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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009
Sprint lights up WiMAX in NC, Chicago and Dallas, launches subsidized Mini 10
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/sprint-lights-up-wimax-in-nc-chicago-and-dallas-launches-subsi/
Update: Looks like Sprint changed "Baltimore" to "Bay Area." Odd.
Read - Sprint WiMAX in the Triangle
Read - Sprint WiMAX in the Triad
Read - Sprint WiMAX in Charlotte, NC
Read - Sprint WiMAX in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Read - Sprint WiMAX in Chicago, IL
Read - Sprint's first netbook is Dell Mini 10
Filed under: Wireless
Sprint lights up WiMAX in NC, Chicago and Dallas, launches subsidized Mini 10 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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XBMC ARM port teased, will manage HD playback from pocket-sized Beagleboard (video)
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/xbmc-arm-port-teased-will-manage-hd-playback-from-pocket-sized/
There was a time when the X in XBMC stood for Xbox, but now just look at it. The open source project is showing up on everything from MIDs to Apple TVs and soon will be in the wild running on ARM-powered devices, with the development team posting a teaser video of the software running quite well on a tiny 600MHz Beagleboard. It's a fraction of the size of most HTPCs and, at $150, a fraction of their cost, too. Right now the software seems to be struggling a bit with what looks to be 480p wide content, but the devs promise proper HD playback in the full release -- though they're not saying when that full release will be.[Via Hack A Day]
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Media PCs, Software
XBMC ARM port teased, will manage HD playback from pocket-sized Beagleboard (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HP Mini 311 unboxed, torn apart
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/hp-mini-311-unboxed-torn-apart/
Read - MyHPMini.com teardown
Read - NewGadgets.de unboxing
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Filed under: Laptops
HP Mini 311 unboxed, torn apart originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple pitching $30 a month TV service for iTunes to the networks?
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/apple-pitching-30-a-month-tv-service-for-itunes-to-the-networks/
Filed under: Portable Video
Apple pitching $30 a month TV service for iTunes to the networks? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Real Time Race promises to let you race against the pros, in real time
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/real-time-race-promises-to-let-you-race-against-the-pros-in-rea/
[Thanks, Bryce D]
Filed under: Gaming
Real Time Race promises to let you race against the pros, in real time originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ten Ways to Improve Your Media Center Experience [Media Centers]
Our sister site Lifehacker put together a list of ten app-based ways to boost your media center's potential, adding support for remote controls, remote TV scheduling, Hulu Desktop and more. My favorite: Ad removal. Suck on that, ad-supported entertainment! [Lifehacker]
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GSM Motorola Droid (aka Milestone) Gets Multi-Touch Support!? [Droid]
Talk about unfair: this video appears to show that the GSM version of the Motorola Droid will support multi-touch gestures like pinch-zoom. The U.S version doesn't do multi-touch, even though Android 2.0 supports it, so what gives?
Maybe it goes back to the whole multi-touch patent issue with Apple, I don't know. If it turns out the Milestone does indeed have multi-touch when it arrives on November 9, hopefully some sort of patch hack will make its way State-side. [Mobile-Review (translated) via SlashGear]
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9:19 AM
Is Apple Trying to Kill the Hackintosh Netbook? Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support [Apple]
Coders have confirmed that the developer build of OS X 10.6.2 kills support for netbook Atom processors. Nothing's final yet, of course, but given Apple's lame fight with Palm over iTunes compatibility, are hackintosh netbooks next in the firing line?
The current recommendation is to stick with 10.6.1 if you're running Snow Leopard, or 10.5.8 if your Hackintosh has Leopard. You could also try upgrading to 10.6.2 using an older or modified kernel.
