Aug 28

Nikon D3000 summons up courage to get tested, needn’t have worried

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The best thing to be said about the Nikon D3000 is that it’s simple. It’s a camera that knows who it’s aimed at — first time or amateur DSLR users — and makes direct provisions for that audience by automating as much as possible. Simple to understand, simple to use. Having undergone a grueling review session, it can now boast about its Photography Blog-approved image quality, solid body construction and actually useful extras like 3D subject tracking, 11-point AF, built-in lens sensor cleaning, and an accelerometer that rotates menu items when you turn the camera for a portrait shot. The lack of live view or video recording might prove a stumbling block for some, but the reviewers found this shooter compelling enough to give it their “Highly Recommended” badge of honor.

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Nikon D3000 summons up courage to get tested, needn’t have worried originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 28

iPhone coming to China Unicom in Q4 — it’s official (updated)

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And now it’s official: China Unicom has struck a 3-year exclusive deal to finally bring the iPhone to China’s massive subscriber-base potential. The carrier will offer two different “3G iPhones” to its 141 million subscribers and it will buy the phones wholesale from Apple — no revenue sharing deal here kids. Neither Apple nor China Unicom will reveal specs on the phones (WiFi?) or pricing. So that’s it, short and sweet after what feels like years of rumors. But really, unless you live in China and subscribe to China Unicom what else is there to know?

Update: There was apparently an error in the WSJ piece — the deal is not exclusive to China Unicom.

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iPhone coming to China Unicom in Q4 — it’s official (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 28

Laptop Battery Express’ external battery works with 10,000 laptop models, just not yours

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If you’re toting a new laptop with non-removable battery then you’ve got an obvious problem: it will run out of juice, likely at the moment you need it most. That’s Murphy’s law. Fortunately, a number of vendors have started to introduce these external battery packs designed exclusively for laptops. The practically named Universal External Laptop Battery from Laptop Battery Express ships with enough interchangeable tips to provide an extra 4 hours (rated at 66Wh) of power to thousands of laptops from just about any of the big-boy brands you can think of. There’s even a USB port for topping-off your cellphone or portable media player. Unfortunately, the most notorious fixed-battery laptop, the MacBook Pro, is not supported. Ah well, that’s just more business for Hypermac, eh? One more glamor-shot after the break.

[Via SlashGear]

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Aug 28

Iomega introduces StorCenter ix4-200d NAS

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Iomega just expanded its StorCenter NAS line with the new-four bay StorCenter ix4-200d. Just like the smaller ix2, the ix4 can handle pretty much whatever you throw at it: filesharing over a laundry list of protocols, streaming to iTunes, an Xbox 360, handling your Time Machine backups — it can even take video directly off Axis-brand IP surveillance cameras. On the hardware side, you’re looking at dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, three USB ports for printer sharing and additional storage, and a “QuikTransfer” button that’ll let yo copy files directly from a flash drive to the NAS without a computer. The downside? You’ll have to pay for all that power: the 2TB version costs $700, and the top-of-the-line 8TB model will set you back a whopping $1,900. Yes, you can just get a dedicated server for that kind of money, but then you wouldn’t be able to say you were rolling with NAS, now would you?

[Via Yahoo]

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Iomega introduces StorCenter ix4-200d NAS originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 28

China Telecom talking to Palm for the Pre?

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Nabbing a contract with a carrier pushing into nine-figure subscriber count territory would go a long way toward helping any manufacturer’s woes, so it’s reasonable to believe that Palm would be shopping its latest wares around the streets of Hong Kong and Beijng where China’s big three carriers are headquartered. Intriguingly, the Financial Times has just casually mentioned in a somewhat-unrelated piece that “China Telecom is planning to offer the Palm to its subscribers,” a perfect fit considering that rival Unicom is poised to launch the iPhone and Telecom runs CDMA with nascent EV-DO coverage in the works. The Pre already knows a thing or two about CDMA networks from its Sprint and Bell launches, of course, so they’ve already got that base covered — beyond that brief FT mention, though, we’ve got nothing, so it’s hard to say when this might be hitting retail.

