We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Michel, who seems to be having difficulty sleeping without a decent backup solution in his home. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com . “It’s been 6 years since the last Ask Engadget article on best home backup solution. Is there a good update yet? It’s for PC, and I need to be able to disconnect the hard drive and plug it in, and navigate the folders like on my main PC. Thanks!” Home backup solutions have come a long way over the years, but having one that also funtions as a conventional external drive cuts down your options somewhat. We’re guessing this fellow is looking for something more akin to a Clickfree drive rather than a 5-bay NAS, so if you’ve got any recommendations in that area, shout ‘em out in comments below. Ask Engadget: best home backup solution? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If the warm, soothing waves of IEEE 802.11 are beaming down on your location, there are certainly several ways to send pictures directly from your camera to the cloud, but Sony’s reportedly prototyping a camera that won’t need a single bar of WiFi to get your upload on. Our friends at gdgt cite anonymous sources that say Sony’s got a camera with a built-in 3G modem in the works, and we’re not talking about a cameraphone. While Sony’s cellphone CMOS sensors may have improved , gdgt says the prototype unit will probably be a dedicated point-and-shoot, though the publication says their moles aren’t sure it’s actually coming to market. If it does, though, here’s hoping it comes with some Whispernet so we don’t have to foot a monthly or (perish the thought) per-picture bill! Sony working on a Cyber-shot camera with 3G cellular connectivity? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Microsoft taking ‘extra time’ to make sure Windows Phone 7 copy and paste update is solid, targeting late March
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Eric Hautala — the cog in the Microsoft machine responsible for Windows Phone 7′s update mechanism — has taken to the company’s official Windows Phone blog today to deep-dive on some of the concerns, problems , and delays that have dogged the platform’s updates so far. In brief, Hautala says that the glitches that hosed the small February update for a few customers has brought the company to pause and take the time to make sure everything’s rock solid before proceeding with the so-called NoDo update — which includes copy and paste, performance improvements, and CDMA support — and had originally been scheduled for the early part of March. Now, they’re looking at “the latter half of March,” which lines up with what Microsoft France had reported yesterday . He goes on to say that the problems have zero effect on the timeline for awesome new features previewed at MWC last month, which would seem to allay fears that the Mango update had been pushed to 2012 . Needless to say, Windows Phone’s still got some catching up to do — so that’s good news. Microsoft taking ‘extra time’ to make sure Windows Phone 7 copy and paste update is solid, targeting late March originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Citing “personal reasons,” Clearwire boss Bill Morrow has rather suddenly stepped down from his positions both as CEO and executive board director. Replacing him on an interim basis will be John Stanton, current chairman of the board and former CEO of VoiceStream (a company you may know better as T-Mobile USA). Now, it’s no secret that Clearwire has been under a bit of pain lately — it’s scaled back its ambitious growth plans and shelved its retail strategy , not to mention the fact that 4G partner Sprint has been seen carousing with both LightSquared and T-Mobile lately — so it stands to reason that Morrow may have had a little help being shown the door. Follow the break for Clearwire’s full press release. Continue reading Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Citing “personal reasons,” Clearwire boss Bill Morrow has rather suddenly stepped down from his positions both as CEO and executive board director. Replacing him on an interim basis will be John Stanton, current chairman of the board and former CEO of VoiceStream (a company you may know better as T-Mobile USA). Now, it’s no secret that Clearwire has been under a bit of pain lately — it’s scaled back its ambitious growth plans and shelved its retail strategy , not to mention the fact that 4G partner Sprint has been seen carousing with both LightSquared and T-Mobile lately — so it stands to reason that Morrow may have had a little help being shown the door. Follow the break for Clearwire’s full press release. Continue reading Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Citing “personal reasons,” Clearwire boss Bill Morrow has rather suddenly stepped down from his positions both as CEO and executive board director. Replacing him on an interim basis will be John Stanton, current chairman of the board and former CEO of VoiceStream (a company you may know better as T-Mobile USA). Now, it’s no secret that Clearwire has been under a bit of pain lately — it’s scaled back its ambitious growth plans and shelved its retail strategy , not to mention the fact that 4G partner Sprint has been seen carousing with both LightSquared and T-Mobile lately — so it stands to reason that Morrow may have had a little help being shown the door. Follow the break for Clearwire’s full press release. Continue reading Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Citing “personal reasons,” Clearwire boss Bill Morrow has rather suddenly stepped down from his positions both as CEO and executive board director. Replacing him on an interim basis will be John Stanton, current chairman of the board and former CEO of VoiceStream (a company you may know better as T-Mobile USA). Now, it’s no secret that Clearwire has been under a bit of pain lately — it’s scaled back its ambitious growth plans and shelved its retail strategy , not to mention the fact that 4G partner Sprint has been seen carousing with both LightSquared and T-Mobile lately — so it stands to reason that Morrow may have had a little help being shown the door. Follow the break for Clearwire’s full press release. Continue reading Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Citing “personal reasons,” Clearwire boss Bill Morrow has rather suddenly stepped down from his positions both as CEO and executive board director. Replacing him on an interim basis will be John Stanton, current chairman of the board and former CEO of VoiceStream (a company you may know better as T-Mobile USA). Now, it’s no secret that Clearwire has been under a bit of pain lately — it’s scaled back its ambitious growth plans and shelved its retail strategy , not to mention the fact that 4G partner Sprint has been seen carousing with both LightSquared and T-Mobile lately — so it stands to reason that Morrow may have had a little help being shown the door. Follow the break for Clearwire’s full press release. Continue reading Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow resigns originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Square’s Jack Dorsey calls VeriFone’s vulnerability claims ‘not fair or accurate’
March 10, 2011 No Comment
We had a feeling that Square wouldn’t let VeriFone call it out without issuing some sort of statement, and CEO Jack Dorsey has responded to the claims of a gaping security hole in the form of an open letter on the company’s website. Dorsey calls its competitor’s accusations “not fair or accurate” and says that many of the necessary security measures are already built-in to your credit card itself. He also points out that this sort of credit card number thievery is possible every time you hand your plastic over to a waiter or salesperson, and that its partner bank, JPMorgan Chase, stands behinds all aspects of the service. To us, it seems like Verifone is more than a little scared at the prospect of Square undercutting its fees and potentially upending the POS business — but we’re just theorizing. One thing is for sure though, we’ll be hearing a lot more about this as the mobile payment war heats up in the future. Square’s Jack Dorsey calls VeriFone’s vulnerability claims ‘not fair or accurate’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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They may face an uphill battle given the numbers in the Senate (not to mention a Democratic President), but it doesn’t look like the House Republicans will be softening their opposition to the FCC’s new net neutrality rules anytime soon. Following a full vote on an amendment to a spending bill in the House of Representatives last month (which just died in the Senate yesterday), the House Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has now passed a new measure that, if it ultimately adopted, would completely overturn the FCC’s new rules. The measure now heads to the Energy and Commerce Committee but, as before, it’s unlikely that anything will change in the Senate even it ultimately passes in the full House — that certainly won’t stop opponents of the rules from trying, though. House subcommittee votes to block FCC’s net neutrality rules originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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