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Apple to sell iPhone 4 in Canada from $659 unlocked

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Apple has quietly confirmed that it will sell the iPhone 4 unlocked in Canada. A carrier-independent version will start at $659 CAD ($639 US) for a 16GB model and scale to $779 CAD ($755 US) for a 32GB version.

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Terrafugia’s flying car/rolling plane gets a design “update”

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When the Transition, one of the world’s first flying cars intended for consumers, had its maiden flight, I suggested they could get the function down first, then make something cool-looking later. Yeah, not so much.

Dell UK intros Inspiron M101z with Athlon Neo

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Dell will soon replace the 11.6-inch Inspiron 11z with the Inspiron M101z. It comes powered by either a 1.7GHz single-core or 1.3GHz dual-core Athlon II Neo, unlike the outgoing 11z's 1.2GHz Celeron. It offers a 500GB hard drive, with Windows 7 pre-loaded and as much as 8GB of RAM....

LG intros X140 netbook with 1.83GHz Atom

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LG has introduced its latest netbook this week, with the 10.1-inch X140. It is powered by a 1.83GHz Intel Atom N470, giving it an edge in the netbook category. It uses Windows 7 Starter on its 320GB hard drive and has both 2GB of RAM and a 720p screen....

Woz coming to the Big Bang Theory

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Filed under: Odds and ends Our own Steve Wozniak is scheduled to appear on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory sometime later this year, the cast and crew told an audience at their Comic-Con panel this weekend.

Google Maps for Android adds new Places support

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Google has once again updated its Maps for Android software, now up to version 4.4. It now gets a dedicated Places icon that enables quickly finding a nearby point of interest.

Ageing spacecraft makes best-ever map of Mars

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Maggie McKee, physical sciences news editor Chalk one up for the graybeards. The oldest spacecraft now operating around Mars has produced the best ever map of the Red Planet (if the map does not load, heavy traffic may have temporarily crashed the site).

San Francisco Cellphone Radiation Law Unconstituional, Claims CTIA

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San Francisco passed a new law last month that requires all retailers to display the amount of radiation a cellphone emits. Predictably, that law is now coming under fire from CTIA, the wireless industry group. CTIA has filed a lawsuit to block enforcement of the ordinance.

Group approves Qi wireless charging standard for devices

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The Wireless Power Consortium in a low-key move has approved the Qi standard for charging devices over the air. Hardware producers can now design devices to use the technology and expect them to work with other Qi equipment.

Android Market rumored to soon get additional carrier billing support

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Section: Business News, Communications, Smartphones, Mobile As of last year T-Mobile began allowing customers to make a purchase from the Android Market and have the purchase billed to their monthly account. And since then they have remained the only carrier that supports carrier billing.

Using photography software to see through space and time

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It’s interesting to see pictures of areas of your city or town from the past, and it can be even more interesting to try and reproduce those pictures.

Rumor: TiVo stock climbs on talk of deal with Apple for new Apple TV

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Filed under: Rumors, Apple TVA small post in Barron's noted today that TiVo shares have jumped up about 5% today on rumors that the company's DVR technology may be included in the next iteration of the Apple TV.

Verizon issue sparks AT&T wireless outage in Manhattan

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A Verizon digital cross connect box that directs network traffic has been damaged due to recent thunderstorms in Manhattan, cutting local landline service and affecting AT&T's cellular network.

Amimon shows wireless 3D, HD video

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Amimon, the Israel-based company behind the WHDI high-speed wireless standard, has shown a prototype system that uses the 5GHz band to transmit 3D HD video wirelessly.

Time and journal your meditations with Equanimity

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Filed under: iPhoneRecently I was searching the App Store for meditation timers. It's quite distracting to glance at a clock while you're meditating, and conversely quite freeing to know that a chime will sound when you're done, so you can just concentrate and get to it.

The Flowlab 14-wheel skateboard – can it possibly work?

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I’m not a skateboarder, but I’ve been in the world long enough to be skeptical of designs that leapfrog existing ones in weird ways.

OLED Shortage Forces HTC To Switch Displays

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Smartphone maker HTC is switching back to older LCD technology for some of its smartphones because of a shortage of active-matrix OLED displays.

HTC Vision spotted for T-Mobile, rebadged as G1 Blaze?

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The rumored HTC Vision handset may soon be out at T-Mobile, according to a new leak that actually shows a detailed image of the device with branding. What remains unknown is whether or not the device will be released at T-Mobile in the USA or Europe.

Android OS To get Carrier Billing

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Android users will soon be getting the ability to use carrier billing when purchasing apps through the app store.

Acer Unveils New Ultra-Thin, Budget-Friendly LCD Displays

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Fans of Acer's affordable, high-quality LCD displays have some new additions to the company's lineup to be happy about this week: Acer unveiled three new super-thin LCD displays in 20, 21.5, and 23-inch models.

Will Apple launch new Mac Pros, iMacs, and the Magic Trackpad tomorrow?

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The Internet has been quietly turning out Apple rumors over the last few weeks. Something about new Mac Pros here and new iMacs there and a multi-touch desktop trackpad thingie. It might all come to the surface tomorrow if John Grubber of the Internet is believed.

Library of Congress Issues DMCA Exemptions for Jailbreakers, Filmmakers

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Every year, the Library of Congress examines the DMCA and issues exceptions as necessary for groups of people who circumvent copy protection for various reasons, including fair use and parody.

Android 3.0 already in testing, may hit 10in Motorola tablet

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Android 3 is now believed to be in field testing as a check of online analytics has shown examples in the field.

Lean-Travel Tip: Think Outside the Bag with Slide-On Pouches

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Think of how much you can pack in the fewest or smallest bags when you're traveling, especially when you're faced with checked-baggage surcharges on airlines.

Hands On: Mobile Edge Eco Backpack

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Mobile Edge has released a new collection of "green" backpacks, replacing the standard nylon exterior with a cotton canvas fabric. In addition, the new Eco Backpacks line sports a rectangular patch of what looks like a swatch of AstroTurf that I could have done without.