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Engadget
Remember the OPhone platform, Open Mobile System? You know, China Mobile's supposedly beefed up Android ? Things have become even more interesting as OMS jumps from 1.5 to 2.0 -- it now supports Scalable Vector Graphics UI elements and does voice recognition, but what really caught our attention was the vague mention of Windows Mobile API support.
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Chris Ziegler
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Engadget
Nexus One's big update can be had without the wait
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Android's devised one of the slickest, most widely-deployed systems for delivering over-the-air operating system updates to smartphones, but there's a problem: you've got to wait until your carrier (or manufacturer) blesses you with them. They're typically deployed in rolling batches so that it's easier for the company to do one final test of ...
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John McKenzie
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Tracy and Matt
MWC Has a Different Agenda for Windows Mobile
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Contrary to popular belief we have been informed that Windows Mobile 7, the much anticipated OS release for windows mobile, will not be on the agenda at MWC this year. This can only suggest that it has been delayed even further than we thought. James will be attending this years MWC and I'm sure he will be keeping us up to date on the goings on ...
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Tracy and Matt
Sony Ericsson Aspen - WinMo 6.5.3 official!
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There have obviously been a lot of rumours about Windows Mobile over the past month or so with stories about WM7 and WM6.6 being rumoured to be announced at MWC later this month. Personally I think we'll hear about Windows Mobile 7 at MWC but I'm not sure we'll see much of it. Last month at CES one handset appeared quietly at the end sporting a ...
Jason Clarke
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Download Squad
OpenFire and Spark offer secure private chat and collaboration tools
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Filed under: Windows , Macintosh , Linux , Freeware , Open Source , Web If you're looking to implement a secure, private chat environment in your company, have a look at what's going on at Ignite Realtime with their OpenFire real time collaboration server and Spark cross-platform IM client. Being that they are open source, both OpenFire and ...
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Chris Ziegler
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Engadget
The iPhone isn't the only handset getting bumped today -- Google's just outed a very, very significant update to the Nexus One that includes Google Goggles on board and a re-upped version of Google Maps that includes suggestions and a dedicated night mode. Much more significantly, though, they've capitulated and enabled multitouch in Browser, ...
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Tracy and Matt
Google adds Multitouch to the Nexus One!
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This was an unexpected news item and thanks to all of you that tipped us on it for today Google have announced an official update for the Nexus One that, among other things, adds multitouch capability to the Browser, Maps and Gallery applications. If you saw my Nexus One review , which I hope you all did, you'll know that this was one of the ...
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The Official Google Blog
Announcing Google's Focused Research Awards
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(Cross-posted with the Google Research Blog ) It is said that Google is like a university — and not just because everyone eats their lunch off trays in the cafeteria. Like a university, we devote significant energy to research across a wide array of subjects — from semantics to help improve search, to ways we can improve the efficiency of ...
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Google Focused Research Awards
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On Tuesday February 2nd, we announced the first-ever round of Google Focused Research Awards. These awards are for research in areas of study that are of key interest to Google as well as the research community.
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As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...
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Engadget
It certainly took them long enough, but Olympus has finally (finally!) introduced a Micro Four Thirds camera with a price tag that's a little closer to earth. If you'll recall, both of the previous PENs cost upwards of $750, but the E-PL1 touts a much more reasonable MSRP of $599.99. And that doesn't mean Olympus has been stingy on features. Nope,
Filed under: Gaming , Hardware , Video The USPTO has published seven different patents from Apple today , including one that might be found in the next generation of the Apple TV. The patent allows for a "Remote Control System that can Distinguish Stray Light Sources" -- in other words, a Wii style remote that can pick out a certain type of ...
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Apple Granted Patent for Next Generation Apple TV Technology
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The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of seven newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. The most notable patent covered in this report relates to possible next generation technology that Apple could employ in either in their Apple TV console or an HDTV unit itself - over time. Other patents granted to Apple today ...
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Megan Lavey
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The Unofficial Apple (TUAW)
Apple forces Stanza to nix USB book sharing
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Filed under: iTunes , iPhone , App Store Those who enjoy USB book sharing their ePub and eReader files in the current version of Stanza [ iTunes link ] will want to avoid the 2.1 version of the software, currently being distributed in the App Store. The update notes reveal that Apple apparently ordered Lexcycle to remove the USB sharing ability. ...
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James
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Tracy and Matt
Apple iPad update
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Last week Matt and John covered the Apple iPad launch and now it looks like we may have an iPad here in the UK within the next 4-8 weeks. Apple iPad An update on Apples UK website shows that the firm is expecting to start shipping a Wi-Fi version in March, and a 3G model in late April. No UK prices have been confirmed yet but the site does show ...
