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BlackBerry Bold 9780 caught on video running OS 6
This new Bold 9780 is really looking like the real deal, isn’t it? The phone, which includes some ultra-minor aesthetic tweaks over the 9700,
Anybots QB telepresence robot: nag employees remotely for $15,000
Anybots has a new telepresence robot, the QB — and while it certainly seems to be an advance on the QA, which we saw at CES 2009,
Report: Saab turned a profit in 2009. Wait, wha?!
Swedish site The Local claims that Saab produced $531 million in black ink in 2009. Not possible, right? General Motors was, after all, all too ready to walk away and let the Born from Jets automaker die a pauper’s death. Well, it seems as though all automaker profits come chock-full of asterisks,
Super Talent’s dual interface UltraDrive MX SSD does SATA II and mini-USB
She ain’t the first solid state drive to ship with a keen understanding of both SATA II and USB, but in the case of niche storage devices, the more the merrier, right? The newest member of the UltraDrive family (that’d be the UltraDrive MX, if you’re curious) has given Super Talent its first two-faced SSD, […]
Report: Chrysler wins 73 of its dealer arbitration cases, loses 32
Arbitrators have finished wading through the 105 cases of rejected Chrysler dealerships, determining that Chrysler was right to send the lots packing in 73 instances. According to Automotive News, those who weighed in on the cases typically cited the carmaker’s plans to sell all four of its brands through the same dealerships as reason enough […]
Samsung unveils WiFi-enabled ST80 camera, swiveling-lens HMX-E10 pocket camcorder
Camera releases are somewhat a by-the-numbers thing with so many different variations being released by numerous companies throughout the year.
Best Buy to offer free invisibleSHIELD 4fix to aggravated iPhone 4 owners?
It’s hard to say for certain what exactly this flyer means, but it sure looks as if at least some iPhone 4 owners will be able to snatch a free invisibleSHIELD 4fix (valued at $9.99 or so) from their local Best Buy.
Carnegie Mellon’s robot snakes converge into creepy hand-like wargadget
President Eisenhower, in his famous farewell speech in 1961, warned against the the acquisition of unwarranted influence by the “military industrial complex.”
BREAKING: Porsche approves 918 Spyder for production
Porsche 918 Spyder concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
As expected, the Porsche supervisory board has approved the development of the 918 Spyder concept into a series production model. The 918 debuted as a concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show with a plug-in hybrid powertrain claimed to provide 78 miles per gallon.
StarCraft 2 features ‘Lost Viking’ arcade mini-game
We’ve seen reports from a number of day-one strategists who’ve already sunk a few hours into the single-player campaign of StarCraft 2, all hinting at the existence of an in-game homage to one of Blizzard’s earlier franchises: The Lost Vikings. Said cameo comes in the form of a Lost Viking arcade machine located on protagonist […]
