söndag 31 oktober 2010
5 Stylish iPhone Alarm Clock Apps to Wake You Up On Time
Although the iPhone’s alarm clock is functional, it has limited features. If you use your phone to wake up in the morning instead of a standalone device, then you’ll want to get the most out of it.There are a…
T-Mobile Galaxy Tab: Microsoft Windows 7, 10-inch screen, 1.66GHz CPU?
And here we thought all Galaxy Tabs were created equal… While Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint customers will be fiddling with wimpy 7-inch Android-powered tablets from Samsung, T-Mobile subscribers apparently have a beast of a slate to look forward to…
Redbox is ready to think outside the box; streaming service launches next year
On an earnings call Thursday, Coinstar CEO Paul Davis confirmed that subsidiary Redbox would soon expand its portfolio to include a streaming product. Redbox currently owns and operates DVD movie rental kiosks situated in and around highly trafficked partner stores…
HOW TO: Score a Job Through Facebook
If you’re looking for a job, ask yourself if you’ve tapped every possible resource. Have you scoured Craigslist and made Monster your homepage? Have you set Google Alerts for every possible word combination that could land you…
Justin Bieber Movie Parody Featuring Star Wars Kid Hits the Web [VIDEO]
We knew that it would happen, we were just waiting for the axe to fall… Here come the “Justin Bieber Movie” parodies! The first to hit the web? An adaptation of Never Say Never featuring The Star…
Sony earnings call entertains PlayStation Phone, reveals tablets are on the radar
Earnings calls aren't usually that interesting, and that's doubly true when trying to listen via official translators. Still, we couldn't help but give an ear to Sony's fiscals, and sure enough, someone asked about our (still real) PlayStation Phone leak. We're not sure who answered since it's through interpreter, either Executive VP / CFO Masaru Kato or Senior General Manager of Investor Relations Division Gen Tsuchikawa (we're assuming the former).
Citing the aforementioned device, the curious party asked if such a product would come out of Sony or of Sony Ericsson, and no, it wasn't a complete denial. Instead, we're told just how such a device would happen, that a gaming phone would be planned and prototyped under the (recently restructured) Network Services umbrella. We're also told how SCE's move to Sony City headquarters now puts them closer to the planning and engineering group, meaning the company "can better incorporate all these capabilities better... so when the timing is right we can probably announce to you the new product we have." Ericsson is later cited as a resource "on smartphone and for the games devices," although this might be something peculiar with translation. Again, that's far from a confirmation, but they're certainly entertaining the notion in a very, very detailed response.
But that's not all; there's also apparently a tablet brewing in the background, one that would obviously fall somewhere in between PC and Sony Ericsson's efforts. There isn't much else said, but if you're up for psychoanalyzing executive commentary, we've transcribed and placed the full quote after the break.Continue reading Sony earnings call entertains PlayStation Phone, reveals tablets are on the radarSony earnings call entertains PlayStation Phone, reveals tablets are on the radar originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Sony Global | Email this | Comments
Citing the aforementioned device, the curious party asked if such a product would come out of Sony or of Sony Ericsson, and no, it wasn't a complete denial. Instead, we're told just how such a device would happen, that a gaming phone would be planned and prototyped under the (recently restructured) Network Services umbrella. We're also told how SCE's move to Sony City headquarters now puts them closer to the planning and engineering group, meaning the company "can better incorporate all these capabilities better... so when the timing is right we can probably announce to you the new product we have." Ericsson is later cited as a resource "on smartphone and for the games devices," although this might be something peculiar with translation. Again, that's far from a confirmation, but they're certainly entertaining the notion in a very, very detailed response.
But that's not all; there's also apparently a tablet brewing in the background, one that would obviously fall somewhere in between PC and Sony Ericsson's efforts. There isn't much else said, but if you're up for psychoanalyzing executive commentary, we've transcribed and placed the full quote after the break.Continue reading Sony earnings call entertains PlayStation Phone, reveals tablets are on the radarSony earnings call entertains PlayStation Phone, reveals tablets are on the radar originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Sony Global | Email this | Comments
4 Ways to Visualize Voter Sentiment for the Midterm Elections
Elections ignite emotions. From inspirational campaign speeches to divisive community issues, political action compels citizens to share their feelings about candidates and issues from coast to coast.The web has made information about these emotions and trends more available —…
Google Maps For Android Updated With Improved Search
Google today launched Google Maps 4.6 for Android smartphones. The improved app brings the Places pages in line with the new look of their new desktop counterpart. Users will also find improved search filters, including an "Open Now" filter and a filter by Neighborhood option. Finally, Google Latitude users can now update their location more frequently with real-time updating, a new experimental feature. The improved Google Maps app is available for phones running Android 1.6 and better.
T-Mobile Galaxy Tab: Microsoft Windows 7, 10-inch screen, 1.66GHz CPU?
And here we thought all Galaxy Tabs were created equal… While Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint customers will be fiddling with wimpy 7-inch Android-powered tablets from Samsung, T-Mobile subscribers apparently have a beast of a slate to look forward to…
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
Sports and entertainment were top-of-mind for Tweeters this past week as the NBA kicked off its season, the UFC found a new champion, and Taylor Swift released her third record.If you were poking around Twitter on October 22,…
Qwiki Creates Visual Presentations for Millions of Search Topics [INVITES]
This post is part of Mashable?s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see…
lördag 30 oktober 2010
Foursquare v1.9.8 now available in BlackBerry App World
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All you Foursquare users will be pleased to know the latest version has been released. Version 1.9.8 is now available for download in BlackBerry App World. If you're not seeing it, just refresh (ALT +RSTR) your App World account and it should show up for you. No change log has been issued for this release but, some noticeable differences are better views for your profile and the icons at the top are now a little larger. And before anyone can say it -- yes, I was showing off the coveted BlackBerry badge for the screenshot. ;)
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All you Foursquare users will be pleased to know the latest version has been released. Version 1.9.8 is now available for download in BlackBerry App World. If you're not seeing it, just refresh (ALT +RSTR) your App World account and it should show up for you. No change log has been issued for this release but, some noticeable differences are better views for your profile and the icons at the top are now a little larger. And before anyone can say it -- yes, I was showing off the coveted BlackBerry badge for the screenshot. ;)
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bricked bb bold 9000
I recently brought a blackberry bold 9000. The battery is new, the wall charger, and usb cord work fine with my curve. My bold would flicker a red...
Get the Halloween party started with Slacker Radio!
It's that spooky time of year again and with that Slacker Radio has dug deep to bring up the best music selection for Halloween. Whether you need some Halloween music to get the party started or just wanna hear some spooky classics, Slacker radio has you covered. The Halloween channel can be found under "seasonal" when logging into Slacker via mobile device or desktop. Remember, Slacker is available on your BlackBerry for free with the upgraded services starting at only $4.99/mnth.
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China?s Tianhe-1A is world?s fastest computer; over 14,000 processors and 7,000 GPUs
Recently, China unveiled the Tianhe-1A supercomputer at the Annual Meeting of National High Performance Computing in Beijing. The Tianhe-1A has a staggering 14,336 Intel Xeon processors and 7,168 NVIDIA Tesla GPUs. What happens when you pump 4.04 megawatts of electricity…
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
Sports and entertainment were top-of-mind for Tweeters this past week as the NBA kicked off its season, the UFC found a new champion, and Taylor Swift released her third record.If you were poking around Twitter on October 22,…
New video promo reveals the truth about the white iPhone 4 delays
Allow us, if you will, to inject a little humor into your Friday afternoon. The comedy troop over at JLE have uploaded a “Banned White iPhone 4 Promo” spoof to video-sharing site YouTube. The video has some amazing one liners…
Samsung Focus, HTC Surround Hit AT&T Stores Nov. 8
AT&T today announced that its Windows Phone 7 devices will be available soon. The Samsung Focus and HTC Surround will be available on November 8 and the LG Quantum will be available several days after that. AT&T also said that the BlackBerry 9800 Torch will be available in red or white starting November 7. Also starting November 7, customers who purchase two accessories will receive a third for free. Last, AT&T said that moving forward, netbooks and laptops can be purchased with an AT&T DataConnect Pass, which is a no-contract, pay-as-you-need-it mobile data service.
HTC HD7 Review
The HTC HD7 wears its potential on its sleeve. The biggest of the first batch of Windows Phone 7 devices, at 4.3-inches it’s also one of the largest smartphones of any OS on the market. We’ve already given our approval to Windows Phone 7 in our launch-day reviews, and we were quietly impressed during our [...]
