We didn’t think competition in the cheapo calls market was quite so intense, but here we are, with Fring and Skype gunning for each other with near-simultaneous launches. After Skype finally released its long-awaited Android app , Fring is countering with an Android rollout of its own FringOut service — an additional option to the chat and video calling client which lets you call phone numbers for as little as one American cent per minute. You’ll recall this addition started its life on Symbian initially, has now landed on Android, and will soon be making the transition to the iPhone. To experience it for yourself, update your Fring app to the latest version and enjoy the benefits of a competitive marketplace. Fring matches Skype, intros FringOut for low-rate Android calls originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Images from IKEA Ikea has published a cookbook… Does it contain flatpack food? Do you need an Allen key to make it? Is it beautiful? Yes to the last question. Called ” Hembakat ar Bast ” ( Homemade is Best) the book is beautifully illustrated in a witty and functional fashion; sort of like their products. Read on to find out what dish this picture represents…… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The VP in charge of Nokia’s MeeGo Devices has quit. Ari Jaaksi confirmed to Finland’s Talous Sanomat that he resigned last week. According to a Nokia spokesman his departure does not affect MeeGo’s rollout schedule which calls for a first device to be delivered before the end of 2010. We’ve confirmed this with Nokia as well, who tells that an “update on MeeGo” (note the wiggle room in that phrase) will be announced before the end of the year. In case you’re keeping track, Jaaksi’s departure follows the high-profile exits of Nokia’s former CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (replaced by Stephen Elop ) and the head of Nokia Mobile Solutions, Anssi Vanjoki . Notably, Nokia’s MeeGo team picked up Palm’s Peter Skillman as the head of MeeGo User Experience and Services during the same period. It’s also worth noting that just yesterday Mobile-Review’s Eldar Murtazin said that Nokia’s N9 hardware is “near perfect” but the MeeGo software build is “not so good at the moment.” Given all this, we can’t see how Nokia could possibly ship its first MeeGo handset — a device Nokia hopes to position against the best iOS and Android handsets in the US — in 2010, do you? [Thanks, JJ Ehto] Nokia’s MeeGo device chief resigns originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Finally, at long last, after so much waiting , Skype has made its debut as a full-fledged Android app. There are no Verizon-related limitations anymore, but Android Police reports that calling through the app is only available via WiFi, you can’t use your mobile’s data connection — not yet, anyway. Another note they make is that Skype is using quite a few processing cycles to do its job, so much so that it introduced crackling on a call carried out with the EVO . You’ll need to have Android 2.1 installed to run this thing, but if you do, why aren’t you downloading it already? Let us know how your own ‘droid fares in the comments below. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] P.S. — Skype’s press release and video after the break have confirmed that 3G Skype calls will be available to all outside the US. Wow. Also, Skype’s acknowledged there are some incompatibilities with Samsung Galaxy S phones and is working to iron those out. Gallery: Skype for Android hands-on Continue reading Skype app arrives in Android Market, WiFi-only in the US Skype app arrives in Android Market, WiFi-only in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It might not share the Galaxy S’ vibrant Super AMOLED display, but there is one way in which the Galaxy Tab’s visage is identical to its elder smartphone sibling: both are protected by Gorilla Glass . Corning has just dropped a quickie press release to announce that Samsung’s upcoming 7-inch tablet will benefit from its scratch- and impact -resistant alkali-aluminosilicate goodness. Guess now Samsung’s ad advising us to stuff this slate into our pants pockets makes a lot more sense. [Thanks, Olivier] Continue reading Samsung’s Galaxy Tab will come with Gorilla Glass screen Samsung’s Galaxy Tab will come with Gorilla Glass screen originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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There you have it, boys and girls. Exactly as promised , Orange and T-Mobile have flipped the switch in the UK, allowing subscribers to one carrier to roam onto the network of the other for free. This really is the most important consumer-facing aspect of the Everything Everywhere merger, at least until they figure out how to mix orange and magenta without charring our eyes with the resulting shade of crazy. Don’t forget to let us know how your newly expanded network affects your phone’s utility — better, worse, no difference? [Thanks, Lewis] Orange and T-Mobile complete UK network merger originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …WeTab boss Helmut Hoffer caught posting five-star Amazon reviews under fake name, resigns
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Uh oh. WeTab’s Managing Director, Helmut Hoffer, has just resigned his position after being caught using a fake identity to post positive, five-star reviews for his little MeeGo tablet. Hoffer, who originally faked the WeTab’s (then known as the WePad) UI when introducing the tablet to the press, posted a review on Amazon’s German site under the name Peter Glaser, a popular member of the Chaos Computer Club. A second glowing review was posted under the name Claudia Kaden — an account apparently registered to Hoffer’s wife. Of course, now that he’s been outed, Hoffer admits that it was a mistake not using his own name and says he posted the reviews without the knowledge of the company. Naturally, this isn’t the first case of egregious astroturfing that we’ve seen — eh hem, Belkin — and it certainly won’t be the last. This guy’s just the latest to get caught. Gallery: WeTab boss Helmut Hoffer caught posting five-star Amazon reviews under fake name, resigns WeTab boss Helmut Hoffer caught posting five-star Amazon reviews under fake name, resigns originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …CineXPlayer adds iPhone and iPod touch to its Xvid party list, still won’t cook your popcorn
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Remember how NXP Software surprised the world with its CineXPlayer iPad app just two months ago? Well, the gang is back to give our iPhone (3GS and 4) and iPod touch (3rd and 4th gen) the same dose of Xvid goodness. Like its older sibling, this $1.99 CineXPlayer utilizes the same method for easily sideloading your AVI files via iTunes (under the iDevice’s Apps tab), and you’ll also find a familiar-looking interface topped with an extra rotation-lock button — much more useful than iOS’ native lock that only lets you watch in portrait mode. Alas, video files other than of Xvid and DivX nature aren’t currently supported, but hopefully it won’t be long before the VLC iPad app gets a smaller variant as well. Gallery: CineXPlayer for iPhone and iPod touch CineXPlayer adds iPhone and iPod touch to its Xvid party list, still won’t cook your popcorn originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Watch How I Met Your Mother S6E3: Unfinished After Ted disses Barney’s job offer to him to make a new architectural designs for the new GNB building, Barney now uses all his tricks off his sleeves that he uses to get his deserved women and now use it to convince Ted otherwise. Meanwhile, Robin really hasn’t gotten over his past relationship with Don and just happens to have drunk dialed him. The latest installment of our favorite story telling gang of How I Met Your Mother, which is entitled “Unfinished” is the hit comedy TV series’ 3rd episode of the 6th season was aired 10/04/2010 Monday at 8:00 PM on CBS. Watch How I Met Your Mother 6×3(0603) Free Online Streaming Full Episodes Replay of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link: HERE
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OnLive’s cloud gaming service has just become exponentially more appealing with one simple move: monthly fees for its use have been scrapped. Company CEO Steve Perlman has gleefully dished the good news, garnishing them with the explication that such was the plan all along — though it couldn’t be announced in advance as there was uncertainty about whether the economics of the nascent on-demand service would work out to support its fee-free operation. So now that the beans have been counted, Perlman and co have done the best thing possible by under-promising and over-delivering — all an OnLive user will need to pay for now are PlayPasses, which offer you three- or five-day access to a game, or you can buy the game in full, which comes with a minimum three-year guarantee of support after its release on OnLive. Paying only for the content you want to use? Now that truly is a revolutionary idea. [Thanks, Kevin S.] OnLive ditches monthly fees altogether, makes the world a freer place originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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