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BlackBerry Pearl 9105 Images Show Off T9 Style Keyboard

More BlackBerry Pearl 9105 Images Surface, Show T9 Style Keyboard, Suggest An Official Unveiling Could Happen Next Week
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

Here we are just about a week away from WES 2010 and we are still seeing pictures surface for unannounced and unreleased BlackBerry smartphones. The latest to surface is the Pearl 9105, and although nothing has been stated officially, some are suggesting that we may see it unveiled at WES. [...]

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AMD Six-Core Processors Released

AMD Phenom II X6s Are Cheap, Starting at $240, Not As Powerful As Intel Core i7-980X]
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

AMD has always been a low-cost alternative to Intel’s stuff and now the other processor company’s six-core processors are making an appearance on online retailers. They’re starting at $240, which makes them significantly cheaper than the Intel’s Core i7 series.

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Verizon FiOS DVR Manager App Now Available In The App Store

iPhone Having FiOS Users Rejoice As They Can Now Schedule DVR Recordings Remotely
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

In one of the rarer cases, Verizon choose to release their FiOS Mobile app on Android before making it available for the iPhone. If you remember back, the Android app was first made available back in mid-January and at the time it was the cause of lots of complaints from [...]

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UK Biogas Efforts To Be Powered By Human Waste?

Methane From Human Poop Could Power UK Homes Of The Future
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

The renewable energy strategy of the UK government may lead to Biogas production facilities that create clean fuel from human waste.  While this may sound like mad science or an April Fool’s joke to some, the economic and environmental benefits of such a system cannot be denied.

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Motorola Prototype Phone Surfaces Sporting Flip-Cover Design & Android

Unreleased Prototype Of Motorola Phone Surfaces, Features Dual-SIM, 5MP Camera, 720p Video Recording & Flip Over Cover
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

If nothing else, this post can serve as a reminder to Motorola that a smartphone with a flip over plastic cover is not something that we need to see released. Heck, plenty of people made fun of the plastic flip over cover that the Motorola Krave ZN4 was sporting — [...]

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RunKeeper Mobile App Now Available For Android

RunKeeper Hits The Android Market, Gives Android Users Another Way to Track, Measure, Record & Obsess Over Your Workout Data
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

Once upon a time I was a dedicated iPhone user, and during that time I used a wonderful app called RunKeeper to track my bike and run workouts. I then started using an Android phone on a regular basis and was (in an effort to have a cross platform app) [...]

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Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player Adds Netflix, MediaFly & YouTube Support

Netflix, MediaFly, YouTube & vTuner Support Come With Latest FreeAgent Theater+ Firmware Update
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

Seagate has recently rolled out a new firmware update for the FreeAgent Home Theater+ HD media player and with it comes support for new content providers such as Netflix, Mediafly, YouTube and vTuner. This update has also added some interesting competition in the Netflix streaming game, most notable with what [...]

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iPhone 4G/HD Review Out in the Open, Looks Like It’s the Real Deal

Bar-found iPhone 4G Gets Reviewed, Disassembled, Judged & Sent to iPhone Heaven; Apple Probably Really Pissed Off Right Now
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

Just earlier today we were telling you all how the alleged iPhone 4G found in a bathroom bar was confirmed by various sources to be the real deal. While looking at it with skepticism we showed you all the leaked iPhone 4G photos that flooded the Internets.

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Garmin Nuvi 3700 Series Portable Navigation Devices Unveiled

Garmin Nuvi 3700 Series PND's Feature 4.3" Displays, TrafficTrends, MyTrends & ecoRoute Mode
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

Depending on who you ask, a dedicated GPS device is either alive and kicking or on its way out. Personally, I am in the camp of having it be on the way out, but can still see some value, such as battery life, in having a separate and stand-alone GPS [...]

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Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650 Release Date Confirmed?

Sprint Bold 9650 Available May According to Sprint Product Sheet, Set to Trump Verizon Bold 9650 Availability
By on Monday, 19. April 2010

It looks as though Sprint may be set to get the jump on Verizon in terms of being the first US carrier to offer up the BlackBerry Bold 9650 stateside – or at least this appears to the case according to a leaked image of Sprint’s product sheet.

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