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The iPad Air goes on sale in select markets, including the U.S., on November 1st. Apple still continues to offer the 16GB Wi-Fi only base model for $499, and there’s a huge possibility that a lot of customers will line up outside its stores to purchase various models of the new tablet. The tablet will also be sold through Apple’s retail channel and carrier partners. Walmart has decided to undercut Apple’s MSRP by $20, the retailer has announced that it will sell the 16GB Wi-Fi iPad Air for $479.

Walmart hasn’t said as yet if it will discount prices of other models of the iPad Air itself. This isn’t the first time that the retailer has undercut prices. It currently offers the iPhone 5s for $189 on contract, $11 off the MSRP. It has slashed iPhone 5c price to $45 from the MSRP of $99, both smartphones are offered with a two year contract. It will be interesting to see if this move ends up bringing in an increase in sales come launch day. The retailer hasn’t said if this $20 discount is a limited time thing or if it will continue to be offered. Walmart will start selling the iPad Air to customers on November 1st. It will be interesting to see if other retailers, such as Target, follow Walmart’s lead.

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Leaked from today’s 404 episode:

– Soylent closes $1.5 Million in seed funding from Lerer, Andreessen Horowitz.

– A Web store that lets you buy leather from human skin, ’cause this here is real.

– An app that tracks the bathroom line at Madison Square Garden.

– “Beetlejuice 2” in the works, with director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton in talks to return.

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Its not that hard to find accessories for your favorite device, particularly if your device is a popular one made by a big behemoth, such as Samsung. An online search for Galaxy S4 accessories would turn up thousands of results, but if a new report from Korean publication ETNews is to be believed, Samsung may be looking to block all inauthentic accessories. It is said that Samsung might be considering adding a chip on its devices and approved accessories to ensure that only authentic accessories work with its devices.

Rumors about this move come after multiple reports of swollen and exploding batteries, as well issues caused by a various accessories available in the grey market. Searching for replacement batteries online brings up products from a number of manufacturers, even those that don’t make authentic accessories. Counterfeit products such as batteries or chargers can cause grave harm to the users, as evident from the multiple fatal cases reported in China that resulted in deaths of people who used fake iPhone chargers. It is said that Samsung might distribute chips to “approved suppliers,” and that accessories made by them would be the only ones fully compatible with its devices. ETNews also speculates that perhaps the recently launched Galaxy Note 3 already contains such a chip but its currently dormant. There’s no confirmation of this as yet, Samsung hasn’t commented on this report.

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In recent years, we’ve watched with wonder as boring old yellow halogen car headlights have been replaced with futuristic, Tron-like LEDs. Now, that transition is about to take place on the city scale, as New York City prepares to replace its street lamps—all 250,000 of them—with LEDs.

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