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Gadgetell Guide: Porting a number to a new phone

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Features, How ToWith the recent advent of the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre, along with the BlackBerry Tour and the slew of upcoming BlackBerrys, Android handsets and cool not-so-dumb-phones (the upcoming LG Chocolate stands out) there’s a chance you...

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MoGo Talk integrated folding Bluetooth headset line expands to BlackBerry models, we’re giving 50 away

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If you watched in agony as the very-cool MoGo Talk Bluetooth iPhone headset was announced and given away here on CrunchGear while your BlackBerry sat idly on your desk, take heart. The BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Javelin versions are coming and we’re giving 50 of the Curve models away.

Camera Zoom 1.1 app released for OS 3.0

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Filed under: App ReviewWhen I tried to take fourth of July fireworks pictures at Jones Beach in Long Island, I was too far away from the action to get anything really good.

Weezer classics now in chiptune form

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If you’re like me, you grew up with a Nintendo Entertainment System and then spent your formative years listening to Weezer. Now the best of both worlds is available in true chiptune form with music label Pterodactyl Squad’s Weezer — The 8-bit Album.

Update: Pushfix for Jailbroken iPhones caused Push broadcast problems

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We have an update on the AIM push problem we wrote about this morning. The problem only affects jailbroken iPhones 2 and 3G running the homebrew app Pushfix. If you are in this sad number please restore to the original firmware or risk seeing your IMs spread far and wide.

NZXT M59 gaming chassis announced

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NZXT announced a brand new gaming chassis today called the M59 and this thing was designed with the ultimate gamer in mind. In fact, it provides superior ventilation and includes five fans so you don’t have to worry about overheating.

Solar powered Bluetooth speakers from Devotec

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Section: Audio, Portable Audio, Speakers, Gadgets / Other, GreenSolar powered speakers are nice, but they can be better. Devotec’s idea: let’s put Bluetooth in it! So here we are, the “Solar Sound” is a solar powered set of speakers that includes Bluetooth. Since the folks at...

No it’s not fancy, but the Barnes and Noble e-book reader works a-okay

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So I just bought House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street, by William D. Cohen, from the just-launched Barnes and Noble e-book store. Long story short, it works pretty well, but there sure as heck isn’t a hint of polish on this thing. So here’s how it worked.

A new HTC Android phone surfaces on the rumornets

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We know that there are going to be dozens of Android handsets out there within a year, so why shouldn't they start popping up all over the place? Unfortunately, it's unlikely that many of these phones will be as exciting as the Hero or Rachel, as this rumored HTC handset shows.

AVC LiveLine Internet home surveillance system revealed

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AVC has revealed a brand new Internet home surveillance system today called LiveLine IP, which just hit beta today. This new system makes it easy to keep track of your home, no matter where you are.

Cracking a safe the DIY robot way

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Hypothetically, say you found a safe in your garage. Maybe left there by the previous owner, maybe part of your wife’s family’s old junk — nobody seems to know. You hear an intriguing rattle inside; what could it be? Gold? Silver? An old stick of gum?

Apple Sold Twice As Many iPhones As Macs Last Quarter. And It’s Closing The Gap On iPod Sales Too

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The quarterly numbers are in for Apple. And once again they're very good. It was another non-holiday record quarter in terms of revenues and earnings. But the real number that jumps off the page is the iPhone sales.

How Much Is That Apple Tablet Going To Cost? Not $399 Or $499.

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There's always good bits of data you can pry from Apple's cold fingers during the Q&A sessions of its quarterly earnings conference calls. Today was no different. As usual, a question came up about Apple entering the "low-end" laptop market, which is a fancy way of saying "netbook" market.

SIMbook takes SIM card concept and makes it much more work

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Oh I get it. It’s a SIMbook. Like how a SIM card that holds your phone numbers on your cell phone except it’s a phone book that you write phone numbers in by hand. Clever.

Remix David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” on your iPhone

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Filed under: Multimedia, iPhone, First LookI'm a big David Bowie fan, regardless of the era. From Ziggy Stardust to Tin Machine, I'm a just a fan. Bowie's first big UK hit, "Space Oddity," was originally released on July 11, 1969.

Sub-$1000 1080p projector from Vivitek around the corner

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Section: Video, HDTV, Peripherals, Displays/ProjectorsSure, you can get a LCD or plasma HDTV for $1000. However, then you’re stuck with a fixed screen size. This August, Vivitek is planning to ship the H1080FD 1080p DLP projector at $999 (retail price). Just think about watching...

Gillette, with 83 blades per razor, has John Cena and Chris Jericho shooting about how great shaving is

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Oh now this is rich. Gillette—I think they’re up to 44 blades per razor now—has teamed up with WWE to promote the dark art of male grooming. Why should you care? I don’t know, perhaps you enjoy “social networking” and all that?

Intel launches new 34nm SSD the X25-M

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Section: Computers, Hardware, Laptops, Netbooks Intel recently launched the new successor to the 50nm SSD, the X25-M 34nm. The main differences between the two small SSDs is the fact that the 34nm is more efficient and affordable, which makes it a more attractive option for laptop and...

Six pack o’ Star Wars bobble heads over at Woot.com today

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Star Wars fans with ample desk space may want to pick up a cool six pack of bobble head figures over at Woot.com today. The site is selling all six for $30 plus $5 shipping. It’s kind of a mixed bag — Luke, Han, Yoda, Tie Fighter Pilot; sure, great. But Bossk and 4-Lom?

Physical interface design: CMU’s inflatable buttons will be a game-changer

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When it comes to designing a physical interface, you've got a big choice to make: Go the Blackberry route and spec out proper buttons, which offer tactility but are fixed, or go the iPhone route and opt for a touchscreen, which can display an infinite amount of menus but offer zero tactility.

Amateur Astronomer Calls in Jupiter Impact First

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With today's tracking-enabled telescopes, digital cameras, and computer software, amateur astronomers are doing more useful work than ever before. Such was the case with Jupiter: it appears that a large object has just struck the surface of the planet.

Apple reports 2009 Q3 earnings: $8.34B in revenues, profit of $1.35 per share

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Filed under: Apple FinancialFor the quarter just completed, Apple reported 8.34 billion dollars in revenue, and earnings of $1.35 per share (versus the $1.17 consensus estimate). 2.6 million Macs sold, 10.2M iPods, 5.2M iPhones, 36.3% margins.

More Leaks Found in Large Hadron Collider

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Man, tremendous particle accelerators just can't catch a break these days. Right as engineers finished repairing the helium leak that benched the Large Hadron Collider from doing much last year (aside from a successful early test), the team discovered two more vacuum leaks in another part of the...

The TRC ElectraShield in-line notebook surge protector

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Surge protectors are generally something that all of us have on our home computers, but leave behind when traveling. Mostly because even the travel options are large and a pain to use with notebooks. TRC seemed to have solved that issue with the ElectraShield.

Paperless Entertainment… The MPesa Way

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M-Pesa Everywhere Well, now you don’t have to be at the pub to buy me a drink…

Sonic Solutions looking to bring 3D movies to your home, no glasses required

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How badly do you want to watch 3D movies at home? Scale of 1 to 10, let’s say. I’m a 1—I patently have zero interest in 3D movies. (If I want to see a story in 3D I’ll go to Broadway to see a play. Bam, 3D.)

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