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At a a press conference in Cologne, Germany at the GamesCom Expo on Tuesday, Sony confirmed a newer, slimmer PS3 is coming. It will release in the first week of September.
The exact dates of launch are September 1 in North America and Europe, September 3 for Japan). The slimmed-down [...]

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The Black Hat conference is an annual security get-together that frequently demos newly exposed security holes. And boy, this iPhone SMS hack is a doozy.
Cybersecurity researcher Charlie Miller and his fellow researcher Collin Mulliner plan to present research on a huge iPhone security hole. Thursday at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference [...]

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Imagine the pressure of working on Apple products, not just in terms development but also in terms of secrecy. Imagine what that did to Foxconn employee Sun Danyong, 25, who committed suicide last week after a prototype model of a fourth-generation iPhone he was looking after went missing.
The level of secrecy [...]

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On Tuesday, Apple (AAPL) reported its fiscal Q3 2009 earnings for the quarter ended June 27, 2009. Revenue was $8.34 billion with a net quarterly profit of $1.23 billion, or $1.35 per diluted share. In the year-ago quarter, Apple had revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion, [...]

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When Windows 7 pricing was announced, the half-price promotions they announced for upgrades to Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional were applauded, while at the same time the question emerged: what, no Family Pack? While there’s still no official announcement, there is evidence that such a pack may exist.
Those [...]

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China previously announced plans (way back in 2007) to enforce an universal cell phone charger, which was (and still is) a great idea. Now the European Commission has struck a deal with Apple and other cell phone manufacturers to start selling phones with universal cell phone chargers starting next year.
The EC has [...]

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Have Zune begun to copy Apple’s stylish music players with the upcoming Zune HD? We’ve got your weekly fill of format wars – this time focused on home automation and could we really be that much closer to wearable remote controls?
Father’s days coming up and, being such a caring bunch, we came up with a [...]

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A full-sized, yes, full-sized Gundam was planned for Tokyo’s Odaiba Shiokaze Park. And in fact, the 59-foot-tall giant mecha is already done. However, the public unveiling isn’t until July 11th.
For many, the Gundam is the iconic anime giant mecha, and April 7th, 2009 was the 30th anniversary of the first [...]