HTC Wildfire Will Burn Up Regional Carrier Lineups
HTC is bringing its HTC Wildfire Android smartphone to U.S. regional carriers starting later this year. The Widlfire, which is already available in Europe, uses a 2.8-inch, QVGA touchscreen and runs Android 2.1 with HTC's Sense UI. The phone uses a 5 megapixel camera. HTC manufacturer did not name specific carriers.
Nikon?s 3D Android-Powered Picture-Frame is Just Plain Weird
Is this a Nikon Android tablet? Well, not quite, but it’s pretty damn close. The NF-300i is a 3D, 7.2-inch digital photo frame that runs the Android 2.1 OS. If it had a touch-screen, then it would be a tablet.
Nikon’s frame, available only in Japan, is as full of gimmicks as you could wish for. [...]
Nikon’s frame, available only in Japan, is as full of gimmicks as you could wish for. [...]
HTC HD7 Review
The HTC HD7 wears its potential on its sleeve. The biggest of the first batch of Windows Phone 7 devices, at 4.3-inches it’s also one of the largest smartphones of any OS on the market. We’ve already given our approval to Windows Phone 7 in our launch-day reviews, and we were quietly impressed during our [...]
fredag 29 oktober 2010
Jokes for All Occasions - Four free BlackBerry apps from XIMAD to make you laugh
Everyone can use a good laugh now and then. XIMAD has compiled hundreds of jokes and anecdotes, divided them into four categories - blonde jokes, marriage jokes, bar jokes, and bumper stickers - and turned them into a series of simple applications for your BlackBerry called Jokes For All Occasions. These handy apps allow you to enjoy the funniest jokes at your convenience, save your favorite jokes, and easily forward them to your friends via email. Each version has an easy to navigate interface, and jokes specific to the topic at hand. So for some quick entertainment, head on over to BlackBerry App World and download one of these, or the whole series, all for FREE! While you're there, check out the rest of the apps from XIMAD, like 5001 Amazing Facts or 3001 Wisdom Quotes.
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Firefox 4 release date pushed to ?early 2011?
If you’ve been awaiting the final, production, rubber-stamped version of Mozilla’s Firefox 4 web browser, you’re just going to have to keep on waiting. It looks like Mozilla and company have pushed the release date of their next generation browser…
DROID Pro Without a Camera on the Way?
A new screenshot has arrived showing off what appears to be training for the new Droid Pro, only this version will not have a camera. �Camera-less phones are normally meant for high security or anal business owner situations, which means Motorola is taking this new business-friendly approach very seriously. �As we already know, the DP [...]
Cosmic Discoveries is a great free demo for your iPhone
Every so often I see a free app that is just dying to be used as an iPhone demonstration. The candidate for today is the American Museum of Natural History app called Cosmic Discoveries.
When you open the app, you see an image of Saturn. It's a bit crinkly, so you dive in for a closer look, dragging your fingers apart to trigger a zoom. What you'll find is that the image is composed of many hundreds of pictures that can be expanded to near full screen proportions. The zoom goes almost literally to infinity. Some of the pictures are historical photos of observatories or scientists, while many others are striking images of the planets and deep space objects taken by some of our best observatories, or the Hubble or Spitzer Space Telescopes.
You can explore the images and the attached information for hours. Alas, all things are not perfect. The app doesn't support the iPhone 4 Retina display. Another big foul up is that you're given the opportunity to share any image with someone via email, but when the image arrives, text is plastered across the middle of the image suggesting that the recipient download the app, too. It's hard to believe that the people who want you to enjoy the grandeur of the universe would deface their own images for some cheap promotion, which could have been handled in the text of the email and not in front of the image.
I hope that rather glaring fault gets fixed, but even so, this is a really cool program that you can explore at no cost. You're bound to learn a few things, and the gigantic zoom is just the thing to show off your iPhone. There's no iPad-specific version, and the app requires iOS 2.2.1 or later.
Gallery: Cosmic Discoveries app for iPhoneCosmic Discoveries is a great free demo for your iPhone originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
When you open the app, you see an image of Saturn. It's a bit crinkly, so you dive in for a closer look, dragging your fingers apart to trigger a zoom. What you'll find is that the image is composed of many hundreds of pictures that can be expanded to near full screen proportions. The zoom goes almost literally to infinity. Some of the pictures are historical photos of observatories or scientists, while many others are striking images of the planets and deep space objects taken by some of our best observatories, or the Hubble or Spitzer Space Telescopes.
You can explore the images and the attached information for hours. Alas, all things are not perfect. The app doesn't support the iPhone 4 Retina display. Another big foul up is that you're given the opportunity to share any image with someone via email, but when the image arrives, text is plastered across the middle of the image suggesting that the recipient download the app, too. It's hard to believe that the people who want you to enjoy the grandeur of the universe would deface their own images for some cheap promotion, which could have been handled in the text of the email and not in front of the image.
I hope that rather glaring fault gets fixed, but even so, this is a really cool program that you can explore at no cost. You're bound to learn a few things, and the gigantic zoom is just the thing to show off your iPhone. There's no iPad-specific version, and the app requires iOS 2.2.1 or later.
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Mashable?s Social Media Halloween Costume Contest Winners
Last week we asked you to submit photos of your technology and social media Halloween costumes for a chance to win a $400 Griffin Technology shopping spree.After enjoying a number of fabulous submissions on…
Microsoft Kinect pre-orders sold out at Best Buy, Amazon.com
It’s not exactly a mystery that Microsoft’s upcoming Kinect sensor is highly anticipated ? Kinect is expected to be the hottest gaming accessory to launch ahead of the holidays this year. Interested gamers (and friends or relatives of interested gamers)…
Google Nexus Two is a redressed Samsung Galaxy S?
A device believed to be the Google Nexus Two has supposedly been spotted in the wild, and according to the tipster it’s the handiwork of Samsung, not HTC. �Gizmodo heard from someone claiming hands-on experience with the upcoming Google-brand Android smartphone, and from their report it’s all disappointingly similar to the Samsung Galaxy S. The [...]
TUAW's Daily App: ChuChu Rocket!
Sega's classic ChuChu Rocket! puzzle title is on the App Store for both iPhone and iPad right now. I've been waiting for this one for a while. I loved the old Dreamcast version, and the remake for the iPhone not only recreates the mouse-redirecting gameplay (you place arrows on a board to guide mice around cats and into their mouseholes), but it adds a few iOS-specific features as well. There are 145 puzzles to play through, and as a special treat, Sega has added a one to four player multiplayer capability via Apple's Game Center; there are achievements to score as well.
The iPhone version is US$4.99, which is less than you'd pay if you found the used Dreamcast version in a store somewhere. The iPad version is $6.99, but it includes a multiplayer mode where up to four players can play on one screen -- it sounds pretty crazy. This one is a classic puzzler that you should definitely check out even if you never played the old game. We're lucky to have it up and running on iOS.TUAW's Daily App: ChuChu Rocket! originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
The iPhone version is US$4.99, which is less than you'd pay if you found the used Dreamcast version in a store somewhere. The iPad version is $6.99, but it includes a multiplayer mode where up to four players can play on one screen -- it sounds pretty crazy. This one is a classic puzzler that you should definitely check out even if you never played the old game. We're lucky to have it up and running on iOS.TUAW's Daily App: ChuChu Rocket! originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Acer Liquid Metal gets official in the UK with Android 2.2 and Breeze UI
After seeing quite a few leaks, Acer just made its Liquid Metal handset official. The 3.6-inch slate runs Android 2.2 Froyo atop an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 processor. Inside all that molten metal you'll find 802.11n WiFi, support for 14.4Mbps HSDPA, DLNA/UPnP streaming support, Dolby Surround technology, and an image stabilized 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash capable of recording video at 720p (30fps). Acer's new handset also features a new Breeze UI and SocialJogger app that aggregates Twitter and Facebook feeds. Look for it to land in brown in the UK starting mid November for £299. A silver version should arrive in early December. Still no word on that AT&T compatible jobbie that passed through the FCC. One more image and the full press release after the break.Continue reading Acer Liquid Metal gets official in the UK with Android 2.2 and Breeze UIAcer Liquid Metal gets official in the UK with Android 2.2 and Breeze UI originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
Verizon updates NFL Mobile - Now BlackBerry 6 compatible
For all you Football fans out there, Verizon has posted an updated version of their NFL Mobile application. Maybe the more interesting thing here is that now works on BlackBerry 6. Anyone making use of BlackBerry 6 on their 9650 will find that the app now works perfectly on their device. Be sure to grab the update. Thanks to PKCable for digging this up for us!
