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Halo: Reach “not a Natal title,” says Bungie

Bungie has confirmed that Halo: Reach will not be a Natal title and that the game was made with the standard 360 controller “in mind.” Bungie wrote in its weekly update , “Halo: Reach is NOT a Natal title and is being developed expressly with the traditional Xbox 360 controller in mind.” Bungie continues to clear up rumors this week after having said last week that Reach is not Halo 4. Due out this fall, and with a multiplayer beta in the spring, Halo: Reach is going to be one of 2010’s biggest titles and is scheduled to be shown next week at the X10 event in San Francisco. “Super Secret” Multiplayer Mode in Halo: Reach, says Bungie Fable 3, Halo: Reach and Others to be Shown at X10 in February Halo: Reach to be the Biggest Game of 2010, says Microsoft Halo 3: ODST Maps Revealed E3 09: Halo 3: ODST Gameplay Footage GameStop Leaks Eleven Halo: Reach Gameplay Images

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Gadget of the Week: Fujitsu Lifebook P1630 Tablet PC

Apple may be garnering much media attention lately for its much-touted tablet computer , the iPad, but the idea of tablet computing has been around far longer. Touchscreen technology has found its way into a variety of computers , and if you really crave a tablet computer, but are looking for something with a little more computing power than the iPad (or a unit that operates Windows), there are several great devices on the market that combine this touchscreen technology with a laptop, allowing for some great versatility and functionality as well.

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Gadget of the Week: Fujitsu Lifebook P1630 Tablet PC

Klipsch Image X10i iPhone-friendly earbud impressions

December, and now that the company’s highest-end iPhone-friendly earbuds will be shipping en masse within a month, we figured we’d grab a set and let you know if they were indeed worth their weight in gold… (or just $349.99, really). The X10 has sat atop the company’s most recent lineup of earbuds for awhile now, and with the raging success of the S4i came a stellar idea: add the same iPod / iPhone remote to the flagship set of ‘buds.

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Texting Bans Don’t Dissuade Drivers

The battle against the deadly habit of texting and driving has been, according to an article in PC World Magazine , utterly ineffective. According to a study released by the Highway Loss Data Institute, statewide bans on the action do next to nothing to decrease the crash rates in the 19 states that have enacted anti-texting laws

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Amazon Announces That Ultimately "We Will Have To Capitulate" to Macmillan

In a stark contrast to Macmillan’s very high-profile corporate response to the de-listing of all of the publisher’s titles from their store, Amazon posted a short note on the Kindle forums yesterday with their side of the story: .

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Amazon Announces That Ultimately "We Will Have To Capitulate" to Macmillan

Powermat Portable Mat review

If you overlook the cable that supplies the mat itself with power, then the Portable Mat can be regarded as capable of charging up to three mobile devices wirelessly. We found the system worked well, and the fact that it folds up for greater portability and easier storage is a pleasing bonus

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3 Mobile Broadband 15GB Dongle Returns For £25

3 ( three.co.uk ) has brought back its 15GB mobile broadband dongle with prices starting from just £25 a month. Available to order online now at the three.co.uk website, the 15GB data allowance dongle is available with two of 3’s mobile broadband packages, both of which offer download speeds up to 7.2Mbps.

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Today’s Featured Download : HouseCall

HouseCall Size:-1.75 MB HouseCall can quickly identify and fix a wide range of threats including viruses, worms, Trojans, and spyware. It is now faster, more powerful and browser independent! – Full scan and custom scan options, in addition to Quick Scan. – Support for 64-bit and Windows 7

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Touch set to take off on laptops and netbooks

Touchscreens aren’t new to PCs, but until recently they’ve been relegated to pricey convertible tablets for business, and to a lesser extent to slates–tablets without keyboards–used in niche markets (though I hear Apple is hoping to change that with some new device). Thanks to touchscreen smartphones, however, consumers have become accustomed to touch interfaces

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Nikon Coolpix S640 review

The 12.2-megapixel Coolpix S640 ultra-compact camera doesn’t excel in any one area, but it’s a good all-rounder that should serve snapshooters well. There’s no high-definition movie mode, but its pictures below ISO 200 are excellent, it has a high-end feel and it offers decent performance

