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The Daily Slash: October 4th 2010

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It’s the first Monday of October, and right now we’re just about ready to wrap up the night. First up, as we take a look at stories from around the Web, we learn that Skype has just appointed a new CEO for the company today.

HLDS Second Generation Of SSD-embedded Optical Disc Drive

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Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. (HLDS) today introduced the 2nd generation of SSD-embedded optical disc drive at CEATEC 2010 held in Makuhari Messe, Japan.

Panasonic to take on gaming rivals with Jungle handheld

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A leak this evening has revealed that Panasonic is about to return to gaming with a device that would try to compete with Nintendo, Sony and possibly Apple.

Verizon announces G’zOne Ravine PTT flip phone

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Verizon confirmed that the Casio G'zOne Ravine will reach the provider this month. The rugged flip phone is resistant to dust, water, temperature extremes and shock and supports Verizon's Push-to-Talk system.

Panasonc intros photo frame with iPhone dock

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Panasonic has introduced an iPhone-friendly digital photo frame in the MW-20. Its satellite dock can also accommodate an iPod touch and playback its video, photo or audio content.

Analyst: iPad’s competition set to “fall flat”

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Despite the large number of new tablets set to arrive on the market before the holidays, Apple is expected to continue to widen its lead over the competition, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore.

1st mirasol displays being made, to hit tablet/reader combos

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Qualcomm today updated its plans for the first mirasol display devices. The company acknowledged to Engadget that the formal launch should still be in early 2011 but that the first screens are already in mass production and should ship this fall.

Are You At Risk For “Toasted Skin Syndrome”?

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A new scourge threatens a generation of laptop users. “Toasted Skin Sydrome” is the result of having a hot laptop pressed to your skin for hundreds of hours.

HTC to bring out black Legend, white Desire in Europe

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The HTC Legend and Desire will soon be available in Europe in black and white, respectively. The new models are due later in October and the official color names are phantom black and brilliant white. This marks the first time a white Desire will be sold, or an all-black Legend.

NC State creates multi-function smart sensors

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Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a way to put gallium nitride (GaN) sensors and related devices onto silicon computer chips.

Samsung Epic 4G rollout clears issues, goes live

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Sprint on its community forums confirmed that the promised firmware update is arriving to Epic 4G handsets, after an earlier delay. Some users are still waiting to receive it, but reports on the XDA Developers forum from those who received it or manually installed it are positive.

Virgin Mobile officially goes Android with the Samsung Intercept

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The marriage of Android with a pre-paid US carrier isn’t a brand new idea; Boost Mobile did it with the Motorola i1 a few months ago. Just because an idea isn’t brand new, however, doesn’t mean it’s not exciting. I mean, come on: an Android phone for $30 bucks a month?

Sprint Epic 4G bugfix starts rolling out (again)

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Like all phones, the Sprint Epic 4G wasn’t without some bugs at launch. A good chunk of these bugs (3G upload speeds, WiFi battery issues) were supposed to have been cleared up last week with a bugfix patch — but thanks to some administrative issues, it was all postponed.

Verbatim Hard Drive has SuperSpeed

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How can you take the hassle out of backing up your stuff? Make it faster. That's the idea behind the just-released Verbatim Store 'n' Go SuperSpeed USB 3.0 compact portable hard drive.

15-Year-Old Italian Boy Gets Artificial Heart

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A 15-year-old Italian boy suffering from Duchenne syndrome, a rare degenerative muscle disease, was fitted with an artificial heart after he had been ruled ineligible for a transplant list.

Jumbo Nintendo DS Screen

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This Jumbo Nintendo DS Screen is insane. With the help of a FPGA this simple Nintendo DS is supersized! It can now be enjoyed on two massive screens, and to top it off you can still interact with the games using the screen touch interface.

Webcam Created by MIT Grad Student Can Tell if Your Heart is Healthy

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Finding out if your healthy or not usually entails a doctor’s visit, or two, but thanks to a grad student at MIT, the process could get a lot easier.

Epic Games VP Says Future of Console Gaming Heading to the Tablet

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In a recent interview, Vice President of Epic Games Mark Rein said that he believes, or perhaps envisions, the future of console gaming actually ditching the console, and focusing more on the tablet device.

Jabra and Zipcar add Bluetooth Speakerphones to Cars

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New laws requiring drivers to use hands-free devices when they drive and prohibiting them from using cell phones without them have gone into effect in a number of states recently, including Massachusetts and Maryland.

TRON: Legacy Motorcycle Suits are Dorky but Detailed

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If you show up at a party on your motorcycle, someone will think you're pretty cool. If you show up at a party on your motorcycle wearing one of these TRON: Legacy replica motorcycle suits, someone will think you're kind of lame.

Android gets its own totally unauthorized Windows Phone 7 theme

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Tired of your Android phone not looking vaguely like Windows Phone 7? Don’t worry — sometimes I go through crazy-spells, too.

Windows 7 Family Pack reviving, but most staying on XP

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Microsoft hoped to rekindle interest in Windows 7 this weekend by reinstituting the Windows 7 Family Pack. As before, the deal gives a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium with licenses for three PCs.

HP/Palm to get back into phones with touch-only Mansion?

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HP's recently acquired Palm division has had some of its plans solidify with a rumor today for one of its post-merger devices. Nicknamed the Mansion, it would have an 800x480 touchscreen and drop the physical keyboard entirely.

ZTE to make 1.3GHz Android phones for Verizon?

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ZTE is reportedly working on several high-end Android handsets that will be headed to Verizon in the near future. One of the devices is said to be powered by a 1.3GHz processor, unnamed sources have told Boy Genius Report.

OLPC Expands Marvell Partnership For XO-3 Tablet

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The One Laptop Per Child program has made another step towards the tablet they plan to release… well, sometime in the future. They’ve received a $5.6 million grant towards development of the platform, which will likely include much hardware from Marvell.

Exclusive: Panasonic Jumps Back Into Gaming With A New Handheld: The Jungle

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With the iPhone and iPod Touch taking over bigger chunks of the portable gaming market each quarter and giants like Sony and Nintendo doing everything in their power to cling on to what they can, it seems pretty crazy to get into the portable gaming space right now.

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