Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:
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Nexus One update fixes 3G problem, adds limited multitouch
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Google has started pushing out an update for the Nexus One that will fix a 3G connectivity problem that has plagued some users and adds limited support for multitouch. After receiving over 1,500 messages in a support forum from people complaining about trouble connecting to 3G, Google said last week that it had identified the problem and would ...
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Hey guys, we know you like to have your fun, voice your opinions, and argue over your favorite gear, but over the past few days the tone in comments has really gotten out of hand. What is normally a charged -- but fun -- environment for our users and editors has become mean, ugly, pointless, and frankly threatening in some situations... and that' ...
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Thought controlled computing, now that’s something everybody would love to see, right? Unfortunately it’s not like you’ll be able to paint a masterpiece just by visualizing the Mona Lisa. InteraXon has come up with what it calls Bright Ideas, which will allow visitors of the Winter Olympics to control the lights displayed at ...
Logitech Loud Enough Noise-Isolating Earphones are targeted at kids, though it will most likely be the parents who will be buying them. We say that because these earphones are capable of reducing the maximum volume of the original source by at least 30% when compared to ordinary ear buds. Despite that, the soft ear-cushions should make it ...
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News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch tried to lower expectations that his Fox broadcast network would hire Conan O’Brien. Murdoch hinted that his book publishing unit is in line to get a new deal on e-books from Amazon (AMZN), just as Macmillan has demanded (and other publishers will as well).
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Mobile World Congress 2010 is fast approaching, but here at SlashGear we thought we’d grab a head start on our coverage. We caught up with Texas Instruments at their Dallas office to take a look at their latest OMAP3 and OMAP4 chipsets and some of the development hardware they’ve been producing. Most interesting, perhaps, is the OMAP4- ...
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Coondoggie passes along a NetworkWorld report on the pronouncement of a judicial conference committee recommending that trial judges specifically instruct jurors not to use any electronic communications devices or sites during trial and deliberations. Here's the committee report (PDF). "If you think you're going to use your spanking new iPhone to ...
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The Glory Days of Gaming – On Your iPhone/iTouch
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You know what’s missing from your iPhone? According to the team at Sega, that would be a hedgehog, dolphin, and dragon-riding dwarf. And their remedy happens to be a new iPhone application (aptly titled the “Ultimate Genesis Collection”) that turns your iPhone/iPod touch into a virtual Sega console. Fans of old Sega ...
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Apple patches critical flaws in iPhone, iPod Touch
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Apple today patched five vulnerabilities in the iPhone's operating system, including one in a password-locking feature that's required attention before. iPhone OS 3.1.3 , the first update since September 2009, addressed five bugs, three of which were tagged with the phrase "arbitrary code execution," Apple-speak for a critical vulnerability. ...
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Bamboudesign: App Development For iPad And iPhone
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I had an interesting conversation about iPhone and iPad apps development with Marine Leroux, the CEO of San Francisco based Bamboudesign . Ms Leroux is a French entrepreneur. She worked on desktop application user interface design in France before founding her company here in 2008 to focus just on mobile applications, or specifically, the user ...
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BackOff Shortens Long iPhone and iPod touch Sync Sessions
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IPhone/iPod touch: If you carry a ton of stuff around on your iPhone or iPod touch, you know syncing it can take forever. BackOff turns off iTunes' automatic backup process so you can sync faster.
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IPhone OS 3.1.3 available now
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It's not version 3.2 , but there's a little stopgap out now for iPhone and iPod touch owners in the form of OS 3.1.3. According to the changelog, we can expect better battery level reporting and fixes for problems with the Japanese Kana keyboard and some mysterious issues where third-party apps would fail to launch. Sounds good to us! Update: As ...
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New iPhone Attack Kills Apps, Reroutes Web Traffic
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Trailrunner7 sends in a threatpost.com article on exploiting flaws in the way the iPhone handles digital certificates. "[Several flaws] could lead to an attacker being able to create his own trusted certificate and entice users into downloading malicious files onto their iPhones. The result of the attack is that a remote hacker is able to change ...
