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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

T-Mobile G2 preview

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/t-mobile-g2-preview/

Well, well, well... would you look at what we found lounging around Best Buy's NYC holiday event! Yes, indeed, it's the T-Mobile G2 (the US version of the HTC Desire Z if you happen to think it looks familiar). After months of leaks and blurry shots we finally got to check out T-Mobile and HTC's G1 replacement, and it's got everything we've been waiting for -- a 3.7-inch display, Android 2.2, 4GB of internal memory, an 800MHz Snapdragon processor and a 5 megapixel cam with a flash. Oh, what's it like to use? That answer, dear friends, is after the break along with a hands-on video.

Gallery: T-Mobile G2 preview / hands-on

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T-Mobile G2 preview originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Operation Cyber Storm III underway, makes digital certificates cool again

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/operation-cyber-storm-iii-underway-makes-digital-certificates-c/

Fans of cyberwarfare (which we are, if only because we like to imagine that it looks like Battlezone) take note: following hot on the heels previous Cyber Storm I and II and Cyber ShockWave wargames, the Department of Homeland Security is sponsoring a little something called Cyber Storm III. Starting yesterday, the three-day exercise simulates more than 1,500 different types of attack, with a special emphasis on identities, trust relationships, and digital certificates. As Brett Lambo, director of Homeland Security's Cyber Exercise Program, told AFP, "we're kind of using the Internet to attack itself. At a certain point the operation of the Internet is reliant on trust -- knowing where you're going is where you're supposed to be." The exercise will test the National Cyber Incident Response Plan as well as the new National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. But you can breathe easily: the operation is focusing on defense, not offense (for now).

Operation Cyber Storm III underway, makes digital certificates cool again originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony's Google TV makes an early public appearance, reveals little

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/sonys-google-tv-makes-an-early-public-appearance-reveals-littl/

We weren't expecting to see Sony's first Google TV for a few more days, but that didn't stop this 46-inch LCD from showing up today at Best Buy's press event in New York. Sporting a NSX-46GT1 model number, it sat up on that chrome lipped stand pictured in the invite for its October 12 debut but didn't have much to show in terms of software that we haven't seen already. HDGuru was also on hand and notes a rear USB-mounted WiFi dongle used for the internet features to go along with the Dish Network receiver below. Still waiting to see a production remote/keyboard or remote control apps on a mobile device before you decide to stroll into an IR-blaster connected future? So are we, but for now check out a few more pictures of the set in this gallery.

Gallery: Sony Google TV

Sony's Google TV makes an early public appearance, reveals little originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iOS 4.2 beta 2 now available for iPhone, iPad developers

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/ios-4-2-beta-2-now-available-for-iphone-ipad-developers/

Hey, would you look at that: if you're a developer, you can download iOS 4.2 beta 2. We're installing it right now, and we'll let you know as soon as we see what's new -- but we're hoping it fixes some of the nasty bugs we grappled with in beta 1.

Update: We've only used beta 2 for a couple minutes, but it's already so much less buggy than beta 1 we're weeping with joy.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

iOS 4.2 beta 2 now available for iPhone, iPad developers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Onkyo dropping three Windows 7 slates on totally-suspicious-by-now public

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/onkyo-dropping-three-windows-7-slates-on-totally-suspicious-by-n/

Never saw this coming, did you? Oh, right, you did. Onkyo is joining the Windows 7 slate tablet fray with three new models, which will begin shipping next month in Japan. The variety is minor, though each tablet is getting its own design language: the 11.6-inch and 10.1-inch TW317A5 and TW217A5 both rock 32GB SSDs, while the TW117A4 kicks it old school with a 160GB HDD. Thanks to Windows 7 Home Premium the trio will be getting all the touch-friendly benefits the OS can offer, and Atom N450 and Z530 processors will sipping battery on behalf of the machines. No word on price, but we really prefer the "Windows 7 slate that will only ship internationally and that nobody we know will buy" more as a construct anyway.

Onkyo dropping three Windows 7 slates on totally-suspicious-by-now public originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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