BlackBerry Bold 9900 appears in leaked T-Mo docs, reveals August 29th release date and $300 price
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If you’re an abiding RIM fan who’s itching for a new ‘Berry addiction, your next fix is soon at hand. After AT&T put its cards on the table — along with Sprint and US Cellular — an internal T-Mobile document now suggests the Bold 9900 will arrive at the Magenta-clad carrier on August 29th. Sadly, your patience (and loyalty) is going to cost you, because this touchscreen endeavor carries a $300 price tag, and like Ma Bell’s model, it features only 14.4Mbps HSDPA. Sure it’s steep, but that’s all the better for expensing to the corporate account, no? BlackBerry Bold 9900 appears in leaked T-Mo docs, reveals August 29th release date and $300 price originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Vonage Time to Call app lets you make international calls from your iPhone, pay through iTunes
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Making international VoIP calls from your iPhone just got slightly less complicated, and slightly more expensive. Vonage’s new Time to Call app lets you make short, 15-minute calls to 190 countries with rates ranging from 99 cents to $9.99 per call. Payments are processed through iTunes, so you don’t need to create an account with Vonage, giving the app a slight advantage over services from competitors like Skype — for now, at least. The app works over WiFi everywhere, and 3G in the US and Canada, and you’ll pay the same rate when calling both mobile phones and landlines — so you could save quite a bit if you typically make short calls to mobile numbers. For casual callers, however, the app’s most appealing feature is the free call you’ll get after installation. We wasted it on a 30-second call to Tokyo that would’ve cost us three cents to make using Skype, so hopefully you’ll be slightly more creative. Continue reading Vonage Time to Call app lets you make international calls from your iPhone, pay through iTunes Vonage Time to Call app lets you make international calls from your iPhone, pay through iTunes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Archeologists eschewing traditional whip / leather jacket combo for Kinect controllers
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The latest must-have piece of technology in the archeological world? The Kinect. Students from the University of California, San Diego are taking Microsoft’s much-hacked peripheral on an archeological dig in Jordan, using the device to help create 3D scans of the site on the cheap. The hack pulls data captured by the Kinect’s camera and infrared scanner, turning the information into avatars that can be plugged into virtual worlds. The hack’s creator is hoping that it might some day be able to capture information as complex as a buildings or neighborhoods. The first, decidedly less ambitious application is being referred to as “ArKinect,” because what’s a cool hack without a cool name? Continue reading Archeologists eschewing traditional whip / leather jacket combo for Kinect controllers Archeologists eschewing traditional whip / leather jacket combo for Kinect controllers originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Google slams Apple and Microsoft, claims ‘hostile, organized campaign’ against Android waged through ‘bogus patents’
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It, as they say, is on. Google’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, David Drummond, made an appearance on the company’s official blog today with a post not-so-subtly-titled “When patents attack Android,” which directly addresses what he calls a “hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents.” Drummond then goes on to cite a number of examples of this “organized campaign” from those trying to “strangle” Android, including Apple and Microsoft teaming up to buy Novell and Nortel’s old patents “to make sure Google didn’t get them,” Microsoft seeking $15 licensing fees for each Android device, and lawsuits against the likes of Barnes & Noble, HTC, Motorola, and Samsung. According to Drummond, those efforts amount to a “tax” that makes Android devices more expensive for consumers and manufacturers alike, and that “instead of competing by building new features or devices, they are fighting through litigation.” He further goes on to bemoan the “anti-competitive strategy” that’s “escalating the cost of patents way beyond what they’re really worth,” and closes things out by noting that he’s encouraged by Justice Department investigations into the aforementioned Novell and Nortel patent issues. Hit the source link to read the full post yourself. Google slams Apple and Microsoft, claims ‘hostile, organized campaign’ against Android waged through ‘bogus patents’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Clearwire adding ‘LTE Advanced-ready’ technology to its holdings, restates commitment to WiMAX
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Is it really fall? We can’t say for certain that this is what Dan Hesse was referring to when he told us face-to-face that something spectacular would be coming our way a bit later in the year, but Clearwire definitely just nnounced its intent to add “LTE Advanced-ready” technology to its 4G network. Developing… Continue reading Clearwire adding ‘LTE Advanced-ready’ technology to its holdings, restates commitment to WiMAX Clearwire adding ‘LTE Advanced-ready’ technology to its holdings, restates commitment to WiMAX originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Instagram hits 150 million uploads in nine months, still won’t talk about Android plans
