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LG myTouch and myTouch Q spotted in the wild

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Before becoming official these phones were accidentally listed on T-Mobile.com and were quickly removed, now they are all official-like we should be seeing plenty more over the next few weeks. The myTouch will feature a 3.8″ display with a 1 GHz processor and a decent 5MP camera. Then the myTouch Q (above) will sport a 3.5″ display, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the same 1.0 Ghz processor and 5MP camera and will be a nice little mid-range offering from LG.</div>
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Both of the new myTouch phones will be powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread and T-Mobiles HSPA+ 4G speeds. The regular myTouch will come in black or white, while the Q slider will be offered in black or grey. Both are set to be released before the holidays and we don’t have more information on an exact date but a recent leak suggests they’ll be available for just $129 and come around November 2nd. Who wants one?</div>
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LG myTouch and myTouch Q spotted in the wild

We have seen plenty of the new myTouch and myTouch Q from LG lately and it was only a matter of time until they started leaking to the ...

Mighty Eagle soars in for the holidays as in-app Angry Birds purchase

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The <a href="http://www.rovio.com/index.php?mact=Blogs,cntnt01,showentry,0&cntnt01entryid=52&cntnt01returnid=58">Mighty Eagle has finally landed</a> for Angry Birds fans with an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Available as a US$0.99 in-app purchase, the highly anticipated new bird character will let you skip a difficult level and unlock the next one, earning points and achievements along the way.<br />
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There is a catch to this great power now bestowed on you: use of this Mighty Eagle is limited to once per hour. The Mighty Eagle brings some good news for hard-core Angry Birds fans tired of repeating levels. Once you have unlocked a level using your arsenal of regular birds, you can deploy the Mighty Eagle on that level as much as you want. As a bonus, Rovio also threw in 15 new, scorching 'Ham Em High' levels set within a desert environment and a new Golden Egg.<br />
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These new levels, the Golden Egg, and the Mighty Eagle are available in the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/angry-birds/id343200656?mt=8">latest version of Angry Birds</a> now available in the App Store. Only the eagle requires the in-app purchase.<br />
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Mighty Eagle soars in for the holidays as in-app Angry Birds purchase

The Mighty Eagle has finally landed for Angry Birds fans with an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Available as a US$0.99 in-app purchase, the h...

Steve Jobs named Person of the Year by the Financial Times

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Calling Apple's turn-around over the last ten years "the most remarkable comeback in modern business history," the UK's <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f01db172-0e06-11e0-86e9-00144feabdc0.html">Financial Times</a> (free registration required) newspaper on Wednesday named Apple CEO Steve Jobs its "Person of the Year" for 2010. Thirty years after Jobs brought the company public at age 25, the proclamation focuses on his determined attention to detail and reputation as someone who "understands the art of the possible" with the ability to convince others of the plausibility of his ideas.<br />
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In talking to Financial Times, Roger McNamee, who recently attempted to rebuild Palm in Apple's image, said "Steve's the last of the great builders. What makes him different is that he's creating jobs and economic activity out of thin air while just about every other CEO in America is working out ways to cut costs and lay people off."<br />
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2010 has definitely been a good year for Apple, with MarketWatch naming Steve Jobs CEO of the Decade earlier this month and four Apple products making it onto Time Magazine's Top 10 Gadgets list right in time for the holidays. If estimates of Apple selling 100 million iPhones and 48 million iPads next year are correct, 2011 should be a fantastic year as well for Mr. Jobs and company.<br />
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Steve Jobs named Person of the Year by the Financial Times

Calling Apple's turn-around over the last ten years "the most remarkable comeback in modern business history," the UK's F...

