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A friend of mine first led me onto this iPhone rumor.

I just caught site of an article talking about a new version of the iPhone that may come out, which includes a bigger screen. This new iPhone is supposed to have a resolution of about 720×480 pixels and to include the new Intel nuclear chip. The rumor of the nuclear chip to be included in the phone has been confirmed by Germany-World’s managing director Hannes Schwaderer, but we’ll have to wait for an official announcement from Steve Jobs on the iPhone. Maybe he’ll say something about it at the World Wide Developer Conference June 9th through the 12th in San Francisco.

I’m not sure how legit the photo is that was included in the article, but if that’s really how big it is going to be, I’m not so sure if I’m going to be sold on it. Sometimes size DOESN’T matter. I’m sorry, I had to.

Source: ZDNet.de

Movies, music, television shows and now more television with exclusive HBO shows.

Apple and HBO announced today that they will now be selling HBO’s most popular shows in the Apple iTunes store. HBO joins an already impressive list of movies and television shows sold in iTunes and is sure to bring more popularity to the store by bringing such shows as The Sopranos and Sex and the City. Some other notable shows listed are The Wire, Deadwood, Rome and Flight of the Conchords.

Curious about the price of these HBO shows? Well, there is a slight price variation. For shows Sex and the City, The Wire and Flight of the Conchords, they are going to run for about $1.99 an episode. For The Sopranos, Deadwood, and Rome, they are $2.99 an episode. Customers also have the opportunity to purchase entire seasons of each of the shows.

To check out HBO television shows on Smarter, click here.

To go to Apple and download iTunes, click here.

Source: Gizmodo

From those I know who have the iPhone, they love the phone, they just aren’t too thrilled about their data plan. What’s the use for having a phone like this if you can’t browse the net on the network? Although it works great on Wi-Fi, you have to pay at most joints if you can’t pull it for free from someone’s house. I mean, if you do that sort of thing.

Well, things have just gotten a little bit better. AT&T is now offering their Wi-Fi hotspots for free as part of their plans for the iPhone. That includes all Barnes and Noble and Starbucks stores that AT&T is offered in. Not a bad deal. And once the 3G comes out, you’ll be set everywhere for a quick connection.

Source: MacRumors, AT&T

Do you remember when the Star Wars movies would come out and everyone would wait outside in long lines, dressed up in their favorite character from the movies?

With the new Batman movie coming out, The Dark Knight, wouldn’t it be nice to take it up another notch and roll up to the premiere in your own original Batmobile from the Tim Burton Batman movies?

Holy rusted metal! You mean we can!?! (Sorry, that was my poor attempt at a Robin quote).

Anyways, right now on eBay, this Batmobile owner is selling one of the five original cars from the movies. Despite the lack of doors (you’ll have to be limber enough to jump through the roof), it does come with a 5.7 liter engine hidden beneath that 20-feet frame.

Cape, Bat Cave and traits to becoming a vigilante of the night are not included.

To read more and see more pictures at the Autoblog, click here.

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Source: Autoblog

For those of you looking for a thin, protectable case to protect your snazzy little iPhone may want to check out the Naked Case by Case-Mate.

Unlike most hard cases for the iPhone, this one appears to allow you to leave it in the case while using the docking station. If not, it’s really easy to remove. The Naked Case appears to be so thin too that you don’t even notice it’s on the phone. And if you’ve got an iPod Touch, the Nake Case will work for that as well.

Here, check out the video of the Naked Case. And if you’re interested, they are running for $34.99 at Case Mate.

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To go to Case Mate, click here.

Source: Case-Mate

For those of you video game fanatics who have been avoiding the treadmill while awaiting the arrival of the Wii Fit to come to the U.S., will wait no more.

