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Microsoft looking to cut even more jobs?

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Section: Business News, Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Computers, Desktops, Laptops, Gadgets / OtherBack in January when Microsoft announced their earnings for second quarter, things were not going well for them. As a result, they were forced to enact job layoffs over an 18 month...

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WinMo smartphones now work as medical tricorders with USB-based imagers

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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have come up with a mobile medical imager that works on Windows Mobile phones over plain ol’ USB.

New Belkin chargers turn your car’s lighter socket into a USB port

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If you’re one of the incredibly small camp of people who use the phenomenally unpopular “I-Phone” or whatever, you might find this useful. The Micro Auto Charger fits right in your cigarette lighter’s slot and sits flush with your dash, exposing only a USB port.

OLPC BFFs VIA; AMD SOL

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The One Laptop Per Child project is humming along, and while the dual-screen, open-hardware OLPC 2.0 is still riding unicorns in Narnia, the OLPC 1.5 is quite real. And according to the project’s hardware guy, it’s going to be more of the same — but better.

Want: Chinese Gadget Combines the Best of Nokia With an iPhone

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You've got to hand it to Chinese manufacturers--they don't let a little thing like international copyright law get in the way of smashing two awesome gadgets into a third awesomely Frankensteinian device. The subtly named NokiPhone N3000i combines the Nokia N95 dual slider with an iPhone.

Laptop case made from carpet tile: One among the many designs at AmpleSample09

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We've always been fans of Tricycle's AmpleSample Design Competition, and this year's version offers up a gallery of designs submitted so far and the ability to comment on 'em! Deadline is May 6th, so for all you designers out there, fire up your tablets, or get your mat knives on!

More childishness: ‘Hackers’ attack music industry Web site post-Pirate Bay guilty verdict

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The maturity of a certain segment of the pro-Pirate Bay brigade continues to impress. In the wake of last week’s guilty verdict, people had taken to the streets in Sweden.

Toshiba 10.1-inch Dynabook UX announced

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Toshiba announced a brand new netbook today called the Dynabook UX. This 10.1-inch model features an LED-backlit screen with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, which interestingly enough is the exact same rez as the previous 8.9-inch model.

Sidekick LX Already Available from T-Mobile

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As of last April 17, that is, and only for T-Mobile subscribers in the US. The rest of us will have a chance to grab the newest Sidekick on May 13.

Viliv S5 MID Get Release Date, Priced

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Viliv S5 the highly anticipated MID from Viliv is finally get exact release date as well as price.Dynamism, a retailer, announcing that Viliv S5 can be pre-ordered starting on April 27th with $499 price. Shipment will start on May 8th thou.

Panasonic 3D cinema concept camera looks like Wall-E binoculars

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The press release is long on talk and short on actual information, but it looks like Panasonic is looking to simplify the workflow for 3D content with this crazy-looking camera. It has, as you can see, two lenses. After that it’s pretty much a mystery. Are they splitting a sensor?

A couple of cook-outs with the Charbroil American Gourmet Smoker

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Having a yard has been sweet surprise, like picking mushy cornbread out of my molars with my tongue. I mean, I've always liked gardening. I even like to mow the lawn.

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Just in case: Tomorrow’s T-Mobile event is all about the Sidekick LX

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I don’t want any of you to think that tomorrow’s NYC T-Mobile event has anything to do with anything other than the new 3G Sidekick LX. So, here are two variations of the event invite, which coincidentally were not sent to me by T-Mobile.

i-wood, the only phone more precious than the iPhone

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Jesse Willmon writes:This is a site me and my wife made for a fake iphone made of wood that we use to counteract people's non-socially-acceptable uses of a real iPhone.

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LaCie announces 3 new RAID solutions, up to 32TB

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If any of you can actually use 32TB of RAID storage, I’ll be amazed. Users can combine either two or four LaCie 4big Quadras, which feature four hot-swappable disks, seven RAID modes including RAID0 and RAID5, and storage up to 32TB at 700Mb/s transfer speeds.

Samsung Instinct S30 Unboxing

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Officially announced at CTIA in March, the Samsung Instinct S30 was released for the public yesterday. We were sent a phone to test out, and we thought you’d like to see the unboxing and first impressions of it. You know you love seeing shiny new gadgets unwrapped.

2009 Sidekick LX will support H.264 playback, MP4 recording

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When we heard that the 2009 edition of the Sidekick LX would be rockin’ an oh-so-droolworthy 858×480 screen, we crossed our fingers in hopes that it could playback video at a resolution worthy of the display.

LG Viewty Smart gets official

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Well, it’s official folks! LG completely revealed their Viewty Smart today and it’s pretty much exactly what we expected. Known for quite some time as the Viewty II, this phone features a touchscreen and several other smartphone features.

Most federal agencies doing nothing to fight phishing attacks

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Section: Communications, Email / IM, Computers, SecurityA new report is revealing that most federal agencies aren’t following security protocols that could prevent phishing attacks. The report by the Online Trust Alliance, a group of security companies working to fight email and Internet...

Touch Ski 3D lets you ski without leaving your couch

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Filed under: Gaming, iPhone, App ReviewIf you're the type that spends your winter cubicle moments dreaming of making lazy doglegs down a snowy slope, than you might just find a tiny bit of solace in Touch Ski 3D from Naquatic, Inc. This game got some tweaks under the hood recently and it looks like...

T-Mobile sort of unboxes the 2009 Sidekick LX

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Aw, come on T-Mobile. If you’re going to spoil the fun of bloggers everywhere by unboxing your own new toys before they’re even on the shelves, do it well. Or, at least, actually unbox it.

AT&T set to double 3G speed to 7.2Mbps this year

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In case you were ever in doubt, the Vice President of technology realization at AT&T, Scott McElroy, confirmed today that the company will be doubling their peak 3G speeds sometime this year. Yes, that means a maximum potential speed of 7.2Mbps.

Verizon FiOS DVR control goes mobile

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Verizon took their FiOS DVR control to a whole new level today when they introduced a mobile web version of their FiOS TV Central feature.

Customize your furniture in Tetris style

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This Tetris furniture appears to be ideal choice for your household. The project is inspired by well-known Tetris game which is pretty amazing with every piece of Tetris furniture being designed to make your house more colorful and comfortable.

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MSI Offers Cheapest All-in-one TouchScreen Desktop

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Last month MSI, a Taiwanese manufacturer better known for its netbooks, announced a new 18.5-inch touchscreen desktop PC. Now the company has disclosed a recession-friendly price tag of $530 for the machine.

Live Broadcast tomorrow 21th at 20:00 CEST

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The UMPC Show! Hosted by Steve and I on multiple video streams and live chat..This is special show as there will be 3 true UMPCs on one show. Starting with UMID M1 Mbook and then comparing it to Viliv S5 and Aigo UMPCs.

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