You may have heard that amidst the craziness of CES , Apple decided to launch its Mac App Store on this fine January morning. We’ve gone ahead and updated our machines to 10.6.6, so we’re officially App Store ready. Read on past the break for a walkthrough of the basics, as well as a smattering of some early apps featured front and center. Continue reading Mac App Store hands-on Mac App Store hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Check out the latest rumored demo leak of Britney Spears’ new single “Hold It Against Me” off of her upcoming album, executive produced by hitmakers Max Martin and Dr. Luke. (It’s clearly not Britney singing on the track — but sounds like Ke$ha strangely enough.) “The next time you hear this song, the production, vocal and Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Just Jared Discovery Date : 06/01/2011 16:29 Number of articles : 8
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We were on-hand for a hands-on as LG threw itself a bash celebrating a couple swish Android sets: the Optimus 2X and the Optimus Black . We’ve seen plenty of the 2X already, but the Black is an entirely different creature. First off, the taper on the back that sees the set go from 9mm in the middle to 6mm on each side is both nice to look at and helps keep the set cradled in your hand. The 4-inch WVGA NOVA display is both bright — 700 nits, if you worry about that type of thing — and extremely legible in the glaring spotlights installed at the stand. LG was touting the addition of its Wi-Fi Direct feature — what at first sight seems like gimmickry — that allows direct file transfer between sets without the need for an access point, and hey, it worked — and might even be useful. We look forward to the Optimus Black crashing into our lives sometime in the first half of this year. Gallery: LG Optimus Black hands-on LG Optimus Black hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We have to say, we’re pretty pumped about Eye-Fi’s new Direct Mode , and that’s not just because it’s free — CEO Jef Holove showed us how his wireless SD cards can fire snapshots from a point-and-shoot camera straight to a Samsung Galaxy Tab, and it looks like a breeze. Once the free update launches later this year, you’ll just need to download the Eye-Fi app, and select your Eye-Fi X2 card from a list to permanently pair them — much like Bluetooth or a WiFi access point — and then whenever you shoot within range, the pics will automatically spirit themselves to your Android, and can send them to Picasa or Eye-Fi View from there with an additional tap. See Direct Mode do its thing in the video above. Eye-Fi’s Direct Mode hands-on: from camera to tablet in seconds (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Mac App Store generating error messages instead of app purchases? Here’s the fix
January 6, 2011 No Comment
Oh, this ain’t cool. According to the roughly gazillion complaints we received this morning upon the launch of Apple’s Mac App Store , users are seeing the ol’ “unknown error occurred (100)” message when first launching the store after the upgrade. According to TUAW, it’s a problem with the iTunes Terms and Conditions — which some users aren’t getting prompted to accept, hence the error message. What should you do if you get the error? Quit the store and reload it. If that doesn’t work, folks are finding that rebooting and then launching the store again does the trick. Mac App Store generating error messages instead of app purchases? Here’s the fix originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We had a nagging suspicion that this was goin’ down eventually. and here you have it: the Dell Streak 7 has appeared on T-Mobile’s website! As of this posting, actually clicking on the option gives you nothing — but we assume that will change soon enough. In the meantime, they do have a Sidekick XL to sell you. Dell Streak 7 pops up on the T-Mobile website originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Huawei IDEOS X5 announced for Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and (eventually) the US
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Of the manifold riches sure to unloaded by the fine folks at Huawei at this year’s CES , be on the lookout for the IDEOS X5. The Android 2.2 smartphone that we first saw yesterday features a 3.8-inch multitouch screen, SWYPE input, a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video, FM radio, and Flash 10.1 — all in a svelte 11.4mm thick package. Available in Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand beginning this month, with a U.S. carrier to be announced. Keep an eye on this space for news from the launch later today! Continue reading Huawei IDEOS X5 announced for Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and (eventually) the US Huawei IDEOS X5 announced for Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and (eventually) the US originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image credit: redjar , used under Creative Commons license. Cyclists and bike advocates can get very sensitive about how they are perceived—and rightly so. It’s not at all uncommon to see commercials, skits and op eds mocking cycling as a less-than-serious, perhaps even childish, transportation choice. But while some folks may campaign to have such an… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Simon Sees , used under Creative Commons license. British Airways is already working on a goal of running planes on 10% made-from-waste biofuel , Air New Zealand has a goal of using one million barrels of sustainable biofuels by 2013 , and there is even evidence to suggest that
Continue reading …Sawyer Forwards Charge of Tea Party Hypocrisy as Couric Frets: ‘Is There Danger’ Budget Cuts ‘Will Be Too Deep?’
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ABC’s Diane Sawyer hit a group of incoming freshmen House and Senate members about presumed Tea Party hypocrisy in accepting farm subsidies and not refusing to accept federal employee health care while CBS’s Katie Couric, with three House members, despaired over the “danger” that budget cuts might “be too deep?” Forwarding liberal talking points, in the pre-recorded segment aired on Wednesday’s World News, Sawyer relayed: The Democrats have a challenge for the Republicans, saying, if you're going to cut spending, go ahead and start close to home. Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler of Missouri got more than $750,000 in taxpayer subsidies for her farm. Are you ready to vote against all farm subsidies? Sawyer continued: “And on the promise to repeal health care reform, Democrats ask: Will they be giving up their new taxpayer-subsidized insurance? Only two of them said they would.” On the CBS Evening News, Couric noted “Republicans say high on their priority list is deficit reduction, starting with major cuts in domestic spending this year. Fiscally conservative freshmen say everything’s fair game.” She then fretted: “But is there danger in your view, Congressman West, that the ax will be too sharp, that the cuts will be too deep?” read more
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