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The best iPhone yet, announced early yesterday morning, is unable to handle simultaneous voice and LTE data on CDMA networks as confirmed by Apple. This would definitely help some people come to a decision as to which carrier will they purchase their iPhone 5, although I do admit that for the extremely casual phone user, it does not matter that much since you will most probably be holding the phone to your ear while carrying out a conversation so there is no need to worry about your data path being “blocked”, so to speak. Power users might be peeved at this development though, as many a time you might tether your iPhone 5 and an incoming call comes, breaking whatever data connection you were enjoying previously.

According to Apple spokesperson Natalie Harrison, it is “not yet possible” to perform side-by-side CDMA voice and LTE data on a “single-radio” design that is found in the iPhone 5. Do you think that this is because Apple wanted to ensure the hardware differences are kept to the bare minimum between CDMA and GSM users? This would rule Verizon and Sprint out of the big four telcos in the US, meaning you have just AT&T and an unlocked iPhone 5 on T-Mobile to experience simultaneous voice and LTE data.

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I am not quite sure about you, but did you not think it strange that Wal-Mart has never offered pre-orders for the iPhone in the past? I guess things do change over the years after all, with Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, announced that they will be taking in pre-orders for the newly introduced iPhone 5 for the first time in their history, in addition to offering discounts on the device in order to maintain their reputation as a company that sells value-for-money products.

You can place your pre-order at 8 a.m. from September 14th onwards at US stores, according to Sarah Spencer, a spokeswoman for the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer. Wal-Mart’s Apple iPhone 5 will be cherry picked for $189.97 with a two-year contract, making it slightly more affordable than the $199 price point that was announced by Apple. The previous generation iPhone 4S will also receive a price cut, while the iPhone 4 is going cheap at just $0.97 with a two- year contract. Other pre-orders from different carriers will also happen on September 14th, although some of them open the floodgates at midnight.

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Raytheon, one of the active defense companies out there that have seem to made their fair share of waves in the news recently, has touted the successful testing of their Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) against naval swarm boats sometime in the middle of this year. The JLENS’ ability to target swarm boats in the Great Salt Lake were put to a drill, and it passed the test with flying colors, using the radar’s ability to track multiple fast and high speed vessels while giving a ship commander the situational awareness of all possible threats which he might face in the open seas.

The JLENS system is comprised of a couple of aerostats which can float up to 10,000 feet off the ground, delivering radar and communication capabilities so that one has a bird’s eye view on over-the-horizon threats, while delivering details and information to a gamut of weapons systems. When will JLENS be able to see action on the battlefield? It is rather hard to tell, but I do wonder what kind of defense mechanisms that JLENS has against attacks from missiles and RPGs.

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You’ve probably wanted at some point in time to be able to fully engage your date or a client. Here’s another tool to help you accomplish your goal. RISR is a “sensor web” that will help you get the most out of each conversation.

RISR is a sensor web that connects to your cellphone and scans it for body language cues. I guess this kind of thing should be pretty useful for some sufferers of autism spectrum disorder, as some have trouble with this. RISR vibrates on your body, telling it how to move to ensure a maximal engagement. Most people do this subconsciously, mirroring the position of the people they talk to. If that all doesn’t make too much sense to you, watch the video below for a demo:

The firm behind RISR has just announced this tech, and they will also help you with consultations to get the most out of your RISR vest. It will be deployed this fall.

[via TechCrunch]