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Those of you with serious swaths of property may laugh at electric push mowers, but for home owners with small plots to tend, they can be great. The Bosch Rotak Li Series ($300-$540) makes them even better — for a price — by eliminating the pesky cord in exchange for a lithium-ion battery that’s good for cutting 3,300 square feet of grass per charge and can fully juice in an hour (or hit 80% in 30 minutes). Besides eliminating the safety hazard of running over the chord, the battery gives users the freedom to mow anywhere, and its electric motor also produces 10x less CO2 than comparable gas-powered models

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Bosch Rotak Li Electric Lawn Mowers

Verizon Wireless has indicated via its support pages that a software update is being distributed to the LG Ally Android phone. Firmware version VS740ZV8 helps improve the QWERTY keyboard’s performance; improves alerts; speeds the camera and message apps; adds …

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Verizon Wireless Pushing Software Update to LG Ally

With more and more states cracking down on cell phone use while driving, it’s becoming tougher to get away with emailing when you’re on the road. Not that you should anyway. Distracted driving puts others at harm, nevermind yourself and anyone in the car with you.

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Text’nDrive lets you hear, send emails while on the road

Verizon is rolling out an over the air firmware update for its LG Ally, an Android-2.1 powered smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard. The update includes improvements to the keyboard, Bluetooth, alerts, and messaging speed as well as some new pre-loaded applications. LG Ally users should expect to receive a notice about the update on their phone in the coming weeks. Read the full story here.

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Verizon rolling out LG Ally firmware upgrade

Looks like Virgin Mobile wants to grab a chunk of the prepaid market and thus has launched PayLo, and new prepaid plan that comes from Virgin Mobile in two variants, which are 400 minutes a month, or 90 days of basic service. According to Dusan Belic over at Intomobile by way of an article over on Phonescoop , the 400 minute a month option costs 5 cents a minute while the 90 day option costs 20 cents a minute. Furthermoreboth plan options cost $20 a month with text costing 15 cents and picture messages costing 25 cents while data is charged at $1.50 a megabyte a day. Apparently Virgin Mobile is to offer low end mobile phones starting at $10 to go along with the new PayLo plan which will include the Samsung M340, Kyocera TNT, LG 101, LG Flare and Kyocera Jax.

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New PayLo Prepaid Plan Launched by Virgin Mobile USA

Netbooks always come without an optical drive let alone Blu-ray whether or not it has the horsepower to decode HD video. For these users who miss the HD bandwagon, Plextor today provides a clear upgrade path to high-def world with its $99 PX-B120U USB 2.0 bus-powered BD-ROM drive. Keep in mind the ROM here means you’ll be able to playback your HD flicks on the tiny small screen, but not burn any Blu-ray discs. Burning CDs and DVDs of different variety is possible at 24x and 8x respectively. Those who wish like to rip Blu-ray with MakeMKV might like to know the Plextor PX-B120U reads BD media at 4x.

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Plextor’s USB-powered Blu-ray Drive Goes for as Little as $100

Today T-Mobile USA announced that it has turned on high-speed HSPA+ 3G data service in 24 new markets, bringing its total to nearly 50, covering 85 million people in the USA. The carrier also introduced the 2.0 version of its HSPA+ capable webConnect Rocket USB modem. Read the full story here.

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T-Mobile adds 24 HSPA+ markets, rolls out webConnect Rocket 2.0 USB modem

The LogicBUY deal of the day is for a PlayStation 3 Slim with 120GB for $299.99 – $30 off = $269.99 plus FREE shipping. It includes a 120GB HDD, Built-in Wi-Fi, Blu-ray player, BRAVIA Sync (HDMI-CEC), and Free PlayStation Network membership. The PlayStation 3 Slim with 250GB is also on sale.

