Thursday, January 05, 2012

drag2share: Lenovo and VIA Technologies A30 internet TV set top box bumps up your boob tube's IQ

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/05/lenovo-and-via-technologies-a30-internet-tv-set-top-box-bumps-up/

Lenovo's known for making quality computers, but the company's plans for a television set top box have been in the works for months, and now the day has finally come. Lenovo, along with VIA Technologies, has launched the A30 internet TV device that packs a 1.2GHz VIA Nano CPU and VX900 media processor. Further hardware details are scarce at this point, but we do know that the A30 will have a BesTV service providing new and exclusive content, including movies of unknown origin "within a month of their release date," along with picture-in-picture functionality and, of course, internet access. There's mobile functionality too, as your smartphone can serve as both the box's remote and as an additional screen on which to view content. Naturally, Lenovo's not telling how much it'll cost, but our friends in the Far East will be able to pick one up in Q1 of 2012. PR after the break.

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Lenovo and VIA Technologies A30 internet TV set top box bumps up your boob tube's IQ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Verizon's Galaxy Nexus gets one-click root and unlock (updated)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/05/verizon-galaxy-nexus-root-unlock/

You've got a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. You're eager to obtain superuser permissions, but don't want to fuss with command lines? Listen up: a one-click solution has been posted to the forums over on AndroidCentral to help make the process a bit easier. Developed by WugFresh, the Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit automatically installs the superuser.apk and ClockworkMod Recovery to give you total control over Google's sexy new superphone -- not to mention one step closer to installing your favorite ROM. The tool can also easily undo your lazy work, removing the aforementioned software and restoring the OEM-lock. The utility runs on Windows PCs and, for the time being, only supports Verizon's iteration of the newest Nexus; the posting promises a GSM compatible version soon. Hit the source link if you're interested.

Update: It should be noted that the Galaxy Nexus, as with all Nexus phones, can be unlocked fairly easily using the OEM unlock command via the Android SDK. This one-click solution merely automates the process.

Verizon's Galaxy Nexus gets one-click root and unlock (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Corning to show off Gorilla Glass 2 at CES 2012

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/05/corning-gorilla-glass-2-ces/

Gorilla Glass is tough, real tough. And it's got a solid reputation as a durable screen for small and large displays alike. But by no means is it perfect, and Corning has been hard at work to make the product's sequel even better. We're pretty dry on the details so far, but Corning SVP / GM James Steiner mentioned that his company's positioned to meet the challenge of accommodating phones and tablets with more functionality from thinner designs. We'll find out a lot more information about the latest version of the glass in an announcement this coming Monday at CES, so stay tuned as we find out the juicy tidbits.

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Posted by Augustine at 6:11 PM

drag2share: Google Ditches Intel For Next Generation Of Google TV Boxes (GOOG)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/arm-google-tv-boxes-2012-1


GoogleTV

For its next generation of GoogleTV boxes debuting at next week's Consumer Electronics Show, Google has ditched Intel and teamed up with Marvell on a new ARM-based chipset, SlashGear reports via Marvell.

The new GoogleTV boxes will be cheaper, faster, 3D-ready, and capable of decoding two 1080p HD video.

The boxes will also make your standard definition TV look even better using upscaling technology.

Another perk of the new chipsets will be that new GoogleTV boxes won't need fans to cool down their processors. Past GoogleTV boxes using Intel chips (like the ill-fated Logitech Revue) were noisy, hot, and distracting.

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Posted by Augustine at 11:02 AM

drag2share: Are You Having Problems With iMessage? Try This (AAPL)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/imessage-bug-2012-1


iMessage

We love Apple's new iMessage. When it works.

However, if you ever decide to ditch your iPhone for an Android phone or other device, you won't receive texts from those you were previously using iMessage with.

TechCrunch points to this forum on Apple's website, where former iPhone owners are already complaining about the problem.

It's definitely a real. I experienced it last month when I used my iPhone's SIM card to run the unlocked Galaxy Nexus I reviewed. When I went back to the iPhone, I had a bunch of missed iMessages waiting for me.

Fortunately, one user in the Apple forums came up with a fix:

  1. Go to: https://supportprofile.apple.com/MySupportProfile.do
  2. Log in [with your Apple ID] if not already logged in.
  3. Click on "edit products"
  4. Click on the "x" to the right of the product.
  5. Click "unregister"

As an alternative, you can turn off iMessage from Settings > Messages. You can also tell people sending you iMessages to start sending you regular texts. All they have to do it tap and hold the blue speech bubble of an iMessage, then choose to resend it as a SMS.

Here's what that Apple support page looks like:

unregister iphone

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