1. Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go  permalink

Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go
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As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...

2. Fan-made Final Fight: the Movie Trailer  permalink

Fan-made Final Fight: the Movie Trailer
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In honor of the upcoming Final Fight: Double Impact 2-fer, Unity member Chris shared his homebrewed trailer for an imagined "Final Fight" movie. It's got a freshly kidnapped, blubbering Jessica, a solid Mike Haggar, and a damned impressive Damnd (see what I did there?). Amazing stuff Chris!

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3. Dwight Freeney of Indianapolis Colts in pain, still hopes to play despite ankle ligament tear  permalink

Dwight Freeney of Indianapolis Colts in pain, still hopes to play despite ankle ligament tear
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Colts All-Pro defensive end Dwight Freeney is in pain, but still hopes to play in Sunday's Super Bowl against the Saints.

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Dwight Freeney of Indianapolis Colts in pain, still hopes to play despite ankle ligament tear Record deal for Indianapolis Colts' Peyton Manning? 'It's going to get done'   —  Negotiations to extend the contract of Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning will begin in earnest after the season, Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed on Tuesday, and the deal is expected the make the Colts' star the highest paid player in NFL history.

4. Olympus intros $600 12.3 megapixel PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera  permalink

Olympus intros $600 12.3 megapixel PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera
Joanna Stern / Engadget

It certainly took them long enough, but Olympus has finally (finally!) introduced a Micro Four Thirds camera with a price tag that's a little closer to earth. If you'll recall, both of the previous PENs cost upwards of $750, but the E-PL1 touts a much more reasonable MSRP of $599.99. And that doesn't mean Olympus has been stingy on features. Nope,

5. University fundraising falls 12 percent in 2009  permalink

Donna Gordon Blankinship / Newsvine

Charitable contributions to colleges and universities plummeted an average 11.9 percent nationwide in 2009, the steepest drop in at least three decades, according to a new report.

6. Patent hints at next generation Apple TV  permalink

Patent hints at next generation Apple TV
Mike Schramm / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW)

Filed under: Gaming , Hardware , Video The USPTO has published seven different patents from Apple today , including one that might be found in the next generation of the Apple TV. The patent allows for a "Remote Control System that can Distinguish Stray Light Sources" -- in other words, a Wii style remote that can pick out a certain type of ...

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Patent hints at next generation Apple TV Apple Granted Patent for Next Generation Apple TV Technology   —  The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of seven newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. The most notable patent covered in this report relates to possible next generation technology that Apple could employ in either in their Apple TV console or an HDTV unit itself - over time. Other patents granted to Apple today ...

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Patent hints at next generation Apple TV Apple forces Stanza to nix USB book sharing   —  Filed under: iTunes , iPhone , App Store Those who enjoy USB book sharing their ePub and eReader files in the current version of Stanza [ iTunes link ] will want to avoid the 2.1 version of the software, currently being distributed in the App Store. The update notes reveal that Apple apparently ordered Lexcycle to remove the USB sharing ability. ...

7. Quick's Kings stifle Rangers for 7th straight win  permalink

Greg Beacham / Newsvine

Anze Kopitar scored a short-handed goal and Jonathan Quick made 20 saves in the Los Angeles Kings' seventh straight victory, 2-1 over the punchless New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

8. Sodomy trial of Malaysia's Anwar set to start  permalink

Eileen Ng / Newsvine

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim braced for the start Wednesday of his long-delayed sodomy trial, which he has called a conspiracy aimed at breaking the momentum of his political movement.

9. Poll: How did you watch Lost?  permalink

Poll: How did you watch Lost?
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Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.

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HDTV Listings for   —  Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.

10. Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams  permalink

Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams
Nilay Patel / Engadget

Keeping with the pre-PMA announcements , Nikon also launched the S and L series of cams just now -- the S stands for "Style," and L stands for "Life." The Ls are the low-end of the bunch -- Life is apparently cheaper than Style -- and you've got two choices: the $280 L110 superzoom, which has a 15x optical zoom lens in front of a 12.3 megapixel ...

