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Angry Birds Loses Top Slot On iTunes To Air Penguin

Worldwide Favorite Angry Birds Is Now Number Two Behind New Penguin Jumper
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

Strange and actually somewhat sad news comes out of iTunes as we discover that the juggernaut that was Angry Birds is no longer on top of iTunes–it’s been dethroned by a new app called Air Penguin, and by all reports, there’s good reason.

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BlackBerry Curve Touch to be Unveiled at BlackBerry World; Launched in Summer?

BlackBerry Curve Touch Release Date Pegged for June or July; Announcement Coming at BlackBerry World
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

RIM is taking touchscreen smartphones a lot more seriously this year and we’ve already seen a bunch of new BlackBerry smartphones get leaked a while ago. We’re yet to see them all hit stores but 2011 will certainly be an interesting year for RIM as the company is modernizing all [...]

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Fisker Karma Models Start Delivery This Summer

Fisker Pegs Release Of Its Karma Line Of Electric Vehicles At June Or July
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

For those of you looking forward to the launch of the Fisker Karma line of electric vehicles, you’ve been waiting for a spectacularly long time. Since November of 2009, in all honesty, so this particular bit of news will strike you as extremely good. The Fisker Karma will start shipping [...]

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T-Mobile G-Slate & LG G2x Available in Stores Today

Two New LG Android Devices, the Optimus Pad & the Optimus 2X Are Available in T-Mobile Stores Today
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

LG launched a bunch of high-end Android devices this year, and we’ve seen most of them live at CES and/or MWC already. Two versions of LG’s new flagship devices, a tablet, the G-Slate and a smartphone, the G2x, are going to be available in T-Mobile stores starting today.

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Dish Network Looks To Pick Up Leases On 500 Blockbuster Stores

Some Blockbuster Stores Will Stay Open Despite Bankruptcy Under New Deal With Dish Network
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

It wasn’t so long ago we were following the results of the big auction frenzy that took Dish Network into a three-way brawl with South Korean telecom great SK Telecom and a coalition led by Carl Icahn, but a new development has emerged in the saga of Blockbuster Video–Dish Network [...]

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Samsung Galaxy S II to be Released on April 27 in the UK; New Video Ad Unleashed

Phones4U Will Deliver a Galaxy S II to You on April 27; Moving to the UK May Be Required
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

After a rather dull first commercial in which Samsung made us wonder whether the phone will have waterproof capabilities instead of admiring the Super AMOLED Plus 4.3-inch touchscreen display, Samsung decided to launch a more professional second ad today. But that’s not the only news we have on the Galaxy [...]

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Crystal Acoustic's Tiny PicoHD5.1 Media Streamer Offers Big Functionality In Little Space

Tiny PicoHD5.1 From Crystal Acoustics Billed As Smallest HD Multichannel Media Player Available
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

Media streamers are great things, if you happen to keep a lot of media on USB drives or SD cards. All you do is plug your storage in the one end and plug your presentation medium of choice (television, projector, interocitor, what have you, as long as it’s got HDMI [...]

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Mobilicity Offering $100 Mail-In-Rebate With BlackBerry PlayBook Purchase

Buy A PlayBook Tablet & BlackBerry Smartphone With Mobilicity & Get $100, In The Form Of A Mail-In-Rebate
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

While we have already learned that there is no shortage of places to pick up a BlackBerry PlayBook in Canada, it looks like another offer has come available. Of course, while nice to see, this one will require a bit more cash up front.

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Toshiba Qosmio T851 Brings Glasses-Free 3D To Laptops

Hitting Japan This July, Toshiba's Qosmio T851 Laptop Will Do 2D and Glasses-Free 3D On The Same Screen
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

It’s always great to get a shot of news out of Toshiba, but their upcoming new laptop, the oddly-named Qosmio T851, is going to do a whole lot more than just have a bizarre name. This one’s going to do something you’ve probably never seen a laptop do before.

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iOS 4 Shown To Keep Track Of Your Location, Stores Them In Separate File

iPhone 4 and 3G iPad Users' Locations Are Being Recorded, Can Be Mapped
By on Wednesday, 20. April 2011

For those of you out there who use an iPhone or a 3G iPad, you’ll likely be surprised to find out there was a preloaded app you didn’t even know about, and the problem, according to reports, is that it knows pretty close to exactly where you’ve been, and can [...]

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