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WSJ: iPhone 4 to be offered by Vodafone and O2 in Germany as T-Mobile loses exclusivity

The last bastion of Applephone exclusivity in Europe is about to be toppled, according to the Wall Street Journal, as Deutsche Telekom is said to be preparing for the loss of its iPhone 4 monopoly ahead of that year’s holiday shopping season. Citing separate sources familiar with the matter, that report suggests that Vodafone and [...]

Harman AKG teams up with Quincy Jones on Signature Line of headphones

Gone is the day when headphones could be respectable without some kind of corporate tie-in or Lady Gaga endorsement. Alas, even Harman’s revered AKG division has roped in the venerable Quincy Jones for its new (wait for it) Quincy Jones Signature Line. We’re talking three models here, ready for launch in October and ranging from [...]

Apple demos iOS 4.2, features AirPlay media streaming

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/news/technology/apple_demoes_ios_4_2_for_the_ipad_not_shipping_yet_engadget’; Apple is additionally talking up iOS 4.2 today, which will be everything iOS 4.1 is bringing, plus some additional goodies, and will finally bring iOS 4 (hello multitasking!) to the iPad. The most exciting of the new features is AirPlay, which is Apple’s redub for AirTunes, with the urgent addition [...]

Mercedes-Benz updates mbrace app with fancy pants ‘Concierge’ service

Mercedes-Benz just announced a new app that connects its in-car navigation systems with its customers’ iPhones. Mbrace version 2.0 still lets drivers unlock their vehicles and, more importantly, find it in a crowded parking lot while adding location-based personal assistance ranging from entertainment, restaurant, directions, and traffic updates via Mercedes-Benz’s Concierge service — assuming you’re [...]

Epic’s spectacular Unreal Engine 3 tech demo free at iTunes App Store

Did you oooh and ahh at the great gaming graphics that accompanied today’s Apple keynote? You won’t have to wait for next week’s iOS 4.1 to get a taste of those textures for yourself. Though the full-on gladiator dueling of Epic’s “Project Sword” may be a while off, you can get your hot little hands [...]

Live from Apple’s fall 2010 event

We’re inside the event and getting ready to get underway — stay locked here for up the minute live coverage! Follow along after the break to see what’s what, and manufacture certain you’re around at the times below for the start.
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Resort uses augmented reality to pair virtual girls with actual nerds

You’ve heard of that Love Plus thing, right? that Nintendo DS-based “dating simulator” is apparently a big deal in Japan, giving Otaku the opportunity to chat up (and kiss) girls the only way they know how: on a hand-held game console, with a stylus. To promote the latest version of the game (Love Plus +), [...]

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