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TUAW TV Live: TUAW and TMO tag team

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It's time for TUAW TV Live, so grab some popcorn and a beverage, sign into the chat room, and get ready for some fun. Today my special guest is John Martellaro from The Mac Observer.

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Apple scores limited pinch-to-zoom patent

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Apple has won a limited though significant US patent on pinch-to-zoom gestures for multi-touch devices, reports say. A filing was originally submitted in December 29th, 2006, just days before the announcement of the first iPhone at Macworld.

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Rumor: Apple talking with CDMA carriers in India

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Adding to the already bloated CDMA iPhone rumor mill, The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Apple is in talks with Reliance Communications Ltd and Tata Teliservices Ltd to bring the much-talked-about CDMA equipped iPhone to India.

Analyst: Foxconn prices up for Apple, Nokia with pay raise

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Citibank analyst Chang Kaiwei claimed to investors today that Foxconn would be raising the prices it charges companies like Apple, Microsoft and Nokia to compensate for the second pay raise for its workers.

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Nokia N8 costs as much as iPhone 4 to make

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Nokia's N8 costs just as much as an iPhone 4 to make despite wildly varying device prices, iSuppli estimated on Wednesday. The two smartphones were in a dead heat as the N8's parts and assembly were put at $187.47, or just four cents lower than Apple's phone.

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TomTom Offers Custom Printing on GPS Devices

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TomTom has been letting users customize the way their GPS devices operate for a long time now with things like voice packs and custom icons for navigation. TomTom has those awesome Star Wars voice packs that are some of the coolest around.

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Medal of Honor’s Luke Warm Reviews Blamed for EA Stock Drop

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Electronic Arts' stock price took a big hit yesterday--as much as six percent, according to reports. So, why did the gaming giant have such a rough day on the market? The culprit seems to be the deluge of luke warm reviews that the new Medal of Honor title received yesterday.

iSuppli Says Nokia N8 Costs About as much to Build as the iPhone 4

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If you are a Nokia handset fan, you were probably excited when the N8 launched and you could get your hands on the smartphone. We have already seen the N8 get its teardown over at iFixit. iSuppli has torn up its own N8 and offered up an estimate of what it costs to build the phone.

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Pause your music intelligently with Take Five

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The latest application from The Iconfactory, Take Five, is meant to eliminate one pesky problem: the realization that you've been wearing headphones that aren't pumping out any music. I'm glad to say that it succeeds. Consider this scenario.

Apple Going Back to the Mac on October 20th

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Apple is hosting a “Back to the Mac” event October 20th. The invitation promises “a sneak peek of the next major version of Mac OS X.” If I know my big cats, and the picture above is any indication, it looks like OS X 10.7 will be codenamed “Lion.” We could also...

Amazon iPhone App Gets Updated with Barcode Scanner

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Yesterday, Amazon update its Amazon iPhone app. The new update brings a new feature to those running an iPhone 4 or 3GS running iOS 4... the ability to scan barcodes.What the barcode scanner does is allows you to scan the barcode on any product.

Three HTC Desire Android 2.2 Update Release Date – 14 October

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Those users who have a HTC Desire on the Three network in the UK, you can expect the Android 2.2 update to be made available on October 14th at 9am UK time.The official Three UK account on Twitter made it official saying that the version will be numbered v2.25.25.771.1 and will launch 10/14 at...

Razer kicks out wireless Naga mouse

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Professional gaming peripherals maker Razer just announced its latest wireless MMO gaming mouse in the Naga Epic. It sports 17 MMO-optimized buttons and can be customized thanks to three included and interchangeable ergonomic side panels.

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Redbox Expands Video Game Rentals to More Kiosks

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Redbox has decided to move forward with video game rentals from their kiosks, based on results from their initial testing phase back in August, 2009. That roll-out was a small one, popping up in a few Redbox locations across the Reno, Nevada area.

Razer To Sell Wireless Naga Mouse In November

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The Razer Naga mouse is a monster. With three interchangeable panels for different grip positions and a multi-colored backlight, this gamer’s mouse is pure sex (Note: This is an idiom. Sex not included.) The $129 mouse will drop in November 2010 and has wired or wireless capability.

Advent’s Tegra 2 Vega budget tablet gets hands-on [Video]

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Cheap Android tablets aren’t anything new, but Advent’s Vega promises to be a little different; a 10.1-inch Android 2.2 Froyo slate powered by NVIDIA’s second-gen Tegra 2 chipset and priced at just £249.99 ($396).

Mac 101: Inserting or typing uncommon characters

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digg As a Mac consultant, I'm often asked some pretty bizarre questions. One that I frequently hear is "How do I type <some special character> on my Mac?"

iPhone shipping times drop in the UK, 6 month 0% finance offered

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Last week, those wanting to buy an iPhone 4 in the U.S. got good news when they heard that shipping times for the phone had been reduced. Now the UK gets to share in that good news, too.

Today on TUAW TV Live: The Mac Observer’s John Martellaro

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Would you believe it's Wednesday already? Today at 5 PM EDT (2 PM PDT), I'll have a special guest on TUAW TV Live.

The Balanzza Mini Luggage Scale Makes You Pack Light

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If you travel by air frequently, you already know most carriers charge you for checked baggage over a certain weight limit.

Chrome 8 Arrives In Dev Channel

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Google’s browser Chrome has now arrived in the Dev Channel under version 8 and is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

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Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Announced

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Just a couple of days ago, Microsoft [MSFT] officially launched Windows Phone 7. The new operating system was also listed along side 9 smartphones that would be launching in various parts of the world.The Dell Venue Pro is one of those devices. It features a slide down QWERTY keyboard.

Boom! AAPL share price over $300 for the first time today

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If the wizards of Cupertino take note of such milestones, there are probably bottles of champagne being uncorked this morning. Apple's stock price has been hovering above $300 per share since the market opened, marking yet another all-time high for the consumer electronics company.

3D TV facing resistance, slow adoption among buyers

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Despite frequent attempts to push 3D TV, electronics makers aren't getting the adoption they were hoping for, DisplaySearch found today. Just 3.2 million TVs sold this year, or two percent of all flat screen TVs, will have 3D built-in.

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TiVo gets online season pass control

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TiVo will launch a new Season Pass Manager feature online later on Wednesday. This will let them better manage their season pass subscriptions on multiple TiVo broadband-connected set-top boxes, add new ones or delete old ones. The existing system doesn't let users set up season passes online....

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GD Awards: Dell’s 24 laptops + mothership, Sony’s minimalist-monolith TV

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Dell's Experience Design Group took home a 2010 Good Design Award for their Latitude 2100 series, a system of notebooks aimed at the educational (K-12) market.

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