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Dell Vostro 2510 now available online

 
Dell Vostro 2510

Those that were eagerly awaiting the launch of the Dell Vostro 2510 can now order the laptop via Dell.com at a reasonable $899.  The systems have an estimated ship time of three to five days, and offer a 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo T5670 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a [...]

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UK government agency calls on YouTube to screen videos

 
UK’s House of Commons

It’s the age-old internet censorship question, and with any social websites that host user-generated content, things uploaded are inevitably going to come under scrutiny.  The House of Commons’ Culture Media and Sport Committee released a report titled “Harmful content on the Internet and in video games,” in which they discussed the “dark side” of [...]

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TRENDnet offers dual-band 802.11n router

 
Trendnet Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router

TRENDnet today began offering its dual-band 802.11n router to the masses.  The device gives users the ability to run 802.11n Wi-Fi on the faster 5GHz band or on the more common 2.4GHz band.  The router offers a range up to six times that of a normal 802.11g network, and gets connection [...]

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Goldstriker strikes again with the Nokia E71 in platinum

Goldstriker Nokia E71

Following the popularity of the Nokia E-Series, customization company Goldstriker is at it again by adding its touches of precious metals to the Nokia E71.  The limited edition platinum phone will only be produced 500 times, so get it while it’s still available.  Less “blinged” than some of the other models that the [...]

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New LG BD300 Blu-ray player offers instant streaming from Netflix

I like movies, and more importantly, I like a player that I can find and start the movie from while I’m still on the couch (hey, after a long day, who doesn’t).  Netflix, famous for its movie delivery service, and LG have teamed up to create a Blu-ray player that offers instant Netflix streaming from [...]

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New BenQ ‘Lights On’ business projector range

 
BenQ Launches ‘Lights On’ Projector Range

BenQ’s new projector range is a business-oriented effort to provide high-quality projected images under high ambient light conditions. The innovative part of this new line-up is the DLP ‘Brilliant Color’ chipset coupled with the ‘UNISHAPE’ technology. When combined, the technologies should provide brighter whites, deeper blacks and richer colour tones [...]

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Upcoming Apple rumors round-up: iPod Touch & Nano

   
Apple to update product line?

Now we have one set of answers, namely with relation to the iPhone 3G, we cannot help ourselves but wonder about the next change in the Apple landscape.
The iPod Nano and iPhone Touch are both due a make-over, and the iPod Touch seems to be getting a firmware upgrade in the [...]

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Dell launches new Studio Hybrid computers

 
Dell Studio Hybrid PC

They’re cute, colorful, and coming to a home near you!  Though we had heard about them and knew they were coming, Dell certainly surprised us with the quick launch of the Dell Studio Hybrid computers.  Those seeking a Mac Mini or an Eee PC may want to consider the computer as an [...]

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Sony to offer Apple-like one-on-one services with Backstage Pass

Following in the path of Apple’s successful one-on-one expanded service options, Sony today announced their intent to add additional service options in their Sony Style locations through the Backstage program.  Sony hopes to attract students coming back to school by letting them book two free appointments with a retail staffer to train on using the [...]

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Sirius and XM complete merger, now a combined company

The long awaited merger between Sirius and XM is now complete after Friday’s approval by the FCC.  Having received Department of Justice approval in March, the newly created Sirius XM Radio Inc. will trade on NASDAQ under the symbol “SIRI.”  Current XM Radio shareholders will receive 4.6 shares of Sirius stock for each share of XM they hold.
The combined [...]

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