LG Optimus One Android 2.3 Update Announced
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This week, LG has confused a few people in regards to the LG Optimus One getting the Android 2.3 update.
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Review: Onaroo Personal Baby Assistant
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Short Version: Tracking your baby’s daily activities can be a time consuming process, but it yields some interesting and useful data to help you better understand everything that’s going on with your little one.
The Chevy Volt User Manual Hits The Web
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Lazy Friday? It happens. How about firing up the ol’ office laser printer and printing out the entire Chevy Volt user manual on your work’s dime? Or you could always peep the PDF but that’s not nearly as fun.
Epson And Thinxstream Drop Price Of PrintJinni Wireless Printing App To Free
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Not to be left high and dry by Apples AirPrint, Epson and Thinxstream have now reduced the price of their wireless printing app PrintJinni to free of charge. The PrintJinni app used to be $6.99 and now has been dropped to zero.
Second Windows Phone 7 update due at MWC 2011 tip developers
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Microsoft is reportedly readying a second Windows Phone 7 update to unveil at Mobile World Congress in February 2011, bringing with it improved multitasking support along with in-app downloads and broader customization options for end users.
Novatel sue ZTE and Franklin Wireless over alleged MiFi patent infringement
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MiFi manufacturer Novatel Wireless has filed a patent lawsuit against ZTE and Franklin Wireless, alleging that the rival firms have infringed five patents “related to key architecture and functionality” of the mobile hotspots.
Desktop version of Google Docs now on iPad, but still disappoints
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9to5Mac brought us the news that the desktop version of Google Docs is now available on the iPad, coming just a few weeks after the mobile version debuted. But, like the screencap above warns, not all features are available through the iPad and the clunky interface is disappointing.
Not-for-profits decry App Store block on tap-to-donate apps
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Want to donate to a non-profit? There's no app for that. You'll have to go to a website and fill out the information there. This has led to some wailing and gnashing of teeth from non-profits who know that if they could reduce the "friction," more people would donate.
Tascam introduces Portastudio, 4-track recording on your iPad
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It was about 30 years ago that Tascam introduced the first 4-track cassette recorder -- the Portastudio 144. In 1984, Tascam introduced the Porta One, a revolutionary product that many would argue kick-started the home recording studio as we know it today.
Foxconn cracks 1 million workers, continues hiring spree
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Foxconn -- already the largest contract electronics manufacturer in the world -- says it now has over 1 million workers, according to Bloomberg. In the short term, the main drive for hiring is said to be the Christmas holiday.
iPad 2 Case Points Towards Rear Camera
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Some cases have started showing up for the iPad 2 over the last couple of days. All of them have a small hole on the top left (when viewed from behind) that indicates a camera is coming to the back of the device.
NPD November: Xbox 360 Outsells Wii, Black Ops Tops Charts
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Flickr’d There’s two big stories coming out of November’s NPD numbers. The first is that Microsoft somehow managed to sell more Xbox 360s than Nintendo sold Wiis, with Microsoft selling 1.37 million to Nintendo’s 1.27 million. That’s probably the result of the Kinect.
Is MyFord Touch a Safety Hazard (to Already Inattentive Drivers)?
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MyFord Touch, the extension of Ford Sync to an 8-inch LCD touchscreen with control of phone, audio, navigation, and climate control, was intended to make life easier and less distracting for drivers and front seat passengers.
Barbara Walters’ Fascinating People: Mark Zuckerberg, Justin Bieber, The Situation
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Who are 2010's "Most Fascinating People?" It's hard to argue against the inclusion of Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
Kondo Mini Humanoid KHR-3HV Black (video)
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Kondo has today announced that it is releasing a new mini humanoid, the KHR-3HV Black, that’s stands 40cm tall and weighs around 1.5kg and look fantastic. The mini humanoid comes complete with USB port connection, 17 joints and a 10.8V-800mAh nickel battery.
Steam Treasure Hunt With 100 Games Of Their Choice To The Winner
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Steam is currently running a games Treasure Hunt, up until the 20th December, with a 100 games for the winner. So if you fancy more games than you can ever complete this holiday season jump over to Steam to start competing.
SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: December 10 2010
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Ruh roh! Looks like Notion Ink is having some troubles with pre-orders and cautious consumers thinking about buying the Adam tablet. Check it out.
Rock Paper Robot “Float” table is tactile bundle of magnetic cubes [Video]
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Rock Paper Robot describes its Float table as “sturdy, yet capricious”; we’d also add “potentially dangerous to your credit cards and hard-drives” to that description.
GelaSkins launches skins for new MacBook Air models
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GelaSkins has been making protective and cool skins for the lid of notebooks and other gadgets for a long time now. The company has been protecting the slid of MacBooks for years and has unveiled new GelaSkin offerings for the new Apple MacBook Air computers.
Phone-Controlled Robot Ball, Like Marble Madness in Meatspace
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That plastic ball up there might look like a simple plastic ball, but it is in fact a simple plastic ball packed with tech. Inside the Orbotix, as it’s known, are robot guts that let you control the ø74mm (2.9-inch) sphere with an Android or iOS device.
25 Chrome OS Computers Destroyed
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Google [GOOG] has created a demonstration video on why cloud based computing is the way forwards. In the video you'll see a number of Chrome OS laptops being destroyed and then replaced with new models. The user then logs in and carries on exactly where he left off...
Google Chrome OS Laptop Teardown
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The Google Cr-48 laptop only just arrived in the last 24 hours on peoples door steps, but we already see that one of them has been torn apart.Inside the Chrome OS laptop, all the usual things can be found such as the main board, Hynix memory chips and a SanDisk SSD.Engadget has a bunch of pictures...
Google Crome Cr-48 Laptop Gets Taken Apart
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Earlier today we showed you a video of the Google Chrome Cr-48 laptop being destroyed, that Google produced to show off their cloud based OS. Now the guys over at Engadget have some photos of the Chrome Laptop being taken apart, which show what is inside this new Chrome notebook.
Musical Fingers Piano Gloves Unleash The Elton John Inside You
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Playing musical instruments out of thin air has always been a favored pastime among rockers and the uber-passionate classicists. Thanks to these new Musical Fingers Piano Gloves, the masses can now indulge in the same passion but with immediate musical results.
Anonymous to stop DDoS attacks and start spamming Wikileaks content?
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We all know you can’t believe everything you read or find online. Sometimes the things we run across are lies, misleads or just outright wrong.
Patriot Memory launches Supersonic USB 3.0 drive
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Patriot Memory has announced the launch of a new USB 3.0 drive that is crazy fast and uses a single chip inside. The new flash drive is called the Supersonic and works with the USB 3.0 interface on computers today. The flash drive has a quad channel architecture and is very small and light.
