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New York City to get cellular, Wi-Fi in subway tunnels

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New York City's soon-to-start extension of cellular and Wi-Fi access into subway tunnels will sometimes provide a connection through the entire tunnel, contractors said on Friday.

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FCC approves Samsung R900 as first LTE phone

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The first phone using LTE for 4G, the Samsung R900, has now gone through FCC testing. It has been cleared for use in the US and is now known to support the 1,700MHz and 1,900MHz bands, which are used by the carrier in parts of the US for the R900's primary carrier, Metro PCS.

Hands On: Trevi Laptop Brief

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Swiss Army's Trevi Laptop Brief ($259 direct) is a classy laptop bag for the business consumer. This bag can fit all your accessories, business materials and gadgets with no problem. The16-by-12- by-6-inch bag can fit laptops up to 15.4 inches and weighs 4 pounds.

Spotify denies claims of US deal reboot

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Spotify was quick to respond today to rumors that it had completely restarted negotiations to bring its music streaming to the US. A representative claimed that talk of serious problems was "without substance."

A bizarre way to package sparkling wine

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It's a Friday, so I feel free to rail out at what I see as ridiculous or wasteful design, especially projects that get tons of blog attention for being "stunning."

Big Interview: The philosophy behind Best Buy and Future’s @Gamer magazine

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Conventional wisdom says that it’d be a better idea to build a ladder to the moon than it would be to start a magazine in 2010. Apparently Best Buy disagrees. The retailer announced, some months back, that it would be starting a new video game magazine called @Gamer.

Amphenol Offers HDMI 1.4 Cables

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Those 3D sets have a little more data to send. Cable-maker Amphenol has launched the newest version of its Ultra Series High-Speed Certified HDMI Cable, sold exclusively through Cables on Demand.

Luxurite Introduces 82-Inch Glass TV

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Want a big TV? How about a ridiculously big TV? At 82-inches, the size of this TV is probably too big, but then again — if size matters, it probably matters most when it comes to the TV in your living room. Or, you know, your backyard. Did we mention that this TV is meant for the outdoors?

Hands On: Mobile Edge EVO Backpack

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The Mobile Edge EVO Backpack ($79.99 direct) is quite frankly a beast of a bag. It comes with sixteen exterior pockets in total to cover for all your needs whether that's for personal items or travel accessories.

The American Museum of Natural History’s Explorer app for the iPhone and iPod touch

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Filed under: App Review The American Museum of Natural History on New York City's Upper West Side has released AMNH Explorer (free) for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Samsung Cetus confirmed using Windows Phone 7, Super AMOLED

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Another, more concrete report has surfaced of the details of Samsung's mystery Cetusphone. It's now known through a Bluetooth SIG listing to be powered by Windows Phone 7. This time, however, the model number is SGH-i917, rather than i8700 in the original leak.

UK body clears Google of Wi-Fi wrongdoing

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Flickr’d Google has been cleared of any wrongdoing relating to Wi-Fi snooping in the UK. Well, partially cleared.

HTC confirms Desire getting Android 2.2 this weekend

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With a slew of HTC handsets getting Android 2.2 in the coming days, including the Evo 4G today, the latest news has the HTC Desire getting the software update tomorrow, July 31. HTC said the update will begin appearing in European Desires, and will include the latest edition of Sense UI as well.

Dell reaches $100 million settlement with SEC

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Section: Computers, Desktops, Hardware, Laptops Dell has reached a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over an investigation into the company’s accounting and financial reporting practices.

Android Market Passes 100,000 App Submit Barrier

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Androidlib is a company that tracks Android apps. Today they indicate that 100,000 apps have been submitted since the Market opened for it's public debut.What this doesn't mean is that there are 100,000 apps available to download as an estimated 18,000 apps have been removed or temporarily taken...

Hands On: LeapFrog Leapster Explorer

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My 6-year-old son has spent the last few months begging me for a handheld gaming console. It's not something I was actually considering getting him anytime soon. That is, until I checked out the LeapFrog Leapster Explorer ($69.99 list).

Mitsubishi 75 inch 3D Full HD TV

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Mitsubishi is launching a new 3D TV called the 75-LT1. The TV it's self has a massive 75 inch screen that can display full HD at 1080p (1920 x 1080) and is capable of showing 3D in a side-by-side format.It has a BS.110/CS digital TV tuner built in along with five HDMI inputs and a HDMI output.

New Amazon Kindle Cases Ready for Launch

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Yesterday, Amazon announced that a new Kindle is being launched in a few weeks time. The new Kindle has a lower price point along with a better screen and overall lighter and thinner than the previous Kindle.A couple of cases are already showing up for the new Kindle.

Viper SmartStart Android App Launches

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Viper SmartStart has released a new app for Android OS smartphones that allows you to use your phone to start and stop a car engine.Up till now, the Viper SmartStart software has only been available on the iPhone and Blackberry devices, but now Android users can also benefit from the service.The...

New Mac Pro to go on sale August 9

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Apple has confirmed that it will start selling the new Mac Pro on August 9. Phone customers are being told the option will be a true order campaign and not a pre-order, though it's not known whether retail stores will have the workstations the same day.

Law enforcement agencies to test new type of non-lethal weapon

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Section: Gadgets / Other, Miscellaneous Law enforcement agencies in the Northwest are preparing to test a new kind of non-lethal weapon. The Dazer Laser, made by North Carolina based company Laser Energetics, emits a ray of bright green light that it says temporarily blinds and disorients.

FBI pokes around Defcon social engineering contest that tries to obtain corporate information

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The world-famous Defcon hacker conference is currently ongoing in Las Vegas, and we already have our first bit of controversy. (I fully expect plenty of “evil hackers do bad things” stories to pop up in the coming hours.)

Vatican website hit by Google bomb

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Section: Web, Websites, Google Hackers Google-bombed the Vatican’s website over the weekend, redirecting people searching for it to a site called pedofilo.com. Pedofilo is italian for pedophile. Some reports said it was a Mexican religious site, but it has since been taken offline.

Samsung Cetus Outed by Bluetooth SIG, 4-Inch Windows Phone 7 Handset

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Samsung’s first Windows Phone 7 device just broke cover, thanks to the Bluetooth SIG. And, just as we had imagined it would be, it’s a device that can definitely work well to steal some of our attention, even for just a bit.

RIM’s BlackPad tablet launch narrowed down to November

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A potentially major rumor today has pinpointed the launch of RIM's BlackBerry tablet to November. A pair of sources said the BlackPad name registered earlier is the final name and that its screen will be roughly similar in size to the iPad.

Is It Real, Or Is It A Bootleg Sony Vaio?

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It’s all pretty formulaic. “Company in China releases [knockoff product] that looks so much like the real thing.” See: iPed. Now: some Sony Vaio. $240 gets you a 1.6GHz Intel Atom, 1GB of memory, and a 160GB hard drive. Fine craftsmanship, here.

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