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AT&T Launches Three Mobile Payment Services
AT&T has announced new partnerships with companies called Boku, Zong, and BilltoMobile. All three aim to make it easier for AT&T customers to make payments directly from their mobile phone. Each of the three company's respective systems were developed using specific APIs (application programming interfaces) provided by AT&T so that their technology can integrate directly with AT&T's for customer billing. Boku, Zong, and BilltoMobile allow AT&T customers to make online purchases by entering their mobile number and charging purchases directly to their existing AT&T wireless service account. Web sites that affiliate with the three companies will be able to accept payments made by mobile phones that are charged directly to customer accounts. AT&T hasn't spelled out exactly how consumers will use these services.
torsdag 28 oktober 2010
Corp dev VP calls Android buy Google?s ?best deal ever?
When a VP at a company that acquires as many businesses as Google calls the Android buy Google’s “best deal ever,” it’s a pretty big compliment. When that VP is none other than David Lawee, Google’s head of mergers and…
Next Nolan Batman Movie To Be Called ?The Dark Knight Rises,? Fans Upset At Riddler Snub
Batman fans reacted with anger on Thursday upon learning that director Christopher Nolan has ruled out using The Riddle in the upcoming movie The Dark Knight Rises. The movie, the third Batman under Nolan and currently scheduled to be released on July 20, 2012, will instead ?introduce some new [characters]? as well as use some of the existing ones.
Steam?s Halloween Sale Is More Treat Than Trick
Happy Halloween! Why not celebrate with a brand new game or two (or three) courtesy of Steam. If the game is scary, features zombies, or ghosts, it’s probably on sale.�I mean, what are you going to do�this�weekend? Go to lame party party filled with a bunch of neckbeards and trashy girls? Forget that, turn off [...]
New CDO released.
Microsoft released a new CDO that hasn't been tested by RIM yet. Anybody know where to get 6.5.8165.0?
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Monocle now offering limited edition BlackBerry Bold 9700? for �750
Ok, now I know that BlackBerries are popular with those "corporate" types with their "business trips" and their "incomes", but this limited edition �750 BlackBerry Bold 9700 just seems a little ...overpriced.
What do you get for �750? Gold accents? Nope. Leather trimming? Nope. A concierge service? Not that, either.
How about some custom wallpapers, pre-loaded Monocle travel guides, a 16GB MicroSD card, and a "special strap".
I'm in the mood for itemisation right now, so let's play a round of "What's Worth What?!"
What do you get for �750? Gold accents? Nope. Leather trimming? Nope. A concierge service? Not that, either.
How about some custom wallpapers, pre-loaded Monocle travel guides, a 16GB MicroSD card, and a "special strap".
I'm in the mood for itemisation right now, so let's play a round of "What's Worth What?!"
Google?s Chrome Web Store delayed until Dec tip developers
Google’s Chrome Web Store has apparently been delayed, and will miss its originally tipped launch this month. �Instead, according to AllThingsD, developers creating apps for the new download store are expecting a December 6 public beta, with some having received not only special help from Google’s engineers but even financial support. In fact, one developer [...]
Opera Intros Native Opera Mini 5.1 for Symbian
Opera Software today made a new beta version of Opera Mini available to Nokia's Symbian-based phones. Opera Mini 5.1 for Symbian is no longer based on Java, as it has been in the past. This new version was built natively for the Symbian platform, and Opera says that brings a number of performance improvements in the browser. Opera says that the browser will now launch much faster, will show faster page-load and scrolling actions, has support for all device text inout methods, has support for copy and paste, and -- most significantly -- allows users to choose their default access point, which negates the need for pop-up dialog boxes. The beta browse is available starting today.
Reminder: CrackBerry App Awards Winners Sale Ends Today - Save 50% on Tether, SmrtGuard, BerryWeather and More!
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Kobo Adds Newspaper, Magazine Subscriptions
Want an alternative to the Amazon Kindle/Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader duopoly? Kobo is always a choice, and now there's word that you can newspapers and magazines on there, ?there? being the Kobo Wireless eReader device as well as the iOS Apps.
onsdag 27 oktober 2010
PandaBoard OMAP4 developer board on sale for $174 [Video]
The PandaBoard Cortex-A9 OMAP4 developer board we mentioned at the start of the month has gone on sale, priced at a reasonable $174. �Based around a dual-core 1GHz chip with 1GB of RAM, WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1, the PandaBoard supports 1080p 30fps output via HDMI and is intended to allow developers to whip up [...]
iPhone App Scans Product Barcodes for Self-Checkout at Stores
This post is part of Mashable?s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please…
Google on Purchasing Android Inc: ?Best Deal Ever?
For those of you that don’t know, Android and its mobile operating system was once separate from Google. In 2005, Google “quietly” acquired Android for what’s estimated to be around $50 million USD – a good hunk of their acquisition money that year, the whole lump being somewhere around $130 million. Now, at a panel [...]
Download the BlackBerry PlayBook ringtones and sounds!
Since the release of the BlackBerry PlayBook SDK many developers have been poking around to see what goodies they can find hidden within. Some of those found goodies were the BlackBerry PlayBook ringtones and sounds. Ok, they're not really ringtones, rather just system sounds. Either way, they've all been extracted in .wav format and posted up for download, we're not exactly sure who did it but, thanks!
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Will you move away from BlackBerry?
There is lots of talk, but very little actual data to back it up. I am curious how many of you are considering moving away from your BlackBerry and...
Wi-Fi Will Help You Cut the Cord ? No Router Required
A new standard called Wi-Fi Direct made an important step towards becoming product reality Monday when the Wi-Fi Alliance announced it would begin certifying products that comply with the standard.
Is it possible to extract the OS from BB BOLD 9000
Hi all,
I have two BOLDs 9000. Today I "accidentally" wiped out the OS on one of them with the help of the JavaLoader :? (JavaLoader's wipe -a...
I have two BOLDs 9000. Today I "accidentally" wiped out the OS on one of them with the help of the JavaLoader :? (JavaLoader's wipe -a...
Video Tour: BlackBerry 9670 Style
Sprint's latest BlackBerry is the Style 9670. This well-made smartphone offers BlackBerry 6, a full QWERTY keyboard and a compact clamshell form factor. (follow link to read)
Apple confirms white iPhone 4 devices not available ?until this Spring?
So, so sad. According to Reuters and Digital Daily, Apple has confirmed to that the white version of the iPhone 4 is still a far ways off. The official quote?
We?re sorry to disappoint customers waiting for the white iPhone…
We?re sorry to disappoint customers waiting for the white iPhone…
Samsung Galaxy Tab: Cheaper Than iPad, But Not Really
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, one of the first tablets to contend with the iPad, is getting multiple price tags.
Samsung on Monday confirmed that Sprint will sell the 7-inch Galaxy Tab for $400 with a two-year contract. Incidentally, a leaked Best Buy brochure hints that the retailer will sell a Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Tab for $500.�And last week, [...]
Samsung on Monday confirmed that Sprint will sell the 7-inch Galaxy Tab for $400 with a two-year contract. Incidentally, a leaked Best Buy brochure hints that the retailer will sell a Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Tab for $500.�And last week, [...]
Apple now offering free iPad engraving
Been holding off on an iPad until you could put just the right two-line message on the back of it? Well, today's your day, as Apple is now finally offering free engraving for both the 3G and WiFi models just as it does with iPods -- and conveniently just in time for the holidays. That will change the shipping time from 24 hours to one to three business days, however, so make that message count.
Apple now offering free iPad engraving originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink BGR | Apple Store | Email this | Comments
Apple now offering free iPad engraving originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink BGR | Apple Store | Email this | Comments
Contest Winners - Boss by AhazDesigns, Halloween, and MegaHorn!
Here are the winners from last weeks round of contests. If you won you will be receiving an email either directly from us or the retailer/developer directly in the next few days. If for some reason you don't receive an email within 7-14 days (be sure to check your spam/junk folder just in case, and verify your registered address associated with your CrackBerry account) you can email us at sitesupport(at)crackberry.com and we'll be sure to get you taken care of. Please be patient as some emails may take longer than others to arrive. Hit the jump for the full list - congrats to all the winners!
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tisdag 26 oktober 2010
Is your new Apple TV skipping frames?
Apple's new $99 Apple TV may be getting a lot more fans than its predecessor, but early reports from a number of users are indicating that the streaming video on the device sometimes skips frames.
As reported on 9to5Mac and relayed by several of our readers from personal experience, the issue may not be apparent to everyone, but it can be annoying enough to those who know what to look for that they'd like to use the device for target practice.
An Emmy-nominated editor who sent 9to5 an email about the issue noted that the motion stops for a frame, then it skips the next frame to catch up. The problem is most apparent where there is motion in a scene, and it didn't occur with the same video sources on the old Apple TV.
