Google announces Q2 earnings: $9.02 billion in revenue, $2.51 billion in net income
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It’s everybody’s favorite time of year. Yup, the Q2 earnings results are coming in, and Google’s leading the pack, reporting $9.02 billion in gross revenue for the second quarter of 2011: a 32 percent increase over the same period in 2010. CEO Larry Page notes, that’s a “record breaking over $9 billion of revenue,” with net income reaching $2.51 billion, up from $1.84 billion in Q2 2010. Google’s various sites apparently made up 69 percent of the $9.02 billion in revenue, generating $6.23 billion — 2010 numbers were $4.50 billion. Operating expenses saw a notable increase over 2010, cutting into profits by $2.97 billion, up from $1.99 billion. We’re about to hop on the earnings call (which you can listen into here ), and we’ll keep you posted if we learn anything new. Developing… Continue reading Google announces Q2 earnings: $9.02 billion in revenue, $2.51 billion in net income Google announces Q2 earnings: $9.02 billion in revenue, $2.51 billion in net income originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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You probably thought all the drama surrounding the iPhone location tracking fiasco was over. Oh, how wrong you were. In fact, the controversy seems ripe for a resurgence after a Korean court ordered that country’s Apple arm to pay 1 million won (about $946) to Kim Hyung-suk. The payment was awarded last month, but now Kim’s law firm is prepping a class action suit that could put further pressure on the Cupertino crew — especially in the home of Samsung . This could just be the first in a series of pay outs, as even American courts may look to the decision when considering the fate of other plaintiffs looking to ring a few bucks out of iDevice purveyors. Hit up the source link for a few more details and a host of non sequiturs. [Thanks, Wesley] Apple forced to cough up cash over iPhone location tracking in South Korea originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Nintendo 3DS may be suffering from a slight lack of hot games at the moment, but thanks to a little update it is certainly not suffering from a lack of great movies and TV shows to watch. The Netflix addition that Nintendo promised us back in the summer is now up for download, and download is just what we did. If you’re wondering just how Instant content looks on the small screen, click on through and find out. Gallery: Netflix on Nintendo 3DS Continue reading Netflix on Nintendo 3DS hands-on (video) Netflix on Nintendo 3DS hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Ten One Design’s Fling mini now delivering tactile control to touchscreen gamers
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Improved gaming controls or a full-screen view? That’s the conundrum you’ll soon be able to face if you pre-ordered Ten One Design’s Fling mini , which is now shipping. To refresh your memory, the $25 pair of springy capacitive joysticks for mobile devices — specifically iPhone and iPod Touch — cling onto your device’s touchscreen, and aim to add tactile feel and added precision. We’ve used the larger iPad variant in the past and found it worked pretty well, but we’re certainly wary about how much space the mini looks to hog up in comparison. There’s more info in the PR past the break if you’re still thinking about giving these some thumbs-on time. Continue reading Ten One Design’s Fling mini now delivering tactile control to touchscreen gamers Ten One Design’s Fling mini now delivering tactile control to touchscreen gamers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …iRiver’s Vanilla Android phone and tablet leak out, a few cubes short of 80s infamy
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Remember that iRiver MX100 we spotted a few weeks ago? Yeah, well it’s about to hit Korean retail shelves soon with a new name, more specs and a smaller Android -based smartphone stablemate. The marketing snapshots taken by Cetizen show off both the wildly titled Tab (really?) and little brother Vanilla ( really? ) rocking Android 2.2 like it’s still 2010. Clearly iRiver’s not employing the best in branding here, opting instead for a middle-of-the-tech-road, “Clear Glass Look” me-too approach. Just look at these specs: the 3G, Flash-ready, 7-inch LCD tablet’s running a rumored 1GHz Hummingbird processor with a 5 megapixel camera, up to 32GB of expandable storage and Bluetooth. While its handset bretheren putters in with a 3.5-inch WVGA LCD display, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, 4GB of storage and unknown processor. These new additions to the Google mobile army won’t be topping nerds’ must-have wish lists, but they should do for Moms and other less tech-obsessed denizens of our free world. Hit the source for additional shots of these white-washed beauties. iRiver’s Vanilla Android phone and tablet leak out, a few cubes short of 80s infamy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Here comes a public service announcement: Eat slower and you’ll feel fuller. Oh sorry, wrong one. We meant: Nook Color owners, you can now dual-boot your slate using the specially-created Nook2Android SD card. The card makes installing Android 2.3 a snap and it’s now shipping with a dual-boot file courtesy of XDA developers, which means you can choose to boot into the original Nook OS without having to remove the card. You’re looking at $35 for an 8GB card, rising to $90 for 32GB. Alternatively, if you’re happy to get a bit of oil on your hands, you can try the manual approach . Mmmm, Gingerbread, chew every mouthful. PSA: Got a Nook Color? Then you can get dual-booting Nook2Android originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Microsoft licenses GeoVector’s augmented reality search for local guidance (video)
