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Nikon Coolpix S1000pj also delayed

Alas, our dream of rocking parties with the projector-packing s1000pj will have to wait an extra month. Turns out that demand for the shooter was so high that even Nikon, whose sole purpose in life is making imaging equipment, couldn't satiate it in time. The new dates for your calendar are October 23 for the 12.1 megapixel, 5x optical zoom S1000pj, and September 19 for its S70 and S570 brethren. The S70 switches out the projector for a 3.5-inch OLED multitouch screen, and should prove quite...

Google Responds to Google Voice Dropped Call Issue

Were you one of the unlucky ones getting booted from your Google Voice phone calls this week after 15 or so minutes of talk time? Good news. Google identified the problem yesterday and has reportedly issued a fix. Just in case you weren't affected, or don't have Google Voice, or maybe you're just reading this because you have nothing better to do, the problem was pretty much just as described above: Users were complaining that any call they made that passed the magic 15 or so minute threshold...

Smartbook AG follows in Psion’s footsteps

Looks like smartbooks really are the new netbooks, after all. Aptly exemplifying déjà vu, German company Smartbook AG has issued a cease-and-desist to Netbooknews.de, claiming it owns the trademark and copyright on the term "smartbook" and that its use on the news site is damaging to the company's reputation and credibility. The letter demands that within two weeks all instances of the word be stricken from both the German and English-language versions, despite the latter being hosted in the...

Overheating iPhone Reports all over France

Reports of iPhones exploding, starting fires and killing people in cold blood have been around since the inception of the handset. They've also been relatively sporadic, seemingly short on evidence, and Apple hasn't given complaints much credence or response. So when we heard a story from France the other day about a security guard's iPhone "exploding" and sending a shard of glass into his eye (though apparently not serious enough to warrant a hospital visit), it was a little hard to believe,...

Mophie Juice Pack Plus iPhone Charging

Mophie juice pack plus iPhone charging case now Verizon-friendly. Now that the 2000mAh Juice Pack Plus is compatible with both carriers, giving users up to eight more hours of 3G talk time and a few extra millimeters of thickness for around $100. The rubberized charging case is available in black, cyan, magenta, yellow, and a limited edition purple, of which only 2,000 were made. Here is the press release : mophie Announces juice pack plus Now Compatible with All iPhone 4s Powerful...