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We know what you want: you want entirely too many photos of some new DualShock 3 controllers in a variety of non-compromising positions. The real kicker? These two controllers are “Deep Red” and “Metallic Blue,” the most American of all the colors. And you do, like America, right citizen? Right. Now click through to that gallery like the Productive Member of Society #48-J12 that you are. Sony should have these on the market this October, for you to spend your hard earned money dollars on and attain the True Happiness due to every citizen consumer.

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

Sony’s red and blue DualShock 3 controllers land in October, love this country originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon Wireless announced it has added 1.1 million customers in the second quarter. That’s less than AT&T’s 1.4 million, but still isn’t bad considering Verizon doesn’t have the iPhone, as MediaPost reports.

What’s more interesting is on the data side: Verizon’s data service revenue increased 53 percent, to $3.9 billion. It now makes up almost 30 percent of Verizon’s service revenue, compared to 24 percent for the same period one year ago, the report said. That more or less mirrors the trend AT&T is also seeing.

Specifically, Verizon customers sent and received 146 billion text messages and 2.5 billion MMS messages; they also downloaded 40 million music and video files, according to the article.

That last number is actually a drop from the 48.6 million in the first quarter, and the 50 million from Q4 2008–meaning that trouble could be brewing for Verizon’s over-the-air music and video services.

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US Air Force says decision-making attack drones will be here by 2047 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Onkyo HT-S7200 home theater system

Onkyo’s home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) systems tend to be everything HTIBs usually aren’t: big, boxy, and they actually sound pretty good. Today the company rolled out two new 7.1 HTIBs, HT-S7200 and HT-S6200, which are step-ups to the existing HT-S5200 and HT-S3200 (full review)….

The drumbeat around Palm Pre’s availability on the Verizon Wireless network had been steadily getting louder in the last few weeks. And now Verizon has confirmed that Sprint’s exclusive stranglehold on the Pre is unlikely to last beyond the end of the year.

“We plan to offer the Palm Pre early next year,” Dennis Strigl, president and chief operating officer of Verizon told analysts on a conference call late Monday.

Palm made the Pre available starting June 6 exclusively on Sprint’s wireless network. The handset costs $300, excluding a $100 rebate on a two-year contract and has gathered fairly positive reviews for its design, ability to multi-task and offer an integrated contacts and browsing experience. Sprint and Palm haven’t disclosed how long the exclusive deal between the two carriers. Now it is certain that Verizon will get its hands on the device soon.

Verizon is also promising to offer other new handsets in the next few months. The company plans to refresh the Storm later this year, said Strigl.

There’s also an Android handset on the way. “Android is on our roadmap,” said Strigl. “We have a great device lineup.”

But will the combined power of the Pre, Storm and an Android phone at Verizon be enough to fight Apple and AT&T’s iPhone?

See Also:

• Nothing Unusual in Palm Pre Return Rates, Say Analysts
• 6 Reasons Why the Palm Pre Is Special
• It’s Official: Palm Pre to Launch June 6th for $300
• Palm Pre

Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com