AT&T Offers Free WiFi Hotspot for iPhones (1)
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Wired is reporting that AT&T is now offering free WiFi hotspot browsing, including those at local Starbucks locations, for iPhone users. You can learn more about the offer from the AT&T Mobility page. Earlier this year, AT&T prematurely launched this deal and then took it down. There were loopholes with the initial launch in which early users were able to user their WiFi enabled laptops and trick the system into thinking that they were on ...
Beta invites going out (4)
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Filed under: News items, Wrath of the Lich KingThough this may not have been the case earlier this morning, CM Nethaera has just confirmed that invites to the Wrath beta are indeed going out via email. So if you're opted in to the beta, check your email! I know I will be checking it many, many times today. If you don't get in, never fear; as the NDA has been lifted, we will keep everyone ...
Video of the Moon Passing in Front of the Earth Taken From 31 Million Miles Away [Space] (30)
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We don't have too many cameras out there in space past the moon, which is why most of our space shots are either looking outward, such as the shots taken by Hubble, or taken of Earth from the moon or closer. Which is why this video is so astounding. It's a video of the moon passing directly in front of the Earth, taken by NASA's EPOXI spacecraft from a whopping 31 million miles away. The ...
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Derick Valadao said:
Well, seeing the earth from 31,000,000 miles away is a must see.
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Daemach said:
Very cool :)
Scientists Use Mosquito-Mouth Design for Pain-Free Hypodermic Needle [Needles] (6)
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Scientists at Indian Institute of Technology and Tokai University have taken the natural features of a mosquito's mouth, and created a new type of needle that promises pain-free blood sample collection and injections. When mosquitoes bite you, it's not their mouth that hurts you: their ultra-fine proboscis dips beneath the skin, and then a muscle squeeze-relax motion draws blood out of it. The new needle, made of titanium alloys for strength, has a tiny microelectricalmechanical ...
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Pankaj said:
IIT scientists working on New needle design
Get new version of Loopt for iPhone now! (1)
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Hi everyone! An updated version of Loopt for the iPhone is now available at the AppStore. Please follow the link to download it to your iPhone. This version fixes a number of issues we've been facing and which you have expressed. Please download this version for a smoother experience with Loopt. The main updates include: A clearer friend invite flow which makes it more explicit which friends you are inviting Elimination of multiple SMS messages ...
Amazon To Target $5 Billion Textbook Market With New Kindle (64)
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Earlier this week Crunchgear broke the news on two new upcoming Kindle models: a smaller form factor Kindle to be released this year ahead of the holidays, and a large screen (probably 8.5×11) to come sometime next year. A couple of commenters in that post have pointed out that the large screen Kindle is perfect to target the college/university textbook market, a $5.5 billion market annually in the U.S. alone. Most students still buy print ...
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noattention said:
Dean Levmore would sure love this.
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Umang Saini said:
It's about freaking time to replace 'em.
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Chip R said:
...and here we go.
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Andrew said:
i just saved a million hypothetical jew gold.
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Jason said:
one of those 'why didn't i think of that' things. i will definitely be carrying a kindle in my backpack. right next to my macbook pro.
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Eli Dourado said:
But will I have to buy all new versions of my old textbooks?
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Patrick said:
I cannot wait for us to get on with the electronic book already. The vision that I would love to see become a reality is that of a school in rural Africa where the students have affordable access to all the textbooks that are available in more developed economies. For example, high-school mathematics has not changed since 1911 so, at the very least, a scanned version of all the off-copyright mathematics textbooks from that date should be available for free to anyone in the world. A single leap-frog moment similar to that which has occurred in the cellphone sector but I believe with potentially even greater consequences.
How Sony's Cheapness Is Biting The PS3 In The Ass [PS3] (5)
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Sony's mantra of not writing checks for exclusives—or much of anything—seems to be biting them in the ass a couple times this week. There are at least four cases where the PlayStation 3 has suffered because of Sony's lack of willingness to open up the pursestrings. We knew two of these before—backward compatibility and the DualShock 3—but we only found out about the other two during the roundtable session with Sony's Jack Tretton yesterday. The ...
