Bendable Graphene Batteries Take a Page from Gumby [Batteries]

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) may be on the cusp of creating something special: Bendable batteries that could have better performance than their stiff, inflexible cousins. More »


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Consumer Reports Finds Antenna Issue on Verizon iPhone

Consumer Reports claims the Verizon iPhone 4 exhibits signal loss when held in a specific way, similar to the problems seen in the AT&T iPhone 4 last year. More Verizon iPhone coverage on Wired.com: Review: Verizon iPhone Hands-On With the Verizon iPhone Hotspot Price Chart: Verizon iPhone vs. AT&T iPhone Switching to Verizon iPhone? 3 Ways to Shave the Termination Fee Verizon [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/consumer-reports-verizon/

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Sony Wants Translucent Mirrors in All Their DSLRs [Photography]

After releasing DSLR cameras such as the a33 and a55, which feature a translucent mirror inside, Sony said they plan to put the same tech all of their interchangable-lens cameras...eventually. The translucent mirror technology helps to increase shutter speed. [Photo Rumors via PetaPixel] More »


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Farragomate is a social fridge magnet game where you make up sentences

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You know those fridge magnet kits composed of a whole bunch of words? The ones you put all over your fridge door and then try to arrange into all sorts of juvenile and/or amusing sentences. Well, Farragomate is the social, webby version of that very same pastime.

You get to play with a bunch of random strangers in real-time, and make up sentences out of a pre-set collection of words, including some fairly naughty ones, and all players' nicknames. As you can imagine, some of the results are not child-friendly.

There are ten rounds to a game. Once a round is done, players get to vote for their favorite sentence from that round. You can't vote for your own creation, of course. There's in-game chat, too.

I think the vocabulary could be made a bit more eclectic, but even as it is, it's a nice way to spend a few minutes and meet random strangers on the Internet (always a thrilling experience).

Farragomate is a social fridge magnet game where you make up sentences originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Twitter overhauls its Translation Center, adds Turkish, Indonesian and Russian

First launched in 2009, Twitter has just overhauled its 'gameified' Translation Center. It now has a very shiny UI, and voting on suggested translations or adding your own is easier than ever.

Translating phrases earns you experience points, and ultimately yields level-ups. You don't actually get anything by leveling up -- you just end up at the top of a feel-good leader board. If you're an active translator, though, you do get a badge on your profile page -- and as we all know, except for having wheelbarrows of cash, badges are the single most important metric of social status.

To get started, head on over to the Twitter Translation Center and connect it to your Twitter account. You can choose from a bunch of languages, and your translation services aren't limited to just the Twitter.com website: you can translate the mobile website and iPhone and Android apps, too.

Twitter overhauls its Translation Center, adds Turkish, Indonesian and Russian originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PS3 Could Become a Harder Nut to Crack

Sony doesn't like it when gamers mess with its products. The company's stance against PS3 hacking -- users altering the machine's programming to make it perform functions other than playing games -- continues to grow stronger, as Sony pulls out the legal guns and shows no signs of backing down. When it comes to consumer electronics, unauthorized hacking and pirating seem like unavoidable hassles.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/71937.html

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Samsung's Google TV delayed by Intel exclusivity agreement?

Samsung's been waffling on Google TV for quite some time -- prototypes aside -- and now Bloomberg thinks it might know the reason why. According to an anonymous source, Mountain View's been requiring that OEMs use Intel's CE4100 chip in their television products, and as any self-respecting chipmaker might be expected to do, Samsung declined. Now, with Google TV's efforts to break into the living room floundering, the search giant has allegedly lifted the restriction and allowed Samsung to use its own silicon, meaning we'll likely see Google TV running on a certain dual-core ARM in the months to come. Anything to save us from Smart TV, right?

Samsung's Google TV delayed by Intel exclusivity agreement? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What Do I Need to Consider Before Buying a Projector for My Home Theater? [Video]

Dear Lifehacker,
We're about to replace our old HDTV. We're considering a projector for our home theater system. What do we need to consider, and what kind of issues will we run into setting up a projector in our home? Is it worth it? More »


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Yahoo shuts down MyBlogLog, a $10 mil purchase you never heard of

In the grand scheme of things, $10 million isn't a ton of money for a big company like Yahoo! to spend acquiring another company. Still, for an embattled Yahoo!, shutting down MyBlogLog is another sad trombone in its symphony of missteps.

MyBlogLog was a service which allowed bloggers to create a community for their sites. The shutdown was called out in the famous "sunsetting" slideshow in late 2010, where Yahoo! revealed that popular bookmarking site Delicious would also not be part of its future plans.

Despite all this, Yahoo! remains one of the most popular sites on the Internet -- it actually topped ComScore's U.S. traffic chart for January 2011.

Yahoo shuts down MyBlogLog, a $10 mil purchase you never heard of originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Daily Crunch: Mega Launch Edition

eStar From Navistar Is Another Electric Delivery Van Obama?s Plan For 1 Million EVs By 2015 Might Be Impossible Apple Patents More Stuff It Will Never Implement U.S. Military Looking To Bring M4 Carbine, M16 Rile Into The Modern Era 8-Bit Mega Man Straps Serve No Purpose; Buy Them Anyway

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/04/daily-crunch-mega-launch/

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