Mac App Store shots reveal Parental Controls, store helper app

<img align="right" alt="" border="0" hspace="8" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2010/12/macappstorelogo.jpg" vspace="8" />9to5Mac apparently snuck its way into the Mac App Store a little early (the marketplace is set to open up on January 6), and has <a href="http://www.9to5mac.com/44240/sightings-from-the-mac-app-store">brought back some screenshots</a> of the app's OS X trappings. You can see the app's icon already, and the app will have a login screen very similar to what you already use in iTunes to install iOS apps.<br />
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Parental controls are available in the store's preferences, and various installs will all be handled by another app called "store helper." Those controls are configurable for various ages, so you'll be able to define if you want apps to run for users over 4, 9, 12, or 17.<br />
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Unfortunately, The Mac App Store won't support Game Center or in-app purchases at launch, but given the growing popularity of both of those elements, that may change in the future. We're inching ever closer to the Mac App Store's release, and developers are undoubtedly working even over the holidays to make sure their apps are ready to go at launch. It should be a nice way to kick off 2011 for Apple.<br />
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Mac App Store shots reveal Parental Controls, store helper app

9to5Mac apparently snuck its way into the Mac App Store a little early (the marketplace is set to open up on January 6), and has brought bac...

Apple trademarks 'Express Lane' and 'VoicePass'

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Apple has filed two new trademarks right before the holidays this week. <a href="http://www.trademarkia.com/voicepass-85200930.html">VoicePass is the first one</a> -- it's filed in the category of "construction and repair services," so it likely has to do with supporting broken devices. MacNN says that the VoicePass service is <a href="http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/12/23/covers.little.known.feature.of.apple.tech.support/">used when calling in to customer support</a> -- certain customers in the US and Canada can have a support number recognized automatically by the phone systerm, avoiding having to identify themselves every time they call. So this likely isn't a new service or implementation -- Apple is likely just filing to cover a little-known service it already runs.<br />
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<a href="http://www.trademarkia.com/express-lane-85200810.html">Same deal with Express Lane</a>, another trademark filed by Apple this week. Express Lane is Apple's <a href="https://expresslane.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.do;jsessionid=GJYPNT1BXVWnz2jgT94V1lw1CJ2TZCMvpzVrG1GJ3wkwZQ8wLG58%21-946245448">streamlined product repair system</a>, and the company has filed for a trademark on the name involving "web based support and diagnostic services by using resources and tools for computer software and computer hardware provided on-line and over telecommunications networks." Again -- this is a service that Apple already runs, but the company is laying claim to the names in these areas, just in case.<br />
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Apple trademarks 'Express Lane' and 'VoicePass'

Apple has filed two new trademarks right before the holidays this week. VoicePass is the first one -- it's filed in the category of ...

Gucci unveils their own 3D glasses, available for the holidays at $225

<P><a name="1946212217865528717"></A> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-Hn9bOPXc2PXw0wtOcJLDC-4HsPExKLJjBUbE8SsSK3-cBJIJ-UZjNpK0jP9mQsrsV32Lt2oo4_4h1EhqDITvcX4cYcKnbLwSZT08OKc_ctYa0w6mqLC-gghvW0VZ3gl4UwLVSQOSdE/s1600/gucci-3d.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="217" src="/gucci-3d.jpg" width="400"></A></P><br /><P>Yep, along with <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/oakley-3d-tron-legacy-gascan-glasses-drop-in-november-26110352/">Oakley</A> who's releasing 3D glasses in the holidays for the Tron Legacy movie, luxury designer label <B>Gucci</B> is also following the bandwagon with their own. And you heard that right, it's currently priced at $225, also scheduled for a holiday release. What's in store that would make the price tag reasonable (aside from the brand of course)? Read more to fund out.<a name="more"></A><BR>Gucci tells us that these pair of glasses have "optically-correct" 6-base curved lenses. Now what in the world does that mean? They're saying that having will eliminate the "crosstalk" from the screen to your eyes -- creating a much more clear experience of the movie than before. Aside from normal 3D, these are also optimized for use in Real D 3D cinemas. The other side of the glasses, on the other hand, have a "multi-layered mirror coating" which would make the glasses act as a mirror without any distortion. The question is, are you willing to spend that much for these pair of 3D glasses? Just make sure that you don't leave them at the cinemas.<BR><BR></P>

Gucci unveils their own 3D glasses, available for the holidays at $225

Yep, along with Oakley who's releasing 3D glasses in the holidays for the Tron Legacy movie, luxury designer label Gucci is also fol...