1st iPhone 2.0 Pwnage Tool Won't Unlock iPhone 3G, say devs (6)
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The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.The tireless iPhone Dev folks who managed to jailbreak the iPhone 3G within five days of launch have announced that the first Pwnage tool will be released shortly, but it will not support a baseband unlock of the iPhone 3G. The team is still working out the particulars of the unlock and rightfully wants to do it correctly the first time. It will however ...
Microsoft pulled Halo announcement for a stupid reason (9)
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Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, E3, Business Even the L.A. Times is caught up in Bungiegate - and it's getting (some) answers. The paper spoke with Xbox senior VP Don Mattrick, who told its writers that Microsoft decided to omit the announcement of the next Halo universe game from its pre-E3 press conference ... to save time.As the story goes, Microsoft's presser was originally planned to run two-and-a-half hours, but Mattrick wanted to get it ...
Why Microsoft Blocked Bungie's Halo Game Announcement (12)
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Oh, the drama. To recap: Bungie were going to announce a game at E3. Then they didn't. Turns out at least one of Bungie's projectsis a Halo game. That new, Bungie Halo game, to be obviously published by MS, was supposed to be unveiled during Microsoft's keynote, but according to Don Mattrick, they pulled it at the last minute. Why? Because Microsoft - perhaps catching wind of the sub-par standard of their competitor's addresses - ...
Ferrari Going Hybrid in 2015 [Cars] (8)
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In case you hadn't heard, Ferrari will have a hybrid car by 2015. Yes, this announcement is kind of inevitable and/or vague, but this is Ferrari we're talking about. And when Ferrari starts to go green, you know you have a widespread automotive trend on your hands. [Jalopnik]
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plzzz i don't want ferarri prius
Sega: The iPhone is as Powerful as the Dreamcast [Sega Wants To Master Iphone Gaming] (11)
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Speaking with SEGA of America president Simon Jeffery earlier today he noted that the iPhone is about as powerful as the publisher's console the Dreamcast. Jeffery said the company is delighted with how their iPhone version of Super Monkey Ball has been received by the phones many owners and detailed how the developer plans to take advantage of what he calls an upcoming and potentially major new platform for gaming.
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Gavin said:
This reminds me, does anyone notice a distinct lack of G4 content posted on Kotaku as of late? Especially for E3 we've had TONS of stuff that would drive their traffic but they're not posting any of it. What gives? Do they even know the stuff is available?
Woz Knows When the Price is Right [Caption Contest] (15)
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Apparently, Woz is a Price is Right fan. Unfortunately, he was just sitting in the front row and was never called down to play Plinko or spin the big wheel, because I bet that he really knows the prices of household products and could use a new Lincoln Towncar or whatever it was they gave away that episode. Oh, Woz. Hit the jump for another screenshot of Woz enjoying himself some game show goodness, then ...
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Ryan said:
Haha awesome.
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Meredith said:
I <3 Woz. So cool, thanks Sermed.
Apple Sends Apology Letter, 30-Day Extension to MobileMe Customers (8)
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Today, Apple sent out an email to MobileMe customers apologizing for the rocky transition from .Mac to MobileMe.We have recently completed the transition from .Mac to MobileMe. Unfortunately, it was a lot rockier than we had hoped.<b...
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Michael Hyatt said:
This is the best way to deal with a customer service snafu: Admit it, make restitution, and thank your customers for hanging with you. Apple has deep brand loyalty. I think all will be forgiven and quickly forgotten.
Penny Arcade! - It's Just Like Being There (12)
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Equal parts comics and commentary, Penny Arcade features Tycho and Gabe, the alter egos of creators Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Read about the antics and thoughts of the Penny Arcade crew, updated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Wii Sports Resort With MotionPlus Accessory Priced (6)
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A Nintendo exec told us that the Wii Sports Resort will be $49.99 when it's released next Spring. This next version of Wii Sports comes with the MotionPlus accessory, which gives people a true 1:1 motion mirroring on their WiiMotes. The price of the MotionPlus accessory on its own is undetermined, but it seems like Wii Sports Resort is the new Wii Play in that people will buy it because they want the accessory it ...
