Dramatic violence erupts in central Cairo, as more pressure mounts on the Egyptian president to leave office immediately – even though he says he wont run for re-election. Away from the demonstrations, there is worrying political uncertainty. Mubarak says he will stand down, but how will the transition of power be managed – and what role will Egypt’s military play in shaping the country’s future? What are the political options open to Mubarak?
Continue reading …EyeSight brings its gesture controls to Android tablets, Windows-based devices
February 3, 2011 No Comment
EyeSight has been bringing its hand-waving UI to all sorts of mobile devices for some time now, and it’s now expanded things yet again. Following up its launch on Android last summer, the company has announced that its gesture recognition software has now also been tailored specifically for Android tablets and other “computer-based” Android platforms, and it’s announced that it’s now available for Windows-based devices as well. As before, the software is able to work with just about any built-in camera, and the company says that it has been “highly optimized” for mobile platforms, with low CPU and memory requirements. It’s not something available directly to users, though — it’s up to developers to license it and include the functionality in their applications. Head on past the break for an idea of how it works — just try to ignore that conspicuously out of place iPad at the beginning of the video. Continue reading EyeSight brings its gesture controls to Android tablets, Windows-based devices EyeSight brings its gesture controls to Android tablets, Windows-based devices originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …![Fring Debuts Nexus S Update in the Most Entertaining Way Ever [VIDEO]](http://newsbreakingonline.com/wp-content/themes/transcript/timthumb.php?src=%3Cimg+src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fnewsbreakingonline.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F02%2Fadc71e3f5avideo.jpeg.jpeg%22+%2F%3E&q=90&w=190&h=100&zc=1 "Fring Debuts Nexus S Update in the Most Entertaining Way Ever [VIDEO]")
I was thinking of throwing this one into our “Things We Missed” wrap-up, but after seeing the video Fring made to announce the new Nexus S and Gingerbread-friendly version of their application, one line of text couldn’t do it justice. It’s one minute of entertaining awesomeness, but if you’re just interested in the app, here’s Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Android Phone Fans Discovery Date : 03/02/2011 09:38 Number of articles : 4
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http://www.youtube.com/v/M-t3Gk7kqaE?f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata Go here to read the rest: Tahrir square overnight – February 3
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Heavy gunfire heard in Cairo Follow live blogging on “This Just In” and the latest tweets from CNN correspondents from the protests. Send your video, images to CNN iReport. Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — In a way, the events of the past week may have been a prelude to what could happen in Egypt on Thursday. The military, which has until now said it would not use force on peaceful demonstrators, has urged anti-government protesters to return home. And supporters of embattled President Hosni Mubarak, who had been largely silent since the unrest began, came out in full force Wednesday, in one case wielding whips and thundering through the crowd on horses and camels. As dawn broke Thursday, heavy gunfire…
Continue reading …HTC Pyramid emerges from the mists of speculation with a 1.2GHz dual-core, 4.3-inch screen, T-Mobile 4G
February 3, 2011 No Comment
First Sprint got a 4G-capable, 4.3-inch Android phone from HTC, then this January AT&T ( Inspire 4G ) and Verizon ( Thunderbolt ) received promises of the same. Is T-Mobile feeling left out? It might not be for long, as the rumor mill has just churned out a rather mighty 1.2GHz dual-core beast of a handset and is ascribing it to the Magenta network for a launch some time around May or June. We’re hearing it’ll come with qHD resolution (960 x 540, just like the Atrix 4G ) and the SOC within will be that famed Snapdragon MSM8260 that Qualcomm teased briefly at CES a couple of weeks ago. Lending credence to this scuttlebutt is the fact that both TmoNews and Android and Me found sources affirming the Pyramid’s existence, leaving us only to wait and wonder about what we can do with a device of its kind. {Image credit: Nina Aldin Thune ] HTC Pyramid emerges from the mists of speculation with a 1.2GHz dual-core, 4.3-inch screen, T-Mobile 4G originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Baltic nation of Latvia is blessed with some of the most beautiful forests in the world, millions of square kilometres of pristine woodland that support a complex biodiversity of rare species of animals and plants. But with the Latvian economy in difficulties and the need for money pressing, those trees are being cut down at an alarming rate.
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You see what we’re seeing in the browser history? Google Who. Google Who? What’s that? It appears at the 32 minute mark from yesterday’s Android event video . Perhaps it’s just an internal directory lookup or maybe it’s something more, a 20 percent project possibly. Tommy, can you hear me? Update : Aww, it’s just The Goog’s internal employee directory according to a software engineer on Google’s self-driving car project . Thanks for playing. [Thanks, Joshua G.] What is Google Who? (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Watch Google’s Android event in full: Honeycomb on the Xoom, Android Market website, in-app purchases, and Cee-Lo Green
February 3, 2011 No Comment
There was plenty about yesterday’s Android event that didn’t make headlines but was worth noting. Hardware acceleration of both 2D and 3D UI elements — shown off to great effect by Google’s Hugo Barra, who managed to scroll through three lists simultaneously without inducing any lag on the Motorola Xoom — should make Honeycomb as delicious to look at as it sounds, while our personal favorite, the new tablet-specific email interface, should be part of Gmail yesterday . The email UI is built out of elements Google calls fragments, which will supposedly be easy to transition down to smartphones, so thumbs up all around. The video above also runs you through the big news of the day, namely that Android Market can now be accessed via a dedicated website and apps downloaded to your device remotely, along with the equally important (for devs) addition of in-app purchases . Finally, Cee-Lo Green pops in for a video chat session from wherever he is on the internets, and we’re all treated to an exhibition of lag-afflicted, awkward conversation. What’s not to love? Watch Google’s Android event in full: Honeycomb on the Xoom, Android Market website, in-app purchases, and Cee-Lo Green originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Winter’s latest dose of misery left Massachusetts with a new coat of snow and ice that brought down roofs Wednesday and made for tough traveling on roads and railways. (Feb. 2)
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