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Android 3.0 ready for tablets by December, 4.0 in late 2011

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Google should be ready to load Android 3.0 just as tablets based on it should be in testing, sources claimed late Monday. Engineering samples would arrive in December and would come quickly enough that companies could start showing their tablets at CES in early January.

The Daily Slash: October 18th 2010

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Hopefully you survived your weekend unscathed, and your week started off well. Welcome to the Monday edition of The Daily Slash. Tonight, in our story from around the Web, we look at the fact that Apple’s managed to sell quite a few Apple TVs.

Verizon bringing tiered data plans by late October?

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Verizon is reportedly set to begin its transition toward tiered pricing for wireless usage, which may come as early as October 28, sources have told Engadget.

Leaked promo video shows myTouch 4G

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A leaked video previews T-Mobile's upcoming myTouch 4G handset, a HSPA+ device that was previously referred to as the myTouch HD. The promotional video appears to be designed for viewing directly from the handset itself, allowing users to take a glimpse at a few of the highlighted new features....

Upcoming Full Tower PC Case From Cooltek

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Here’s a look at another upcoming full tower PC case from Cooltek, the Ultimate. Featuring a black/red color scheme with blue LED lighting, this eye-catching steel case sports a built-in all-in-one card reader, a top-placed I/O panel with two USB, eSATA and audio ports, four 5.25-inch...

Verizon expected to maintain CDMA network for years to come

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As Verizon prepares to roll out its LTE network, the company is expected to maintain its CDMA technology for more than a decade, according to a panel at the 4G World expo.

Meta Music for YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011

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Perhaps you’ve heard of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, one wild experimental music project that combines the talents of instrument-inclined computer owners from around the world?

First Mac OS X Lion features may bring iOS-style scrolling

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Apple's Mac OS X Lion teaser on Wednesday could see it merge a handful of iOS interface elements if a news tip is an indicator. The software would still behave much like Mac OS X but would replace Aqua-style scroll bars with a more minimal scroll bars with an "elastic" bounce at either end.

Motorola Flipout now available with AT&T, priced at $79.99 on a two-year agreement

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Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile AT&T originally announced the Flipout earlier this month, and for those who may have been waiting—the Android 2.1 running Motorola Flipout is now available for purchase.

Benoit Mandelbrot dies at 85

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The mathematics professor who's lifelong work in applying mathematical formulas to the explain the complexity of nature gave rise to the term "fractals" and revolutionized computer graphics has died at the age of 85.

Wholesale Apps Community adds 32 members, still no platform

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The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) founded earlier this year has just aggregated 32 new members. The newcomers include Opera Software, Oracel, Fujitsu, Rogers and China Unicom, among others, joining the original 24 companies such as LG, Samsung, Telefonica and Orange.

Jobs claims 300,000+ titles in App Store

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Speaking during the company's Q4 conference call, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed that the App Store has cracked 300,000 in available in apps. The number was initially thought to have been hit by Saturday, but statistics later suggested that Apple had only achieved closer to 279,000 by that point.

iPad-equipped Quatto costume for Halloween

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Ok, this is a little weird, and a little gross, but if you're as big a fan of Total Recall as I am, you'll love it.

Steve Jobs Says 7-Inch Tablets Are ‘Dead on Arrival’

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In Apple’s earnings call Monday, CEO Steve Jobs derided some upcoming tablets for their lack of size.

Driverless taxi gets called with an iPad

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This is just wild! A group of researchers in Berlin have been working on "autonomous cars" for a while. Those, of course, are cars that drive themselves, and as you can see above, this one uses a variety of equipment to monitor the road and environment.

Pleo Robotic Dinosaur Set for Rebirth

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Pleo, the lovable, green robotic dinosaur, is getting a second lease on life. After going through a bankruptcy that nearly killed it, the dinosaur is set to be reborn with a new skin and upgraded features.

Ray Ozzie retiring from Microsoft

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Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie has announced that he will soon step down from his position and retire from the company. The executive will remain with the company for some time, as he helps with the transition.

Apple’s Jobs trashes Android tablets, rules out 7-inch iPad

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Apple chief Steve Jobs during a surprise appearance in the company's summer 2010 results call explained much of the company's strategy on tablets and dismissed seven-inch tablets, Android tablets as well as any prospect of a seven-inch iPad.

Jobs: We don’t want to be like Nokia

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Apple is aimed exclusively at competing in the high-end smartphone market, not in a larger arena, according to CEO Steve Jobs. The executive made a rare appearance during Apple's Q4 results call, where he specifically compared the iPhone against Nokia's output.

Apple CEO: Google’s claims of openness are “disingenuous”

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Google is being "disingenuous" when it tries to claim openness as an advantage for Android, Apple's Steve Jobs said during a rare appearance in the company's fourth quarter 2010 results.

Apple Mocks Smaller Tablets, Dashes Hopes For iPad Nano

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Well, that’s that. I kind of had my hopes up for an iPad “suite” including a smaller and larger device, but no less a personage than Steve Jobs himself has dismissed any idea of there being a smaller iPad than the one currently on the market.

Turn your MacBook into the Justice League

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We've written about MacBook decals in the past, but I couldn't resist showing this one to you guys and gals (especially the comic book fans out there). Stuff Off Decals is selling a Justice League sticker for MacBooks.

Apple’s 14.1 million iPhones crush BlackBerry in summer

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Apple in its quarterly results revealed that it had blown past RIM in smartphone sales. The company's 14.1 million iPhone shipments in the summer were enough for it to trump RIM's 12.1 million BlackBerries over its own summer quarter, which finished a month earlier.

BlackBerry Pearl 3G and Curve 3G now available with AT&T

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Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile You may be able to pick up the BlackBerry Torch for just $49.99 by way of Lets Talk, but if for some reason you dislike the Torch or simply have an aversion to shopping for a mobile phone with anyone other than the...

“World’s Smallest” Waterproof Camera is Smaller than a Golf Ball

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I'm always a little wary of any company calling its product the "world's smallest" anything. It seems hard to believe that the CamBall is, in fact, the "world's smallest personal camcorder," but the thing is, in fact, pretty freaking small. It's roughly the size of a ping pong ball.

Apple Reports Record Quarter – 20.34 Billion Record

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Apple has just released their fourth quarter earnings. Apple posted record revenue of $20.34 billion and net quarterly profit of $4.31 billion, or $4.64 per diluted share. That works out to be Apple’s best quarter ever and they are offering guidance higher still for the next quarter.

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