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Novatel Wireless has announced the Ovation MC990D and MC992D HSPA, two high-speed USB data modems that can deliver high-speed global Internet connectivity anywhere in the world. Both of these USB modems run on HSPA, WCDMA, EDGE and GPRS networks

The MC990D was specifically optimized for HSPA networks in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa on the 900 and 2100 MHz bands, while the MC992D is optimized for HSPA networks in North America on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands.

Both the MC990D and MC992D boast of speeds hitting up to 7.2 Mbps down and 5.76 Mbps up. Novatell has also installed Mobilink Lite Connection Manager Software and a 3G driver package installation for Mac users on both models.

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Rally Taster You can have this for ?89.00 (Read the full post about ‘Rally Taster’…)

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Facebook continues to prove that it’s a social network like no other by using a new user-powered translation engine for their site. They’re going to use this to add 22 more languages to Facebook so that it will be accessible to more people across the world. Currently, Facebook is only available in four main languages: English, French, German and Spanish. This move will no doubt add to the site’s overall visibility and accessibility. As mentioned previously, the translation engine will be a user-powered, so if you’re interested in contributing to Facebook’s expansion, you may do so by going through the simple application process here. (Read the full post about ‘Facebook expands, plans to adds 22 more languages’…)

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Posted Apr 2nd 2008 1:01PM by Nilay PatelFiled under: Desktops, Laptops Intel’s Nehalem chips were just officially announced a couple weeks ago, but the company’s already showing off early samples at the Intel Developer Forum in China this week. Performance numbers are being closely guarded, but quad-core samples are clocked at 3.2GHz, and it’s expected that Nehalem chips will offer up to a 30 percent performance increase at the same clock speeds over Core 2 processors. (Read the full post about ‘Intel shows off working 3.2GHz Nehalem processors at IDF’…)

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Posted Apr 2nd 2008 12:31PM by Darren MurphFiled under: Wearables Right on cue, Nike’s making things official with its oft-rumored (and still unpriced) Nike+ SportBand and even had the time to toss in details about Nike+ Coach, too. The band, which opens up features at the NikePlus website along with enabling runners to check out distance, pace, time and calories burned, is indeed marketed as a standalone device for those who’d prefer not to have a DAP flanking their arm when exercising. Moreover, the outfit’s online Nike+ Coach system will allow runners to have the information they need to appropriately train for long distance events or achieve customized goals. (Read the full post about ‘Nike+ SportBand, Coach gets official’…)

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Some may say that Artificial Intelligence has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, but perhaps a very practical use for this has been discovered by a group of Tel Aviv University students. They have combined pinpointing software with physiological research. Amit Kagian, the program’s developer explained, “Coordinates are used for calculating geometric features and asymmetry”. To put it simply, the software gauges the distance and symmetry as well as texture and tone of the face. While Artificial Intelligence will perhaps never match human intuition, this could be useful for picking models, as well as facial-recognition software. Read [ZDNet] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Computer software can judge physical attractiveness’…)

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During the CTIA Wireless, Motorola announced that the MOTO Z9 slider phone exclusively for AT&T in the USA will be the first handset to feature AT&T Navigator. It’s a service which enables a GPS navigation system on the device. MOTO Z9 features 3G connection, CyrstalTalk technology, 2 megapixel camera, expandable microSD card of up to 8GB, Bluetooth connectivity, and an mp3 player. MOTO Z9 is available for $249.99 with a two-year contract.
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Posted Apr 2nd 2008 10:04AM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Gaming
We keep telling ourselves we’re going to play through Mario 64 some day on one of those ubiquitous N64s embedded into hotel entertainment systems, but we never get around to it — primarily because of our unhealthy addiction to “next-gen” graphics and gameplay. Lucky for us, hotels are starting to get in on the action and hand-delivering consoles to guests, sticking a Wii in the fitness center, and offering Guitar Hero nights in the hotel bar. Best of all, Hotel Sax Chicago networked its Xboxen for Rock Band and Guitar Hero multiplayer with other hotel guests. Unfortunately, most of these hotels are charging an arm and a leg for the priveldge — $50 an hour of Wii rental? Ouch! — but it’s starting feel like these places have at least figured out which century we’re living in.

[Via Joystiq]

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LUXURY “MINIMALIST” LAPTOP BAG BY ZEGARI If you’re wearing your Chanel suit and your Manolo’s, then this is the luxury laptop bag to carry. The elegant “Minimalist” by Zegari is made of beautiful leather in a classic design, and is loaded with features: lots of pockets, including special holders for your mobile phone, PDA, and mp3 player; organizational features for pens, cards, keys, and olders/papers; a twist-off key fob for your keys; a protected laptop compartment; tiny metal feet to keep it off the ground; wonderful soft-cushioned handles; a removable shoulder strap. And did I mention it’s beautiful in a minimalist, understated way? (Read the full post about ‘Laptop bag bonanza - best of the best, part 3 (and another giveaway)’…)

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Yesterday, Cubans could legitimately buy plastic tat for the first time. New president and little brother of Fidel, Raul Castro, has begun his lifting of “excessive prohibitions”. No matter that most of the population can’t afford decent food or even, shudder, internet, the crowds that were lined up yesterday made it look like the iphone launch. Microwaves, flat-screen TVs and other First World treats were on sale, but with DVD players starting at $118 (Philips, if you need to know) and teachers’ wages at around $26 a month (the average for all workers is $17), Raul’s move is all about making people feel they could buy these goods and relieving the political pressure of arbitrary restrictions. (Read the full post about ‘Cubans Go Gadget Crazy’…)

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