T-Mobile confirms Full Monty subscribers are capped at 1Mb/s, risqué plan becomes tame

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Uh-oh. Looks like T-Mobile's Full Monty subscribers in the UK will be getting much less than they'd originally bargained for. T-Mo's British support unit recently confirmed that the carrier has capped speeds on its "all-in" unlimited plan at a rather dismal 1Mb/s -- in other words, this Full Monty act doesn't really go all the way.

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Oops! Motorola sold refurbished Xooms without deleting previous owners’ data

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Usually, when passwords and personal information are exposed, it's because someone hacked a company's not-so-secure system. Motorola, however, managed to put people's info at risk without such malfeasance when it failed to wipe the memory of a batch of refurbished Xooms . The tablets in question were sold by Woot.com between October and December of last year, and Moto is claiming that it made the mistake on only small number of slates

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ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million

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The latest report is in from ComScore , and as you might expect, the news is sunshine and roses for the crews at Google and Apple. Both companies platforms charted some worthwhile month-over-month gains, as Android is estimated to account for 47.3 percent of smartphones in the US, while iOS runs a strong second with 26.9 percent.

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Self-aware headphones switch channels depending on which ear they’re in (video)

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Life is fraught : social interaction, inflation and fashion all conspire to ruin your day. Even the simple act of firing up your PMP can send you to the floor in tears if you discover your earbuds are in the wrong way, forever ruining the beautiful stereo trickery of The White Album . Fortunately, Japan's Science and Technology Agency has beavered away at this most first-world of problems with its Universal Earphones Project

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Windows Phone 8 detailed: dual cores, Skype Integration and NFC are a go

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If you thought Mango was the bee's knees, just wait till you get a hold of Apollo . No, seriously, keep waiting 'cause we have no idea when that will happen. While we still can't say when Windows Phone 8 will be making its way to a handset near you, we do have quite a few new details about the mobile OS courtesy of the folks over at PocketNow .

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NASA films dark side of the moon, finds no evidence of Brain Damage (video)

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Take a moment to Breathe , because this one's kind of heady. NASA has just published a new video of the Dark Side of the Moon and, contrary to popular belief, it's not really all that dark

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ZTE Optik tablet hits Sprint for $100 on February 5th, hopes EVDO is good enough

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Sprint has officially taken the wraps off the ZTE Optik and, as expected, the 7-inch tablet will be landing for a measely $100 on contract. Of course, to hit that price point you'll have to make some sacrifices, like signing up for a two-year agreement and an appropriate data plan. Not to mention you'll have to settle for a 3G connection -- there's no WiMAX or LTE in sight

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Squid is a shirt that keeps an exercise journal so you don’t have to

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Wearable fitness trackers are everywhere these days.

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IDC: Nokia, Samsung, Apple are the new top 3 handset makers

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The latest figures are in from IDC : the top three global smartphone makers are Nokia , Samsung and Apple , in that order. Drilling down into the figures finds some surprises: Cupertino's third-place with only 8.7 percent of the market, while the giants of Korea and Finland are duking it out with 22.8 percent and 26.6 respectively. LG and ZTE are tied for fourth, but that's hardly good news for Goldstar , given that it's lost a staggering 42.2 percent of its market share in the last twelve months (Nokia was the other loser, eating 8.2 percent).

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Pentax confirms the rumors, mirrorless K-01 coming March 2012 (video)

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We heard it was coming, and confirmation arrives today of Pentax's latest model.

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