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Um, the correct answer would be, “What is Research in Motion, or RIM, Alex.” The answer BlackBerry is like saying Playstation is the maker of the PS3. [via CrackBerry ]

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The Sony Ericsson Vivaz (previously known as “Kurara”) still doesn’t have an official release date, but it looks like someone in Sony Ericsson’s camp has been playing with one lately. The company just released a pair of sample videos, marking the first time anyone outside of SE has seen footage shot on this handset

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The first sample videos from the Sony Ericsson Vivaz are out and kind of incredible

Look. I’m all for the D.I.Y-spirit.

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This may be the first holiday season in a long time that Sony is looking forward to. Some 440,000 PS3s were sold last week (compared to 550,000 Nintendo Wiis), and Sony says demand for the system was at “an all-time high.” Good thing for that price cut and re-design, right

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Happy Thanksgiving: Sony sells some 400,000 PS3s last week

Chumby , everyone’s favorite desktop and bedside companion, is now available in kit form from Maker Shed! [nerdgasm] At only $99, they sold a bunch right off the bat, but there are still a few left if you’re one of the types that get into this sort of thing. I’ll give a thousand bonus points to whoever shoves the kit into a working toaster first. Just think about it: while you’re waiting for your morning Eggo, you can check the weather, sports scores and even watch a bit of YouTube.

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Chumby now available in DIY form

Panic, the maker of shockingly good Mac software, is having itself a nice little sale that you may want to take advantage of. From now until 11:59 PM PDT on May 29 (so, a little over a day) you can buy Transmist, Coda, Candy Bar and Unison for 50 percent off. So, you’d be paying $14.50 for Transmit, $49.50 for Coda, $14.50 for Candy Bar, and $12 for Unison.

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Hey: Mac software haus Panic is having itself a 50 percent of sale

Thank the maker that we live in an age when we can order anything online and have it delivered right to our door. Even better, subscription services free us form the tedium of having to remember to actually go buy stuff. Today, friends, I’m pleased to let you know that the magic of Internet shopping and the convenience of subscription services have merged together for the benefit of your sock drawer! Blacksocks.com makes sure that you’re regularly stocked with fresh, black socks!

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Billing Revolution, a startup that offers a single-click billing and payment service for commerce transactions on mobile phones, is partnering with MoVoxx, a mobile advertising network that leverages SMS messaging, to place commerce ads on mobile phones.

MoVoxx advertisers can implement Billing Revolution’s one-click billing and payment service in SMS advertisements so that consumers can purchase products directly from the ads received on their phones. MoVoxx serves short, interactive ads under opt-in SMS messages for retailers such as Kraft, Sears and 1-800-Flowers.

Founded in 2008, Billing Revolution is trying to streamline mobile purchases by offering an easy- one click solution (similar to Amazon’s feature). Once consumers are ready to buy something from the Web from a vendor that employs Billing Revolution’s service for payment, they are taken to Billing Revolution’s purchase page where they input credit card information from their phone. Once complete, Billing Revolution automatically sends an SMS receipt to their phone, which contains a link. After clicking that link, authentication is complete and with all future purchases, consumers will need only to click ‘buy’ for a transaction to be completed.

It sounds pretty simple and easy but there are some drawbacks to Billing Revolution’s service. Billing Revolution charges a 3.5% transaction fee plus 50 cents per transaction. With those fees it’s tough to take a cut from micropayments, which are already small to begin with. This is a particular problem with mobile applications, a business that Billing Revolution hoped to capitalize on, because an app developer wouldn’t want to take a 50% cut on a song or app that was sold for $1 or $2 on the iTunes app store.

But for larger purchases, Billing Revolution’s service could turn out to be profitable for e-commerce businesses who have mobile transactions. Mobile carriers generally take a revenue share in e-commerce transactions taking place on mobile devices. In some cases this can be as high as 60%. With commerce powered by Billing Revolution, retailers can bypass large carrier fees (but still have to pay the 3.5% percent and 50 cents transaction fee).

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