Mobile and Hight Technology

2011-04-25T18:41:00.000-07:00

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Apple's dead pixel policy leaks out, up to fifteen anomalies 'acceptable' as to 22-inch plus on top of screens?

2010-11-04T22:56:00.001-07:00

Readily available could be nada kind up of favor coming back home together allowing for a sparkly new laptop solely to locate little black plus white dots peppering your LCD, especially after the screen's manufacturer tells you which you are plumb of the good fortune. If you are going to purchase Apple, that state of affairs would possibly truthfully play out simply the identical, less than the

Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots is going motion-controlled for TI artwork challenge

2010-08-19T20:36:00.001-07:00

Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots be afflicted by already seen a bunch from new life in an augmented truth demo, plus they have currently gotten however one more style of the long term -- Zachery Shivers and Anne Flinchbaugh have created a motion-controlled version of the sport as a phase of Texas Instruments' Co-op Artwork Challenge. Because you may most likely imagine, which requires dozens of servos

Entelligence: Three-d Television falls flat for me

2010-08-03T22:43:00.001-07:00

Entelligence could be the legal column by technology strategist plus author Michael Gartenberg, a fellow whose desire for a delicious cup up of occasional and a quality New york bagel is dwarfed solely by his passion for tech. In these articles, he is enough to explore where our industry is and where it has got therefore going -- though to both micro and macro levels -- allowing for the

Dell Streak at no cost though to contract in United kingdom, assuming ?25 monthly plan

2010-06-01T02:48:00.001-07:00

You have a tendency to be aware which Dell Streak tabletphone that could be were given u. s. each one hot plus bothered these days? Yeah, smartly, what allowing for all the stabbing, we tend to completely did no longer notice that the device has got already been priced during the united kingdom. Once it launches as to June Fourth at The Carphone Warehouse, the Streak is sufficient to cost you

Wii Controller Demo gets active, Android plus Wiimote carry out something about Donkey Kong as to video

2010-05-09T10:12:00.001-07:00

We have a tendency to knew the Wii Controller Demo app (now currently known as "Wii Controller IME") was once close to having the ability to have interaction allowing for Android in an exceedingly meaningful way, less than we certainly did no longer be expecting to detect Average Joes enjoying Donkey Kong on his or him or her Nexus One devices about that soon. Not which we're kvetching or

Keepin' it genuine pretend redux: Nexus One clone could be 'Teg W3000,' has got WiFi, dual cameras, Television tuner plus Skype

2010-04-18T22:06:00.001-07:00

The apple iphone Video files Video files is a pleasant film encoder which supports converting AVI files to iPhone. The avi to iphone may also put Mp4, Divx, Mp4, MPG, Realmedia (RM, RMVB), AVI (Vob, XviD), ASF, Divx on your iPhone.Earlier about that month, an unknown manufacturer had the legal dubious distinction up of constructing our KIRF listing, for building what appeared to be a Nexus One

HP rolls out Pavilion s5305z, s5350, Pavilion Elite HPE-190t desktops

2010-04-06T08:54:00.001-07:00

HP is also making ready to " carry out amazing" allowing for its Slate, less than persist we tend to checked it had been continue to the legal principal desktop Portable maker around, plus it has currently additional expanded its offerings with three new models. The ones come with the Pavilion Slimline s5305z and s5350z, which have a tendency to be out there together with a decision up of

ASUS cramming USB Three.Zero back into Eee Laptop line, N Series laptops, masses more

2010-03-25T23:50:00.001-07:00

USB 3.0 could be bit by bit less than surely popping up as to added plus more new machines, but finding a rig allowing for SuperSpeed support continues to be a chore. ASUS is functioning troublesome to be certain which finding the great things is simple after searching at its wares, and judging by the support it has got already shown for the protocol, we tend to essentially be afflicted by

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Two.Nil.Four firmware said to decide audio, reputation

2010-03-19T22:53:00.001-07:00

Ok, which used to be speedy. We tend to simply told you intending the audio recording difficulty allowing for the version Two.Zero.Three EOS 5D Mark II firmware yesterday plus already we even suffer from the 2.0.Four unharness in Japan. Be expecting about that fix from a fix for a fix to head international though to the short and provide you with that Twenty-nine.Ninety-seven FPS and

Make your Magic Mouse oh-so-ergonomic allowing for about that pasty silicone grip

2010-03-13T18:40:00.001-08:00

Whereas it has troublesome to claim if Apple's Magic Mouse really desires "fixing" -- it depends somewhat on your grip -- it is now not a vast stretch to say therefore the legal narrow multitouch device does not kind from slot during the palm of one's hand. Sensing a market opportunity, Is enough to of MMFixed.com recently determined to return back to our collective rescue. For $10, he offers a

Pixel Qi DIY kits are going to be out in Q2, 'slightly added challenging compared to converting the lightbulb'

2010-03-07T08:45:00.001-08:00

We have a tendency to are traveling to suppose which Mary Lou's bravado-filled "It's solely slightly added challenging compared to converting a lightbulb" could be in connection with functioning with OLPC. From course, in Mary Lou Jepsen's a good amount of up-to-date Pixel Qi blog post he or she brands snappy reference of the incontrovertible incontrovertible reality that readily available are

FirstView's $95 Android / Windows CE PC607V guidelines the legal craptablet iceberg at CeBIT

