Monthly Archives: July 2011

Samsung reigns supreme, Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes to Verizon (Appolicious)

Samsung has done a fine job with the Galaxy series, from smartphones to tablet devices. Often the only Android manufacturer to come close to matching Apple’s (AAPL) mobile design and level of usability, Samsung has proven worthy of its record-breaking … Continue reading

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Nintendo 3DS early adopters get 20 free games with updated multiplayer (Digital Trends)

After Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS by over 30% earlier this week, the company announced a program to reward consumers that purchase the 3D device before the price drop on August 12. If a consumer connects to the Nintendo … Continue reading

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Men build small flying spy drone that cracks Wi-Fi and cell data (Digital Trends)

Built by Mike Tassey and Richard Perkins, the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform (otherwise known as the WASP) is a flying drone that has a 6-foot wingspan, a 6-foot length and weighs in at 14 pounds. The small form factor of the unmanned aerial … Continue reading

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Three Games That Are Begging for Wii U Versions (ContributorNetwork)

So maybe Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console doesn’t seem so hot. At least, to investors, who sunk Nintendo’s stock to a five-year-low right after it unveiled the console … OK, and to gamers, who’ve largely moved on to either the … Continue reading

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India police ‘arrest Singapore firm’s officials’ (AFP)

MUMBAI, India (AFP) – Indian police have arrested two top officials of Singapore-based online survey company Speak Asia in Mumbai for allegedly duping investors out of $294 million, reports said Saturday. Police identified those arrested as Tarak Bajpai, Speak Asia’s … Continue reading

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Obama spams Republican Twitter handles to urge debt compromise (Yahoo! News)

The President is urging the public to tweet legislators, one state at a time With the debt ceiling debate looming and political tensions at an all time high, the President has encouraged Americans to contact their representatives in order to express themselves … Continue reading

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Bush to be in NYC to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11 (AP)

NEW YORK – The ceremony at the World Trade Center site marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks will be a solemn but stately event that will include former President George W. Bush and a chance for victims’ families … Continue reading

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Businesses play critical role in thwarting terror (AP)

KILLEEN, Texas – Ultimately, it was the keen eye of a Texas gun shop clerk that helped authorities find an AWOL soldier who’d stashed bomb-making material in his nearby motel room for a planned attack on Fort Hood soldiers. The … Continue reading

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FBI offers $25K reward in case of missing NH girl (AP)

STEWARTSTOWN, N.H. – The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an 11-year-old northern New Hampshire girl who’s been missing for five days. FBI agent Kieran Ramsey said at a Saturday afternoon news conference that the reward … Continue reading

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Cheers to screams as jet from NY crashes in Guyana (AP)

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Flight 523 from New York had just touched down and passengers were applauding the pilot’s landing in the South American country Saturday when something suddenly went wrong. The Boeing 737-800 slid off the end of a rainy … Continue reading

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