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Apple iPad micro SIM thwarts easy import to the UK
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When the Jobsinator tucked his polo neck into his trousers and announced that the Apple iPad would arrive unlocked to any network and packing a GSM SIM-card slot, we thought we were in like Flynn -- on our next hop over the pond, we could pick up a 3G iPad and then pop in a SIM card from any of our fine, upstanding British networks.
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Newsvine
For years computer security experts have been preaching that users should never share the same password across their connected lives -- at online banking sites, at Amazon, on their Web mail services, even on their cell phones. Apparently, most people ignore that advice.
 
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TechCrunch
3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ...
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Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday that unless the U.S. government makes more moves to decrease the budget deficit or the economy improves more than anticipated, the government's "Aaa" bond rating will eventually be put under pressure.
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Riverbed Technology Inc., which helps manage corporate data networks, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell as its revenue and expenses rose, but the results beat analyst expectations.
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Melco Crown Entertainment 4th-qtr loss widens
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Macau-based Casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter loss widened as revenue climbed — helped by the opening of a new casino — but the company's results were hurt by a large depreciation and amortization charge.
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Manhattan Associates 4Q earnings rise threefold
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Manhattan Associates Inc., which provides software and services that help companies manage inventory and supplies, Tuesday said its fourth-quarter earnings tripled from the year before, despite a drop in revenue.
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AOL Inc. CEO Tim Armstrong has turned down a bonus of at least $1.5 million in 2009, the company reported in a filing Tuesday.
Spray-On Liquid Glass In the future, adding a protective coat of silicon dioxide "liquid glass" to just about anything could be as simple as merely spraying it on. Mschel
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Skooba Coupons is a post from Chris Pirillo You may not be able to buy an iPad yet , but you can already buy a case for it. As Skooba says: Step 1: Buy an iPad bag Step 2: Stare at the empty bag and dream for a few weeks Step 3: Run to the Apple store in a month or two and enjoy your new toy! Skooba already has three carrying solutions that are &#
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Red Envelope Coupons
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Red Envelope Coupons is a post from Chris Pirillo Through Valentine’s Day, Red Envelope drops the price of the Two Halves One Heart Ring to only $33.96 when you purchase through this link (discount will show in the shopping cart). Half of the heart is made from cultured white sapphires, while the other is made from one cultured pear-shaped ...
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Chris Pirillo
FTD Flowers Coupons
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FTD Flowers Coupons is a post from Chris Pirillo Just in time for Valentine’s Day FTD reduces the Sweethearts Bouquet 25% from $39 to $30 . The FTD Sweethearts Bouquet is colored in deep crimson hues to express your love this Valentine’s Day! Vibrant red roses and burgundy miniature carnations are beautifully arranged in a dark red ...
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MG Siegler
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TechCrunch
Early this morning, Twitter began alerting certain users to reset their passwords because of a possible phishing attack. They later elaborated on it a bit but it still wasn't clear exactly what was going on. Now they've felt the need to fully go into exactly what went down — and it's fairly interesting. On their Twitter Status blog ( ...
Tags: E-reader, Smart Phone, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., Tablets, Sales Strategy, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales All the buzz these days may be about new tablet PCs, the growing list of e-readers and the constant change coming to smartphones.
Yet Blackberry users are ignored yet again. It doesn't seem to matter that they are used by more people...they just aren't as flashy I guess. Pathetic. Now let's just wait for the excuses to pour in from the DBStalk guys (Doug and Stuart).
This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed. We've learned that when performing a search on Google, people sometimes forget to separate words with spaces. Moreover, people often mistakenly repeat a letter within a single word. For instance, when ...
 
Greg Kumparak
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MobileCrunch
Consider this a PSA from one person with a jailbroken iPhone to another: Don’t upgrade to the just released iPhone OS 3.1.3. The iPhone dev team — the guys who make all of this jailbreaking stuff possible — have just confirmed that the PwnageTool and redsn0w jailbreak/unlock tools do not work with iPhone OS 3.1.3. [...]
Verizon is finally advertising the Palm Pre Plus. This time around Palm and Verizon decided that rather than give you the creeps directly, they'll give you the creeps by scaring you with visions of the past.
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I can already hear the next version of those “Can you hear me now?” TV commercials. German company Fraunhofer IIS, which developed the mp3 technology that revolutionized the digital music industry, is showcasing this week an audio technology that allows mobile phone calls to be heard in stereo CD quality over a 4G network. They say ...
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