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How Does Android Compare?

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Washington  - T-Mobile and Google have announced what could be the true iPhone killer, the G1.
Google and T-Mobile will launch the G1 in the United States on October 22nd, with a price point at $179.99.
The G1 is going to feature a full touch-screen, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard.
On top of that, it will […]

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MySpace Music ready to rock

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Washington (OTL) - MySpace Music has a launch date, as it will be set to release to users very soon.
MySpace has already made itself a popular spot for a way to promote music.
It has now announced MySpace Music, which will host millions of songs from four major labels.
MySpace Music is going to offer an expanded […]

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China prepares for their first spacewalk

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Washington (OTL) - China has major space plans, as they have laid out their goal for a major spacewalk.
A rocket has been fueled up in China that will launch their third manned spacecraft into orbit.
The space agency announced that they will send three astronauts into space.
They will try to carry out the first ever spacewalk […]

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Apple says no to another good tool for the App Store

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Washington (OTL) - Apple is at it again, as they have banned another possible tool for Apple iPhone users to enjoy from the App Store
They have announced that they will not accept a new App Store tool as it “duplicates the functionality of the built-in iPhone application mail.”
The news comes from the developer of MailWrangler, […]

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Microsoft ready to show off the new Windows 7

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Washington (OTL) - Microsoft is reportedly set to unveil Windows 7 to the world.
Reports state that Microsoft is going to show off a pre-beta version of Windows 7 next month.
They will show it off at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
The preview of Windows 7 will show off features of the Windows Vista successor, […]

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Google Android phone is the iPhone killer

September 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Toronto (OTL) - After months of anticipation and hype, Google and T-Mobile  unveiled the first commercial mobile phone to use the Google Android operating system.
Android has been designed primarily to compete against the iPhone’s touchscreen interface and first impressions are that it does a good job.
The G1 smartphone is packed full of a large variety […]

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Big Bang theory put on hold

September 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Toronto (OTL) - In a serious disappointment to many, the Large Hadron Collider has been forced to shut down until the year 2009.
CERN made the official announcement that they will not be able to power up again until the spring of 2009.
The LHC is the world’s largest particle collider, and is located in a 17-mile […]

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Sony introduces extremly fast Blu-ray optical drive

September 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Toronto (OTL) - Sony has introduced their third generation Blu-ray optical drive this week, the BWU-300S.
The new MWU-300S pushed out Blu-Rays at 8x. That means an amazing 25GB can be written in only 15 minutes, and a 50GB disc can be filled in just half an hour.
The drive is also able to write DVDs at […]

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New Star Wars game smashing sales records

September 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Toronto (OTL) - It is a safe investment anything Star Wars. Most recently the video game, Star Wars The Force Unleashed is smashing sales records.
LucasArts announced that the new game has sold 1.5 million copies world-wide since it hit the shelves only 5 days ago.
LucasArts announced that they have shipped out 4.3 million copies of […]

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Mars rover to find some new real-estate

September 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Toronto (OTL) - The Mars rover, named Opportunity, is all set to to start a two year mission to a new crater.
It is likely that the mission will never be completed, however the rover will still attempt it.
The mission will consist of a 7-mile journey to a crater that is bigger than the one it […]

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