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From leak-town to the wild, HTC’s Runnymede’s getting a whole lot of pre-release love. This Beats Audio-branded handset’s just received the quick and dirty hands-on treatment (or so it appears) on YouTube. If you’re looking for details on where the phone came from or what’s going on here, you’ve come to the wrong place, but judging from the Vodafone branding on the home screen, we’re fairly certain that this is our first real-life spotting of the 4.7-inch Android phone. A rather off-center video awaits you after the break.

[Thanks, Thomas]

Update: Unsurprisingly, the original video got pulled, but we’ve slapped on a backup clip after the break.

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HTC Runnymede spotted in the wild (updated with backup video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on December 10, 2007 by CyberNet.

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Many people waited in anticipation for the new version of Messenger Plus 4.5 which has been six months in the making. It’s been a hot topic lately simply because everybody knew it was coming, and they knew it was coming with a completed skinning engine.  It’s finally available for download, and now the more than 22 million people who already use it along with some newcomers will be able to enjoy this add-on for Windows Live Messenger that adds all kinds of features and extras. I imagine many of you will want to download this new version which you can find here.

As mentioned, the skinning engine has been completed in version 4.5 which I’d say is the main highlight of the update. There are great skins to choose from, just note though that not all will work with version 9 of Windows Live Messenger – likely because skinners don’t want to take the time to make them work when things can still change. The entire Skins database can be found here, and it’s organized by featured skins, those that have just been added, and those that have been rated the highest by users. I selected an Apple skin which you can see in the screenshot above, and it is one of the few that work with WLM 9.

One of the first things you’ll notice when you pull up the Messenger Plus preferences is the interface. It’s been revamped and looks quite a bit better. From the preferences page you’ll be able to configure and select which extras and add-ons that you want to use.  Because there’s SO much that’s offered, I took screenshots of each page which are thumbnailed below.

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Some of the popular features that Messenger Plus offers are a Messenger Lock which can hide all messenger windows with a shortcut.  Additionally, it’s available in a handful of different languages, there are advanced chat logging options, an event viewer, and tabbed chat where it’ll group all of your conversation in one single tabbed window which will save you some room on your desktop.

If you decide to install it or upgrade to a new version, just know that it’ll automatically integrate into messenger which means installing it is a snap.  When you start messenger, it will pull up the configuration wizard to guide you through some of the features that the add-on offers which is helpful if you’ve never used it before.  Just note that while installing it, there’s an option to install a sponsor program which you’ll find on one of the first screens. By selecting “yes,” you’ll be supporting those who create the add-on.  You do have the option to select no in which case the sponsor program will not install.

All in all I’m impressed with all of the changes with this new version.  I didn’t go into depth about the changes that have been made, but the list is long! If you’re interested in reading all of the details, the change log can be found here where you can read about some smaller changes like the two modes in the contact list clean-up window. I think most of you will be most impressed with the skinning options with skins being applied directly in the memory of Messenger. Installing them is so simple and gives your messenger a whole new look. Messenger Plus 4.5 definitely earns two thumbs-up from me!

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This is a review of a phone that was never actually released to the public on AT&T. Despite the unfortunateness of the prior statement, we felt obligated to run this device through the wringer as a final farewell to Palm, the Pre line and webOS on consumer devices.

Man, what a weird, labyrinthine life this device has had. European carriers didn’t even want the Pre 2, and for whatever reason, those folks were the only ones to even get the Pre 3. Excluding this guy, of course. This guy, as you’ve probably gleaned, is one of only a handful of AT&T Pre 3 handsets to make it out of the factory unscathed, and we couldn’t be happier to be putting it through the paces. Well… we could be happier, but that would require Meg Whitman undoing Leo’s departing shot through the webOS heart.

All that aside, it’s been a strange few days with the final webOS-based phone, and in a sense, the final phone that’ll ever have Palm’s DNA running through its circuitry. Not even two months ago, HP was telling developers to get their Pre 3 app submissions in for approval, and a mere four weeks ago, the same company affirmed that this very phone wouldn’t ever arrive on US shores. You know, despite that whole “being announced for AT&T” thing. Turns out, a few of those units actually did pass the requisite QA tests, and if you’ve got the right connections (or a quick enough trigger finger on eBay), you too can land yourself what’ll undoubtedly go down as one of the most highly sought after pieces of Palm / webOS history. But should you? Find out after the break.

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This article was written on April 26, 2007 by CyberNet.

The government of India just announced plans of offering all citizens free high-speed broadband Internet by 2009– just two years away, with speeds around 2 Mb/s.  Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it?

This got me thinking about how much I’d be willing to pay for Broadband Internet.  If your country one day decided to offer everybody free broadband Internet at the “lowest” of high speeds, but you could pay for faster speeds, would it be worth it to pay for the even “higher” high speed Internet?

This leads us to our next poll: How fast is your Internet Connection? Right now I get 7 Mb/s download and around 512 kb/s upload for a price of $45 per month. 

Speedtest.net has a list of the top 5 countries, continents, and ISPs for Internet Speeds.  If you’re not sure what your speeds are, it’s a great place to find out.

The top countries for Internet speeds are:

• Japan – 9,290 kb/s download and 3,445 kb/s upload
• Sweden – 6,951 kb/s download and 2,454 kb/s upload
• Latvia – 6,001 kb/s download and 2,297 kb/s upload

The top two continents are:

• North America with the average download speed of 4,204 kb/s
• Australia with the average download speed of 3,305 kb/s

It looks like Japan is definitely the place to be for some of the best speeds on average.

So, how fast is your connection? You can vote in the left sidebar.

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Before there was a 3DS and DS — heck, before there was a Game Boy, there was Game & Watch, Nintendo’s portable, sometimes dual-screened gaming line from the ’80s. But while the gaming giant has long since moved on, nostalgia for their platform-based frustration lives on in the form of this large piece of interactive wall art, a case that uses an Arduino and Python script to bring folks with a little spare time the sort of retro gaming that will make them long from the graphical power of the original NES. Check out more images of the device in the Source link below.

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