Study finds Netflix is the largest source of internet traffic in North America
May 17, 2011 No Comment
In your daily Netflix news, the latest report on Global Internet Phenomena for spring 2011 from Sandvine has called out the movie service as the largest single consumer of bandwidth on the internet in North America. The last report in October suggested it made up around twenty percent of internet traffic during prime time, but this time around the stats say it accounts for 30% of traffic during prime time, and 22.2% of daily internet traffic. Sandvine gets the data from ISPs using its broadband technology and now foresees “Real-Time Entertainment” (which includes Netflix) shooting up over 55% of peak internet traffic by the end of this year. It also reports on net traffic from other regions, noting social networking outpaces YouTube traffic in Latin America, while European subscribers use twice as much data as North Americans. We’ll have to wait and see if these stats are waved in our faces to justify the next round of bandwidth caps or throttling, in the meantime you can click through for more stats or hear about it from Sandvine CEO Dave Caputo discuss them in a video embedded after the break. Continue reading Study finds Netflix is the largest source of internet traffic in North America Study finds Netflix is the largest source of internet traffic in North America originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 14:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The developers targeted by Lodsys’s patent infringement accusations last week have been in a sleepless holding pattern, awaiting response from Apple before making their next moves. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) staff attorney Julie Samuels says that Apple legal is likely hard at work reviewing the patent in question, however, and should be in touch soon. Though it’s very unlikely that Cupertino won’t offer assistance, devs will also be able to turn to EFF for advice, where they may even be paired with pro bono patent attorneys. Besides offering this bit of good news, Samuels was able to help us dig deeper into Lodsys , and the dirty business of patent suits. To get some perspective, we reached out to Lodsys CEO Mark Small and EFF (which tends to side with developers). We have yet to hear back from Mr. Small, but EFF was kind enough to give us its take on the situation. Click through for the full rundown. Continue reading Lodsys vs. Apple Devs: EFF helps us dig deeper Lodsys vs. Apple Devs: EFF helps us dig deeper originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 14:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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SETI’s search for intelligent life in outer space may be on ice for the time being, but the search for alien planets that may possibly support life of some sort is now being bolstered by a number of new efforts . One of the latest is the so-called ExoPlanetSat nanosatellite developed by MIT and Draper Laboratory, which recently got the go-ahead from NASA’s Cubesat Launch Initiative and is now set to hitch a ride into space sometime in 2012. While not quite as “nano” as the SIM card-sized satellites that launched with the Shuttle Endeavor , the smaller-than-a-breadbox ExoPlanetSat is still pretty tiny by satellite standards, yet it packs all the necessary optics and technology required for what’s known as transit observation — that is, monitoring a star for decreases in brightness, which could indicate a planet passing in front of it. What’s more, while the launch of a single satellite is plenty to get excited about, the researchers hope that it lead the way for a whole fleet of similar nanosatellites that could greatly speed up the search for planets. ExoPlanetSat nanosatellite to begin search for alien worlds next year originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 11:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It may be a bit difficult to pay attention to the spate of Honeycomb tablets that seem to be popping up left, right and center — you know, now that Ice Cream Sandwich has been officially promised — but what’s not easy to overlook is an 8.6mm slate. Checking in at a sliver of a pinch thinner than the illustrious iPad 2, Samsung’s rethought-out, redesigned and definitely-not-renamed Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the first Android tablet to date that seriously goes toe-to-toe with Apple in both specifications and design. Granted, the consumer models aren’t slated to ship out until June 8th, but given that Google handed us one last week during its annual I/O conference , we figured we’d spend the following weekend wisely. You know, photographing, benchmarking and testing this thing to the hilt. ( Of note, the unit tested here was the Limited Edition model, devoid of TouchWiz, 3G and a microSD card slot, but is otherwise identical to shipping units aside from the design on the rear. ) The Tab 10.1 — not to be confused with the older, since-relabeled Tab 10.1v — weighs just 1.31 pounds (marginally besting the iPad 2′s 1.33 pound chassis), and if looks could kill, few people would’ve made it out of Moscone West with all organs functional. But as you well know, style only gets you in the door — it’s the guts, the software, and the marriage of it all that makes or breaks the tablet experience. Hop on past the jump to find out why we think Samsung truly delivered on the promise of a Google-powered tablet, and why you should all seriously consider socking away funds as early June approaches. Gallery: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition review Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition review Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …AT&T bringing red HTC Inspire 4G to Radio Shack, purple Evo Shift to follow?