Nintendo has announced that the new Wii Fit will arrive into U.S. store May 19th and will be priced at $89.99. And for those of you in New York City area, the first 1,000 customers who pre-order Wii Fit with a $5 deposit at the Nintendo World store in Rockefellar Plaza, will get a limited edition Wii Fit with a reproduced Shigeru Miyamoto on it. Wow. I’m speechless. (Please note the sarcasm)

For those of you not familiar with Wii Fit, it comes with 40 yoga, aerobics, strength training and balance activities. 

For more information on the Wii Fit, go to www.WiiFit.com. 

To see the Nintendo Wii on Smarter.com, click here.

Source: Kotaku

If you thought Google Maps and iTunes was something to rave about on your new iPhone, then you haven’t seen anything yet.

Remember when E.T. said he wanted to “phone home,” well, it looks like Apple is going to make it possible.

Due out this September, the new iPhone, iMartian, will finally allow those who want to, to call Mars.

Now I know what some of you are thinking. Why would you need to call Mars? But I’m thinking exactly how the guys at Apple are: Why not!?

Jared Johannson of Louisiana picked up a trial version of the iMartian as part of a select group to test out the new iPhone and had this to say about it.

“I swear, I dialed “11” and a number and someone up there (pointing up) picked up,” said Johansson. “Yep, that’s right. It was mostly static and clicks and a few beeps in there, but I know I heard him breathin’ and speaking a few words of English in there. Well, maybe not English, but it was something.”

But while he may be happy with his new discovery, some other iPhone customers aren’t as excited about the out of this world reception.

“I don’t care if they can reach Pluto with the iMartian,” said AT&T user Mallory Swanson of Toluca Lake. “I want to know why I can’t get reception to my mother’s house across the street with my iPhone. “More bars” means nothing if the bars don’t work!”

When Apple was contacted about the iMartian’s new out of this world discovery, their office released this official statement.

“We know that the public will really love the new iPhone, the iMartian. Although not everyone will be able to pick up a transmission, at least they have the ability to try. But, if you buy our new, upgraded model, the iGhoul, for an extra $100 due out next fall, you’ll probably be able to reach the dead. But you won’t know until you buy one. You win some, you lose some.”

And one more thing: April Fools!

Those of you who couldn’t place your orders to Netflix Monday morning were given a credit of 5 percent to your Netflix account for the site being down.

The online movie rental giant said that this credit is only given to those customers who tried to place your orders on Monday, in hopes to receive their online movie rental by Tuesday. Netflix wouldn’t say how many customers accounts would receive the credit, but would say it was “not a majority” of the company’s 7.5 million customers.

So if I were you and I had a Netflix account, I’d go to the site right now to see if you were givent he 5 percent credit.

To check out what deals and coupons Smarter has for Netflix, click here. 

To go to Netflix, click here. 

Source: MSNBC

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I know one of the reasons I didn’t go run out and buy the Apple iPhone was because of the price. But it looks like Apple is offering refurbished iPhones online for a cheap and affordable $259 for the 8 GB version.

No word has come out yet on whether or not they’ll be selling the 16 GB or other refurbished versions down the road, but more than likely, judging by Apple’s track record, they probably will. And what’s even better about purchasing the refurbished iPhone, rumor is that you don’t have to pay for activation fees or sign a contract.

To check out the refurbished iPhone on Apple, click here.

To get new iPhones on Smarter.com, click here.

Source: Engadget

Today’s your chance to sign up for an account on Hulu.com. The new Internet TV site from NBC and Fox that allows you watch television shows, movies and sports online.

I just took a quick peak at it. It’s not too bad. Like the guys at Gizmodo previously stated, you can only view selected shows and movies and most of them are just short clips. I noticed on the episode guide for 24, they only have a few shows from seasons 1 and 6, but none from the seasons in between. I’m sure they just want to hook you into buying the middle seasons. I even noticed good ol’ Doogie Howser and Airwolf were among the listed shows.

Anyways, go sign up now. If you get there quick enough, you’ll get to pick any quirky username you want.

To go to Hulu.com, click here.

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