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Amazon Kindle firmware v3.0.1 goes public

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Looks like Amazon were satisfied with just 24hrs public testing of their beta v3.0.1 Kindle firmware for the third-gen ereader, since they’ve now begun distributing it generally.

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TUAW review and giveaway: XtremeMac InCharge Duo for iPad

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It's not rare for Apple fanboys and girls to have more than one Apple device. Since the iPad appeared on the scene in April, there's good chance that you'll find an iPad and either an iPhone or an iPod in the well-equipped Apple home.

AMD Zacate teased: 18W AMD Fusion APU processor for budget PCs

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AMD are teasing a preview of their upcoming AMD Fusion APU – codenamed Zacate – which the company promises will pull high-end media and DirectX 11 capabilities into mainstream computers.

The Switch – a build-it-yourself Swiss pocket knife

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Here’s another innovative product courtesy of crowd-sourced Quirky: a modular swiss pocket knife. The Switch is a utility tool where you can decide what tools go into it. You can choose from 18 attachments (including a 1GB thumb drive).

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Shock: Treyarch To Support Call Of Duty: Black Ops So Much That You’ll Never Want To Trade It In

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How best to battle the scourge of trading in your used videos games? (Remember: video game publishers scream bloody murder when you buy a used video game.) Credit to Treyarch, the developers of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops, for doing something novel.

Not Sure How That Happened

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I could have sworn I did a post yesterday, but I see that there isn’t one. So once again I find myself apologizing, and also wondering if maybe I’m not too young to start developing memory loss after all.

Finger Race App for Android Launches

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Smartphones with large capacitive touchscreens certainly get a fair share of weird apps. The next up is a virtual treadmill for Android OS based smartphones. If you feel the need to give your fingers a workout then it might work for you.

LG intros four IPS-based desktop monitors

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LG has debuted four new LED backlit IPS-based desktop monitors. The IPS206T, IPS226V and the IPS236V are aimed home audiences, while the the IPS2321P is for the pro market.

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Intel, AMD to show their graphics-in-CPU designs at IDF

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Intel's Developer Forum should be the first chance at seeing working examples of both Intel- and AMD-made processors with fully built-in graphics. The host of the event is expected to show Sandy Bridge just ahead of its ship date.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Will Address 13 Vulnerabilities

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Microsoft [MSFT] has confirmed that they are addressing 13 vulnerabilities found in Windows, Office and IIS on the next patch Tuesday update. Out of the nine bulletins that were published, four of them are deemed critical.

Google TV Could be Released this month in the US

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According to the Intel CEO, Paul Otellini, the Google TV service could be launching as early as this month. Up till now, we've only had the details about Google TV and what it does. What we haven't known is the ins and outs of when it will be launched.

HP under deeper investigation over alleged bribes

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has now begun an investigation of HP over alleged kickbacks to Russian rules makers that can date as far back as 2000. The move follows a similar investigation by the Department of Justice into the same matter.

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Lord Of The Rings Online Is Now Free-To-Play

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Lord of the Rings Online officially goes free-to-play today . Well, provided you don’t live in Europe. How does Warner Bros., the game’s publisher, make any money?

Non Fashion People’s Fashion Night Out: Garments by non-professionals

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Repost: We posted this a little too soon yesterday, because now Subports just posted a catalog of some of the awesome contributions. A few edits made below, and preview images follow. For a catalog, text "?NFPFNO" to 767825 (PORTAL).

Preview: iTunes’ Spiral-Theme Interface

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Have you ever wanted to spin into a black hole of music oblivion? We all have. And it looks like that dream may finally become a reality.

Google Voice may finally be approved for the App Store

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After a saga that's lasted more than a year, it looks like Google Voice-enabled app GV Mobile may finally be approved for the App Store.

Verizon to Palm Pre Plus users: webOS 1.4.5 is coming in a “couple of weeks”

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Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile Verizon rolled out the webOS 1.4.5 software update for Palm Pixi Plus users a short while back, and since then Pre Plus users have been left waiting.

TomTom Car Kit Owners to Get Free Adapter

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Several months ago, TomTom introduced the TomTom Car Kit, which lets iPhone owners enhance the GPS ability of their phone while positioning it at eye-level for easy GPS navigation. But what do you do if you've upgraded to the iPhone 4 and your phone no longer fits in the holder?

DARPA Wants To Create Universal Soldiers

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Last we heard from DARPA, they were looking for a few good men to build them portable atomic clocks. But super-accurate time pieces aren’t all that’s keeping the research hub busy.

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Docking And Storage Base Keeps All Your iStuff Lined Up In A Row

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It’s been quite a while since I’ve written about a nifty concept doodad, so strap in! This is the Docking and Storage Base, and it’s designed to keep your desk area neat and tidy. Lord knows my desk (which is sorta visible in my Plex video) looks like a scene from Mad Max.

Android, iOS to surpass BlackBerry in OS share by 2011

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Both Android and iOS will have overtaken the BlackBerry for market share within the next year, Gartner predicted on Friday. It saw Google overtaking RIM's BlackBerry this year for the second-place spot, but by 2011 expected both Android and the iPhone to have outrun the BlackBerry in 2011.

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Make Your Own iWatch

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I wanted to make an iWatch but I didn’t really feel the need to buy another Nano. That said, if you want to try your hand at iWatchery, hop over to GnomonWatches or even eBay and just look for a “Bond” strap in the style you like.

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The iPod Nano Watch

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The new multitouch iPod Nano was made to be strapped to a watch band. A cool idea? You can pick up a..(Read...

Apple prepping iChat Face Time apps for Mac and PC?

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Apple is reportedly preparing Face Time clients for both OS X and Windows, according to Mac4Ever‘s sources, with the video calling technology apparently set for integration with iChat on the Mac.

Hands-On with VLC Movie-Player for iPad

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We know that the iPad is (mostly) great for video playback, as long as you can be bothered to convert it to the right format or buy your movies and TV shows from Apple.