2010-03-07T04:02:00.001-08:00

Does not appear too dangerous for a $95 Android tablet, huh? Neatly, readily available could be a large amount added where which returned up up of. Scattered together the major halls of CeBIT have a tendency to be dozens of Chinese plus Taiwanese consumer electronics resellers shopping to sell products to new consumers, and about that year they certain loaded up the suitcases allowing for

Palm webOS [*fr1].Four update hits Verizon's Pre Plus plus Pixi Plus

2010-02-28T10:02:00.001-08:00

According to a little past due night tweet up of Palm -- plus the legal final update screen as to our device -- the stacked new webOS 1.4 update could be about to make its approach out back into the planet for the company's Verizon-flavored devices. Which is right, Plussers -- video recording (and editing) is little short of a small download away. Therefore why tend to be you continue to reading

Buffalo Kokuyo unearths 4-port USB Three.Nil hub, leaves you little decision less than to upgrade

2010-02-17T18:58:00.001-08:00

Oh c'mon, which 80-port USB 2.0 hub served you neatly, plus frankly, it owes younada. Allowing for USBThree.0 upon us, it could be simply a matter up of your previous point prior to each and every persistexternal HDD, scanner and printer you own is cruising together the legalSuperSpeed highway, and whereas that could be manifestly a grossexaggeration, we've got necessarily been one for

Hitachi, Panasonic plus Toshiba to deliver 60GHz wireless products in 2H 2010

2010-02-06T10:05:00.001-08:00

The year's 2010, nevertheless we're continue toleering at the dusty pile up of cables at the back our AV apparatus pluspuzzling over, "O UWB,where art thou?" Smartly, the folks at Tech-On be afflicted by gotten alittle update for us: Hitachi, Panasonic and Toshiba tend to be reportedto be delivering products donning 60GHz wireless chips -- which siplittle juice less than churn out 7GHz of

Panasonic clamps down prices, unleash window for contemporary F-series line up of compact cameras

2010-01-31T05:05:00.001-08:00

Panasonic could be nada favor back concerning pushing out a plethora from compacts, less than whereas it had been talking up specs for the legalnew Lumix F-serfroms of compact cameras keep at CES, we've were given simply currentwere givengot a fromndful of prices plus a unharness date to chew the legal The FH1 (12megapixel, 720p vidcould be) is going for $160, FH3 (14.1 megapixelcould be720p) is

Palm's webOS over-the-air firmware update process explained

2009-06-17T09:37:00.003-07:00

For most Pre owners, updates to the operating system happen silently and with little drama -- just the way Palm and the average user likes it. For the more inquisitive of us, though, Palm is offering a detailed breakdown of how the updates get pushed down to the phone and under what circumstances. For starters, you've got to be on EV-DO or WiFi, because 1xRTT (in addition to being ridiculously

Motorola's i856 iDEN slider takes a mind-bending journey through the FCC

2009-06-17T09:37:00.001-07:00

Remember that Motorola i856 we told you about way back in March? It's now lost its FCC innocence, garnering external photos and a user's manual for our excited perusal. As phones go, it's nothing much to look at -- but this is iDEN we're talking about, where sliders and multimedia features are still awfully hard to come by . Indeed, the i856 has a dedicated music button right on its face, a far

EU roaming drama continues, tentative pricing agreement reached

2009-03-29T09:20:00.003-07:00

In Europe? Want cheaper international roaming? Of course you do -- if you don't you're either a carrier or a sick puppy -- and it looks like you just might get your wish. Members of the European Parliament have agreed in principle to reducing the caps on international voice, text, and data roaming to €0.43 per outgoing minute, €0.19 per incoming minute, €0.11 each, and €1.00 per MB wholesale,

ITT sues Verizon, phone makers aplenty over GPS patent

2009-03-29T09:20:00.001-07:00

This one's pretty light on specifics at the moment, but it looks like manufacturing giant ITT Corp is none too happy with Verizon and a whole host of cellphone manufacturers including the likes of Motorola, Nokia, LG, and Kyocera, and it's now gone so far as to sue the whole lot over alleged patent infringement. Apparently, ITT thinks that the group of companies all violated one of its GPS

Emgeton pops out dual-SIM Enzo candybar

2009-03-29T09:07:00.001-07:00

Can't say we've ever heard of Emgeton, but we're liking what we're seeing here. Admittedly, the Enzo candybar takes a swipe (or two... or three) from Sony Ericsson, but this dual-SIM wonder still packs enough personality to keep things interesting. Said handset reportedly boasts 3G capabilities, a 2.2-inch 320 x 240 resolution display, Bluetooth, 0.3 megapixel camera, a rechargeable Li-ion and a

AT&T pays out $8.2 million settlement over school E-Rate program

2009-02-17T06:54:00.001-08:00

"Settlement" and "needy schools" aren't two things that most companies would like to see in a press release, but that's exactly what AT&T is dealing with at the moment after it has paid out $8.2 million to settle a dispute involving the E-Rate program, which uses funds collected from phone customers to pay for hardware and connectivity service fees for schools and libraries. According to the

Qualcomm makes a play for the sub-$150 smartphone market with new chipset

2009-02-14T20:54:00.001-08:00

In a press release recently issued by Qualcomm, the company states that it's taking direct aim at the sub-$150 smartphone market with a new chipset on offer. The platform -- known as the MSM7227 -- is apparently designed with higher-power, lower-cost handsets in mind, offering HSDPA / HSUPA radios, a 600MHz CPU, 320MHz application DSP, 400MHz modem processor, hardware-accelerated 3D graphics,