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For better or worse, Instagram’s taken the iOS-capturing world by storm . And if you’re wondering what our qualification for “by storm” is, well… let’s just say The Biebs blasted out his first image on the service last month. As the story goes, four young lads with a fistful of dollars and boundless imaginations started up the famed app on October 6th, 2010. Today, there’s still only four employees, but the user base has expanded just a wee bit. The outfit just saw its 150 millionth photo uploaded (shown after the break!), with the current rate clocking in at around 15 images per second. Naturally, we took the opportunity to ask one of those four what this meant for a future Android release, and while he confirmed that he had nothing to announce right away, he did mention that the (still free) iOS build is just “the beginning of what’s to come.” So, how’s about dropping a link to your favorite Instagram down in comments below? Best one wins! Continue reading Instagram hits 150 million uploads in nine months, still won’t talk about Android plans Instagram hits 150 million uploads in nine months, still won’t talk about Android plans originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Toshiba promised that a fix for its Thrive tablet’s pesky resume-from-sleep mode issue was coming this week, and the company’s now let us know that the update has indeed rolled out today. Thrive owners can download the update simply by opening up the Toshiba Service Station app on the tablet — if only all sleep problems were cured so easily. As mentioned earlier, the update also apparently enhances the “multimedia playback capabilities of the device,” although it’s still not clear exactly what those enhancements entail. Toshiba rolls out fix for Thrive tablet’s sleep problems originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It doesn’t get more American than gnawing on a doughnut sandwich while watching Toddlers in Tiaras, right? Well, apparently, the only thing more American is engaging in these two acts while connected to in-flight internet . In a recent BBC article, Gogo’s Jon Cobin said at least 1,200 commercial aircraft flying over these here amber waves of grain offer up WiFi, while there are only 100 [commercial] flying machines serving on-board connectivity in the rest of the world. Delta’s just announced full, fleet-wide WiFi connections on domestic flights, while most other major US carriers offer internet access on all or some of their planes. As the BBC points out, that could have something to do with the slow roll out of satellite-based systems — many American airlines depend on Gogo’s land-based services. Unfortunately for you die-hard patriots, however, acceptance of satellite broadband seems poised to take flight in the near future. At least we’ll always have Eden Wood. Americans rule in-flight internet adoption — for now originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Remember that Qosmio F750 glasses-free 3D laptop we got our greasy paws all over back in early July? Well, it seems like it’s gotten minor moniker makeover for its US debut, and is now the F75 5 . Thankfully, the news doesn’t end with a new name — we’ve got a price and release date for this parallax-packing lappie too! On August 16th you’ll be able to pick up Toshiba’s latest 15.6-inch media machine starting at $1,699. The notebook will hit Fry’s, Best Buy, and Newegg all on the same day, sporting the same Core i7 processor, 6GB of RAM, 750GB hard disk, Blu-ray drive, and GeForce GT 540M GPU. Sadly, it won’t be able to convert 2D games to 3D out of the box, but Toshiba is working with Nvidia to deliver that feature by November. Now you’ll just have to bide your time till this 8-pound, “portable” 3D rig starts shipping in about two weeks. Toshiba’s Qosmio F755 delivers glasses-free 3D August 16th, for $1,699 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Welcome to Engadget’s Back to School guide ! We know that this time of year can be pretty annoying and stressful for everyone, so we’re here to help out with the heartbreaking process of gadget buying for the school-aged crowd. Today, we’ve got our optical viewfinders set firmly on digital cameras — and you can head to the Back to School hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the month. Be sure to keep checking back — at the end of the month we’ll be giving away a ton of the gear featured in our guides — and hit up the hub page right here ! Most of us are still walking around hunchbacked from years of carrying heavy textbooks in our overstuffed backpacks. Thankfully, an e-reader can significantly lighten the loads for students everywhere. Sure, we’ve still got a ways to go before electronic devices can replace textbooks altogether, but in the long run, it’s a purpose that could significantly impact the postures of backpack wearers all over. Jump past the break for our recommendations, and another opportunity to enter our back to school giveaway. Simply leave a comment below to be entered to win , and head over to our giveaway page for more details. Continue reading Engadget’s back to school guide 2011: E-readers Engadget’s back to school guide 2011: E-readers originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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