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From Intel And Nokia–3D Products For Smartphones
24/7 Wall Street, Aug 24, 2010 / 3D movies helped push the phenomenal ticket sales of films like "Avatar" and "The Dark Knight".
Intel, Nokia Create Joint R&D Lab in Finland
- Laptop MagIntel and Nokia Create First Joint Laboratory
- Sys-Con MediaiPad Bumper Cases Might Improve WiFi Reception
Chip Chick, Aug 24, 2010 / Is your iPad jealous of it's iPhone 4 cousin's Bumper case?
FWBS claims 'designed for iPad' legal functionality first
- The Orange RagiPad Bumper Cases Look Strange
- UbergizmoBookstore launches textbook rentals
The Daily Collegian - Penn State Univ - University Park PA, Aug 24, 2010 / Penny-pinching students hoping to save money on textbooks have a new way to get their books for bottom-dollar.
Students regard textbook use, price during renting vs. buying discussion
- Indiana Daily Student - Indiana Univ - Bloomington INVirginia State U. Business School Buys E-Textbooks for Students
- The Chronicle of Higher EducationFacebook Follow: The Twitter-Eater, The Preemptive Google Me-Killer
TechCrunch, Aug 24, 2010 / Up until a few months ago, I was using Facebook the same way I was using Twitter.
Facebook Places lets the world know where you are
- NBC - NBC 7 KPLC - Lake Charles LAFacebook Places knows where you are
- Inman NewsLenovo IdeaPad S10-3 Netbook Is Based on Dual-Core Atom N550
Softpedia News, Aug 24, 2010 / As some end-users may know, Intel recently declared that a new generation of netbooks would sprout soon, built around the Atom N550 dual-core processor, and Lenovo appears to have been quick to oblige, its IdeaPad S10-3 having already been set up for pre-order.
Intel announces dual-core Atom CPU for netbooks
- DigitimesMicrosoft Touts 300,000 Windows Phone 7 SDK Downloads
Developer.com (earthweb), Aug 24, 2010 / "Just about every conversation we have with developers focuses on their strategy for generating more business with Windows Phone 7," Watson added.
Final Windows Phone 7 developer tools coming Sept. 16
- Developer.com (earthweb)Countdown to Windows Phone 7 launch
- On WindowsGoogle Mobile App for iOS gets Calendar and Gmail notifications
Geek.com, Aug 24, 2010 / Google's Mobile App for the iPhone , iPod touch , and iPad hasn't been updated in a while, so we were surprised when a new version appeared on the App Store on Monday with notifications for Calendar and Gmail events.
Google Mobile iPhone App Update Features Push Notifications
- Phones ReviewGmail pushes onto the iPhone
- Reg HardwareHalo: Reach Xbox’s Biggest Ever Marketing Spend
Next Generation, Aug 24, 2010 / While the company hasn't disclosed the budget, Advertising Age reports that it will exceed Halo 3 's $6.5 million spend back in 2007.
Microsoft probes Halo game breach
- New Zealand CityMicrosoft probes Halo game breach
- BBC World NewsWindows Phone 7 LG E900 First Look Video
Phones Review, Aug 24, 2010 / We're not too sure just how good anyone is at keeping Windows Phone 7 devices out of the public eye lately as we seem to be seeing more and more info hit the net waves and today we have yet another Windows Phone 7 device surface in the form of the LG E900. The rather blurred Windows Phone 7 LG E900 video comes our way courtesy of Vlad Savov of Engadget , and by way of YouTube user abcod112 , and lasts almost six and a half minutes of blurred closeness with the LG E900 WP7 device.
LG GW910 with Windows Phone 7 Spotted at FCC
- Softpedia NewsLG GW910 Windows Phone 7 device gets outed by the FCC
- Unwired ViewKodak Playtouch Pocket-sized Digital Video Camera
100 Cute - So Cute, Aug 24, 2010 / Kodak today introduced the Playtouch pocket-sized digital video camera that features a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen, a digital image stabilization and on-camera editing functionality.
Kodak EasyShare M590 Digital Compact Camera
- 100 Cute - So CuteKindle 3 ships this week: are you getting one?
WalletPop, Aug 24, 2010 / Amazon ships out its third generation Kindle e-reader on Friday, boasting a lower price , improved display, longer battery life, slimmer profile and faster page turns.