Mobile phone Wi-Fi usage on the rise

2009-02-12T10:39:00.003-08:00

Wi-Fi has come to the mobile phone, and people all over the world are taking advantage of the faster speeds to access the Net from their phones. According to AdMob, a mobile advertising marketplace, mobile Internet usage on Wi-Fi picked up steam in January in the U.S. and Europe. Worldwide Internet requests originating from Wi-Fi hotspots increased 8 percent month over month to 6.8 billion, led

Qualcomm brings Near Field Communication to more mobile chipsets

2009-02-12T10:39:00.001-08:00

As stellar as things like contactless payments are, short-range communications applications have generally struggled to gain adoption (Bluetooth notwithstanding). Qualcomm's hoping to change all that with its announcement that certain new products in its portfolio will arrive with NFC capabilities baked right in. The outfit's goal here is to "accelerate the commercial availability of mobile

Smartphones offer hope in declining cell phone biz

2009-02-04T18:13:00.003-08:00

Cell phone sales around the world took a nose dive in the fourth quarter, as the weakened economy hurt demand for new devices. But sales of smartphones continued to grow. According to IDC, overall sales of cell phones in the fourth quarter were down about 12.6 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2007. In the fourth quarter of 2008, manufacturers shipped a

Smartphones offer hope in declining cell phone biz

2009-02-04T18:13:00.001-08:00

AT&T eyes divested Alltel assets

2009-02-04T17:59:00.001-08:00

AT&T could end up with the lion's share of the wireless assets that Verizon Wireless must get rid of as part of its acquisition of Alltel, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The newspaper cites sources who said that AT&T is among several bidders hoping to get their hands on the Alltel subscribers and network. The private-equity firms Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts & Co.,

AT&T reportedly eyeing post-merger Verizon Wireless assets

2009-02-04T17:46:00.001-08:00

As you may recall, one of the requirements that Verizon had to agree with in order to complete its little acquisition of Alltel was that it must offload some $3 billion in wireless assets to avoid becoming too monolithic, and it looks like there's already a number of bidders angling for a piece of the action. The biggest of those, by far, is AT&T, which is apparently looking to pick up as big a

Vodafone reports 14 percent rise in revenue

2009-02-04T10:50:00.001-08:00

Things may not be entirely awesome for most operators these days, but at least Vodafone's making some cash in this cash-strapped market. according to its most recent quarterly results, the outfit has notched a 14 percent increase in revenue, which was helped by the weak pound and exceptional sales in India. More specifically, it realized sales of ?10.47 billion ($14.9 billion) compared to ?9.16

Verizon axing Test Drive, making New Every Two program less awesome

2009-02-02T18:40:00.001-08:00

Verizon Wireless certainly isn't planning a romantic weekend with its customers this Valentine's Day, as it's completely nixing its Test Drive program and slashing benefits on its New Every Two initiative. Or, it will if documents rounded up by Boy Genius Report prove accurate. Currently, prospective subscribers who'd like to test out Verizon's network for a month without worrying over usage fees

Firefox Mobile "Fennec" browser to debut on HTC's Touch Pro next week?

2009-01-29T08:17:00.001-08:00

You may remember the Alpha 2 release of Fennec, well, the folks involved with Firefox mobile have updated their Wiki with news of a milestone release in the first week of February. So, we have to ask, are you an HTC Touch Pro user? If not this release really isn't for you, as the platform of choice for this release is rather narrow: one set. Of course if you don't have a Touch Pro, you can always

AT&T earnings dip 23.6 percent

2009-01-28T07:45:00.001-08:00

AT&T, the largest phone company in the country, reported Wednesday that its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2008 fell 23.6 percent, amid a tough economic climate. The company said it earned $2.4 billion, or 41 cents per share, during the fourth quarter, compared to $3.14 billion, or 51 cents per share, during the same period a year ago. Revenue increased 2.4 percent to $31.1 billion, which was

Payment processor Heartland reports breach

2009-01-21T09:23:00.001-08:00

Heartland Payment Systems, which processes payroll and credit card payments for more than 250,000 businesses, reported Tuesday that consumer credit card data was exposed in what may be the largest security breach ever. In a statement that coincided with President Barack Obama's inauguration events, Heartland said the breach occurred last year but that it found evidence of the intrusion last week

Why Obama's cell phone calls will always go through

2009-01-17T11:16:00.001-08:00

After Barack Obama is sworn in next week, he'll be able to enjoy one of the lesser-known benefits of the presidency: phone calls that always go through. That means no more "all circuits are busy" messages. And no waiting for calls to be completed as millions of people crowd into Washington during the inauguration and jam overburdened cell phone towers, despite what have been practically heroic

AMD announces ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000 series graphics chips

2009-01-09T21:05:00.001-08:00

NVIDIA has already given its laptop graphics offerings a bit of a boost at CES, and now AMD has followed suit, with it taking the wraps off its new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000 series chips. As you may have guessed, these are based on the same core architecture as AMD's 4000 series of desktop graphics cards, and they promise to be as much as twice as fast as their 3000 series predecessors. Helping

Bureaucratic drama: India wants to double 3G license prices

2009-01-05T10:31:00.001-08:00

Just as carriers (and would-be carriers) were likely scraping up the necessary 20 billion rupees to plunk down for a national 3G license over in India, the government wants to switch things up double down. The country's Finance Ministry has apparently asked the Department of Telecom to ask for some 40 billion rupees as a minimum bid price now -- that's about $840 million for those who don't have

