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70-Gigapixel Photo of Budapest Offers a Great View

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Supersized panoramic photos of cities are the flavor of the season. After Prague and Dubai, it’s the turn of Budapest to get a detailed online photo that you can zoom in and out of and play around with–almost like Google Earth. The photo shot over four days has 70-gigapixels.

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Nozbe for iPad 1.1 integrates Evernote with your projects

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Filed under: iPadWe've mentioned GTD app Nozbe a few times before, but not since the release of their iPad app. If you're looking for a complete, easy-to-use task management app for your iPad and haven't checked it out, here's your kick in the pants to take a look.

New Xbox 360 Arcade to allow 250GB upgrade

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Worries that Microsoft's new slim Xbox 360 Arcade would lack expansion were assuaged late Thursday as a glimpse at the console's box revealed that an upgrade will still be an option.

Some Say He Can Fly. All We Know Is, He’s Called The Stig Copter!

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Here’s something you might have missed if you’re not in the UK. Top Gear is one of the most popular television programs in the world. With over 350 million viewers, it’s actually fairly surprising that there aren’t more licensed products out there.

Facebook says that contract stating Paul Ceglia owns 84% is fake

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Section: Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking Facebook says the alleged contract web designer Paul Ceglia says he has that entitles him to an 84% ownership stake in the company is most likely a forgery.

Google Earth Now With Real-Time Rain and Snow Visual Information

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Google Earth, the 3D map application from Google enables a user to view things like cities, monuments and houses looking perpendicularly down or at an oblique angle, in simple words a 3D view.

Ranger: 4 Legged Robot Walks 23 Kms in 10h 40m 48sec & Creates New World Record[Videos]

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It may not look like a big news to most of you, but those having interest in robotics will definitely appreciate it.

Maker Faire Detroit is here!

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Maker Faire Detroit opens tomorrow [Saturday] - the first ever held in America's cradle of industry and what many view today as a post-industrial laboratory for the future.

Maker Faire Detroit is here!

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Maker Faire Detroit opens tomorrow [Saturday] - the first ever held in America's cradle of industry and what many view today as a post-industrial laboratory for the future.

Shields Up!: Russians and botnets and money mules oh my!

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Section: Computers, Security, Features Researchers have discovered that a Russian gang is conducting a check counterfeiting operation using money mules and the Zeus botnet.

Motorola Droid Upgrading to Android 2.2 Next Week

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We’ll just go ahead and say it: Android 2.2 is just about to be on everything. And it looks like, unlike the previous updates to the Android version, every major carrier and manufacturer out there is taking the update to Android 2.2, or Froyo, very seriously.

A wiki for prepaid (iPhone compatible) SIM cards around the world

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Filed under: iPhoneHere's a great resource for any iPhone user who frequently travels. The Pay As You Go SIM with Data Wiki provides an ever-growing list of disposable SIMs that will work with the iPhone all over the world.

Snowflake Speakers Shown Off, We Want Them

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In today’s market, there are plenty of home audio solutions. There’s even more that let you plug in your iPod Touch or iPhone. Basically, they’re all over the place.

Porsche going Hybrid with the 918 Spyder

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Porsche is going to build a hybrid. How about that? Yup, the Porsche 918 Spyder, which to date was only a concept car, got the go-ahead from the board at Porsche. They already have over 1000 people on a buyer’s list.

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Evo 4G’s Android 2.2 hints at upcoming car dock

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Sprint's imminent Android 2.2 update for the Evo 4G has been spoiled with word that it will also have a surprise car dock feature. What this will involve wasn't said, but Engadget was told that a custom dock for the Android flagship would arrive sometime in September.

Android seen as long-term threat to iPhone

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Although Android-based phones are only a modest threat right to the Apple and the iPhone right now, the competition should become much more serious in a few years, says Bernstein Research's Toni Sacconaghi.

Keuring Could Put RFID Chips In Their Coffee Pods

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According to an FCC filing, the folks at Keuring (they basically make a single serving coffee machine) could be adding RFID tags to their pods in order to allow the machine to sense the type of coffee being placed into the device.

Rogers system melts down in iPhone 4 launch

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Rogers suffered embarrassment in an iPhone launch again today as Electronista readers have reported that the company's activation system has shut down completely during the iPhone 4 release.

University Of Central Florida Developing Motion-Controlled Abstinence Simulator

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Not a headline I was expecting to write today. A program at the University Of Central Florida is putting together a video game aimed at promoting abstinence among middle-school-age girls.

RAPUDA Robotic Arm Aides Those With Disabilities

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Even if those in the know are constantly watching the next batch of robot announcements to look for any signs of a robotic apocalypse, sometimes we get stories like this one.

Xtraordinary Adventures Will Take You Into Space for $95,000

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Privatized space travel isn’t a thing of the future anymore. At least, not as far into the future as it used to be. With air/spacecraft going up into the stratosphere whenever we want them to, soon it won’t be just about where you want to fly to, but where in space you want to launch to.

TUAW giveaway: HexaLex for iPhone

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Filed under: iPhoneWe featured HexaLex as our daily app a little while back. It's an excellent Scrabble alternative, and it mixes up the tried and true formula just enough that, if you and your friends are looking for something different to play, it's worth checking out.

Steve Ballmer: iPad Competition is Coming

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The tech industry isn’t just about one product. It’s about that product, and the products that emerge to compete. We see it every day, but sometimes something gets released that, at least right off the bat, doesn’t see any real competition.

Cell Phone Courtesy Month

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You know who you are. Stop it. There are other people in the world besides yourself. Your ring tone is not cute, it’s annoying. No one wants to know how drunk everyone got at the party Friday night, or who hooked up with whom, or who got sick.

Verizon internal blog has Droid 2 shipping August 12

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Leaked images from Verizon's company blog seem to confirm that the Motorola Droid 2 will ship with Android 2.2. The handset will likely ship on August 12, according to two sources talking to Droid-Life.

News Corp may make dedicated group for iPad, tablets

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News Corp could soon start up a division dedicated solely to publishing on the iPad and other tablets, insiders said Friday. The company will decide whether or not to move ahead by the fall and would produce content specific to tablets rather than simply reprint magazine and newspaper material.

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