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Keepin’ it real fake: TESO LPAD runs ‘MeGoo’ or ‘Andriod’ on Moorestown

Published: July 30, 2010

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Chinese company TESO has an unrequited love for all things Apple. Not that it cares, we’re sure it’s doing just fine on the grey market with its KIRFy Cupertino crafts. But maybe it’s time for this Shenzhen cloner to go mainstream with what’s purported to be a 9.7-inch tablet running “MeGoo” (a MeeGo typo, certainly) or “Andriod2.2″ (that’d be Froyo ) OSes on a 14-mm thick LPAD powered by Intel’s newest 1.9GHz Z600-series Moorestown processor


LG VL600 LTE / CDMA modem for Verizon in the wild?

Published: July 29, 2010

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You might remember that an LTE modem for Verizon passed FCC muster not long ago — now, it seems we’re getting our first glimpse of it.


PS3 and Bravia sales boost quarterly Sony profits above expectations

Published: July 29, 2010

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Earlier this summer, Sony closed another fiscal year of being in the red , but it’s starting the 2010/11 ledger with its quill dipped firmly in the black inkwell. For the quarter ending June 30, the Japanese megacorp clocked up ¥25.7 billion ($293 million) in pure, unadulterated profit off the back of a ¥67 billion operating income. When you compare that to the performance this time last year, a ¥37 billion loss, you have to agree that the Stringer purse-tightening program seems to have delivered the desired effect.


Nokia N8 up for official €469 preorder in Italy, available in September

Published: July 29, 2010

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Nokia’s Symbian^3 flagship — the 3.5-inch N8 with 12 megapixel camera — just went up for preorder on Espoo’s Italian storefront showing an end of September availabilty. Now before you get up in arms about the €469 price tag (about $610), remember, the €370 estimated retail price announced was pre tax and pre carrier subsidy.


Super Talent’s dual interface UltraDrive MX SSD does SATA II and mini-USB

Published: July 28, 2010

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She ain’t the first solid state drive to ship with a keen understanding of both SATA II and USB, but in the case of niche storage devices, the more the merrier, right? The newest member of the UltraDrive family (that’d be the UltraDrive MX, if you’re curious) has given Super Talent its first two-faced SSD, complete with a dual interface that enables it to be used as an internal or external drive. The company claims that this makes laptop drive swaps a lesson in simplicity, as you simply mount it via USB in order to clone your existing drive, and then connect it via SATA once you’re ready to take it beneath the surface.


Sharp’s Brain PW-AC10 e-dictionary attempts to fool you with its phoney looks

Published: July 27, 2010

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We’ve seen Sharp e-dictionaries aplenty here, but with the exception of a couple of models , that same ol’ clamshell form factor’s bound to send you to snoozefest sooner or later.


UC San Diego researchers repurpose 3D HDTV for heads-up VR system

Published: July 26, 2010

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Off the shelf 3D HDTVs may still be a bit expensive from a consumer’s point of view, but they’re a downright bargain compared to the usual high-end virtual reality gear.


MagicJack’s femtocell misses its launch date, still hasn’t been submitted to the FCC for approval

Published: July 25, 2010

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Wondering about the fate of the MagicJack femtocell now that its promised second quarter launch window has passed? So was Computerworld , and what it found out isn’t exactly promising for the as-seen-on-TV company


MIT researchers develop autonomous glider that can land on a wire

Published: July 23, 2010

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The latest research at MIT is not only paving the way to more agile autonomous aircraft , but it’s a reminder of how much catching up we have to do to match the complexity and skill of the common bird .


Verizon launching $80 5GB prepaid data plan next month, FiveSpot too?

Published: July 21, 2010

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At present, Verizon only offers prepaid mobile broadband in buckets ranging from 100MB up to 1GB at prices from $15 to $50. Problem is, 1GB goes by in about two seconds if you’re YouTubin’ your way through a layover in Atlanta, enjoying a little too much Hulu and Pandora, or torrenting a few ISOs (perfectly legal ones, of course) — so to that end, we’re hearing that a 5GB option will be launching on August 23 for a breathtaking $80


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