O2 sees a record 166 million text messages fly during New Year's celebration

2009-01-04T03:21:00.001-08:00

If Americans really send twice as many text messages as Europeans, we'd hate to see the figures from the Big 4 here in the States. According to O2 UK, a record 166 million text messages were sent over its network in a 24-hour period that ended at 7:30AM on January 1, 2009. For those not exactly near their abacus, that breaks down to around 1,900 messages per second. Furthermore, over 16 million

FCC Fridays

2009-01-03T03:30:00.001-08:00

We here at Engadget mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don't need). Enjoy! Meizu opens flagship store in Shenzhen

HTC May Make Second Android Phone By April, Says Unreliable Site [Android Phone]

2008-12-22T18:36:00.001-08:00

Digitimes, who was already kinda wrong this morning, says that HTC will release a second Android phone by April and a third is already in development. The third phone already being in development is a super-obvious rumor, since every company has tons of things going on simultaneously, but a second Android phone by April? Sure, that's possible. I mean, all HTC needs to do is pick one of the

Cellphone hacked to analyze blood, detect diseases on the spot

2008-12-21T10:00:00.001-08:00

Not that the whole using-cellphones-for-disease-detection is completely fresh, but the latest handset hack for medical purposes is still mighty impressive. UCLA researcher Dr. Aydogan Ozcan has essentially converted a standard cellphone into a portable blood tester of sorts, which is capable of detecting HIV, malaria and various other illnesses. Put as simply as possible, the device works by

Clearwire's $150 dual-mode WiMAX / Sprint CDMA modem launches Sunday

2008-12-17T06:13:00.001-08:00

Yup, it's true, the dual-mode CDMA / WiMAX modem is real and will be sold by by Clearwire starting December 21st. The $150 device (after $50 rebate and two-year Sprint contract) is a first to function on both Sprint's EV-DO network and Clearwire's nascent mobile WiMAX service currently supporting Baltimore's collection of kitschy beauty salons. So yeah, the modem is of limited interest until

Microsoft's First Ever iPhone App

2008-12-14T18:35:00.001-08:00

Yesterday evening, Microsoft quietly added the photo displaying app SeaDragon Mobile, its first-ever iPhone application, to the App Store. Could Microsoft Office for iPhone be far behind? Probably not, but this is a start. SeaDragon Mobile is pretty much a demo of Microsoft Live Labs' photo display platform (also seen in Photosynth). Users can use the app to zoom in on photos with incredible

Apple to turn the iPhone into a handheld game console?

2008-12-14T02:38:00.001-08:00

Could the iPhone transcend the smartphone market and enter the realm of handheld gaming consoles? apple certainly thinks so, with the company’s John Geleynse recently claiming the phone could be a next-generation handheld gaming device. Calling it a potential rival to both the DS and the PSP, Geleynse's words aren't that much different from Apple's general point of view, which lends credence to

The Top 10 Android App Downloads: Pac-Man Pronounced King of Apps [Android]

2008-12-14T00:44:00.001-08:00

Analysts Medialets found the top Android apps based on downloads, rating, and number of comments. It's a slightly limited mix of games, social networking, and audio tools, but Android's still just a baby. The number one app is Namco's immortal Pac-Man with more than a quarter-million downloads, no surprise since it's an exceptionally well made version of the classic. Brain Genius Deluxe and

Windows 7 Benchmark Results "Very Promising" [Windows 7]

2008-12-12T12:08:00.001-08:00

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes at ZDNet tested pre-beta Windows 7 release 6956 against Vista RTM and Vista SP1. Win 7's snappy boot time and dominance in other tests suggest that a good OS is on the way. Early on, we showed you completely non-scientific evidence of Win 7's pleasingly fast boot time. (Shutting down is another matter—my build (6801) sometimes takes forever.) I was glad that

Netflix fixes streaming issues with Roku device, Xbox 360

2008-12-07T18:55:00.001-08:00

If you've been using Netflix streaming through a standalone solution like the the self-branded Roku device or the Xbox 360 client, you may have been troubled recently by a lack of picture quality. Compared to a PC streaming on the same connection, users were often unable to get full quality videos, despite of having plenty of bandwidth available. Though Netflix never mentioned how widespread the

Walmart to Sell $99 iPhone?

2008-12-06T11:03:00.001-08:00

Rumors about the iPhone hitting Walmart at a discount price have been circulating for some time, and The Boy Genius Report is bolstering those rumors today, saying it received a tip that the giant retailer will be reviving the 4GB iPhone model for just $99 with the standard two-year contract. The handset would be functionally identical to existing 8GB and 16GB versions and presumably offered with

Dell Mini 9 gets built-in AT&T 3G option

2008-11-25T18:35:00.001-08:00

It's never been much of a secret that the Dell Mini 9 has been 3G-ready from day one, and Vodafone customers have been able to get a 3G-equipped model direct from the carrier for a little while now, but it looks like folks in the US can now finally get in on the mobile broadband action as well, with a built-in 3G option now configurable on Dell's site. Unfortunately, anyone that already took the

Virgin America to launch in-flight Wi-Fi

2008-11-22T00:45:00.001-08:00

Continuing with an ongoing trend, Virgin America is finally making its long announced entry into the world of in-flight broadband. The carrier, like American and Delta, will use the Gogo service from Aircell to provide its passenger with broadband connectivity and has teamed with YouTube to provide an air-to-ground video stream, from a plane flying over the San Francisco Bay Area, as part of the