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After the ho-hum AR demonstration of Windows Phone Mango, Microsoft appears to be stepping up its game by licensing a mature set of technologies from GeoVector, (a company previously known for its defunct World Surfer application). While the details remain elusive, Ballmer’s crew was granted a multi-year, non-exclusive right to use and abuse the pointing-based local search and augmented reality elements of GeoVector’s portfolio — surely capable of bringing Local Scout to the next level. While much of the technology relies on GPS and a compass for directional-based discovery, the licensor also holds intellectual property for object recognition (
Continue reading …SwiftKey X virtual keyboard launches for Android tablets, we go hands-on (video)
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We’re no strangers to SwiftKey here at Engadget HQ, and today TouchType is launching a major new version of everyone’s favorite Android virtual keyboard — SwiftKey Tablet X for devices running Honeycomb , and SwiftKey X for devices running Android 2.x. Both applications improve upon the original by using TouchType’s Fluency 2.0 artificial intelligence engine, a unique predictive phrase system which learns how you write. New features include cloud learning, which analyzes how you type in Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, and text messages to predict phrases in your style, plus keypress technology which continually monitors your typing precision and adapts the touch-sensitive area for each key to improve prediction accuracy. SwiftKey now supports 17 languages (with more coming soon) and is smart enough to interpret three languages at once. There’s also a handful of other enhancements, including support for themes which allow users to customize the look and feel of the keyboard. And that split keyboard option we first encountered at CES ? It’s there of course, in the tablet version. We’ve been testing SwiftKey Tablet X on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for a few days now, alongside SwiftKey X on a handful of phones (including the Nexus S and the EVO 3D ), and it’s probably the best virtual keyboard we’ve used on Android yet. In fact, it’s now replacing the stock keyboard on all our HTC Sense -equipped handsets. Prediction accuracy improves quickly after you start using the keyboard, and we liked having the option to turn off the spacebar-triggered auto-completion of words and phrases. Another useful feature is the ability to display arrow / cursor keys on the phone version. The supplied themes are attractive (especially Neon), and the layouts are intuitive — although we’d have preferred the numbers to be arranged in a row instead of mimicking a numpad. Both applications are available today only for $1.99 in the Android Market. Regular pricing is $4.99 for SwiftKey Tablet X, and $3.99 for SwiftKey X. Take a look at our screenshot galleries below, and hit the break for our hands-on videos and more. Gallery: SwiftKey Tablet X hands-on Gallery: SwiftKey X hands-on Continue reading SwiftKey X virtual keyboard launches for Android tablets, we go hands-on (video) SwiftKey X virtual keyboard launches for Android tablets, we go hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The following are what most humans would call “great experiences”: eating gelato on a hot summer’s day, riding a tandem bike with Anthony Hopkins, or, in the case of Sony executive Tim Schaaff, having your life’s work nearly destroyed by a band of hackers . Because for Schaaff, president of Sony Network Entertainment, this spring’s persistent PSN outage wasn’t so much devastating as it was… enlightening . Here’s how he described the hack (and ensuing epiphany) to VentureBeat ‘s Dylan Tweney: “I think for people running network businesses, it’s not just about improving your security, because I’ve never talked to a security expert who said, ‘As long you do the following three things you’ll be fine, because hackers won’t get you… the question is how do you build your life so you’re able to cope with those things. It’s been a great experience.” Phenomenal as it must’ve felt to get in touch with his inner defeatist, Schaaff admitted that he “would not like to do it again” — probably because his mouth can only house one foot at a time. Sony exec says PSN hack was ‘a great experience,’ apparently means it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Apple actually not looking for additional iPad manufacturers, still BFFs with Foxconn?
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Earlier this week, DigiTimes alleged that Apple was considering an additional manufacturer to produce the supposedly looming — but really more mythical — next generation iPad. Fast forward to now, and the Taiwanese publication reports that Cupertino has had a sudden change of heart. Foxconn — who is currently the sole producer of the slate — has reportedly convinced Apple to keep its manufacturing exclusive until the end of this calendar year. All isn’t lost for Foxconn’s competition though: the rumormonger suggests Pegatron still has a shot at a ten million production run for the next iPhone , and whatever iPad’s 2012 will bring. Unmentioned in the report, however, is whether enough salt exists in the world to cover the next round of claims, later this week. Apple actually not looking for additional iPad manufacturers, still BFFs with Foxconn? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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