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iPhone card counting app comes under Las Vegas scrutiny

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So apparently card counting isn’t illegal per se in Nevada. The use of card counting machines, however, is (and is a felony at that), which is why this iPhone app [iTunes link] named Card Counter is now in the news.

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Oops! Nokia leaks their own phone in their own press materials

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We hear about loose-lipped employees leaking stuff all the time around these parts. Less frequently, but still pretty often, companies that have partnered together on a project will unintentionally leak the related products prior to announcement.

Edul Young’s heartbreakingly awesome Beauty and the Beast LEGO music box

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Edul Young's Beauty and the Beast-themed music box, constructed from LEGO, is just fantastic in every way, from the attention he's paid to the character models (the Beast head is Chewbacca! Belle's dress is minifig arms!)

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Just compare Windows Mobile 6.5 to iPhone, says Microsoft

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From the Seattle Times' Pri0* blog, discussing the just announced Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system:"Like if you go to the iPhone, you can go to the weather application, but you have to go into to actually make it update," said Scott Rockfeld, a director in Microsoft's Windows Mobile group. ...

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Windows Mobile 6.5 Announced

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The latest version of Windows Mobile was finally unveiled today at MWC2009. I have been a long time user of Windows Mobile devices (Pocket PC’s as they were previously known as).

LG Arena GUI Video

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LG have uploaded a cool video to Youtube showing the new UI that will debut on the LG Arena. The LG Arena is LG’s flagship mobile phone for 2009 and one that looks absolutely incredible. The 3D Touch-menus allow quicker scrolling to the program you want to find.

DEFAKTO Watches – It’s True What They Say, Big Hands, Bigger Clock

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DEFAKTO One-Hand Watches of GermanyThe just released Defakto Eins watches from Germany might inflict some well deserved clock-envy with your little handed friends.

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Reports of startup issues after 2009-001 Security Update

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Filed under: Software Update, Bad AppleOver the weekend, the mailbag caught a few notes of problems starting up once Leopard users had applied the 2009-001 Security Update (thanks @danielbru), and on Friday the spotty issue was noted by MacFixIt as well.

LG Arena looks to out do the iPhone

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, SmartphonesWith Mobile World Conference upon us in Barcelona, there’s bound to be plenty of amazing cell phones being shown off. While there is no new iPhone to be found, there are a few phones that have the potential to level the playing field in...

SONY TO EMBED SELECT NOTEBOOKS WITH QUALCOMM’S GOBI TECHNOLOGY

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Sony Electronics Inc. and Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that Sony has selected Qualcomm’s Gobi™ mobile Internet technology for use in its VAIO® notebook PC lines.

Sony Ericsson Idou Squeezes in 12 Megapixels, Spangly Stars

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Barcelona -- Sony Ericsson's's new Idou is many things, but the feature most people will notice first is the camera. All 12 megapixels of it. The new cameraphone launched today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and we got a close up look at this frankly rather preposterous gadget.

Must-Have Cellphone Numbers: What’s Yours?

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My family’s pretty close. To the point that I know my parents or sister will help out if something really really bad were to happen to me. We also happen to all live in the same city. So the numbers of parents and siblings are the first items on my must-have cellphone numbers.

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MLB urns and caskets for the seventh-inning slump-over

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From the company that brought you Star Trek urns and caskets comes this new line of funereal accessories inspired by Major League Baseball.

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Rumour – Palm Pre on Vodafone?

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PreCommunity have spotted a Palm Pre GSM handset at MWC2009. After taking off the back of the device they found that a Vodafone SIM card was in there.

Palm Pre goes GSM

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile The first big news from Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress show this morning is from Palm. The company is showing off a GSM version of their expected-to-be smash hit phone: the Pre, complete with Vodaphone sim cards. Palm...

Happy Monday CrunchDeals: Dell Mini 9 for $199, cheap monitors and more

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Yama hama, great deals abound on this fine Monday morning. Case in point, the Dell Mini 9 netbook for $199 after $50 instant savings. Sure it’s only got a 4GB SSD and 512MB of RAM but deals like this help to push netbook prices down into gotta-buy-it territory.

Samsung Memoir Officially Released

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Samsung made an announcement that the Memoir is now officially released. A few days ago we introduced you to the Memoir SGH-T929 and now it is officially available at T-Mobile USA. The Handset will be available from February 25th onwards on an exclusive basis from T-Mobile USA.

Memoring

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Memoring($TBA) designed by Superdesign. Write your notes at your ring!

Shower by Kerrry Skarbakka

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Wow, what's happening! The shower by photographer Kerrry Skarbakka.

3D Realm: Prey coming to the iPhone

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Hardware, Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touchThis is pretty exciting -- 3D Realms has announced that their 2006 first-person shooter, Prey, is coming to the iPhone.

Ripdev launches anti-piracy service for iPhone developers

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Filed under: Software, Developer, iPhone, App Store, SDK, iPod touch, Jailbreak/pwnageLast week, the iPhone cracking app-cracking tool, Crackulous, was released, igniting discussions amongst developers and users over App Store security, piracy and how to combat these threats within the confines of...

Skybound flies high

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Filed under: Gaming, Reviews, iPhone, App Store, iPod touchI don't always get enthusiastic about games, but Skybound [App Store link] actually sucked me in and kept me playing for quite a long time.The object of the game is to keep an animated ball bouncing ever higher by swiping your finger across...

Miro 2.0 revamps interface and improves performance

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Filed under: Video, Freeware, Open SourceMiro, the open-source video client and podcatcher, has hit version 2.0. In addition to a revamped interface and various performance improvements in viewing and downloading, the new version also adds support for streaming shows on Hulu, CBS, etc. as well as...

They grow up so fast!

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Filed under: Humor, Flickr FindSolely for your lunchtime amusement, we bring you this classic, heartwarming picture of a young family celebrating their new addition around the holidays.

Evernote meets Curio, you save some money

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Filed under: Software, Cool tools, ProductivityRight around Macworld-time, Zengobi released Curio 5.4, which included a healthy dose of Evernote integration. I had fallen for Evernote before I really figured out Curio, but lately I've found both to be key elements in my organization arsenal.

AIM for Mac releases version 1.1

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Productivity, Odds and ends, Freeware, Internet, Internet ToolsDoes anyone still actually use AIM to sign in to their AIM account?

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