Google bringing voice search to the iPhone

2008-11-17T09:42:00.001-08:00

Given the option, would you like to search the web using your voice? Google may be prepping just such an endeavor, with an application for the iPhone that'll let people surf, or at least search, by using voice commands. The application would put them on more equal terms with Microsoft and Yahoo who already have similar tools. No matter when it appears, it'll probably be only a short time before

Mobile web users expected to reach 530 million by 2013

2008-11-17T09:41:00.001-08:00

The percentage of people with mobiles browsing the web is going up sharply, due largely to the rise of feature-rich smartphones. According to ABI Research, around 130 million people now carry phones that have what we'd call “modern” browsing, and within the next 4-5 years that's expected to quadruple. The research primarily points to phones from the likes of Apple and RIM, along with the

AMD announces Conesus netbook platform, ATI Stream brand, Fusion processor delay

2008-11-14T03:55:00.001-08:00

We already got word of AMD's new 45nm Shanghai Opterons this morning, but it looks like that was only just the beginning of a deluge of news out of the slightly troubled company today, which includes the expected announcement of its netbook platform, the introduction of its new ATI Stream brand, and word of a delay to its much-vaunted Fusion platform. On the netbook front, AMD is hoping that its

Qualcomm throws in the towel on UMB, 4G race down to LTE and WiMAX

2008-11-14T03:54:00.001-08:00

Realistically, the death knell tolled long ago for Qualcomm's stillborn Ultra Mobile Broadband initiative, its own special flavor of 4G and the logical next step in the CDMA2000 family of technologies. To make things nice and official, though, they went ahead and officially announced that they've halted development on the spec during an analysts' meeting earlier today, throwing support behind the

Rambus takes aim at NVIDIA over alleged patent infringement, again

2008-11-09T03:03:00.001-08:00

While there still doesn't seem to have been any developments in the lawsuit Rambus filed against NVIDIA earlier this year, that doesn't seem to be stopping the company from opening up another front against its would-be arch rival, and it's now taken its case to the International Trade Commission. As before, Rambus is alleging that NVIDIA and its partner companies are infringing on a whole slew of

AT&T picks up Centennial Communications for $944 million

2008-11-08T04:18:00.001-08:00

For those who stick to one coast or the other, you may have never even heard of Centennial Communications. Not to worry, though, as AT&T just made said company entirely more relevant. Shortly before heading out of the office on Friday, AT&T decided it fitting to acquire Centennial for a few bucks shy of a billion, or $944 million for those seeking precision. The transaction will beef up AT&T's

Samsung steals Motorola's claim to fame, takes number one spot in US phone sales

2008-11-07T04:56:00.001-08:00

No matter how dire Motorola's situation may be, it's still been able to cling to one last title keeping it firmly entrenched in the ranks of the world's mobile manufacturing elite: US phone sales. For years, Motorola has ridden the RAZR gravy train to success on its home turf more than any other, keeping more globally relevant rivals like Nokia and LG at bay. No longer, though -- Samsung has

Intel pounds another nail in UWB's coffin

2008-11-06T06:18:00.001-08:00

It's starting to look pretty tough for UWB -- WiQuest totally shut down yesterday, and now Intel's decided to abandon its UWB dev efforts. The company says that it'll be easier and cheaper to buy off-the-shelf UWB chips instead of continuing its own five-year-old engineering efforts, but those shelves aren't exactly overflowing, and the lack of enthusiasm for this tech in the marketplace suggests

Analyst says Palm burning through cash like it's going out of style

2008-11-06T06:17:00.001-08:00

Stock downgrades are nothing new for the boys and girls at Palm, but analyst Tavis McCourt of Morgan Keegan (which certainly sounds like an important and all-knowing firm) has painted a particularly bleak picture of the company's books today -- so grim, in fact, that it set off a 20 percent drop in the company's market cap. Apparently the big concern is Palm's cash burn rate, which has left a

Circuit City announces store closure plans, full list of locations revealed

2008-11-04T18:33:00.001-08:00

Yesterday news broke that Circuit City would announce the imminent closure of 155 retail locations, and this morning the company confirmed the news. Detailing its next plan of action in a lengthy press release, the electronics-maker blames "waning consumer confidence and a significantly weakened retail environment" (amongst other things) for the closings, and says that it's considering "all

Nokia announces layoffs with flowery language

2008-11-04T02:16:00.001-08:00

Hiding behind a press release titled "Nokia continues its change and renews some of its activities," the woodsmen of Espoo are swinging a corporate axe of woe. In total, the mobile phone giant plans to cut something on the order of about 600 jobs in its Sales and Marketing, R&D, and global operations. Nothing compared to the cuts at Motorola but certainly unwelcome news for those affected. [Via:

Panasonic and Sanyo change status to "it's complicated"

2008-11-02T02:15:00.001-08:00

You know you've heard it from two lovebirds in junior high: "we're not going out, we're just talking." In a completely bizarre way, that's about the best way we can sum up what's apparently going on between Panasonic and Sanyo Electric. According to an unnamed company official "familiar with the negotiations," Panny is already in talks with Goldman Sachs, Daiwa Securities SMBC and Sumitomo Mitsui

