We got a taste of what TouchType was doing to tweak its SwiftKey keyboard app for tablets back at CES , and the company has just now gotten official with the final result: its SwiftKey Tablet app. It’s apparently been designed “in partnership” with Google and Motorola to coincide with the launch of the Xoom and, as you can see above, it’s clearly been tailored specifically for Honeycomb — the company describes the skin as “holographic” and thumb-optimized.” Head on past the break for a quick video, and stay tuned for some hands-on impressions. Continue reading TouchType debuts Swiftkey Tablet app for Android tablets TouchType debuts Swiftkey Tablet app for Android tablets originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Microsoft releases H.264 plug-in for Google Chrome, vows to support WebM video in IE9
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Hard to believe that the infamous ” fragmentation ” term is now being bandied about in the web browser world, but sure enough, it’s Microsoft using the term today to describe the brave new realm we’re living in. If you’ll recall, Google defended its decision to not include H.264 support natively in Chrome, but maintained that WebM plug-ins were coming to Safari and Internet Explorer 9 . Today, Microsoft’s kinda-sorta returning the favor. Following the outfit’s release of a Firefox add-on to bring full H.264 support to Windows machines, the outfit is releasing a plug-in for Chrome (only the Windows version for now) that provides support for H.264. Furthermore, it’s committed to supporting third-party WebM video plug-ins; to quote, users “will be able to play WebM video in IE9.” It’s fairly obvious that Microsoft’s taking this golden opportunity to push its browser as one that supports everything (rather than just its own preferred format), but regardless of the motives, we’re just happy to see differences put aside and compatibility finding priority. Microsoft releases H.264 plug-in for Google Chrome, vows to support WebM video in IE9 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Android Market gets a web store with OTA installations, in-app purchases coming soon
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Google’s Android Market now has a web client. Finally! And guess what else, it’s already live. Hit the source link below to get exploring. It’s very simple, really, you can browse the entire Market catalog on your desktop or however else you’re accessing the web, you can purchase anything that takes your fancy, and then — via the magic of over-the-air transfers — it downloads and installs onto your Android handset. A neat phone management section will let you nickname your registered devices to make them more recognizable as well. Google has also just announced that Android will soon support in-app purchases . Widespread developer interest has been cited as the major reason for doing it, so you’ve got those lovable coders to thank for the oncoming wave of micropayments you’ll have to deal with in your Android apps. The in-app purchasing SDK is releasing to devs today and will be “live to users prior to the end of this quarter.” Android Market gets a web store with OTA installations, in-app purchases coming soon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re holed up in Building 43 of the Googleplex here in lovely Mountain View, California for today’s event promising an “in-depth look at Honeycomb, Android ecosystem news, and hands-on demos” — and if you ask us, that sounds like a trifecta of potential awesome. We’ll be liveblogging all of the action and hopefully following up with some hands-ons, so keep it locked right here for all the little green robots (and — just maybe — large black tablets) that you can handle. Continue reading Live from Google’s Android event! Live from Google’s Android event! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Onkyo tablet roadmap shows a selection of Android and Windows devices in a variety of sizes
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Onkyo is giving us a taste of what next, revealing its plans for future tablet onslaught that will leave no operating system untouched — well, Android and Windows anyway. For Windows 7 lovers, the company’s three SlatePC tablets, the TW317A5, TW217A5, and TW117A4 are all going to see updates through the year, including Oak Trail power from Intel sometime before June. Meanwhile, the 10-inch Android SlatePad TA117C1 and TA117C3 will receive built-in 3G and will be joined with a 7-inch, ARM-powered model later this year. Ruggedized tablets are mentioned too, but no plans for a US release for any of them. No surprise there. Onkyo tablet roadmap shows a selection of Android and Windows devices in a variety of sizes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Sifteo’s cute little gaming Cubes have grown up a lot over the past couple of months: