Look out, dumbphones of the world: your days may really be numbered now that we’ve got US carriers blowing out brand new honest-to-goodness smartphones for $30 on contract. The phone in question here is LG’s Optimus T, stablemate to the Optimus S , Optimus One , and Optimus Chic featuring a 3.2-inch HVGA display, 3 megapixel cam, and pre-loaded Swype all sitting atop Android 2.2 . In order to get down to the promised $29.99, you’ll need to sign up for a new two-year contract (naturally), score a qualifying data plan, and wait around for a $50 mail-in rebate when the phone goes on sale Wednesday, November 3 in your choice of black or burgundy (pictured). LG Optimus T hitting T-Mobile on November 3 for $30 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We just sat through an eight minute long video of someone at Pocketnow sampling every ringtone on his HTC Surround . Why did we do this? Just wanted to see if we could stand it; suffice it to say, we never want to hear a ringtone again. Perhaps more importantly, our man points out that Microsoft seems to have left the ability to add your own custom ringtones out of Windows Phone 7 altogether. The Surround itself has a couple recognizable fan favorites that we recognize from AT&T and HTC phones past, so it looks like manufacturers and carriers will be able to bring their own to the table, but for the end user, it looks like you won’t be able to roll your own — at least for the time being. And now we’re going to go put our phones on vibrate. Continue reading No custom ringtones for Windows Phone 7? (video) No custom ringtones for Windows Phone 7? (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Remember the heady days before the Internet bubble went and burst, as bubbles tend to do? California’s Silicon Valley was one of the epicenters of that economic boom, but as this clip from Sunday’s “60 Minutes” illustrates, things look a little different over there these days.
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October 25, 2010 No Comment
About a year ago Viper got into the app game, releasing SmartStart the iPhone and allowing control of the locks, trunk, and ignition on their car. Since then Android and BlackBerry versions have trickled out, but now it’s time for 2.0. What wondrous new functionality does this new major release offer? Not much, really, but it does come with one major improvement: cost. Before you were out at least $299 while the new version is said to cost as little as $199 according to the PR below, though the wording is awfully vague. PR states you can find “dealers advertising Viper SmartStart as low as $199,” but under Viper’s 2.0 site the MSRP is stated to be $299 — the same as before. So, YMMV on the price cut, apparently depending on what your local dealer feels like charging, but know that whatever you pay you’ll now get “Viper Motor Club” roadside assistance included. That should offer a little extra peace of mind as we enter dead battery season. Continue reading Viper SmartStart app goes to 2.0, gets potentially cheaper and throws roadside assistance into the mix Viper SmartStart app goes to 2.0, gets potentially cheaper and throws roadside assistance into the mix originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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As executives from Warner Bros. visited New Zealand to deliberate about whether to film the studio’s pair of planned “Hobbit” prequels there, people from around the country joined in demonstrations in an attempt to tip the balance in their favor. Related Entries October 21, 2010 The French Sure Know How to Strike October 16, 2010 Taking ‘Superman’ to School
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Image: Arjan Elmendorp via Basel Action Network Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, is preparing to export three tankers to shipbreaking yards in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India or China, where environmental regulations are minimal and often unenforced, according to the Basel Action Network (BAN). BAN, an organization that works to confront the environmental and social impacts of toxic trade worldwide, has called on the Mexican government to block the export,… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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On Sunday, The New York Times reported that Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s administration had been secretly accepting millions of dollars in cash from the Iranian government. Sketchy! And on Monday, Karzai owned up to his part in the clandestine funding program at a news conference, taking a swipe at the West while he was at it.
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For Eleanor Clift, the dream will never die. At least not until after all the polls close on November 2. The uber-liberal Newsweek contributor presses Democrats to “Keep Dreaming” in an October 25 post at the magazine's website. Clift insists that it is possible that Democrats can get their base motivated enough to keep Republicans from taking the House: read more
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USGBC There is a lot of schadenfreude in the air as the lawsuits fly and everyone piles on with everything they have ever hated about LEED, including the bike racks . In New York City, residents of Riverhouse (seen in TreeHugger here ) are suing because, according to Stephen Del Percio, “the building’s much-heralded ‘green’ heating system consistently f… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Picsio , Creative Commons And this man aims to fix them … There were more than a few folks critical of standard NGO and conservation group practices at this year’s Poptech conference . For instance, Ned Breslin, the CEO of Water for People, tells me that reports from the field show that as many as 60% of the wells installed i… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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