We’ve already established that the Nexus S is almost certainly a Samsung — but what else do we know about it? Well, a quick search for pictures taken with a Nexus S on Flickr and Picasa produced some 5 megapixel results, believe it or not, and some of those users’ albums had been using a Samsung handset with model number GT-i9020 just a few days earlier. If we had to guess, a recent firmware update changed the EXIF identifier for these shots from the code to the actual retail name — Nexus S, that is — which explains the switchover. We’ve got both an FCC filing and a Wi-Fi Alliance certification for the i9020, and it’s definitely a smartphone with 802.11 b / g / n (single-band, unfortunately) and AWS 3G, a radio choice that ties it in nicely with T-Mobile as the Best Buy leak would have us believe. Interestingly, a little digging reveals that all of these shots on photo sharing sites are coming from Google employees and families of Google employees — and Sammy’s i9000 series is closely tied to the Galaxy S line, which makes sense considering how much the Nexus S seems to look like a Galaxy S. Oh, and if that wasn’t enough, the FCC label documentation for the i9020 lines up perfectly with the leaked picture. So yeah, it’s all kind of coming together — all we need now, Google, is an official Gingerbread and hardware announce. Let’s do this thing. Google Nexus S is the Samsung GT-i9020? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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5:30 AM Friday Nov 12, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink A wooden wheelbarrow is pushed to the high green gates of a slum hospital, carrying an unconscious woman, her lips white and cracked with dehydration. She is 22, and two days ago she was healthy. The concrete passageway leading to the hospital is filled with victims of the cholera epidemic that has entered Haiti’s capital. Three weeks after it was confirmed for the first time in Haiti, the waterborne sickness has claimed at least 643 lives, mostly in the countryside. If yesterday’s traffic is any indication, cholera is growing fast in the seething slum of Cite Soleil and perhaps all of Port-au-Prince, a city of more than 2.5…
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of Russia’s deep cover U.S. spying operations has betrayed the network and defected, a Russian paper said on Thursday, potentially giving the West one of its biggest intelligence coups since the end of the Cold War. Members of a Russian spy ring are seen in this courtroom sketch during their appearance in Manhattan Federal Court in New York, July 8, 2010. (REUTERS/Christine Cornell/Files) The newspaper, Kommersant, identified the man as Colonel Shcherbakov and said he was responsible for unmasking a Russian spy ring in the United States in June whose arrests humiliated Moscow and clouded a “reset” in ties with…
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We all know Sony likes to be a bit off the wall with its commercials , so this dystopian vision of a grown-up baby’s trudge through corporate monotony shouldn’t surprise us at all. And yet, somehow, it does. It’s part of a pair of new ads destined for Latin America, the second of which awaits you after the break. Continue reading PlayStation Moves into creepy ad business PlayStation Moves into creepy ad business originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …George Stephanopoulos: Debt Commission to Call the ‘Bluff’ of Voters Who Want to Cut Spending
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According to Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos, a deficit commission
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Woah, what do we have here? A new “In Store” web-based flier from Best Buy Mobile has this little nugget on its front page: a previously unseen Galaxy S, running stock Android (possibly 2.3, based on the green icons and black notifications bar) and harboring what looks to be a front facing camera. Sounds like a Nexus S to us! Paired with this morning’s little Nexus S slip-of-the-tongue from Best Buy, we’re starting to get our hopes up. Don’t let us down, Google / T-Mobile / Samsung / Best Buy / planet earth! [Thanks, Ryan C.] Is this the Nexus S? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Dell confirms protected WiFi problems, mislabeled batteries on the three Venue Pros sold so far
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If you detected a hint of anger in our headline, please forgive us, but we’re sure many of you are going through the same rollercoaster of emotions — after all, Dell’s lovely portrait QWERTY Venue Pro has only been sold in ridiculously limited quantities through Microsoft’s seven retail stores so far, making them virtually impossible to buy for most of us. Anyhow, in the event you were lucky enough to get one, you’ll be pleased to know that Dell is aware of the problems you might be having connecting to secure WiFi networks, and the next batch won’t be afflicted — which might explain why they haven’t offered a steady stream of devices through the stores this week. They also mention it’s a “software glitch,” but there’s no mention of timing on an update for phones in the field. There’s also been a problem with batteries on these inaugural devices being labeled as “engineering samples,” apparently, but Dell assures that they’re production-quality cells that have simply been mislabeled. They say that customers wanting an exchange either for the WiFi issue or the mislabeled battery can get one at their local store “beginning at the end of next week,” so we’d take that to mean there won’t be any stock filtering in for anyone until then. Patience continues to be a virtue we don’t believe in. Dell confirms protected WiFi problems, mislabeled batteries on the three Venue Pros sold so far originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A three-alarm fire has damaged businesses in a strip mall. It began at a Dunkin’ Donuts shop, spread to a winemaking shop and threatened other businesses in the Indianapolis suburb. There were no immediate reports of injuries. (Nov.11)
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On Thursday's CBS Early Show, news reader Erica Hill used loaded liberal terms to describe a Texas pro-life event that Sarah Palin attended on Wednesday: “Palin shared the stage in an anti-abortion rights rally with Texas Governor Rick Perry.” Hill touted how despite making no announcement to make a 2012 presidential run, Palin “was looking an awful lot like a candidate,” adding that the appearance with Governor Perry represented “a dream ticket for some tea party supporters.” However, after playing a brief clip of Palin, Hill noted how “A just-released Associated Press poll finds of all the potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates, Sarah Palin is the most polarizing.” read more
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