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Mini DV camcorder anyone?

Some of you may have heard about the floods in Kenya recently. We’ve been working in Kenya for quite a while, helping to offset the devastating effects of post-election violence and drought that caused massive crop (and of course food) shortages all over the country. When the floods hit, we turned our attention to those [...]

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Day 4,5,6,7

Back in the US… We’re still adjusting. Chick-Fil-A. Chick-Fil-A. We really missed this place. It’s just so.. wholesome and chickeny, and.. awesome. Red Robin. The fries, the burgers, the greasy goodness. We also got a menu from this place because their menus are amazing. We want the menus in the cafe to be slick. Too many restaurants [...]

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iPad launches on April 3rd, pre-orders begin March 12th

Word from Apple is out -- so get your credit cards ready. The iPad will be launching on Saturday April 3rd (and on the shelves, er... display tables at Apple retail stores), but you'll be able to plunk down cold, hard cash for it in just a week. Pre-orders will begin on March 12th for the US version (non-3G) for that April street date, with the 3G version coming in late April along with iPads for eager buyers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Says our man Steve Jobs: "We're excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before." Remember, it's magic. US pricing will be as follows (just in case you need to figure out how many piggy banks to smash):

• 16GB WiFi only -- $499
• 32GB WiFi only -- $599
• 64GB WiFi only -- $699
• 16GB WiFi + 3G -- $629
• 32GB WiFi + 3G -- $729
• 64GB WiFi + 3G -- $829

Need more info? Full PR after the break!

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iPad launches on April 3rd, pre-orders begin March 12th originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon suffering ‘nationwide’ data outage (update: fixed)

Having a little trouble checking in on your tweeps this morning on your Droid? Is your new Pre Plus not syncing with Facebook, or your Storm2 acting a little too calm? The problem seems to lie with Verizon, which is suffering from a "nationwide" data outage at the moment. The reason we keep putting that in quotes is because we in NY are not affected (our Droid is connecting just fine) but Verizon representatives have confirmed the issue, while people in various places all over the US are unable to connect according to the forums we've been perusing this morning. Verizon indicated it does not have an ETA for when things will be fixed and, sadly, it doesn't have any status message on its site, but we'd advise not calling and bothering the support folks about this -- based on how long we were on hold we're guessing they have their hands full at the moment.

Update: We're hearing that things are popping back online for most folks, so enjoy a little 3G with your morning cuppa.

Update 2: According to this official tweet the problem has been resolved: "VZW resolves early AM data issue that involved parts, not all, of eastern US: mix of some out, slower service, many unaffected from 4-8 AM." So, if you're still out, the time has come to hit up those customer service agents.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Verizon suffering 'nationwide' data outage (update: fixed) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo’s oversized DSi XL heading to the US on March 28th for $190 (update: video)

Nintendo just announced that its new DSi XL (known and sold as the DSi LL in Japan) will be hitting North America on March 28th, and will retail for $190. In exchange for a couple mm of extra thickness and a significantly larger footprint the XL pairs two 4.2-inch LCDs for a jumbo-sized look at your well worn, oft-rehashed DS catalog. The unit will retail in Burgundy and Bronze flavors at launch, preloaded with two DSiWare Brain Age games, Photo Clock, Flipnote Studio and the DSi Browser. Unconvinced? Check out the teardown of the LL edition right here while you wait your turn to consume this American style. Feeling left out in Europe? Don't, because you guys are getting the XL on March 5th. PR is after the break.

Update: Nintendo put out a feel-good promo video, we threw that below the break as well.

You can follow Joystiq's ongoing coverage of the Nintendo Media Summit here.

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Nintendo's oversized DSi XL heading to the US on March 28th for $190 (update: video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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