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Nokia takes control of Symbian development from Foundation

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Nokia today shook up the Symbian Foundation and the platform by revealing it that it would take control of Symbian itself. All development will take place under Nokia's own banner, while the Foundation will now be limited to licensing the Symbian name and other intellectual property tasks.

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ZTE Peel case to bring Sprint 3G to iPod touch

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Sprint will soon be carrying the ZTE Peel, an iPod touch case that enables 3G data, a leaked document confirms. The case operates as a mobile hotspot, converting a 3G signal into Wi-Fi for a Touch and as well as a second nearby device of the user's choice.

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If They Can Make it Here: T Profiles Six Young NY Design Firms

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We wanted to make sure you didn't miss T Magazine's Design and Living Winter 2010 issue, especially "If They Can Make it Here," Monica Khemsurov's cover story "singling out half a dozen young designers who are making it in the Big Apple."

Windows Phone 7 Debuts in U.S. Stores

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The first batch of phones running Microsoft’s brand new Windows Phone 7 operating system hit U.S. stores today.

.Mac Homepage shutting down today

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In April of 2009, Apple announced the pending discontinuation of its .Mac Homepage service. A formal date was set in October, and that date is today. Your sites won't be gone for good, however. To find them, open your iDisk and navigate to the Sites folder.

Bodykit bags: Shift styles as you shift gears

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UK product development firm Special Agent introduces their own branded line of performance travel bags titled BodyKit. The series of bags offer transformational wearing styles allowing you to keep your personal items close while actively making your way around the busy city.

TSA Full-Body Scanner Backlash Begins In Earnest

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Hmm, are people beginning to rebel against those full-body scanners? There was a story in the New York Times a few days ago about what happens to people who choose to “opt-out” of subjecting themselves to the full-body scanners. High alert, we’ve got an opt-out!

Why are Windows Phone selling out?

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Email / IM, Smartphones, Mobile Does Microsoft have a hit on its hands with the new Windows Phone 7? Reports are flowing in from Europe that the phone is sold out from many carriers citing underestimated demand. Could it be that Windows Mobile OS...

Levi’s Debits Reduced Water Jeans

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Did you know that the process that gives jeans their nice blue look utilizes a great deal of water? Well, obviously the people at Levi's do, so they've decided to make a change by introducing the new Water According to the company, the traditional route of "finishing" jeans involves washing and...

Stiletto Protectors

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"These simple but effective devices are designed to slip onto your heels before venturing outsi..(Read...

Viz brings mainstream manga to the iPad

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Viz Media, LLC introduced its first iPad app this past week, Viz Manga, and it's something that I've personally waited a long time to see. I've been a manga fan for years, ever since I saved my allowance as a teen to buy $18 copies of Ranma 1/2 in the mid-90s.

Movie Review: The Millenium Trilogy

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The final movie chapter in Stieg Larsson’s so-called Millenium Trilogy books finally came to my local independent theater, and I decided to see it before I actually read this book, since I knew it would not be around long enough for me to finish reading.

Will WinPhone 7 Change How We Shop for Smartphones?

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AT&T’s Windows Phone 7 handsets drop today, but if you navigate past the company’s big splash page, you’d never know it.

Droid Pro hits Verizon on November 18 for $180

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Verizon today officially set down launch details for the Motorola Droid Pro. The Android 2.2 rival to the BlackBerry will be available to pre-order on Tuesday and should ship November 18 for $180, albeit after a $100 rebate and a two-year contract.

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OHA member hints Gingerbread hitting Nexus One in days

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Open Handset Alliance member Alvaro Fuentes on Sunday hinted that the launch of Gingerbread was imminent. In addition to confirming that the release will be Android 2.3, he told developers to be ready for an over-the-air update to the Nexus One in upcoming days.

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Toshiba Releases “Blade-Type” SSD Modules Up To 256GB

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While I doubt the MacBook Air will render her secrets very willingly, you can, with a little effort, upgrade your SSD modules using Toshiba’s 2.2mm mSATA chips. The chips, called the Blade X-gale, will come in 64, 128, and 256GB sizes .

Japanese University Works On “intelligent” Table Tennis Robot

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I remember us blogging about baseball-playing robots a few times in the past, but table tennis-playing models aren’t really common. A team of researchers around Prof. Kidode at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology are working on one.

iOS 4.2 For Apple iPad In Action (Video)

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Many iPad users are still waiting for Apple to release iOS 4.2 for the iPad, and we are hoping that it will be available some time this week. iOS 4.2 will bring a range of new features to the iPad including multitasking.

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Color E Ink Readers Coming to China in 2011

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We’ve seen color e-readers before, even colored e-paper displays. But in 2011, Chinese e-reader maker Hanvon will ship the first color reader with a screen made by Cambridge’s E Ink themselves.

Touch Wood: Sharp To Sell Wooden Cell Phone In Japan

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No comment on the branding, but Sharp will soon [JP] produce a cell phone whose body is made entirely of wood, namely Japanese cypress. According to Sharp, the handset is not a joke product but actually built for long-term usage, meaning buyers won't have to fear mold and other things.

Fable, A Vaguely-Described Tablet For Kids

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Isabella Products, the folks that brought you the Vizit interactive picture frame are planning to bring your children a 7″ tablet called the “Fable”. Aside from built-in mobile broadband and a camera, no real technical details are available.

Shanzai Finally Builds Fake iPod Nanos

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I just bought my sister an iPod Nano and she really seems to like it. However, I don’t know how much she’d like a fake iPod Nano from the Shanzai markets. This wee fake comes in two sizes, 1.5 or 1.8 inches, and even comes in multiple colors.

Wooden cell phone goes into production

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile Shown off as a concept in 2009, Sharp and NTT DoCoMo are bringing the cell phone made from wood to market. The good-looking curvy smartphone will merit a run of 15,000 units made of cypress timber. The phone carries the name the...

Jetman Performs First in-Air Loop

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In an act that can only be described as brave (or lunatic), Jetman (A.K.A. Yves Rossy) strapped on his custom-built, still experimental jet-powered wings, flew to about 8,000 feet over Bercher, Switzerland, and, on November 5th, completed a single loop before parachuting back to the ground.

Duct Tape Does it Again! DIY Laptop Computer Sleeve

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Duct tape. Is there anything it can't do? I am convinced that duct tape is the stuff that allows civilization to continue unabated and that which keeps the very earth from falling in upon itself.

Pilot Schmilot. US Air Force Planning Unmanned Fighter Jets

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In the future, fighter pilots could be little more than relics of lesser Louis Gossett, Jr. movies. The US Air Force is currently deliberating future incarnations of its elite stealth fighter, the F-22 Raptor.

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