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Zune Leap Year Bug Fixed

Zune Leap Year Bug Fixed

The glitch that froze many older Zune music players should now have been cleared, says Microsoft.
Many owners of 30GB Zune players found that the gadget froze up on the last day of 2008, thanks to a problem with software on the device. Microsoft advised that the players should function properly once fully charged and switched [...]

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Gadgets Galore, but what to choose?

With all the cell phone options out there, many of us are scratching our heads wondering what’s the best cell phone for the money. How do you make the right choice?
First off, what kind of cell phone user are you? Are you a casual user or power user? If your the type of user that [...]

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iPhone Update Gets Jailbroken

Apple’s recently released 2.2 software update for the iPhone’s firmware has been hacked (or jailbroken) allowing you to customize your iPhones in ways Apple didn’t intend.
If you’re into iPhone gimmicks and unsupported Apple applications, DevTeam released PwnageTool 2.2 to help you jailbreak the latest 2.2 iPhone software update available from Apple since Friday.
Two free software [...]

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MySpace app for BlackBerry No Thanks!

About two months ago, MySpace and Research In Motion (RIM) announced a joint effort to create a rich native freeware app for MySpace on BlackBerry phones. On Thursday, RIM made MySpace for BlackBerry globally available. You can also download it from the BlackBerry browser when you point to www.blackberry.com/myspace.
As you may not know, I am [...]

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Save $50 on Kindle Thanks to Oprah

Save $50 on Kindle Thanks to Oprah

Thanks to Oprah, Amazon is offering a special discount of $50 on the price of Kindle which can be availed by entering the promotional code “OPRAHWINFREY” in the checkout pipeline on Amazon.com (The offer is valid through Nov 1, 2008).
Oprah praised and proclaimed Kindle through her quoted words- “new favorite gadget”, “life changing”, “the wave [...]

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Oprah Endorses Amazon Kindle

Oprah Endorses Amazon Kindle

I can’t believe that I am blogging about Oprah, but maybe change is a good thing.
Oprah Winfrey has named the Amazon Kindle her “favorite new gadget”, and with it likely catapulted the wireless-enabled eBook reader into the top-seller list.
Rumors had been circulating for the past week or so that Winfrey would be promoting an electronic [...]

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BlackBerry to Get Its Own App Store

BlackBerry to Get Its Own App Store

Smartphone maker Research in Motion follows Apple and Google in creating a mobile application storefront and smoothing the way for third-party developers.
Research in Motion is following the leads of Apple and Android in creating an application storefront for its BlackBerry device, in a bid to make it simpler and more enticing for developers to create [...]

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BlackBerry Storm is all about Touch

BlackBerry Storm is all about Touch

Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology.
RIM is known for its e-mail-oriented phones with large keypads. With the new model announced Wednesday, the Storm, RIM is for the first time giving up the physical keypad in favor [...]

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Slacker G2 Radio Reviewed

Slacker G2 Radio Reviewed

On the go wherever you go is the new Slacker G2 Portable Radio. This gadget is by far the coolest, sharpest and best music player I have owned in a long time.
The Slacker G2 comes in two flavors:

25 Station for $199.99 has 25 stations capacity, 4GB Storage and 1GB Personal Storage
40 Station $249.99 has 40 [...]

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