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Shinobii Technologies has announced its latest Xcross Remote peripheral for the Nintendo Wii, where it comes in a much more sinister looking form factor compared to the standard Wiimote. Come to think of it, if Darth Vader indulged in a little bit of Wii when he is not busy chasing down rebels across the galaxy, he would most probably have a ...
It's only February, but the most anticipated non-BioWare game of 2010 from Electronic Arts might already be upon us. We're referring to Dante's Inferno, the newest game franchise from developer Visceral Games. The acclaimed Dead Space really helped put the internal EA studio on the map and the early buzz is that Dante's Inferno will be the ...
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Dante's Inferno Trials of St. Lucia DLC confirmed
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We hate to ruin the surprise for you, but when you tear into your copy of Dante's Inferno you'll also be getting a sneak peek at what's next for the game. A packed-in trailer reveals the Trials of St. Lucia DLC with its player-created trials, online co-op in said trials and and a new playable character, the titular (pun-intended) St. Lucia. A ...
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WSJ: Playfish creating social game based on 'well-known EA brand'
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The Wall Street Journal today examines "Why Playfish Sold Itself to EA." Um, wouldn't you sell yourself for $300 million ? While such an investigation might seem trivial, the WSJ calls in Playfish president and GM Kristian Segerstrale, who reveals that several hundred million is merely chump change . Playfish certainly considered a road to ...
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Well, not all of them. Those who have a solid fighting stick or a solid driving wheel, are able to use those peripherals in game after game, experience after experience. These peripherals work best because they are not dedicated to only a handful of titles and they can actual one up the player's experience.
Protagonist Pictures confirms new female cast members and international sales for Bel Ami adaptation. UK sales outfit Protagonist Pictures has confirmed further cast and multiple sales for the adaptation of the Guy de Maupassant novel, Bel Ami.
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Hasselblad has launched the H4D-40, 40 megapixel medium format camera. It incorporates a 33 x 44mm CCD sensor (almost twice the size of a full-frame 35mm DSLR sensor) and includes the 'True Focus' AF system introduced in the H4D-50 and 60. The H4D-40 kit, including camera body, 80mm lens and viewfinder is available at a retail price of US $19,955 (
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Nikon Coolpix P100 26x Superzoom: Their First 1080p Video Camera
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Oh, I've waited for this day. The day Nikon delivered legit HD video. Not only does the P100 deliver full 1080p video in H.264, it shoots 120FPS bursts, and goes with a 10MP CMOS sensor for better low-light performance. Yeah. It is a superzoom—26x (26mm-678mm), which is a little shorter than what Fuji or Olympus dropped over the last ...
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Olympus PEN E-PL1 Thankfully Includes Built-In Flash and $200 Cheaper Price Point
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The third official Olympus PEN (excluding the originals, natch) has got official after the teaser campaign last week. The E-PL1 is $200 cheaper than the E-P1, but packs in the same 12.3-megapixel sensor and 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 zoom lens. The full release is below for your skimming pleasure, but here are the major pointers: - 12.3-megapixel sensor - ...
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Sometimes I really consider myself to be a fusspot when it comes to stress relief. I find squeezing stress balls too childish and the juggling of those Zen balls is best left to monks. One thing that has taken my fancy is lights and the unique odd ways in which I can use it to my advantage. Diana Lin’s d°light Bubbles looks dandy enough on ...
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A bunch of folks have sent in the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and asking for my opinion on it. The ruling came out last week when I was traveling, and I didn't have that much time to look at the details or think about what it all meant until now. It's one of those cases where I see both sides of the argument, but am troubled by what ...
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Google discontinuing FTP support for Blogger blogs
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Filed under: News , Blogging , Google , Freeware Love it or hate it, Blogger was the tool that really brought blogging into the mainstream. Once upon a time, the only way to have your blog hosted on your own domain was to use Blogger as the content management system, but then have it use FTP to push HTML pages to your web host. Fast forward to ...
