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Google Sync adds mail server search, appointment confirmation to native iOS apps

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Google Sync has pushed Gmail messages, calendar updates, and contacts to iOS since its launch in 2009, but this half-baked solution previously lacked some key functionality. Beginning today, users can finally perform mail server searches and confirm appointment requests from their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This means that you'll...

Engadget Primed: What is NFC, and why do we care?

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Primed goes in-depth on the technobabble you hear on Engadget every day -- we dig deep into each topic's history and how it benefits our lives. Looking to suggest a piece of technology for us to break down? Drop us a line at primed *at* engadget *dawt* com. The introduction...

What Not to Do with Someone Else's Phone [Etiquette]

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Because I do not live in the 20th century, I keep photos of my baby on my phone, not in my wallet. Which is a problem: While you probably wouldn't rifle through my wallet, you happily invade my phone. Dick. More » FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL FAIR ISAAC FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS...

Razer totes Hydra sticks and 6400dpi dual-sensor mice to E3 2011, we go hands-on

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Razer's Sixense electromagnetic orb threw around plenty of intradimensional portals at CES, but sadly the company wouldn't let us play. Today at E3 2011, however, we were finally handed the reins. Those twin sticks are impressively responsive and accurate in the specially-made Sixense levels for Portal 2, and it's a...

What @RepWeiner Can Teach Us About Online Life

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If you talked to anyone over the age of 50 after Twitter announced its photo-sharing service last week, there was most likely one Twitter photo-sharing story on their lips and it wasn?t the launch of pics.twitter.com. Since his mass-publicized confession that he actually did send an explicit Direct Message to...

Droid X2 review

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Would a Droid X by any other name smell as sweet? When we reviewed that phone last year we found it to be a solid performer in a solid chassis. In short: a very good phone. Now it's back with a new name, or a revised one at least, the...

Nintendo Wii HD / Project Cafe rumor roundup: What will E3 hold for the gaming giant?

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We're a few days out from E3, that magical place where dreams are made and fanboys and girls from all walks of life are simultaneously appeased and slightly disappointed. Surprises are expected from all of the big three this year -- particularly Nintendo. How will the gaming giant top last...

Compal's 'Ultra Mobile' Ultrabook eyes-on

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Intel's already teased Compal's "Ultra Mobile" Ultrabook from afar, but when this Ivy Bridge laptop popped up on the show floor after the Computex keynote, we decided to give it a closer look. While this prototype isn't quite in the same league as ASUS' gorgeous UX21, do bear in mind...

All of These Products Are Good for You* [Advertising]

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Who needs facts when you've got marketing? Our friends at Oobject.com have nine of the most dubious claims to ever have graced advertising. More » ITRON IRON MOUNTAIN INORATED IOMEGA INTUIT INTERSECTIONS INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER

Mindflash Raises $4 Million For Online Training Software

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Online training software startup Mindflash.com has raised dollarsignr4 million in new funding led by the Investment Group of Santa Barbara. This investment brings the startup's total funding to dollarsignr9 million. Mindflash, which is led by Donna Wells (Mint's former CMO), is a platform that allows businesses to train employees online....