Motorola is definitely tossing its hat in the LTE mobile broadband ring — it just announced this plug-and-play USB-lte 7110 modem at the 4G World conference in Illinois. It’s rated for FDD-LTE Category 3, meaning the little exclamation-point-shaped dongle is theoretically capable of 100Mbps download and 50Mbps upload speeds, and it’s got a pair of omni-directional MIMO antennas to help you pull down as much of that juicy, low-latency data as Motorola’s unnamed partners intend to squeeze. Just don’t be fooled by the company’s claims that this is the “first commercial 4G LTE device” — we’re pretty sure Samsung and LG have Moto beat. PR after the break. Continue reading Motorola prepping 4G USB modem for LTE networks, doesn’t say which ones Motorola prepping 4G USB modem for LTE networks, doesn’t say which ones originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Well now, that didn’t take very long. T-Mobile’s G2 (aka the HTC Vision) has been let off its leash, and there’s no getting it back now. XDA-developers member coolbho3000 has posted his overclock module, which takes an already fast phone and make it considerably more perky. He started at a modest 1GHz, but kept on pushing up to 1.42GHz — though there’s potential to go even higher. All this despite T-Mobile’s attempts at preventing hacking , but certainly seeming to allow allow for a fair bit of tweaking. You can download all you need at the source link, or if you’d rather just live vicariously there’s video proof after the break. [Thanks, Brandon] Continue reading T-Mobile G2 overclocked to 1.4GHz, starts blitzing benchmarks (video) T-Mobile G2 overclocked to 1.4GHz, starts blitzing benchmarks (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Bruce Willis and Dame Helen Mirren braved the London cold and rain, to premiere their new action comedy ‘Red’ at the Royal Festival Hall. (Oct. 20)
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Republican senate candidate Christine O’Donnell challenged her Democratic rival Chris Coons to show where the Constitution requires separation of church and state, drawing swift criticism from her opponent and gasps from the audience. (Oct. 20)
Continue reading …Zotac Zbox HD-ID34 Blu-ray playing nettop reviewed, scores well for non-audiophiles
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Little PCs are wonderful things, and those that can handle Blu-ray playback and do so while sucking down less than 45 watts are doubly delightful. Zotac’s Zbox is such a machine, an Atom D525 and ION2 nettop with a Blu-ray all built into a lovely sliver of brushed metal. AnandTech found its performance to match its looks the majority of the time, able to play most HD footage without issue either from the network or straight from the optical drive. However, there’s one problem: surround audio. The box cannot bitstream DTS-HD MA or Dolby TrueHD and comes with playback software that’s not capable of delivering 5.1 channel surround over the box’s HDMI output. So, it’s perhaps not a home theater audiophile’s dream, but at $399 without memory or storage, or $499 with 2GB of RAM and a 250GB HDD, it is at least a heck of a good bargain. Zotac Zbox HD-ID34 Blu-ray playing nettop reviewed, scores well for non-audiophiles originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: bdonline Cambridge University in England, home to some of the most exquisite and ancient buildings in the world…and now this. These “solar trees” have just been installed to help power the Cambridge University Library’s archive storage and will provide 10% of its energy needs. Surely the architects could have come up with something better? … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ah, it’s good to see Apple can leak its announcements ahead of time just like the rest of the world . Overzealous forum mods on Apple’s own site have been setting up Discussions sections for products to be announced at today’s Back to the Mac event a little early, which has inevitably been picked up by some sleuthing souls over in Poland. A little bit of URL manipulation has revealed separate forums for a new iMovie ’11, iPhoto ’11, and GarageBand ’11, all three of which are core components of the iLife suite, leading us to go ahead and presume that Steve Jobs will be discussing an iLife ’11 later today. There’s also confirmation of the new MacBook Air with an “MBA (Need official name)” forum emerging, alongside a mysterious “Reserved 20 10″ destination. [Thanks, MM] Continue reading Apple.com reveals iLife upgrade, reaffirms MacBook Air refresh Apple.com reveals iLife upgrade, reaffirms MacBook Air refresh originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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PARIS – French authorities forced strike-shuttered fuel depots to reopen to ensure gasoline supplies, and the interior minister threatened Wednesday to send in paramilitary police to stop rioting on the fringes of protests against raising the retirement age to 62. Youths wearing hoods and scarves on their faces rampaged through the Paris suburb of Nanterre, breaking shop windows and hurling stones at riot police. The town has seen clashes in recent days centered on a high school that joined the protests. Months of largely peaceful demonstrations against the pension reform have taken a violent turn in recent days. The plan is slated for a vote in the…
Continue reading …Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period
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If you happen to be enthusiastic about Lenovo, tablets, and your American residency, look away now. Lenovo still plans to ship the Android-based LePad in China some time soonish , but its US roadmap can pretty much be summed up as “wait and see.” The company’s COO Rory Read has been cited as saying there are no plans to release a slate for the US market until at least Android’s Honeycomb version comes out, agreeing with Google on the point that Froyo is not “the right base to have a fully functioning pad.” Lest you think Windows 7 will fill the void until whenever in 2011 that Android tablet does arrive, Lenovo’s director of new technology, Howard Locker, sets you straight: “Windows 7 is based on the same paradigm as 1985 — it’s really an interface that’s optimized for a mouse and keyboard,” and the Thinking machine team doesn’t intend to build a slate around it. And if you were thinking of maybe picking up a LePhone as a consolation prize, tough luck, that won’t be arriving in the US for at least another two years (which in smartphone terms is basically “never”), although it’s good to know that it’s now got 13 percent of the smartphone market in China. You know, in case you own stock in LeCompany. Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The father of a missing 10-year-old NC girl told a 911 dispatcher he thought a fire set in his backyard may have been meant to distract him while kidnappers abducted his disabled daughter. The girl’s
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