Motorola expected to cut more jobs as it simplifies around Android

2008-10-29T06:42:00.001-07:00

Ugh, it looks like Thursday is shaping up to be another sad Moto day. The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Sanjay Jha, former Qualcomm exec and Motorola co-CEO tasked with resurrecting Motorola's mobile-devices division, is about to slash jobs in an effort to bring costs and production under control. Though obviously unwelcome news, it likely won't come as a surprise to

BlackBerry gets live video streaming

2008-10-28T09:59:00.001-07:00

Qik is increasingly targeting the mass market with its mobile live video streaming technology. The company has already launched clients for a range of platforms including Symbian, Windows Mobile, and some Java-enabled phones. Now, Qik is making its way onto the BlackBerry, with an alpha version of Qik available for the BlackBerry Bold, Pearl 8120 / 8130 and Curve 8320 / 8330. For those not

BlackBerry Bold up for pre-order at Best Buy: $680 smackers

2008-10-28T07:09:00.001-07:00

We already knew RIM's BlackBerry Bold would sell for a stiff $299.99 on contract with AT&T, but if you're one of the many AT&T users who'd rather not sign a new agreement (or renew your current one), you've probably been patiently waiting to hear an unsubsidized price. Here is it, but we're warning you, you might want to sit down. The contract-free Bold is listed at $679.99 at Best Buy, and

Engadget Podcast 115 - 10.24.2008

2008-10-25T00:58:00.001-07:00

We're back, just as promised! This week, Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, and Nilay Patel discuss the finer points of new ASUS laptops, Casio digicams, and a score of other compelling, enthralling, and generally fascinating items that will tickle your braincells and delight your many respectable senses. Sit back, relax, kick off your shoes, crack open a can of Dr. Terrific's Party Juice, and enjoy

Hop-on promises Android phone at CES, cookies, rainbows

2008-10-25T00:55:00.001-07:00

Sure, we've seen a lot of product announcements from Hop-on accompanied by janky product renders over the years -- but we've never seen an actual Hop-on phone, so we're a little skeptical of the company's promise this morning to release an Android phone at CES this year. What's more, it's supposed to come in under $200, which is right in character for a manufacturer whose major claim to fame is

Microsoft waves dismissive, bloated hand at iPhone sales figures

2008-10-24T07:28:00.001-07:00

Microsoft's Robbie Bach feigned an uninterested yawn at Apple's 6.9 million iPhones figure in an interview with BusinessWeek the other day. He wasn't particularly insulting of the product, but didn't think the number means too much in the long run. "Apple had a big launch of a new product, and they launched at scale in a lot of new countries with a lot of new [wireless] operators. This quarter,

ARM Cortex-based netbooks said to be coming soon

2008-10-23T18:50:00.003-07:00

ARM's Cortex processor was apparently good enough for the folks behind the Pandora project and it looks like we could soon be seeing some netbooks based on the CPU as well. That word comes straight from ARM's UK director of mobile solutions Rob Coombs, who said that both the Cortex-A8 (used in the Pandora) and the forthcoming Cortex-A9 would find their way into netbooks in addition to the

T-Mobile G1 up and running with no activation

2008-10-23T18:50:00.001-07:00

It looks like getting up and running on an unactivated G1 is going to be a little easier than Apple made it for iPhone users. No jailbreak required. All you really need to do is beg, steal or borrow an active T-Mobile SIM card and slip it in the phone for the duration of the setup process (it should only take a few minutes). Once you've enabled WiFi you can go back to your old SIM: you're ready

Google opens the floodgates, open-sources Android

2008-10-21T11:28:00.003-07:00

Making good on a promise it made at the very beginning, Google has today announced that the source code underpinning its Android platform for mobile devices is available for free to anyone who wants a crack at it. The code is being provided through the newly-announced Android Open Source Project, which will give the public at large the opportunity to make contributions to the platform's

RIM readies BlackBerry Application Storefront and Application Center

2008-10-21T11:28:00.001-07:00

Big surprise here and all, but we hear RIM is actually thinking of crafting an App Store of its own in order to not get lapped by the likes of Apple and Google. Made official today was Research In Motion's plans to introduce a pair of "major distribution initiatives" for BlackBerry applications: the BlackBerry Application Storefront and the BlackBerry Application Center. The former is slated to

Apple working on streaming your iTunes library to your iPhone?

2008-10-21T11:14:00.001-07:00

Apple's experimented with allowing iTunes to stream over the internet as well as your LAN in the past and quickly removed the feature (probably due to RIAA pressure), so we're not placing too much stock in this, but AppleInsider's unearthed a patent that seems to describe a way to stream music over the 'net to your iPhone / iPod touch. The goal is to prevent you from having to selectively sync

iPhone Battery Lawsuit Dismissed, Steve Won't Send Luca Brasi [Apple]

2008-09-27T06:01:00.001-07:00

The Apple part of the iPhone battery class-action lawsuit has been dismissed by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, who looked at the claims brought by Jose Trujillo and deemed them as dumbtastically stoopeed. Not exactly in those words, but I know that's exactly what he meant with his words: Apple disclosed on the outside of the iPhone package that the "battery has limited recharge cycles

Microsoft's Xbox Live, Zune services to be down simultaneously this Monday

2008-09-27T05:57:00.001-07:00

Simmer down folks -- everything is going to be a-okay. Yes, 'tis true -- Microsoft has indeed scheduled for Xbox Live service maintenance and Zune service tweakage to take place at the exact same time this coming Monday, but it's probably not worth losing your mind over. In fact, Major Nelson goes out of his way to affirm that "when [Xbox Live] service returns, you will not have any new features

Apple orders 50 million iPhone NAND chips from Samsung, rest of world put on hold?

