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Three’s CEO could teach Vodafone’s CEO a thing or two about diplomacy. Whereas Vittorio Colao dismissed British LTE users as “technofreaks“, Dave Dyson has merely said that he’s “fairly relaxed” about upgrading Three’s network. During a quarterly earnings report yesterday, he said he’s in “no rush for LTE” and told people not to expect Three’s newly acquired chunks of LTE spectrum to be brought to life until Q4 of this year. He intends to wait and see how O2 and Vodafone position themselves, and that’s fine — just so long as he sticks to the earlier promise not to charge extra for unlimited LTE data.

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Dodge has announced a new limited edition appearance package exclusively for the Charger SRT8 from SRT. The new appearance package is called the 392 Appearance Package and brings an interesting look to the outside of the already potent Charger SRT8. This package modifies the looks the vehicle only with power output from the engine remaining the same.

The special 392 Appearance Package will be limited edition with Dodge and SRT producing only 392 vehicles featuring the special styling. Dodge and SRT are also limiting the 392 package to availability on five exterior body colors of the vehicle. Dodge designed the 392 package as a modern interpretation of classic muscle car styling.

The appearance package has custom-designed gloss black 392 HEMI fender badges with a charcoal gray metallic insert. The center section of the car’s power bulge hood is painted Pitch Black as is the roof. The car also gets a satin black SRT lower-body side stripe and side mirrors painted in the same Pitch Black color.

The appearance package also adds 20-inch split five-spoke Black Vapor Chrome wheels and the rear spoiler is painted in the Pitch Black color. The five exterior paint colors that can be optioned with the new appearance package include Bright White Clear Coat, Billet Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Plum Crazy Pearl Coat, HEMI Orange Pearl Coat and TorRed Clear Coat. Under the hood, the power output of the 6.4-liter V8 engine stays at 470 hp and 470 pound-foot of torque.

The engine bay does get engine beauty covers that say 392. Inside the vehicle, the car is fitted with a serialized dash plaque showing the production build number out of the 392 available versions. The options package is $2495 and ordering of the package starts in April.

[via SRT]

Dodge unveils new Charger SRT8 392 appearance package is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We talked about the Breathometer when the device first hit indiegogo a couple weeks ago. The Breathometer is a hardware device that works in conjunction with an application on the iPhone turning the device into a portable breathalyzer. The idea is that when people go out drinking with their friends they could use the portable breathalyzer to see when they’ve had too much to drink.

Originally, the campaign was seeking $25,000 in funding. The project has obliterated that funding goal raising over three times that amount of money. At the time of writing, the Breathometer has raised $80,291 and still has 18 days left to go in the campaign. You can pledge $100 to get the Breathometer in July 2013.

If you don’t mind waiting until January of next year, you can pick one of these little breathalyzers up for only $20. To help entice people to keep pledging their money, the people behind the campaign have announced some new stretch goals. If the campaign reaches $100,000, the developers will create a one-click calling application for friends and local taxicabs.

If the campaign reaches $150,000 in funding, the company will add four additional colors for the device to choose from. Possibly the best stretch goal will be activated if the campaign reaches $200,000. At that point, the company will create a portion of the application that can stop drunk texting when you’re over the legal limit. Keeping you from driving drunk and preventing you from drunk texting your ex is a public service indeed.

[via indiegogo]

Breathometer blows past funding goal and adds new stretch goals is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you’re a BlackBerry fan that decided to get yourself a new Z10 smartphone, PowerSkin has announced a new accessory you may be interested in. The company has unveiled what it claims to be the first battery case specifically made for the BlackBerry Z10. We are very familiar with the company’s PowerSkin line of battery cases since we’ve looked at them in the past for other devices such as the iPhone 5.

The new PowerSkin for the BlackBerry Z 10 is designed as a one-piece soft touch silicone case that snaps around the BlackBerry smartphone. This case also come promises to help protect the device from scratches and drops. The big feature is the internal battery featuring 1500 mAh of additional power.

The company says that the case can extend the call time by up to 70% and standby time by up to 70%. The case measures 2.89″ x 0.79″ x 5.39″ and weighs 0.19 pounds. That means despite adding a lot of extra battery power, the case doesn’t add much in the way of additional bulk or weight. The case also ships with a cable allowing you to charge and sync the Z10 without removing the case.

The battery inside the case can be activated to charge your BlackBerry at the press of the on/off button. The case also features indicator lights to display the charge level and status of the battery inside the case. The case is also NFC enabled allowing for the sharing of data without having to remove the protective case. The PowerSkin for BlackBerry Z10 is available in black for $79.99 right now.

[via Power-Skin]

PowerSkin launches the first battery case for the BlackBerry Z10 is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The OpenELEC Linux distro came out of beta with its official 3.0.0 version this week, and according to its makers nearly every part has been upgraded since the 2.0 release last year. This release of the media center package is based on XBMC 12.1 and as such includes its assortment of updates, as well as specific improvements for the Raspberry Pi, MC001 devices, Apple TV and AMD hardware. If you’re on 2.0 you’ll need to manually update to the new version. Hit the source link for a full changelog and instructions on how to get it all working.

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Source: OpenELEC.tv