The issue is receiving a fair number of discussion forum entries on the Apple Support site, so there is hope that a future update to the firmware on the new Apple TV will be forthcoming to resolve the problem.
Have you experienced this issue? We'd like to know. Leave a comment below telling us about your experiences with the new Apple TV.Is your new Apple TV skipping frames? originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
As reported on 9to5Mac and relayed by several of our readers from personal experience, the issue may not be apparent to everyone, but it can be annoying enough to those who know what to look for that they'd like to use the device for target practice.
An Emmy-nominated editor who sent 9to5 an email about the issue noted that the motion stops for a frame, then it skips the next frame to catch up. The problem is most apparent where there is motion in a scene, and it didn't occur with the same video sources on the old Apple TV.
The issue is receiving a fair number of discussion forum entries on the Apple Support site, so there is hope that a future update to the firmware on the new Apple TV will be forthcoming to resolve the problem.
Have you experienced this issue? We'd like to know. Leave a comment below telling us about your experiences with the new Apple TV.Is your new Apple TV skipping frames? originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Super Confused!!!!!!!
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Rumor: HTC Incredible HD Headed to Verizon on November 23rd?
According to reports, there is an HTC Incredible HD in the hands of certain Verizon reps and is scheduled to launch on November 23rd (Yes, next month.). �You may remember this device after shots of it leaked out through BGR a couple of months back, looking like the HTC device which we wish had landed [...]
Model suing Apple over pics in iPhone app
A 19-year-old Long Island yoga instructor and model is suing Apple and developer Samba Studios over racy photos of her that are featured in an iPhone app called eXtreme Cam Girls. The app, which has apparently been removed from the App Store, features self-portraits of Rebecca Battino in a scanty swimsuit that she took when she was 16 years old. She's not quite sure how the photos ended up in the app when they were being stored in the iPhoto library on her Mac.
According to the scoop in the New York Post, Battino isn't embarrassed by the photos; she's just upset that she has never been paid for the use of her image in the app. In the copyright infringement lawsuit, Battino is asking for $1 million in damages from Apple and Samba Studios.
Samba Studios has a number of other sexually-oriented apps in the App Store, including eXtreme Sex Positions and Lesbian Kama Sutra Sex Positions.
[via MacObserver]Model suing Apple over pics in iPhone app originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
According to the scoop in the New York Post, Battino isn't embarrassed by the photos; she's just upset that she has never been paid for the use of her image in the app. In the copyright infringement lawsuit, Battino is asking for $1 million in damages from Apple and Samba Studios.
Samba Studios has a number of other sexually-oriented apps in the App Store, including eXtreme Sex Positions and Lesbian Kama Sutra Sex Positions.
[via MacObserver]Model suing Apple over pics in iPhone app originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Note pad / calendar alarm
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Is there a simple notepad-note taking available anywhere?
In Calendar, how do you set an alarm in connection with an...
Is there a simple notepad-note taking available anywhere?
In Calendar, how do you set an alarm in connection with an...
Google hit with class action suit for alleged privacy violations
Google has been hit with a new class action suit for allegedly violating the privacy of its users by releasing detailed search query data to third parties. The suit alleges that Google’s privacy policy says that it will not share queries with third parties and that it has denounced the sharing of search queries of users in the past.
The suit was filed in San Jose, California by Paloma Gaos from San Francisco. Gaos’ legal counsel is Kassra Nassiri of Nassiri & Jung LLP and Michael Aschenbrener of Edelson McGuire LLC. The suit is seeking monetary damages for Gaos and any other Google user whose search queries were shared with third party companies.
The suit also seeks an injunction to prevent Google from sharing this type of data in the future. “Because of its dominance in the search business, Google, more than any other company, presents a great risk to citizen privacy. As recent events have made clear, the selling and reselling of personal information is a multi-billion dollar business that shows no signs of slowing down,” says Kassra Nassiri, co-lead attorney. “By systematically disclosing user search queries, Google is adding more fuel to the privacy fire than most people realize.”
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The suit was filed in San Jose, California by Paloma Gaos from San Francisco. Gaos’ legal counsel is Kassra Nassiri of Nassiri & Jung LLP and Michael Aschenbrener of Edelson McGuire LLC. The suit is seeking monetary damages for Gaos and any other Google user whose search queries were shared with third party companies.
The suit also seeks an injunction to prevent Google from sharing this type of data in the future. “Because of its dominance in the search business, Google, more than any other company, presents a great risk to citizen privacy. As recent events have made clear, the selling and reselling of personal information is a multi-billion dollar business that shows no signs of slowing down,” says Kassra Nassiri, co-lead attorney. “By systematically disclosing user search queries, Google is adding more fuel to the privacy fire than most people realize.”
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ABC Amber freeware Blackberry apps
I'm trying to download ABC Amber's freeware Blackberry apps but unfortunately the Rapidshare links are no longer valid & I can't find a contact email...
MetroPCS Scoops Up Pocket Communication Assets
MetroPCS has acquired the spectrum and other wireless assets of Pocket Communications New England. Pocket NE's coverage includes portions of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though MetroPCS said that it will use Pocket NE's assets to add to its own coverage in the region, and will eventually deploy Long Term Evolution there via its AWS spectrum holdings. Pocket sent a letter to customers in September warning them that the company was insolvent and would cease operations on October 31, 2010.
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måndag 25 oktober 2010
Japanese Scientists Aiming to Print Scents Using Modified Ink-Jet Printer
People have been able to scratch-and-sniff for as long as anyone can remember at this point, but for some Japanese scientists that’s just not good enough. They want to be able to use a modified ink-jet printer to actually print smells. They’ve already got a working model, and they plan on showing it off this week.
Kenichi Okada is the leading scientist on the project, and he is working with several more scientists out of the Keio University. The team plans on showing off the ink-jet printer in Florence, Italy this week. The goal of the printer is to let people not only print an image that looks great, but can also stimulate the nose. So, if you see someone holding a lemon in an image, you can actually smell that lemon.
Okada and his team worked closely with Canon, who specialize in pictures and print. The result, was a standard ink-jet printer that the companies transformed into an “olfactory display.” The printer can now switch between four aromas. As of now, though, the three main ones are lavender, mint, and lemon. Okada says that the ink-jet printer works the best, because the ink-jets are able to “emit tiny pulses of material to achieve precise control.”
Unfortunately, the printer isn’t capable of syncing smells to an object quite yet, but Okada says that is the next step. So, here in the near future hopefully, we’ll not only be able to look at an image and remember a fond event, but we’ll also be able to smell certain aspects of it.
[via New Scientist]
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Kenichi Okada is the leading scientist on the project, and he is working with several more scientists out of the Keio University. The team plans on showing off the ink-jet printer in Florence, Italy this week. The goal of the printer is to let people not only print an image that looks great, but can also stimulate the nose. So, if you see someone holding a lemon in an image, you can actually smell that lemon.
Okada and his team worked closely with Canon, who specialize in pictures and print. The result, was a standard ink-jet printer that the companies transformed into an “olfactory display.” The printer can now switch between four aromas. As of now, though, the three main ones are lavender, mint, and lemon. Okada says that the ink-jet printer works the best, because the ink-jets are able to “emit tiny pulses of material to achieve precise control.”
Unfortunately, the printer isn’t capable of syncing smells to an object quite yet, but Okada says that is the next step. So, here in the near future hopefully, we’ll not only be able to look at an image and remember a fond event, but we’ll also be able to smell certain aspects of it.
[via New Scientist]
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browser does not work in 3g but works in wifi
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i just bought a bb torch 9800 and everything is working except my internet browser in 3g. It works perfectly in wifi but when i'm not it display...
TiPb Jack O?Lantern Carving Contest!
Halloween is almost upon and what better way to celebrate than a Jack O’Lantern contest! That’s right, get your pumpkins and carving knives ready and make the most amazing TiPb Jack O’Lantern you can make.
Then post a picture of it right in the iPhone Forums.
Can’t get a real pumpkin? Give us your best photoshop. [...]TiPb Jack O’Lantern Carving Contest! is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
Then post a picture of it right in the iPhone Forums.
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PSP Go price cut to $200 in the US and Japan
Sony just slashed ¥10k off the price of the PSP Go in Japan (effective starting Tuesday). That brings the price down to ¥16,800 or right around $200 -- a more reasonable price point Sony has been toying with in the US for awhile. A quick search online shows a $199 listing on Amazon and Gamestop while Sony's US PlayStation site still has it listed at $249.99. That'll likely change any minute now.