2008-07-03T08:19:00.003-07:00

Daaaamn, talk about clout. If DigiTimes' sources are correct, then Samsung, the world's primary supplier of flash memory, just told its non-Apple customers to suck it in favor of a "large batch of orders" it received from Cupertino. The order is said to be for 50-million "8Gb-equivalent" (we assume they mean gigabyte, or GB) NAND chips "mainly for use in Apple's iPhone." This order follows a June

HTC Touch Pro Gets Fondled, But That Doesn't Turn It On

2008-06-29T09:10:00.001-07:00

The guys over at Phone Mag managed to get their hands on the HTC Touch Pro "Raphael" and its sweet slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Unfortunately, there was no battery and the device could not be turned onвЂ”but no significant changes are expected on that front over the previous Touch handset. All in all, Phone Mag felt that the device would satisfy HTC owners and keyboard lovers alike. Hit the

Motorola Blaze Adds Another Touch Screen Handset to the Pile [Motorola]

2008-06-29T08:49:00.001-07:00

The Boy Genius Report has a first look at Motorola's answer to the "Touch Screen Wars," called the Blaze. From the looks of the branding, this touchy-feely handset is coming to Verizon, complete with a special Verizon-only operating system. BGR says the touch screen is decent, and the mobile browser is "OK," but nothing to write home about. Email and texting functionality are also lambasted by

Sony Ericsson Cancels Paris and BeiBei Smartphones [This Post Is Dedicated To Adrian Covert, Who Drives A Sony Ericsson Cabriolet]

2008-06-28T23:55:00.001-07:00

Sony Ericsson's Paris, much coveted by S-E purists, has been canned, according to the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog. The Paris, aka the P5i, has been filed under T (for trash) alongside its sister smartphone, the BeiBei, or the G702. Apparently it's to do with the less-than-enthusiastic reactions from some of the mobile phone bloggers, who weren't exactly gagging for it. There's also speculation

Blackberry OS 4.5 Not Officially Arriving Until September [BlackBerry]

2008-06-28T23:52:00.001-07:00

The Blackberry Internet Services 2.5 upgrade (and subsequent downtime) is still go for a June 29 launch, but there's a catch. According to the Boy Genius Report, some of the "sexiest" 2.5 features won't be available until Blackberry OS 4.5 arrivesвЂ”in September. From the looks of the BIS 2.5 presentation they got their boy-sized mitts on, at least one of those features is push AOL email and

Samsung Instinct gets disassembled, with instructions!

2008-06-28T23:49:00.001-07:00

While most folks are understandably a little hesitant to pop anything more than the battery cover off of their phone, there are thankfully a brave few like those at Rapid Repair who are willing to throw caution (and their warranty) to the wind and tear things down to the bare essentials. As you may or may not be able to make out from the image above, their latest dissection involved the

Joy Division Zune hands-on

2008-06-28T23:47:00.003-07:00

So we dropped by our old friend Peter Rojas's place (you know, the guy who started this site) -- turns out that since he's a music executive and stuff now, he got himself hooked up with a prototype limited edition Joy Division Zune. (Yeah, the irony in that isn't lost on us.) From the absurdly elaborate pivoting, platform-raising box, to the black fabric wrap (which looked blue to our camera), to

Samsung Instinct flies off Sprint's shelves at record pace

2008-06-28T23:47:00.001-07:00

Looks like Sprint's gargantuan marketing blitz for the Instinct is in the process of paying off, because the carrier has announced that the Samsung device has become its best-selling EV-DO device ever in the first week of availability. Long-term popularity will depend largely on word of mouth as early adopters decide whether they made the right purchase, of course, but it's a promising sign for a

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 hands-on, sorta

2008-06-28T23:45:00.001-07:00

So here's the scene. We're at the Digital Experience show, trying to get our hands on a powered-up Sony Xperia X1. Sure, we found a unit that wasn't powered up, but that does you -- and us -- no good. Sony told us to come back in 15 minutes, so we grabbed some press kits, made a round of booths, and came back.Sure enough, when we came back the X1 was powered up, but the nice booth lady tried to

T-Mobile Shadow II to support HotSpot@Home?

2008-06-28T23:44:00.001-07:00

We've seen the HTC-sourced T-Mobile Shadow II peeking out from around the dark corners of eBay and the harsh lights of the FCC, but the latest word is that the WinMo slider will also come equipped with UMA, allowing it to work with HotSpot@Home. That's a first for an HTC handset and a first for Windows Mobile, but before you get all excited, check the source of those whispers: "market sources"

O2 showcases pedal-powered cellphone charger

2008-06-28T23:43:00.001-07:00

Motorola so had this down pat last year, but we suppose O2 is just showcasing its pedal-powered charging system now that such devices are all the rage. Just days after we had a look at two unorthodox chargers from Orange, along comes rival O2 with a bicycle-related alternative. Reportedly, the eco-friendly device will be demonstrated at the O2 Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park, but

The Bill Day giveaway (part 3) - Zune 80GB (black)

2008-06-28T23:42:00.001-07:00

Hey, if Bill can give away tens of billions of dollars, the least we can do to celebrate his last day is to give away some Microsoft-powered gear, right? Next up: a black Zune 80GB. Leave a comment below. Tell us about your favorite Microsoft-powered product. Or your favorite Apple product, too, since Bill totally bailed those guys out back in '97. You may only enter this specific giveaway once

Two years and half billion later, Helio sells for a song. But why?

