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RIM’s BlackPad Likely Using Custom OS Instead Of OS 6, But Will That Be Enough?

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RIM’s upcoming tablet might coming packing a brand new OS instead of a large screen version of OS 6. According to Bloomberg, three seprate sources indicated that the new operating system is coming from infotanment company QNX Software Systems that RIM bought back in April.

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Samsung Grafts USB 3.0 Connectivity onto S2 Portable HDD

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If you are like me you probably have a huge amount of photos and other digital files on your computer that you want to back up. My external HDD is a USB 2.0 unit and it takes forever to complete a backup.

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BitFenix Colossus Full Tower Computer Chassis is Awesome

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Computer cases are a dime a dozen but every now and again one surfaces that is really sweet. Today is the day one of the particularly cool cases has shown up. This case is called the BitFenix Colossus (PDF) and it looks like something you would find at the heart of a Star Gate mothership.

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Analysis of Intel acquisition of McAfee

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Intel announced plans this morning to purchase McAfee for $7.68 billion dollars. This the largest acquisition made in Intel’s history. Intel has been looking into / experimenting with tying security to the CPU for over 10 years.

Hands on with Hulu Plus

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Maybe I'm missing the point of Hulu Plus, but for ten bucks a month why is Hulu still showing me advertisements? I get that this new for-pay streaming video service offers full seasons (and past seasons) of current TV shows that would otherwise be limited to a handful of the most recent episodes.

Get Your iPod Touch 4th Gen Parts Here!

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It’s almost that time of the year. Are you excited? It’s almost new iPod time! Of course there will be a new iPod touch, but the big question is whether it will have dual cameras and retina display.

Details of BlackBerry Bold 9780 leak out

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A new BlackBerry handset, believed to be the Bold 9780, has been leaked in more detail through an internal note found by BGR. The device is due to replace the Bold 9700 and the sheet reveals it will be out in October.

LG to Implement NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 Processor in Upcoming Smartphones

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LG has kept up with their Windows Mobile offerings, and they’ve said that they have a commitment to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 that’s set to launch this year. With that being said, the hardware needs to make folks out there in the market get excited again.

People mag for iPad launches with free issues for paper subs

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People today put out its promised iPad magazine app (free, App Store) with the promise of a first for tablet magazines. The entertainment magazine is the first major title to directly acknowledge a paper subscription.

Logitec offers Blu-ray upgrade drive for Mac Pros

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Japanís Logitec has developed a Blu-Ray upgrade drive solution for Mac Pros. The LBD-A12SAK/MW kit includes a copy of Roxio Toast Titanium 10, which adds Blu-ray burning support to the Mac line in lieu of any official support for Blu-ray from Apple.

Firefox 4 beta 4 due Monday with GPU acceleration, tab sets

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Mozilla in its latest company notes has penned in the launch of Firefox 4 beta 4 for this coming Monday, August 23. The release will be the first to have built-in graphics acceleration for the regular web and, in Windows, will invoke Direct2D to use the video chipset to speed up rendering web code.

Reporters Without Borders ‘Affirms Support’ For Wikileaks; What Could Be Lurking Inside Insurance.AES256?

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It was about a week ago that Wikileaks came under fire from several human rights organizations for not taking the proper precautions to protect various Afghan informants.

Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse Images Leaked

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Psst, Microsoft: A secret's not a secret if more than one person knows it. Thanks to a trigger-happy German retailer updating its product page (now removed), the world now knows what the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse looks like and when to expect it.According to the retailer, the Arc Touch will be...

Sony’s PSP Could See Touch Controls on the Back in Next Generation Model

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It’s been a little while since we’ve heard rumors about the next generation PSP. At least, rumors that were interesting enough to talk about.

Nokia N9 Breaks Cover, MeeGo Along for the Ride

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Nokia is still a presence in the smartphone industry. Even if their name isn’t synonymous with the market here in the United States, the moment you enter the international market, things change.

Koreans swamp servers as pre-orders begin

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iPhone 4 pre-orders have begun in Korea, and distributor KT Corporation (KTC) is reporting huge sales. Specifically, 130,000 orders were placed within the first 13 hours of availability. By comparison, it took 5 days to sell 65,000 units of the 3GS.

Invincible Jacket Proves Tech And Fashion Can Mix

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Man, this makes me wish I still wore fancy formal suits to fancy business meetings. Saboteur, a clothing line created by Kristen Slowe (yeah, the wife of Reddit founder Christopher Slowe), is set to launch online on August 25th and will feature clothing aimed at the tech crowd of Silicon Valley.

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Does The Acer Aspire One D255 Dual Boot Windows XP & Android? (Yes.)

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This is the Acer Aspire One D255. It’s a netbook—they still make those?—that runs both Windows XP and Android. Handy if you need it, I suppose. Besides the dual boot, there doesn’t seem to be too much going on here; it’s a pretty standard netbook.

Verizon launches ZTE Salute feature phone

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Verizon has partnered with phone maker ZTE to introduce the Chinese company's first Verizon device, the entry-level Salute slider phone. The handset sports a 2.4-inch screen and a 1.3-megapixel camera. It supports Bluetooth headsets and has a core level of Internet access....

LG vows its tablet will be more productive than Apple’s

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LG in an interview today positioned its upcoming Android tablet as the antithesis of Apple's iPad [sub. required]. Marketing VP Chang Ma told the WSJ that the slate, which will go under the Optimus badge used for phones in Korea, should be "surprisingly productive."

Microsoft’s physically-innovative touch mouse changes shape

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Rumor has it Microsoft will soon be releasing the inchworm-like Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse, which folds flat for storage, then bucks into ergonomic shape when it’s time to work. We like the concept of a physically mutable input device and are intensely curious as to how it changes shape.

CRYSTAL STUDDED HELLO KITTY FLASH DRIVE!

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What is this? It is a kitty! Shaped like a crystal kitten! And it’s a flash drive! What CAN’T you do with this? Here look: Keep your files close at hand with this Hello Kitty USB drive. It can be used to store, transfer, and carry almost any type of computer files safely and reliably.

Bag Week Reviews: MissionWorkshop Shed Messenger Bag

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Short version: Chances are you don’t need this serious of a bag for school. I mean, The Shed is about as serious as a bag can be. MissionWorkshop doesn’t make anything else.

Verizon Announces Live TV App Coming for iPad Next Year

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Verizon is the latest media giant to bring its wares to the iPad. TV on your iPad isn't anything revolutionary in itself (just yesterday we reported on HBO's new service, which will offer on-demand content to the 'Pad, among other devices).

Will Solar Sails Lead Us to Space Sea Monsters?

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That would be both frightening and awesome! But there's only one way to find out. That's why NASA engineers are all set to test their version of a "solar sail" called the NanoSail-D this fall. The concept of a solar sail has been around for decades.