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Debian ported to Android G1 aka Google Phone

November 10th, 2008 at 9:12 pm » Comments (0)

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iPhone hacker Jay Freeman (aka saurik, author of such iPhone programs as Cydia, Cycorder, and WinterBoard) has successfully managed to get a Debian distro running on the G1. And the best part? It runs in full harmony with Android - you lose no functionality.Why? Seems a lot of people’s first response to jailbreaking [...]



iriver’s wave touchphone hits Korea on March 9th

November 10th, 2008 at 9:01 pm » Comments (0)

clipped from www.engadget.com

After teasing us with a touchscreen phone way back at CES this January, iriver has been decidedly mum on the subject ever since, calling what we saw more of a “proof of concept” than a ready-for-market product. Well, that veil has been lifted and we’re finally staring at the iriver wave, a touchphone [...]



NEC PowerMate P4000 and P6000 all-in-ones launched

November 10th, 2008 at 8:53 pm » Comments (0)

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NEC Asia Pacific today came out with two new addition in its sexy PowerMate line up. NEC’s supercool PowerMate all-in-one family now includes the P4000 and P6000 (pictured above) computers. Both of them are not only nice on design, but also on specs so if you’re looking for an all-in-one but consider a [...]



Novatel Ovation MC760 Is World’s Smallest USB EVDO Modem

November 10th, 2008 at 8:47 pm » Comments (0)

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We’ve been loving Sierra’s U597 EVDO card for a while because the form factor is so damn tight, but it looks like they just got one-upped (downed?) by Novatel, whose Ovation MC760 Micro Modem is the world’s smallest EVDO Rev. USB modem. It’s got onboard GPS, an integrated microSD slot, and a dual [...]



Allio HDTV with PC and Blu-Ray Player

November 10th, 2008 at 8:26 pm » Comments (0)

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Silicon Mountain Holdings, Inc. today announced its design for a 32 and 42-inch high definition LCD-TV with an integrated, full-function PC and Blu-Ray/DVD player. The flagship marries a full-HD 42-inch LCD display with a Blu-Ray/DVD player, integrated digital recorder for PVR and a powerful PC, based on the Intel Core2Duo E8400 processor, 4GB [...]



VMWare To Bring Virtualization To Mobile Devices

November 10th, 2008 at 7:00 pm » Comments (0)

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VMware is seeking to bring its VMWare Mobile Virtualization Platform, or MVP,to smartphones and cell phones by next year.The platform uses a tiny, bare-metal 20-30KB hypervisor, and will allow nearly any mobile device based on an ARM processor to run multiple virtual machines.Hypervisors are the thin layer of software that makes virtualization possible.VMware, [...]



Vudu’s 1,100-plus HD movie library bests Apple TV, Netflix, and Xbox Live–for now

November 10th, 2008 at 8:36 am » Comments (0)

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Vudu is now offering more than 1,100 movies in high-def, making it number one in on-demand HD. The company says that it blew past the 1,000-title milestone by adding more than 150 HD flicks per week in October, and it’s pledging to continue its HD focus in the weeks and months ahead. (The [...]



LG Bluetooth TV - So you can play Halo in peace

November 10th, 2008 at 12:34 am » Comments (0)

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LG has announced the Bluetooth DTV, which is equipped with Bluetooth, a true life saver for those who enjoy TV in complete silence. The TV comes with a pair of compatible Bluetooth earphones which are good for 10 meters. Other than this you can also pair your cell phone with the TV for [...]



Dell to offer Xbox 360 Arcade and Rock Band 2 for $199 on Black Friday

November 10th, 2008 at 12:31 am » Comments (2)

clipped from www.engadget.com

The Black Friday deals have already started to flow in over on the HD front, but now that we’re closing in on America’s most mayhem-filled shopping day of the year, we’re beginning to see stellar deals from nearly every CE category. One that caught our eye here recently was from Dell’s list, and [...]



Apple leapfrogs RIM for #2 slot on smartphone sales list

November 10th, 2008 at 12:24 am » Comments (1)

clipped from arstechnica.com

According to market research firm Canalys, Nokia lost over 12 percent of the total share of the smartphone market in the third quarter this year, dropping to 38.9 percent from 51.4 percent the year before. Apple swiftly jumped in second place, grabbing a 17.3 percent share with the iPhone 3G. Apple even bested [...]