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If your property stretches out more than 10,000 square feet, then you’ve probably already invested in one or more of Amped Wireless’ long-range WiFi gear. If you haven’t, however, then the company is hoping to lure you in with its latest unit, the REA20 range extender. The new hardware comes with Amped’s trademark dual-band 802.11ac tech and promises to add another 10,000 square feet of your sprawling compound with reliable wireless internet. It’s available to pre-order for $199 from the company’s website and will begin shipping on August 21st before making its way out to traditional retail stores by the end of the month.

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Source: Amped Wireless

It is widely known that e-ink displays require very little power, one of their biggest bragging points. Because they display static images, power is required only when the image is being refreshed to something new, and as it turns out, NFC provides enough energy to accomplish this. Such was demonstrated in a video we have […]

Virtual carriers are only as healthy as the companies that provide their services — and Australia’s Kogan Mobile is learning this the hard way. Its wholesale cellular partner ispONE has just entered administration following a contract dispute with Telstra, ending all its deals for prepaid 3G services and leaving Kogan Mobile no choice but to wind down. Customers have already lost the ability to add or replenish services; they’ll have up to 60 days after a Telstra notice to use any credit they have left, and 180 days to port their numbers elsewhere. While Kogan’s shutdown may only affect about 100,000 people, it still represents an unfortunate loss of competition in a country with few major providers.

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Via: iTnews.com.au

Source: Kogan Mobile, Telstra Wholesale

If you’ve been hoping to snag an HTC One mini since we first laid our eyes (and hands) upon the 4.3-inch device, now’s your chance to do it… provided you’re an AT&T customer or have no qualms with making the switch. You’ll be able to grab the One mini starting next week, and at $100, it’s set at a decidedly mid-tier price. To recap, the device offers a 720p display, 4MP UltraPixel camera, Android 4.2, 1,800mAh battery and 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 SoC with 1GB RAM. Press release and video can be found below the break.

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Looking for a smartphone with a large display, decent specs and a price tag just shy of $300 unlocked and contract-free? It’s not an easy thing to find here in the US of A, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. In fact, a little-known manufacturer out of Miami known as BLU is doing its darndest to get on the map and show off its brute handset-making skills at a reasonable cost. It’s been a big player in the KIRF arena for quite some time, but its latest lineup of phones — Life — appears to have a bit of personality of its own. Of the devices in the Life series, we’ve received an early unit of the Life View, a 5.7-inch Android model, from our friends at Negri Electronics, an online retailer that recently began selling the device for $299. Take a closer look at our gallery of images below and then follow us after the break for a few impressions.

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