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Deal of the Day – $30 off PlayStation 3 PS3 Slim 120GB

Inspired by 19th Century Standhopes , Bristol artist Luke Jerram (of ” Play me, I’m yours ” fame) designed this elegant and inspired portrait projecting ring for is wife Shelina Nanji as a wedding ring. Working together with jeweler Tamrakar, Jerram created a ring that, in a darkened room, with a light source behind it, will project a series of portraits from a selection of miniature slides. [via DVICE ] More: Binary wedding ring Universe ring Vicodin Ring Gear ring is shiny, spins HOW TO – Make a Green Lantern ring Bento Box Ring Read the Full Story

A new malware that has been spreading via USB devices has been discovered by security experts. The worm is programmed to steal data from systems running specific software used in utilities and industrial manufacturing plants. The worm dubbed Stuxnet has the security world in a frenzy and propagates itself by exploiting a hole in all versions of Windows in the code that processes shortcut files, ending in “.lnk,”. The malware includes a rootkit, designed to hide the fact that a computer has been compromised, together with other software that sneaks onto injected computers  using digital certificates signed two Taiwanese chip manufacturers. Both manufacturers are based in the same industrial complex in Taiwan: RealTek and JMicron, according to Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor at Sopho.

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Worlds First Control System Malware Worm Discovered

It’s hard to keep away from Apple these days, as the iPhone continues to hog headlines for all sorts of reasons. But looking at facts and figures, it would seem that whilst the iPhone 4 antenna has been the focus of many over the last few weeks, it hasn’t had much of an impact on the overall success of device, in terms of sales. Overall sales of the iPhone, in all its variations, came to 8.4 million, an amazing 61% increase in year on year numbers. The iPhone 4 accounted for over 3 million of these, and most manufacturers can only dream of producing a handset that sells in such high numbers in such a short space of time. Without doubt the negative views in recent days will have had an impact on recent sales figures, and we can only wonder at how many more sales there would have been had the whole AntennaGate issue not erupted

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Despite AntennaGate, Business Booms for Apple

The BlueLounge SpaceStation looks simple – that’s it in the front of the picture – but it performs many jobs.  The SpaceStation is wedge-shaped, so resting the back of a laptop on it results in a more comfortable keyboard angle, and it allows air to flow underneath to keep the laptop cool.  The top of the SpaceStation is a rubber mat, so you can rest your phone, external disk, or other peripherals on it without fear of scratching.  The back of the unit has a business card holder and page holder for letter-sized papers.  The true magic is underneath the SpaceStation, where you’ll find a 4-port USB 2.0 hub and “coiling pins” to corral excess cables from all your peripherals – you’ll only have one cable to plug into your laptop.  You’ll get an AC adapter so you’ll be able to power multiple devices from the hub.  The SpaceStation is $79.95 from … [ visit site to read more ] Filed in categories: Laptop Gear , News Tagged: Laptop Accessory , USB hub BlueLounge SpaceStation Organizes Your Desk and Cools Your Laptop originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 21, 2010 at 7:05 am.

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BlueLounge SpaceStation Organizes Your Desk and Cools Your Laptop

HTC never post much details about the updates on their website. All I know is that the update affects SMS and “amends the internal management of SMS functionality, and enhances SMS transmission stability” It’s pretty vague. Anyway, the update applies to ROM versions between 2.51.xxx.x to 2.54.xxx.x Download the update on HTC’s Support site .

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HTC Quietly releases update for HTC Touch Diamond2.

Lashings of Froyo rumor over the past twenty-four hours, with talk of Android 2.2 headed to various high-end handsets.  First off, spyshots have tipped the Motorola DROID 2 as launching on Verizon with Froyo preloaded according to Droid-Life, rather than the Android 2.1 OS we’ve seen on the DROID X , while elsewhere there’s talk of Android 2.2 updates for existing devices. That includes a Froyo update for the Vodafone Google Nexus One as early as next week , with the carrier-branded device finally getting what unlocked users have been enjoying for a few weeks now.  Handy, since Google has announced that they’ll soon not be offering the unlocked version themselves , leaving it up to carrier partners to supply the phone.

