It’s not just Big Red taking issue with the FCC’s final stance on net neutrality, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise — landline and wireless operators tend to do a pretty good job harmonizing their opinions on regulatory issues, and net neutrality is about as big of a regulatory issue as you’re going to get. Next up to drop the legal hammer is MetroPCS, filing this week with the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and saying that it wants to make sure “the concerns of competitive wireless carriers, like MetroPCS, are addressed.” Interestingly, the company specifically calls out net neutrality complaints against its new 4G plans — which stratify non-browser data usage as a separate category with its own bucket — as one of the reasons it’s filing the appeal; separately, the carrier says that it’s going to formally respond to those complaints next month, so it’s clearly not ready to back down and rethink its LTE strategy. It’ll be interesting to see how this all plays out. MetroPCS takes a cue from Verizon, appeals FCC’s net neutrality code originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung Galaxy S Hoppin hops to South Korea, includes TV dock for big-screen fun
January 25, 2011 No Comment
South Korean carrier SK Telecom is billing its new Galaxy S Hoppin from Samsung as a “smartphone that can also serve as a set-top box,” but in reality, it’s basically an Android phone just like any other in Sammy’s stable with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display — the big difference is that it comes bundled with a dock that cables up to your home television and lets you watch streaming video off of the company’s new Hoppin entertainment service either on the road or in the comfort of your La-Z-Boy. Movies will run anywhere from 1,000 to 3,500 won — 89 cents to $3.12 — which isn’t bad, all things considered. The remainder of the phone’s specs are standard fare at this point: 1GHz Hummingbird processor, Android 2.2, a 5 megapixel cam, WiFi, and Bluetooth 3.0 round out the package. Look for it to launch this week. Samsung Galaxy S Hoppin hops to South Korea, includes TV dock for big-screen fun originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Wondering what sort of goodies might be inside HTC’s upcoming tablets ? Norwegian tech site Amobil isn’t — they claim to have a pair of inside sources spoon-feeding them all the pertinent details. For the rumored HTC Flyer — which may or may not be pictured at right — that includes the same 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 chip you’ll find in several high-end handsets , 1GB of RAM, as well as a 7-inch, 1024 x 600 capacitive touchscreen, a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera and a rear 5 megapixel imager, and a piddling 4GB of flash storage to hold all your apps (which sounds a little fishy to us). There’s also allegedly 3G for data and Skype calls, an HDMI port, DLNA support and a bonafide stylus to write with, though it’s not clear whether we’re rumoring a fancy dual-digitizer display or simply a pack-in capacitive pen. Though Amobil ‘s sources say the tablet will be sadly limited to Android 2.3 out of the gate, it will allegedly have a brand-new tablet version of HTC’s Sense UI designed to provide a “desktop feel,” which might be a nice pairing for the “HTC Sensation” trademark presently floating about the internet. If so, don’t expect that UI to be limited to a single slate, though — the last part of this oh-so-juicy rumor is that HTC’s also supposedly got a 10-inch LTE tablet (perhaps the Scribe ?) arriving in the second half of the year. HTC Flyer spec sheet leaks with Android 2.3, stylus and 7-inch screen? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Apple still isn’t offering much of a hint about an iOS 4.3 release date — other than a busier than usual beta schedule — but it looks like we could now be one step closer to a general roll out. What appears to be the first app that takes advantage of some iOS 4.3-specific features has now garnered Apple’s approval and turned up in the App Store, which would seem to suggest that there’s no more major changes or bugs that need to be ironed out (though that can certainly always change). The app itself is Matthew Gallagher’s StreamToMe, which runs $2.99 and now incorporates the AirPlay video support that has come to apps in the a latest revision of the OS — hit up the source link below to check it out for yourself. iOS 4.3-ready apps begin turning up in the App Store originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ever wish you could get a Verizon -labeled phone running on AT&T , and do it with full bars and a 3G no less? Get yourself one of the Dodge’s new and free virtual product manuals, available now for iPhone and soon coming to BlackBerry and Android. They’re a continuation of the sort of thing Chrysler announced back at CES , just letting you view information about your vehicle and maybe some aftermarket parts too. They’re available now for the Durango and Charger, with coverage for the