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China Telecom talking to Palm for the Pre? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 28

Squeezebox Touch unboxed and in the wild

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Well, what do we have here? Looks like someone got their hands on Logitech’s Squeezebox Touch a little bit early and was kind enough to snap some pictures. According to the hapless owner and photographer, however, it’s stuck in software update mode and the company’s support line refuses to acknowledge its existence. Major bummer, but when it does work, here’s what we’ve gleaned from the side of the box: a 4.3-inch 24-bit color LCD with capacitive touch, 802.11b/g WiFI, Ethernet, USB drive and SD card support, a variety of audio out including digital optical, and an infrared proximity sensor. Audio streaming support is still there, naturally, so you’ll have access to Pandora, Sirius, Last.Fm, and pretty much every major provider. Hit up the read links to see the pictures and express your sympathy.

[Thanks, Kris P]

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Aug 27

Twitter and Facebook for Xbox Live will be free for Gold members, ‘free trial’ for Silver

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This shouldn’t really come as too much of a surprise, but anyone wanting to enjoy Twitter and Facebook on Xbox Live will have to pony up for Gold member subscription, the same premium prerequisite currently needed for Netflix Instant Watch and pretty much all online gaming. Silver membership will be given a “free trial,” but exactly what limitations that entails, or if they’ll be an option to “upgrade” to the full version, is anyone’s guess.

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Aug 27

Word 2007 Viewer Now Available from Microsoft

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This article was written on October 10, 2007 by CyberNet.

A few months ago we talked about .docx files in Microsoft Word 2007 and the problems that you could run into if you created a document in and saved it in the .docx format but sent it to someone to read who was using an earlier version of Office. They wouldn’t be able to open it unless they used one of the work-around options available. Another problem that some of you may have experienced is that you create a document in Word 2007 but the person that you are wanting to share it with doesn’t even have Office installed and therefore, can’t view it. While there are options available to solve both of these issues, Microsoft has made it just a little bit easier by developing a “Word 2007 Viewer.”

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The description that they offer for the Word Viewer download is “view, print and copy Word documents, even if you don’t have Word installed.  This download is a replacement for Word Viewer 2003 and all previous Word Viewer versions.” Anybody who doesn’t have Office but needs to open a document for reading or printing will be able to download Word Viewer to view the document. Of course you won’t be able to edit or create a new document, but it’s perfect for viewing documents created in Word 2007. Keep in mind, once you have downloaded the Word Viewer, you’ll still need to download the compatibility pack  and use the two in combination to open documents that were saved in the .docx format.

Word Viewer is a 24.5 MB download which you can get here.

If by chance you’re interested in a PowerPoint Viewer, that too is available and works similarly allowing you to view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 on up without owning PowerPoint.

Source: Digital Inspiration

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Aug 27

Dual-screen gScreen laptop gets pictured, hopefully launching this year

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We were pretty skeptical of gScreen’s plans to produce a line of dual-screen laptops rocking when we first heard about them in February, but here we are, looking at the first picture we’ve seen of the Spacebook laptop. We’re told it has two 15.4-inch displays — since the company knows you don’t always need both screens, the second stows away behind the first and slides out when you need it, just like the Lenovo W700ds. Except, you know, with a full-size screen. Inside, you’ll have a selection of Core 2 Duos, 4B of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 900M GT graphics, and a 7200rpm drive — all of which explain why it’s expected to cost just south of $3,000. gScreen’s planning on having this on sale by the holidays, along with a dual-13-inch model — let’s hope the company can pleasantly surprise us yet again.

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Aug 27

WPA networks cracked in just under a minute, researchers claim

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To think it was just a few months ago that we thought taking 15 minutes to crack WPA encryption was a feat. Researchers from Kobe University in Japan are claiming they can best that by a wide margin by cracking any WPA-protected connection using the TKIP algorithm within just one minute flat. The details will be revealed at a tech conference on September 25th. Feeling paranoid? Bump up your encryption to the still-secure AES algorithm or WPA2… and if you’re just wanting to live life on the edge, consider downgrading to WEP — it’s as good as open at this point anyway.

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WPA networks cracked in just under a minute, researchers claim originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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