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Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams Nikon Coolpix P100 joins the superzoom party at 26x   —  Nikon just fired off its first pre-PMA camera announcement with the new Coolpix P100 superzoom, which packs a five-way stabilized 26x optical zoom lens in front of a 10.3 megapixel CMOS sensor with ISO 3200 sensitivity, Backside Illumination and Active D-Lighting. Yeah, it's not quite the 30x zoom from the new Olympus SP-800UX , but the lens can ...

11. Gateway's FX series desktops revamped, SX / DX series find solace in Core i3 and i5  permalink

Gateway's FX series desktops revamped, SX / DX series find solace in Core i3 and i5
Ross Miller / Engadget

In the market for new desktop machinery? Gateway 's gone ahead and given its gaming-centric FX series a facelift for the new year -- nothing Alienware-esque crazy, but we do like the accessible ports up top, right next to the control dial for LED-infused lighting effects. Enough about the superficial, let's go inside: a 2.8GHz Intel Core i7 ...

12. Overheard backstage at the Grammys  permalink

Overheard backstage at the Grammys
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A transplanted Nashvillean, she expressed surprise and pride in the victories of fellow Music City residents Kings of Leon, who nabbed three awards of their own.

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13. Stage collapse at Sun Life Stadium injures four  permalink

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Four people were injured when a small stage collapsed outside Sun Life Stadium, where the Super Bowl is being played this weekend.

14. China Mobile’s OMS 2.0 Android OS supports Windows Mobile APIs. What’s that?  permalink

China Mobile’s OMS 2.0 Android OS supports Windows Mobile APIs. What’s that?
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Android has had many different versions after it was created in 2008. As a result, OMS has been upgrading itself since its release, trying to catch up the pace of Android.

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Video: Android’s New Pinch-To-Zoom Multi-Touch In Action   —  As we noted earlier , Google announced an update today to its Android OS for Nexus One phones that would enable the pinch-to-zoom multi-touch feature for the first time in a few Google apps: Maps, Gallery, and the Web Browser. We've just received the update, which is technically firmware 2.1-update1, and have taken a video of the new ...

15. 3Crowd Comes Out Of Stealth, Reveals Its Plan To Disrupt The CDN Market  permalink

3Crowd Comes Out Of Stealth, Reveals Its Plan To Disrupt The CDN Market
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch

3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ...

16. Ovi Maps Racing by Nokia now in Ovi Store  permalink

Ovi Maps Racing by Nokia now in Ovi Store
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February 2, 2010 - NokiaPressServices, Tags: location-based, mobile game, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, Nokia N97 mini, Ovi Maps With Ovi Maps Racing, the first location-based mobile game by Nokia, players can navigate and access their location, create a track and race around the block. 

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17. 'Ochocinco News Network' covering Super Bowl with fellow NFL players  permalink

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Chad Ochocinco and other prominent NFL players will be asking the questions and giving reports during Super Bowl week.

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Level 3 to deliver uncompressed HD broadcast from Super Bowl XLIV   —  @(Unverified) It depends more on your local affiliate. Most cable/sat providers don't add compression to locals. Your local affiliate may in the form of subchannels and limiting the bitrate.

18. 2K unboxes the extremely rare $15,000 version of Bioshock 2  permalink

2K unboxes the extremely rare $15,000 version of Bioshock 2
Griffin McElroy / Joystiq

The $99 special edition for Bioshock 2 is a stylish little bundle, replete with art deco flyers and a record containing the game's atmospheric soundtrack. The video after the jump features an all-inclusive unboxing of the package, courtesy of 2K -- however, it also includes the world-exclusive reveal of the game's "Uber Edition," which costs $14, ...

19. Dallas Cowboys fullback Deon Anderson arrested after disturbance.  permalink

Dallas Cowboys fullback Deon Anderson arrested after disturbance.
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Cowboys starting fullback Deon Anderson was arrested on traffic warrants after a disturbance early Tuesday morning and weapons were confiscated.

20. Video Of The Day: pyTiVoX, Roxio Toast & TiVo Desktop  permalink

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