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Someone at Honda’s been watching too much ‘Akira,’ because the automaker’s latest electric vehicle concept looks a lot like the main character Kaneda’s bike with training wheels. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31346_7-10460029-252.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Geneva Auto Show 2010/a/p

It may not be the news that folks in some particularly problematic areas have been waiting for, but AT&T has now announced that it’s finally expanded availability of its 3G MicroCell beyond its initial testbed cities like Raleigh and Charlotte. The new markets apparently include some additional areas of North Carolina, along with new parts of South Carolina, Georgia, and San Diego, plus the addition of Las Vegas — the only entirely-new market of the bunch. Hit up the link below to punch in your zipcode for exact availability, and all the necessary details to get “five bars in your own home.” And if you’re curious about exactly what this whole femtocell thing is about, be sure to check out our impressions of the device.

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AT&T announces expanded availability of 3G MicroCell originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now you can buy a TV with any one of four different types of backlight, but do you know what they all are and what they look like? Read on.

Apple plans to perch on its $25 billion nest egg until it’s ready to make “big, bold” risks, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs said at the company’s shareholder meeting, according to Bloomberg.

Apple shareholders re-approved the board of directors and Apple’s proposed compensation plan.

“When you take risks, it’s like jumping in the
air. When they don’t work out, it’s nice to know the ground is always
there,” the chief executive said, according to Reuters.

Apple recently announced the iPad, and reported record revenues for the fourth quarter, buoyed by a resurgence in consumer spending. On Thursday, the company reported selling its 10 billionth song via iTunes. Radio Shack, meanwhile, reported that it was preparing a widespread rollout of the iPhone across its stores.

Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook recently said that Apple has considered acquiring or merging with another large company, but that none have met its strategic or financial requirements.

““We don’t let our money burn a hole in our
pocket,” Cook said.  And so unless we find something that really makes sense for
Apple shareholders, we’re not going to do it … If we find a large one,
we won’t be shy about it, but we won’t do it to do it.”

Panasonic and LG won’t be the only ones with Skype-enabled HDTVs, though we peeped it in the specs earlier, Samsung has officially announced its new 7000 and 8000 series televisions will also include access. Accessible through the embedded Samsung Apps service, it appears it will work with the new HD video processing webcams just like the others, so users can log in to or create an account with the remote then make video or voice calls away from the PC. We heard at CES those cameras could run as high as $200, check out the CES 2010 demo from Panasonic to see if couch videoconferencing is worth the additional expense.

Samsung makes Skype for new LED lit HDTVs official originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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