Apr 22
Get schooled by CNET editor Jasmine France. This week: avoiding the Web troll. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12519_7-20003199-49.html” class=”origPostedBlog”MP3 Insider/a/p
Apr 22
ARM CEO dampens talk of Apple acquisition, says ‘nobody has to buy the company’
Posted in: Apple, arm, merger, rumor, rumors, Today's Chili
Apple buying ARM may not seem like the likeliest of rumors, but talk of an acquisition has been enough to send ARM shares to their highest point since 2002, which has now prompted ARM CEO Warren East to comment on the matter. While he’s obviously pleased to see his company’s stock doing so well, East says that “common sense tells us that our standard business model is an excellent way for technology companies to gain access to our technology,” adding that, “nobody has to buy the company.” Of course, saying that nobody has to buy the company doesn’t exactly rule out the possibility of an acquisition — Apple or otherwise — and, last we checked, ARM’s stock was still edging up higher into positive territory, so dampening talk doesn’t seem to be dampening investors’ interest just yet.
ARM CEO dampens talk of Apple acquisition, says ‘nobody has to buy the company’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 22
Lenovo ThinkPad L Series doesn’t look or feel like it’s made of recycled materials
Posted in: CoreI5, hands-on, laptop, Laptops, lenovo, thinkpad, Today's Chili
Alright, so we didn’t really expect the made-partially-of-post-consumer-content (PCC) Lenovo L Series laptops to feel any different than past ThinkPads, but we did get a chance to play around with the recently announced 14- and 15-inch machines yesterday. The solid-feeling chassis is on the heavier end, though that’s to be expected from this mainstream line which has built-in optical drives and discrete graphics options. While you may not be getting the svelteness of the T Series, you do get that always-reliable ThinkPad quality — the classic spill-resistant keys felt solid under our fingertips and the touchpad with its raised dots was equally satisfying. We’re actually big fans of the smooth surface treatment they’re using on the palmrest as well as the shortcut keys that flank both sides of the keyboard. Obviously, we didn’t get a chance to test the battery life or performance in our short time with it, but our guess is those Core i3 and i5 processors won’t disappoint spreadsheet and PowerPoint multitaskers. Shouldn’t be long before these systems hit Lenovo.com in May, but in the meantime you have the pictures below to help you make a decision on this greener than grass business lappie.
Gallery: Lenovo ThinkPad L Series hands-on
Lenovo ThinkPad L Series doesn’t look or feel like it’s made of recycled materials originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 22
About an hour before the company’s analyst call, Microsoft has unloaded its third quarter fiscal results, which to be blunt, are a marked improvement over last year’s momentous (but not in a good way) profits downturn. Reported revenue is $14.5 billion for the quarter ending March 31st, beating Wall Street expectations and culminating in a $4.01 billion net income. Those figures exclude a $305 million deferral related to Office 2010 but do include $78 million the folks in Redmond gave to Yahoo! in a search deal. That didn’t help the Online Services Division’s bottom line — it reported a $713 million loss this quarter, compared to a $411 million loss this time last year. On the bright side, the Entertainment and Devices division (of which Xbox is a part) recorded $165 million in earnings, up from a $41 million loss year-over-year. Windows and Windows Live continues to be the breadwinner, unsurprisingly, with a $3.061b operating income (versus $2.273b in 2009 — before Windows 7‘s debut). We’re still sifting through the paperwork and will also be listening in on Microsoft’s 5:30PM ET call, so stay tuned!
Update: Market Watch is reporting that Apple has today surpassed Microsoft on the S&P 500, with a float-adjusted market cap of $241.5b, compared with Microsoft’s $239.5b. Exxon is still at the top. It’s worth noting that this is a free-float index that only considers stocks readily available for trading, and not free-floating stocks such as those held by company insiders. According to the Wall Street Journal, that important caveat explains the discrepancy between those figures and what we’re seeing in full market value, where Microsoft’s $275.3b cap still bests Apple’s $241.63b. So which is the largest tech company based on market capitalization? That depends on how you measure.
Update: The call is on and yes, we’ll be liveblogging.
Microsoft snags $14.5b revenue, $4.01b net income for Q3 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 22
The Week in Green is a new item from our friends at Inhabitat, recapping the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us. Today is Earth Day, so we’re happy to have Inhabitat contributing this energy saving guide for you.
Each day Engadget dishes the dirt on the latest gadgets that make your life easier, more efficient, and just plain keep you entertained. But all of those high-tech gadgets have the potential to put a serious strain on your electricity bill, not to mention the environment. Fear not – this Earth Day Inhabitat is here to help with a set of energy-saving devices that will save you some green while dialing back your utilities bill and lowering your carbon footprint. From household energy monitors that help you understand your power usage to smart home control systems, to ingenious energy-visualizing gizmos, check out our top energy-saving gadgets after the break!
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Inhabitat Earth Day special: seven gadgets that help you save energy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 22
Chevrolet has taken the yet-unreleased Volt extended-range electric vehicle in an odd direction for the Chinese market, making it bigger and less efficient with the newly revealed Volt MPV5 concept. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20003225-48.html” class=”origPostedBlog”The Car Tech blog/a/p
Apr 22
For pure geek gumption, it’s hard to beat Corey Goldfeder’s elaborate scheme of digitally editing himself into “Back to the Future” to pop the question.
Apr 22
The iPad’s hidden shuffle
Posted in: Today's ChiliCNET’s Donald Bell shows you how to shuffle music on an Apple iPad tablet computer. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-20003215-243.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPad Atlas/a/p
Apr 22
Apple’s next iPhone: what we know (and what we don’t)
Posted in: Apple, iPhone, leak, rumor, Today's Chili, video
The iPhone 4G? iPhone 4? iPhone HD? Simply “iPhone”? There’s plenty we still don’t know about Apple’s upcoming handset, like the name for instance, but thanks to an unprecedented leak and a whole bunch of peripheral rumors, we’ve got just about the most info you could hope for going into a major Apple launch. Follow along after the break as we parse through what we know, what we’ve heard, and what we hope for in the next iPhone.
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Apple’s next iPhone: what we know (and what we don’t) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 22
Onkyo busts out DP312 Ion nettop
Posted in: desktops, nettop, Today's Chili
Onkyo‘s just added the DP312 nettop to its lineup. This Ion-based box boasts a 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD, and a DVD player to boot. So far, it looks like you’ll only be able to get this one in Japan, and sold without any peripherals, it runs ¥64,800 (that’s nearly $700), and can be upgraded for an additional ¥20,000 to include 4GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD.
Onkyo busts out DP312 Ion nettop originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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