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Froyo roundup: DROID 2 to launch with Android 2.2; updates for Galaxy S and Vodafone Nexus One dated

Realizing the many iPad owners are carrying their Apple keyboard with them on the go, Waterfield has rolled out four different options for carrying and protecting them on the go. As they explain… Introducing the WaterField Designs Keyboard Cases designed for the ultrathin Apple Wireless Keyboard: the Keyboard Travel Case, Keyboard Sleeve, Keyboard Slip and the Keyboard Socket. Get organized with the Travel Case; select stylish protection with the Sleeve; make it light and tight with the Slip; get down to basics with the Socket. The Keyboard Travel Case is $49 and holds the wireless keyboard and other mobile laptop or iPad gear. The interior custom-fitted compartments cradle the keyboard, the mouse, the power supply, and the power cord

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Using Your Apple Keyboard With You iPad? Waterfield’s Got You Covered

Looks like OnLive could have some competition in the form of Gaikai , another cloud-computing service that promises performance gaming without a console.  Unlike OnLive, which uses a standalone box, Gaikai streams games directly into your browser; we’ve already seen it streaming WoW to Apple’s iPad

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Brother has been showing off its latest head-mounted display , and while the Brother AiRScouter can’t exactly be described as discreet, if you could put up with the confused glances the functionality could be pretty handy.  The AiRScouter uses a retinal scanning display, which basically projects a virtual image directly onto the retina. The idea is, you wear the AiRScouter and have a dynamic projected screen constantly in your vision at all times

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Brother AiRScouter AR retina scanning display demonstrated

Twitter is abuzz with talk of Flipboard , the latest news reader for the iPad and another attempt to pull curated content down onto Apple’s slate.  Unlike the Pulse News Reader , Flipboard pairs pre-selected content feeds with links shared by your Facebook and Twitter friends; logging into your respective accounts allows the app to show you a custom digital magazine of the news, videos and other links they’re currently sharing.

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Flipboard digital iPad magazine auto-curates Twitter & Facebook content

Panasonic Japan’s push to bring 3D to wider audiences means more than just offering it in smaller HDTVs . The RT2B series plasmas announced today can record TV broadcasts onto their hard discs or Blu-ray drives, and are the first all-in-ones that play Blu-ray 3D movies as well. Available in 42- and 46-inch versions, it’s unlikely we’ll see them on this side of the Pacific, but much more likely to make the jump are some new 3D glasses (pictures after the break.) Now available in different sizes for the whole family, they also include sealed batteries rechargeable by USB, as opposed to the current one-size-fits-all design that relies on a replaceable watch battery. Two hours charging via USB should equal 30 hours of watching, and at 38g, Panasonic’s claiming the small kid-sized TY-EW3D2SW active shutter glasses are the lightest around.

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Panasonic adds Blu-ray 3D/HDD all-in-one plasmas; redesigned, rechargeable 3D glasses in Japan

A great deal of news about Apple today. Of course first and foremost the internet is buzzing about today’s earnings announcement, in which Apple breaks all records with a nearly 90 percent increase in revenues from this quarter last year. More than 3 million iPads sold in the quarter, more than 8 million iPhones…the numbers are dazzling. Apple knows that…and will be telling us so every chance it gets. Of course these numbers are not totally unexpected.

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Apple: After the Storm

Long the champion for Rural wireless carriers, the Rural Cellular Association has again championed the cause of unlocking handsets by pointing to the recent “ We’re going SIM-Free ” announcement by NTT DoCoMo. The Rural Cellular association took its case to the FCC in a letter that praises NTT DoCoMo’s pro-consumer decision to unlock its handsets and urges the FCC to encourage US-based wireless carriers to take similar steps. The RCA has been pushing this initiative for over two years to no avail; with the FCC a year into its  investigation of carrier exclusivity and its effect on consumer choice in the US, perhaps the time is now for this proposal to fall on some non-deaf ears?

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Rural Cellular Association to the FCC: Follow NTT DoCoMo and unlock US handsets