Update: US price cut confirmed.PSP Go price cut to $200 in the US and Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | PlayStation [translated] | Email this | Comments
Update: US price cut confirmed.PSP Go price cut to $200 in the US and Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | PlayStation [translated] | Email this | Comments
The T-Mobile myTouch 4G?s four colors pictured
It looks like blog CellPhone Signal got their hands on several images of T-Mobile’s yet-to-be-released myTouch 4G HSPA+ set and all its color variants. As originally announced by T-Mobile, the device will be�available�in white, black, red, and plum. To be…
T-Mobile Testing Android 2.1 Update for Motorola CLIQ
T-Mobile confirmed to Phone Scoop via email that it is currently testing the Android 2.1 update for the Motorola CLIQ. A T-Mobile spokesperson said, "Motorola and T-Mobile are currently conducting a user trial for a CLIQ upgrade to Android 2.1 and are gathering feedback. We expect full deployment to begin shortly after this testing period." Meanwhile, Motorola has posted instructions on its web site on how to perform a manual update to Android 2.1.
PSP Go price cut confirmed by Sony Japan
Remember the PSP Go that a lot of us were excited about when it was leaked ahead of E3 last year? The Go turned out to be a steaming pile of fail with consumers and many gamer sellers avoiding the Go like the plague. We reported earlier in the month that a leak was pointing to a price cut for the Go.
That price cut has now been confirmed with an official blog post from Sony Japan noting the cut. The PSP Go will get a price cut in Japan to 16,800 yen with tax included, which works out to about $208 here in the US.
That is very close to the $199 price leak and if you take the tax that is included away that leaked price should be accurate. That new price is about $50 cheaper than the PSP Go was before. I still don’t see a $50 savings making the Go any more appealing to most gamers. The real issue is still the fact that you can’t play any of your old games from your PSP collection on the Go.
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That price cut has now been confirmed with an official blog post from Sony Japan noting the cut. The PSP Go will get a price cut in Japan to 16,800 yen with tax included, which works out to about $208 here in the US.
That is very close to the $199 price leak and if you take the tax that is included away that leaked price should be accurate. That new price is about $50 cheaper than the PSP Go was before. I still don’t see a $50 savings making the Go any more appealing to most gamers. The real issue is still the fact that you can’t play any of your old games from your PSP collection on the Go.
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Samsung Developing Joint Phone-TV Platform
Samsung has revealed its plans to market a new platform that will be shared across its mobile devices and its television sets. "We have a plan to have a single platform for Samsung TV and phones," Kyungsik Kevin Lee, vice president at Samsung's Visual Display Division, told Reuters in an interview. The platform is still in development, and Lee wasn't able to provide a timeline for its launch. In late 2009, Samsung launched its own smartphone platform, called Bada. Bada devices are only available in Asian and European markets. It is unclear if this new platform would be for feature phones, smartphones, if it would replace Bada or it if it would coincide with Bada.
Sprint BlackBerry Style 9670 hands on
As you can clearly see, no, we didn’t snag the royal purple BlackBerry Style, but Sprint and RIM were nice enough to hook us up with a steel grey (also known as black) unit, and we’re up and running. After…
söndag 24 oktober 2010
Best of Smartphone Experts, 24 Oct 2010
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Bubble Burst - An entertaining game for your BlackBerry
Tafasa is back again with another entertaining game for your BlackBerry. Bubble Burst is a color matching game where you try to score big by popping the largest set of the same color bubbles. The more bubbles in your set, the more points you earn. Bubble Burst has four different modes to choose from: Standard, Shift, Continuous, and Megashift. While each mode has the same basic gameplay, each has a variation to keep things interesting. You also have the option to turn the colored bubbles into white shapes on a black background which is ideal if you are color blind. You can save statistics such as high score, average score and number of games played for each mode.
Bubble Burst has a paid and a free (advertisement supported) version, and supports most all devices. I tried out the free version on my BlackBerry Torch, and while the ad is there at the bottom of the game screen, I really didn't even notice it. I know some of you out there can't stand ads at all, so if you prefer your game without, you can pick up the full version of Bubble Burst on sale for $0.99 in the CrackBerry store.
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Bubble Burst has a paid and a free (advertisement supported) version, and supports most all devices. I tried out the free version on my BlackBerry Torch, and while the ad is there at the bottom of the game screen, I really didn't even notice it. I know some of you out there can't stand ads at all, so if you prefer your game without, you can pick up the full version of Bubble Burst on sale for $0.99 in the CrackBerry store.
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9780 Basically a 9700
I was wondering about the new upcoming 9780, specifically for T-Mobile. Is it true that the 9780 is basically a 9700 except for the OS 6 software?
HP Slate 500 gets official; $799
Don’t worry, folks ? we’re just as shocked as you are to learn that HP will finally bring its first Windows 7-powered slate to market. Hewlett-Packard is setting its sights squarely on business users with its new HP Slate 500,…
How would you change Amazon's Kindle DX Graphite?
We both know you didn't need a Kindle with a 9.7-inch display, but you went and did the deed anyway. Now that you're a proud owner of Amazon's Kindle DX Graphite, you're obligated to tell the world what exactly you'd change about it if given the ability to do so. We noted back in our review that the revised display was indeed a lovely extra, but is it enough to justify the lofty premium over the standard 6-inch model? Would you have changed up the keyboard? What about the enclosure? Thrown in a kickstand? Added a helmet mount? Go on and tell us how you'd make the Kindle DX Graphite an ideal device down in comments below. We're all ears, you know.How would you change Amazon's Kindle DX Graphite? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
FaceTime security flaw fixed
Our own Dave Caolo suggested FaceTime's widely publicized security flaw would be easily fixed, and it turns out he was right. Initially, FaceTime allowed users with physical access to a machine to edit a user's information without first having to enter a password. According to Cocoa Touch Apps, Apple's already patched this hole with a server-side workaround. I verified this myself: instead of giving anyone and everyone in front of your Mac access to your Apple-related info, clicking "View Account" in FaceTime now does... precisely nothing. It just kicks you back to the account preferences tab.
It's a somewhat silly workaround, and it's likely a temporary one until Apple releases a FaceTime update. Meanwhile, it's good to see that Apple took this problem seriously enough to issue a quick fix for its still-in-beta software.FaceTime security flaw fixed originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
It's a somewhat silly workaround, and it's likely a temporary one until Apple releases a FaceTime update. Meanwhile, it's good to see that Apple took this problem seriously enough to issue a quick fix for its still-in-beta software.FaceTime security flaw fixed originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
PlayOn Comes To Roku
We already thought the Roku was a pretty good deal, especially with the new models, but with PlayOn support now available, it's really turning into a bite-size powerhouse for streaming media.
Nokia Consolidates Symbian Development
Nokia today announced that it will be focusing future Symbian platform development on the Qt application development framework. The company said it would stop distinguishing between Symbian^3 and Symbian^4 and instead offer users a regular and continual upgrade path to all the new features that S^4 would have brought to the platform. Nokia will also be integrating HTML5 into its Qt development structure for Web content and application for both Symbian and MeeGo, both of which use Qt.
Microsoft Windows 7: 240 million copies sold in first year
Microsoft confirmed on Thursday what the world has known for quite some time… Windows 7 is a hit. Gates’ legacy sold more than 240 million copies of its latest PC operating system in its first year of availability. The massive…
Contest: Boss by AHazDesigns - Win one of 25 free copies!
Boss is the newest theme from AHazDesigns and as you would expect, it is pretty awesome. I was really impressed with the animations on this one; though they are somewhat simple, there is a lot of function packed into them. Two sliding docks on the right hand side of your home screen are accompanied by a slide out today section on the left. The custom meters are a bit larger than most themes offer, so you can tell at a glance where your device stands in regards to battery and signal strength. An easy-to-read font and large bright icons round out the functionality of Boss making this theme one you can feel comfortable using daily.
Keep reading and check out the video on this one because the pictures just don't do it justice. And when you're done, make sure to leave your comment below to enter to win one of 25 free copies of Boss from AHazDesigns. Contest ends this Sunday at midnight PST so get your entries in!
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Keep reading and check out the video on this one because the pictures just don't do it justice. And when you're done, make sure to leave your comment below to enter to win one of 25 free copies of Boss from AHazDesigns. Contest ends this Sunday at midnight PST so get your entries in!
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10 Wonderful Wildlife iPhone Photographs
We’re inviting you to take a walk on the wild side with our latest iPhone photo gallery that highlights some amazing captures in the world of wildlife photography.From close-ups of creepy-crawlies, to frogs that look good enough…
Biggest Military Leak in History: WikiLeaks Releases 390,000 Iraq War Documents
WikiLeaks has once again captured international headlines with the release of 391,832 secret Iraq War documents that reveal new information about detainee treatment, civilian deaths, and the involvement of Iran in backing Iraqi militias.The Iraq War Logs, provided to…
lördag 23 oktober 2010
Flash plugin absence on MacBook Air was deliberate, says Apple
Several of the folks lucky enough to get their hands on new MacBook Air review units noticed something a little strange: the Adobe Flash Player, usually bundled as a browser plugin with new Mac OS X installations, was AWOL. It wasn't clear at first if this was an early-build hiccup or a design decision; although Apple has been dinged in the past for shipping out-of-date versions of Flash Player, it hadn't stopped bundling the plugin. I confirmed today that shipping units and Apple retail store models were also Flash-less.
