Wednesday's Apple Event: What To Expect (Updated) [Rumors]

We know it's happening. Apple's made it obvious that new iPads will materialize, in expectedly grand fashion, on March 2nd. So what do we know about the Second Coming—and what else might pop up at Apple's shindig. More »

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Facebook continues plans to give your mobile number and home address to apps.

Facebook is resuming the release of its feature for applications to request personal information such as phone number and home address. This is the second time it has rolled this out, pulling it back a few days after it was launched in January amid congressional security concerns. Among those that were most vocal about these [...]

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Nintendo 3DS gets torn apart and hacked a day after Japanese launch

So you just got a Nintendo 3DS following its launch in Japan -- what do you do? While most would be content to simply pass the time with Pilotwings for at least a few days, others are a bit more... curious. In that group you'll find the folks from Tech-On!, who have already torn the handheld apart and even gone the extra mile to examine its 3D display under a microscope -- they assume it's a Sharp parallax barrier display, but weren't able to confirm it as such. As if that wasn't enough for a day-old system, YouTube user ayasuke2 has already hacked the system use R4 cards and run unauthorized Nintendo DS games. Head on past the break for some video evidence of that, and hit up the source link below for the complete teardown.

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Report: Android-powered Sony tablet to boast PlayStation ?integration? (Ben Patterson)

Ben Patterson - Now that the long-rumored PlayStation phone (or the Xperia Play, as Sony Ericsson is calling it) is finally official, what's the word on Sony cranking out a PlayStation-friendly tablet? Sony execs noted briefly at CES last month that they've got ?

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Jumpgate Free Live Wallpaper ? Soar through space with your Android

Soar through space at crazy speeds with Jumpgate Free Live Wallpaper for Android. Whip by asteroids and stars with your little green Android buddy. Double tap to say do a barrel roll or say hello. Note: For Android version 2.1 and higher. Download Jumpgate Free Live Wallpaper from the Android Market. QR Code:

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MLB.com At Bat 2011 arrives for baseball fans, live video on the way

The MLB.com At Bat ‘11 Android app is now available. Bucking previous trends, the 2011 season will support live video streaming of MLB…

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Gosh! Even Napoleon Dynamite Is Now Using Kickstarter

I love Kickstarter. It's maybe the best enabler site ever. In the short time it has been around, we've gotten everything from open source Facebook "killers" to iPod nano watches to RoboCop Statues. But one of the aspects of the service with the most potential is movie funding. A few of these projects have popped up already, and it apparently caught the eye of Napoleon Dynamite himself, Jon Heder. As NewTeeVee points out today, Heder has set up a project on the service to get funding for a movie he hopes to make. Alongside collaborator Nick Peterson (who would direct the film), he hopes to raise $27,000 over the next month or so. Given the fact that he's well, Napoleon Dynamite, he should blow past that in no time. I mean, the iPod nano watch got almost a million in funding.

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Did Google pull app for in-app purchase violation?

Developer accuses Google of removing app from Android Market because it didn't use Google Checkout for in-app purchases. "Worse than Apple," developer says.

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People Upgrade Cellphones Every 18 Months On Average [Datapoint]

An interesting consumer spending stat: People upgrade their phones once every 18 months now, up from 16. That's a curious number, possibly averaging out people who upgrade yearly with people who only upgrade when their cellphone contract runs out. Otherwise, I can't see that the majority of folks feel like they need to pay early upgrade fees to get the latest stuff—especially when you're talking about the mainstream, non-tech folks. [NYT] More »

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Xoom Needs a Hardware Upgrade To Use Verizon's LTE (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Motorola's Xoom tablet, which hit the market Thursday, may soon need all the help it can get to compete with Apple's fast-selling iPad as the second generation of the iPad arrives. The ability to use Verizon Wireless' long term evolution 4G network could be an advantage.

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Clash of the Titans sequel will be another 2D-to-3D conversion, and Inception too?

