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Boxee box announced

Looks like the Boxee Box has finally been announced officially. It features a quite unusual design that I like and supports almost every possible video format you could think of. It’s supposed to go on sale in the first half of 2010 for less than $200. I really hope that they ship this one internationally. The [...]

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HTC Hero 5 month review

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I ordered my HTC Hero in August, right after it was released. As I wrote earlier, my decision to choose an Android phone had been long and I was really happy when I finally got the phone in the mail. I had a Nokia E71 before the Hero, and the difference felt like going from [...]

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How Apple lost an iPhone customer

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Ever since the day the iPhone was released, I wanted one badly. The sleek design and intuitive user interface seemed like everything I could ever ask for in a phone. The marketing and hype easily made up for all the (major) shortcomings of the device, like the inability to have any third party applications. But [...]

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Nexus one rumor update

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Today, Engadget had got their hands on leaked Nexus One documents, showing a unsubsidized price of $530 or an option of a 2 year T-mobile contract + $180. The price is certainly higher than the previously rumored $99-$199, but much more believable.
Interestingly, the agreement text hints at international shipping. If the device shipped to Finland, [...]

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Lumix DMC-TZ7 purple dots on display

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I bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 camera a few months back and recently noticed that it had developed a cluster of purple dots on its display. The dots are in the upper right quadrant of the display and can be seen in the image below (click to view full size image).

The weird thing is that [...]

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