May 17, 2011 No Comment
Why, yes, that is a red HTC Inspire 4G you’re looking at. A friendly tipster provided us with these dummy unit images, adding that AT&T is planning to launch the jazzy model at Radio Shack. No word yet on when that’ll actually happen, nor do we know how much they’ll cost when it does. Our same source claims that a purple Evo Shift is also making its way to the Shack, so you know where to go to get your flashy phone fix this summer. [Thanks, Dave] AT&T bringing red HTC Inspire 4G to Radio Shack, purple Evo Shift to follow? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 10:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The last time we saw Sony Ericsson’s Azusa , it was just a lonely blue line on a bar graph. Now it seems as if our little mystery handset might’ve actually become a real smartphone. There weren’t a ton of specs to go off from that original leak, though the ST18i’s 854 x 480 resolution does match up. Also on-board, according to this new info: Gingerbread, an 8MP camera, and an ARM Cortex-A8 1GHz Processor. The Esato message board also seems to have gotten its hands an ad featuring the CK15i, a keyboard-equipped slider phone with a 240 x 400 3.3-inch display. Add the recently leaked Cyber-Shot phone , and it’s shaping up to be a nice, blurry year for Sony Ericsson. Image of the CK15i after the break. Continue reading Sony Ericsson ST18i and CK15i blurrily leak their way onto message boards Sony Ericsson ST18i and CK15i blurrily leak their way onto message boards originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 11:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fully working Super8 film projector built totally out of Lego, well almost (video)
May 17, 2011 No Comment
Projecting Super8 film is a largely unnecessary hassle these days, but those words are clearly meaningless to camera nut Friedemann Wachsmuth. His painstakingly constructed Lego projector runs at a rickety 24fps without mangling celluloid, and with only the most minor use of non-Lego components (lens, lamp, spindles, bah who’s counting?). The contraption serves no purpose other than to hurl photons of pure geek passion at white-ish walls, and previous Lego viewfinders and shutter releases are mere pecks on the cheek by comparison. Turn up your volume before you hit the video because the rattliness of this thing is all part of the love. Continue reading Fully working Super8 film projector built totally out of Lego, well almost (video) Fully working Super8 film projector built totally out of Lego, well almost (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 09:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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May 17, 2011 No CommentProjecting Super8 film is a largely unnecessary hassle these days, but those words are clearly meaningless to camera nut Friedemann Wachsmuth. His painstakingly constructed Lego projector runs at a rickety 24fps without mangling celluloid, and with only the most minor use of non-Lego components (lens, lamp, spindles, bah who’s counting?). The contraption serves no purpose other than to hurl photons of pure geek passion at white-ish walls, and previous Lego viewfinders and shutter releases are mere pecks on the cheek by comparison. Turn up your volume before you hit the video because the rattliness of this thing is all part of the love. Continue reading Fully working Super8 film projector built totally out of Lego, well almost (video) Fully working Super8 film projector built totally out of Lego, well almost (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 09:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fully working Super8 film projector built totally out of Lego, well almost (video)
May 17, 2011 No Comment
Projecting Super8 film is a largely unnecessary hassle these days, but those words are clearly meaningless to camera nut Friedemann Wachsmuth. His painstakingly constructed Lego projector runs at a rickety 24fps without mangling celluloid, and with only the most minor use of non-Lego components (lens, lamp, spindles, bah who’s counting?). The contraption serves no purpose other than to hurl photons of pure geek passion at white-ish walls, and previous Lego viewfinders and shutter releases are mere pecks on the cheek by comparison. Turn up your volume before you hit the video because the rattliness of this thing is all part of the love. Continue reading Fully working Super8 film projector built totally out of Lego, well almost (video) Fully working Super8 film projector built totally out of Lego, well almost (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 09:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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