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Windows 8 Release Date Two Years Away?

Microsoft's Dutch Website Leaks That Windows 8 Is Coming In Two Years, We Wonder Why Everybody Is Shocked
By on Monday, 25. October 2010

Windows 7 has really been a slam dunk for Microsoft, with it being a leaner and meaner operating system than the bloated Windows Vista. Despite all the attention these days on the mobile space, there still is a lot of excitement for the desktop operating systems and Microsoft’s Dutch website has let [...]

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Barnes & Noble Nook Color Pictured on Barnes & Noble Website in Error?

Nook Color Touchscreen eReader Image Seemingly Leaked Ahead of Official Unveiling
By on Monday, 25. October 2010

We already tipped you last week concerning what appears to be Barnes & Noble gearing up to unveiling a their next gen eReader, namely the Nook Color touchscreen, Android powered eReader –Barnes & Noble having recently having secured the Nookcolor.com domain name serves to underpin that one’s indeed in the [...]

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Droid Pro Price To Be $300?

Verizon Test Web Store Shows The Motorola Droid Pro Being Costly At $300 With Two-Year Contract
By on Monday, 25. October 2010

The Droid Pro caused a buzz when it was introduced a few weeks back. Finally, a business-minded Android phone! We haven’t heard much about since, but now some eagle-eyed users have found a “test page” on Verizon’s online store that may indicate the Droid Pro will go for $300 (!).

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Adobe Unveils Adobe AIR 2.5 for TVs, Phones & PS

Updated Adobe Air For Smartphones, Televisions, Desktops & Tablets Gets Official, Allows for Multiplatform Application Deployment
By on Monday, 25. October 2010

Adobe have officially confirmed that their updated Adobe AIR 2.5 software is set to offer true multiplatform compatibility allowing application and games developers to deploy their standalone creations, built with the likes of Adobe Flash Professional CS5, Adobe Flash Builder and Flex, across a wide range of devices such as [...]

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All-Season Jacket From Henri Lloyd Is Made From Blue Eco Fabric

All-Weather Fashion Accessory Can Be Recycled Infinitely
By on Monday, 25. October 2010

Whether you’re tackling the wind in your yacht or braving rainstorms amid an urban setting, Henri Lloyd’s Blue Eco All Seasons Jacket is sure to fit your lifestyle. The all-season, all-weather jacket is said to be ideal in almost all kinds of situations. Best of all, it’s recyclable.

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iPad iOS 4.2 Forces Orientation Lock to Become Mute Switch; You Don’t Get to Vote

Steve Jobs Confirms That iOS 4.2 Will Transform the Orientation Lock Into a Mute Switch; Naturally Owners Don’t Have a Say In This
By on Sunday, 24. October 2010

iOS 4.2 is coming next month and it will be the first unified iOS firmware version that will offer you the same features on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Most importantly iOS 4.2 will bring all the tent poles of iOS 4 to the iPad, which is something iPad [...]

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Sprint HTC Knight Android Smartphone Spotted in the Wild

New Android Handset Heading to Sprint: HTC Knight, Is It a CDMA Desire Z (T-Mobile G2) in Armor
By on Sunday, 24. October 2010

There’s no new hot Android handset out there, which is definitely surprising considering we’re getting closer and closer to the holiday (shopping spree) season. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of interesting devices already on sale from various carriers around the world but we really need to see what’s [...]

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Juice Bar Charger To Give Free Electric Vehicle Recharges In Partnership With Parking Lot Owners

Green Garage Associates Trying to Pitch Free Power for Electric Vehicles In Partnership With Parking Lot Owners
By on Sunday, 24. October 2010

EV owners are getting all the perks these days. Green Garage Associates, a company specializing in the manufacture and installation of EV charging stations is pitching a novel concept to parking lot owners: free EV recharges.

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GM Introduces Chevy Express & GMC Savana Powered by Compressed Natural Gas

GM's CNG Models Will Be Offered To Fleet Customers & Government Agencies
By on Sunday, 24. October 2010

Electric is not the only popular choice for green vehicles. Compressed Natural Gas or CNG is also an option particularly popular to fleet vehicles like delivery and taxi companies. GM has recently announced two models that will roll off production lines supporting CNG natively.

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T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9780 Release Date Revealed: November 17

New BlackBerry Bold 9780 Smartphone Coming to T-Mobile USA on November 17 with BlackBerry 6 OS & Sugar on Top
By on Sunday, 24. October 2010

The leaks from T-Mobile USA keep on coming this weekend! We’ve already seen the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet with a November 10 release date stamped all over it and now it’s time to look at RIM’s new BlackBerry Bold, the 9780 version, which is apparently coming to T-Mo a [...]

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