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Now this is something that you don’t get to see everyday. The carrier that is famously scared of dark magic 3G network overload is allowing a famous dark sorceror app that know for data hogging (bad joojoo) thanks to its streaming nature! Yeah, AT&T is allowing SlingPlayer to work over 3G! It is hence lifting the artificial WiFi-only limitation that AT&T forced on the iPhone version of the player when it was first launched last year.

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O2 has confirmed the news that it is in talks with Apple for providing 3G access to the iPad when it launches in the UK. It seems like they were waiting for the iPad to launch in the US before starting to solidify anything around the deal. It is evident that they have been in talks since before the iPad was launched and this announcement is the first of its kind for the iPad outside the US.

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The announcement that we had all been waiting for has finally been made. Apple has released their tablet device and they call it iPad. Now before you start complaining about the many things it does not have, I want to tell you that what it has is perfect for what it is meant to do. This is not going to replace your MacBook or your Alienware, obviously! But it will replace your Kindle, your netbook, even your digital photo frame. The actual fact here is that no matter what you feel now, you will think differently once you get to touch it. This is the kind of device that look great now and will look revolutionary in a few years. What you have seen is just beginning.

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Here we are once again, with a round up of all that is hot in tech in the past few days. A lot has been happening as usual with the year end approaching. The anticipation for the new year is building with so many different companies readying their devices for launches through the first two quarters of 2010. Of course, not all of them are talking about it but the leaks do that work for them, whether they like it or not. So get over to the other side and get updated.

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Here we are folks, it is Monday once again and that means going getting out of weekend mode, getting back to work and catching up with the world that has been busy as usual« over the weekend. That is why we bring you this round up every Monday to help you catch up with the most relevant news in consumer technology that has broken over the past few days, with some fun bits thrown in for added taste.

This week we have speculations about HTC making a unique netbook, Vaios coming out in more style than usual, some great iPhone apps and still more. Get over to the other side to get started.

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There was a time, not too long ago, when smartphones meant bulky phones with QWERTY keypads, clumsy UI, limited features and sky-high price tags. Not much has changed on the price tag side but the bulk is considerably lower now and the various UIs on the market are going from great to greater. Plus the features have pretty much hit the other side of limited in this category. So I thought it right to start a weekly section that cuts through all the noise and brings you the main stories that you need to hear.

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It’s Monday again and you know what that means – getting back to work, getting over hang over and generally wishing the weekend did not end in the blink of an eye.

Monday is also the day for catching up to what’s been happening since your left your desk on Friday. So here are the important things for you to get updated on. Get to the other side to read about more indications of new (and delectable) Apple products coming out soon and how your tech future is shaping up in terms of GPUs and super-fast wireless data connections that are faster than your wired home broadband.

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This post was just waiting happen really. With so many rumors hitting us one after another, the tablet just seems more and more real. And it’s not like the rumors are coming from one place only. They are coming from multiple different blogs, sources and from various different angles that all point towards the existence of a mysterious device. So let’s look at all the latest rumors, speculations and musings on the tablet. Is it going to be great? Is it going to take the industry by a storm like the iPhone did? Get to the other side and decide for yourself.

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Yes, that’s a nod to TWiT and Leo Laporte. So netbooks have as usual been dominating the market of portable computing. They are coming out at such an alarming rate that it is impossible to keep track of everything that is coming your way. Fear not though, because I am always here to make your tech life that much easier by providing you with the round up when you need it the most. Get to the other side for 6 recent netbooks that you need to look out for.

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…but maybe not much else. This is the phone that got this month’s cnet Editor’s Choice Award because it has features that are better than the other phones in its standard. The main thing here is the fact it has an AMOLED screen that makes for absolute eye-candy display quality. It has a slide-out QWERTY keypad – a form factor that is becoming increasingly famous amongst the messaging phones.

Touchscreens from Samsung have never been anything special, but it seems like the Rogue might win you over with its above average feature set. Get to the other side for the whole thing.

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