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Guy with a 2GB USB prosthetic finger

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  Shall we term it as the epitome of geekiness? Jerry Jalava, a software developer from Finland amputate one of his fingers because of a motorbike accident and had to replace the lost finger with a prosthetic one. However, the difference between a regular prosthetic finger replacement and his is the integrated 2GB USB flash […]

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iPhone OS 3.0 features Internet Tethering

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  The iPhone OS 3.0 announcement did not mention anything about Internet tethering but it looks like Apple has integrated one of the most sought function. An iPhone developer was fiddling with the APN settings in his phone when he suddenly struck a goldmine with the Internet tethering menu. The dev successfully managed to tether […]

Psystar announces Mac OS desktop

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  Despite being engaged in a legal tussle with Apple, Psystar tries its luck to push through its new Mac powered desktop PC. Dubbed as Open(3), the computer comes with a pre installed copy of Mac OS X Leopard and features Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processors, 2GB RAM, up to 1TB HDD […]

Sony to UK Retailer: PS3 price cuts coming soon

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Sony might finally cut PS3’s price. CVG has learned from a major UK retailer that they have been notified by Sony about the imminent price cut. However, the exact date is still a secret because Sony does not want to hamper current sales by announcing the date. The rumored price is $300.   Another piece […]

Samsung NC10 with WiMAX comes to Russia

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  Yota, the Russian WiMAX service provider and Samsung have announced NC10 netbook (also known as WiTU PC) with an integrated WiMAX module. Apart from this 4G addition, other specs remain the same: Intel Atom processor, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, Windows XP, 1.3MP camera, Wi-Fi, LAN, Bluetooth, card reader and different I/O ports. The netbook […]

IBM looking to acquire Sun Microsystems for $6.5 Billion?

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  Looks like the tough times has made ailing Sun Microsystems to hunt out for buyers in recent months. Though HP is reported having turned down the Sun takeover, WSJ’s sources say that IBM is in talks to buy Sun for a staggering $6.5 billion. The rumored figure turns out to be 100% more than […]

HTC to launch at least couple more Android phones

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  At a conference held in Taipei, HTC’s CEO Peter Chou confirmed that they are looking to launch at least three Android phones in 2009. With Magic already out, it leaves us with two other phones waiting to be announced. Which ones could it be? Maybe the leaked phone list could be of our help. […]

ATI Radeon HD 4890 pictured

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  There’s not much to tell about this one but ATI’s Radeon HD 4890 has been pictured from quite a few angles. The few changes expected in the 4870’s successor is the changes in the PCB to handle extra power for higher clock speeds. The GPU is also expected to be clocked at 850MHz while […]

Samsung Android phone spied

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  Samsung’s been mum on the development of its Android phone but it looks they decided to give a peek albeit blurry to the dealers in Amsterdam. As per the image, it will be a candybar phone with a large capacitive touchscreen display. While most of the details are still held tightly by Samsung, the […]