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AMD’s Plan to Take Back Laptops: The Llano "APU" [Processors]

If you want a laptop with graphics and battery performance that isn’t totally embarrassing, you’re basically stuck with some combination of Intel and Nvidia gear. Now, finally, AMD’s Llano, a CPU/GPU combo, or “APU”, could give us a serious alternative.
AMD running with the “Application Processor Unit” name isn’t as gimmicky as it sounds, because the [...]

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Android 2.1 Update for Droid Will Begin Rolling Out This Week [Android]

We knew that the Droid’s Android 2.1 update is on its way, but apparently we won’t be waiting long: According to Motorola’s official Facebook page, it’s “happy to relay the 2.1 upgrade to Droid will start to roll out this week.” [Engadget]

               

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Falling Down the Guggenheim Museum Hall [Architecture]

JDS Architects thought that this trampoline net spiral—which would allow people to bounce from the top floor to the bottom of the Guggenheim Museum rotunda—could be the funniest thing ever. I completely agree. And so do ambulance-chasing lawyers.

Unfortunately—or fortunately for the people who may have broken their necks—it is just a concept, part of the [...]

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Google Knocks $200 Off Nexus One "Equipment Recovery Fee" [Google]

It will no longer cost you more to cancel a Nexus One contract than it does to buy a Nexus One. But Google’s still imposing a $150 “equipment recovery fee” on top of T-Mobile’s $200 ETF.
The change comes on the heels of an FCC inquiry into out-of-control termination fees. Up until now, Nexus One owners [...]

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Netflix Streaming Getting a 1080p Upgrade [NetFlix]

Oh hey there, mixed messaging! As Netflix makes the case to Wii owners that they really aren’t missing anything by not streaming HD, word from CNET is that Netflix instant streaming is making the jump to 1080p, with 5.1 audio.
CNET doesn’t have any info on which devices will support the upgrade, how much of their [...]

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