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Cell Phones Connecting World’s Poor: Report

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Sixty percent of the world's population now has a cell phone, according to a 3G Americas study released back in December. A new U.N. report goes further, saying that cell phones are fast becoming the communications vehicle of choice particularly in poor countries, according to the Associated Press.

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Vaino is brilliantly-named Vaio P clone, has unlocked GSM modem

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Sony's Vaio P has a cheaper, lesser knockoff, the Vaino. It's somewhat larger than the P -- nearly Vaio T-series sized, in fact -- and has standard-issue netbook specs. M8cool sells them for just shy of $400: good luck getting them to ship it to you.

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AroundMe updates, improves

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Filed under: Software, Internet ToolsAroundMe [App Store link] has always been a must have app for my iPhone. Now it has been updated to make it even better.

Scrap Lab aims to trim down that waste line

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Most industrial processes produce a crapload of scraps. Sometimes, like with metal and plastic, the dross can be re-smelted; in other instances, as with fabric, the cut-offs just go in the trash.

Gigabyte W376 Laptop with Anti Thief technology

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Gigabuild based on byte W376M which was showcased at CeBit this year is a 13.3-inch lightweight laptop build based on Centrino 2 platform. Support 3.5G connectivity and TV Tuner, W376M taking security seriously.

USB Flower Mini Speaker

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If you are a fan of flower inspired gadgets, like the USB Flower Fan and the Rose Microphone, this brand new USB mini speaker should be right up your alley.

ZillionTV will launch new on demand set top box

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Section: Video, Content, DVD/DVR/Blu-ray The new start up ZillionTV is using Hulu as its model behind their new set top boxes and has received backing from big names, like ABC, Disney, Fox, NBC, Sony, and Warner Bros.

Ask TUAW: Finder annoyances, backing up a MacBook, recovering data from an iPod on Windows and more

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Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAWThis week in Ask TUAW we've got questions about installing Boot Camp, using 1Password data on Windows, backing up a MacBook Pro, extracting data from an iPod touch and more. As always, your suggestions are welcome.

Gigabyte Thin Note M1024 at CeBit 2009

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JVC Everio X GZ-X900 hands-on video & sample footage

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JVC announced their Everio X GZ-X900 camcorder at PMA 2009 today, and SlashGear’s Daniel Lim was on hand to get some hands-on time with the 1080p mini-marvel. After the cut, a video overview and tour of the new high-def JVC flagship, plus sample video Daniel shot at PMA.

Clickfree HD325 & Transformer Backup Review

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Backup remains a guilty chore, and one which most of us don’t complete as often as we know we ought to. Cheap USB drives certainly offer the storage, but it’s still down to the user to make the most of them; that’s where Clickfree comes in.

Mid Week Line-up

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PENTAX DA 15mm Lens Sound Eggs Wireless Speakers Concept Paintball Turret - get off my lawn gun Pentax X70 Digital Camera Samsung GT-S3500 Slider Bluetooth LCD Vibrating Bracelet Onyx Boox - Kindle 2 Competitor Fidelity Electronics Netbook VPC Bentley...

Apple iMac 20-inch and 24-inch Desktops Long-awaited Release

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If you need a good computer, this news is for you! Apple has recently announced the creation of its new line of iMac desktop PCs, which continues its tradition of innovation, perfection, and quality.

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CrunchDeals: Marantz ES7001 Sound Bar for $399 (list price of $1300)

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Amazon has a one-day deal on a surround sound speaker system. You can apparently save $900 on the Marantz ES7001 Simple Surround eXperience Home Theater Sound Bar. See what they did with the capital X there? It makes it seem X-TREME!

The new Mac mini gets splayed open

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The latest Mac mini is barely a day old and already we are getting the first look inside the updated computer. Apple kept to the original design though which still requires the use of a putty knife and a bit of patience to open her up.

Is Sony finally positioning the PSP to succeed? More PS1 games on PSN, non-PlayStation games on the PSN, free ponies, etc

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Can you imagine a world where the Sony PSP is actually relevant? Should Sony follow through with any of the actions that have been rumored in the past few days, it may be able to rescue its little system from obscurity.

Acer Aspire 8930G: Quad-Core CPU, Blu-ray & 1080p

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At their CeBIT press conference today, Acer unveiled the Aspire 8930G, the first notebook to use Intel’s new Core 2 Quad Mobile Processor.

Apple lays off 50

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So the rumors were correct. Apple laid off 50 folks in enterprise sales. The rumors that it was a major lay-off were untrue and anything larger than about 50 would have required them to file a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) act. Oh well. Back to consuming iPods.

ZillionTV: yet another content streamer that could be a game changer

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You know what the world needs? Another device that streams content to your TV. ZillionTV agrees and the startup company is looking to deliver content to your TV mostly supported by advertisements - think Hulu but not actually Hulu.

Palm Treo Pro for Sprint dated

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The Treo Pro was supposed to launch in January on Sprint and then it was rumored to launch on the 15th of February, but that never happened either. Then we realized the Pre was coming, so the Treo Pro didn’t matter at all.

Daily Crunch: Continuing Economic Collapse Edition

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Tokyoflash Hanko reminds Emperor he is mortal, confuses usSecond full-length Terminator Salvation trailerWTF is happening to Blockbuster?

HTC Magic hits U.K. in April

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British carrier Vodafone will carry HTC's Magic, which has a 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS and a touchscreen display, from April. Vodafone has one of those 3D twirly java applets that promises to show me what it looks like from any angle, but it doesn't work for me.

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UMID M1 at CeBit 2009

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Geek Watches – The Black Screen Watch

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Here’s another fun geeky watch, the Black Screen Watch, which features a sleek black design and you can even tell the time easily on this one, unlike some of the other geeky watches we have seen.

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Palm Pre: two year shelf life? Palm bleeds in Q3

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile Cue the Batman “oooffff” and “Bam!“ Palm issued a statement yesterday attempting to set analyst expectations on the company’s performance or lack thereof. In releasing their preliminary Q3 results,...

Woman in Tub

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I love this art work, Woman in Tub, 1949. By Saul Steinberg(1914 - 1999), an American artist whose magic lit up the pages and covers of The New Yorker for six decades. Note:Born in Romania, Steinberg studied architecture in the 1930s in Milan, where he gained early fame as a cartoonist.

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