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Japanese researchers work on 1,000-year memory device

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Hard disks and recording media to store data are great and all, but especially for sensitive information (such as corporate data) longevity and reliability are major problems.

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Good Times (get it?): Clocks made from Atari cartridges

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Combine your longing for the good old days of early video gaming with your obsessive need to be on time, and you’ve got yourself a series of clocks made from old Atari cartridges selling for $20 apiece.

Verizon FiOS internet speed boost: up to 20Mbps uploads

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If you’ve considered Verizon’s FiOS internet service but dismissed it for being too slow for your tastes, the news that they’re speeding up the fiber-optic system will come as a pleasant surprise.

Notes in iPhone OS 3.0: getting rid of that syncing feeling

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Filed under: How-tos, Troubleshooting, iPhone, iPod touchWhen I heard that OS 3.0 was going to enable syncing of notes between the iPhone and the Mac, I was overjoyed.

Kohjinsha SK3 – Touchscreen Netbook

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Kohjinsha SK3 - Touchscreen Netbook The SK3 is a new touchscreen netbook (tablet) from Kohjinsha that features a 7″ screen. It is an upgrade from a previous model. Included in the new release is a new battery and camera.

Over 1m iPhone 3G S sold in first three days

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Apple have announced sales figures for the iPhone 3G S, and while there was talk of fewer buyers turning out for their latest-gen smartphone the numbers are still undeniably healthy.

Seagate bumps FreeAgent pocket drive to 640GB

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640GB is the new 500GB. Why Seagate? Because theirs come with very nice optional docks that include USB hubs.

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Samsung Mini S2

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Offered in pink, blue and white. But not in 640GB. [Akihabara News via Engadget]

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LG Suit at World IT Show 2009

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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LG Electronics has recently unveiled the LG-SV710 a.k.a. Suit during World IT Show 2009 in South Korea. Measuring 14.7mm-thick, this premium clamshell phone is specially designed for businessmen and comes with a high-gloss blue body, a 3MP shooter with video recording, and five new mobile games.

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Needlepoint Space Invader fridge magnets

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Needlepoint Space Invader fridge magnets

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Apple rejects a Commodore 64 emulating iPhone app that coulda been a contender

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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It's happened again. Apple has officially rejected an app that at first blush seems harmless and fun. This time it's a Commodore 64 emulator from Manomio that offered a realistic joystick and keyboard, portrait and landscape gaming, and a fully licensed C64 emulator code.

Anti Slip Gadget Holder with USB Card Reader

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Some of you might remeber that anti slip gadget holder with USB hub that we covered here at GeekAlerts last month. A new version is now available, featuring a USB card reader.

New worm attack hits Twitter

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Section: Computers, Security, Web, Web 2.0, Websites Twitter is under attack by yet another worm. This one is spreading via a Twitter message claiming to be an invite from your friends and asking that you check the attachment for more info. The attachment contains the Ackantta.B worm...

USB Retro Microphone

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Looking for an alternative to the previously covered Retro USB Microphone and the Retro Wireless USB Microphone? Here’s a new retro computer mic that might be just the ticket.

Unsourced stories on Jobs’ health: do you approve?

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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People are wondering why the Wall Street Journal is able to run a completely unsourced story about Steve Jobs' liver transplant. It's because the WSJ is confident in its source but doesn't want to indicate anything about the nature of that source.

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iLounge releases speed test videos of iPhone 3G S

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: iPhoneTesting how speedy the iPhone 3G S "S for speed" really is has become de rigueur. iLounge has put together two videos comparing the facility of the 3G S to the 3G, last year's iteration of the iPhone, and to the second generation iPod touch.

Talkcast reminder: iPhone 3.0 & 3G S week in review, 10pm Sunday

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: TUAW Business, Podcasts If only we'd had any sort of Apple news to talk about this week! Last week Christina and the crew reviewed WWDC and looked ahead to this week's product introductions.

Damnation station

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"Damnation" Timberclad PS3 [Brass Goggles]

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Sony announces 15.5-inch VAIO NW Series

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Sony recently announced another Vaio Notebook Series dubbed the Vaio NW which features a 5.5-inch WXGA display with XBRITE and is powered an 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 400GB Hard Drive, 4GB of DDR2 RAM and a a 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4570 graphics card.

Visual Voicemail hosed after an upgrade? Here’s the likely solution

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: How-tos, Tips and tricks, iPhoneThis happened to me last time I upgraded from my original iPhone to the 3G. I went to check messages, and instead of seeing the list of people who called, the phone simply dialed the voicemail number.

Geek Hand Sign T-Shirt

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Wow, the Geek Hand Sign T-Shirt($TBA) for our geek!"This is one for you web developers and coders ou..(more...

3G S sales expectations shift higher, Apple offers $30 credit for activation issues

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: iPhoneIt's Father's Day here in the USA, UK and Canada (best wishes to all the Mac daddies out there!), and if the tea-leaf-reading over the iPhone 3G S launch is accurate, it looks like quite a few of those dads may have gotten a shiny new phone as a gift from the spouse and kids.

2011 Audi R8 Spyder coming with V10 only

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Audi is getting ready to announce their 2011 R8 Spyder either at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show or the LA Auto Show in December. The 2011 Audi R8 Spyder features a 5.2-liter V10 engine which produce 525 hp, with a standard six-speed manual gearbox or optional R-tronic automated transmission.

Huawei Android phones U8230 and Windows Mobile C8000 at CommunicAsia 2009

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Huawei Technologies has announced two new Smartphones at the CommunicAsia 2009. The new phones are the Huawei U8230 Android Phone (image above) and the Huawei C8000 Windows Mobile Phone.

Review: 90 minutes with the Viliv S5

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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The Viliv S5 is compact, very well built, has custom UI software, and runs Windows XP at a fair clip. At $600, it's as cheap as a fancy netbook, and has an 4.8" touchscreen display, 60GB hard drive, 1.33 GHz Atom CPU and 6 claimed hours of battery life (I got about 4:30). It weighs just one pound.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 25 2009

June 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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We’ve been singularly cellularly obsessed here at SlashGear over the past seven days, and it’ll come as no surprise that the run-up to the iPhone 3G S has occupied much of our attention.

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