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Just what do you think of the Android mascot? I find it really cute and it can be suited up to accommodate many different situations, literally wearing a slew of hats for various festivals if you want it to. Well, here is another clever use of the Android mascot that comes in the form of the Cry-on Series 3 Android collectible. To put it in a nutshell, this is an Android Krylon spray paint which can be shaken, it might be able to motivate you into tagging your office wall. Don’t worry about getting caught in the act of vandalism, as there is no actual paint residing within, but it will still sound and look like it.

Word also has it that the shipments of Series 3 collectibles have cleared customs, and are ready to be sold to adoring masses. We are looking at a time frame of just days away from the Cry-on Series 3 Android collectible to be shipped to retailers, before your favorite delivery person drops it off at your doorsteps.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean factory image for Nexus S and Nexus S 4G released, Android Jelly Bean usage grows 1500% over two months,

If Sony’s handheld wonder lacks the visual pop your discerning sense of style craves, you’re in luck: the Vita’s getting a new look. Sony teased a rainbow of colorful handhelds at TGS last year, but opted to launch the handheld in a classic black facade and added a white version back at E3 that is slated for October. Now, the outfit has revealed two new options: “cosmic red” and “sapphire blue.” The details on pricing and availability are still coming in, but the pair will hit shelves in Japan on November 15th. In the meantime we’ll offer details for US and Europe as soon as they become available.

Sean Buckley contributed to this report.

Sony announces Cosmic Red and Sapphire Blue PlayStation Vita variants, arriving in Japan November 15th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PlayStation Vita owners will get access this November to the promised PlayStation Plus program, previously exclusive to Sony’s PlayStation 3 console. Like on PS3, Vita PS Plus subscribers will get “free games, receive discounts for select titles, and enjoy other benefits unique to the service.” Sony detailed some of those unique benefits on its US blog, including “Instant Game Collection” (free games), “Discounts” (um … discounts), “Online Game Storage” (1GB of cloud storage for game saves and DLC), “Automatic Updates” (auto-start and download/install of game demos and updates), and “Automatic Trophy sync” (which syncs your earned Trophies to PSN). In so many words, it’s exactly what you get on the PS3, but on the Vita. When it launches this November, it’ll come in a few pricing options: 90 days for $18 or one year for $50 (30 day subs are locked to Asia). Folks who already have subscriptions on the PS3 will get PlayStation Plus on Vita included in their existing subscription, which seems perfectly swell if you ask us.

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PlayStation Plus added to Vita this November, existing users already in originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows Phone 7.8 is said to offer a semblance of what Windows Phone 8 is all about for Windows Phone-powered devices that will not be getting the Windows Phone 8 upgrade, and the venerable HTC HD7 is privileged to receive the Windows Phone 7.8 Beta ROM recently, making it the very first Windows Phone 7.8 Beta ROM to boot. This particular ROM release is known by its build number of 7.10.8835.35, although it has its roots from a Tango 12180 dump from a Nokia device. There was minimal testing done before the Beta ROM was released, so you can be sure that this is far from the finished article.

Do remember to proceed at your own risk if you are interested, and be prepared for a very raw Windows Phone 7.8 experience since there will be no support for homebrew apps, although you can always opt to re-flash your HTC HD7 with a Windows Phone 7.5 ROM at a later period. We did catch a leaked ROM of Windows Phone 7.8 on the Lumia 800 this month as well just in case you own the Nokia device.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: HTC HD7 ready to rock your world, HTC HD7 Shows Up With HD3 Branding,

WASHINGTON — A conservative organization leading efforts to beat back disclosure laws in national politics is set to buy nearly $2 million in television advertising against House Democrats, a Democratic source told The Huffington Post.

The Center for Individual Freedom has reserved $1.9 million in as many as 11 media markets, according to the Democrat, who tracks media purchases. The new spending nearly matches the organization’s expenditure in the 2010 elections.

It’s not immediately clear which lawmakers will be targeted. The source said details of the purchase suggest that House candidates Christie Vilsack of Iowa, John Oceguera of Nevada, Annie Kuster of New Hampshire, and and Julian Schreibman of New York, may be targets, along with Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.), Rep. Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.), and Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah).

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