OnLive demos Windows 7 on an iPad and Galaxy Tab, launches cloud computing tablet app
December 7, 2010 No Comment
Flash on an iPad ? No problem, and neither is QuickTime on a Samsung Galaxy Tab — assuming you’re running both from a virtualized Windows 7 PC using OnLive’s new app. OnLive may have originally pitched itself as a streaming games service, but founder Steve Perlman revised his ambitions at the D: Dive into Mobile conference today, showing off a host of Windows 7 programs (including 3D modeling software Maya, above) running on the pair of ARM-based tablets. Like always, OnLive requires a nearby server and fast internet connection to function adequately, and the apps themselves would need touch controls, but Perlman said it’s actually easier to deliver apps than games since they’re less sensitive to lag. OnLive didn’t provide a date when we can expect full cloud functionality, but you can get a sneak peek at a pared-down version right now — the brand-new OnLive Viewer app, which lets you spectate games in progress (and will eventually let you play them) is now available for iPad. OnLive demos Windows 7 on an iPad and Galaxy Tab, launches cloud computing tablet app originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …MOG hits the Chrome Web Store, cools our Flash fever with a nice cool HTML5 washcloth
December 7, 2010 No Comment
We long been proponents of subscription music, but it’s always a rocky relationship: Rhapsody ‘s excellent selection but bad app and terrible web player (you call that a bitrate?), Zune ‘s beautiful UI but Windows-only-ness, and Spotify ‘s continued inability to work in the US. Eventually, this particular writer drifted over to MOG, which was initially a $5 a month web-only service, best known for its high bitrate and decent selection, with a more recent move to Android and iPhone apps (including offline play) for a still-palatable $10 a month price. Unfortunately, all this time we’ve had to put up with the indignities of a pop-up, window-based Flash player for our main MOG experience, which crashes any browser on a Mac at least once a day — like most Flash things on the Mac. Which brings us to today: MOG is a featured app on Google’s new Chrome Web Store , and once “installed” it offers an all-new luscious, speedy, HTML5 UI for MOG. Better yet, the web app also works in Safari at mog.com/chrome. Under the hood there’s still a “headless” Flash playback element for DRM purporses, but everything else is a vast improvement. The only thing that could make us happier would be some sort of exfm-style Chrome extension for adding music we discover on the web to MOG playlists. You know, as long as we’re getting lifelong dreams granted like this, might as well go for broke. MOG hits the Chrome Web Store, cools our Flash fever with a nice cool HTML5 washcloth originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Palm / HP’s Jon Rubinstein is just about to take the stage at the D: Dive Into Mobile event. Will there be talk of past failures? Future triumphs? Will he break out a rumored device? Will he breakdance? Only the liveblog knows for sure… so keep reading after the break! Continue reading Jon Rubinstein live from D: Dive Into Mobile Jon Rubinstein live from D: Dive Into Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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After seeing the Symbian-based Nokia X7 leak into the wilds with its quartet of speakers a few weeks ago, you just knew that it was only a matter of time until Eldar Murtazin got his hands on the device for a preview. Last time he did this he burned the then unannounced Nokia N8 to the ground . He’s coy with any details but the “I do not like this device” machine translation is pretty telling as is that AT&T logo. One more pic of the backside 8 megapixel shooter after the break as we brace for things to come. Continue reading Nokia X7 preps for its unauthorized preview Nokia X7 preps for its unauthorized preview originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ah, LG’s LU3000, the sprightly young thing that made the iPhone 4 and Galaxy S look a wee bit aged in some YouTube tests has now become official over in South Korea. It boasts a 1GHz TI OMAP3630 chip, allowing it to jot down 1080p video playback on its spec sheet, which in turn goes very nicely with the built-in HDMI port and DLNA wireless capabilities. A 3.8-inch screen offers an 800 x 480 resolution, there’s a 5 megapixel camera around the back, and a mildly skinned Android 2.2 performs the OS duties. Curiously enough, the LU3000′s home screen looks identical to the one on the leaked LG Star , suggesting that the stuff they’re running will represent LG’s default Android treatment for the near future. 800,000KRW ($705) buys you the 3000 when it ships in its native land a week from now, though there are apparently no plans to spread the wealth to other nations. Why so selfish, LG? LG LU3000 taking its 1080p talents to South Korea in a week’s time originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Bing’s detailed mall directory maps improve Paul Blart’s livelihood, should be on mobile
