O2 giving away 18-karat gold HTC One, valued at $4,424

It was a few weeks ago we showed you guys the product of HTC's partnership with Goldgenie: an 18-karat gold HTC One. Designed to be little more than an award for the 18th annual MOBO Awards, only 5 of these blinged-out devices were made. HTC was mum on plans for the rest of them, but it looks like we now know where one is headed. In fun Willy Wonka contest fashion, UK carrier O2 announced that they'd be giving away one of these 18k gold HTC Ones. The contest rules are easy. Simply buy the device between today and Sunday (Oct. 20th) from an O2 store, and inside each HTC One box will be a single golden ticket.


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ZTE Source Announced By Cricket Wireless

The folks over at Cricket Wireless, while they are not exactly the largest and most notable of all mobile carriers over in the US, has just announced that they will be offering a spanking new mid-range budget oriented smartphone that they call the ZTE Source. Do not get me wrong, ZTE has come up with its fair share of high end models in the past, but this time around, it seems that they are about to enter mid-range territory.

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Congressmen write to Obama praising Japanese automakers

Seeing representatives (and often top executives) from the Big Three automakers lobbying in Washington on behalf of the industry is nothing new. But General Motors, Ford and Chrysler aren't the only companies manufacturing automobiles in the United States these days. So too are a growing number of foreign automakers, chief among them Japanese companies, which are now eager to exercise their own lobbying influence on Capitol Hill. In fact a group of 79 congressmen recently sent a letter to President Obama supporting Japanese automakers manufacturing and selling their cars in America.

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Consumer Reports: iPhone screen no match for Android flagships

Consumer Reports, one of the most influential comparison sites in tech, has wrapped up its review of the new iPhone 5s and 5c models. While it holds the improved processor, better camera, and new fingerprint sensor in high regard, CR says that Apple can't compare to Android devices that offer larger, sharper displays and higher-capacity batteries. Before the release of the latest iPhone models and iOS 7, the clamor for more innovation from the company that reinvented the smartphone became almost deafening, as iOS 6 was starting to show its age in a big way.
Apple responded with an overhaul of its mobile OS with iOS 7.

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Panasonic Lumix GM1 Announced

It is encouraging to see that the Micro Four Thirds camera format is starting to gain traction among those who do not want all that a full DSLR delivers, and yet want to capture some seriously good looking photos. Panasonic has been at the forefront of Micro Four Thirds technology for some time already, and their latest addition to the family would be the Lumix GM1.

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Telus Launched BlackBerry Z30 On Tuesday Before Cutting Its Price Right After

I am quite sure by now that many of us who do keep up with news of tech companies and technology trends would know that BlackBerry is one company that is knee deep in trouble, as their handsets have not exactly been flying off the shelves, and neither has the introduction of newer devices managed to arrest the slide of each successive quarter's earnings report. In Canada, where the company originated from, saw both Canadian carriers Bell and Telus launch the all new BlackBerry Z30, which is also the first BlackBerry device to feature a 5" display, and being the most powerful BlackBerry model to date.

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Google Offers App Redesigned

It goes without saying, that any company which wants to remain on the forefront of things would do well to ensure that they will always be able to keep up with the times, whether it is in terms of design or features, or otherwise, Google knows this all too well, having grown from being a start-up to the behemoth that it is today, and when it comes to their Google Offers app on the Android platform, you could say that it has not been as loved as the other apps where design is concerned, but thankfully, all of that has already changed with a brand new app update.

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Ghe-O Rescue Makes Hummer Look Pale In Comparison

Americans love their muscle cars, and while the Hummer is an extremely imposing vehicle by any means, the folks over at Ghe-O Motors might have a far more terrifying prospect on the road – as well as off it, too. We are talking about the Ghe-O Rescue, which is a vessel that can carry up to 11 full sized adults through mud, snow, water and just about anything that is in their way. I suppose if we were to live in medieval times, this would be the transportation of choice to cross moats when one wants to invade a castle, just make sure that the castle's defenders do not light up the moat in fire beforehand.

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Chrome Support For XP Users Extended Until April 2015

We do know that the folks over at Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP after April 8, 2014, which would be five years after it stopped mainstream support. Once that date comes and goes, the venerable 12-year-old operating system will no longer be on the receiving end of any new security updates, so its users will have to learn to use the computer by themselves and to make sure that they take all of the necessary security precautions possible to prevent any unwanted intrusion into their system.

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NEC LZ750/NSB 13.3-Inch Mobile Notebook

NEC has also unveiled their latest mobile notebook, the LZ750/NSB. As part of the LaVie Z series, the system sports a 13.3-inch 2560 x 1440 non-glare IGZO display, a 1.80GHz Intel Core i7-4500U processor, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 256GB SSD, an HD webcam, an SDXC card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, an HDMI output port and runs on Windows 8.1 64-bit OS with Office Home and Business 2013. The LZ750/NSB will go on sale from November 21st for 185,000 Yen (about $1,877).

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MA State Trooper barely missed by speeding motorist

A growing number of states are starting to adopt "move over" laws to help protect emergency workers, and this video posted by the Massachusetts State Police on its Facebook page shows the importance of said laws. Captured by a traffic camera in the Thomas P O'Neill Jr. Tunnel in Boston, the video shows a trooper alerting traffic of upcoming lane closures and a small black car (shown above) narrowly missing hitting the cruiser at a high rate of speed. The tunnel's speed limit is 45 miles per hour, and while it's hard to say if the driver was speeding or not, the caption on the Facebook page said that the construction area was well signed.

