Sep/100
Samsung Fascinate review
By now you’ve probably seen the reviews of the other Galaxy S phones — the Epic 4G, Captivate, or Vibrant — or at least gotten an idea of what Samsung’s push into the Android market is all about in 2010. After hitting every other major US carrier with like-minded devices, the company has finally seen fit to unleash the Fascinate on Verizon. Up until this point, the Android offerings on Big Red’s network have been varied, but not all particularly attractive beyond the Droid lineup. The Fascinate is arguably the first handset that gives something like the Droid X or the Incredible a proper run for its money. Of course, those are pretty high stakes in game that changes on an almost daily basis, and Samsung’s options are not without their… idiosyncrasies. That truth is nowhere more pronounced than on its latest handset. So is the company poised to hit the market where it hurts with this final puzzle piece, or is this an incomplete picture? Read on to find out in our full review of the Samsung Fascinate!
Gallery: Samsung Fascinate hands-on
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Samsung Fascinate review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep/100
SD Card Association: flash card speeds to triple by 2012
SD Card Association: flash card speeds to triple by 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep/100
All Things D: Facebook blocked Apple’s Ping service for unauthorized use
We’d already heard whispers that Apple had to yank Facebook Connect integration from its new Ping music network because the connection was being denied by Facebook, and now Kara Swisher at All Things D is confirming it — and she’s saying Facebook shut down access on purpose after Apple used the find-your-friends API without permission. Juicy! Here’s the deal: Facebook’s friend-finding API is generally open access, but anyone that wants to hit it an extreme number of times has to sign a deal agreeing to protect Facebook user data and limit network impact. Given the sheer size of the iTunes customer base, it’s no surprise that Facebook wanted such a deal, but apparently negotiations broke down — possibly over what Steve Jobs referred to as “onerous terms” — and Apple decided to just go ahead and use the API anyway. (Which, truth be told, is pretty in character for Apple.) Facebook then blocked access, Apple had to scramble to clean up all the Facebook references, and here we are. Only possibly not for long: Swisher also says Apple and Facebook are still negotiating, and Facebook Connect might eventually reappear in Ping. There is no word when Ping might actually be useful or interesting, however.
All Things D: Facebook blocked Apple’s Ping service for unauthorized use originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep/100
iTunes 10 (with Ping) mercifully becomes available for download (update: iOS 4 has Ping, too)
Sure, they said it would be available immediately, but they lied. Now, the lie has become the truth, and the truth is just a fleeting dream, caught in between worlds we can’t hope to understand, let alone grasp. Meaning: go download iTunes 10 with Ping.
Update: We’ve added direct download links below. Thanks commenters!
Update 2: A word of warning — if you activate Ping, it will potentially make all of the nasty reviews you’ve written available for the world to see. So now they’ll know who panned their recording debut and ruined their career.
Update 3: Got an iPhone? Ping may have magically appeared in your iTunes app, ready to help you wax introspective on the go. [Thanks, Kruze]
iTunes 10 (with Ping) mercifully becomes available for download (update: iOS 4 has Ping, too) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul/100
Motorola takes another shot at the iPhone 4, says Droid X is ‘no jacket required’
Well this is getting good. Motorola was one of the first to take a subtle swipe at Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna dilemma with an ad saying you could hold the Droid X “any way you like,” Apple came right back with a video purportedly showing the Droid X suffering similar attenuation issues when held in the right hand, and now Moto’s responded with this cheeky ad that plays off Apple’s free iPhone case solution by saying the Droid X can make calls “without a bulky phone jacket.” Yeah, it’s pretty good — particularly because unlike most other phones, we haven’t been able to death grip the Droid X with any noticeable effect on 3G reception. (Although, truth be told, we can drop the WiFi signal by a few bars pretty easily.) Either way, we’re certainly enjoying this little slice of swagger from Moto — check a larger version after the break.
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Jul/100
Nikon D3100 to split the D5000 / D3000 difference?
We’d obviously take this one with a grain (or two) of salt, but Nikon Rumors has it that Nikon’s fixing to give entry level DSLR buyers yet another option in the not-too-distant future. Of course, with the planet’s largest photo show coming up in just a few months (Photokina, if you’re curious), it’s about time that some of these rumors start to pick up traction. Truth be told, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard of the D3100 — a few months ago it was being bandied about as the D4000. Word on the street has it that the shooter will boast a 10 megapixel CMOS sensor, a dozen autofocus points and a fixed LCD on the rear (read: no swivel). But that’s just the beginning; the D3100 will purportedly boast 1080p and 720p movie modes, and each will support continuous autofocus while filming. Yeah, you read that right — continuous autofocus in video mode. That’s a killer feature that we’ve been begging for ever since the D90 became a reality, and while we’ll probably want to swap out the stock 18-55mm lens for something with a bit more flexibility, we couldn’t be happier to hear of these features hitting Nikon’s range. Look forward to a price and release “in a few weeks.” We are.