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In Europe, Challenges for Google
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On issues like privacy, copyright protection and the dominance of its search engine, Google is increasingly clashing with lawmakers and regulators.
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Google News enables stars to help users track breaking stories
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Filed under: News , Web services , Google If you read your news in feed form, you're likely familiar with Google Reader's "star" feature. You can click a star to save a story for later, and use your star list for quick reference. Google News has finally added something similar for those who read their news the old-fashioned way. Starring a story ...
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Google Releases Chrome OS Tablet Concept Demo
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MojoKid writes "With all of the iPad buzz stirring up the tech world over the past couple of weeks, Chrome OS has almost been forgotten. Though Google has yet to officially release the netbook-centric operating system to the public, the company continues to keep details flowing about their forthcoming lightweight operating system. In their own ...
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Google dreaming up Chrome OS tablets to take on Apple's iPad
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Google has conceptual images for what a Chrome OS -based tablet computer user interface might look like at its open source Chromium Projects site .
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Yes, If You Don't Do Anything, You Shouldn't Expect People To Just Give You Money
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In the discussion on our recent post about CwF + RtB business models and how they work, one of our regular critics has been filling the comments with links that supposedly "disprove" this model. I find it fascinating that this person -- who claims to spend time helping musicians -- spends so much time in our comments constantly insisting that the ...
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The regulator also warns that a significant number of consumers may not be able to afford the higher energy prices they will have to face. Ofgem says there is "reasonable doubt" about whether the UK's energy market will be able to deliver sustainable supplies in the coming decade.
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Liquid glass will change your life, eliminate detergent profits
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A Turko-German consortium has announced a liquid glass product "that will revolutionize everything" (it's a "new kind of glass," as Mr Wolfram might put it). Seriously, it sounds like the applications for this stuff are endless, and yes, that's what everyone said about aerogel and the Segway, but maybe this time... They're shipping to the UK soon,
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As the United States and Israel press to tighten sanctions against Iran, some German companies are winding down operations there or operating through third countries.
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Puzzling Over a Red, White and Blue Iran
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Recent images of Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, standing before backdrops prepared for official ceremonies in which the colors of Iran's flag appear to have been changed from red, white and green to red, white and blue have puzzled observers.
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On Super Bowl Sunday over 100 footballs will be used in the game. Some of those footballs will go to players, others to charity auctions and some will likely eventually end up on the collectibles market. The National Football League takes some interesting steps to protect against possible counterfeiting. Each ball used in the game will be be " ...
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Indianapolis: Indianapolis Hotels Are Hoping to Cash in on Super Bowl Weekend
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Priced out of Miami for the Super Bowl but still want to be surrounded by hardcore fans and feisty celebrations? You may not think of Indy as a party town, but by gosh, they’re going to give it a red hot go this Sunday. Here are two Indianapolis hotels getting into Colts fever. The Indianapolis Omni Severin is channeling your wacky aunt who&#
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Finally President Barack Obama has come to his senses on financial regulation. His endorsement of what he calls the "Volcker Rule" for once puts him squarely on the side of ordinary Americans as opposed to the banking bandits who have so thoroughly fleeced the public. The proposal from former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker basically ...
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Obama's First Year in Photos Exhibit Comes to Harlem
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A year in the life of phenomenally photogenic President Barack Obama will be on display starting Friday at the NYPL's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. The exhibit exclusively features 77 photos by Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza, beginning with the festive inaugural ball evening on January 20, 2009 and ...
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BP has cut 7,500 jobs in its cost-reduction drive since 2007, the company said on Tuesday, as it reported an underlying 70 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profits.
Steve’s iPad keynote felt just a little off. We got what we wanted, but it still felt a little like the iPad was a vehicle full of potential rather than a self-contained package of productivity. This morning I woke up and realized what was missing: The minor apps.
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