Those Sandy Bridge refreshes just keep on coming . Today, it’s HP’s turn, whose 14-inch Pavilion dm4 (which we reviewed last year) now comes standard with a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M CPU. Curiously, it’s now the dm4 x — a suffix you don’t usually see on HP notebooks. For that $730 starting price, you’ll also get Radeon HD 6470M graphics with 1GB of memory, 6GB of RAM, a 640GB 5,400RPM hard drive, and a six-cell battery. If money’s no object, you can trick yours out with a 2.7GHz Core i7-2620M processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 750GB 7,200RPM HDD. Oh, and for $25 you can opt for a “dark umber” color instead of “steel grey” (pictured). Not too shabby, but we just hope HP also fixed that wonky touchpad. [Thanks, Sourabh] HP Pavilion dm4x with Sandy Bridge goes on sale, starts at $730 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 14:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Given the sheer quantity of marketing muscle that Casio put behind the Tryx , you’d think the company was gearing up to rival Nikon and Canon in the DSLR space. Instead, out popped the outre device you see above. Without qualification, this is one of the strangest, most bizarrely designed cameras we’ve ever seen, featuring a pop-out display and a grand total of two buttons for operation. At 4.8- x 2.3- x 0.6-inches, it’s certainly one of the slimmest, easy-to-carry point-and-shoots on the market, but is the absence of an optical zoom and a removable battery enough to tank an otherwise radical idea? Head on past the break for our two pennies. Gallery: Casio Tryx (EX-TR100) hands-on Continue reading Casio Tryx (EX-TR100) review Casio Tryx (EX-TR100) review originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 12:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Facebook is still trying to think like a start-up. The AP takes an exclusive video tour of the Technology juggernaut’s newly-opened Washington, DC office, complete with truly unique features. (May 4)
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Ever wondered what it feels like to tear down a $58,000 professional video camera? Well, unless you’re as minted as Peter Jackson or James Cameron , chances are you’ll never get close to a RED EPIC-M (without breaking the law) to find out. That said, you may get some insight from this fresh batch of disassembly shots, courtesy of the FCC. Sure, there aren’t any jewels or unicorns hidden inside this powerful 5K imager, but you’ll get plenty of close-up shots of its delicate circuitry — it’s actually pretty impressive how much the hand-machined chassis holds. Head over to Wireless Goodness to admire the full glory, but make sure you don’t dribble over your keyboard. FCC gives the RED EPIC-M its teardown treatment, so you don’t have to originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 12:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you bought a WiFi-only Galaxy Tab , you probably assumed you were getting the same seven-inch slate that others have been enjoying since November , just without a 3G radio and burdensome two-year contract. Turns out it’s worth poring over those specifications on the rear of the packaging. We’ve yet to get a confirmation from Samsung, but it appears the company swapped out its Hummingbird processor for an older “1GHz Cortex A8″ chip with a slower GPU. The Galaxy Tab carriers have been hawking packs a PowerVR SGX 540, but some folks over at the XDA Developers forums have discovered that its WiFi-only sibling is rolling with the previous-gen SGX530. The specs on the Samsung site also lists Bluetooth 2.1 instead of 3.0 — yet another significant downgrade. We guess the company had to make some trade offs to hit that $350 price point , but we don’t have to like it. WiFi Galaxy Tab running on an older CPU than its 3G siblings? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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With Windows Phone 7 offering full Zune functionality and then some , the new mobile OS has clearly created a surplus of lower-capacity Zune HD devices, causing Microsoft to respond with a rather significant price drop. Typically, a discount would indicate an imminent refresh, but we doubt that’s the case here . The 16GB Zune HD has shaved off $30, to $169.99, and you can now grab the 32GB version for $199.99 — the same price you would have paid for the 16 gig before the drop, and nearly $100 less than the $299 you’ll spend on a 32GB iPod touch . The 64GB model is holding fast at $349.99, but with a $70 plunge on the mid-capacity model, you might have just enough cash left over for that tattoo you’ve always dreamed of . [Thanks, Daniel] 16GB Zune HD drops to $169, edging closer to EOL? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 09:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nokia Chairman Jorma Ollila to step down next year, complete exodus of old guard
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Anssi Vanjoki , Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo , Symbian , and Qt are all either already departed or on their way out of Nokia. It’s of little surprise, therefore, to hear that the company’s Chairman, Jorma Ollila , will soon be following in their footsteps and clocking out of the Espoo office for the final time. Ollila has been a member of Nokia’s Board of Directors since 1995 and in his present position since 1999, however the recent change in direction and leadership at the company has clearly made it unfeasible for him to continue as Chairman. He’s expected to step down at some point next year, with Nokia now commencing the search for his replacement. Nokia Chairman Jorma Ollila to step down next year, complete exodus of old guard originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 08:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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NVIDIA may be kicking all kinds of tail on the mobile front with its ubiquitous Tegra 2 chipset, but back on its home turf of laptop and desktop graphics, things aren’t looking so hot. The latest figures from Jon Peddie Research show that the GPU giant has lost 2.5 percentage points of its market share and now accounts for exactly a fifth of graphics chips sold on x86 devices. That’s a hefty drop from last year’s 28.4 percent slice, and looks to have been driven primarily by sales of cheaper integrated GPUs, such as those found inside Intel’s Clarkdale, Arrandale, and most recently, Sandy Bridge processors. AMD’s introduction of Fusion APUs that combine general and graphics processing into one has also boosted its fortunes , resulting in 13.3 percent growth in sales relative to the previous quarter and a 15.4 percent increase year-on-year. Of course, the real profits are to be made in the discrete graphics card market, where NVIDIA remains highly competitive , but looking at figures like these shows quite clearly why NVIDIA is working on an ARM CPU for the desktop — its long-term survival depends on it. NVIDIA losing ground to AMD and Intel in GPU market share originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 08:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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HTC couldn’t let Samsung and Motorola have all the dual-core fun in the UK and it’s now let Vodafone detail the earliest known availability of its mighty Sensation . That 1.2GHz, aluminum-clad handset has gone up for pre-order today, with Vodafone aiming to deliver “by the 19th of May.” Not exactly the firmest of promises here, but it’s good to know that in a couple of weeks we’ll have yet another contender in the dual-core Android wars . We suspect other European markets will be joining the UK at about the same time, and T-Mobile in the US shouldn’t be too far behind either. [Thanks, Tom] HTC Sensation up for pre-order at Vodafone UK, delivery promised by May 19th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 06:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Brammo announces Engage and Encite electric motorcycles, taking it to the dirt with six speeds
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When we heard that Brammo was hitting the dirt in a Las Vegas motorcross race we had horrific visions of a bright green Enertia with knobby tires struggling in the dirt, pitching its rider over the bars on the first yump it encountered. Thank goodness we can now say with confidence that is not the case. The company has announced it has not one but two new models coming, both specifically designed to handle questionable terrain. The Engage is a full-sized dirtbike, available in both motorcross (offroad) and supermoto (onroad, mostly) variants, and is just one letter short of a beautiful marketing tie-in. It starts at $9,995 for the on or off road racing versions and then steps up to $11,995 for the street-legal SMS Super Moto, which you can see above wearing some pre-production bodywork. There’s also the Encite MMX Pro, a more hardcore racing version that lacks a price. More details and a video after the break. Continue reading Brammo announces Engage and Encite electric motorcycles, taking it to the dirt with six speeds Brammo announces Engage and Encite electric motorcycles, taking it to the dirt with six speeds originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 07:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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