We've got to knock 'em out right now.

NPR: Almost-NBA Players Take Home Paltry Salaries

Apparently it's going to take 'em until February to do it up right -- you know, secure and stable and all that nonsense -- but this is certainly a beautiful breath of fresh air.

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All told, Acer managed to concoct a few machines that'll go eight hours or so under the right conditions, but none of 'em will set any records in the benchmarking department.

ENGADGET: Acer Aspire Timeline review roundup

The OM-D EM-5 has a bunch of fun art filters, but the .jpg files right out of the camera are nothing to sneeze at either, and in most cases the limiting factors in image quality are the lens and photographer, not the sensor.

FORBES: Connect

It's actually all starting to sound a little bit like Firestone, but given the sheer quantity of phones HTC produces, we wouldn't put it past 'em to be hard at work at several Snapdragon-powered phones with virtually identical specs right now, possibly with different markets in mind.

ENGADGET: HTC Leo and Mega to be awesome and not-so-awesome, respectively?

Of course, each of these movies was poorly reviewed, and that may be the main factor in their poor performances, but the weak results also suggest that fantasy-free shoot-em-ups starring older men (many of them Expendables stars) aren't connecting with viewers right now.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Both of these are right around the size of a deck of cards, and no software installation is required to get 'em working.

ENGADGET: Sierra Wireless intros dual-carrier HSPA+ / LTE AirCard 753S and 754S, with 319U and 320U in tow