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SPOILER ALERT: Champion’s Champions Crowned at 2009 Race of Champions

adi205 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:49:01 +0000

Filed under: Motorsports, China

2009 Race of Champions – Click above for high-res image gallery
Every year, around the world, drivers compete wheel to wheel in all manner of racing series, from rally to F1, touring cars to Le Mans and everything in between. It gives racing fans plenty of varied action to follow, but it leaves one question ultimately unanswered: who is the world’s best driver? That’s where the Race of Champions comes in.
The event has been held everySource: Autoblog RSS Feed

BlackBerry Bold 9700 questions answered

adi205 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:48:58 +0000

When we first posted impressions of the BlackBerry Curve 9700, we asked BlackBerry Cool readers what they would like to know about the device. We have taken some time to post more pictures of this device, and answer some of your questions.
Albert: Does the T-Mobile HSPA Bold support more than 1700 AWS band for 3G?

The BlackBerry Curve 9700 has the following network support:

3G (HSDPA) compatible
UMTS: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz (Bands 1,2,5/6), 2100/1700/900 MHzSource: BlackBerryCool RSS Feed

BlackBerry Bold 9700 now availbale from Rogers

adi205 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:38:06 +0000

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is a really decent device for those that want a powerful BlackBerry, but are looking for something smaller and more modern that the Bold 9000.

We have taken a look at the T-Mobile version of the device, and to our knowledge there isn’t much different with the Rogers version.

The Bold 9700 from Rogers costs $299 on a three year contract.

BlackBerry Cool for BlackBerry Cool, 2009

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TwitterPeek Now Official

adi205 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:38:00 +0000

By Andrew Liszewski

It first surfaced last week, but today Peek officially announced the availability of the TwitterPeek, a version of their handheld device designed exclusively for accessing and publishing content on Twitter. Now Twitter power users might find the device a bit limiting since the lack of a web browser prevents you from following links, and the lack of a camera prevents you from uploading your own photos, but you can pretty much do everything else includingSource: OhGizmo! RSS Feed

Celebrating, and Capitalizing, on Our Misery

adi205 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:04:25 +0000

Democrats are now admitting that they like their POR (Pelosi-Obama-Reid) economy.

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Note: This column went up at Pajamas Media and was teased here at BizzyBlog on Thursday. Go here and here for BizzyBlog specifics on the third quarter GDP report.

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The economy, as measured by growth in the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), finally grew again in the third quarter. That bit of decent news only papers over anSource: BizzyBlog RSS Feed

Happy Halloween from Autoblog

adi205 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:04:17 +0000

Filed under: Motorsports, Truck, Videos, Chevrolet, Humor, Off-Road

Smashing a giant pumpkin with Grave Digger – Click above to watch the video
Those punk kids who TP your neighborhoods and smash pumpkins on mischief night? Rank amateurs. If you want to do something, do it right – an idea that Conan O’Brien clearly has a handle on. Hence, when it came time to smash a pumpkin on The Tonight Show, he procured the world’s largest, and the blunt instrument he calls upon to do theSource: Autoblog RSS Feed

SmrtGuard available on Indosat as white labeled solution i-Guard

adi205 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:57:13 +0000

Founder of SmrtGuard Robert Kao and the Indosat team.

SmrtGuard and the Indonesian carrier Indosat, have announced the launch of the i-Guard service, a white label version of SmrtGuard. With this white labeled version of the service, users can wirelessly backup and restore personal data, as well as personally track and remotely wipe their smartphone in the event of theft or loss.

Personally, I would love to see North Americans getting a white labeled version of SmrtGuardSource: BlackBerryCool RSS Feed

WSJ closing Boston bureau

adi205 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:57:07 +0000

The Wall Street Journal announced Thursday that it will close its Boston bureau, according to a memo distributed by managing editor Robert Thomson to the staff.

Thomson wrote, “Today we told our team in Boston that we are closing the bureau in its present form. The economic background to the closure is painfully obvious to us all. An investigative function will remain in Boston, but the core reporting team will be disbanded, though all nine reporters affected will certainly be able Source: Talking Biz News RSS Feed

Net Neutrality: What It Could Mean

adi205 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:05:13 +0000

By David Ponce

We’ve all been hearing a lot about Net Neutrality lately, but a Reddit reader created the above graphic to really try and hit the point home. This is what the Internet could look like if Sen. John McCain and anyone opposed to Net Neutrality have their way. It’s not that far fetched when you think about it. Just look at your own cable setup; it’s the same cable coming into your house, but you sure don’t pay one price to see it all.

Opponents of NetSource: OhGizmo! RSS Feed

Rumormill: Toyota to launch Prius coupe, MPV

adi205 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:05:08 +0000

Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota

2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumblings of a possible sporty two-door Prius coupe from Toyota, but the rumor that just won’t die is once again being trumpeted by Autocar in the UK. The British motoring magazine also contends that an MPV (think downsized minivan) version of the well-loved hybrid hatchback is also in the works.
Interestingly, Autocar claims that theSource: AutoblogGreen RSS Feed