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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Pa.) said Friday that Republican Mitt Romney’s embarrassing gaffes in London this week during his trip to the Summer Olympics won’t make much of a difference in the presidential election, but neither will Obama’s “you didn’t build that” comment.

“All of this is just the battle of the day, which in the summer time, means absolutely nothing,” Rendell told The Huffington Post. “Even Romney’s unbelievable performance in England means absolutely nothing in the end. In the end, it means nothing. It sort of contributes to the view that Romney’s a doofus, but Romney will have three debates and a convention speech to dispel that. Obama will have three debates and a convention speech to look like a leader again.”

“No one is going into a polling place and not vote for Mitt Romney because he insulted the British. I’m serious,” Rendell said.

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Samsung has announced the availability of the RS844CRPC5H side-by-side refrigerator in India. This premium refrigerator provides a capacity of 890L, which is claimed as India’s largest side-by-side refrigerator. The Samsung RS844CRPC5H is equipped with several advanced technologies such as a Digital Inverter Compressor for power efficiency and minimal noise levels, Coolselect Zone that ensures the food is at the ideal temperature, Twin Cooling Plus that cools the refrigerator and the freezer compartments individually, and Antivirus Protector that sterilizes the inside of the fridge. Folks in India are able to purchase the Samsung RS844CRPC5H side-by-side refrigerator for Rs. 179,000 ($3,239). [SammyHub]

There’s plenty of awesomeness in this edition of the best iPhone apps. Whether it’s a way to convince your kids to do their chores, or a beautiful way to check the weather, you’ll have plenty of new titles to add to your iPhone. More »

Kodak might be cleared to sell its patents, but it’s likely no fan of the companies lined up to make a deal. The Wall Street Journal‘s best friends, “people familiar with the matter,” assert that Apple and Google are part of separate coalitions hoping to buy the 1,100 patents up for grabs. Apple’s camp supposedly includes Microsoft and controversial patent holder Intellectual Ventures; Google’s team reads more like an Android Justice League, with HTC, LG, Samsung and “patent risk solutions” provider RPX all playing a part. Real or not, there’s still much that’s up in the air. Kodak’s not talking, and even the touted insiders warn both of new challengers and allegiances that could be in flux over the next few days. If there’s meat on this rumor bone, however, it could make the August 8th auction another patent war spectacle rather than a mere ticket back to solvency for Kodak. Break out the popcorn.

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If you’re a fan of Tetris and you want to spice up your living room with some new lights, these officially licensed Tetris LED blocks will do the trick. Feature all the shapes you’ve come to know and love over the years, these lamps are even stackable so you can set them up anyway you want (and no, they won’t disappear when you form a complete line). It wasn’t mentioned how the blocks are powered, but they turn on whenever they’re stacked (you need a minimum of two) and you’ll need to disassemble them to turn them off.

A pretty cool product that’s bound to start conversations whenever somebody walks into your room for the first time. The Tetris lights are sold in a set of seven blocks (1 of each shape) for $59.99 on Amazon (out of stock for now) and £29.99 ($47) from Firefox.com. Check out a demo of how the lights work on the Firebox website as well.

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