2008-06-28T23:40:00.001-07:00

Money-losing companies with interesting technology and a small, if rabid, customer base still frequently tend to sell for healthy chunks of change -- especially in the wireless space. We know Helio was burning cash like crazy, but that doesn't entirely explain why SK Telecom was so absurdly desperate to dump their $500m investment. At a $39m acquisition price, SK didn't just lose its shirt -- it

Palm announces Q4 earnings -- it's not as bad as you think

2008-06-28T23:37:00.001-07:00

Palm continued to flaunt its almost inexplicable boost in health in an earnings call yesterday. According to reports, honcho Ed Colligan boasted of a 29 percent gain in smartphone sales year-over-year, largely in part to the stellar performance of the company's budget-priced (with contract) Centro. In light of the recent negative outlook from investors, retail store closings, a constantly delayed

Rogers announces iPhone 3G plans, unlimited data isn't one of them

2008-06-28T23:36:00.001-07:00

Here we have it, iPhone 3G pricing for our better mannered, gun-toting friends up north. All the plans from Rogers Wireless require that lovely, three-year contract and include visual voicemail, free evenings and weekends, and unlimited WiFi at all Rogers and Fido hotspots. The plans start at $60/month for 150 minutes of voice and just 400MB of data before topping out at $115/month for 800

HTC Touch Pro gets handled, keyboard better than X1's?

2008-06-28T23:34:00.001-07:00

The question on quite literally every WinMo fanatic's mind as we go into the second half of the year here is, "Touch Pro or X1?" It's not an easy question to answer, and anyone hoping to sink some cash on either one of these models in a few months is going to want to do so with a crap-ton of research and anecdotal information under their belts lest the buyer's remorse set in particularly quickly.

Motorola's touchscreen Blaze for Verizon in the wild

2008-06-28T23:11:00.003-07:00

Remember that touchscreen Motorola Blaze we'd mentioned a while back that was on the hook to get Verizon's visual voicemail service? It may not be in Verizon stores yet, but it's all up in Boy Genius Report's labs with a dark red body, MING attitude, and almost limitless mediocrity on board. The touchscreen apparently requires ridiculous amounts of effort to actuate, and that problem is

Treo 800w spec sheets and training materials reveal details, lack of MMS

2008-06-28T23:11:00.001-07:00

We're not sure where our tipster got these pictures (nor are we going to ask), but they appear to be screens from the Treo 800w's specification and knowledge training documentation. New tidbits include a 333 Mhz processor, 4.4.1 x 2.28 x 0.73-inch dimensions, 320 x 320 pixel screen, and a weight of 4.94 ounces. Windows Mobile 6.1 looks to be in full-force, the camera shoots at 2 MP, and the USB

Fabrix iPhone 3G Sleeves Are Classy, Fashionable [IPhone 3G]

2008-06-26T11:11:00.003-07:00

We're normally pretty down on cases for cellphones and iPods since our thought is why cover up a perfectly good looking device with an—and we're generalizaing here—ugly case? Fabrix, on the other hand, has really, really good looking sleeves that we wouldn't mind shoving our iPhones and iPods into. You can see some of the collection in the gallery, but each one costs $21.90 and fits both the

HTC Touch Diamond Hands-on Update [Htc Touch Diamond]

2008-06-26T11:11:00.001-07:00

I'm still working on the full review, but I wanted to give everyone an update on that performance fix that was released last week for the HTC Touch Diamond. I installed the new ROM (it was easy, just run the executable on your PC), and now TouchFLO is noticeably faster. It's still not instant, but it's definitely improved to the point where it's usable and you won't really mind it. Yeah, it's

MyVu Crystal a worthy travel companion, available now

2008-06-26T11:02:00.001-07:00

Surely you remember Veronica Belmont posing with the MyVu Crystal / Shades at CES earlier this year? Yeah, the former unit is finally available to order for the three people in attendance who care, and better still, a recent review by PC World asserts that this thing actually isn't a half bad travel companion. Imagery was said to be "crystal-clear" (har) and battery life was more than reasonable,

Treo 800 spy shot madness starts again with new blurry goodness

2008-06-26T05:10:00.001-07:00

So we've had blurry "Treo 800" pictures that turned out to be the Centro, others that turned out to be just about nothing, and now this one that is making the rounds in super-blur fast-mo. It's as if someone took a Centro, made the keys bigger, put a Sprint logo on there, and blurred out what appears to be a tester serial number. That's about all for now, but as usual we'll take this with a big

Samsung intros the snoozefest J800 Luxe and L700 cellphones

2008-06-26T05:08:00.003-07:00

It looks like the folks at Samsung are keeping the fires burning with a batch of new handsets announced at the Singapore[Via: Engadget ][Tag: 3g, candybar, hsdpa, j800 luxe, J800Luxe, l700, samsung, slider ]

LG Dare hands-on

2008-06-26T05:08:00.001-07:00

We spent some touching (get it?) minutes with the new LG Dare that's hitting Verizon Wireless today, and while we didn't come away from the experience a changed human being, we've gotta congratulate LG and Verizon for the obvious effort they've put into this unit. Particularly with the hardware the phone seems determined to differentiate itself from its iPhone competition, with helpful tactile