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Firefox 3 breaks world record at 8 million downloads in 24 hours

It’s official - Mozilla has been given the record for the most software downloads in a 24 hour period for its Firefox 3 web browser by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Coming in a tad over 8 million, 8,002,530 to be exact, the company will now receive a certificate of honor stating they are the [...]

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Apple quietly reduces MacBook Air pricing by $500

Apple Mac Book Air

As we reported on earlier, the price of flash memory and solid state drives (SSDs) is steadily declining and with that drop in hardware costs comes a drop in the price of Apple’s MacBook Air notebooks.  Apple is now selling its 1.8GHz model with a 64GB SSD for $2598, down from $3098 [...]

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Guitar Hero: On Tour sets U.S. record

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Activision announced this morning that it has broken a new sales record with the launch of its Guitar Hero: On Tour game. The company is reporting that over 300,000 copies have sold in the first seven days since its launch in North America for the Nintendo DS.
For more, read the full press release below.
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Nikon offers firmware updates for its D300, D3 DSLR cameras

Nikon has released updates for its D300 and D3 digital SLR cameras. The firmware update for the D3, v2.0, fixes and offers improved autofocus performance and automatic white balance as well as fixing a known issue where the battery indicator lamp will blink consistently. Other fixes include a new aperture setting when shooting [...]

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Unboxed: Nokia’s E66 business smartphone slider

Nokia E66

It’s the king of unboxings, and we’re proud to bring live pictures of the VoIP capable Nokia E66 to you. The phone is quite amazing, and shows that Nokia is beginning to understand the concept of ‘fashionable phone,’ while retaining a business form factor and usability.
When we first picked it up, we noticed [...]

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The Virgin Mobile Slash (M310) slider cell phone by Samsung

Virgin Mobile’s Slash

Spring into action with Samsung’s Slash slider-styled cell phone for Virgin Mobile, and enjoy our live pictures in the process.  The new slider offers attractive chrome accents in a small form factor.  The cell phone features include a VGA camera with 4x zoom, and IM, text messaging and email capability. Additionally, the device comes with [...]

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The Virgin Mobile ARC flip phone by UTStarcom

Virgin Mobile’s ARC

Virgin Mobile has launched its latest phone, the Arc, and we have live pictures.  The company is excellent at offering phones at a reasonable price, and this model doesn’t disappoint.  The phone looks great; it offers a nice red soft-touch paint, Bluetooth, voice dialing, internal and external color screen, and a VGA camera with [...]

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Leave your mobile phone at home says Cyprus education ministry or be punished

Schools in Cyprus are prepared to put some new legislation into motion and punish anyone that does not adhere.  The new proposed rules from the island’s education ministry is hoping that any student found carrying a mobile phone will be reprimanded and those found with a phone turned on could be suspended.  Taking it one [...]

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Apple building an iPhone with a real QWERTY keyboard?

Some new reports reveal that the Cupertino giant is at it again and this time it is rumored to be building a new Apple iPhone with a built-in, physical keyboard.
Aimed at the enterprise market, ahem BlackBerry, a physical keyboard versus the existing virtual onscreen keyboard used today in the original iPhone and upcoming iPhone 3G [...]

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Yamaha adds YSP-3050 to its Digital Sound Projector line

Yamaha YSP-3050

Yamaha announced a new addition to its Digital Sound Projector line, the YSP-3050. Offering 23 individual speakers, the new sound bar beams surround sound like audio throughout a room from one single component.
The new YSP-3050 features 1080p HDMI compatibility, comes with three cinema surround sound presets specifically designed for movies, music, and [...]

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