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Facebook iPhone app has 105m users?

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Facebook has posted some pretty impressive numbers regarding its mobile users recently, including a developer saying there are more than 150 million active mobile Facebook users. The site itself has more than 500 million members.

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Dell Aero Android Smartphone Available Today

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Dell has today launched the new Dell Aero smartphone. The Aero is an Android based smartphone that has a 3.5 inch screen. The phone it's self costs either $299.99 without a contract or $99.99 with a two year agreement with AT&T [T].

Samsung Galaxy Tab Release Date to Be Announced Soon

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Samsung finally revealed some official details about the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Samsung Galaxy Tab release date is yet to be revealed although the official teaser video below does show that the Samsung Tablet will be unveiled on September 2 at IFA.

The iPADock to Rule Them All

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Many people don't even have one iPad, but perhaps you are the rare individual with two iPads in your home. If so, the iPADock from Japan's PhotoFast Co. is perfect for you.The rest of us can use the docking station to charge our solitary iPad with our iPhone, instead.

Dell Aero Shipping On AT&T

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When your main advertising point is that the Aero is "one of the lightest Android smartphones," you might have a problem but here it is: the Dell Aero on AT&T, finally shipping for $299.99 ($100 with contract).

LED Wood Furniture

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If you are looking for a few pieces of very unique furniture for your pad then these LED wood furniture called the Bright Woods Collection, that has been created by Italian designer Giancarlo Zema might be worth a look.

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Patents hints at iMac Touch and touchscreen MacBooks

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With the sweet glass-fronted, LED-backed displays on the newer MacBooks, Apple seemed a step closer to giving us touchscreen displays beyond the current ultra-portable devices.

An Unalienable Right to Privacy

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With all the furor over privacy after Facebook introduced its new Places application, I started to think about what privacy really means as a concept. The reaction to Facebook Places ran a startling gamut.

What’s This Disgraced Former Apple Exec Doing With $150,000 Inside Shoe Boxes?

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Flickr’d Prosecutors have found $150,000 resting peacefully inside shoe boxes at the home of Paul Devine, the Apple manager accused of taking some $1m in kickbacks from various parts suppliers in Asia. While that certainly sounds sinister, maybe the man simply doesn’t trust banks?

WSJ says iPads gaining acceptance in corporations

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The past few weeks have been fascinating for Apple watchers. The business press has been reporting that the brand, formerly a pariah in the buttoned-down world of corporate IT, is now being accepted with open arms.

George Lucas finally sues Jedi Mind

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When George Lucas and his film company sued Wicked Lasers simply because one of the company’s new lasers looked like a light saber from the Star Wars films there were a lot of us out there who were surprised.

Iomega external drives to get USB 3.0 at no extra cost

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Iomega has announced plans to shift all of their external hard-drives from USB 2.0 to USB 3.0, with no change in pricing and extra ruggedness thrown in.

Canon previews 120-megapixel camera sensor

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Canon this morning gave a look at the future of cameras with one of the world's largest camera sensor. The 120-megapixel, APS-H sized CMOS sensor is about 7.5 times larger than that in the EOS 1D Mark IV but yet is capable of performance that would be expected of current cameras.

Scitable.com Goes Mobile

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We covered Scitable.com, the social network for science education from Nature Publishing Group, back in May. At that time, I was told that a mobile-friendly version of the site was in the works. Today that mobile site is ready, as seen in the screenshot above.

Bad news–medication we take goes through our bodies and enters environment and other animals. Can wetlands help?

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[image via Natural Resources Canada] Nowadays more people than ever seem to be on meds, which makes the following fact just so, so gross: Apparently when we take medication like mood stabilizers and beta-blockers, a fraction of it goes into our body, and the rest goes right through us into the...

Review: AmpKit and AmpKit LiNK

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In the course of any guitarist’s life, there will be some point where they come into contact with a product manufactured by Peavey.

From NTT’s Showroom In Tokyo: Next-Generation Telemedicine Technology (Video)

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The third demo I witnessed at telecommunications giant NTT‘s showroom “Note” [JP] in Tokyo last week revolved around telemedicine, the concept of sending audio, video and other data through a network for remote medical consulting, diagnosis or examination.

Review: AmpKit and AmpKit LiNK

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In the course of any guitarist’s life, there will be some point where they come into contact with a product manufactured by Peavey.

JVC launches two new Picsio Pocket Cameras Offer Easy Video and Photo Sharing

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Two JVC pocket cameras announced today bring a new level of fun and ease-of-use to making and sharing videos and photos.

Sony introduces high performance DSLR cameras with Full HD video Fully-featured a580 and a560

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Appealing to photographers ready to explore sophisticated new creative possibilities, the DSLR-A580 and DSLR-A560 from Sony offer unparalleled levels of imaging refinement. At the heart of both is a new-generation Exmor APS HD CMOS Sensor processor.

Soldiers are in for battery-woven uniforms to keep gizmos juiced 24/7

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Soldiers have to carry heavy loads of battery to keep their gizmos high on power every time. This besides exhausting the soldiers can also act as a hindrance in their efficiency and safety during conflicts.

New Sony Alpha A55V and Alpha A33 DSLR Cameras come with Translucent Mirror Technology, Full HD and simultaneous auto focus-capture

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Sony introduced two new Alpha cameras (models SLT-A55V and SLT-A33) that adopt Sony’s newly-developed Translucent Mirror Technology, which achieves the highest-level of auto focus speed for both still image and movie shooting.

No Comment: Inception explained for Mac users

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Confused by the summer's biggest blockbuster and its multiple dream levels? Wishing Christopher Nolan had used some sort of OS X-related metaphor instead?

New Ultra-Narrow NEC X462UN 46-inch LCD Display

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NEC announced today the X462UN, a 46-inch ultra-narrow LCD display designed for video wall configurations in professional digital signage environments, including lobbies, public venues, retail stores, transportation facilities and broadcasting.

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 Intel Atom N550 Netbook

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Lenovo release a new netbook based on Intel Atom N550. It’s Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 powered by Atom N550 dual core mobile processor 1.5GHz clock speed with 10.1-inch display 1024×600 pixel resolution.