Daily Archives: September 7, 2012

New HTC One X+ details trickle out | Android Atlas – CNET Reviews

A smattering of hardware specs for the rumored HTC One X+ arrived online courtesy of an anonymous XDA developer known as Football4PDA. According to his unconfirmed tweet, the faster and more powerful One X will run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 4.5 and offer a … Continue reading

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Windows 8 Phones

Nokia Lumia 820 The versatile Lumia with your choice of outer shells The Nokia Lumia 820 is the most versatile Lumia to date. It’s packed full of features that help you take amazing photos and explore your city. It also … Continue reading

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A Side-by-Side Comparison of Apple and Braun Designs | Apartment Therapy

With Apple being so litigous about their design patents lately, youd expect their designs to be completely unique and innovative. But Apple and its Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, Jonathan Ive, have been known to take cues from another … Continue reading

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E-Book Prices Should Start Dropping Soon

Book publishers have reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over the e-book price fixing ring of which Apple was allegedly kingpin. That settlement is great news, because it means we’ll be able to buy cheaper e-books really soon. … Continue reading

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iPhone 5 Will Reportedly Cost the Same as the iPhone 4S Does Now

9To5Mac claims to have the scuttlebutt on pricing for the iPhone that Apple is going to announce next week. Unsurprisingly, the report says that the phones will cost—gasp!—the same amount as the iPhone 4S does now. The basic model (16GB) … Continue reading

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Ice Jacket | Uncrate

Don’t water your drink down with ice or keep your party focused around a ridiculous ice luge — if you want to serve you and your guests the coldest booze imaginable, grab yourself an Ice Jacket ($35). Made from polypropylene, … Continue reading

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How Does the iPads Touchscreen Recognize These Trading Cards?

Not since the inclusion of stale bubble gum has there been an innovation in trading cards as awesome as what these Nuko cards are capable of. They look, feel, and flex just like regular cards, but they can be recognized … Continue reading

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Just Saying!!!

It’s not who you know or what you know, but rather what you do with what you do know! STR

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Military modifications and the rise of the supersoldier (Wired UK)

From Beowulf to Captain America, the idea of supersoldiers has captured the human imagination for time immemorial. But after years of mixed results (the less said about LSD tests, the better), how close are we today to creating the ultimate … Continue reading

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Pressure in Mount Fuji is now higher than last eruption, warn experts — when will Mount Fuji EXPLODE? (Wired UK)

The pressure in Mount Fuji’s magma chamber is now higher than it was in 1707, the last time the nearly 4,000-metre-high Japanese volcano erupted, causing volcanologists to speculate that a disaster is imminent. The new readings, taken by the National … Continue reading

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