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Daily electronics deals

Todays electronics deals, courtesy of The Consumerist : Target : Magnavox 42″ LCD 1080p HDTV for $449.10 w/ Coupon WH2TEBMD + $34.99 Shipping Amazon : Panasonic VIERA TC-L32C12 32-inch 720p LCD HDTV $332.49 + free shipping NewEgg : Sony BDP-N460 Network Blu-ray Player $144.99 + free shipping CellPhoneShop : Save 10% or $10 off Mobile Accessories Best Buy : ASUS K50 15.6-inch Laptop $449.99 + $15 shipping or free pickup HP : HP dv8t 18.4-inch Core i7 Laptop $1,234.99 + free shipping Dell Home : Save $208 off New Core i5 Powered Studio XPS Desktop PC & 20-inch LCD $949 Best Buy : Gateway Core i3 Dual Core 2.13GHz 16″ Laptop with Blu-ray for $500 + $15 s&h Amazon : Save up to 60% off Select TV Shows on DVD Related: TV Ratings and buying tips ; Computer Ratings and buying tips ; DVD & Blu-ray player Ratings and buying tips . Neither Consumer Reports nor The Consumerist receive anything in exchange for featuring these deals; the posts are intended to be purely informational

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Apple iPad Versus OLPC XO Laptop

Anyone interested in technology world-wide would have become aware of the announcement of the iPad tablet device this week. Coverage of it has been hard to ignore, and I know many many educators including myself have of course been very interested in its implications for education because of the success many have had in adapting the iPod touch for use in schools. But in this post I’d like to reflect a little on the other great mobile education movement of the last three years – that of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) ‘children’s machine’

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Deluxe Headset Smart Wrap Bundle

Deluxe Headset Smart Wrap Bundle By eforcity Buy new : $5.99 Customer Rating: First tagged by S. Brown Customer tags: cord management (4), headphones , ipod accessories Review & Description Keep your cables tangle-free and just the right length! Fits comfortably in your pocket, purse, or backpack An ingenious solution to the problems of wrapping your headphones around your music player or fastening them with velcro or a twist tie Built in ear bud slot: Convenient place to wrap your earbuds, much better then just wrapping them around the iPod / MP3 player To use:1. Snap bottom end of cord into one end of the smart wrap.2

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Orange Mobile Broadband Ranked No.1 Again

Orange ( orange.co.uk ) has been ranked the UK’s number one mobile broadband provider for a second time following January’s YouGov Dongle Tracker survey. UK mobile broadband users ranked Orange top in nine out of fifteen categories, including reliability, customer service, ease of use and upload speeds

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Slideshow : Must have Chrome Extension for Image Snipers

It’s a lot of pain when you start looking out for images, It’s not that you can find it but loading pages after pages is what most of the users hate and waste a lot of time. Slideshow is a Chrome Extension which allows you to see images in form of slide shows and lets you navigate through all of them using a filmstrip which runs right close to status bar.

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Radioactive Water Leaks at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Raise Safety Concerns

VERNON, Vt ., Jan. 31 (UPI) — Radioactive water leaks at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and other such facilities are raising doubts about nuclear safety, The Boston Globe reported Sunday. The newspaper said such incidents at more than 20 U.S.

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Storms Dump 170 Million Gallons of Sewage into San Francisco Bay

SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 31 (UPI) — The recent series of California storms dumped about 170 million gallons of partially processed sewage into the San Francisco Bay, an environmental group says. The San Francisco Baykeeper group says this was in addition to 630,000 gallons of raw sewage the storms dumped into the bay in 47 locations, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday.

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Virgin Media offers users free calls to Virgin Mobile numbers

Move should help UK save money on landline calls to mobiles Virgin Media has revealed it will be including Virgin Mobile numbers in all of its free calls packages on Virgin phone and broadband tariffs.

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Virgin Media offers free calls to Virgin Mobile numbers

Move should save money on landline calls to mobiles Virgin Media has revealed it will be including Virgin Mobile numbers in all of its free calls packages on Virgin phone and broadband tariffs.

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The Crossbox USB Transfer Device

Transferring date between computers can be a pain and very time consuming, but for under $50, you can easily transfer files and other data from your computer to another. For consumers with more than one computer or for someone that has just bought a new computer this device is essential equipment. The specs of the Crossbox USB Data Transfer Device are: •USB 2.0 compliant (USB 1.1 compatible) •Transfer up to 25 MB/s •Cable length: approximately 4 feet (121 cm) •USB powered •Retractable USB cables •Blue LED indicator light •Compatible with Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP •Dimensions: 3.7″ x 2.7″ x .75″ (9.4 x 6.8 x 1.9 cm) Priced at $49.99 Source [Think Geek] Post from: Laptop Pimp Blog – Laptop Reviews for Laptop Whores The Crossbox USB Transfer Device Crossbox USB Transfer Device , Laptop Accessories , transfer data , USB Gadgets Related posts No related posts

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