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Toshiba’s Regza GL1 3DTVs going on sale in Japan tomorrow, no glasses required

The panacea of glasses-free 3D displays (or content ) might not yet be upon us, but Toshiba’s doing its best by putting the two models in its Regza GL1 family up for sale in Japan. Tomorrow marks the debut of the smaller 12GL1, spanning a 12-inch diagonal and offering the unconventional resolution of 466 x 350. That’s expected to be priced at

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Israel suspected in Assad aide’s death

Leaked cable reveals Syria believed Jewish state was behind General Muhammad Suleiman’s assassination, but kept quiet due to indirect peace talks held at that time

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AirPlay hacked onto XBMC Ubuntu PC, Windows next (video)

You won’t find this hack available for download just yet, but Erica Sadun over at TUAW has posted a video showing AirPlay streaming from an iPad to an XBMC media server running on Ubuntu. As we understand it, the Linux box runs the AirPlay client service with XBMC advertising its availability using the Bonjour-compatible Avahi. Erica, who helped initiate all this AirPlay trickery with her early code spelunking efforts, says that Windows hacks are also in development. Click on through to see AirPlay take another bold step down the path of device agnosticism. Continue reading AirPlay hacked onto XBMC Ubuntu PC, Windows next (video) AirPlay hacked onto XBMC Ubuntu PC, Windows next (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Rabbis: Don’t desecrate Shabbat in market

Committee for the Sanctity of Shabbat orders haredi public to complete its Friday shopping at Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market an hour before Shabbat begins so as not to cause merchants to violate holy day

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India, Russia mark decade of strategic ties with Medvedev visit

New Delhi, India (CNN) — Close allies since the Soviet days, India and Russia mark the first decade of their strategic partnership as the two countries hold their annual summit in New Delhi Tuesday. Talks between visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are expected to cover a whole range of issues, such as defense, business, space and energy. India, officials say, sources more than 60% of its military hardware…

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3 Missing Boys’ Mom Makes Plea for Their Return

The mother of three young Michigan boys who’ve been missing since last being seen with their father on Thanksgiving is making a fresh plea for their return. (Dec. 20)

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Gmail’s free voice calls will be available through all of 2011, still only in the US

While the rest of the world has yet to taste the sweet elixir of free voice calls from its email supplier, US-based Gmailers are having their fun extended for a whole new year. Back in August , Google made it possible to dial up voice numbers in the US and Canada for free, and now, in the true holiday spirit of keeping users happy and advertising bottom lines black, Google promises to keep that service free through all of 2011. Gmail’s free voice calls will be available through all of 2011, still only in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Droid Incredible takes a stable bite out of Gingerbread (video)

Android 2.3, get your Android 2.3! A Gingerbread ROM for the Droid Incredible that’s been cooking on xda-developers for a couple of weeks is finally looking ready for mass consumption. It hit version 4 overnight, fixing a few niggling issues and enabling the 8 megapixel camera, which leaves only its video recording and GPS functions on the to-do list. Otherwise, it’s looking like a very slick implementation of Google’s latest OS, and it’s particularly pleasing to see how its responsiveness has improved between builds. Hit the source link for more info, though don’t expect to find out why HTC, Verizon et al can’t do things this quickly themselves. [Thanks, Stuart] Continue reading Droid Incredible takes a stable bite out of Gingerbread (video) Droid Incredible takes a stable bite out of Gingerbread (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Bears Ruin Vikings Outdoor Party

The Chicago Bears clinch the NFC North title by running over Brett Favre and Minnesota in the Vikings first outdoor home game in 29 years. (Dec. 20)

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