After a poor response to the first Clash of the Titans movie and its substandard 3D effects, courtesy of a rushed conversion process, you'd think they would never try that again, and you'd be wrong. Director Jonathan Liebesman, fresh off of Battle:LA is helming sequel Wrath of the Titans and says was talked into doing the conversion process again (but shooting with that in mind, Piranha 3D-style) on this flick by a series of demos including, Christopher Nolan's Inception. This is notable both because no 3D re-release has been announced for the visually engrossing flick, but also because Nolan himself has suggested 3D would be a bad choice due to the dimming effect of the glasses. Warner Bros. could only manage to tell Cinematical "At this time, the plans for Inception 3D cannot be confirmed," leaving the possibility of a return alongside Star Wars, Titanic and others to twist in the wind for now.

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Mac OS X Lion Adds Features from the iPhone's iOS (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Accompanying the release Thursday of new MacBook Pros, Apple unveiled a developer preview of its next Mac OS X, version 10.7 Lion. The upcoming OS adds a variety of features from Apple's iOS used on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

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E-mail innovator pitches self-deleting e-mails

OtherInBox CEO Joshua Baer proposes a standard that would let e-mail messages carry with them the date of their own deaths.

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Engadget reader meetup tonight in San Francisco at 6:30PM PST! Win a limited edition gold Xoom!

That's right human beings -- it's happening again! The Engadget crew is getting together their best party outfits and shipping out west for another installment of our fabulous reader meetups. Our last event in NYC drew loads of people and was an all around blast, and the San Francisco installment is sure to be just as explosive (or maybe more? c'mon... show us what you've got). This time around we're partnering with Sprint, as well as Sony PlayStation, Motorola, HP, Roku, Samsung, VUDU, RIM, Sling, Sonos, HTC, Corning, Sphero, OnLive, Plantronics, Snapstick, and more to bring you a night of gadget geeking, delicious foodstuffs, and some awesome music (provided by none other than our podcast producer, Trent Wolbe). Also, a whole mess of the Engadget editors will be on hand to entertain and inform, so if you have any pressing questions -- jot them down! Oh, and don't forget to include the hashtag #EngadgetSF in your tweets!

And did we mention there will be tons of serious giveaways for people in attendance? Because there will be. You seriously don't want to sleep on this. For instance, one lucky attendee to the event will walk away with a super limited edition gold Xoom (being gifted to this year's Oscar nominees). Check out an image and info after the break!

The all ages shindig will take place tonight, February 25 at City View at The Metreon, which is located conveniently in downtown SF. If you're a nerd in the city, you most likely already know what we're talking about. The doors will open at 6:30PM, and capacity is limited to 1200 people -- so if you want to get inside, get there early!

Update: A quick update on where to go -- the line is forming at 4th Street and Mission. Yes, there will be a line, but word is Sonos has brought a taco truck! Yes, free tacos starting at 3pm! [Scratch that, taco-palooza begins at 4:30!]

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Google adds Books to the Android Market webstore

Google previously secured a Books landing page in the Android Market website, and that page has just been updated to support eBooks on…

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Verizon: Xoom tablet to cost $800, or $600 with two-year contract (Ben Patterson)

Ben Patterson - Does $800 sound too steep for Motorola's soon-to-arrive, Honeycomb-powered Xoom tablet? If so, Verizon Wireless says it will shave $200 off the Xoom's sticker price—so long as you sign a two-year contract. Also: Verizon confirms that the Xoom won't ship ?

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Sources: iPad 2 lands in thinner body with spec bump and cameras, SD slot and higher resolution display are out

The Apple rumors game can be a volatile thing. Just as we'd heard about last minute alterations to the Apple TV before it hit the market, we've gotten word from sources that the iPad 2 slated to be announced next Wednesday will be sans a few of the features we'd previously reported. Notably, that SD card slot and higher resolution display won't make it into the new model (the latter we'd been hearing rumblings about for a little while). What's the cause of the switch? Well our sources weren't crystal clear on the exact reasons, but the gist of what was explained to us centered around vague "engineering issues" which may have forced some changes at the eleventh hour. It's worth noting once again that these sources have been dead right on specific Apple plans and specifications for unannounced products in the past, and we have no reason to believe these changes are due to anything more than legitimate engineering decisions made close to launch.

