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Research In Motion Woos BlackBerry Developers

09 Nov 2009 14:16:36 PST

Written by Priya Ganapati
Now RIM is trying to catch up. The BlackBerry maker says it will support OpenGL ES, a 3-D graphics API for devices such as smartphones and video game consoles. The move will allow Java developers to build 3-D games and graphics for BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS 5.0 and higher. S...

Original story at Wired .

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Roundup: simple hacks

09 Nov 2009 14:00:22 PST

Written by Mike Szczys
Here’s a collection of simple hacks you can do in between larger projects. After the break we’ll look at converting an iPod from hard drive storage to Compact Flash, build an LED desk lamp using LEGO and USB power for charging, and use an Arduino shield to add network control at the touch of a [......

Original story at hack a day .

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9-15 November 2009: Information Literacy Week in Second Life

09 Nov 2009 13:57:28 PST

Written by ellie
Monday 9- Sunday 15th November is Information Literacy Week in Second Life, the virtual world. Events have been organised by people in the USA, Colombia and via ili-l Monday 9- Sunday 15th November is Information Literacy Week in Second Life, the virtual wo

Original story at libprofdev (WordPress) .

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Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXXX: HTC Hero gets iPhone flair

09 Nov 2009 13:44:00 PST

Written by Joseph L. Flatley
It's just like the old riddle: what looks like a Hero, thinks it's an iPhone, and does double-duty as an old-school FM handheld? Why, it's the TVG3 -- and when combined with some prototypical shanzhai flair, its (con)fusion of attributes from all over the cellphone space make this one a st...

Original story at Engadget .

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Sega’s Moonwalker Coming to Wii, Says Euro Rating Board

09 Nov 2009 13:09:21 PST

Written by Chris Kohler
The King of Pop’s legendary Sega Genesis adventure is coming to Wii, says the European game ratings board. Sega has not made any official announcement of the game, and the ESRB has not rated it for America. In other Virtual Console news, as of late:

Original story at Wired .

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Item : Samsung i730 Pda Phone (London. , Price: £93)

09 Nov 2009 12:47:00 PST

eaning you can tap into blistering Internet speeds in areas where Ev-Do coverage is provided (see below. Of course if youre in a Wi-Fi hotspot you can also fire up the i730s 802.11b connectivity and surf away at broadband speeds. Meanwhile the unit fully supports basic text messaging as well...

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Technology news and blogs - November 10, 2009

10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Technology news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Pirates get a taste of Microsoft COFEE -- by emil.protalinski@arstechnica.com (Emil Protalinski) from Ars Technica - One Microsoft Way
• GameStop Selling Wiis for $149.99 -- by Andrew Clark from The Wiire
• Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast 142 -- ODSB -- by Richard Mitchell from Joystiq [Xbox]
• Apple Releases Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update -- by Rene Ritchie from The iPhone Blog
• Verizon Palm Treo 700w Smartphone, In Perfect Condition W/ Extras (Fairwood, Renton) $85 -- from craigslist seattle | all for sale / wanted search "treo"
• : Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.2 - Guest Account Bug Fixed, Much More -- from The Mac Observer
• Modern Warfare 2 Throat Communicator Micro-Review: Comfy and Quiet [Review] -- by Brian Crecente from Kotaku
• Windows 7 security defeated by 8 out of 10 malware applications -- by Sebastian Anthony from Download Squad
• This Week on the Nintendo Channel: It's a New Super Mario Bros. world -- by David Hinkle from Joystiq [Nintendo]
• Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXXX: HTC Hero gets iPhone flair -- by Joseph L. Flatley from Engadget Mobile

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New Excitebike leads today's Wii and DS Shop downloads: 11.9.09

09 Nov 2009 08:41:07 PST

Every Monday, Nintendo releases its digital download offerings for their WiiWare, Virtual Console and DSiWare services. Here's what this week will bring: WiiWare: Excitebike World Rally (1,000 Wii Points) Frogger...

Original story at Examiner.com .

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November VWEx

09 Nov 2009 07:09:03 PST

Written by NMC Virtual Worlds
From its earliest beginnings in Second Life, the NMC and the Aho have been committed to supporting the arts and artists in Second Life, and do so through purchases of art, art-focused events and programs, alliances with leading artists and arts organizations in Second Life, and fellows...

Original story at NMC Campus Observer .

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HDR Class at Photoshop World | My Verizon Droid Review

08 Nov 2009 21:01:15 PST

Written by RC
So, why share these HDR images with you here? Well to whet your appetite for more HDR stuff at Photoshop World. That’s right, registration is open for Photoshop World in Orlando, FL March 24-26 2009. Now, on Tuesday March 23 Matt Kloskowski and I are bringing back our pre-con Real World HDR. So...

Original story at Layers Magazine .

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Toshiba 46SV670U LCD TV with LED Backlight and Local Dimming - Product Review

08 Nov 2009 20:00:20 PST

The Toshiba 46SV670U is one the new breed of LCD TVs that incorporate LED backlight technology. The type of LED backkight system used here is referred to as the Full Array system. This allows for Local Dimming, which enables a wider ontrast ratio, even within small areas of the sceen (such as...

Original story at About - News & Issues .

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Zune HD Review

08 Nov 2009 10:51:29 PST

Written by bryan646
Will the Zune ever support more file types? I don’t have an answer to that, but the hardware will allow it. The Xbox and now Windows 7 natively supports codecs such as Xvix/Divx right out of the box, the Zune should too. In the mean time check out the Zune Video Conversion forum for tips and trick...