Nikon D3100 to split the D5000 / D3000 difference? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul/100
iPhone AT&T exclusivity lawsuit granted class-action certification, every AT&T iPhone customer included
Hey, remember that iPhone class-action lawsuit we poked around in a couple months ago and discovered Apple’s lawyers confirming the original five year AT&T exclusivity agreement? Well, get ready to hear about it a lot more in the months to come, as the judge in the case has officially certified the case as a class action, meaning it now officially includes anyone who’s ever bought an iPhone on AT&T. If you’ll recall, the argument is that iPhone customers signed up for a two-year contract without being told that AT&T had an exclusive for five years — thus in reality being held to the carrier for an additional three years without recourse. Sure, that sounds a little silly, but if you bought the first-gen iPhone and wanted to stick with the platform it’s the truth — discounting the fact, of course, that no one’s required to buy another Phone after two years, and even then you have to sign a new contract. While we’re definitely curious to see if the plaintiffs can get past that little logical hurdle and win something more than a token settlement, we’re far more interested to see if they can get any more documentation from Apple nailing down its actual agreement with AT&T. Should be juicy — we’ll keep you in the loop.
iPhone AT&T exclusivity lawsuit granted class-action certification, every AT&T iPhone customer included originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul/1010
Elliot Moose – The Broken Robot/Ace of Space
The Broken Robot – Live Action – Elliot has a great toy robot — only problem is, Socks has broken it! And instead of telling Elliot, she breaks it again, by mistake! But Paisley has a great plan — maybe Socks should tell the truth! Ace of Space – Live Action – Blasketball is easy if you’re the Ace of Space, but Lionel Lion is not. When Lionel tells his friends he is the Ace of Space and then can’t play the game, he has some explaining to do!
Jun/100
F@G HOW I DID YOUR SISTER
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Jun/100
AT&T suspends iPhone 4 pre-orders altogether, says they were ten times 3GS’ numbers
AT&T just kicked things up another notch, going from a launch day pre-order sellout for the iPhone 4 to… well, a total pre-order sellout. The carrier has announced this morning that it’s “suspending pre-ordering today in order to fulfill the orders we’ve already received,” saying only that it will resume the pre-order process when it can wrap its brain around the “additional inventory” it’ll have on hand. It’s hard to gauge where this lies on the truth / hype meter, but for what it’s worth, they’re saying that pre-orders outstripped the 3GS by a factor of ten, and eligibility checks were three times higher than the previous one-day record. Or… you know, maybe they just don’t want any more information falling into the wrong hands until they can figure things out. Follow the break for AT&T’s full statement.
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AT&T suspends iPhone 4 pre-orders altogether, says they were ten times 3GS’ numbers originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun/100
PlayStation Move shooting attachment in pictures: the ray gun you always dreamed of
We heard a mention of the PlayStation Move shooting attachment in Sony’s Move E3 press release, but now that we’ve seen photos of the thing we think we’re in love. The trigger of the attachment locks in with the analog “T” trigger button of the slotted-in Move controller for some sweet, shoot-tastic shooting, while the face buttons of the controller remain accessible thanks to a window cutout up top. But while we’re sure it works great and all that silly nonsense, we’re just totally enamored with the looks: it’s like a 1950’s ray gun, and with a light-up ball on the end and the future of motion gaming at your fingertips, perhaps that’s not so far from the truth. The ray gun part. The 50’s were actually a pretty bad year for motion controlled console gaming.
PlayStation Move shooting attachment in pictures: the ray gun you always dreamed of originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun/100
4Home, Marvell partner for energy monitoring plug computer
If you asked Intel what this is, the company would tell you it’s an experimental power sensor; if you asked a storage guru, they’d ID it as the PogoPlug. Truth be told, it’s a miniature Linux computer designed by Marvell — who’s apparently decided to beat Intel at the former function. Through a partnership with 4Home, Marvell’s latest 2GHz SheevaPlug will become a smart meter that measures power consumption right from the outlet, ostensibly allowing you to figure out which blasted light the kids left on this time without shoving a pricey home automation kit into your walls. No word on how much it’ll cost to keep tabs on your energy bill or when you’ll be able to do it, but we’ll ask those important questions and more when we see the device for ourselves later this week. PR after the break.
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4Home, Marvell partner for energy monitoring plug computer originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun/100
Samsung Galaxy Tab revealed
If only there were more tablets in the world, you know? Samsung has heard the call, and truth be told they might have a nice crack at creating something desirable. The 7-inch Galaxy Tab (previously referred to as the S-Pad), runs Android with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI on top (similar to the Galaxy S sitting next to it). According to the Tweets by Samsung Blog South Africa — an odd place indeed to make this sort of unveiling — it has a “high resolution” screen, and it’s supposed to be AMOLED if an earlier leak on the “S-Pad” is to be believed. That S-Pad info also mentioned a Samsung Apps store, which would make sense because as far as we know Google isn’t letting “official” Android Market-equipped, Google-blessed tablets out of the gate just yet.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Samsung Galaxy Tab revealed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun/100
HTC EVO 4Gs flooding into Best Buys, some Radio Shacks opening at 6AM on Friday
EVO fever — have you caught it? Things are seriously starting to ramp up in preparation for Friday’s festivities, the day that Sprint’s EVO 4G hits shelves (though most will likely be sold before they even touch a shelf, truth be told). Radio Shack hit us up with the knowledge earlier today that it’ll be opening some locations as early as 6AM — and what’s more, they claim to have “specifically set aside” some units for folks who didn’t pre-order, so that might be your best chance. We’re also getting a bunch of shots from tipsters who say their Best Buy locations have started taking delivery of the retail units, so at least you’ll know they’ll be in stock on Friday — but for how long is another question altogether.
