Best Buy kicks off Motorola Devour pre-sale, no rebate required

You’ll still have to wait until February 25th to actually get your hands on one, but those not wanting to take any chances on missing out on the Motorola Devour can now head down to their local Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile store and reserve one starting today. The only catch is that you’ll have to buy a $50 Best Buy gift card to hold your spot for the phone, but the good news is that you won’t have to deal with any of those pesky mail-in rebates — just a simple instant discount at the check-out. Curiously though, while Best Buy will gladly sell you a $50 gift card, it’s still not saying exactly much the phone itself will actually cost — here’’s hoping we hear more about that before you actually wind up in the check-out line

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Battery-powered Wi-Reach Classic turns any USB 3G / 4G modem into portable WiFi hotspot

Mobile broadband routers certainly aren’t new , but Connect One’s take on the whole thing just might be our favorite (yeah, even more than Cradlepoint ’s offerings).

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ST-Ericsson’s U8500 brings dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 to the Android world

Can’t get enough of hearing about implementations of ARM’s Cortex-A9 MPCore processors? Good

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Lenovo’s AMD-based G455 and G555 make thrifty Stateside debut

China may have gotten its hands on the G455A model a touch earlier , but Lenovo hasn’t kept its US-based loyalists waiting too long, as today it’s announcing the forthcoming availability of a pair of new additions to its G series.

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Lenovo’s AMD-based G455 and G555 make thrifty Stateside debut

China may have gotten its hands on the G455A model a touch earlier , but Lenovo hasn’t kept its US-based loyalists waiting too long, as today it’s announcing the forthcoming availability of a pair of new additions to its G series.

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Navigon keeps MobileNavigator iPhone app fresh with 3D terrain views, Facebook / Twitter integration

Hey, software engineers of all shapes and sizes — are you keeping an eye on this? Navigon is releasing yet another significant update for its continually improving MobileNavigator iPhone GPS app, and at this point, we reckon these guys and gals should get some sort of medal for pursuing innovation on an existing product rather than leaping to “the next best thing.” The latest refresh adds in three primary features: 3D terrain views, a 3D panorama view ($9.99 extra) and in-app connectivity with Facebook and Twitter. As you’d expect, the latter enables users to broadcast current position, destination and ETA to social media outlets, which should make existing Foursquare addicts overwhelmed with joy. Version 1.5.0 also throws in MyRoutes, which is said to analyze your driving habits, patterns, location and time / day in order to provide “up to three routes clearly displayed in-map with ETA, distance and driving times for each.” Best of all? It’s just $69.99 ($20 less than normal) until February 15th, while the real-time traffic add-on is reduced $5 to $19.99 for the same duration.

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Scala Rider G4 Bluetooth headset enables four-way biker communication

Longing to get reacquainted with your hog? Looking to not get all lonely on the open road? Cardo Systems — which has been doing the whole intercom-laced motorcycle helmet for years now — has just pushed out its latest concoction, and the Scala Rider G4 looks to be the most advanced version yet of the talking cranium protector.

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WildCharge Technology by PureEnergy Solutions to Be Featured in the 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards Official Gift Bag

WildCharge Technology by PureEnergy Solutions to Be Featured in the 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards Official Gift Bag
BOULDER, Colo.—-PureEnergy Solutions, Inc., the leader in wire-free power with its WildCharge™ technology, will have its flagship product, the WildCharge Pad, along with its WildCharge Skin for iPhone, featured in this year’s official GRAMMY® gift bag.

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NFC goes peer-to-peer, won’t help you download next week’s Lost premiere

Near-field communication, or NFC , has been slowly but surely creeping its way toward mainstream adoption, and this latest announcement by the NFC Forum, rulers of the 13.56MHz frequency, should only help things to go more smoothly. It has announced the Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP), enabling NFC-compliant devices to talk to each other. We’re not talking massive transfers on a gigabyte scale here, rather things like contact infos, web addresses, and surely other types of secret message (”UR Cute!”).

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Toshiba introduces DisplayLink-enabled Dynadock V10 USB port replicator

Don’t call it a docking station. Toshiba’s latest Dynadock is classified as a USB port replicator, but what makes this one a wee bit special is the integrated DisplayLink DL-165 chip that enables 1080p content to flow from a USB port and onto a DVI monitor. Put simply, this device acts just like a typical USB docking station, but with minimal bulk; as for inputs, you’ll find four USB 2.0 sockets, a single DVI port, mic in, headphone out, a power port and support for resolutions as high as 1,920 x 1,080. It’s available now in Europe for an undisclosed amount, but who knows if it’ll ever head Stateside.

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