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Sony Reader app hits Android Market

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Posting somewhat behind schedule, Sony on Friday put up the Android version of its Reader app on Android Market. The app fits the pattern of other e-reader apps and lets readers buy, download and read ePub or PDF books.

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Three Tons of Mammoth Tusks Confiscated by Authorities

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I bet you didn’t expect to see that headline in your daily SlashGear feed today. Yesterday in St. Petersberg Russia, Russian authorities have indeed found themselves confiscating no less than three tonnes of mammoth tusks from a gang of criminals who were attempting to smuggle them out of the...

Pure Sun Uses Sun’s Rays to Provide Green Light

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The light itself isn’t the color green, but it’s certainly less likely to put you in the poorhouse via electricity bills.

Motorola may foist custom UI on Xoom post-launch

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Motorola may make Xoom users get its custom Motoblur interface after the tablet launches. European Android product manager Jonathan Nattrass said in an interview that the tablet would use pure Android 3.0 to start but get a "social aspect" from Motorola in an update later on.

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Lessons from early days on the Mac App Store with Evernote

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Evernote's Phil Libin has posted an article over at our fellow AOL site TechCrunch talking about the app's first week on the Mac App Store and how it all stacked up (he also did a quick hit in the first few days over on the Evernote blog).

Star Wars Blu-ray release date tipped as September 27th

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Section: Video, Content, DVD/DVR/Blu-ray, HDTV We already knew that Star Wars was heading to Blu-ray and that they had already been available for those willing to pre-order—however we can now tell you that the availability date is September 27th.

More evidence shows Google may have copied Oracle in Android

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Oracle's claims that Google copied Sun's Java code without permission in Android may have gained fuel on Friday. A separate search by Florian Mueller of the code (ZIP) has found more files than Oracle itself cited that appear to lift code directly.

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Psychic Soccer Octopus Gets Memorial Statue

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Germany has unveiled a new memorial for one of the early 21st century's most celebrated individuals--an octopus that was really good at predicting the outcome of soccer games.

iPad 2 Coming February 9th – Rumor

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It certainly feels like the iPad 2 is coming in the next few weeks? In the wake of CES's massive tablet lovefest, we've seen a parade of iPad rumors, all seemingly pointing to the fact that Apple would be unveiling something soon.

Sharpie’s Non-Smudging Pencil uses Liquid Graphite

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Like writing in pencils but don’t like the hassle of their breaking leads? Sharpie’s Liquid Mechanical Pencil is the answer. The tool, looks, feels, and writes like a pen, but it’s actually liquid graphite that’s coming out of that tip.

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Tiny DSLR-Style Camera is Smaller Than its Charger

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If you’re looking for a camera that it small enough to fit in a nostril but which still lets you swap out the lenses like an SLR?

HTC confirms tablet plans, predicts blockbuster Q1 2011

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HTC CEO Peter Chou has confirmed that the company has at least one tablet in the pipeline, telling investors that “we hope the product we eventually unveil will be one that meets consumers’ needs.” Speaking as part of a financial presentation today, Chou denied that HTC had been...

Turnstyle record player concept only glow-wire away from Tron

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Slap some EL wire on this, and you could be looking at the best Tron-themed record player around. In fact it’s the handiwork of designer R.D. Silver, who set himself the task of stripping a turntable down to its bare essentials and ended up with Turnstyle.

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: January 21 2011

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What’s that I hear on the horizon? Is it Google TV? Take a peek as apps begin separating into touchscreen and non-touchscreen groups to prep for the oncoming.

Duke Nukem Forever: May 3

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Quickly now: Duke Nukem Forever will be released on May 3 of this year for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. 2K, the game’s publisher, says that “May 3, 2011 marks Duke’s return as he unleashes his brash and brutally honest wit on the world.

Arms & Armor exhibit shows you the Tibetans you don’t want to mess with

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We know the Tibetans as a peaceful, Buddhist peoples, which is why the title of this current exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art caught me off-guard: "Tibetan Arms and Armor." What, they had weapons?

Logitech Couch Mouse M515 Due This Month, Harmony Software Hits More Remotes

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Two bits of Logitech news for your Friday. The first up is a new mouse they’ve got called the Couch Mouse M515. As the name implies, it works on surfaces that normally would drive a mouse crazy, like blankets and couches.

Verizon surprisingly against net neutrality

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Section: Web If you were were the CEO of Verizon, I could understand why you would want to rid everyone of net neutrality. A simple motive: make more money at the expense of the consumers.

FlipIt! USB charger makes an AC sandwich

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With more gadgets wanting to get their juice via USB, and the contents of our hardware bags quickly outnumbering the AC sockets on offer, manufacturers are getting clever to ways they can extend what power ports are accessible at any one time. FlipIt!

HTC surges 160% thanks to Android, to ship 8.5m phones in Q1

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HTC on Friday said its profit jumped 160 percent in the fall as part of record business it expected to accelerate this year. Its decision to focus on Android for almost all of 2010 saw it reach a net profit of $501.2 million.

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Oxford scientists edge toward quantum PC with 10b qubits

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Oxford University scientists have created silicon with 10 billion bits of quantum entanglement for the first time. The team says this breaks new ground in the effort to create a quantum computer that would be much more powerful than a conventional computer.

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Two iOS apps meant to teach toddlers valuable lessons

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There is a new trend starting in interactive children's media: books that don't really tell a fully formed story, but are meant to teach a lesson. As with many new ideas, the first ones are pretty rough and may not be worth bothering with, but the potential is vast.

David Bowie Comes to Rock Band 3

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The Thin White Duke is coming to a console near you. Five of David Bowie's classic songs--"Blue Jean," "Fame," "Modern Love," "Young Americans," and "Ziggy Stardust"--will be arriving on Rock Band 3 next week.

An Electricity-Free Lamp That Reflects The Sun’s Rays

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The sun is good for a lot of things, namely providing warmth and energy. But it's easy to forget that it also produces light. But a new lamp created by Igland Design instead harnesses that light. Though, calling the Pure Sun a lamp might be a bit of a stretch.

VUDU 2.0 UI released today: HDTVs, Blu-ray, PS3 & Boxee Box to benefit

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VUDU has announced that the new 2.0 interface is going out today to most VUDU-enabled HDTVs and Blu-Ray players, as well as PS3 and Boxee Box users.

Android code copying evidence lends weight to Oracle suit

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Evidence that Google directly copied Sun Microsystems code – now owned by Oracle – has been found in multiple Android files, suggesting the Oracle’s patent infringement case against the search giant does indeed hold water.

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