they’ve undergone two name changes (from Siftables to Cubits to Cubes ), experienced the gaming rites of passage at CES, and now these 1.5-inch full-color computers are making their FCC debut, including the ritual teardown. The not-so-cute internal photos show one of the Cubes, guts exposed, revealing a 32-bit ARM processor. Also buried in the FCC documents is evidence that the darling devices communicate with computers via a 2.4GHz USB dongle and sport a three-axis motion sensor. Sifteo’s already sold out of its first round of pre-orders, but we’re guessing we’ll be seeing more of the adorable little guys sometime real soon. Sifteo Cubes get FCC teardown, not so cute anymore originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Yahoo: nonstandard IMAP implementation to blame for Windows Phone 7 data leak
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Finally, what the world’s been waiting for: an explanation from Yahoo regarding its role in Windows Phone 7 Data Leakage-gate . (And we suppose that you have a better suggestion?) Here it is, in full: Yahoo! Mail is widely available on tens of millions of mobile phones, including those running on Apple iOS, Android, Nokia Symbian, and RIM. The issue on the Windows Phones is specific to how Microsoft chose to implement IMAP for Yahoo! Mail and does not impact Yahoo! Mail on these other mobile devices. Yahoo! has offered to provide Microsoft a near-term solution for the implementation they chose, and is encouraging Microsoft to change to a standard way of integrating with Yahoo! Mail, which would result in a permanent fix. Now, we know what you’re thinking: why is everyone always picking on IMAP? But at least they’re working hard on a fix, and in the end that’s what really matters. Yahoo: nonstandard IMAP implementation to blame for Windows Phone 7 data leak originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Rupert Murdoch’s iPad -only magazine The Daily , once described as ” The New York Post Goes to College ,” is now a go. Launched at a New York event this morning , it pledges to offer “the best of traditional journalism” with “the best of contemporary technology” like 360 degree photos and, naturally, lots of fancy multimedia content that is all pushed directly to the iPad every day. It’s priced at $.99 per week or $39.99 annually and launches today, unsurprisingly with Egypt taking the “cover” image. The team behind the new-age zine showed off plenty of that technology, including a magazine-like reading interface, letting you flip through pages or access a “carousel,” that gives you a higher-level view of the pages for easy, virtual flipping. The Daily also includes audio versions, with professional voiceover so you won’t have to worry about GPS voice. It also features video overviews of all the content if you just don’t have time for reading or listening. You can share stuff you like on Twitter or Facebook and others will be able to read those stories for free via the web, but not all the content, naturally. The site will offer app reviews and features with links right to the App Store . Sports fans get full schedules and news updates for the teams they like. Again, The Daily launches today, and we’re told that the first two weeks will be courtesy of Verizon . Good on ya, VZW. Update : It’s now available in the App Store . Continue reading The Daily iPad ‘newspaper’ launches, $.99 weekly or $39.99 per year The Daily iPad ‘newspaper’ launches, $.99 weekly or $39.99 per year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Excited for the rise of hydrogen economies , but can’t wait till 2015 ? If you work for the Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or Icelandic governments, you might get to see the future personally. Hyundai’s signed a memorandum of understanding with the aforementioned four countries to deliver a test fleet of fuel cell electric vehicles, and the Nikkei Shimbun is reporting that the company will personally foot the (possibly quite reasonable ) bill. Free hydrogen-powered SUV? Don’t mind if we do! Continue reading Hyundai brings hydrogen vehicles to Europe, one free fleet at a time Hyundai brings hydrogen vehicles to Europe, one free fleet at a time originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Is the future of media an iPad-exclusive daily newspaper that’s delivered automatically overnight using a new subscription service? We’re here at the Guggenheim Museum in New York for the launch of News Corp’s The Daily to find out — and Apple’s VP of internet services Eddy Cue is scheduled to join Rupert Murdoch on stage, so things could get interesting. Join us, won’t you? Continue reading Live from The Daily launch event, with Apple’s Eddy Cue Live from The Daily launch event, with Apple’s Eddy Cue originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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