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Sprint now eyeing LTE for 4G network?

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Despite Sprint's initial insistence on pushing WiMax as its 4G technology of choice, the company appears to be open to other industry alternatives such as LTE.

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Android catching up to iPhone in web traffic

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Amid the flurry of coverage surrounding Google's Android 2.2 announcement, the search giant's mobile OS appears to be catching up to the iPhone in web traffic, according to numbers gathered by the ad network Millennial Media.

Is Apple the phone maker of ‘no?’

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In politics, some say the Republican party has become the 'Party of No.' Rather than find solutions to issues, its critics say, the GOP has instead decided to strike down anything and everything that the Democrats support. That technique, while somewhat effective, is being panned by pundits.

Google I/O Day 2: Android 2.2 Froyo announced

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Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Google This morning Google opened the second day of it’s Google I/O Developers Conference with some new details on what exactly Android 2.2 Froyo will bring. Much of the update are features that have already been leaked or rumored, but...

Seagate teases fast game-friendly storage

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Seagate has launched a teaser page for an upcoming storage product that is claimed to boost system performance by up to 150 percent. It is claimed to "learn about its user" to decrease disk time, boot time, and load times.

Google I/O Day 2: Google TV announced, Hulu support not likely

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Section: Video, Web, Online Music/Video, Google The rumored Google TV has now been confirmed at Google I/O.

Google just shot cable’s Franz Ferdinand

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One could be forgiven for writing off Google TV. After all, there are precedents for web TV failures (Apple TV) and precedents for ostentatious Google windmill-tilting (Wave, Buzz, a dozen others), so I don’t blame the doubters.

Archos 7 Home Tablet now available at the official Archos Store

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers Back in late-April we saw the Archos 7 Home Tablet go up for pre-order with Amazon, and more recently that same device has come available in the official Archos Store.

Cool iPad decals from Etsy

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Filed under: iPadWe’ve spotlighted vinyl decals for MacBooks before, but comic art blog Super Punch has spotted a few fun iPad decals on sale over at the homemade crafts site.

Survey: iPad customer satisfaction is at 91%

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Filed under: iPadA pair of surveys from ChangeWave reinforce what we’ve suspected for the last month: People like the iPad a lot, and that’s not about to change.

iPads on Track to Outsell the Mac

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Sales of the iPad are already outpacing those of the Mac in the United States, according to an analyst’s calculations. Apple is selling more than 200,000 iPads per week, says Mike Abramsky, an RBC Capital Markets analyst.

Don’t cry for the workers at Foxconn

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I’ve been interested in gadget manufacturing for a while now and, as I reported a few months ago, things are pretty bad but they’ve been worse.

Hitachi Maxell develops magnetic tape cartridge with 50TB capacity

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Just in January this year, we reported about a very special magnetic tape that was developed by Fujifilm and IBM and that stores a whopping 35TB of data. But yesterday Hitachi Maxell has announced that its new high-capacity magnetic tape even offers 50TB.

Apple changes its tune, will now accept cash for the iPad at the Apple Store

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Who didn’t see this coming? A few days ago we learned of one woman’s inability to buy an Apple iPad with cash at an Apple Store. Store policy was such that they would only accept credit cards or debit cards.

Formula Clock

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We’ve featured a number of weird and wonderful clocks here on geeky gadgets but the Pop Quiz clock is in a league of its own. The numerals around the clock face have been replaced with mathematical formulas.

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Get High-Def on the Cheap with Sceptre TV

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You may not have heard of Sceptre, but if you're looking for a bargain price on an LED HDTV, you should get to know it. Sceptre has just announced its 24-inch LED HDTV, which sells for a low $399. You'll get SRS TruSurround HD and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.

Crazy Pattern Mice a Best Buy Exclusive

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Finally, there's a reason to go to Best Buy. Microsoft has just announced a collection of mice called the Studio Series, and you can only find them at Best Buy. They were designed in-house.

Firefox Android is Available via Nightly Builds

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If your interested in helping the development of the new Firefox Android application Mozilla is now started producing pre-alpha Fennec for Android builds with the latest changes from developers each night. Anyone who is interested can download and check them out.

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The Hauler

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The Hauler($2660+) is an all-terrain, mountain-bike style recumbent tricycle, which sports its own s..(more...

Nerf Gun Hack – Secure Area and Fire on Intruders – Part 1

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This is part 1 of a multiple part build of a Nerf Gun Hack which will monitor an area using a infrared beam and fire on anyone who walks through the beam. The goal which is just a loose guideline at this point is to have a microcontroller monitor an IR beam.

Just5 CP11 senior phone gets screen-popping gimmick [Video]

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Just because you’re a senior citizen, it doesn’t mean you don’t want some Matrix-style screen popping action in your cellphone. Just5 have announced their third super-simple cellphone, the CP11, and it takes the big button interface to its logical conclusion.

Wikitude Drive AR sat-nav app for Android hits beta [Video]

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Wikitude have announced the first beta of their augmented reality PND app for Android smartphones, Wikitude Drive, which overlays directions and guidance information on top of a live view of the road ahead.

HP G42t Offer Core i3 and i5 CPU

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HP releasing another 14-inched laptop dubbed HP G42t. Available at HP’s sonline store with customization, HP G42t can be configured with an Intel Core i3 or i5 processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM and hard drive ranging from 250GB to 640GB.

Asus Monster 3D Monitor PG276

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ASUS have just launched details of their two new 3D monitors, the ASUS PG 276 measures 27 inches and is currently the worlds largest 3D monitor together with the smaller ASUS VG236H 3D monitor. Both 3D monitors are stereoscopic requiring you to wear NVIDIA’s active glasses to view.

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iPad to push tablet sales to 7.6m this year, 46m by 2014

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The launch of the iPad will spark a surge in tablet sales over the next few years, IDC estimated today. Analysts expect Apple's hardware to lead tablets to 7.6 million units in total this year and as many as 46 million by 2014.

First Look: Flash Arrives on New Android OS

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Flash has been a contentious point for the ongoing battle between Apple and Adobe. The latest volley: Adobe is releasing Flash Player 10.1 for mobile phones and desktops today. And it is piggy-backing on Google’s fast growing Android operating system to hit back at Apple.

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