Now Engadget has an official statement from Apple that confirms the situation: yes, Flash Player is no longer being included, and users can & should download the most up-to-date version from Adobe if and when they need it. Alternatively, they could just grab a browser that bundles it in.
The official statement: "We're happy to continue to support Flash on the Mac, and the best way for users to always have the most up to date and secure version is to download it directly from Adobe."
Easy enough for them to say, not always so easy for the novice Mac owner to do. I expect that some of the MacBook Air-shaped packages under the Christmas tree may be followed on 12/26 by phone calls saying "YouTube is broken! Help!" Then again, another plugin not installed by default: Silverlight.Flash plugin absence on MacBook Air was deliberate, says Apple originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Now Engadget has an official statement from Apple that confirms the situation: yes, Flash Player is no longer being included, and users can & should download the most up-to-date version from Adobe if and when they need it. Alternatively, they could just grab a browser that bundles it in.
The official statement: "We're happy to continue to support Flash on the Mac, and the best way for users to always have the most up to date and secure version is to download it directly from Adobe."
Easy enough for them to say, not always so easy for the novice Mac owner to do. I expect that some of the MacBook Air-shaped packages under the Christmas tree may be followed on 12/26 by phone calls saying "YouTube is broken! Help!" Then again, another plugin not installed by default: Silverlight.Flash plugin absence on MacBook Air was deliberate, says Apple originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
The Daily Slash: October 22th 2010
If you’re playing Farmville, you might be playing for the right team. Playing something else? You might be outta cash very soon. Real world legal reasons below. Galaxy news, Google TV, a couple new excellent apps for Android, and that’s just on SlashPhone and AndroidCommunity. On SlashGear we’ve got a Samus Aran Arm cannon, Michael Hedges purchases 4,500 iPads, and Evan Selleck does full-fledged MacBook Air 11.6″ hands-on review!
Bold Juggernaut Legal Move of the Day: Zynga Game Network, Incorporated is applying for a patent on “Non-Redeemable Virtual Currency,” “Non-Redeemable Virtual Poker Chips,” “Purchasing Non-Redeemable Virtual Poker Chips,” and “Purchasing Virtual Items with Virtual Poker Chips.” You know what that means? Probably it means they’ll be turned down because the very thing they’re claiming as their own is done every day by hundreds and thousands of games around the world. On the other hand, they could win the patent and shut down every game from Farmerama to Diablo III. Read the full patent claim at the US Patent & Trademark Office.
[Via TechDirt]
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HTC HD 7 heading To T-Mobile November 8th
Samsung Galaxy S Lands In Japan October 28th
Samsung Galaxy S Will received Froyo Updates This November In UK
Plus since every person in the world plays it, Angry Birds Halloween edition Hits iPhone and iPad
Android Community
ABC, CBS and NBC Blocking Website Access on Google TV
Google TV Virtual Tour Available for the Undecided
UK Galaxy S Owners to Get Android 2.2 by November
Australia’s Telstra Prepaid Releases Samsung Galaxy 5 Today for $199
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Video: Updates to Timescape, Social Phonebook, and More
PowerAMP Music Player for Android
Documents To Go 3.0
SlashGear
Farmville Comes to iPad (HIDE YOUR MONEY IN YOUR MATRESS)
Google Spends More on Lobbying than Ever
Google TV hits network roadblock over content piracy concerns
Father Creates Samus Aran?s Arm Cannon for Son [Video]
The Epidemic of Update Fever (Column)
NASA astronaut claims first International Space Station Foursquare check-in
Walkman is Dead
Google Street View Car Cameras Grab Emails and Passwords
Michael Hedges Purchases 4,500 iPads
More Fabulous Xbox Kinect Ads Including Xbox LIVE Interaction [Videos]
MacBook Air 11.6″*REVIEW*
What a lovely Slash, slash, and more slash. Lots of wonderful gadgets living, lots of wonderful gadgets dying. Thus is the circle of life. To see more Daily Slash posts, click here: [The Daily Slash]
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Bold Juggernaut Legal Move of the Day: Zynga Game Network, Incorporated is applying for a patent on “Non-Redeemable Virtual Currency,” “Non-Redeemable Virtual Poker Chips,” “Purchasing Non-Redeemable Virtual Poker Chips,” and “Purchasing Virtual Items with Virtual Poker Chips.” You know what that means? Probably it means they’ll be turned down because the very thing they’re claiming as their own is done every day by hundreds and thousands of games around the world. On the other hand, they could win the patent and shut down every game from Farmerama to Diablo III. Read the full patent claim at the US Patent & Trademark Office.
[Via TechDirt]
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MacBook Air 11.6″*REVIEW*
What a lovely Slash, slash, and more slash. Lots of wonderful gadgets living, lots of wonderful gadgets dying. Thus is the circle of life. To see more Daily Slash posts, click here: [The Daily Slash]
Relevant Entries on SlashGearAxon Logic Haptic tablet is real and can run OS XChina renews Google’s license to operateThe Daily Slash: October 1st 2010The Daily Slash: October 4th 2010Sprint Samsung Galaxy S Pro 4G phone outed
Citibank First to Test Revolutionary Credit Card System, Card 2.0
Next month, Citibank will begin testing Card 2.0, a groundbreaking new credit and debit card device that securely links multiple accounts.These futuristic cards stole the show at the DEMO startup conference last month in Silicon Valley. The cards have…
Report: Twenty percent of peak downstream Internet used for Netflix?
If you're anything like us, you're both smart and incredibly good looking. Also, you're sarcastic. And in addition to all that, you spend much of your downtime enjoying streaming media on your computer, or your Internet-enabled TV, or perhaps even your fancy-pants cellphone. And it looks like, indeed, much of the country is "anything like us" -- at least according to Sandvine, Inc., of Waterloo, Ontario. The network hardware manufacturer has released a report that concludes that over twenty percent of stateside peak time downstream Internet traffic is gobbled up by Netflix streams, with the heaviest use going down in the primetime hours between 8 to 10 pm. We're sure that this is no surprise to Netflix itself, whose CEO recently stated that the company is primarily a streaming company that just happens to mail out DVDs to some customers; but still, the figure is pretty staggering. You can draw your own conclusions, but we're just happy to no longer live in a place where the only thing to watch on a Thursday night is The World According To Jim.Report: Twenty percent of peak downstream Internet used for Netflix? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Slashgear | Multichannel News | Email this | Comments
Official OS 5.0.0.973 for the BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 from Vodafone UK
A few of weeks ago we saw OS 5.0.0.973 leaked for the Storm 2 9520, now Vodafone UK has released an official version. So for those of you who prefer to install official OS releases, have at it. When on the download page scroll down to the bottom, it?s the last link.
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Steve Jobs chilling with President Obama today
According to Business Insider, President Obama is scheduled to be flying into the San Francisco area this afternoon to attend an event for District Attorney Kamala Harris and to deliver remarks at a later dinner. What isn't on the President's public agenda, according to an anonymous source familiar with the matter, is a one-on-one meeting with the turtlenecked crusader himself, Steve Jobs.
You may think that they'll be talking about several important issues regarding Apple's lead in the technological frontier, but we all know that the President probably just wants to have a little chat about iWeb not being updated.
Somebody's in trouble...Steve Jobs chilling with President Obama today originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
You may think that they'll be talking about several important issues regarding Apple's lead in the technological frontier, but we all know that the President probably just wants to have a little chat about iWeb not being updated.
Somebody's in trouble...Steve Jobs chilling with President Obama today originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
SMS sends when enter key is pressed
I have just updated the software on my BB8900 to V5.0.0.822
Since this when i type an sms it sends when i press the enter key instead of going onto...
Since this when i type an sms it sends when i press the enter key instead of going onto...
Windows: The Cadillac Of Operating Systems
It wasn't that long ago, as far as history goes, that the ideal car was a hulk of convenience, a bench-seated, chrome-plated, three-ton luxury missile. This ideal had many aspirants, but perhaps the one who most embodied it was the Cadillac, perhaps even the '59 pictured. That's more of a matter for vintage car enthusiasts, but it occurred to me that this particular car has a lot of things in common with Windows 7.
