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Droid Pro: Most annoying ringtone ever


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For those of you picking up a Motorola Droid Pro, listen to that little audio clip above. Go ahead, we'll wait.

Yeah. It's that bad.

First things first: Dive into the settings and replace that default ringtone. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200 -- don't even set up your e-mail. Replace that ringtone. In fact, while you're in the Verizon store and some misguided (but well-intentioned) sales rep shows you the pre-installed task manager, have them swap it for you. You'll thank us later. So will your roommate, spouse, parent and neighbor.

Palm Spotting: HP promo video will break your mind


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We should have expected this. Large corporations seem to have a tendency to make cringe-worthy promotion videos. This video from HP promoting their integrated cloud & IT services doesn't rise to the level of that "no, really, it's a spoof" Windows Vista spot that broke our minds two years ago, but it's close.

Bright side: HP makes sure to feature a Palm Pre and Pixi in their set of solutions. Dark side: the screen on the Pre looks a lot more like it comes from iOS than webOS. Darker side: using the properties of a flying piece of shrimp to activate a capacitive touch screen. Darkest side: you can't unsee this, folks. Check it out after the break if you dare.