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Adium 1.4 ships with support for Twitter, better group chat features

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The duck is amuck: the versatile & free multi-service Mac IM client Adium has reached a new milestone, version 1.4. The new version includes support for Twitter messaging, full IRC support, improved group chat services and bookmarks for persistent chats, an update to the underlying libpurple...

MSI FX600MX Notebook PC

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In addition to the MSI FR600 3D Notebook, MSI also announced the FX600MX, however not 3D-ready. The MSI FX600MX features a 15.6-inch LCD display with a 1366×768 pixel resolution, it is powered by an Intel Core i5 or i7 Projector, NVIDIA GeForce 310M Graphic card with 512MB, a 320GB or 500GB...

Samsung Galaxy Tab Review

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab proved to be the product of IFA 2010, and has seldom left the headlines since its Berlin debut. Seven inches of Android slate, it promises to be the open alternative to Apple’s iPad and the poster-child for Google’s OS done right on a bigger display.

Is the Sony PlayStation Phone for real?

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You’re looking at a photo of a prototype Sony PlayStation Phone. That’s right, a phone. The rumors are looking to be true, as Engadget got their hands on a bunch of photos and details.

Patent Wars, Episode V: Apple Strikes Back

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It is a dark time for the smartphone market. Although the Blackberry has been destroyed, patent suits have driven handset makers from their hidden laboratories and pursued them across the galaxy.

ONN OPAD N2 Android Tablet Device

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ONN has unveiled a new Android-Powered Tablet on the Chinese Market which is called the OPAD N2, it is powered by an ARM9 Processor running at 600MHz and a Rockchip RK2816.

China Telecom’s HTC Oboe T9199 Smartphone

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HTC has just launched a new Windows Mobile 6.5 Smartphone on the Chinese Market thanks to a collaboration between the Smartphone Giants and China Telecom. The new handset is dubbed the HTC Oboe T9199, it comes with a large 4.3-inch Multitouch display.

iPad Facebook app Friendly updated with multiple account support

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As we reported earlier, Facebook is holding a mobile event next week, where much speculation is being made about whether or not we'll all finally see an iPad version of the company's official app.

Subversive NYC USB Drives Appear In Unlikely Places

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Like brick walls, for example. (See pic below.) It’s part of artist Aram Bartholl’s Dead Drops project. So far he’s installed five USBs in public spaces for public file sharing.

Microsoft Set To Buy Canesta For Its Gesture Recognition Technology

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No huge sums have been leaked to the press yet, but the Friday announcement by Microsoft has all but guaranteed the purchase. Canesta is a small Silicon Valley firm specializing in gesture recognition technology and chips that allow cameras to produce 3D images.

Morphotel Concepts Looks Like An Alien Seacraft

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Alien indeed, but rest assured it’s not a Covenant warship soon to be deployed for the conquest of Earth. (Master Chief save us!) It’s a concept design by forward-thinking Italian architect Gianluca Santosuosso for use in Greater Mumbai’s Navy Docks.

Sprint CEO Is Obsessed With WiMax

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Okay, so Sprint might not have the rosiest of reputations, but that hasn’t stopped CEO Dan Hesse from declaring “Our 4G Strategy is WiMax, full stop!” Hesse divulged Sprint’s immediate and future plans in an epic three-part interview conducted recently.

Halloween apps bring chills and thrills to iPhone and iPad

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Happy Halloween! Apple has its own Halloween round-up on the App Store here, and I've been rocking most of the same apps I covered a couple of years ago. We've also got a few apps, costumes and interactive books on our Halloween tag page.

Twiiter App for Windows Phone 7 Announced

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For all the Smartphone Owners who are about to jump ship from Android to the new Windows Phone 7 Platform, we have good news for you. Twitter has announced the official Twitter App for the Windows Phone 7 Platform.

Sprint: we’re only using WiMAX for 4G

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Sprint chief Dan Hesse followed up on earlier comments with a new discussion emphasizing the company's current 4G plans. He explained to GigaOM that, despite toying with LTE, the company's network would use WiMAX "full stop."

Child Locator alerts and finds your wandering kids

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Got a small child? Worried that they may wander off (which they have a tendency to do)? Then take a look at BrickHouse Security’s Child Locator. Attach a small mini homing tag to your kid’s clothing or on their wrist and use the handheld locator to pinpoint their location.

MacMiniColo will host your Mac Mini server for just $10/month for 6 months

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Colocation facilities are typically stuffed full of various rack-mounted servers running all manner of websites and other tasks with fat pipe connections to internet backbones. One company, MacMiniColo, offers colocation services and is dedicated to hosting Mac mini servers.

Table Connect Multitouch iPhone Desk

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We have featured a few cool designs based on the Apple iPhone here at Geeky Gadgets, including some coffee tables and even desks, now we have the Table Connect, and the difference between this and the other we have seen is that it actually works.

Sergey And Larry Are Unabashed Apple Fanboys

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Here’s why: Ten years ago they wanted Steve Jobs to be the CEO of Google. Proof can be found in a passing comment on the new Bloomberg docu Game-Changers that chronicles Google’s rise to world domination.

Enterprise iOS app distribution made easier by Ondeego

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For consumers, unless you jailbreak your iPhone, the only effective way to get apps onto it is via Apple's own App Store. From the beginning of the App Store, Apple has offered an alternative method of distributing apps that is meant for use by businesses to their employees.

Grab your iOS version of VLC now… it may be gone soon

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Based on the latest comments from VLC media player lead developer Rémi Denis-Courmont, it seems likely that the iOS version of the app probably won’t be available much longer.

iTunes restores Genius sidebar

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The launch of iTunes 10 in September left a lot users disappointed for several reasons. In addition to the lack of a complete rewrite that many people were hoping for, the highly underwhelming Ping social network was added, and the subsequent 10.0.1 update replaced the former Genius sidebar content...

HP Palm Pre 2 sold direct, unlocked, Gorilla Glass confirmed

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HP has confirmed that its HP Palm Pre 2 will be sold directly through HP SIM-unlocked. Also confirmed is that the device will include premium Gorilla Glass in a sign that HP has worked hard to ensure that Pre 2 build quality is improved over the original Pre.

Microsoft switches focus from Silverlight to HTML5

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Microsoft server president Bob Muglia late this week confirmed a broader shift at the company away from Silverlight on the web and towards HTML5. Silverlight was now primarily the development platform for Windows Phone 7, but more cross-platform efforts would rely on the more universal standard.

Entourage launches Pocket eDGe dual-touchscreen tablet

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Entourage has launched its Pocket eDGE dual touchscreen tablet, which Electronista first had a hands-on experience with in early January. It incorporats a monochrome 6-inch Wacom Penabled E ink panel on the left and a 7-inch color resistive touchscreen display on the right.

PlayStation Phone

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In caseĀ  you missed it this week, Engadget has pictures of the long-rumored PlayStation Phone. This unit should hit the market in December or early next year.

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