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Nokia Nuron spotted again, connection to 5230 cemented?

Monday, February 8, 2010
By horje
Nokia Nuron spotted again, connection to 5230 cemented?

Dear Nokia fan clinging on to all hope that the 5230 and Nuron were two separate entities, whereby you'd have even more Espoo devices to look forward to: you're wrong. TmoNews has picked up what's purported to be another internal T-Mobile documentation for the 5230 Nuron. Like the previously-rumored leak, it's said to be... »

Still No Native Comments, But Tumblr Toys With Photo Replies

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Patrick Drew

Probably the most controversial thing about the blogging service Tumblr is that it doesn't have a built-in way to comment on posts. You sort of can do it now if you reblog an item and add your own note (which then shows up under... »

The Richter Scales Debut Animated Video Of “I’ve Got Mail And I’ve Got It Made”

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Patrick Drew

We're big fans of The Richter Scales, the musical group that have brought us Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Here Comes Another Bubble, and gut-busting songs at the 2008 Crunchies and most recently the parody of Silicon Valley at the 2009 Crunchies a... »


Current MacBook Pro SKU given mark of death in Best Buy database?

Monday, February 8, 2010
By horje
Current MacBook Pro SKU given mark of death in Best Buy database?

We'll admit to not being leading the field of study in Best Buy-ology, but here comes a new quiz for us care of a tipster who sent TUAW a... »

Facebook, Tesla And Solyndra Dominate SecondMarket Transactions In January

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Patrick Drew

Last month SecondMarket published data on private company stock sales that they helped complete in 2009. They've now released last month's data as well. A total of a little... »

JXD V3 handheld is confused, confusing and altogether interesting

Monday, February 8, 2010
By horje
JXD V3 handheld is confused, confusing and altogether interesting

We won't front -- there's little chance we'd actually use JXD's V3 handheld, but it's not for lack of interest. This here PMP / game player hybrid isn't apt... »

How a hamster helped develop Super Mario Galaxy

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Chris Greenhough

That up there is Shigeru Miyamoto (left, not right). As the creator of Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda, he’s pretty much the Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford... »

Displax forgot to tell us it doesn’t make plastic nanowire film

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Dean Takahashi
Displax forgot to tell us it doesn’t make plastic nanowire film

One of our most popular stories in recent days has been about Displax, a Portugal company that plans to start selling a plastic film that turns any surface into... »

NVIDIA pursuing external graphics accelerators for laptops?

Monday, February 8, 2010
By horje
NVIDIA pursuing external graphics accelerators for laptops?

It's not everyday that we can say there's external laptop GPU love in the air, but right on the heels the appearance of the Gigabyte M1405 with its GeForce... »

Different generations, different tools, same wish: Peace

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Steven Hodson

The above photograph was taken in Washington DC in October 1967 and like another famous photograph from Kent State it became an iconic message of peace. The capture of... »

1080p, 5.1 surround sound coming to Netflix Watch Instantly in 2010? Update: No, yes (and closed captioning)

Monday, February 8, 2010
By horje
1080p, 5.1 surround sound coming to Netflix Watch Instantly in 2010? Update: No, yes (and closed captioning)

Netflix Watch Instantly fans could be due for a big upgrade, as CNET has heard the company will roll out 1080p and 5.1 surround sound later this year. No... »

Electronic Arts tips its hand on big (and mysterious) titles in coming year

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Dean Takahashi
Electronic Arts tips its hand on big (and mysterious) titles in coming year

Electronic Arts is launching a number of big titles in the coming fiscal year that should get gamers excited, according to the company’s conference call with analysts today. EA typically... »

LEDs take the spotlight with flurry of recent, positive news

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Tom Slater
LEDs take the spotlight with flurry of recent, positive news

Last month, the U.S. government granted $37 million to 17 projects developing light-emitting diodesfor various applications ranging from lighting systems to screen technologies. All the while, ongoing... »

Google Making Gmail Into a Communications Hub

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Marcus
Google Making Gmail Into a Communications Hub

Gmail users will soon have more ways to keep up with their friends via a widget that shows quick status updates like Facebook and Twitter do, The Wall Street... »

Winter Weather Storm Watch Gets Streamlined On New Accuweather Site

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Patrick Drew

With the East Coast and Midwest awaiting a monster snowstorm, popular weather forecasting site Accuweather, is rolling out a timely relaunch of its site. The site, which provides up-to-date... »

Microsoft says Windows 7 battery ‘issue’ isn’t one

Monday, February 8, 2010
By horje
Microsoft says Windows 7 battery ‘issue’ isn’t one

After Microsoft stated a week ago that it would look into reports of Windows 7 causing premature battery degradation, we've been staying up late at night with our frazzled... »

Free Grand Slam breakfasts Tuesday at Denny’s

Monday, February 8, 2010
By Kim LaCapria

Roadside diner chain Denny’s is bringing back its popular free Grand Slam promotion tomorrow for recession strapped and hungry diners, offering patrons breakfasts with two eggs, two strips... »

Motorola: Droid update to Android 2.1 ‘will start to roll out this week’

Monday, February 8, 2010
By horje
Motorola: Droid update to Android 2.1 ‘will start to roll out this week’

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Motorola_Droid_update_to_Android_2_1_will_start_ths_week'; We knew Android 2.1 was coming for the Droid, but we'll confess -- we didn't expect it to come this soon. Motorola is now reporting... »

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