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Portable GPS and Cell Phone Jammer

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If you have got tired of the first generation of portable cell phone jammers and want to be able to do some GPS jamming instead, this is your lucky day (and not so lucky for others).

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Updates from Facebook’s messaging event

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Facebook today is holding its special messagigng event, where it's launching a new e-mail service. We're providing periodic updates from the event as they happen. Read after the break for updates in reverse chronological order....

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Facebook Modern Messaging System Offers Full Social Integration and History

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“This is not an email killer.” That’s what Mark Zuckerberg said at the Facebook event, which is still going on as we write this. Indeed, the brand new Facebook “Modern Messaging System” is not an email killer, but it does incorporate the system.

Movie Review: Skyline

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I’ve heard the movie Skyline compared to Cloverfield, as the same movie but with better camerawork. It’s true that Skyline takes concepts from obvious influences, Cloverfield being one, but in many ways it also comes across as fresh and new.

TiVo Premiere now free on contract

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TiVo has once again begun offering its Premiere DVR set-top for free with a two-year contract at $20 per month.

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Facebook unveils e-mail, unified messaging

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Facebook today held its special messaging event, where it launched a new e-mail service and a unified messaging system that pools e-mail, Facebook messages, IM and SMS into a single stream. We provided updates from the event as they happened.

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Verizon ‘happy’ to sell Windows Phone 7 when ready

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Verizon showed it bears no ill will towards Microsoft for excluding it from its initial batch of Windows Phone 7 devices through a Twitter post earlier this month.

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After Most Exciting Season In History, Video Game Publishers Realize F1 License Is Worth A Lot Of Money

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Sebastian Vettel is your new Formula One champion. Who saw that coming? Conventional wisdom last weekend said that Red Bull made a mistaken by not issuing so-called “team orders,” telling Vettel to make way for his Australian teammate, Mark Webber, in his quest to win the F1 driver’s championship.

The Boxee Box: Sizing Up The Competition

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The Boxee Box is tiny. Most of the Internet knows that. But when compared directly to standard A/V devices, its tiny stature really sinks in. (ha) It has about the same footprint as a new Roku or Apple TV, but the sinking box design makes the actual space it takes up a bit larger.

Apple to release products in China more quickly

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Apple has battled a thriving gray market in China over the last few years, and hopes that getting new products into customers' hands more quickly will help to address the problem. You'll remember that the iPhone didn't hit the Chinese market until 2009, a full two years after the U.S. launch.

Facebook mail invite

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The new Facebook messaging system will be soft launched today and you basically need an invite to get going. Add a comment below to get a facebook invite as soon as we get any. Your email isn’t showed in public, and we promise not to spam you.

Facebook is now the no. 3 web company in the U.S.

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Section: Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking, Web Apps, Websites, GoogleAlthough this was bound to happen and many of us probably expected it, but perhaps not this sooner? I’m talking about Facebook becoming the no.

HTC Trophy Heading to Verizon in Early 2011

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We heard earlier today that Verizon was excited to carry Microsoft’s Widows Phone 7 devices, as soon as Microsoft got them ready for the CDMA-based network. And now, thanks to a Verizon pamphlet, it looks like that day may be coming sooner than we imagined. And HTC seems to be leading the way.

Samsung Galaxy Tab for US Cellular Launching November 19th for $399

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While Verizon and AT&T may be opting to keep the Galaxy Tab as contract-free devices, it looks like US Cellular is taking a bit of a different route.

Galaxy Tab hits AT&T with premium over others and iPad

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AT&T today became the last major US carrier to launch the Samsung Galaxy Tab (link active soon). The Android tablet will share the same seven-inch screen, 1GHz processor, dual cameras and built-in Flash support, although it will follow an iPad-style 3G activation model.

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Gran Turismo 5′s Course Creation Feature Demoed on Video

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When a video game has been in development as long as Gran Turismo 5, people expect there to be plenty of reasons why. Especially when it’s been delayed, several times.

HP Mini 1103 netbook due December from $299

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HP has pushed out a new netbook, the HP Mini 1103, targeted at businesses and mobile users and expected to drop this December for $299.

Green machine: Electric supercar goes the distance

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Helen Knight, technology reporter (Image: www.racinggreenendurance.com) Tomorrow, in a world first for an electric vehicle, a team of UK engineers will reach the end of 26,000 kilometre mission to drive the length of the Pan-American Highway in a battery-powered supercar.

Apple teases iTunes event

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Apple has posted a cryptic teaser to Apple.com which reads, "Tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget." Four clocks display what we assume is the announcement's start time (7:00 AM in CA, 10:00 AM New York, 3:00 PM London and midnight Tokyo). What could that be?

Apple Teases Huge iTunes Announcement

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You know Apple means business when they replace the entire front page of Apple.com with a giant teaser announcement flogging something that will happen tomorrow at 10AM Eastern, 7AM Pacific. What could it be? Streaming? The shuttering of Ping?

PS Jailbreak gets support for latest PS3 firmware

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The PSJailbreak team kicked off the week by announcing that its hack now supports PS3 firmware 3.42, 3.50 and reportedly any future firmware versions. The USB mod allows users to unlock their PS3 to allow unapproved software, and has landed the company in legal trouble from Sony itself.

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Apple teases major iTunes news for Tuesday

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Apple's home page today teased a major iTunes update. The note occupying the entire front page asks users to visit at 10AM Eastern for an "exciting announcement from iTunes" without giving more details. "Tomorrow is just another day," it reads, "That you'll never forget."...

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The Zip Bed

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Remember the movie The Patriot, where Heath Ledger's character climbs into a bed that is promptly sewed shut to avoid improprieties with a female house resident? That's what Florida Smart Italian Design's Letto Zip Bed reminds me of.

Hello, Boxee Box

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Oh boy. The Boxee Box is finally here. More to come later today. Drop your questions in the comments for me.

Houzz launches a new iPad app for home design fans

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Aficionados of home design may already be familiar with the Houzz website, which offers resources for finding decorating ideas.

Plasma TVs Ready To Fight, Out Grew LCDs Last Quarter

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Plasma TVs aren’t dead, yo. LCDs might be the popular kid at Best Buy, but according to a report by Quixel Research, sales of plasma TVs were up 28% from Q2 2010 to Q3 2010 and up 15% over 2009 numbers. That’s huge.

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