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AMD teases Intel, launches website about it

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AMD launched the Break Free Page: a collection of articles and quotes ramming about Intel’s bad behavior. I understand that Intel was a bad boy and revenge is sweet but making a website about it seems a little cheap.

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Chinese C&D may confirm slim PS3

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Cease-and-desist requests sent today may have inadvertently supported rumors of a 120GB slim PlayStation 3 debuting at next month's E3 show. One of the notices delivered to Engadget asks the site to take down its copies of the images, claiming that ...

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DEL Key Fly Swatter: “No ESC for Flies”

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Flies don't last long in my household, thanks to two feline residents who enjoy catching a bit of extra protein now and then.

Blackberry tour 9630 in Verizon’s Inventory

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Blackberry tour 9630 is listed at Verizon Wireless’s inventory.No units are in their stock yet but the Blackberry tour 9630 release date is set to July 13th while its price will be $199 with two-year contract. Blackberry tour 9630 comes in 4.46 x 2.48 x 0.55 inches dimension (approx.)

Last Day Off

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After today, I’m working the entire rest of the week, probably through the weekend. The goal now is to work my tail off and save up money so I can afford to drive down to visit soon.

NEC makes world’s first USB 3.0 controller

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NEC claimed a minor record on Monday by becoming the first company to produce a hardware controller that supports the new USB 3.0 standard. The µPD720200 will let computers and other devices talk to USB 3.0 peripherals and theoretically allows for t...

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Beware of MobileMe phishing scam

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Filed under: Odds and ends, Security, MobileMeSeveral TUAW readers have contacted us about a MobileMe phishing scam. These readers are getting an email that looks surprisingly official (see below). When they click on the Log In button, they're going to a page that has already been shut down.

‘Slide to unlock’ Doormat

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Slide this doormate, Ha ha... The 'Slide to unlock' Doormat($50) for iPhone user. Made of rubber and..(more...

LG enV Touch leak shows specs

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Verizon's LG Voyager sequel has been given a more definitive name and specs though photos of the carrier's Equipment Guide for the device. Now called the enV Touch, the handset will have a 3.2-inch wide VGA (800x480) touchscreen on the outside and a...

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BB Video – Miles O’Brien Reports: An Astronaut Climbs Everest (with a GPS Assist)

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In this episode of Boing Boing Video, guest contributor Miles O'Brien, the veteran space and science reporter formerly with CNN, speaks with astronaut Scott Parazynski as he attempts to summit Mt. Everest.

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Wii: Madden NFL 10 to feature ‘genre-defining’ style

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Wii owners looking for this year’s Madden title to return to the roots of the franchise might be a bit disappointed.

Windows 7 box images leak

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We’re not expecting to see Windows 7 to hit the marketplace until the very end of the year but it seems some images of the packaging has been leaked out. It’s hard to say if these leaked images are real or not, but the way they are structured does make sense.

Wal-Mart testing out game and movie trade-in machines

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Trading in your used video games could get even less personal (not that it needs to be personal in the first place) the next time you’re at Wal-Mart. The company is apparently testing out kiosks for buying, renting, and even trading in movies and games.

NY Design Week 09: ICFF – Lighting: Graypants’ Scrap Lights

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Graypants' Scrap Lights are made from used cardboard boxes. The pendant lamps range in diameter (depending on the size of the box from whence they came) and come in three different shapes: disc, bell, and irregular.

Microsoft Virtual Earth used for OnStar system

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OnStar, GM's in-car telematics service used for security, safety, and communications, is collaborating with Microsoft using Virtual Earth. The addition of the mapping service will give emergency responders better location information with enhanced GP...

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Mac 101: Learn more about your files at a glance

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Filed under: Mac 101Welcome to another edition of Mac 101, TUAW's series for beginners. Today, we show you how to get more bang for your desktop real-estate buck with Finder icon labels.

Rivers May Have Recently Flowed On Mars: Report

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More space news, this time further out into the solar system: the two Mars rovers are still trucking along, but scientists here on Earth are working on a thorny problem related to the red planet.New research suggests that water may have flowed over Mars' surface in at least one place over the past...

Sony releases new Alpha DSLR camera line

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Section: Imaging, Digital CamerasSony has just added a slew of new products to its digital camera line.

Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro earphones revealed

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The Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro earphones were released today and these things are for the serious audiophile, only. They offer a custom-fit, look super sleek and provide superior sound quality, at a price. These in-canal earphones can be molded to fit your ears and only your ears.

Astronauts On Final Hubble Spacewalk

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Two NASA astronauts are on a spacewalk performing the last repairs to the Hubble, and will be the last two humans ever to touch the aging space telescope, according to Space.com.Atlantis astronauts John Grunsfeld and Andrew Feustel are working in the shuttle cargo bay to add new batteries,...

Tired of Your Netbook? Turn It Into a Pet Cam

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After eight months, Gadget Lab’s Charlie Sorrel still adores his Hackintosh netbook (even though at some point a software update broke his keyboard and mouse, requiring him to format his drive and reinstall Mac OS X — a detail he didn’t bother to mention).

Sony a230, a330 and a380 DSLR Cameras

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Sony's three new easy-to-use DSLR cameras - a230($550), a330($650) and a380($850) are officially ann..(more...

Cheap Geek: Discount iPods, DVD Player/Recorder, Moxi Giveaway

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If getting a company's logo tattooed on your body for money seems like a sensible business decision, you might be a cheap geek.1. A deal on iPods? It never happens, but right now it's happening. iKitchen.com is selling 8GB 4th-generation iPod nanos in blue, pink, and purple, for $129.99.

BenQ offers budget P&S cams with wide video

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BenQ has started the week with the appearance of two compact cameras with slight edges over other competing models in the class. Both the 10-megapixel C1020 and 12-megapixel C1220 switch out the typical 4:3 ratio, 640x480 video recording mode for a ...

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Let’s speculate: Will Metal Gear be the big E3 story this year?

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Will Metal Gear Solid be the big news story to come out of E3 this year? Konami is certainly doing its best to feed the hype monster, unnecessary beast that it is, what with this countdown timer it just published.