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We’ve already gotten our hands on the Archos 7 Home Tablet , but the Archos 8 has been considerably harder to come by, and hasn’t made much of a public showing since a brief appearance courtesy of the FCC back in May. The folks at Archos Lounge have now gotten their hands on the bezel tablet, however, and given us our first real look at the device. As you can probably tell from the form factor, this one is primarily designed to be used propped up on a table or a desk, but you can fold away the kickstand and do a bit of bezel-enhanced web browsing if you like. Head on past the break for Archos Lounge ‘s video of both tablets — en fran

Back in May , there was a pretty robust rumor making its way around the Internet, saying something to the extent that the HP TouchSmart tm2 convertible laptop would be getting a big improvement in the processor department. It launched “back in the day” with Intel’s Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor, and the rumors suggested that Intel would be supplanting that with their own Core i5 CPU. And, sure enough, that’s finally happened. Coming after the launch of the Core i3 CPU variation just a few months back, the i5 is a welcomed addition to the line-up. It still features that same 12-inch multitouch touchscreen, but it can now be installed with a 1.2GHz Core i5-430UM CPU.

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HP TouchSmart tm2 Adds Core i5 Processor to List of Features, Available Now

Skype has always sort of served as one of the poster children for why iOS just had to allow applications to run in the background. I mean, come on: being able to avoid gobbling up my precious minutes without having to keep the application open all the time just so I don’t miss calls? Yes

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Skype with multitasking support now available for iPhone 4 and 3GS, 3G calls to stay free

Responding to an online poll conducted by website Tech-Ex, AT&T gave the world some indication of what their dropped-call rate actually is. Tech-Ex conducted a reader poll that indicated AT&T’s dropped-call — for its readers — was around 4.5% for March of 2010; conversely, Verizon Wireless’ rate came in at 1.5% for the same period.

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AT&T had 1.44% dropped call rate for May of 2010

Craigslist swapping : it’s not just for kinky swingers anymore . You see, 17-year old Californian Steven Oritz executed 14 swaps via Craigslist , trading from an old cell phone to a 2000 Porsche Boxster

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Uh, Congratulations?: Kid Craigslist Swaps From Old Cell Phone To Old Porsche Boxter

HTC, Samsung and Motorola have joined Nokia and BlackBerry-makers Research in Motion in hitting back at Apple’s attempt to claim that the reception problems afflicting its new iPhone are an industry-wide phenomenon. Steve Jobs , Apple’s chief executive, has come under fire from more mobile manufacturers, following his attempt to say the iPhone 4’s reception problems are not unique to his company’s device.

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More phonemakers condemn Apple’s defence of iPhone 4

Nokia just recently announced their latest Symbian handset called Nokia C6 . This is S60 5th edition and includes customizable home screen similar to N97. Obviously this is a GPS enabled device and the GPS related features include Ovi Maps with free lifetime navigation, integrated GPS, and A-GPS receivers, accelerometer for correct orientation of display, automatic geotagging of images, and even a Nokia Maps loader application for a PC. Other then the GPS features Nokia C6 is still packed. You’ve got a 5MP camera, secondary camera for video calls, LED flash, a full keyboard, WiFi, and a 3.2″ touchscreen

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Oil from the BP disaster is encroaching on the lives of indigenous people in Louisiana, and five Ecuadorian tribes are offering their advice.

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Advice for fighting oil companies

This week, select Rogers and Fido store locations have started to receive microSIM cards for the iPhone 4. While many Rogers locations already have microSIM cards for the iPad, those SIM cards are “preactivated” and cannot be used with the iPhone 4

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Rogers/Fido Begin Receiving MicroSIM Cards For iPhone 4

(photo via inhabitat) Researchers at the University of Bristol are hard at work designing robots that can draw power by digesting food . Their latest offering is Ecobot III , which feeds on processed sewage. This doesn’t sound appetizing to me, however it is apparently just the thing that its 48 microbial food cells want to munch on. The microbes extract energy from the food by digesting it, and the robot extracts some of it by harvesting the electrons put off by the microbes.

