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New Apple TV Adds Netflix, iTunes Rentals and iPad Streaming for $99

At Apple’s special event today, the company announced a redesigned and re-formulated Apple TV . As expected, the new device comes with support for Netflix , streams content and offers affordable rental pricing for TV shows. The new Apple TV will be available later this month (you can pre-order it now) for $99.99. While most of the changes to the device were expected, not everything that was predicted was announced.
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Awesome Drop Transfers Files to Your Android Phone via HTML5 Drag-and-Drop [Downloads]

Windows/Mac/Linux and Android: Mounting your Android phone to your computer to transfer files can be kind of a pain. Free Android app Awesome Drop lets you drag files from your computer onto your device over the web, no mounting necessary. More
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TV Guide Gets a Slick New iPad App

TV Guide has just released its official, free app for the iPad [iTunes link]. The application features television listings, the latest news from TVGuide.com, video clips and episode sneak peeks. The app also has a built-in social component that lets users share what shows they are watching or are excited about seeing via Facebook and Twitter. The iPad is a perfect couch companion; early usage studies show that many iPad owners use the device while watching television.
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The Future of Apple TV: iOS Apps, 720p and an ‘i’ Name [RUMOR]

New rumors suggest that an upcoming refresh of the Apple TV will bring iOS app support, as well as a new name for the device. According to Engadget , the next version of the Apple set-top box will be called the iTV. Mac history buffs will recall that this was the original name Apple announced for the device back in October of 2006; we can only assume the company has settled the trademark disputes over that name if it intends to go forward with a change.
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AT&T and Sony Ericsson Rolling Out New Android Smartphone

Sony Ericsson and AT&T are working together on a new Android “ superphone ,” one that promises to be all things to all people — including heavy communicators, social media junkies and audio/video consumers. Dubbed the Xperia X10, this new device will feature a 4-inch screen, a 1GHz processor, an 8.1 megapixel camera and up to 32GB of memory. All these hardware perks are wedded to an interesting software suite, and the UI itself is rumored to be something special, too. The one element about which AT&T and Sony are deliberately vague is the specific Android version the device will run. Whether or not the Xperia will ship with Android 2.1 or the much-coveted 2.2 (a.k.a.
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Audiovox rolls out FLO TV-equipped DFL01 portable DVD player

FLO TV may not be the runaway success that Qualcomm hoped it would be , but it's been pushing into one new area after the next as of late, and you can now add portable DVD players to that list -- Audiovox has just rolled out the first such device with its DFL01 player. It was actually announced way back at CES in January, but is now available to order for $199, which will get you a 7-inch widescreen display, three months of free FLO TV service (it'll run you $14.99 a month after that) and, of course, a built-in DVD player. Somewhat curiously, it seems that HSN is the only retailer actually shipping the device right now, but it's said to be "coming soon" to Best Buy as well. Audiovox rolls out FLO TV-equipped DFL01 portable DVD player originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:07:00 EDT
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Kindle Gets Games; Two Free Apps Launched

The Kindle is no longer an ebooks-only device; developers have just released two Kindle-ready games, thanks to the Kindle Development Kit (KDK). The KDK was launched earlier this year. At that time, we predicted more non-book apps, from productivity tools to games, would be available for Kindle users. Of course, with Kindle’s paper-like interface, we weren’t expecting first-person shooters or elaborate fantasy games.
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RIM and AT&T Unveil “The Best BlackBerry Device Ever”

BlackBerry and AT&T have introduced the BlackBerry Torch, a smartphone that AT&T’s President and CEO of Mobility and Consumer Markets Ralph de la Vega calls “the best BlackBerry device ever.” RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis describes the device as the first “touch qwerty slider” for BlackBerry, meaning it features both a slide out keyboard and a touch screen. It’s also the first smartphone from RIM that uses a webkit browser (which the company got with its acquisition of Torch Mobile ). The device also features a 5 megapixel camera with flash, and is the first BlackBerry to ship with version 6 of the company’s operating system.
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So, You Want to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 [VIDEO]

Now that it’s legal and there’s a web app that lets you do it easily, do you plan to jailbreak your iPhone 4? There are ample reasons to do so and also a few good reasons to abstain for now. Our own Ben Parr talks to the smarties from G4’s Attack of the Show about the ins and outs of jailbreaking, what it means for app usage, what Apple might do to counteract jailbreaking, whether a jailbroken phone can still be secure and more.
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Jailbreak Matrix Matches Your iOS Device to the Right Jailbreak Tool [Jailbreak]

Confused on what you need to jailbreak your iOS device? Whether you've got a brand new iPad or a first-generation iPod Touch, Jailbreak Matrix dishes the dirt on what you need to jailbreak your device. More
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