Just a heads up that this Friday morning (or Thurs evening depending on where you are) at 2am EST, all Mixr sites will go offline for network upgrades. It shouldn’t take more than 30-60 mins. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding! More »

It doesn’t seem like Twitter will be adopting an advertising scheme anytime soon to bring in revenue. Despite a lack of a revenue model, 20% Twitter users are mentioning brand names and are looking for brand information on Twitter. The research comes out of Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology. More »

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Last week London Telegraph reported that Deutsche Telekom was considering making a bid for Sprint Nextel. Sprint’s value has dwindled over the past few years with subscribers leaving in the thousands but a deal with Deutsch could bring together T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel to create the second biggest wireless carrier in the United States behind Verizon Wireless and ahead of AT&T wireless. There are some benefits if T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel were to combine but there are also some negative things to the deal as well. More »

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Here’s some fresh Apple rumor to give you a jolt in the morning. According to Taiwan Express, Apple will be releasing a touchscreen tablet in February of 2010, that’ll cost around $799-$999, with P.A. Semi processors and built-in 3G wireless connectivity. But hold on, the rumors also claim the it’ll be a 9.6-inch screen with extended battery life. More »

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MIT students build $150 space camera

If I had $150 dollars (I don’t), I would probably buy a new hard drive. But I’m not MIT quaility. You see, two MIT students decided to spend $150 “to see what the world looked like from the sky.” And apparently they didn’t want to use this thing called the Internet. So they assembled a contraption made up of a weather balloon, helium, Styrofoam cooler, hand warmers, a cell phone, and a camera. Short story: it worked…CrunchGear

Palm Pixi processor, chipset specs get detailed at last

Palm may have divulged most of the details about its new Pixi phone when it got official with it last week (and let us get our hands on it), but it was unfortunately staying mum about a few key specs, including the mystery processor at the heart of the device. Thankfully, Qualcomm has now come out and clarified that situation so Palm doesn’t have to, and detailed the complete specs for the MSM7627 chipset that powers the Pixi…Engadget

Zune HD promo videos posted early, 3D gaming is a go

The Zune HD release is two days away, and yet there are still final details trickling in. Over the weekend, Buy TV posted six Zune HD promotional videos and a Zune HD commercial. The videos have already been taken down, likely at Microsoft’s request, but not before they were grabbed and reuploaded at various sites like YouTube…ArsTechnica

Google, Zoho Challenge Microsoft Abroad, Too

In India and China, upstarts aim to erode Microsoft’s dominance by delivering business productivity software that’s cheaper and more accessible…Businessweek

Does Bing Visual Search Actually Work?

Microsoft dropped a major new Bing feature today: “visual search.” It does what it sounds like, instead of giving you a list of links with thumbnails, Bing gives you a bunch of images you can sort through. But does this actually…FastCompany

Facebook Introduces New “Tag” Feature, Wants To Be More Like Twitter

This past week Facebook released a new feature, very similar to Twitter’s tagging service, where you can attach @ with a user’s name and they’ll be notified of the tag. This obviously begs the question, is Facebook trying to be more like Twitter? Many will argue and say yes they are but it won’t happen…Ziggytek

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This past week Facebook released a new feature, very similar to Twitter’s tagging service, where you can attach @ with a user’s name and they’ll be notified of the tag. This obviously begs the question, is Facebook trying to be more like Twitter? Many will argue and say yes they are but it won’t happen. More »

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The Wii is finally getting a price cut according to a Toys R Us ad. The Nintendo Wii is going to drop to $199.99. It’s been three years since the Nintendo Wii has been out and It’s about time the Wii got the damn price cut!

(Via CrunchGear)

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Bored of the black on your Playstation 3? Don’t fret, ColorWare will take care of that for you. ColorWare has introduced their latest color creations, turning the PS3 into any color combo you like. Don’t get me wrong, these colors are great but I like my all black glossy Playstation 3. If you’re interested in painting your PS3, there are two options. More »

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Here’s some fresh rumors spreading around the net, the Prince of Persia movie will be available in 3D but not native 3D. What the heck are we talking about? According to Disney’s Technology Magic poster, it’ll be available in 3D even though it wasn’t shot with 3D cameras, which means they’ll add 3D shots during editing. More »

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If you haven’t been swept up in Apple news lately, you’ll know that Microsoft is set to release their Zune HD tomorrow. The Zune HD will be the only PMP available from Microsoft, as the regular Zunes will no longer be manufactured.

Dell, is making the Zune HD even more attractive offering 15% off the MSRP. That’s a pretty good deal for a brand new device. If you’ve been deciding which device to get, between the Zune and the new iPod Touch, maybe Dell’s 15% off will make you lean towards the Zune HD. More »

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It seems like AT&T is feeling generous towards a few folks about giving them MMS on their iPhones. MobileCrunch is reporting that a few people have contacted them saying that MMS option on their iPhones have been enabled and they were able to send out messages. These are iPhones that are not jailbroken or have been tampered with in any way. More »

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One of the great forgotten features about the iPhone, until recently is the accelerometer which allows the iPhone to switch from portrait to landscape mode when turned on its side. This particular feature is overlooked by users because of the various docks that only work upright.

Well, Steven Combs, an IT professional at Ivy Tech University, has taken matters into his own hands and created the rotating Lego iPhone dock. More »

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Last week Motorola introduced their new social networking phone with a new software to take advantage of all its functionalities. Motorola is hoping the new phone, the Cliq (maybe going after a cliquey social networking crowd?) will be the beginning to their resurgence to the top. Motorola has fallen from the top as the number one and they need something big. But the Cliq isn’t the only thing that’s new on Motorola’s end, they also have a new software called Blur. More »

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Vizio, the unknown television brand a few years ago, is releasing the 55-inch LED backlit LCD 1080p HDTV with built in WiFi, Yahoo Widgets, Windows Video 9 with other video formats and a remote with Bluetooth QWERTY keyboard. If you’re wondering, if it’s ever happened before, it has not my friends. Sony, Panasonic and every other big player is now trailing Vizio, America’s number one manufacturer of HDTV’s. More »

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Dan Hesse must be a huge Michael Jordan fan or has been watching the Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony yesterday because when Charlie Rose asked him about how the Palm Pre is fairing against Apple’s iPhone, he said the iPhone needs to be put in a separate category, that it’s almost like comparing it to Michael Jordan. Here’s the Q&A:

Q: Is the Palm Pre making a dent into the iPhone market?

A: Aaah… It’s-it’s doing well, but you can almost put the iPhone, to be fair, in a separate category. The Apple brand and that device have done so well, it’s almost not… it’s like comparing someone to Michael Jordan.

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