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Mystery Nokia slider shows off proto-Symbian^3 one last time, commits cellular suicide (video)

Admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:56:00 +0000

We never did quite get the name of Nokia‘s prototype slider — it certainly isn’t the C7 , and it’s apparently not the N9 — but regardless of what you call our dearly departed, its journey is over . In what will no doubt be a fairly familiar tale to readers everywhere, TechnoBuffalo saw the phone remotely wiped right before their eyes, and Negri Electronics ( our original source ) says they’ve got private investigators breathing down their necks for the device

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Did Nokia just confirm a MeeGo tablet?

Admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:21:00 +0000

We’ve heard the rumors, hell, we’ve even seen Intel reference designs (pictured) running the MeeGo OS. But now we seem to have confirmation that a proper MeeGo tablet built by Nokia is on the way. Anssi Vanjoki , Nokia’s newly crowned chief of Mobile Solutions, said the following in an interview captured by the Wall Street Journal : Due to the spread of cloud computing and new advances in electronics and network technology, mobile devices will increasingly move beyond smartphones to include other computer-like gadgets such as tablets, and the MeeGo platform will be an important asset for Nokia

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Nokia N9, E7, C7, or whatever it’s called gets caught on video

Admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:48:00 +0000

The mechanism that opens and closes the articulated display is pretty neat — but otherwise, there isn’t much from Negri Electronics ‘ video of its mysteriously-obtained Nokia prototype that is likely to raise many eyebrows.

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iPhone 4 antenna problems were predicted on June 10 by Danish professor

Admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:51:00 +0000

Well, this must be one of the most epic “I told you so” moments in the history of consumer electronics. Professor Gert Fr?lund Pedersen, an antenna expert over at Denmark’s Aalborg University, managed to get his concerns about the iPhone 4′s external antennae on the record a cool two weeks before the phone was even released. In an interview on June 10, the Danish brainbox explained that he wasn’t impressed by Steve Jobs’ promises of better reception, describing external antennas as “old news,” and suggested that contact with fleshlings could result in undesirable consequences to the handset’s reception: “The human tissue will in any event have an inhibitory effect on the antenna.

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BlackBerry Curve 9300 prototype gets handled on video

BlaineSnook64 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:59:00 +0000

BlackBerry lovers, are you sitting at home on a Friday night itching for the latest device scoop? Or out but glued to your screen checking news sites in between BBM relays

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Nokia N9 (or something) in the wild: 8 megapixel camera, American 3G?

Admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:52:00 +0000

We told you, didn’t we ? Whether you want to call this the N98, the N900′s successor, or the N8 plus QWERTY, what you’re looking at above is potentially the visage of Nokia‘s next smartphone

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Pioneer lowers prices on Elite A/V receivers again, the well-heeled respond with derision

Admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:32:00 +0000

Pioneer is introducing a new batch of Elite A/V receivers aimed at making the line more affordable (if less, well, elite). The VSX-30 and VSX-31 feature iPhone and iPod control via Pioneer’s iControl AV app, HDMI 1.4a with 3D support, THX Select2 Plus audio, and an Ethernet port for accessing Sirius XM, Rhapsody, and files off of your home network

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Sears and Kmart launch streaming video service this Christmas

Admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:49:00 +0000

As physical media sales continue to drop it looks like the smart money is in streaming content. Now Sears (and Kmart, which it owns) is getting in the game with the Alphaline Entertainment service.

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LG’s solar hybrid AC unit probably won’t do much to cool your power bill

Admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:38:00 +0000

Air conditioning that’s 90 percent more efficient ? Pshaw. How about solar air conditioning that powers itself on the sunniest days?

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Insignia reveals 8-inch Infocast Internet Media Display, Sony Dash is like ‘brother?’

Admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:14:00 +0000

Maybe we’re just seeing things, but darn if Insignia ‘s new Infocast Internet Media Display isn’t a dead ringer for the Sony Dash . Out of seemingly nowhere, Best Buy’s own in-house electronics brand has outed an 8-inch connected display meant to bring glanceable information as well as a slew of web-based widgets to your bedroom / office / den / underground cavern.

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