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AMD Wants To Be Our Valentine In Wake of Sandy B. Heart Break

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13 years ago
We think J. Geils Band said it best, love stinks.  You know the deal; you love her, but she loves him, and he loves somebody else…

Windows Phone 7′s Copy & Paste Update Coming In First Two Weeks Of March

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Just a quick one for those keeping track (read: Windows Phone 7 handset owners): According to the mighty word of Ballmer himself, WP7′s first big update (the one containing copy-and-paste functionality) will be hitting sometime in “the first two weeks of March”.

Production Methods: Arne Jacobsen’s Series 7 chair

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It's shot and edited like a European film of the variety one spouse drags another to see, but the following vid is a great look at how a bentwood chair is made. And not just any chair, the Arne-Jacobsen-designed Series 7 made by Republic of Fritz Hansen.

Apple issues report on supplier workplace audits and standards

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Over the past several years, reports about alleged mistreatment of contract workers building Apple devices at plants throughout Asia have been rampant.

Intel updates MeeGo UI with minor tweaks

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Despite the focus this week on Microsoft's partnership with Nokia to develop Windows Phone handsets, the latter company has maintained...

Rumor floats iPhone prototype with slider keyboard

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Apple has reportedly been more experimental with iPhone prototypes based on a rumor from Taiwan on Monday. The company is believed testing an iPhone with a "sliding cover" that would hold a keyboard.

How-To: Restore a Vintage Saw

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Make: Projects contributor Josh Burroughs has posted an excellent handsaw restoration how-to. Why bother to take the time to restore an old, rusty saw?

The Matrix app turns iPads into a video wall

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I spoke with someone from Anywise Enterprises at CES this past year, and they told me about The Matrix, an iPad app (that's now out on the App Store) that will network a bunch of iPads together to create a video wall of whatever size you want.

Photojojo Telephoto 8X Lens For Your iPhone Camera

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Many of us resort to our iPhones as our main camera for capturing life’s memories as they happen in a moments notice.

RIM: BlackBerry App World now available in more than 100 markets

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Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile RIM has announced an additional 27 markets for the BlackBerry App World, which brings the current total up to 101 markets worldwide.

Angry Nerds: IBM’s Watson Finishes Night One Of Jeopardy Challenge Tied For First Place

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Did you all just see that? The IBM Jeopardy Challenge kicked off tonight, and Watson, the IBM-developed artificial intelligence absolutely more than held his own against his human competition. Mechanical men!

Meego for tablets UI hands-on at MWC 2011

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Meego for tablets UI hands-on at MWC 2011

RIM confirms Gist buyout for contact management tech

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Research In Motion has confirmed that it has finalized an acquisition of Gist, a startup that specializes in contact management. The startup suggests the buyout represents a significant step in the company's plan to expand its web-based utilities that focus on compiling data from business contacts.

HTC’s Facebook-toting Icon, Snap 2 seen in last-minute leak

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HTC's rumored quick Facebook phones gained some credibility with a last-minute leak on Monday night. The full-touch Icon and QWERTY candybar Snap 2 both appear to have a Facebook key built into the phone chin that would jump to the social network.

Share links between Mac and iOS with Dropbox trickery

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It's beginning to look like the holy grail for any Mac user that also totes around an iPhone or iPod Touch -- being able to open URLs remotely so that one can view them later from the comfort of their big, delicious Mac screen.

Motorola Gleam awaits its official launch in MWC 2011

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile Reports had it that aside from announcing the Motorola Pro and Motorola XOOM, Motorola is also about to unveil a new feature phone during in the Mobile World Congress 2011. This phone bears the markings - Motorola Gleam.

Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove Reviewed

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If you’re a big VFF fan, you may have been thinking about moving toward a more closed shoe for trail running but didn’t want to sacrifice the delicious toe splay offered by “real” foot gloves.

Xetum Releases Limited Edition Watch With Carbon Dial

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Our good buddies at Xetum are offering a post-Valentine’s treat: a new, limited-edition Tyndall with carbon-fiber dial and automatic movement. Xetum makes some of the best and most handsome American-designed watches I’ve seen in a while so pop over and visit them early and often.

Radiohead releasing new downloadable album, MC Hammer releases new iPad single

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You may remember, about four years ago, Radiohead raising a stink over the digital release of its album In Rainbows.

Shock Study: People Need To Put Down The Diet Coke Before They Get A Stroke

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I’ve never understood why people on diets exclusively drink “diet” sodas — does advertising work that well? For starters, diet soda tastes like crap, offers absolutely no dietary benefits, and are full of aspartame.

Motorola is also bringing the Xoom to Europe, plus new Xoom promo video

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Section: Communications, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers, Hardware Motorola has confirmed by way of an official announcement at the Mobile World Congress that the Motorola XOOM tablet is also landing on European shores.

RIM announces the 4G PlayBook for LTE and for HSPA+ networks

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Section: Communications, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers RIM has chosen Mobile World Congress as the time to make their latest PlayBook announcement.

MeeGo Preview At MWC 2011 Disappoints

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Intel previewed MeeGo at MWC 2011 today and to say that industry bloggers were less than impressed would be an understatement. MeeGo is a collaboration between Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s Maemo, an announcnment the two companies made just one year ago from the stages of MWC 2010 in Barcelona.

For The Love Of Sleep, I’ll Be Taking The One Week Zeo Challenge

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Tonight, I will begin the road to better sleep — or so Zeo claims. Zeo is a personal sleep coach (alarm clock) that watches how you sleep and helps “coach” you to better sleep patterns. Zeo has been doing very well lately and even raised another $12.3 million back in January.

Photojojo provides a convenient telephoto lens for iPhone

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13 years ago
The iPhone makes a great at-the-ready camera. Those of us appropriately sidearmed with an iPhone usually keep it easy to grab, which makes it the perfect device to yank from our pocket and snap a few pictures.

JustMobile Gum Plus packs a lot of power in a small package

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13 years ago
There are a lot of external battery packs available for iPhones, but how about one that can recharge your iPhone up to 4 times? The JustMobile Gum Plus is an attractive and powerful little battery pack, holding a whopping 4400 mAh of power in its aluminum case and charging just about anything with...

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