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T-Mobile confirmed to Phone Scoop via email that it is currently testing the Android 2.1 update for the Motorola CLIQ. A T-Mobile spokesperson said, "Motorola and T-Mobile are currently conducting a user trial for a CLIQ upgrade to Android 2.1 and are gathering feedback. We expect full deployment to begin shortly after this testing period." Meanwhile, Motorola has posted instructions on its web site on how to perform a manual update to Android 2.1.

MetroPCS has acquired the spectrum and other wireless assets of Pocket Communications New England. Pocket NE's coverage includes portions of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though MetroPCS said that it will use Pocket NE's assets to add to its own coverage in the region, and will eventually deploy Long Term Evolution there via its AWS spectrum holdings. Pocket sent a letter to customers in September warning them that the company was insolvent and would cease operations on October 31, 2010.

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iMovie ’11 offers more than just flashy movie trailers to Mac video editors.

If you can ignore the apparent violent tug of war going on between these two lamps, this prototype design by design firm mischer'traxler is quite pretty. Just don't knock it over—that bulb looks difficult to replace. [Core77] Send an email to the author of this post at [email protected].

Users have discovered that iMovie '11's trailers feature has a blind spot, Apple gets bizarrely called out for its use of stock photography, and what happens when the president meets an iPad?

We've seen some leaked documents showing off potential Windows 8 features and we expect to see the operating system in 2012, but now we know that it is going to be Microsoft's "riskiest product bet." We don't know exactly why the operating system is considered such a risk by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, but that's what he dubbed it during a recent interview. I'm sure we'll find out more soon. [ZDNet] Send an email to Rosa Golijan, the author of this post, at [email protected].

If you thought you would have to wait until Android 3.0 to see the next major revision of Google’s mobile OS, think again. In an Android support thread, discussing an issue with Android 2.2 and WPA enterprise wireless networks, an anonymous Google employee let out a little bit of a bombshell. As the post reads: Yes, Android 2.3 is a “major release”, and this patch will be available then. The “patch” the Google employee is referring to is a fix to allow WPA EAP authentication that was, apparently, broken, committed to the Android repository, and pushed out with Android 2.2. Sounds good to us, but what do you think Android 2.3 is going to be called? Our vote: Pavlova. [Via Android Central] Read

Awkwardly-coiffed magician Penn Jillette is an inventor. His greatest triumph: a "hydro-therapeutic stimulator" for women with jetstreams directed to "stimulation points (e.g., the clitoris) of the female user when the female user sits in the seat." Meet the Jill-Jet. Hey ladies, I know what you're thinking: There is nothing sexier than sitting in a giant vat of jetstreaming masturbation. That is why Penn Jillette invented the Jill-Jet. Click to enlarge. As the 1999 patent explains, the Jill-Jet is "a spa that includes a dedicated stream of fluid that is directed to specific sensitive areas of a female's genitalia to promote pleasurable (and perhaps climatic) genitalia stimulation and therapeutic relaxation." (He meant "climactic," right?) As far as I can tell, the Jill-Jet is ...

This colorful kids game will entertain and educate your kids, though it suffers from a limited vocabulary.

Send an email to Brian Barrett, the author of this post, at [email protected].

#conceptart Jeff and Ashley Sierzenga recently took it upon themselves to bring to life the flesh-eating nanobots from Jeff Carlson's bestselling series Plague Year. Here you can see their entire project, from schematics to the final model. More »

Amazon announces periodical support is coming to Kindle apps, and lending will be available in the Kindle ecosystem before the end of the year.

Based on my experience, the Pad and Quill cases are the toughest of all the gadget cases which imitate Moleskine notebooks. And now there are finally Kindle 3 and Nook versions. If the ebook reader cases are as sturdy and durable as the iPhone 4 and iPad versions, then they're great for the clumsy or Moleskine-addicted folks in your life. You can get either of the ebook reader cases for $45. [Pad and Quill] Send an email to Rosa Golijan, the author of this post, at [email protected].

Let’s just go ahead and just throw this out there: EarSonics’ SM3 in-ear headphones are not a “stocking stuffer” item. Furthermore, they are — in all likelihood — not going to interest the majority of you. So what are they? They are $379.00 worth of skull-thumping, head-bobbing, eardrum-titillating, in-ear bliss. If you’re an audiophile, and take sound very seriously, you should definitely take a look at the SM3s. Designed by French audio firm EarSonics — a company that specifically caters to musicians, sound engineers, and audiophiles — the SM3s are a serious piece of technology. Built with three drivers — 1 low, 1 mid, and 1 high, all with three-way passive crossover — the buds can respond to frequencies between 20Hz and 1 ...

Sixteen year old Jessie Bauguess is in jail. Not for bullying, not for underage sexting, not for shoplifting—no innocent teen follies at all. Rather, he's behind bars because he detonated a bomb-rigged pen at school. First of all, based on that photo, if he is sixteen years old then I am a goddamn Roomba. But Jesse's story is troubling beyond the cultivation of his sociopath in the making look. A teacher from his former high school says he was expelled after students discovered detailed maps of the school and hand drawn bomb diagrams. You would think—hope, even—that by this point, some sort of authority would have stepped in to help a kid who is obviously very screwed up. But instead of intervention, he got expulsion. And now he's in jail after sending another ...

When Apple's iOS 4.2 debuts next month, it will help IT security teams make the iPad safe for business.

You know what sucks? Having your house burn down. You know what sucks even more? Not being able to call the fire department because your phone’s baseband silently crashes whenever you disable WiFi, as is the case with the Sprint Samsung Moment. Or, I should say, as was the case. A bit over a month after the aforementioned bug made headlines, Sprint has just pushed out a maintenance update that they say should fix “911 call restrictions after modem crash related to airplane mode and data lockup�?. At least one user in the Sprint forum is claiming that the issue still exists post-fix. If you’ve got a moment and a Moment, be sure to give that ol’ WiFi switch a quick switch off, wait a few minutes, and then try placing a call. Let us know how it works, won’t you?

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Cupcake, donut, eclair, froyo. That's not just a list of Android iterations, it's also an inventory of all the giant decorations (along with a large green robot) that cover the GooglePlex lawn. And today marks the introduction of a large gingerbread man. Historically, such tasty statues have been in honor of its related milestone's completion, so we're wagering that Android 3.0 (or is it 2.3?) will be officially unveiled in the very short future. Run, run, as fast as you can to the video after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Continue reading Google catches giant Gingerbread man, mounts on front lawn (video)Google catches giant Gingerbread man, mounts on front lawn (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. ...