Verizon still hasn’t officially announced that it will be carrying the Samsung Continuum Galaxy S phone, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped it from including the phone on it’s new holiday website — ’tis the season for being generous, after all. Unfortunately, any word on pricing or a release date will apparently still have to wait for that formal announcement, which we assume will be coming any day now — previous leaks have pointed to a November 11th release for the dual-display phone. Samsung Continuum turns up on Verizon’s holiday site originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Whether called the Pre 2 or Pre Plus 2, there’s no denying that the first webOS 2.0 device is coming at us in a fast and furious fashion. Verizon docs already revealed it was on that carrier’s November roadmap , and now HP’s Facebook page for students has narrowed pre-order availability down to a specific date: November 8th. That’s next Monday, folks! No more info is available at this time, such as whether that will include the promised unlocked GSM Pre 2s or whether they would be forthcoming at a later date. Either way, we’re excited to see this 1GHz vessel sail in and bring us all that improved webOS goodness. [Thanks, Michael] Palm Pre 2 pre-orders will start November 8th, says HP originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …TweakTown tests the best thumb drives, invites USB 3.0 models to the party
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Most USB thumb drives are cheap enough that it rarely seems worth comparison shopping but, as usual with computer hardware, if you want the best you’d best look at some benchmarks. Following in the footsteps of Kristofer Brozio , TweakTown gathered together 16 of the fastest and most common models to test and some of the big brands, like Lexar, finished near the bottom in terms of performance. If you want a fast USB 2.0 drive, the Silicon Power LuxMini 920, a 64GB model, is the one to get — if you can find it. Meanwhile the rather more readily available Patriot Memory models clocked in at a close second. However, taking all the honors is the OCZ Enyo , but given that’s more of an external SSD we question its inclusion. For proper thumb drives, it’s the USB 3.0 Super Talent SuperCrypt taking the cake for performance — as it should for a $120, 16GB model. TweakTown tests the best thumb drives, invites USB 3.0 models to the party originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Well, there sure are interesting things afoot in the land of Intel these days. Just last month the chipmaker announced a $6 to $8 billion dollar investment in factory upgrades to push ahead with hits 22nm manufacturing process , and it’s now announced that its struck a first of its kind deal with upstart semiconductor company Achronix. That deal involves Intel actually giving Achronix access to its 22nm fab process, which Achronix will use to manufacture its 22i Speedster FPGAs (said to boast a 300% higher performance and 50% lower power than FPGAs using any other process technology). While that arrangement is notable in and of itself, Intel seems to be going out of its way to downplay the size of the deal. In a blog post discussing the matter, Intel’s Bill Kircos notes that the deal “would only make up a tiny amount of our overall capacity, significantly less than one percent, and is not currently viewed as financially material to Intel’s earnings.” He does add that it is an “important endeavor” for Intel, though, which could possibly suggest that Intel is using the company as a testbed of sorts for its new manufacturing process. Intel providing 22nm fabrication capacity to semiconductor start-up originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’ve already seen one variant of the Dell Venue — formerly Thunder — pass through the FCC, but that was a WCDMA Band II / V version ripe for use on AT&T, Rogers, Bell, and Telus. What about T-Mobile? No worries! Dell’s got your back, it seems, with a second version going under model code “V03B002″ that features 1700MHz AWS 3G in place of 850 and 1900MHz. Of course, you might recall that the Streak got approval in an AWS version that has yet to see the light of day, so we wouldn’t call this a slam dunk for retail availability… but it’s a start. Dell Venue hits FCC again, this time with a soothing 1700MHz aroma originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Amazon expands Disc+ program, over 10,000 titles now include immediate downloadable access
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In a move curiously timed after this morning’s Wal-Mart/VUDU news , Amazon has announced its Disc+ program is growing, up from around 300 titles last year to more than 10,000 DVDs and Blu-ray discs. If you not familiar, Disc+ means that when you buy the disc, not only is that shipped to you, but you also get a free downloadable copy to watch right away. Check out the main site for a full list of available titles, you could be watching The Girl Who Played With Fire or Kick-Ass a lot sooner than you think. Continue reading Amazon expands Disc+ program, over 10,000 titles now include immediate downloadable access Amazon expands Disc+ program, over 10,000 titles now include immediate downloadable access originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Don’t count the Symbian Foundation out just yet, because the European Commission has emerged like a knight in shining armor thanks to a €22 million public / private joint investment and a new consortium of some 24 organizations awkwardly called SYMBEOSE: “Symbian – the Embedded Operating System for Europe.” Needless to say, it seems like some of the higher-ups across the continent are feeling a little emotional about the hometown platform — especially now that it’s starting to take a lot of heat — and have thrown some skin in the game to keep things interesting. For its part, the Foundation says that the initiative (and presumably the money) will go toward developing “new core platform capabilities,” exploring cloud computing, and broadening the platform’s hardware ecosystem, among other things. Oh, and new Air Jordans would be nice. For Christmas, maybe. [Thanks, Ronald] Europe drops €22M into Symbian, Harrods shopping spree seems inevitable originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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To be honest, this took a little longer than expected. The above faux iPod nano is a pretty decent copy, lookswise, anyway. While we don’t know its name or full specifications, we do know that it comes in both 1.5 and 1.8-inch touchscreen varieties (presumably resistive). It apparently has both an external speaker and an SD card reader. We don’t know where you’ll ever find one or how much it’s likely to cost, but if you do track these down, we’ll take one in that gray color, please. Keepin’ it real fake: iPod nano doesn’t need a logo, thank you originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Try to get past the mess of wires in the prototype above for a minute; you might just be looking at the future of wireless power — at least if the folks at Aska Electron have their way, that is. They’ve developed a new system that not only wirelessly charges your gadgets (a la Powermat and others), but wirelessly transfers data at the same time at speeds up to 120Mbps. While complete details on how that’s possible are still a bit light, the system does apparently use the same coils for both charging and data transfer, but different wavebands for each. The real kicker, however, is that while it’s seemingly still just in the prototype stage, Aska says it expects the first commercial applications to hit the market by the end of this year. Exactly what those products might be isn’t clear, but Aska says the technology could eventually lead to thinner, waterproof devices that don’t need ports of any kind. Aska Electron promises to add data transfer to wireless power systems originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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When it comes to vacuums it’s obvious that we tend to like the ones that propel themselves — your Roombas and your XV-11s and the like. But, when it comes to getting something properly clean sometimes you need to break out the manually modulated models, and those from Dyson tend to be the most coveted. The $399 Dyson City is the latest, a little sucker for those with smaller floor plans and shorter attention spans. But, we think it’s good enough for country folk too. Gallery: Dyson City DC26 Continue reading Dyson City review Dyson City review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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