December 7, 2010 No Comment
Mall maps integrated into an online mapping system? It’s not exactly a minty fresh concept, but Microsoft has managed to seriously up the game with its Bingified mall directory maps. These zoomable, highly detailed maps help you see the layout and store count at a glance, with each click inside of a store yielding an exact address, phone number and links to ‘Directions’ / ‘Send to Mobile.’ Heck, you can even use ‘em to discover the best place to park. Only problem? They aren’t exactly mobile friendly just yet, which all but defeats the purpose. Except, of course, if you’ve got the photographic memory that every stressed-out college student in existence longs for. Hit the source link to see if your nearby shopping complex is one of the 22 listed — if not, you can only pray that it’s added prior to December 24th. Bing’s detailed mall directory maps improve Paul Blart’s livelihood, should be on mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Adobe Air veteran: print out that code, fold it neatly into a secure envelope, affix two (or more) stamps, address it to Research in Motion, drop it in the nearest outgoing, and rejoice! The Haus of BlackBerry’s now accepting app submissions for the upcoming Will.I.Approved PlayBook tablet — and just as promised , it’s giving free PlayBooks to developers who get their work accepted and ready for the App World store before the tablet launches in North America. Limit is one per registered dev no matter how many many times you submit or how simple / complex the app is, so long as RIM gives it the thumbs up. Interested in the grand prize of full acquisition? Sorry, that seat’s been taken . BlackBerry PlayBook app submission is a go, free tablet offer detailed originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung’s SCH-LC11 CDMA / LTE mobile hotspot gets FCC approval, probably Verizon bound
December 7, 2010 No Comment
We’ve heard rumors that Novatel is working on an LTE -enabled version of its MiFi for Verizon, likely for launch early next year — but you’ve got to figure that a few other manufacturers would like a slice of that sweet, juicy 4G pie, right? We just noticed this so-called SCH-LC11 from Samsung has garnered FCC approval, offering CDMA / EV-DO compatibility alongside 700MHz LTE stuffed into some sort of WiFi-enabled mobile router, which would be perfect for Big Red’s new network… but then again, it’d also be perfect for MetroPCS’ LTE airwaves. MetroPCS has yet to launch any data-centric LTE products, but it’s got a good relationship with Samsung — its only LTE device right now is the Samsung Craft , in fact — so we could definitely imagine the little guys trying to beat Verizon to the punch with a sexy, pocketable 4G hotspot to do battle with Sprint’s Overdrive . One way or another, this is hitting an American carrier… and the sooner, the better. Samsung’s SCH-LC11 CDMA / LTE mobile hotspot gets FCC approval, probably Verizon bound originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Close your eyes: imagine an alternate universe where almost nothing you know holds true. A place where your entire system of beliefs has been torn asunder, flipped on its end for seemingly no reason whatsoever. How would you manage? How would you know right from wrong, up from down? Okay, now open your eyes, and feast them on this image — proof that we came indescribably close to making that frightening, foreign world a reality. Seems the Nexus S that we all know today was at one time known as the Nexus Two — internally, anyway — because Google’s official YouTube page for the phone makes numerous calls to a domain by the name of “nexustwophone.appspot.com” (and yes, appspot.com is a Google-owned domain). Why the name change happened is anyone’s guess; could’ve been Sammy’s desire to tie it in with the Galaxy S line, could’ve been Google’s long-term goal to avoid the Nexus Six Bladerunner reference, could have been Rubin’s last-minute whim. Whatever the case, thank goodness we all came out of this brush with destiny alive and relatively unhurt. Note: We’re aware of the discussion that Samsung allegedly “didn’t want to be number two,” hence the “S” — but whether the story is true, it’s interesting to see just how close the Nexus Two name seems to have come to retail. Was the Nexus S nearly the Nexus Two? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re about to hear from Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore at the D: Dive Into Mobile event — stay tuned, there’s no telling what could happen! (copy paste copy paste copy paste copy paste…) Continue reading Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore live from D: Dive Into Mobile Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore live from D: Dive Into Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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