Bear with me here.
The pace of advancement in technology is such that ideas are often outpaced in just a few years. Formats, applications, and services pass by the wayside, having grown, bloomed, and withered at a speed which some years ago would be considered ludicrous. It's a bit like the fins, wings, grilles, and other flourishes that increasingly decorated cars in the 50s. They sold, they were outdone, they were forgotten as the next version came along. And critically, at the time, the competition was between flourishes, not between cars. Yet at some point, that whole type of car would no longer be relevant. Are you picking up what I'm putting down?
Bear with me here.
The pace of advancement in technology is such that ideas are often outpaced in just a few years. Formats, applications, and services pass by the wayside, having grown, bloomed, and withered at a speed which some years ago would be considered ludicrous. It's a bit like the fins, wings, grilles, and other flourishes that increasingly decorated cars in the 50s. They sold, they were outdone, they were forgotten as the next version came along. And critically, at the time, the competition was between flourishes, not between cars. Yet at some point, that whole type of car would no longer be relevant. Are you picking up what I'm putting down?
The Epidemic of Update Fever
While I was working as a teacher, I got a job moonlighting at an Apple retail store in a high-class mall in the Boston area. I worked as a Mac Specialist on the sales floor, and the most common question I got was whether the customer should buy now, or wait until the next version came out. Inevitably, that laptop or iPod they bought today would be rendered obsolete by a faster version with more memory and a lower price tag. Apple is pretty good about helping you out if you just bought your new kit the day before the newer version is released, but after about a month, you’re boned. This is the way with technology. There are three things you can count on in life: death, the planned obsolescence of the cool gadget you just bought, and taxes.
[Image credit: Matthijs Rouw]
What advice did I give? If you need it now, buy it now. If you can wait, then wait until you need it. If you’re losing money every day because you can’t complete your business projects without a working computer, it is not worth waiting for the next big thing. Rarely is the next big thing a significant leap forward. For all the Intel marketing claims that their newest processors are the greatest things since USB, it’s not really true. The difference will be hardly noticeable.
There was another bit of advice I always gave customers: make sure you’re happy with the product you’re buying now. If it does things you like, it will still do the same things in three years. New features might come along that you wish you had, but if you like burning DVDs, or carrying around 4 months worth of music in your pocket, at least you’re guaranteed that your new purchase will do those things until the day it dies. You might wish for a Blu-Ray burner or an iPod that can hold 10 months worth of music, but that is the way of the silicon. Personally, I try to spend as much as I can afford to buy the best piece of tech available. I could live with a lousy car, cheap furniture, even a smaller house. But I work every day on my computer, and if I’m not happy going to work, I won’t be as productive. I think the only other product like this in my life is my mattress. A good mattress is important for my happiness.
When I read that a Gizmodo editor was refusing to review the Nokia N8 because its operating system was slowly becoming obsolete, I had to laugh. Not out of humor, but out of embarrassment for their other editors. That had to be one of the most boneheaded moves in tech journalism I’ve seen since… well, since they decided to pay for a stolen iPhone prototype.
I’m not going to dive into the specifics. This column isn’t about phone operating systems, it’s about the idea that our gadgets need to improve after we’ve bought them. Now, I’m not arguing that gadgets shouldn’t improve. It would be awesome if we knew every gadget would get better over time. Thanks to a great system update, my two-year-old MacBook Air runs better today than the day I bought it. But the next system update might overwhelm the machine, making it obsolete. My iPod touch is much better today than when I bought it, though many other gadgets are exactly the same. I don’t expect significant improvements for my cameras, for instance, nor for my television. Even my TiVo hasn’t improved in the last few years, though a TiVo is practically a computer at heart, so it could easily be updated.
There are good reasons why Gizmodo might skip a review of this phone. First, it costs hundreds of dollars because it isn’t subsidized by a carrier. Of course, you don’t have to sign a contract, but unfortunately most Americans don’t buy into this logic, and would rather take a $300 price cut up front to sign away two years of their lives. Unlocked phones have proven very unpopular in the U.S., so the low traffic the phone review generates might not justify the resources required to review it. What’s strange is that Gizmodo never mentions this issue as a reason to skip the phone.
Also, other sites have spent time with the device, and it scored poorly in other reviews. In fact, the non-review’s author even cites another Web site’s review as an excuse for why he skipped it. This is the laziest form of journalism imaginable. If an editor who worked for me decided not to review a product because other sites said it was horrible, he’d be looking for a new job the same day. First of all, I don’t read other reviews before I write my own opinion about a product. I want my own unique perspective to come through untainted. Second, some of my favorite reviews have been ones in which I disagree with the general consensus. When I can offer a different take, I know that I’m doing a service to my readers. At best, I might be right where others are wrong. At worst, I’m simply offering a different opinion, and a range of intelligent opinions makes tech journalism a better place.
The reason you review a device that might already be obsolete is because the average consumer shouldn’t have to think two years into the future when they make a purchase. When I buy a laptop, I’m almost guaranteed that it will be updated within its lifespan, but that’s not why I buy it. I buy it because I need it now, and I need the features it offers. If those features work well, I’ll be happy with them. If they don’t, I won’t buy it.
Indeed, a device that has reached the end of its lifespan is the exact device I need to review, because it’s more important than ever that the device work properly and meet the buyer’s expectations. But, as I’ve said recently here on SlashGear, I review a product with a real buyer in mind, someone who is about to spend some money. I suspect that Gizmodo’s editor imagines his readers to be enthusiasts, of course, but not really interested in buying. That’s fine by me, because his readers are eventually going to need to make an informed buying decision, and those readers will know just which reviews to read, and which reviews to skip because they are obsolete.
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[Image credit: Matthijs Rouw]
What advice did I give? If you need it now, buy it now. If you can wait, then wait until you need it. If you’re losing money every day because you can’t complete your business projects without a working computer, it is not worth waiting for the next big thing. Rarely is the next big thing a significant leap forward. For all the Intel marketing claims that their newest processors are the greatest things since USB, it’s not really true. The difference will be hardly noticeable.
There was another bit of advice I always gave customers: make sure you’re happy with the product you’re buying now. If it does things you like, it will still do the same things in three years. New features might come along that you wish you had, but if you like burning DVDs, or carrying around 4 months worth of music in your pocket, at least you’re guaranteed that your new purchase will do those things until the day it dies. You might wish for a Blu-Ray burner or an iPod that can hold 10 months worth of music, but that is the way of the silicon. Personally, I try to spend as much as I can afford to buy the best piece of tech available. I could live with a lousy car, cheap furniture, even a smaller house. But I work every day on my computer, and if I’m not happy going to work, I won’t be as productive. I think the only other product like this in my life is my mattress. A good mattress is important for my happiness.
When I read that a Gizmodo editor was refusing to review the Nokia N8 because its operating system was slowly becoming obsolete, I had to laugh. Not out of humor, but out of embarrassment for their other editors. That had to be one of the most boneheaded moves in tech journalism I’ve seen since… well, since they decided to pay for a stolen iPhone prototype.
I’m not going to dive into the specifics. This column isn’t about phone operating systems, it’s about the idea that our gadgets need to improve after we’ve bought them. Now, I’m not arguing that gadgets shouldn’t improve. It would be awesome if we knew every gadget would get better over time. Thanks to a great system update, my two-year-old MacBook Air runs better today than the day I bought it. But the next system update might overwhelm the machine, making it obsolete. My iPod touch is much better today than when I bought it, though many other gadgets are exactly the same. I don’t expect significant improvements for my cameras, for instance, nor for my television. Even my TiVo hasn’t improved in the last few years, though a TiVo is practically a computer at heart, so it could easily be updated.
There are good reasons why Gizmodo might skip a review of this phone. First, it costs hundreds of dollars because it isn’t subsidized by a carrier. Of course, you don’t have to sign a contract, but unfortunately most Americans don’t buy into this logic, and would rather take a $300 price cut up front to sign away two years of their lives. Unlocked phones have proven very unpopular in the U.S., so the low traffic the phone review generates might not justify the resources required to review it. What’s strange is that Gizmodo never mentions this issue as a reason to skip the phone.
Also, other sites have spent time with the device, and it scored poorly in other reviews. In fact, the non-review’s author even cites another Web site’s review as an excuse for why he skipped it. This is the laziest form of journalism imaginable. If an editor who worked for me decided not to review a product because other sites said it was horrible, he’d be looking for a new job the same day. First of all, I don’t read other reviews before I write my own opinion about a product. I want my own unique perspective to come through untainted. Second, some of my favorite reviews have been ones in which I disagree with the general consensus. When I can offer a different take, I know that I’m doing a service to my readers. At best, I might be right where others are wrong. At worst, I’m simply offering a different opinion, and a range of intelligent opinions makes tech journalism a better place.
