![ecoATM Automates Cellphone Recycling Process, Dishes Out Cash (Or a Tree) [Recycling]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/thumb.php?src=http://tekpop.com/wp-content/uploads/5c0bd7afa010x411.jpg&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=80)
Cellphone recycling services are ubiquitous today, but this is the first time I've seen the process automated and presented in a convenient ATM-like package. Updated [...more]
![Best Buy Employee Holiday Guide Pseudo-Reveals BlackBerry, Nokia, Android Launches [Cellphones]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/thumb.php?src=http://tekpop.com/wp-content/uploads/226ac3e48deus1354.gif&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=80)
Today's Best Buy leak takes the form of a who's who of holiday hardware releases for the retailer's mobile department: Nokia Booklet netbook - October 25th launch (AT&T activation) Sprint HTC Hero - October 11th Sprint Palm Pixi - launch date TBD Verizon Storm II - launch date TBD Verizon Android device - launch date TBD T-Mobile CLIQ - launch date TBD Also of note are two cryptic quotes regarding BlackBerry and Android devices. "New BlackBerry devices across multiple carriers" are set to launch this holiday season, and a "host of devices launch in late October and November for all carriers." Then there's the launch of "new technology which doesn't exist today" line to top things off. I'm crossing my fingers that means "flying car." [ BGR ] [...more]
![Go Enjoy the Harvest Moon Tonight and Tomorrow [Astronomy]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/thumb.php?src=http://tekpop.com/wp-content/uploads/63047ce0fbstmoon.jpg&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=80)
If you like astronomy, here's a very simple event that you can see without special instruments, even if you are in a city: The harvest moon . In fact, if you are in a city, it will look even more spectacular. The Harvest Moon is the full moon after the fall equinox, which this year was the 22 of September. [...more]
![Elite Military Hacker Squad Would Stop Wars With Bits, Not Bombs [Cybersecurity]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/thumb.php?src=http://tekpop.com/wp-content/uploads/030d7aca3cilla-f.jpg&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=80)
Efforts to drag our military's cybersecurity into the 21st century are well underway , but John Arquilla , professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, wants more: A preemptive international hacker force, which would cripple enemies before they even become a problem. Existing plans for a new online defense strategy don't seem particularly bad, except for that first part: defense plans. The professor's idea is to deploy a much more proactive attack strategy: [Arquilla would] like the US military's coders to team up with network specialists abroad to form a global geek squad. [...more]
![WebOS 1.2.1 Fixes Palm Pre iTunes Syncing, Exchange Breakage [Palm Pre]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/images/no-img-thumb.jpg)
When webOS 1.2 didn't re-fix the syncing compatibility that iTunes 9 re-broke , it almost looked like this bizarre little Apple/Palm standoff had finally just, you know, puttered out. Well, nope , for some reason! Cue webOS 1.2.1 [...more]
![It’s a Terrible Day to Be a Pirate (Bay) [The Pirate Bay]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/thumb.php?src=http://tekpop.com/wp-content/uploads/813fb7faeetpb-01.jpg&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=80)
It's bad enough that the Pirate Bay 's prospective buyers are world-class sketchballs —today, we find out that the Pirate Bay 's business dealings are even shadier . Oh, and Google's culling TBP from their results Things: they don't look so good. Given their earnest public defense of filesharing and aggressive posturing, I always assumed the Pirate Bay was just a couple of fellas, who happened to start a popular website, happened to get in trouble for it, and happened to become icons for a vocal, if misguided, movement against copyright. [...more]
![Diamond Light Is Probably Manufactured in Krypton [Lighting]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/thumb.php?src=http://tekpop.com/wp-content/uploads/1e21062ac4t-2-01.jpg&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=80)
The Diamond Light by Hiroki Takada has three of the best things I like in lighting design: Weirdness, disco bling bling, and the possibility of making photons bounce until they create a massive laser capable of vaporizing the planet. The Diamond Light is made of mirrors and a 20 watt LED. [ Takada Design via Mocoloco ] [...more]
![Obama Bans Government Employees From Driving While Texting [Obama]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/thumb.php?src=http://tekpop.com/wp-content/uploads/ae88f477a1atoys0.jpg&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=80)
An executive order from President Obama bans all government employees—including soldiers and postal workers—from texting while driving if they're working, driving one of Uncle Sam's cars or using one of his cellphones. [...more]
![iPhone OS 3.1 Jailbroken for iPhone 3GS Now [Jailbreak]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/thumb.php?src=http://tekpop.com/wp-content/uploads/7bd5c34f4c4x-ggg2.png&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=80)
It's done. iPhone OS 3.1 has been jailbroken for the iPhone 3GS now by the Dev Team. The catch: You need to have already Pwnd it at 3.0 or 3.0.1—you can't jailbreak 3.1 directly, for now [...more]
![HP Pavilion dv3 with 13.3-inch Multi-touch Screen Shows up in Leaked HP Catalog [Laptops]](http://tekpop.com/wp-content/themes/newspress/thumb.php?src=http://tekpop.com/wp-content/uploads/c35acf89c4dv3-2.jpg&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=80)
A pretty legitimate-looking rough-draft of HP's Winter 2009/2010 catalog has leaked out, and seems to confirm a bunch of new Windows 7 laptops that aren't yet official. One surprise, though: the Pavilion dv3 with multi-finger TouchSmart screen. As shown in the image above, but highlights include TouchSmart 3.0 software, up to 8GB of memory, and Nvidia GeForce G105M graphics [...more]
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