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Android “Donut” makes its first delicious appearance, packed with new toys

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This weekend just turned into an early Christmas for Android hackers everywhere. Google just dropped an early alpha version of the upcoming major Android update, "Donut", into the code repository.

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FujiFilm FinePix F70EXR Camera

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FujiFilm announced the FinePix F70EXR Digital Camera. It is a 10 megapixel camera with a Super CCD EXR imgae sensor and features a sleek and compact design with a 10X long zoom Fujinon lens. Apart from taking photos the FinePix F70EXR can also shoot videos at 30fps in a 640 x 480 pixels resolution.

CrunchDeals: Refurb 8GB iPhone 3G now $49

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AT&T is practically giving these away now. A refurbished 8GB iPhone 3G is now going for $49 with a 2-year service contract. AT&T Thanks for the tip, F!end!

Bonus Saturday Evening Post

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The inbox was pretty full, and I’m waiting for my nail polish to dry, so I figured I’d give you a little bonus. My mother is fascinated that I can type with wet nail polish, but I am a woman of many talents.

Hesse confirms Sprint will have an Android device this year, maybe more

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Speaking at Brainstorm: Tech, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse explicitly stated that Sprint would carry at least one Android device by the end of the year. As to why Sprint has taken this long to pick up an Android device, he said that it wasn’t quite ready for prime time.

Throw a stone and you’ll find Windows 7 OEM online to download. Not that you’d do such a thing, of course.

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Friends, you cannot go anywhere on the Internet without running into the OEM version of Windows 7. This is the same version of the operating system that’ll be loaded onto your Dells, your HPs, your Lenovos, etc. I mention this why?

Do You Ever Just Feel Old?

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I’m going to my class reunion tonight. I shan’t share what one, but it’s up there. When I graduated, I thought by now I’d have gone out in a blaze of glory, but here I still am. Who would’ve guessed?

iPhone apps I paid for but don’t use

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Features, iPhone, App Store, iPod touchWhen the App Store was launched, I went a bit nutty and downloaded lots of apps. Eventually I limited myself to apps I thought I'd love. Some were free, some weren't.

CrunchDeals: Wolf King WARRIOR Game Pad for $20 (today only)

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Look at all them buttons. Them’s some nice buttons arranged in a semi-circle to help you “frag” your friends or whatever it is you youngins call it today. Froobi’s selling (today only!) the Wolf King WARRIOR Game Pad for just $20 plus $5 for shipping.

Found Footage: Pull My Finger stands for freedom

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Filed under: Found Footage, iPhone, App StoreI've got a soft spot in my comedy heart for The Daily Show's Wyatt Cenac, one of the newer correspondents on the program; he often manages to give interview subjects just enough Colbertian leeway to wander into the danger zone, then lets them blunder...

Server hidden in Closet

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This is a nice example of how you can hide a server without just sticking the beige box in a closet or in some furniture. You can tell that Vassilis Papanikolaou took his time when thinking about an efficient system layout.

Wi-Fi TV Concept

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WiFi Tv is basically a handheld internet television designed to access on-demand TV services available on the internet. TV shows and films can be streamed from the internet to the 6-inch touchscreen display. There are two slide-out speakers that provide a comfortable hand position.

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Phonevision, the video on-demand service of yesteryear

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So you’re out and about with the Misses, enjoying a nice night on the town. Maybe doing some light shopping in the downtown area. You know, a date night. Anyway, you both decide that you wanna watch a movie when you get home.

Augmented reality apps on hold until 3.1?

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Filed under: iPhone, App StoreIt was only a couple of weeks ago that straphanger hopes for an augmented reality guide to the NYC subways were flying high... and now it looks like they may have to wait for Labor Day before they can amaze their friends and stun their enemies.

Garmin-Asus nuviphone G60 to launch in Taiwan on July 27

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Gadgets / Other, GPS/Navigation In a pretty surprising press release, the Garmin-Asus nuviphone G60 is set to hit Taiwanese retail stores on July 27, while Singapore and Malaysia will be receiving the same phone by late...

New Intel X-25M SSDs on Hold: Firmware Problem

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You may have heard about Intel coming out with new SSDs. This X25-M upgrade represents the same capacities (80GB and 160GB) at much lower prices ($225 from $595 and $440 from $945 respectively), not to mention better reading speeds (”a 25 percent reduction in read latency”).

Asus O!Play HDP-R1 Media Player

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Our friends at Engadget Spanish have a new toy in their office. Asus has sent them the ASUS O!Play HDP-R1 media player. The gadget supports an HD video playback in a wide variety of codecs, including MPEG1/2/4, H.264, VC-1, and RM/RMVB.

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Latest AVG update flags iTunes as a threat and prevents it from working

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Section: Apple, Computers, Security, Software / ApplicationsUsers of iTunes who also use AVG as their anti-virus solution were given a rude surprise today when they tried to run the program. They were blocked from doing so and AVG popped up with a “Threat detected” warning saying iTunes was...

Review: FireKing MediaVault and IoSafe Solo

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Hopefully you’ll never have to test a fireproof or waterproof hard drive in a real life situation but you can rest assured that many of the claims put forth by these manfucturers are true.

OCZ’s Colossus SSD Unveiled

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OCZ’s new Colossus SSD drive was debuted at Computex last month. Available in capacities ranging from 128GB to 1TB, all of the drives come in a 3.5-inch enclosure that sports two RAIDed SSD drives mounted to a single PCB. Unfortunately, there is no info on the release date so far.

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Windows 7 RTM Original DVD ISO Image Torrent Download

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A few days ago we posted about the latest Windows 7 RTM download, that version was repacked and modified ISO Image, now original Windows 7 RTM ISO Image has also been leaked on Torrents and Rapidshare.

SteelSeries Introduces New Gaming Mice, Mouse Pad

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SteelSeries, the leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, has recently introduced two new gaming mice namely the SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse and the SteelSeries Kinzu Optical Mouse. In addition, the company also announced the 9HD, a hard surface mouse pad.

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Mimo Mini USB Monitor

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If you are searching for a secondary USB monitor, the Mimo Mini from ThinkGeek might be the right answer for you. The display features a 800 x 480 resolution with a 350 cd/m2 brightness level, 400:1 contrast ratio, and portrait/ landscape view.

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Mini LED Camping Lantern

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The mini camping lantern provides maximum brightness enough to light up a small tent. The water-resistant lamp is also small enough to hang on a keychain (included). Its built-in battery provides enough juice for up to 25-hours of continuous use.

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Changes in Apple attitudes force changes in Google Latitude

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Filed under: Internet Tools, iPhone, App StoreWe didn't want to let the week slip into the weekend without mention of the long-awaited release, on Thursday afternoon, of Google's Latitude client for iPhone, allowing users to update their locations to the social service and keep track of friends and...