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Stealth Computer debuts paperback-sized LPC-100 mini PC

admin | July 30, 2010

Stealth Computer is certainly no stranger to tiny PCs, but it’s now produced its smallest one to date in the form of the LPC-100. Measuring roughly the same size as a thick paperback novel, this one weighs in at just 1.2 pounds, and packs your choice of Core 2 Duo or Dual Core Celeron processors, [...]

Nexus One blasts off to 28,000 feet, looks slightly worse for wear (video)

admin | July 30, 2010

Your average satellite these days is roughly on par in terms of size with your average living room, give or take, and so naturally the cost of lofting one into orbit is, if you’ll pardon the phrase, sky high. Despite that, many offer less processing power a mobile processor like Snapdragon. The obvious solution? Chuck [...]

Best Buy partners with Clearwire, will Connect customers to 4G

admin | July 30, 2010

When we first heard through the grapevine that Best Buy was launching its own branded wireless data service, Connect, rumor had it that 4G was going to be baked right in there. We’d later learn that was just wishful thinking, but today’s announcement of a partnership with Clearwire makes it instead simply look premature. Starting [...]

Canon EOS 60D turns up in DxO’s optics modules roadmap

admin | July 30, 2010

We’ve heard some Canon EOS 60D rumors before, but this one might just be the most convincing yet — the as-yet-unannounced camera recently turned up in a roadmap that wasn’t leaked but actually posted on the site of optics module manufacturer DxO. As you might have guessed, all mentions of the camera have now been [...]

Rocket Project team successfully launches a Vaio into the stratosphere

admin | July 30, 2010

Earlier this spring, Sony’s Rocket Project gave eight lucky high school students several Vaios, a crash course in rocketry, and the opportunity to design and build a rocket that could make it to the stratosphere. Well, what do you know? After a few weather-related setbacks, the thing finally launched on Friday, July 23 from its [...]

RIM’s 9.7-inch Blackpad rumored for November launch — yes, Blackpad

admin | July 30, 2010

We were secretly hoping that RIM’s acquisition of the blackpad.com domain name was nothing more than a joke (or a preventative measure, at worse), but it sure sounds as if that’ll be the name the folks in Waterloo go with come this winter. According to unnamed sources who have unloaded new information to Bloomberg, RIM’s [...]

RCA BRC3108 portable Blu-ray ships to Target, seriously undercuts Panny’s DMP-B15

admin | July 30, 2010

Remember Panasonic’s DMP-B15? You know, that “world’s first portable Blu-ray player” that was introduced at CES and just started shipping last month? With an $800 price tag, there’s a good chance you never even let the thing enter your stream of consciousness, but we can only wish you the best of luck as you try [...]

Buying an iPhone 4 from a Canadian carrier? It’s locked

admin | July 30, 2010

We’ve been tipped this morning (and have now been able to confirm, thanks to our own Myriam Joire braving the lines) that if you buy an iPhone 4 in a Canadian carrier’s store today, you leave with it locked to that carrier — despite Apple’s trumpeting that you can buy it SIM-free. It appears as [...]

EVO 4G’s Froyo features detailed in pictures, car dock coming in September?

admin | July 30, 2010

We’re not far from seeing this big update in the flesh, but in the meanwhile, EVO 4G owners (and fans) might be interested to take a closer look at the features they’ll be getting once it arrives. HTC appears to have put surprising effort into rendering a lifelike torch for its Flashlight app, while app [...]

Samsung’s 4-inch Windows Phone 7 handset gets named: Cetus (SGH-i917)

admin | July 30, 2010

You’d probably assume that Samsung would have a difficult time overshadowing the Galaxy S right now, but all it really takes is a salacious Bluetooth SIG entry that leaves only the most important parts to the imagination. We’ve known for some time now that Sammy would be one of Microsoft’s closest Windows Phone 7 launch [...]