Make sure you know exactly what you install with AIM.
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The new update of AOL Instant Messenger, the AIM 6.8 Refresh, came out Tuesday with a new feature that allows you to send photos to cell phone users. I decided to try the new …

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If you’re thinking of buying a T-Mobile G1, you might want to run to the nearest Wal-Mart instead of a T-Mobile store. According to CNNMoney.com, Wal-Mart will sell the first Google Android smartphone in 550 stores nationwide starting Wednesday and for a lower …

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Updated at 8:56 a.m. PDT with information about store availability.

After a slight delay, Sprint announced on Friday that the HTC Touch Pro will be available for purchase at Best Buy …

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The 1-inch SSD.
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Solid-state drives aren’t always faster than regular hard drives, but they sure can be tinier.

The smallest regular hard drives are the 1.8 inchers that Toshiba has been making for ultracompact laptops. On Wednesday, Super Talent Technology announced two SSDs that …

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Q: What’s the difference between portable navigation devices (PNDs) and smartphones with built-in GPS? Why do we have to pay for GPS service on smartphones, even they have built-in GPS antennas, whereas for in-car GPS, we don’t need to pay a monthly subscription? Is there a smartphone which …
Originally posted at Miss Direction

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Updated: To correct licensing information.
The music player on the Google Android G1 phone isn’t bad, but can it scroll lyrics while the song plays, download you new songs for free, and play music videos?
All that is packaged into the free TuneWiki music player, a much more complex …
Originally posted at The Download Blog

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A LOLdog I made using PicSay.
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PicSay’s stated purpose is to e-mail or text annotated photo messages to friends, but there’s nothing stopping you from using the free program as a makeshift photo editor.
PicSay is a simple application made especially for Google Android, but it’…
Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Cab4Me Light finds your a ride in portrait and landscape modes.
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Why isn’t there ever a cab around when you need one?
The free Google Android application Cab4Me Light makes finding, scheduling, and calling cabs to your side virtually brainless. Cab4Me Light’s interface is simple and …
Originally posted at The Download Blog

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If you’ve ever had trouble finding scanned documents on Google, it’s probably because it was not indexing them. On Thursday, this all changed. Google has announced that it is now indexing scanned documents.
Google in now able to perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on any scanned document it …

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The C902 has a 5-megapixel camera
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Sony Ericsson has never been one to shy away from the high-powered camera phone. Its Cyber-shot series, which includes the Sony Ericsson K850i that we reviewed earlier this year, offers a solid set of handsets that excell both at …

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Hoop jumpage. Totally hot.

I finally got the SMS alert on my iPhone telling me that I now have access to the Wi-Fi hot spots at Starbucks, for free. Cool. But the images I had of just sauntering in to a Starbucks, selecting the local Wi-Fi network and jumping on …
Originally posted at Webware

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If you’ve ever had trouble finding scanned documents on Google, it’s probably because it was not indexing them. On Thursday, this all changed. Google has announced that it is now indexing scanned documents.
Google in now able to perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on any scanned document it …

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