So what will we see on March 2nd? We're hearing it's most likely a thinner, spec-bumped variation of the original iPad with a screen size and resolution identical to the current model. More RAM (512MB) and a more powerful CPU (the A5) are expected as well. It's also a pretty safe bet the tablet will be sporting at least one camera up front -- though if some of those case mockups we've seen tell us anything, expect a shooter around back too. It's also almost guaranteed that we'll see the next version of iOS (number 5 in all likelihood, along with its SDK for devs), and an expansion of Apple's cloud services (that part is a little... foggy right now). Of course, that will perfectly set up Apple's announcement of the iPhone 5 in June, which is when iPad owners can likely expect to be using the new software. Regardless, we'll have the goods come next week, so stay tuned!

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Mafia's Corpse-Dissolving Claims Exaggerated

Contrary to claims made by informants within the Sicilian Mafia, sulfuric acid will not dissolve a corpse in minutes, a new study finds. The research was part of a wider effort to test claims about the mafia's lupara bianca, or "white shotgun" murders, wherein the subject is known to be dead but a body is never found.

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Google Shortcuts Accesses All Google Services In One Click

Are you a googler? Well, you may not be an employee of Google, but I am sure you have used at least one Google services. If you are like me, who are using multiple Google products (from Google search engine, to Gmail, Docs, Calendar, Reader, Picasa and many more), you will appreciate the beauty of [...]

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Hands-on review: Iomega?s SuperHero backup dock for iPhone (Ben Patterson)

Ben Patterson - Know anyone who goes for days, weeks, or even months without syncing their iPhone—not to mention all their contacts, photos, and other data—with iTunes? I know I do. Personally, I try to perform a full iPhone sync with iTunes at ?

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[CES 2011] Motorola Xoom Gets official , The Honeycomb Tablet from Motorola

As promised Motorola Xoom (Prior name : Everest) just got official a few moments ago , it?s th... Read more.. Related posts:

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Master Your Craft With This Massive Sewing Machine

This ain't your grandma's sewing machine -- unless nana owns a 10-needle, $14,000 embroidery robot that blasts through complex designs like a thread-loaded AK-47.

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7Digital CEO: Apple?s subscription charges ?could potentially derail Spotify?

Apple’s in-app subscriptions service and associated terms and conditions are coming under some serious fire as of late, as publishers and app developers query whether maintaining an iOS application will be beneficial to their revenue model if Apple intends on taking 30% of app subscription fees. Today Ben Drury, CEO of music service 7Digital, identified [...]

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Paid Angry Birds for Android app coming within a month

Angry Birds gamers with Android smartphones will soon be able to enjoy the insanely popular game without obtrusive in-app adverts after�games developers Rovio took to Twitter to confirm an ad-free version of the game was almost ready. Rovio’s Twitter message came in response to a number of questions on whether a paid-app was nearing release, [...]

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Twitter for BlackBerry 1.1 goes beta with push, gesture support and much more

Still addicted to your CrackBerry? As many around the world are, RIM has just sent us a note letting us know that Twitter for BlackBerry has just gotten a new Beta version. 1.1 of the app brings in some much-requested features: Push notifications for @ mentions DM’s are now threaded BBM-style conversations Hashtag autocomplete Social [...]

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Pillboxie Makes You Want to Self-Medicate By Making Pill-Tracking Like a Game [Apps]

Remembering to take your medication on time can be an important part of your routine. Pillboxie is a simple iOS app that lets you manage your medicine in a playful way, showing you what you need to take while reminding you. [iTunes] More »

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