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The way things are going, it’s possible that portable solar chargers could be bypassed altogether if manufacturers can build the technology directly into their media players and other handheld devices. Not many are doing that yet, but we have seen a few.

A few months back a …

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The Korean electronics giant has announced a candy-bar version of its Soul (or Spirit of Ultra) handset. Called the Soulb, this new mobile phone measures a slim 9.9 millimeters and “fully covered in an elegant metallic body which is softly brushed with a hairline pattern,” according to …

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The Touch Diamond hasn’t even gone on sale in most countries and already, another new version has been announced. T-Mobile Germany launched three new MDA phones (its name for the HTC devices) and one of them is the MDA Vario IV, which is the …

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We’ve just been on the phone to a spokesperson for Asus, who confirmed that the company will launch a 10-inch version of its popular Eee PC on Tuesday at the Computex trade show in Taiwan.
The spokesperson said that the larger-screened model should be on sale …

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It’s been a while since we’d heard from Gresso, the Russian phone maker that created a buzz back in 2006 with its unusual luxury handsets, followed by other interesting gadgets (and a clunker or two along the way).

Now it’s back to doing what it …

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Talk about a solution in search of a problem. NTT DoCoMo is debuting a new line of mobile handsets that let you watch TV on them under water. We’re not kidding.

The 3G phones, one of which is pictured here submerged in water, will get Japan’…

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In the opening scene of The Player, Tim Robbins’ character is meeting with writers who are pitching movie ideas they hope the Hollywood producer will agree to make. One idea is pitched to him as, “It’s Pretty Woman meets Out of Africa, without stars.”

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Applying that Hollywood …

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In the opening scene of The Player, Tim Robbins’ character is meeting with writers who are pitching movie ideas they hope the Hollywood producer will agree to make. One idea is pitched to him as, “It’s Pretty Woman meets Out of Africa, without stars.”

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Applying that Hollywood …

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SAN FRANCISCO–Google demonstrated some new tricks of its Android mobile phone software, including an elaborate use of Google Maps Street View and a touch-screen interface with abilities known for their presence on Apple’s iPhone.

Google Street View panned left and right as the Android phone user turned around. Click on the image above for an Android […]

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It looks like a few details have slipped about Helio’s probable successor to the Ocean, currently dubbed the Ocean 2. From Engadget Mobile, the Helio Ocean 2 is purported to have a 3-megapixel camera, a dual-slider design like the first Ocean, 1GB internal …

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French iPhone carrier Orange might have an upgrade plan in the works when Apple ships the next generation of the iPhone.

French iPhone owners are reportedly being presented with an upgrade path to the expected 3G version of the iPhone.
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Anyone with a pulse and even a …

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Last week I posted a list of the features that I’d like to see in the new 3G iPhone. I also asked you what you’d like to see in the new version, and I got quite a few responses. Voice dialing …

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