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Biomass robot eats food, requires litter box

Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? Or when a rumor plays out perfectly ? We’re looking at a case of the latter here today, as HP ‘s oh-so-lovable 12-inch TouchSmart tm2 is now available to order with a Core i5 processor. Just months after gaining Core i3 support, the convertible tablet can now be ordered with a 1.2GHz Core i5-430UM (capable of hitting 1.73GHz with Turbo Boost)

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HP TouchSmart tm2 gains Core i5 CPU option, a whole new level of respect

In this tutorial we will be pivoting from our last tutorial on Graphical Elements to start focusing on databases in Android development. The android platform uses SQLite databases in its applications and is one of five data storage options in android development.

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Android Development 101 – Part 3:Introduction to Databases

The Galaxy S, when announced, had a full 4 hours to bask in the limelight of this year’s CTIA in Las Vegas before Sprint outshone it with the HTC EVO 4G, the country’s very first 4G phone of any kind. While the EVO’s specs were clearly more breathtaking, the Galaxy S still had nothing to cry about.

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AT&T Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) review

While I appreciate the “Band Aid” metaphor Antenna Aid used, I think the “End Call” decal might be the best take on the Antennagate thing so far. via The Daily What via Gizmodo Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Reddit Digg this! Share this on del.icio.us Email this via

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“Adding function to form”

Comic-Con in Moderation: Advice for Panelists · Clooney to Receive Humanitarian Emmy · Ratings: Reality TV Trifecta · Filmmaker Mag Picks Top 25 Indie Filmmakers (Slideshow) · L.A. County Added 21600 Showbiz Jobs in Past Year …

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Comic-Con in Moderation: Advice for Panelists | TheWrap.com

STM Bags is an Australian company, founded in 1998, that is dedicated to making laptop bags that “don’t look like a laptop bag.”  Lately, they’ve expanded their offerings to include some bags designed for the Apple iPad.  Just like their laptop bags, the iPad offerings are sturdy-looking bags that are at home on a college campus or in the business world.  STM were nice enough to send three iPad bags to The Gadgeteer for review.  I’ll cover the Scout and the Micro Extra Small iPad Shoulder Bag in separate reviews.  I’ll be discussing the Jacket for iPad in this review.

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STM Jacket for iPad Review

With all the talk about Android and iOS 4 , you may forget that there is another kind of phone on the horizon: the Windows Phone 7 . I got a chance to check it out for myself last week and immediately knew I was dealing with something fresh. Unlike other app-based phones on the market today, the Windows Phone 7 comes with customizable tiles on the front page, bringing things like your favorite contacts, music, and calendars to your home screen.

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Windows Phone 7: Clean, Smart, Coming With "Polish"

Remember the App Wall that Apple has had on display for the last couple of years at their WWDC conference?  Very impressive stuff – and now you can have a sort of cut-down (very cut down) version of it as a Mac screensaver.  It has options to show top free or paid apps. It takes a little bit to load but it’s very cool to look at.

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Cool Things: AppWall Screensaver for Mac

Just shortly after the 1.2 Billion USD acquisition of Motorola wireless assets, Nokia Siemens Networks yesterday won a 7 Billion USD contract to create and maintain a LTE network called LightSquared on behalf of Harbinger Capital Partners (HCP).

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Nokia Siemens Networks wins 7 Billion USD contract to build LTE network; 40,000 base stations, 92% US coverage by 2015

The Fring VoIP application for the Android smartphone platform has received a number of video chatting improvements. According to a post by the developer, the new Fring release offers significant audio improvements, support for new devices like the Galaxy S, and a fix for an echo problem

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Fring for Android gets video chat improvements

After compiling and posting ROMs for hundreds of smartphones — from HTC, RIM, Motorola, and more — Conflipper is throwing in the towel and no longer updating his popular Shipped ROMS website. The decision is part of a compromise negotiated with HTC following a Cease and Desist letter from the handset manufacturer over these publicly available ROMs. As part of the agreement, Conflipper is permitted to keep all current ROMs on his site but is forbidden to upload any new ones

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Popular Shipped ROMS website now in suspended animation