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Opinion: CyberNotes: How to Edit MP3 Details in Vista

07 Nov 2009 22:07:23 PST

Written by Ashley
Microsoft Monday Your Week in Review with Sunday’s SummaryGoogle Maps Gives Editing Rights to UsersWindows Vista Beta 2 Update AvailableCyberNotes: Your Week in Review with Sunday’s SummaryCyberNotes: iCal vs. Windows Calendar

Original story at CyberNet Classics .

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Opinion: TiVo to Launch 802.11n Wireless Access Point

07 Nov 2009 06:38:51 PST

Written by Dave Zatz
My TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD each communicate with my home network via TiVo’s very own 802.11g USB wireless adapter. And the solution just isn’t fast enough to copy HD content from one TiVo to another for real-time progressive download playback. So, I assume one goal of this product is to impro...

Original story at Zatz Not Funny .

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Private Investigators Capture Major Modern Warfare 2 Pirate

06 Nov 2009 11:16:00 PST

Written by Kat Bailey
Modern Warfare 2 has been leaked onto the Internet, prompting Microsoft to announce that they will actively pursue any Xbox 360 piracy. In the meantime though, it appears that the original perpetrator has been arrested. Venturebeat is reporting that Christian Del Amo, an 18-year-old fr...

Original story at 1up.com . Related stories include: Miami police arrests Modern Warfare 2 pirate - DigitalBattle , Activision catches both pirates and thieves in Modern Warfare 2 investigation - Joystiq and ... Ripten Video Game , bryan646 (WordPress) , gamefaqs.com

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A Little About Modeling In Second Life, Part III (FIRST IMPRESSIONS CONTINUED)

06 Nov 2009 08:51:24 PST

Written by Katherine Comet
I have modeled now since June 09, and I can honestly say I love what I have added to my SL talents. I have met more people than I thought possible in an online venue; many of whom I consider wonderful friends and would enjoy meeting in person some day.

Original story at bestofkatherinecomet.com .

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Verizon Updates BlackBerry Curve with Curve 8530

05 Nov 2009 00:00:58 PST

Tired of Droids? Verizon Wireless today announced the BlackBerry Curve 8530, a midrange replacement for the super-popular (but now aging) BlackBerry Curve 8330.

Original story at PC Magazine . Related stories include: Verizon Introduces the BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smartphone - MobileTechReview.com , RIM Introduces the New BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone - MobileTechReview.com and ... Gadgetell , Register , Phones Review , Mobiledia , Electronista

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Opinion: Has Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Lost its Edge?

04 Nov 2009 13:00:23 PST

Written by Priya Ganapati
So what’s ailing RIM? See Also: Review: RIM BlackBerry StormReview: RIM Blackberry Tour 9630Review: RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900Reviled by Reviewers, BlackBerry’s Storm Rages On5 Things RIM Needs to Fix in its BlackBerries Photo: (Ninja. M/Flickr)

Original story at Wired .

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Bell HSPA Network Goes Live, Featuring BlackBerry Bold 9700, iPhone 3GS, OMNIA II, and Video Calling

04 Nov 2009 10:13:52 PST

Written by Simon Sage
Bell has today gone ahead and flipped the switch on their brand new HSPA network. Coupled with telus (NYSE: TU) launching their own tomorrow, Rogers (NYSE: RCI) will no longer have a lockdown on hot GSM handsets like the iPhone, and Canadians will get some much-needed choice in service pr...

Original story at IntoMobile - Mobile Phone News and Reviews .

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Review: Apple Remote (2009)

04 Nov 2009 09:13:57 PST

Written by jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz)
As is obvious from the photographs here, the new Apple Remote is the extremely rare example of an Apple design that actually has grown significantly from its predecessor—previously 3.5” long, it’s now roughly 4.7” long, and thus taller than the iPod nano, a design change that enables it to...

Original story at iLounge . Related stories include: First Looks: Apple Remote (2009) - iLounge and ... ilounge (Feedburner)

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Opinion: The iPhone’s Other Killer App

04 Nov 2009 07:41:02 PST

Written by Charles Jade
That latter comment sounds eerily familiar, not at all unlike predictions about iPod competitors in 2004. Back then, the iPod’s success was attributed to everything from the iTunes ecosystem to Apple marketing, but what really set the iPod apart was the interface, especially the paten...

Original story at TheAppleBlog .

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News: Apple: Over 100,000 apps now available on the App Store

04 Nov 2009 05:53:02 PST

Written by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
Apple has officially announced that there are now more than 100,000 applications available on the App Store. iPhone and iPod touch users in 77 countries have access to the store, which includes 20 categories of applications. Application monitoring sites had claimed the company had pass...

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Unlocked Palm Treo 650 GSM/Edge (Issaquah) $70

30 Oct 2009 22:49:58 PDT

This is an unlocked Smartphone in excellent condition with a brand new battery. The Treo 650 smartphone from palm makes it easier than ever to stay connected. It simplifies your life by combining a compact mobile phone with email, an organizer, messaging, and web access. There's also Bluet...

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Pandora now shares with Facebook, Twitter

28 Oct 2009 16:00:00 PDT

Pandora pushes out an update that allows users to share their stations on Facebook and Twitter, as well as create and send Pandora stations as a gift.

Original story at CNET News.com .

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Added Resources Smooth Installations of Windows 7

28 Oct 2009 07:51:13 PDT

With the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft also rolled out a new world of software support. Ironically, installations of the software giant's flagship operating system are going so smoothly that Microsoft may not be getting much response to its new service. Traditional live support via the...

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Re: AJAX API VS. SOAP

28 Oct 2009 04:56:51 PDT

Written by jrgeer...@gmail.com (Jeremy Geerdes)
There is no SOAP/WSDL API for translations. The best you can do is utilize the RESTful interface of the AJAX API. It will return a JSON utilizing one of the parsers available from [link] . You can find details for implementing the RESTful interface in your

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