “intelligent personal hotspot”.

Facing Threats, NY Times Investigates Suicide Over Missing iPhone

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The New York Times has investigated the reported suicide of an employee of Foxconn, which manufactures Apple’s iPhones in Taiwan.

Japanese company develops first original green laser diode

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Japan-based Sumitomo Electric Industries has developed the world’s first laser that’s able to produce “pure” green light (press release in English), meaning its semiconductor laser doesn’t need to convert light to green via another color.

Clever rolling table-chair combo design

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Check out Yichun Liu's ingenious entry from last year's Taiwan International Design Competition. When the chairs are slid underneath the table with the front legs placed on the crossbar, they lock into position and handily provide wheels for the table.

1FORMTABLE

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1FORMTABLE is a 'small' table combined a dvd stand and a drawer in one. By British designer John Gra..(more...

Apple Tablet Due in September?

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Headlines are a tricky thing. Today The Financial Times reported some big news, but don't let the big type above their story fool you. They're reporting much cooler news than this semi-snoozer: "Apple joins forces with record labels." Don't get me wrong. It is interesting.

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Mac 101: The Finder’s media browser

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Filed under: Mac 101More Mac 101, our series of tips for new and novice Mac OS X users. Here's a tip that I was recently reminded of while choosing photos from a web browser for upload.

Toshiba is making a whole lot of flash memory chips this month: New iPods? Tablet-related? Puppies?

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New iPods usually come out in September, right? There or thereabouts, at any rate. Well then maybe we should look into this report that says Toshiba will “ramp up” production of flash memory chips during the month of Auguest.

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