New Kindles will come out on Friday
- The InquirerNew Neverwinter PC Project Confirmed
Softpedia News, Aug 24, 2010 / Developer Cryptic Studios and publisher Atari have officially announced that they are working on a new Neverwinter video games which is to be focused on cooperative play and will arrive on the PC at some point in 2011, just as well known author R.A. Salvatore puts together a new fiction series that will tell the story of the game universe.
Co-op Neverwinter RPG Announced For 2011
- SlashdotPortal 2 - New Screens
Total Video Games, Aug 24, 2010 / Valve unfurls a new range of Portal 2 screens from Gamescom...
The weirdest booth attractions of Gamescom 2010
- Actress Archives.comThe weirdest booth attractions of Gamescom 2010
- Revolution FanboySpokesman: Apple Not Responsible for Hacked iTunes Accounts
Softpedia News, Aug 24, 2010 / iTunes customers continue to accuse fraudulent attacks, with some reporting thousands of dollars worth of purchases made in their name.
iTunes Hackers Emptying PayPal Accounts
- Salon.comTen Songs the Space Shuttle Astronauts Should Be Listening To [Space Jams]
Gawker, Aug 24, 2010 / NASA is holding a contest to name the "wakeup songs" played during the last-ever Space Shuttle missions.
NASA offers chance to be songwriters among the stars
- The Town Talk - Alexandria LANASA: Pick shuttle wake-up tunes or write your own
- Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas NVSurging Mobile Data Traffic Drives New 4G LTE Operator Investment Plans but Only 1 in 20 Users to Benefit by 2015
StockHouse, Aug 24, 2010 / LTE 4G mobile networks will provide businesses and consumers with dramatically increased speeds and capacity to combat the effects of the mobile data traffic explosion such as network crashes.
Surging Mobile Data Traffic Drives New 4G LTE Operator Investment Plans but Only 1 in 20 Users to Benefit by 2015
- PR-inside.com - AustriaApple files 'iMac touch' patent
Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010 / The patent – entitled "Transitioning with modes of input", and filed with the World Intellectual Property Organisation on Jan 14 – outlines how the iMac will able to switch between the two operating systems.
Apple Raising a Jailbreak Posse
- Portfolio.com: Tech ObserverApple Raising a Jailbreak Posse
- Portfolio.comXbox 360 will continue to be offered into 2015, says Lewis
VG247, Aug 24, 2010 / Microsoft Europe's VP of interactive business, Chris Lewis, has told BusinessWeek that the company will continue to offer Xbox 360 for another five years.
Xbox 360 has five years of life left
- The InquirerGoogle buys shopping comparison site
IOL, Aug 24, 2010 / Search giant Google has bought the shopping comparison website Like.com, the two companies said on Monday.
Google buys shopping comparison site
- The Sunday IndependentGoogle buys shopping comparison site Like.com
- Cebu Daily News - PhilippinesRIM hoping to fire up sales with new Blackberry Torch
The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK, Aug 24, 2010 / If you love your Blackberry, you'll want a Torch.
BlackBerry Torch 9800 UK release date and price
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Somali MPs killed in suicide bomb attack on Mogadishu hotel
Telegraph - London - UK
Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ The attack comes amid two days of fighting that have killed at least 40 civilians and wounded more than 130 in the capital according to Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service.
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Plane crashes in Nepal; foreigners among 14 dead
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, Aug 24, 2010/ A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday outside Nepal's capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.
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Cairn Energy narrows loss, sees Greenland promise
MarketWatch
MarketWatch, Aug 24, 2010/ Scottish-headquartered oil exploration group Cairn Energy reported Tuesday that it sharply reduced net losses for the first half of the year, saying its first well in Greenland is showing signs of promise.
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World stock markets fall as economy worries linger
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL, Aug 24, 2010/ World stock markets retreated Tuesday as the strong yen knocked Japanese shares and investors anticipated more bad news from U.S. economic reports this week.
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Two British hostages survive bus siege carnage as eight are shot dead by rogue cop
The Daily Mirror - London - UK
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ Two Britons were rescued from a horrifying bus siege in which eight hostages died yesterday after a sacked policeman made a crazed attempt to get his job back.
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