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Pigeon and South Africa’s Telkom Go Head-to-Head: Pigeon Wins by KO

By Evan Selleck on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

We're not all serious around these parts, and sometimes when we find stories like this, we just have to share. Mostly because it's fantastic, in a sort of ridiculous kind of way. So what's the rub? It looks like over in South Africa, a local IT company in Durban wanted to test their broadband speeds, after conceding that their speeds are next to lousy. They wanted to stress their innovative nature, so they devised a fool-proof plan to test those speeds. What better way to do it, then race it against a pigeon? A shot of the old, in a race of the new.

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Sprint MiFi 2200 mobile hotspot unboxed

By Ewdison Then on Friday, May 22nd 2009 16 Comments

Sprint weren’t going to let Verizon get all the MiFi 2200 EVDO Rev.A mobile hotspot love, and so sent over their version of the Novatel modem for SlashGear to take a look at. Since both units are, technically, identical, there’s no surprise as to what the Sprint MiFi is: a battery powered EVDO modem, capable of sharing out its connection to up to five WiFi devices.

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Unboxing video after the cut

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Time Warner Cable to offer “unlimited” package for $150 in light of capping plans

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Apr 10th 2009 1 Comment

Time Warner Cable announced that they will be introducing an unlimited package (0f sorts) for $150 a month once their new data caps are put into effect. The company received harsh criticism for this decision to implement data caps and Landel Hobbs, COO of TWC, took to the web to clarify their services and what users can expect under the policy change.

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RadioShack ad leaks showing subsidized Acer Aspire One for $99

By Staff Editor on Tuesday, Dec 9th 2008 1 Comment

A leaked RadioShack ad surfaced showing the Acer Aspire Once (with a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and Windows XP) for $99 for signing up for a 2-Year $60/month (or more) data plan through AT&T. The Acer Aspire One has a list price of $499, making this too good to pass up.

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HP Mini 1000 gets mobile broadband

By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Dec 4th 2008 No Comments

The HP Mini 1000 was first announced back in October, but now you can get the mini laptops with an added feature: mobile broadband. This opens up many connection opportunities for those who need Internet access on the go.

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