As further proof of the power of the Internet, Twitter has become a tool for the political struggle in Iran since the recent election. Users think it is so important to the cause that they asked them not to shut down for scheduled maintenance. Co-founder Biz Stone reports that they had worked out a deal with its network provider, NTT America. You can check out what is happening on the site Iran elections. Of course, you can also find video on YouTube as there is a constant streaming from cell phones in the area.

 

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Gallery: Iran Struggle Documented on Twitter

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We have got to hand it to AT&T, as they’ve continued to impress us during this iPhone 3G S pre-launch period. Remember when we told you that iPhone 3G owners would pay a premium for iPhone 3G S at launch? Well there was a backlash on Twitter, Facebook, and just about every other social network you can think of, with iPhone 3G owners demanding that AT&T rethink their upgrade policy for these early adopters. It meant a difference of $200.

Of course, we figured that AT&T would ignore all of this, as iPhone 3G owners are under a contract that they agreed to, and AT&T wasn’t doing anything but making them live up to those contract terms. However, AT&T has pretty much done the unthinkable, and is allowing iPhone 3G customer who are eligible for an early upgrade in July, August, or September to get the best pricing on the iPhone 3G S. In other words, if you bought an iPhone 3G last July, August, or September, you can pick up an iPhone 3G S for the $199/299 pricing model, rather than the $399/499 price that you are supposed to be paying.

Kudos, AT&T.

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Gallery: AT&T listens to customers, grants best upgrade pricing to many iPhone 3G owners

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Still cursing over the DTV change because you finally got a converter but your antenna sucks? John Park has a solution using a few coat hangers, wire and wood. If that doesn’t solve the problem add some foil. Still have lousy reception? You are just going to have to cave and pay for a probably overpriced retailer’s antenna. As a bonus, at the end of the video John also makes a camcorder stabilizer.

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Gallery: DIY DTV Antenna

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If you’re an AT&T customer wanting to get the low-down on the iPhone 3GS launch plans, Seth Bloom of AT&T has put up the video above to help you out. Seth goes into pricing (although he doesn’t explain some of the gross iPhone 3GS pricing discrepancies), and how the $199/299 price points are only for “new and qualifying” customers. He also says that on launch day, June 19, two lines will form at AT&T Stores. One for those who have pre-ordered the device, and another for those who need to make a purchase. Pre-orders get picked up at 7 AM, which regular purchasers will need to wait until the store opens at normal business hours. Last, the current iPhone 3G is now available for $99 for the 8GB model, and the 16GB model is now selling for $149, while supplies last.

Gallery: Video: AT&T on iPhone 3GS pricing and availability

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The iPhone 3G S is the talk of the mobile world today. You’ve heard that it is faster, and has all those new features—but you probably want to see it in action, right? Well, check out the iPhone 3G S Guided Tour above, for over 13 minutes of iPhone 3G S goodness. You see what all the fuss is about as it pertains to speed, auto-focus camera, video recording and editing, and more. Oh, and the dude in obligatory black Apple v-neck included.

Gallery: iPhone 3G S Guided Tour video

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We get a lot of people hitting up Gear Live asking for ways to get deals on tech sites, with Newegg being the one we hear about more than any other. We put together a video, which you can see above, that tells you how to find the deals we have all across the site. If you haven’t heard, Newegg is one of the absolute best places on the net to buy computer hardware and software.

As always, you can find all sorts of Newegg promo codes and deals on our forums.

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Gallery: Video: How to get Newegg deals and promo codes

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If you are going to buy toys for your little nippers anyway, wouldn’t it be nice not to have to worry about batteries? The UK based Ecotronic has developed a linethat you shake or wind up to create its own energy by dynamo technology. The company has a myriad of products, including eco flashlights, microphone, a robot, radios and a rocket. The toys range in price from $9.99 to $29.99 at International Playthings.

 

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Gallery: Ecotronic Self-Powered Toys

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Yesterday, Google Wave was introduce at the Day 2 keynote of Google I/O. It’s pretty hard to give Google Wave a decent explanation, because it does so many things in new, amazing ways. Think of it as a hyper-communication tool that allows you to communicate with people, services, sites, etc. in brand new ways. The build of Google Wave demoed in the video is still very early, and just shows a fraction of what the final product will be able to do. You really do have to see it to believe it though. Oh, and I think that this is also evidence that HTML5 will officially, undoubtedly, rock.

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Gallery: Video: Google Wave preview

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Our friends over at Giz got a nice hands-on look at the Zune HD (which we happen to be giving away in our Zune HD contest), and have even got a quick interface tour on video. It’s only about a minute-and-a-half long, so don’t expect it to go too in-depth or anything, but it certainly shows how fast and responsive the Zune HD interface is, in comparison to that of the iPhone or iPod touch. Seriously, check out how fast the images respond to the accelerometer. We can’t wait for this thing to launch.

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Gallery: Video: Zune HD interface, hands-on

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Perhaps Steve Wozniak will give up his Segway now. Nine months ago it could only go about 2 feet off the ground, but now the Martin Jetpack can soar up to about 8,000 ft. A typical trip will last about 30 minutes at a speed up to 60mph. This is no simple toy for the curious, Due out later in the year, purchasing one of the first 10 will cost you $100,000.00, training included.

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Gallery: Martin Jetpack Goes Public

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