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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Flashback! Atari relaunches 80's game console

The 80′s are back! Yes, Atari has decided to relaunch its classic game console at a $30 price point.

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Modder enables FM Radio on Motorola Cliq

A modder by the name of Eugene373 has managed to enable a dormant FM Radio feature on his Motorola Cliq.

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iPad madness reaches obscene levels

What’s the most important news story in the world today? The Haiti earthquake, the possibility of peace talks with the Taliban or Tony Blair facing questioning in the inquiry into the invasion of Iraq? Don’t be silly. It’s a new consumer gadget from Apple.

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MSI takes on Apple's iPad with Tegra-based tablet

MSI is reportedly preparing to launch a $500, Tegra-based tablet during the second half of 2010.

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Nissan shifts electric car production into overdrive

Nissan has accepted a $1.4 billion loan from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to modify its Tennessee plant for the production of electric vehicles. 


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Avatar is bad news for movie lovers

While the world struggles to find new adjectives to describe the wonderfulosity of James Cameron’s 3D epic, Avatar, the more sober amongst us reckon that film lovers should be afraid – very afraid – of what its runaway success means.

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Obama expected to scrap moon plans

The dream is over: Barak Obama’s NASA budget proposal, due Monday, looks unlikely to make any provision for returning men to the moon.

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X86 processor market limps towards recovery

The X86 processor market has begun to exhibit telltale signs of recovery from the devastating global economic recession.

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Gates says malaria vaccine could be here in three years

Bill Gates says a malaria vaccine could be as little as three years away, with a prototype entering final trials.

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Four-winged bird sheds light on origins of flight

A Chinese-American team says it’s settled the long-standing question of how bird flight began.

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