Samsung SHV-E120L comes out of the development dark, is the Xtina to LG’s Britney
September 21, 2011 No Comment
Brothers from another mobile mother, or just a case of copycat syndrome? We’ll let you be the judge, but from the looks of this latest leak, Samsung’s SHV-E120L could be sharing some of the LG LU6200′s special spec sauce . Outed over on Cetizen and iNews24, the full breakdown of the device’s innards point to a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 4.7-inch 1280 x 720 HD display, 2 megapixel front-facing / 8 megapixel rear camera, 1GB RAM, 16GB of onboard storage, WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC. We’ve seen conflicting reports as to the exact version of Gingerbread that’ll ship on the phone, with Android 2.3.5 in the running. As for the handset’s radios, its purported MDM9600 Gobi chipset indicates tri-mode LTE, HSPA and CDMA compatibility. Sammy’s super-sized smartphone could hit South Korea later this month, or in early October — if the passable English in that Google translation can be believed. Samsung SHV-E120L comes out of the development dark, is the Xtina to LG’s Britney originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …In case you didn’t know, PS Vita will play nice with PSP in ad-hoc mode
September 21, 2011 No Comment
Check out this tasty morsel of PS Vita info making the rounds: you’ll be able to face your PSP-totin’ friends via ad-hoc mode with games you’ve snagged from the PS Store (so long as the title supports it). We must’ve been so enamored by those vibrant PS Vitas at TGS that we missed this sweet bite courtesy of Sony PlayStation Japan. Sure, it doesn’t kill the sting of its three to five hour battery life , but hey, we’ll just consider it another justification for picking up the hot little number once it hits shelves. In case you didn’t know, PS Vita will play nice with PSP in ad-hoc mode originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung releases AT&T Galaxy S II kernel source far in advance of the phone’s release
September 21, 2011 No Comment
Whoever’s cranking out the kernel source in Samsung’s headquarters has some serious aspirations. Cooking it up for the Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch the day it was released was a rather snappy process, but the manufacturer’s managed to one-up even itself by pushing out AT&T’s version a full week and a half early. Talk about an exciting deal for developers, who now have a sizable head start ahead of the Galaxy S II’s October 2nd launch. Not too shabby, right? Let’s see exactly what those with the know-how can build in the meantime — we predict customization options aplenty by the time the phone’s officially stocked on store shelves. How early can we expect to see the kernel for T-Mobile’s Galaxy S II? Hard to say, but for now you can grab the kernel source at… well, the source below. Samsung releases AT&T Galaxy S II kernel source far in advance of the phone’s release originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Micron adds self-encryption to RealSSD C400, protects plans for world domination from prying eyes
September 21, 2011 No Comment
Micron may think it’s simply “bolstering user security” but, if you ask us, it seems like the company is providing the machines with a tool to protect their plans for insurrection. The RealSSD C400 SED has a special, security-focused firmware and hardware-based AES-256-bit encryption that keeps all of its precious data safe from prying eyes. The hardware self-encryption solution also frees up a computer’s processor to focus on more important tasks (like planing the enslavement of mankind), rather than waste precious resources on protecting sensitive information. The C400 SED will ship sometime during Q4 in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB varieties. Price has yet to be announced, but we’re not sure that Skynet really cares what the cost is. After all, it can just tell Micron’s order-processing system to send a bunch out free of charge. Continue reading Micron adds self-encryption to RealSSD C400, protects plans for world domination from prying eyes Micron adds self-encryption to RealSSD C400, protects plans for world domination from prying eyes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Micron adds self-encryption to RealSSD C400, protects plans for world domination from prying eyes
September 21, 2011 No Comment