Avenger, Journey, and Grand Caravan coming before the end of the month. Full details about the apps in the PR below, but sadly no information on exactly where we should stick the SIM card in our Droid . [Thanks, Joe] Continue reading Dodge sucks at Photoshop: the Verizon Droid with AT&T 3G Dodge sucks at Photoshop: the Verizon Droid with AT&T 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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After a bit of a false start , Google’s finally officially turned on Google Voice number porting for all existing users. $20 is all it takes to swap your main line over to the service, although you’ll have to cancel your existing service contracts to make it all happen. The service is currently only for existing GV users, so you can’t open a new account and port straight away, but Google says new accounts will get the option in the “next few weeks.” So — anyone out there going to take the plunge? Continue reading Google Voice number porting officially launched Google Voice number porting officially launched originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Talk of 3D features in LG’s upcoming G-Slate are becoming less and less implausible-sounding by the day, capped off this week with a couple of doozies: first off, Carphone Warehouse’s Dutch outpost — called simply The Phone House there — briefly posted a teaser for an upcoming “Optimus 3D” Android smartphone, though the page has since been removed. Secondly, the world’s tech media (us included) just received an invite to LG’s shindig at Mobile World Congress next month where it teases a new Optimus model that takes us “into the new dimension.” Pretty strong foreshadowing there, wouldn’t you say? This should all work itself out in the next couple weeks — but we’re warning you right now, LG: if any of this stuff isn’t glasses-free, we’re expecting you to buy us all Guccis (fortunately, odds are good they’re using that 4.3-inch glasses-free unit demoed at CES this month). LG prepping Optimus 3D for February announcement? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …HP files three more possible Palm tablet names: Touchslate, Touchcanvas, and Duopad
January 25, 2011 No Comment
HP has been burning through US trademark filings over the past few months, presumably hoping to nail down as many possibilities for the new Palm webOS tablets as it can — a “shoot first, ask questions later” type of situation. To that end, it’s filed for three more under a very broad computing category that could definitely include the Topaz and Opal models we’ve been hearing so much about: “Touchslate,” “Touchcanvas,” and “Duopad.” We’re pretty lukewarm on the unwieldy “Touchcanvas,” but we guess both Duopad and Touchslate could work under the right circumstances. Then again, what’s wrong with Topaz and Opal, really? HP files three more possible Palm tablet names: Touchslate, Touchcanvas, and Duopad originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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System 76 has been doing open source right for quite some time now , and it’s just unleashed what it claims is the “most powerfull Ubuntu laptop in the world” — so powerful it needs that extra L. It’s the Serval Professional, offering your choice of Intel Core i7 processors ranging from the 2GHz 2630QM to the 2.5GHz 2920XM. Graphics are handled by a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M GPU that pumps 1080p worth of pixel dust to a 15.6-inch, LED-backlit display. Prices for that machine start at $1,379 but you’re only a few mouse clicks away from three times that. On the slightly lower-end scale is the Gazelle Professional, with a more limited range of processors and graphics options, but the same 15.6-inch display and a price that starts at $1,239. Both come with any operating system you like — so long as it’s Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. Gallery: System 76 Serval Professional System 76 brings Sandy Bridge to Ubuntu with Gazelle and Serval laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Renesas shows off Terminal Mode smartphone integration on ARM Cortex (video)
January 25, 2011 No Comment
Terminal Mode is something of a standard for smartphone connectivity with in-car systems, but as of now Nokia is the only one really diving in head first with the stuff, and Renesas is jumping right in after it. At the International Automotive Electronics Technology Expo the company showed off its Terminal Mode implementation, running on a Linux and ARM Cortex -powered SoC. As you can see in the video below it replicates the phone’s interface exactly, which is something of a problem at this point. With any luck future Terminal Mode implementations will ditch the phoney UI and go with something a little more driver-friendly. Continue reading Renesas shows off Terminal Mode smartphone integration on ARM Cortex (video) Renesas shows off Terminal Mode smartphone integration on ARM Cortex (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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