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Do you remember the HD2? It was arguably the last great Windows Mobile 6.x phone. People loved the hardware, but many were hoping to see Android on it instead of an aging Windows Mobile. HTC's newest touch screen phone isn't an Android-powered HD2, but it's close. The HD7 looks a lot like the...
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Hitachi announced the new Ultrastar C10K600 enterprise hard drive. The 10K RPM, 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Enterprise hard drive is available in capacities of 300, 450, and 600GB. These 2.5-inch drives consume 65 percent less power than Hitachi’s 3.5-inch enterprise hard drives...
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With a full spec sheet already revealed, all that's really left to figure out about Samsung's Galaxy Tab is when it will be released and how much scratch should potential buyers save up. Thanks an internal T-Mobile document floating around the Web, we can answer one of those questions for you...
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Windows Phone 7 was already announced months back, but the operating system is finding a home on a bunch of new devices today. T-Mobile has the Venue Pro, and AT&T is grabbing a couple as well. The HTC Surround 7 is probably the most impressive, with a built-in kickstand like the HTC EVO...
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We have to hand it to Apple for what could turn out to be a brilliant marketing move. While the competition scrambles to release tablets in time for the holiday shopping season, Apple will be pushing its popular iPad in Walmart stores across the United States. This in addition to Best Buy and...
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The Dell Lightning smartphone that was leaked to the world months ago has finally become a reality, but it's not what you think: the Lightning code name has been thrown aside for something that's much more esoteric. Dell's newest smartphone is the Venue Pro, and unlike most of the Windows...
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Need another credit card? We kid. But if you're a Citi Card holder, you may get an upgraded card in the future. Dynamics Inc., described as an innovator in next-generation payment devices, has just revealed their Redemption payment device. Basically, it's a credit card with built in buttons...
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NVIDIA is launching a new entry-level graphics card today, the affordable GeForce GT 430. With the release of the GeForce GT 430, NVIDIA aims to better position itself in media PC market, where hardcore, high resolution PC gaming takes a backseat to things like HD video playback, photo and...
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Throughout the third and fourth quarters of '09, and right through the beginning of this year, we watched as AMD launched graphics card after graphics card, until their full product line of DX11 Radeon HD 5000 series parts filled virtually every possible market segment. More...
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Worried about someone tapping into your mobile phone calls? AT&T may be working towards solving that for average consumers. The company has just revealed a new Encrypted Mobile Voice service, but it's only for enterprise customers right now. AT&T is saying that it's aimed at government...
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Like it or not, the vast majority of notebooks get fairly warm after extended use. A whole crop of accessories have been born simply due to this fact, and Logitech has a new one as well. This one isn't specifically designed just to keep...
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And the megapixel race continues. In the smartphone world, anyway. Sony has just released a new sensor for cameraphones, and it's one with a megapixel count that just sounds unreal for the sector. The company's new 16.41 megapixel Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS image sensor may sound like it's...
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Google's drive for innovation is extending to the road. The company has been testing automated, self-driving automobiles, and the cars, six Toyota Priuses and an Audi TT, have logged a total of 140,000 miles. The cars have even driven down Lombard Street in San Francisco, the "crookedest...
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Have you heard of AirPlay? Chances are you have, but not much about it. Apple recently talked about the new technology when talking about the forthcoming iOS 4.x update for the iPad. Basically, AirPlay is an Apple-branded wireless...
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Video: Funky Kit Review: MSI Geforce GTX 465 Frozr II (N465GTX) Cirago HydraDisplay X3 Displayport to 3 DVI Multimonitor Adapter @ TestFreaks ASUS GeForce GTS 450 DirectCU TOP: Cool and Affordable @ InsideHW Motherboards and Chipsets: Jetway Hummer HI06 Intel H55 Motherboard at Modders-Inc ASRock 890GX Extreme4 and 890FX Deluxe4 Motherboard...
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USAA and Chase already got involved in cashing checks via mobile scanning, but when PayPal gets involved, that's huge for the industry. PayPal's iPhone app has recently been updated, and the new version allows users to scan their checks in order to have the funds deposited immediately in their...
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MicroSDHC cards are tiny. No one needed to tell you that. They're mostly used in cellphones, but recently they have been both sluggish and hard to find. SanDisk has a Class 2 32GB microSDHC, but it's one of the slower options out there. Now, Kingston is offering an alternative. 32GB is still...
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Verizon Wireless has been offering netbooks with a 2-year data contract for years now, but most of those netbooks weren't higher-end machines. The carrier's newest netbook is one of HP's nicest, with the Pavilion dm1-2010nr coming with a 1.3GHz AMD Athlon II Neo K325 processor, a 320GB hard...
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HotHardware guest post by: Jesse Litton The new version of the most popular desktop Linux distribution (according to DistroWatch statistics) is now available, and as always: completely free to use, redistribute, fold, spindle, and mutilate. The announcement e-mail can be...
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It is being called a multitude of things: the Powers of Ten Day, Eames Day, 42 Day, etc. Some are just calling it 10/10/10 day, or Ten Ten Ten day. It's one of those calendar oddities that no one really know how to explain, but for some...
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Have a phone so old that it doesn't even work? Have a phone that you'd love to trade-in towards the purchase of a newer model? Verizon Wireless is out to help in both regards. The wireless carrier has launched a new cell phone trade-in program, which allows customers from any wireless carrier...
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Apple's clearly a big player in the music market. In fact, they sell more music in America than Walmart! It's pretty amazing how fast iTunes has become the go-to source for music, but it's clear that Apple has no intentions of slowing down. In an effort to battle the variety of ad-based free...
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