Micron may think it’s simply “bolstering user security” but, if you ask us, it seems like the company is providing the machines with a tool to protect their plans for insurrection. The RealSSD C400 SED has a special, security-focused firmware and hardware-based AES-256-bit encryption that keeps all of its precious data safe from prying eyes. The hardware self-encryption solution also frees up a computer’s processor to focus on more important tasks (like planing the enslavement of mankind), rather than waste precious resources on protecting sensitive information. The C400 SED will ship sometime during Q4 in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB varieties. Price has yet to be announced, but we’re not sure that Skynet really cares what the cost is. After all, it can just tell Micron’s order-processing system to send a bunch out free of charge. Continue reading Micron adds self-encryption to RealSSD C400, protects plans for world domination from prying eyes Micron adds self-encryption to RealSSD C400, protects plans for world domination from prying eyes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re not exactly lacking in ways to share a photo on Twitter these days, but one key area that has been left behind is the venerable text message — which is pretty important for the millions of people that don’t have smartphones. While tweets via text have been possible since day one, Twitter has only just now opened up the ability to post a photo via SMS. That service is only available on some carriers initially — AT&T, Verizon and Cellular South in the US, Vodafone, O2 and Orange in the UK, and Rogers in Canada, plus Vodafone Italy, VIVA Bahrain and TIM Brazil — but Twitter says that it’s working to bring the feature to additional carriers. Actually sending a photo via text is as simple as you’d expect (just attach it to your message and send it to the appropriate number for your country), but you’ll of course have to be aware of any additional charges your carrier might impose. Twitter opens up photo sharing via text message on some carriers originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Apple offers Final Cut Pro X update and free 30 day trial, hopes we can all still be friends
September 21, 2011 No Comment
Plenty of folks were less than thrilled by the release of Apple’s rebuilt Final Cut Pro — in fact, words like “disgruntled” come to mind when describing the response to the new version of the video editing software. Take heart, however, the massive backlash hasn’t gone unnoticed. The company has released version 10.0.1 of Final Cut Pro X, which offers up some new features, including support for rich XML and Xsan, Lion full-screen view and Media Stem export. Apple has even offered up a rare moment of humility, acknowledging that the additions are an attempt at “answering those concerns” of “very vocal customers.” The company is also looking to push back against some of the negative press by offering up a 30 day demo of the software to wary users afraid to take the plunge. More updates, including multi-camera support and broadcast-quality video monitoring are promised for early next year. Apple offers Final Cut Pro X update and free 30 day trial, hopes we can all still be friends originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Well, it looks like Canon won’t be the only company making a big camera announcement on November 3rd. RED CEO Jim Jannard has also now confirmed that it will also be officially announcing its “new” RED Scarlet camera on the very same day (no coincidence, it seems), at which point it will detail “all the changes” the company has made to it. Unfortunately, that’s about all the company is saying right now, although Jannard promises that “when we announce the changes, we will be ready to ship.” [Thanks, Lucario] New RED Scarlet to be announced November 3rd originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’ve already witnessed the launch of a Windows Phone with Mango and seen several others announced , so when’s the update rolling out to devices still operating on NoDo ? According to Microsoft’s official Windows Phone Blog, we need only wait another week or two before the update begins rolling out. The Windows Team indicates it won’t be pushed to your phone OTA when the time comes, so you’ll want to ensure you have the right software ( Zune for PC , Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac) installed on your computer before this all goes down. Now, a word of caution: we’d be completely taken by surprise if every phone received the update on the same day — after all, the NoDo rollout spanned several weeks before it was delivered everywhere — so it’s best if you exercise a degree of patience if your particular handset isn’t ready the very first day, just in case. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Existing Windows Phones to get Mango update within the next two weeks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung Galaxy S II makes its AT&T debut October 2nd for $199 on contract
September 21, 2011 No Comment
You’ve endured almost a year’s worth of Galaxy S II teasing , so what’s a few more weeks? AT&T’s swiftly sped past its “coming soon” announcement for Sammy’s heralded handset , now giving us a firm release date of October 2nd for its NFC-enabled variant . You can snag the 4.3-incher when it hits the carrier for $199.99 on a two-year contract, and choose from the usual array of data packages — with $15/mo being the minimum required. Make sure to enter your deets at the source link below so you’ll be first in line for this sure-fire, sell-out device. Samsung Galaxy S II makes its AT&T debut October 2nd for $199 on contract originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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