The reason you review a device that might already be obsolete is because the average consumer shouldn’t have to think two years into the future when they make a purchase. When I buy a laptop, I’m almost guaranteed that it will be updated within its lifespan, but that’s not why I buy it. I buy it because I need it now, and I need the features it offers. If those features work well, I’ll be happy with them. If they don’t, I won’t buy it.
Indeed, a device that has reached the end of its lifespan is the exact device I need to review, because it’s more important than ever that the device work properly and meet the buyer’s expectations. But, as I’ve said recently here on SlashGear, I review a product with a real buyer in mind, someone who is about to spend some money. I suspect that Gizmodo’s editor imagines his readers to be enthusiasts, of course, but not really interested in buying. That’s fine by me, because his readers are eventually going to need to make an informed buying decision, and those readers will know just which reviews to read, and which reviews to skip because they are obsolete.
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BlackBerry App World storefront gets an official launch
We mentioned back on the 20th that Research In Motion had finally enabled online purchases of apps from BlackBerry App Word but, today was actually the official launch of the storefront. Within the official announcement Research In Motion gave us some of the feature list currently enabled on the site right now:
Purchase apps directly from the website
Edit My World accounts to sync app downloads directly to the BlackBerry smartphone
Read and write reviews and recommend items to peers
Access purchased or downloaded apps from a computer� via the My World page in the� BlackBerry App World storefront�
Since we first mentioned the update to the site, Research In Motion has put a lot of changes into effect as well. Better browser support has been impplemented and things seem a whole lot smoother know overall. How do you guys feel about it though? Will you use it more often now?
Click Here To Get Started With The BlackBerry App World Storefront>>
CrackBerry.com's feed sponsored by ShopCrackBerry.com. BlackBerry App World storefront gets an official launch
Purchase apps directly from the website
Edit My World accounts to sync app downloads directly to the BlackBerry smartphone
Read and write reviews and recommend items to peers
Access purchased or downloaded apps from a computer� via the My World page in the� BlackBerry App World storefront�
Since we first mentioned the update to the site, Research In Motion has put a lot of changes into effect as well. Better browser support has been impplemented and things seem a whole lot smoother know overall. How do you guys feel about it though? Will you use it more often now?
Click Here To Get Started With The BlackBerry App World Storefront>>
CrackBerry.com's feed sponsored by ShopCrackBerry.com. BlackBerry App World storefront gets an official launch
?Shiny App Syndrome?: When Open Government Meets Closed Platforms
It’s good for governments to find more ways to connect with their citizens, including the web. As the web goes mobile, open government should too. But governments shouldn’t develop apps for some mobile platforms and not others.
That’s Kevin Curry and Brownell Chalstrom’s problem with Texas.gov’s new iPhone app. The state of Texas recently overhauled its [...]
That’s Kevin Curry and Brownell Chalstrom’s problem with Texas.gov’s new iPhone app. The state of Texas recently overhauled its [...]
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MacBook Air software update addresses responsiveness and graphics issues
A MacBook Air update already? Yes, we've had some tips about intermittent MacBook Air issues, and it seems Apple's next-generation super-thin wedge-Macs are already sporting a shiny new software update that addresses "an issue where a MacBook Air (Late 2010) computer may become unresponsive while playing back movie trailers in iMovie" and a bug where the Mac becomes unresponsive after waking from sleep when connected to an external display. Oh, the the requisite "general graphics performance updates," whatever that means.
Fire up software update or check here for the manual download. The update is wafer thin like the new Air itself!
Thanks to Swords for the tip.MacBook Air software update addresses responsiveness and graphics issues originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Fire up software update or check here for the manual download. The update is wafer thin like the new Air itself!
Thanks to Swords for the tip.MacBook Air software update addresses responsiveness and graphics issues originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Winamp beta comes to Android Market
We recently dedicated a Throwback Thursday to Winamp and, as many of you were quick to point out, the product is still alive and quite awesome. Today, via a blog post, Winamp maker Nullsoft reminded us just how awesome their product…
Seals Technologies unveils VR7 rugged GSM phone with GPS
A UK company called Seals Technology has unveiled a new rugged mobile phone that has GPS integrated designed to survive some harsh climates. The new phone is called the Seals VR7 and is an IP-67 rated GSM mobile phone. The maker claims that the phone is impervious to dust, dirt, shocks and drops.
The VR7 is waterproof to a depth of one meter for 30 minutes and can withstand pressure to 400KGS. The phone has a special optical signal for help function that can send GPS coordinates to a group of five mobile numbers if the user gets into trouble.
The phone promises to survive drops from 2 meters onto concrete and can work in conditions from -20C to +55C. The handset can send Morse code, supports conference calling, has an electric compass, offers email access, a flashlight, and has a weather forecast tool. The speaker is extra loud for use in noisy environments.
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The VR7 is waterproof to a depth of one meter for 30 minutes and can withstand pressure to 400KGS. The phone has a special optical signal for help function that can send GPS coordinates to a group of five mobile numbers if the user gets into trouble.
The phone promises to survive drops from 2 meters onto concrete and can work in conditions from -20C to +55C. The handset can send Morse code, supports conference calling, has an electric compass, offers email access, a flashlight, and has a weather forecast tool. The speaker is extra loud for use in noisy environments.
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Hulu Plus dropping to $4.95 per month? That's what she said.
It's only rumor for now, but Peter Kafka over at All Things D has sources telling him that the ABC/NBC/FOX-owned Hulu Plus video site is looking to cut its $9.95 per month subscription fee in halfish to $4.95, perhaps in a bid to increase subscriber count. If so that would drop it well below the $8.95 per month fee paid by Netflix subscribers. A price drop certainly wouldn't surprise us knowing that content owners are still experimenting with pricing in the brave new world we call the internet.Hulu Plus dropping to $4.95 per month? That's what she said. originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | All Things D | Email this | Comments
AT&T starts switching to LTE-compatible SIM cards
We just received a shot of an internal AT&T memo detailing the carrier’s intention to start transitioning to LTE-capable SIM cards. AT&T has started preparing employees for a new SIM card that will be used for LTE handsets and devices,…
Hands-On Video With the HP Slate 500
Here is our hands-on video of the HP Slate 500, HP's new business slate. For those of you still on the fence, HP has posted all of the final specs for the device as well, including the fact that it has an active digitizer as well as an Intel Z540 Atom Processor Z540 (1.86 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB) and 2GB of memory.
You can take a gander at the product page and see if this is the slate for you, Win7 lovers.
Video after the jump.
You can take a gander at the product page and see if this is the slate for you, Win7 lovers.
Video after the jump.
GE Campaign Turns YouTube Videos and Flickr Photos into Clean Energy
GE (together with BBDO, SocialVibe and SpeedShape) has launched a new digital campaign to get you thinking about the environment with a photo project called Tag Your Green. GE hopes the project will inspire people to share…
Dell marketing makeover simplifies brands, kills off Adamo altogether
We knew something was going on with Dell's branding with the resurrection of the XPS laptop line, and this morning we caught up with a few of the company's executives to learn all about the entire restructuring. As you can see above, there will now be three core brands -- Inspiron, XPS and Alienware -- all focusing on different "performance seekers." However, you'll notice that Adamo is nowhere to be found on that flow chart. Turns out, the sneaky disappearance of the Adamo XPS from Dell's site hasn't exactly been a coincidence -- it's completely killing off the premium brand and has actually tamped down volumes of the super thin machines. Now, that doesn't mean systems like the original Adamo and the Adamo XPS won't exist ever again as Dell VP Ed Boyd tells us similar products will be coming to the XPS line early next year. Simplifying the brands sure does make a lot of sense to us -- all the Adamo XPS, Studio XPS, Studio laptops have seriously confused us over the last couple of years -- but it's all part of a larger marketing campaign that will attempt to move Dell away from being a low cost brand and instead portray the company as providing choice -- a campaign Dell CMO Paul-Henri Ferrand told Reuters will ultimately cost hundreds of millions of dollars. We look forward to seeing what you've got Dell, but all we know is that we're finally going to say the following words with affirmation: "rest in peace, Adamo."Dell marketing makeover simplifies brands, kills off Adamo altogether originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
Samsung Galaxy Player, Better Than iPod Touch?
Samsung’s Galaxy Player is a pretty sweet-looking pocket computer, and is the first real competition we have seen for the iPod Touch, a product that has sat in its own market niche since it was launched. The Galaxy Player runs Android 2.1 and packs in enough features to shame Apple’s media-player. Here’s the commercial:
Pretty neat, [...]
Pretty neat, [...]
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