Nokia’s N8 is now shipping to those of you who pre-ordered. It may not be the device that’ll make you leave your beloved BlackBerry, iPhone, or Android phone but Nokia’s N8 with its significantly enhanced Symbian^3 OS is without a doubt the best you can do if you’re one of the millions of Symbian users looking for a smartphone upgrade. Having said that, fans of cameraphones on any platform might be swayed by the N8′s 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, extra large image sensor, and HDMI out. Nokia says that availability will vary by country and operator and should be everywhere within the coming weeks. Update : Pictures of the N8 assembly and shipping operations added in the gallery below. Gallery: Nokia N8 shipments begin, ushers in Symbian^3 era Continue reading Nokia N8 shipments begin, ushers in Symbian^3 era Nokia N8 shipments begin, ushers in Symbian^3 era originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Flying Humvee a step closer to reality, still seems like a really bad idea
September 30, 2010 No Comment
It looks like AAI Corp has, indeed, landed the contract for feasibility studies of the Transformer flying Humvee project, which as far as we can tell takes a lightly armored (if armored at all) four man vehicle and puts it in the air, practically begging to be hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. And if that doesn’t sound sketchy enough, keep in mind that among the design considerations are gas tanks in the craft’s wings which, as Spencer Ackerman at Wired points out, would make really obvious targets. The testing should last about a year, and cost DARPA a cool $3 million. If all goes well, AAI could have a partial prototype in 2013. Flying Humvee a step closer to reality, still seems like a really bad idea originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Google opens Android database at former phone store URL, but only for devices using Google services
September 30, 2010 No Comment
Remember when Google opened up its own portal for purchasing the Nexus One ? It was January 2010, and the URL was as simple as www.google.com/phone — ah, those were the days. Of course, the store has been down since late July when the phone sold out (permanently), so what’s the company to do with such a catchy web address? Simple: make a database of devices running your
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