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Fast Co. interviews Astro Studios on the design of the Boxee

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If I told you you had to design a two-sided remote control, how would you deal with the problem of accidentally pressing buttons on the bottom while you're trying to interact with the buttons on top?

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More Airport Security Backlash: UK Security Minister Throws A Fit When Asked To Leave Behind Banned Item

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These airport security stories just won’t go away. Who knows, maybe if the public keeps up the pressure we’ll actually see some, you know, sanity when it comes to security policies and not merely knee-jerk reactions that are the equivalent of putting a used band-aid on a broken arm.

Boxee now friends with Hulu, Hulu Plus coming soon to Boxee Box

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Section: Video, Content, Video Providers, Gadgets / Other When the Boxee software first launched, users were able to watch TV shows streaming from Hulu on the software. Then Hulu blocked Boxee, and Boxee included a web browser in the software to get around the blocks.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Now at Verizon

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Yesterday saw the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab on the T-Mobile network in the US. Today, its time for Verizon to launch the Galaxy Tab.Price wise, the Galaxy Tab on Verizon is $599.99 although this is before tax and you'll also need to consider getting a data plan to use the data connection...

Wi-Gear Not Purchased by Apple

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Rumours went around the web the other day (as they do every day), about the Bluetooth Headphone maker called Wi-Gear being purchased by Apple [AAPL].Wi-Gear CEO, Mark Pundsack had just two words to say about the whole thing... "I wish!".There were two reasons that the rumours originally started.

Using Gold To Turn Trees Into Street Lights

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A group of scientists from Taiwan has discovered a way to potentially add more trees to the urban landscape while reducing the number of street lights. And the secret is gold.

Twitter Joke Trial Defendant Found Guilty

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You know those signs that tell you not to joke about bomb threats in airport security lines? They're no laughing matter. And apparently they extend into the Twittersphere--at least in the UK, where a 27-year-old accountant posted the following upon discovering that airport was closed, Crap!

T-Mobile HTC HD7 Review

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The HTC HD7 is no stranger to the SlashGear frontpage, having already been well handled at the European launch and then subsequently reviewed. Now, the smartphone has made its US debut on T-Mobile, the carriers’ one and only Windows Phone 7 device.

iTunes movies now available in Japan

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There's good news for iTunes customers in Japan today, as Apple has finally added movies to Japan's iTunes Store. The news comes just as the Apple TV hits the Japanese market.

iTunes Ping and Twitter unite for contacts, music sharing

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Apple and Twitter today said they had reached a deal to integrate Twitter accounts with Ping. Those who use the micromessaging service can both find other users who've connected their accounts to Ping as well as post any music and commenting activity on Ping and on Twitter at the same time.

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AMD slide sparks talk of chips in Macs, elusiveness

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Rumors of AMD hardware in Macs gained fuel late Wednesday after a slide from the semiconductor firm's Financial Analysts' Day drew attention. The shot implied that Apple was a partner for Fusion chips and showed the iMac and Mac Pro.

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Gaming the System With High-Frequency Trading

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Commercial broadband infrastructure in the US is as poorly tended and updated as the nation’s bridges and highways. Unless you’re a high-frequency stock trader. Then, you get to ride in the fast lane.

Samsung Focus and Omnia 7 Support USB Tethering

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Here’s an interesting development, part of a story that many would have believed closed. If you’ve been keeping up with Windows Phone 7, and how Microsoft admitted that tethering won’t be supported by the mobile platform right off the bat, then the above title should seem pretty...

Android Market Share Jumps to 25.5 Percent

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Gartner released some numbers showing the 3rd quarter sales of various smartphones listed by OS. Top of the list is Symbian that took 36.6% market share.

Samsung Galaxy Tab AT&T Prices Revealed

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We just mentioned that Verizon is now selling the Galaxy Tab. We also hear today that AT&T will begin selling the Tab soon, perhaps on November 21 if the images above and below are to be believed.Price wise, it looks like the Galaxy Tab on AT&T will be priced at $649.99 without a contract.

Taiwanese Apple suppliers may be forced to raise prices

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While the modern global economy has allowed companies in far-flung parts of the world to get into manufacturing, one of the many issues they face is exchange rate fluctuations.

Jolicloud teases Jolibook portable with Chromium OS

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France-based Jolicloud will soon release a cloud-based netbook called the Jolibook, according to an e-mail teaser sent out recently. The device will be based on Jolicloud's 1.1 OS, but Chromium OS will underpin it. The netbook will depend primarily on HTML5 to get native-like apps from the web....

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Dell confirms Venue Pro’s Wi-Fi bug

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Dell on Thursday acknowledged the recent Wi-Fi connection issue on its Venue Pro handset. It turns out only initial shipments of the handsets were affected, and the issue isn't related to hardware or Windows Phone 7.

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Thank You, History Channel, You’re Doing Veterans Day Right

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We all agree that the History Channel is a limp vestigial of its previous glorious self, right? Now, it’s all reality TV shows about con men and truckers. But today is Veterans Day and unlike on the Fourth of July, the programming is appropriate.

JooJoo Tablet is Discontinued

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The JooJoo has been discontinued although Fusion Garage, the company behind it, are still alive and pressing forwards.Chandrashekar Rathakrishnan, founder of Fusion Garage, confirmed to e27 today that the tablet was being stopped.

Dish Network Offers Logitech Revue to subscribers for $179

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I had really high hopes for Google TV and the Logitech Revue box that launched not too long ago. Those hopes were quickly dashed when Hulu and all of the major networks blocked the device from streaming their videos to the TV using Google TV.

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Jolibook to Launch this Month

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Back in August, we mentioned that the Jolicloud operating system that was built specifically for netbook users was available for users to try out. The Jolicloud operating system is Linux based and was intended to run swiftly on low-power netbook computers.

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Twitter adds Ping functionality to user pages

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Earlier today, Twitter announced that it has integrated Apple's Ping into users' home pages. Now, Twitter users can view each others' Ping activity, listen to song previews and link to/purchase music from iTunes directly from tweets posted to Twitter.com.

Prometheus Device Lets You Become the X-Men Character Pyro [Video]

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All over the world, kids want to be like their favorite superheroes. With all of their cool powers, and nifty outfits, it’s hard to understand why they wouldn’t want to be.

Google Nexus S is real, gets leaked by Best Buy

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Google's rumored second Nexus phone has been confirmed today through a teaser (since pulled) on Best Buy's site. An ad promoting the Nexus S appeared touting the "Pure Google" device coming during the holidays.

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Did Best Buy just leak a picture of the Nexus S?

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Either one of the Best Buy Mobile graphic designers is gettin’ creative with his photoshops, or Best Buy just leaked a shot of an unannounced Android handset (possibly the Nexus 2/Nexus S) in their online sales flier.

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