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HTC Thunderbolt now available to buy, $250 for the almighty power of 4G

Another saga put to rest. The question of just when Verizon will release its first 4G LTE handset was answered yesterday with the word “tomorrow,” which makes today that day! Verizon Wireless is now taking online orders for HTC’s 4.3-inch Thunderbolt, pricing the LTE lubber at $250 on a two-year contract. It comes with Android 2.2 as the OS underlying the HTC Sense 2.0 UI, an 8 megapixel camera with HD video recording, 768MB of RAM, and a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 chip that will have to do its best to keep up with those crazy 4G download speeds. If Verizon’s own pricing feels a bit rich to you, shop around — we’ve found the Thunderbolt as low as $180 at Amazon, although the online retailer has it on back order for the moment. [Thanks, Justin] Continue reading HTC Thunderbolt now available to buy, $250 for the almighty power of 4G HTC Thunderbolt now available to buy, $250 for the almighty power of 4G originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Japan Begins Air Drop on Stricken Reactor

Japanese helicopters dumped seawater onto a stricken nuclear reactor Thursday, trying to avoid full meltdowns as plant operators said they were close to finishing a new power line that could restore cooling systems and ease the crisis. (March 16)

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The Engadget Podcast, live at 6:00PM ET!

Your eyes don’t deceive you. The Engadget Podcast is back — and for this next, greatest episode, Josh, Paul, and Nilay will be sitting down to weigh in on all issues technology related. That’s right, we’re getting the band back together and jamming through the news the only way we know how: haphazardly, and with lots of screaming. Won’t you join us at 6:00PM ET for all the fun? Trust us, you won’t want to miss this! Continue reading The Engadget Podcast, live at 6:00PM ET! The Engadget Podcast, live at 6:00PM ET! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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The rough times for public radio continue: Garrison Keillor is making headlines tonight by telling AARP’s The Bulletin that he plans to retire from A Prairie Home Companion in 2013. But Lake Wobegon fans can take solace in that he left himself plenty of wiggle room. For starters, he’d have…

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EPA Proposes New Mercury Air Pollution Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first national standards for mercury and other toxins emitted by power plants, which are some of the biggest air polluters in the nation.

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Olympic Clock Stops

On The Links – The Situation Disaster Edition | Ted Williams Head The 2012 London Olympic Clock Stops Working After 1 Day – SOB. With All The Hoopla About The Fab 5, Grant Hill Will Write An Article In The NYT About Them – BSO. Mike Tyson Didn’t Know He’d Be A “Fat Crackhead” – FloppingOut … Olympic clock stops London 2012 Olympics: Trafalgar Square countdown clock stops If only it were a wind-up. The official Omega countdown clock for the London 2012. 2012 London Olympic countdown clock stops « Godzgiftz's Blog When the clock stops in your hallway, it’s a nuisance, but not a big deal. But when the Olympic Clock stops “ the clock that counts down the days, hours, minutes and seconds to the next Olympic Games “ well, that’s mighty embarrassing … London's first Olympic fixture exceeds expectation by working for … London 2012 Olympic clock stops working. The news has been welcomed by organisers, particularly on the day that tickets for the planets biggest sporting spectacle go on sale, claiming it ensures the biggest global audience of all time … Wall painting in Beverley – psionmark.com … Google’s Revamped iPhone App Now Worth Using; Could Be Better Still http://bit.ly/dV3vRy 23 hours ago; Card Sales Problems As Olympic Clock Stops . http://news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201103115952261 – we can’t organise a piss up in … PETTY279 says: RT @JDGreer : PSP: Olympic clock stops – Olympic clock stops http://goo.gl/BTvkD

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