[Thanks to everyone who sent these in!]
HTC EVO 4Gs flooding into Best Buys, some Radio Shacks opening at 6AM on Friday originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May/100
PLX USB Duet: your netbook is now a cumbersome iPad keyboard
We preface this post by saying we don’t know how practical this really is, but PLX’s idea of using a netbook’s keyboard to type on the iPad is definitely an intriguing one. How does it all work? Well, it relies on the company’s USB Duet technology, but the setup isn’t exactly what we’d call streamlined. You’ll need a netbook like the Fujitsu MH380 or NEC LaVie Light with the built-in PLX chipset / mini-USB port, an iPad with the camera connection kit, and of course the applicable USB Duet software. Regardless, the demo we saw today at the Netbook Summit worked fairly well. When all was said and done, we laid the iPad on top of the netbook’s screen and we were able to use the keyboard to type in Safari and in Notes faster than when we were pecking on the virtual keyboard. Additionally, PLX says the same USB feature enables files transfers from the iPad to the laptop without iTunes. Truth is, we could debate the value of this for quite a few hours, but instead we’ll just direct you to the video and press release after the break, and then let you duke it out for yourselves in the comments.
Gallery: PLX USB Duet Demo
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PLX USB Duet: your netbook is now a cumbersome iPad keyboard originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 23:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May/100
Caption contest: four wheels of human-powered doom
Meet Earthmine’s “pedestrian area platform quadracycle.” The company claims it’s a way to map areas of the world that can’t be reached by its camera-equipped SUVs… but we think the truth may be far more sinister than that. Diabolical, even.
Joanna: “Do you really need a helmet on one of those?”
Chris: “Google finally gets around to mapping Bedrock.”
Vlad: “My other car is a spymobile.”
Ross: “Get your cameras runnin’, head out on the highway, lookin’ for adventure and whatever comes our way”
Sean H.: “You mean I can exercise and survive a Smoke Monster attack? Sweet!”
Darren: “Yeah, GM contacted me about taking this commercial… instead they made the Aztec.”
Richard: “See Dr. Zaius, they can be domesticated.”
Josh F.: “Dive, dive!”
Tim: “When this periscope’s a rockin’, don’t come a knockin’.”
Caption contest: four wheels of human-powered doom originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 13:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr/100
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010 makes Caller ID spoofing a crime
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010 makes Caller ID spoofing a crime originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr/100
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s slims down, retains its old specs sheet
What’s this? A Lenovo product that hasn’t been leaked before its official announcement? Truth is that’s the biggest surprise we’ve got for you here, considering the updates to this S10-3s are fairly minimal — but hey, if you’ve always thought previous Lenovo netbooks were too plus-size, we guess there’s reason to get excited. While the S10-3 that was introduced at CES is an inch thick, the S10-3s seems to have been on that P90X routine that’s making the rounds, as it measures just .6-inches thick and tips the scales at 2.4 pounds. Internally there’s been little renovation — it will be available with Intel’s Atom N450 / N470 processors, a gig of RAM and your choice of 160/250/320GB hard drives. Those impressive measurements, a $379 starting price and a downright luscious chiclet keyboard could really put Lenovo ahead of the other Pine Trailers, but we’ll hold final judgment until it’s available in mid-April and we see it for ourselves. Till then you’ve got some pretty press shots and a full PR to read below. Go forth!
Gallery: Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s press shots
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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s slims down, retains its old specs sheet originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr/1025
Nokia N97: The Truth
A video demonstrating the reality of using the Nokia N97, which is what Nokia call their “flagship” device.
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Apr/100
PeeWee PC loses the stylus, gains average netbook status
Previously on Computers Designed For Children, protagonist PeeWee PC introduced us to its creation, the Pivot Tablet Laptop, a cute little netvertible with childish specs — but a $600 price that set it well out of reach of the average piggy bank. One year later, PeeWee has matured, but not necessarily for the better. For $100 less, the new PeeWee Power Laptop sports the same carry handle and kid-friendly construction as its predecessor (though with a faster 1.66GHz Atom N450 processor, mind you), but completely ditches the tablet PC functionality. Without a stylus or touchscreen for kids on which to express their creativity (read: color outside of the lines), we’re not quite sure of the point. In truth, the Power Laptop is neither laptop nor powerful — merely a kid-friendly netbook at an adult price point. But hey, it’s got a carry handle!
Gallery: PeeWee Power Laptop press shots
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PeeWee PC loses the stylus, gains average netbook status originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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