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Getting in the Halloween spirit, how about carving a pumpkin, virtually, of course.  The carving demonstration is just another cool example of what the Microsoft Surface is capable of doing.

The application is courtesy of Vectorform, who was also responsible for the MSNBC election application, and while this may not be quite as important, it certainly is a lot more fun.  The application is called Vect-O’ Lantern, and it does exactly what you would think—it carves your virtual pumpkin.

Continue reading to check out the video and to find out what’s really cool about this app…

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Although we have previously learned that the Samsung Instinct will launch with Sprint on June 20, there has not been any announcement regarding the price, however at a recent live Webinar we were told that it will be “comparable with others in its class.“

As far as the plan, the Instinct will require the Sprint Everything pricing plan which starts at $69.99 for 450 minutes and goes up to $99.99 for unlimited minutes. All of the Everything plans include unlimited messaging and data. The reasoning behind this rule is, according to Dan Hesse, the CEO of Sprint they want you to be able to “use your phone for all the great things it can do without worrying about the meter running.“ Makes perfect sense to us.

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OK kids, get off the Kool-Aid.  AT&T, no matter how cool (or lame) you think they are, is not going to subsidize the second coming of the phone that made people sleep in streets to be first in line to get it.  There are probably a lot more than four reasons, but these four make a pretty solid case.

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For some people (ourselves included) its just not enough to read the details or highlights from yesterdays announcement, we have that need to be able to watch and feel the need to take it all in.

If you fall into that category then Apple has taken care of you, they have just posted the March 6, 2008 event online for everyone to enjoy.

Watch & Enjoy [Apple]

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As part of the iPhone 2.0 software update, Apple also announced Enterprise support for the iPhone (and iPod Touch) which will come in the form of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. The new support will feature push email, push contacts, push calendar and global address list. It will have support for certificates and identities, WPA2/802.1x and enforced security policies with more VPN protocols, device configuration and remote wipe.

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Well, as expected the long awaited SDK for the iPhone has been officially announced and will be available with iPhone software version 2.0. With great disappointment but very little surprise the availability of version 2.0 and the apps will not be available until sometime in June. According to Apple; the software update will be available sometime “by the end of June”. However beginning today “selected developers and enterprise customers” will have access to a beta release, which will hopefully mean that we will be see a good selection of apps available when software version 2.0 first launches.

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We are up, waiting and trying to control our excitement, just what details will we get today about the long awaited iPhone (and iPod Touch) SDK. Today’s event will also be including some news about the “exciting new enterprise features.”

The event, which is taking place at the Apple HQ in Cupertino begins today at 10PST, which is not until 1PM EST for us, makes it seem like we still have so long to wait.

Our guess, a date will be announced, but we will not be getting anything new to play with just yet. We do hope (in the case only) that we are proven wrong.

Check back here at Gadgetell for the highlights and don’t forget to check our sister site Appletell for the full and in-depth details.

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When Apple first announced the SDK, it was supposed to be available by the end of February 2008. Now with just about one week left, Business Week is reporting that the long awaited iPhone SDK will be anywhere from one to three weeks late.

Business Week has stated that this news has come from “one source” and as of now there has not been any official confirmation or comment regarding the delay from Apple.

Read [Business Week]

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