7 new Iranian satellites due soon
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Word on the street is that Iran is making seven new satellites, to complement Omid, the satellite it launched on February 2.
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Sprint rolls out ‘Simply Everything Plan + Mobile Broadband’ for $149.99 per month
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If you ask me (which you didn’t) there are few things more consumer-unfriendly than charging people for 3G data on their handsets and then charging them again for the privilege of connecting their handsets to a computer in order to use that same 3G data.
Adobe’s New Flash Lite to Support More Phones
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Today at Mobile World Congress, Adobe revealed its new Flash Lite - version 3.1. The Advanced Flash Lite features functionality of Adobe Flash 10 and supports more phones than its previous version. Lists of supported devices can be found on Adobe Labs page.
MSI AE1900 NetTop – Way Sleeker than its predecessor
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What a big changes in design between MSI previous NetTop and its new AE1900 All-in-one NetTop. It reminds me of the older generation Apple Cinema monitor. The AE1900 sports a 19-inch screen (1366 x 768 resolution), a built-in webcam, and a slot-loading DVD Drive.
OCZ’s Vertex SSDs to feature Indilink controller
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With recent bad press taunting the much-trouble Jmicron’s JMF602 series controllers that’s been reported with drive stuttering, pausing and lagging issues, OCZ has opted to release the new line of Vertex solid state storage, previously announced here, with the Korea-based Indilink Barefoot...
Hands-On With Samsung’s Hi-Def Shootin’ Cellphone
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Barcelona -- Samsung's new Omnia HD continues the South Korean company's quest to shoehorn big things into small boxes. Following rumors of an ill-conceived 12MP cameraphone comes this oversized handset which is capable of both recording and playing back 720p video.
Olympus E-420 Lightweight DSLR Camera
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Think that DSLR camea is too big and heavy foe you ? If so, please meet the 10 MPix Olympus E-420 DSLR camera which not only comes in a smaller dimension than other DSLR but also comes in 380 grams only.
Nokia E75 and E55 Officially Announced
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At the ongoing MWC 2009, Nokia has officially announced two new members to their E-series range, the E75 and the E55. Both the devices are the first to ship with company’s new email user interface and they both come with Nokia messaging for corporate email communication.
Sony Ericsson Idou 12.1 MP Camera Mobile
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For Sony Ericsson, it seems that a 8MP camera phone is not enough. At the Mobile World Congress which started today, Sony Ericsson launched a 12.1 MP camera mobile phone codenamed Idou which is a smartphone having high end camera features and is based on Symbian OS.
Rubik’s TouchCube
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Rubik's TouchCube($150) is the the first completely electronic solvable Cube features you just simple hit the scramble button on the cube, and then rearrange the blocks by swiping your finger."How does it work?
Your iPhone Could Get You Thrown Out Of Casinos
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If you've seen the movie "21" or other similar stories you know about card counting. It's a method a controlling the odds in blackjack by varying your bets as the deck becomes more or less favorable for the player.
Add hard-core arcade action to your 360 or PS3
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We just spotted these controllers on DreamArcades.com. They are dual player arcade controllers for multiple platforms and are selling now for $269 plus $89 or so for the proper adapter.
Lenovo to break rules with 12-inch netbook?
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DigiTimes is reporting that Lenovo is prepping a 12-inch IdeaPad netbook called the S20. The machine will apparently use an Intel Atom N280 CPU while ignoring Intel’s specification that Atom-based machines must feature screens smaller than 10 inches.
Sirius XM creditors looking to sack CEO Mel Karmazin if company files for bankruptcy
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This isn’t exactly new, in the strictest definition of the word, but why let that stop us? A group of Sirius XM creditors, creditors whose money makes the company hum on a daily basis, have threatened to seek the ouster of chief executive officer Mel Karmazin if the company files for...
Head-mounted ‘Third Eye’ camera
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This insanely-priced video camera straps to your head with an elastic band and captures video at a miniscule 320×240 resolution. Thankfully, it does 30 frames per second. That elastic, however, must be magical because this whole getup costs $299 at Hammacher Schlemmer.
What’s the deal with: video game reviews (for the 1,000th time)
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Oh, look, someone doesn’t enjoy the game reviews racket anymore. Well, not so much the act of reviewing games but all the drama that surrounds game reviews.
Mitsubishi developed Linux-based Car in-dash Blu-ray player
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Mitsubishi Electric unveiled it latest automobile In-dash player with a Linux-driven Blu-ray player to be integrated with its Windows CE’s car navigation systems.
Cheap Geek: 80 GB iPod, Memorex Digital Photo Frame, Pentax Digital Camera
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Happy President's Day! Celebrate our fine presidents of the past--and present--by helping out the economy. Check out Gearlog's deals for Monday, February 16: 1. Woot today is offering the Pentax Optio E60 10MP digital camera for just $89.99.
Car Review: Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Manages 20 mpg
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The 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid proves that a nearly three-ton SUV can manage 20 mpg. On a thousand-mile, mostly highway trip, that's exactly what I got, and it's also what GM claims (actually 20 city, 21 highway, 20 overall on regular fuel). SUVs of the 1990s were lucky to reach the mid-teens.
Lenovo plans IdeaPad S20, a 12-inch netbook
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There are only a few players with 12-inch netbook in the market, and Lenovo is reported to join the game. The IdeaPad S20 is on Lenovo’s roadmap and will be powered by N280 Atom processor with Intel’s GN40 chipset.
LG Mobile device to feature Intel’s Mooretown Chips
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We’ve seen a working prototype demonstrated by Intel few months back, we know it’s just a matter of time Intel will put the next generation Moorestown technology in good use.
Hands-On with LG’s All-Rounder Arena
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Barcelona -- Last year at the Mobile World Congress, we started to see the iPhone copycats, essentially stock cellphones onto which had been grafted a cursory touch screen. Most of these phones made little use of touch -- they used the standard menus and UI conventions they had always used.
Hands-On with Sony Ericsson’s Roof-Raising Walkman Phone
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Barcelona -- We like the look of the new W995 from Sony Ericsson. Or we would, if there were no danger of it falling into the hands of teenagers who would use its loud but still rather tinny stereo speakers to pump their evil noise into our otherwise peaceful days.
Mitsubishi produces mini Blu-ray player, says it will be used in cars
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Mitsubishi Electric has developed a Blu-ray player that is is just 1/3 of the size of conventional players [JP] and is intended for automotive use. The 1DIN prototype is the smallest in the industry.
Line for DTV coupons is 4 million long
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Despite the delay to June 12th for the digital TV switch, the line for $40 converter box coupons is miles and miles long. Uncle Sam is apparently printing up 100,000 coupons every day, but the waiting list is currently at 4 million.
