Nokia doesn't want you to think of its forthcoming mapping software for PCs as a Google Maps competitor. But press them, and Nokia executives will admit Google is the enemy. And with that particular enemy, there can be no compromise. At the Where 2.0 conference in Burlingame, Calif. …
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Nokia to Tackle Google, First in Mapping, Then Everywhere
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Review: Toshiba's Laptop Is Strong, Shiny, and Sorta Smudgy
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/05/review-toshibas.htmlToshiba Satellite A305 If you need a laptop that can hold its own in your subterranean gaming dungeon, but that could also mingle in a black-and-white ball, your device has landed. The Toshiba A305 combines strong gaming performance with refined good looks — but it will take some moderate maintenance. …
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HBO Comes To ITunes With Variable Pricing
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/05/hbo-comes-to-it.htmlNow iTunes users and iPod owners can take away episodes of the Sopranos and Sex and the City thanks to a new deal Apple has inked with HBO. Another bunch of shows on iTunes is not such a big deal, but there is a big change under the hood. Apple has moved away from its fixed pricing model and offers the HBO titles at $1.99 and $2.99 per episode. …
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Apple Shifts Strategy To Fight iPhone Unlocking
http://earlyadaptor.tumblr.com/post/34712130much more to squelch the international iPhone unlocking business, says IDC senior mobile analyst Chris Hazelton, and at at the same time ensure it meets (and even exceeds) its well-established goal of selling 10 million iPhones by the end of the year. Analysts: New International Deals Mean Apple Will Exceed Its 10M iPhone Goal
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SD Card Automatically Adds Geotagging To Photos
http://earlyadaptor.tumblr.com/post/34711318to all the photos you take with a digital camera. Interestingly, they’re not doing this by shoving a GPS radio into the postage stamp-sized memory card. Instead, Eye-Fi has partnered with Skyhook Wireless in the States.(via mobilemag.com) How to Geotag Your Photos (Wired Magazine)
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Review: Toshiba's Laptop Is Strong, Shiny, and Sorta Smudgy - Wired News
http://laptop.faqs.com/laptops/2008/05/13/review-toshibas-la...Review: Toshiba's Laptop Is Strong, Shiny, and Sorta Smudgy Wired News - 2 hours ago By Danny Dumas May 13, 2008 | 2:00:00 PMCategories: Notebooks, Reviews If you need a laptop that can hold its own in your subterranean gaming dungeon, …
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Interview With Eye-Fi CEO Jef Holove
http://topgadget.info/2008/05/13/interview-with-eye-fi-ceo-j...Yesterday the WiFi memory card people, Eye-Fi, announced a new SD card which we at Gadget Lab think will change the way photos are shared. The Eye-Fi Explore brings a slot-in geotagging solution to anyone with an SD card slot… Yesterday the WiFi memory card people, Eye-Fi, announced a new SD card which we at Gadget Lab think will change the way pics are shared. The Eye-Fi Explore brings a slot-in geotagging solution to anyone with an SD card slot in their camera, so every
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News Gathering In The YouTube Age
http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/news-gathering-...Even With Spike Lee Directing, Cellphone Movies Will Still Suck.” It talks about Nokia’s deal with Spike Lee to make a short movie based on amateur cell phone videos. The film, according to Lee, will have three acts, up to five minutes in length each, with “
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Grandin Road Offers Half A Brolly For Twice The Lolly
http://topgadget.info/2008/05/13/grandin-road-offers-half-a-...I love umbrellas, and not just because I grew up in England, where they are issued to four year olds on their first day at school, along with an instruction book on how to cook every kind of food (it’s…
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VIA Launches Beta Linux Support Site
http://blog.010techpros.com/2008/05/13/via-launches-beta-lin...it says. But when it expands to feature more drivers, source code, and chipset documentation, VIA hackers and I will be pretty pleased. It’s not just servers that are hackable: the HP 2133 teeny notebook has a VIA motherboard. See Also: Pico-ITX: How to Lose A Mobo Under The Couch Better Drivers Coming Soon To A Linux Kernel Near You
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Internet TV Will Let You be a Couch Potato in Traffic
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/05/in-car-live-tv.htmlTelevision has left home to invade just about every facet of modern life from airport gates to supermarket checkout lines. One of the last holdouts for real-time TV broadcasts has been your car. That's about to change, thanks to WiMax. So far, real-time in-car television has largely been limited to KVH Industries and other companies that offer satellite TV service - if you have a vehicle big enough for the huge antenna - and the three kid's channels offered by
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Customizer: Tribute to the IBM Model M
http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/keyboards/customizer-tribute-...the IBM model M is what kept coming up as the reference keyboard design. It has been modded into a steampunk typewriter keyboard and now Unicomp has the Customizer 104/105 keyboard. Inspired by the Model M, you can pick this up here for $69. -via Wired
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Scan This: Art Imitates Tech in Surveillance Show
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/05/scan-this-art-i.htmlprocedures when a celebrity or someone well known is involved." Artwork courtesy Marie Sester Photo credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times See also:The Art of Surveillance Sneaky Sex, Spooky Scenes: Look Flick Eyes Voyeuristic Surveillance Upek Eikon: Fingerprint Scanner for Macs [via Los Angeles Times]
