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Public Mobile launching in mid-May: 'you're not going to see us at Yorkville'

Canada's Public Mobile -- one of the wireless start-ups to benefit from the country's AWS spectrum auction -- has started detailing its launch plans this week behind its contemporaries at WIND Mobile and Mobilicity. These guys are being totally forthcoming about the fact that they're targeting the l... (original story)

AppGate: App review sites ask for money in exhange for reviews

In the fine tradition of lazily naming any sort of controversy after Watergate, I hereby present AppGate. It seems that certain iPhone App developers are paying low-rent "review" sites for favorable reviews, thereby creating the false impression that their App is cool and everything. (original story)

Hacked Windows Phone 7 emulator demoed on video

Earlier this morning, the Windows Phone 7 emulator was "unlocked" (so to speak), granting anyone with a few spare minutes and basic tinkering abilities an opportunity to get a look at a bunch of stuff Microsoft didn't originally include. Not everyone is prepped and ready to get their hack on, tho... (original story)

Taking the Windows Phone 7 Series emulator for a test drive (video)

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/microsoft/Taking_the_Windows_Phone_7_Series_emulator_for_a_test_drive'; If you've been following the news about Microsoft's reinvention of its mobile presence, Windows Phone 7 Series, chances are you heard about how the company's developer-friendly emulator was... modi... (original story)

Best Buy Now Completely Full of Crap in 3D [Broken]

If you drop a few grand on a 3DTV package, the Geek Squad will "sync" those 3D glasses for you free—part of a "$149.99 value." The problem? Syncing shutter glasses only requires that you LOOK AT THE SCREEN. More » ... (original story)

Evolution in the Balloon Animal Kingdom [Squeakyscience]

People have been twisting balloons into squeaky little animals for decades, but Willy Chyr's work marks an evolution in the craft. Instead of dogs and bunnies, he makes gigantic, science-inspired sculptures of jellyfish, neurons, and zooids. Huh? ... (original story)

My Childhood Memories Live In Lego's Underground Secure Vault [Lego]

Nothing brings up memories as smells do. In my case, it's the smell of plastic. Thousands of little colorful plastic pieces in cardboard boxes. Literally, all those memories live in a secure, temperature- and humidity-controlled, fireproof archival ... (original story)

‘Old Time Computer’ to restore technology-jaded world

It's time the old fashioned move into the arena of modern technology and it seems to come in with a steampunkish storm. So, for all those people who intend to discontent with today's status quo, here’s "Old Time Computer" with its archaic... (original story)

Word, Excel and OneNote for Windows Phone 7 Series revealed

We actually haven't seen any official shots of the Office apps for Windows Phone 7 Series, but now that Microsoft's emulator has been hacked and unlocked, we've got a glimpse of what creating a Word doc in OneNote looks like -- and while there's a high probability that this a super-early version o... (original story)

Now Available [Now Available]

Pony up that cash, it's payday! This is what you should be blowing your kids' college fund on, unless you already blew it on St. Patrick's Day—here's what's Now Available. More » (original story)



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