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AT&T Beats Verizon in Nationwide 3G Speed Test

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The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you’d expect: AT&T’s network is much faster.

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Virgin: Samsung Intercept gets Android 2.2 on March 25

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Virgin Mobile's first Android smartphone, the Samsung Intercept, will get the much-needed update to Android 2.2 on or about March 25, the carrier announced over Twitter on Wednesday.

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FBI to expand surveillance of web-based communication

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The FBI is reportedly set to announce significant expansions to its surveillance efforts aimed at web-based communication.

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Pluto: A Timeline

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Tomorrow marks the 81st anniversary of the discovery of Pluto, that troubled little celestial body that has become the subject of a heated planetary status debate over the past decade or so.

Shock(ing) Study: No Link Between Mobile Phones and Brain Cancer?

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Here’s another CrunchGear Shock Study, shocking not because of cognizability but because of what it claims. The study by the University of Manchester says that RF exposure from cell phones does not appear to increase the risk of brain cancer by any significant amount.

Facebook Adds New Relationship Status Options: Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships

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In “The Social Network” Mark Zuckerberg had an epiphany right before he launched Facebook, an option for users to state their “relationship status” on their page. The global phenomenon now has over 600 million members and is ever expanding.

Apple appears to be working on longer life batteries

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Hallelujah! Who hasn't warily watched an iPhone, laptop or iPad battery indicator slows fading into oblivion? It looks like Apple is doing research into techniques that would keep lithium batteries running longer without making them larger.

Make It Last Build Series #3: Finishing the Stepper Motor Drivers for the Drawbot

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Today, the latest newsletter went out for the Make It Last Build Series, sponsored by Microchip and Energizer. The goal for this week was to finish getting the stepper motor controller for our Drawbot working.

iSuppli Warns Building Chip Inventories Could Be Dangerous Sign

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The IT industry has begun to warm to the idea of a sustained recovery after the hammering it took in 2009 through the first part of 2010, but industry analysis firm iSuppli has warned that the current level of inventory buildup could cause problems if market demand slows in 2011.

No iPhone nano, says New York Times

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The New York Times has cast a pall over the iPhone nano rumors by stating that Apple will not release such a device (despite the Wall Street Journal's suggestion to the contrary).

Lenovo Thinkpad X120e available in March for $399

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Hardware, Laptops Tired of hearing so much about those upcoming Android tablets? Well, here’s something different for a change. Lenovo is releasing the new ThinkPad X120e ultra-thin business notebook on March 8 for $399.

Another Full HD Monitor From iiyama

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iiyama is about to drop another Full HD monitor ‘ProLite X2472HD’ for the European market.

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Motorola Xoom Android Honeycomb Tablet Priced for the US Market

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The pricing information for the recently showcased Motorola Xoom Tablet has just been announced for the US Market. The announcement was made by the company’s CEO Sanjay Jha, the tablet was first introduced at the CES 2011 that was held in Las Vegas a month ago.

Skype and Qik Hint At Video Calling Partnership With AT&T

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Skype and Qik jointly announced at MWC 2011 that they plan on further integrating their technologies to help improve Qik’s video calls on Sprint and T-Mobile devices and develop Skype’s video calling solution for the Verizon LTE network.

Back to the Future Ep 1 HD available now for the iPad

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Section: Apple, Gaming, Games, Mobile, Portable I’m pretty sure that iPad users who grew up with the Back to the Future trilogy will be pleased with TellTale’s Back to the Future Ep 1 HD which has just been released as an iPad game.

Apple dense lithium patent hints long-lived MacBooks, iPads

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A new Apple patent filing published by the USPTO on Thursday could lead to significantly longer battery life in iPads, iPhones, MacBooks and other hardware with lithium-ion or lithium-ion packs.

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Shelf Pod is Both Bibliophile’s and Cat’s Dream House

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The Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio in Japan designed this bookshelf-lined Shelf Pod house for a lucky book collector. I know plenty of people who have homes lined with ordinary bookshelves, but this Wonderland-esque design takes it to a whole new level. I’m ready to move in!

Skype alludes to official video call deal with AT&T

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Skype consumer product management lead Rick Osterloh on Thursday hinted there would soon be an official video calling deal with AT&T.

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New Tech Helps Paralyzed Patients Move Their Limbs

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It appears that folks with catastrophic spinal cord injuries might be able to move their limbs again thanks to a new system that “trains” the nerves to move using a “pocket-sized electric stimulator.” The stimulator is connected to the affected limbs and fired in order to...

Shuttle XPC Barebone SH67H3 and SH67H7 Mini PCs

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Shuttle has announced two new Mini PCs to its XPC Barebone Series, they are the XPC Barebone SH67H3 And SH67H7 Mini PCs. Both Computers comes with some similar specifications and are all compatible with CPU in the Intel Sandy Bridge Range, include the Core I3, Core i5 and Core i7.

Hack the WM+ to Talk to Arduino

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Our new Arduino projects contributor, Riley Porter, has posted another cool project to our Make: Arduino page. In the project, he shows you how to hook up a Wii MotionPlus motion capture device to your Arduino to easily get 3-axis gyroscopic data onto the Arduino platform.

HTC Intros Desire S, Wildfire S And Incredible S Android Smartphones

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With Mobile World Congress going on in Barcelona this week, tons and tons of new cellphones were hitting the airwaves.

Design in the Doorknobs

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If you doubt the decline of craft, tell me what the doorknobs in your house look like. Can you even remember, offhand? Those things that you touch every day to get into your home and your bedroom? I'm going to go out on a limb and guess it's a boring piece of smooth metal.

The Nissan ESFLOW Concept Breaks Cover A Bit Early

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Nissan’s unveiling the ESFLOW EV concept at the Geneva Auto Show next month. Well, here it is. Click through for the interior shot. God I wish the CE industry had the guts to show-off their forward-thinking concepts — just the Microsoft Courier comes to mind.

Massive Solar Flare Causing Communications Problems In China

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Nasa’d A recent solar flare, the strongest in four years, is apparently giving China a bit of a headache. Astronomers there have reported a disruption in radio communications in the country’s southern regions. The Sun giveth, and the Sun taketh away.

Spotify locks EMI deal for US, may be kept off of iPhone

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Spotify may now be as little as one more label deal away from a US launch but could by stymied by Apple's subscription rules, sources said Thursday. EMI would join Sony and could see it clinch a deal for music streaming if it gets at least Universal.

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