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Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile hits FCC, brings future-proofed HSPA+ for good measure
Posted from Engadget 5 days ago
There's been hints of it coming as early as February, but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that's the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name i... (original story)
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Kinect In the Operating Room
Posted from Slashdot 5 days ago
colinneagle writes with an excerpt from Network World: "Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London began trials of a Kinect-driven camera last week that would sense body position, and by waving his or her hands, the surgeon can sift through medical images, such as CT scans or real-time X-rays, while i... (original story)
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Amazon Patents Pitching As-Seen-On-TV Products
Posted from Slashdot 5 days ago
theodp writes "Q. What do you get when you surround the image of Men in Black star Will Smith trying on sunglasses with a pitch for 'MIB Bill Smith Dark Shades'? A. U.S. Patent No. 8,180,688. 'Many people consume broadcast media such as television shows and movies for many hours a week,' Amazon exp... (original story)
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Raspberry Pi team shows off pics of (and taken with) prototype camera add-on
Posted from Engadget 5 days ago
While the main thing that would make Raspberry Pi's diminutive $25 / $35 Linux setups better would be if we could get our hands on them faster, the team behind it is already working on improvements like this prototype camera seen above. The add-on is slated to ship later this year and plugs into t... (original story)
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$74 MK802 PC-on-a-stick beats Cotton Candy to market, has ICS on board
Posted from Engadget 5 days ago
Unless you're lucky enough to live in Scandinavia, you'll have to wait till the end of summer to get your Cotton Candy fix. Aching to nab yourself a computer-on-a-stick before then? If you're willing to step down in specs, the Chinese-made MK802 could be the PC in your pocket. For $74 (versus $199... (original story)
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The Free Ride Is Over For Streaming Video
Posted from TechCrunch 5 days ago
Comcast’s plans to do away with its 250 GB data cap and charge users based upon usage marks the end of an era for cable TV providers, and for the online video industry. No longer will users be able to endlessly stream all the content their hearts desire. Not just that, but the fact that usage-... (original story)
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SpaceX’s Historic Launch Aborted Less Than A Second Prior To Launch
Posted from TechCrunch 5 days ago
“Entering terminal count autosequence. 60 seconds to engine fire. #DragonLaunch,” tweeted Elon Musk as his space company was less than a minute away from it’s historic flight. But the launch didn’t happen. Nothing happened as longtime NASA commentator George Diller counted do... (original story)
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ClarityRay Battles Ad Blockers With $500K In Funding
Posted from TechCrunch 5 days ago
Some of you are probably reading this post with ad blocker right now — and to be honest, I don’t blame you. Sure, there’s the occasional amusing or genuinely useful ad, but not terribly often, so why not install a plugin and avoid the whole mess? Of course, those ads make money, so if ... (original story)
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UK Gov't Reneges On Open Source Promise For Cloudstore 2.0
Posted from Slashdot 5 days ago
DerekduPreez writes "The UK government has finally unveiled the second iteration of its Cloudstore after a number of delays, and has reneged on its pledge to make version 2.0 open source. Cloudstore is an online catalogue that the public sector can use to procure cloud services provided by supplier... (original story)
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T-Mo delays HTC Amaze 4G online orders due to 'unforeseen issue,' has other recommendations
Posted from Engadget 5 days ago
Hot off the heels of the One X and EVO 4G LTE spending some prolonged time at customs, now another member of HTC's sensational family appears to be feeling the rigorous effects of the ITC. According to a recent email acquired by TmoNews, it looks as if the Magenta carrier is delaying shipments of ... (original story)
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