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gdgt's best deals for October 16th: Apple MacBook Air (11-inch), Samsung 46-inch LED Smart TV

Price:. When it comes to slim and reliable laptops, the MacBook Air has always been one of our favorites. This bag-friendly mid-2012 model garnered a gdgt Score of 89, boasts a Core i5 Ivy Bridge processor and weighs just under 2.5 pounds.





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Nike+ Fuelband SE Arrives With $159 Price Tag

It was more than a week ago when we mentioned that this October 15th might see the possible announcement of something that has to do with Fuelband, and I guess all of those rumors have proven to be correct. Here we are, with the calendar showing off October 15th as the current date, and Nike has already announced the Nike+ Fuelband SE, which would be the company's most recent fitness-oriented wearable device.

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Porsche Supercup racer dies in crash in Australia

Even with great strides made towards increasing the safety of motor racing, fundamentally it's still a dangerous sport. And now it has claimed another life. That life belonged to one Sean Edwards, an accomplished GT racing driver. Edwards was killed at Queensland Raceway in Australia, riding shotgun in a Porsche 996 GT3 while acting as instructor. The driver was airlifted to hospital with critical injuries.

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Surface Pro 2 256GB, 512GB Models Won't Ship Until Dec. 15

Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 2 just a few weeks ago during an exclusive launch event in New York City. Since its unveiling, the Surface Pro 2 has gone to sell out of its 128GB version just weeks after it was announced, leaving many to look to higher-capacity versions of the tablet. Unfortunately, if you're considering buying the Surface Pro 2 in either 256GB or 512GB, you'll be waiting for quite some time as Microsoft currently estimates those models will ship by December 15.

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Google Nexus 5 leaks in new images

The upcoming Nexus 5 has been pictured once again, this time in Russia. The new snaps show the characteristic Nexus logo on the back, which appears to be highly prone to fingerprints as well - something we didn't see in previous leaked images. The anticipated Nexus 5 flagship has made the rounds in rumorland land dozens of times, and we even saw a hands-on video showing it running on the upcoming Android 4.4 KitKat build.
The Nexus 5 is slated to run on a Snapdragon 800 chipset with a quad-core 2.3GHz Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, and 2GB of RAM.




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Automating The Production Of Court Bundles For Local Authorities: Webinar

On 23rd October 2013 Zylpha (www.zylpha.com), the UK’s leading supplier of Document Bundling and Legal Automation Tools, is presenting a webinar aimed at senior legal management in local authorities. The webinar which will be led by Zylpha founder and CEO Tim Long will demonstrate how easy it is to make dramatic savings in time and cost whilst simultaneously supporting the authorities’ green agenda.

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Vivitar ViviCam X426 Waterproof Digital Camera

Vivitar hits back with their new waterproof digital camera, the ViviCam X426. Designed to withstand depths of up to 10′ underwater, this compact camera sports a 10MP CMOS image sensor, a built-in flash, a 4x digital zoom, a 2.4-inch rear LCD display, a microSD card slot, Auto Face & Smile Detection technology, a USB 2.0 port and can capture 720p HD video. The ViviCam X426 retails for just $49.95.

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More Android 4.4 KitKat screenshots make the rounds

After showing up alongside a Nexus 5 late last week, Android 4.4 KitKat appeared yet again in a series of leaked screenshots. This time around, the upcoming Android release got caught running on an ASUS Nexus 7 (2013). In line with previous leaks, the screenshots reveal some of the UI changes which Android 4.4 KitKat will bring. They include mildly redesigned stock apps including Quickoffice integration, new additions to the settings menu, as well as the cool-looking Android KitKat Easter egg.

According to the source of the screenshots, the Android build captured in them predate the official KitKat announcement.








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2014 Ram 1500 named Truck of Texas, Chrysler Cleans Up at Truck Rodeo

Trucks are king in Texas, so the annual Truck of Texas awarded by the Texas Auto Writers Association gives automakers big bragging rights. This year's Texas Truck Rodeo featured 63 trucks, crossover and SUVs, and the 2014 Ram 1500 took home the prestigious Truck of Texas, giving the pickup back-to-back wins for this award. The good news didn't stop there for Chrysler Group, as Ram, Dodge and Jeep dominated most other categories, accounting for 15 of the possible 24 awards.

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Connected Business Introduces the Cloud Leaders Summit

– Connected Business launches high level event where cloud means business – London, 14 October 2013: To address the growing influence of business decision makers on cloud computing investment, Imago Techmedia announces the Cloud Leaders Summit, a business-focused conference for CEOs, CFOs, COOs and line of business heads from enterprise organisations across all industry sectors.Research firm Gartner predicts that by 2017, more IT purchasing decisions will be made by the CMO and other line of business executive than by the CIO. By the same date, the global public cloud services market will be worth $131 billion.

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Lenovo Acknowledges Existence Of Its Android Laptop

A manual of the Lenovo IdeaPad A10 was recently leaked which lead us to believe that the company might be working on a 10 inch Android tablet. Lenovo has officially acknowledged the existence of this device, confirming that it will indeed be released in the market in the near future. This particular laptop is said to be called the IdeaPad A10. Despite acknowledging its existence, the company has not mentioned any concrete release date or timeframe for this product.

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