If this is a conscious strike by Apple, it's likely the Hackintosh community will find a work around, but it's definitely something to watch before your next update. [OS X Daily]
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Leaked docs show HTC's DROID Eris launching on November 6th for $99, running Android 1.5
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/31/leaked-docs-show-htcs-droid-eris-launching-on-november-6th-for/
[Thanks, anonymous]
Filed under: Cellphones
Leaked docs show HTC's DROID Eris launching on November 6th for $99, running Android 1.5 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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9:17 AM
iPhone and Windows 7 don't play nice, Intel P55 chipset to blame
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/31/iphone-and-windows-7-dont-play-nice-intel-p55-chipset-to-blame/
The iPhone is one of the most wildly popular phones the world has ever seen, while Windows 7 is well on its way to becoming the globe's most ubiquitous OS. So compatibility between the two would be kinda sorta important, right? Tell that to Intel's quality control team who seem to have somehow missed an issue between Apple's app carrier deluxe and the P55 Express chipset's USB controller. Consistent (and persistent) syncing issues have been reported on Apple's support forums, wherein iTunes on Windows 7 machines recognizes the iPhone, but spits out an "error 0xE8000065" message whenever the user attempts to sync. While some have found limited success with using PCI-based USB cards (and bypassing the chipset), this is clearly a major issue and something Apple would expect to be fixed before shipping its Core i5 / i7 iMacs, which are likely to sport the chipset. Hit the read link for the original thread of sorrow and regret, and do chime in with your own experience in the comments.[Via The Register]
Filed under: Cellphones, Desktops
iPhone and Windows 7 don't play nice, Intel P55 chipset to blame originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ATI's dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970 pictured in the wilderness
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/31/atis-dual-gpu-radeon-hd-5970-pictured-in-the-wilderness/
And now... fighting out of the red corner, weighing in with two Evergreen GPUs, and wearing black trunks and red trim, it's the Radeon HD 5970. ATI's latest challenger for the title of undisputed graphics champion has been snared in the wild, and its photo shoot reveals a suitably oversized beast. Measuring in at 13.5 inches and requiring both an eight- and six-pin power connector, the pre-production sample can fit inside only the roomiest and best-powered rigs around. It's named somewhat confusingly, with AMD dropping its X2 nomenclature for dual GPU setups, but it features two HD 5870 chips running in onboard Crossfire on the same PCB, and foreshadows a HD 5950, which will combine a pair of the more affordable HD 5850s. Performance figures available earlier have been pulled, at the behest of AMD, but we've got plenty of eye candy to admire, and there's also no price tag in sight to spoil our daydreaming pleasure.[Via PC Perspective]
Filed under: Desktops
ATI's dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970 pictured in the wilderness originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Creative working on Zii-based MediaBook with color touchscreen, e-book slant
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/creative-working-on-zii-based-mediabook-with-color-touchscreen/
What's an e-book without the e-ink? So very much, according to Creative, who just dropped word of an upcoming "MediaBook" device (which will undoubtedly look nothing like this mockup above). It sounds a bit more like a PMP to us, with "video, pictures, text and services," and a "media-rich experience" on the table, but Creative is also apparently working with publishers for content, with an obvious emphasis in Singapore sources, where Creative already does e-learning work. There's no word of what it'll look like, but it'll be a large touchscreen of some sort, so it sounds like we've got another slate on our hand. Any differentiation might come from having Zii under the hood and Creative's own particular approach to content for this device, but there's not really enough to get excited about at this point.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Filed under: Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Creative working on Zii-based MediaBook with color touchscreen, e-book slant originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Zii MediaBook UI video explains very little
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/zii-mediabook-ui-video-explains-very-little/
Somebody apparently managed to get a camera up during Creative's presentation of its upcoming Zii Mediabook e-reader, but unfortunately the UI mockup that was demonstrated on screen is hardly standard (no hints of Android, for instance), and it's hard to separate proposed UI elements from flashy video transitions. If there's anything to take away, it seems that the device has an edge to edge screen, and is heavily touch and gesture based on a very custom-seeming GUI. One thing that happens repeatedly in the video is that a bit of text is highlighted, and then when it's "flicked" up it shoots out as a web page or a video or what have you -- seems like an odd way to go about things, but it at least demonstrates that Creative isn't just working on any old e-book reader here. Hit up the read link for the vid.Filed under: Handhelds
Zii MediaBook UI video explains very little originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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RIM posts job listing for 'WebKit Developer,' gets one step closer to a real browser
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/rim-posts-job-listing-for-webkit-developer-gets-one-step-clos/
[Thanks, Daniel M]
Filed under: Cellphones
RIM posts job listing for 'WebKit Developer,' gets one step closer to a real browser originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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