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HumanCar Imagine PS is a crank-powered muscle car

Crave at CNET - Mon, 23/08/2010 - 12:11
The future of motoring is in cars powered by human muscles. Don't fret -- we're not talking about blending people to a pulp and pouring their liquefied remains into a petrol tank.
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Facebook 'like' the real world with Coca-Cola RFID swiper

Crave at CNET - Mon, 23/08/2010 - 11:48
Coke-crazed kids issued with RFID bracelets have been swiping and Facebook liking their real-world activities
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LG C900 leaked running Windows Phone 7

Crave at CNET - Mon, 23/08/2010 - 11:30
The LG C900 is the latest phone to be spotted running the ever-growing, seven-legged octopus that is Windows Phone 7, and this time there's a Qwerty keyboard.
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BlackBerry Torch listed for October release, 570 unlocked

Crave at CNET - Mon, 23/08/2010 - 11:13
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has been listed by an online retailer for an October release. RIM has high hopes for it, but is it too expensive?
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Bang & Olufsen sound chip powers Lumigon T1 smart phone

Crave at CNET - Mon, 23/08/2010 - 09:56
King of high-quality audio Bang & Olufsen will provide its MobileSound3 chip to fellow Danish firm Lumigon to power the audio output in its upcoming T1 phone
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CNET UK Podcast 199a: Bicentennial best bits

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 17:46
This week on the show, it's only the best bits from 200 episodes of CNET UK podcasting glory -- the Trial, drunk Googling, and plenty of bleeped swears in preparation for next week's bicentennial
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Canon PowerShot S95: Like the S90, but 5 better

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 17:30
The Canon PowerShot S95 is the sequel to the justly lauded S90, with an extra high definition trick up its sleeve
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Canon PowerShot SX130 is curvy and proud of it

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 17:04
The lower end of the compact superzoom market may be crowded with slim and slender models, but the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS isn't bothering with a diet.
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LG to use dual-core Nvidia chips in new Optimus phones

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 16:42
LG promises an all-out assault of Android smart phones chipped with Nvidia processors, as well as a new tablet, to be with us by the end of 2010.
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StumbleUpon app for iPhone and Android out now

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 16:20
You will now be able to 'stumble' random Web sites on the go thanks to the StumbleUpon app being made available for download on iPhone and Android
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Sony Bravia NX713 and NX813: 3D or not 3D? That is the question

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 15:51
The new Sony Bravia NX713 and NX813 TVs give you the choice of whether to include 3D capability with a smart add-on.
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BlackBerry Bold R020 is startlingly familiar

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 15:42
Specifications for the new BlackBerry Bold have been revealed through a leaked internal document, and it appears that RIM is keeping it very much the same as the 9700.
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HTC Desire Z to pack slide-out Qwerty keyboard? Maybe, maybe not

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 12:14
Carphone Warehouse site Mobiles.co.uk listed a version of the HTC Desire with a slide-out Qwerty keyboard as coming soon, then admitted it culled the specs from online rumours
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HP's webOS tablet coming "early 2011"

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 11:27
Hot on the heels of rumours of a Chrome OS tablet later this year, HP has confirmed its webOS-based tablet will hit the shelves in "early 2011".
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Canon IXUS 1000 HS: Ten out of ten for a decade of IXUS

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 10:14
Canon is marking ten years of the stylish IXUS brand with the angular IXUS 1000 HS, with a spec sheet full of 10s. And the odd 3.7 or 8.8
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Nokia N9 pictures leaked, could be running MeeGo

Crave at CNET - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 09:03
The release of the N8 is already making Nokia fans pant with excitement, but pictures have been released of the N9, and it might be running a game-changing OS -- MeeGo.
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Nikon D3100: Entry-level 1,080p dSLR for 500

Crave at CNET - Thu, 19/08/2010 - 16:36
The Nikon D3100 replaces the D3000 as Nikon's entry-level dSLR, and it's made some major changes
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Apple exec's secret fart app shame

Crave at CNET - Thu, 19/08/2010 - 16:27
One of the major brains behind what is allowed in the Apple apps store has been unmasked as an anonymous guerrilla developer with a healthy interest in farting and peeing
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Chrome OS tablet from HTC this year?

Crave at CNET - Thu, 19/08/2010 - 15:43
It's merely a rumour, but HTC could soon be releasing a tablet -- not running Android, but the Chrome OS
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HTC Desire Android 2.2 update out 'in days' for Vodafone, later for others

Crave at CNET - Thu, 19/08/2010 - 15:08
HTC Desires will soon get their refresh of the brand-spanking Android 2.2 Froyo update, with all the major operators likely to roll it out in next few weeks.
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