Jun 18
Crave gives you the details on recent cell phone filings with the FCC. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20008196-85.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Dialed In/a/p
Jun 18
Navigon shows off new release for iPhone with multitasking compatibility
Posted in: iPhone, navigation, Today's Chili, video
Of the app categories to benefit most from iOS 4’s new multitasking features, turn-by-turn navigation is certainly pretty high on the list — after all, no one wants their route to be interrupted by a phone call mere moments before a critical intersection or exit ramp. Navigon has just posted a video showing off the multitasking compatibility in the upcoming 1.6 release of its iPhone app, and it’s pretty neat — you can switch out of the app and come back to the exact same place where you left off, of course, but it’ll also continue to play voice guidance during phone calls (hopefully, you can turn that off if you find it annoying). Follow the break for the video.
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Jun 18
Apple releases Find My iPhone app
Posted in: Today's ChiliApple has released a new app to help users track lost iPhones on the go. The Find My iPhone app does what the Web application version, found on me.com, did previously, but allows users to log in from another iPhone or iPad to aid in the search. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20008179-233.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPhone Atlas/a/p
Jun 18
Nintendo 3DS game cart pictured, wireless ebook reader on tap?
Posted in: 3ds, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, e3, nintendo, nintendo 3ds, Nintendo3ds, Today's Chili
It was easy to get lost amidst all the attention surrounding the 3DS itself, but Nintendo also had an actual 3DS game cart on hand at E3 and, well, it looks pretty much like a regular DS cart (probably a good thing, since the two are compatible). About the only difference, it seems, is that small extra tab on the corner, and a slightly slimmer case that they’ll come packaged in. In other overshadowed-by-E3 news, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has apparently told Nikkei that the 3DS’ wireless connection could be used to automatically download newspaper and magazine articles (and books, presumably) which, when combined with the 3DS’ ability to actively seek out and connect to any open WiFi network, could potentially turn into a Whispernet-like service from Nintendo — something that Iwata has, incidentally, publicly mused about in the past.
Nintendo 3DS game cart pictured, wireless ebook reader on tap? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 18
It looks like we may be hearing about Android super-phones coming to more carriers week after next. Back in March at the official launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S line, the company said they wanted to bring their 1-Ghz Android platform to all the US carriers. They announced their first model, the Captivate, for AT&T earlier this week.
But we just got an invitation to “join Samsung Mobile as we unveil a new class of brilliant Android smart phones” next Tuesday, with a Galaxy S logo on it. Let’s note a few things: they say “smart phones,” plural. We’ve already seen the generic Galaxy S, which had a flashy introduction party back in March. And we’ve already seen the first US carrier Galaxy S, the Captivate.
That tells me the late-June event may bring us more carrier-branded versions of Samsung’s line. Now, that is just me speculating. But given that we’ve already seen the non-carrier-branded phone, I think there’s a good chance we’ll be finding out what Samsung will actually be putting on US shelves. We’ll find out on June 29.
Jun 18
Google replaces hints of Chrome OS hardware from Acer, Dell, and HP with even better hints
Posted in: Chrome, chrome os, ChromeOs, Google, HP, Today's Chili
As you may recall from a few days ago, Google offered some of the clearest evidence of Chrome OS hardware from major manufacturers yet by letting some build configurations for Acer, Dell, and HP slip out into its public code repository. Now, that wasn’t too surprising considering that each of the companies have already made their Chrome OS intentions pretty clear, but Google seems to have done a bit of backtracking nonetheless. It’s replaced the files with what you see above (the files, not the Caruso), which now suggest that Chrome OS hardware is coming from the likes of Amiga, Commodore and Atari. Way to raise expectations, Google.
Google replaces hints of Chrome OS hardware from Acer, Dell, and HP with even better hints originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jun 18
Motorola’s split plan calls for a debt-free, cash-heavy mobile unit
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Moto’s composed of a number of fairly distinct divisions that produce vastly different kinds of hardware for different industries; some are cash cows, others — namely the handset and set-top box units — aren’t. It looks like the company is preparing a pretty radical plan for its upcoming split that would call those underperforming divisions to get most of the cash reserves and almost none of its debt. Actually, neither Motorola Mobility nor Motorola Solutions (as they’ll likely be known) will see much of the combined company’s current debt load, as they’re currently undertaking a massive debt buyback; afterward, Mobility will allegedly be cut a check for somewhere between $3 and $4 billion to go about its high-stakes business in the ultra-competitive smartphone game. The idea is to position both post-split companies with as much leverage as possible for acquisitions and low-cost borrowing. Solutions shouldn’t have a problem, as its businesses already generate the overwhelming majority of Moto’s cash — but for Mobility, this should give the lil’ sprout the best chance it has for survival.
Motorola’s split plan calls for a debt-free, cash-heavy mobile unit originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jun 18
The electronics chain will pay up to $200 in store credit for an iPhone 3GS and up to $100 for an iPhone 3G. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20008186-233.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPhone Atlas/a/p
Jun 18
Apple dropped iTunes 9.2 on us this week, but we’re already looking ahead to iTunes 10. What features do you think it will have?
Jun 18
The Gadget Lab podcast is back!
In this episode, Dylan F. Tweney and Brian X. Chen discuss the top news from E3, including Microsoft’s motion-sensing Kinect interface, the new slimmed-down XBox 360 and the upcoming, stunning-looking Nintendo 3DS.
We take a look at Dolby’s new 7.1 surround sound system, which is debuting in a few select theaters this week, just in time for the release of Toy Story 3. And we discuss Apple’s Mac Mini, which came out this week.
Oh yes: And vuvuzelas. If you want to know how to mitigate that annoying noise for the first 10 seconds of the podcast, click on over to Charlie’s guide on how to get rid of vuvuzela noise.
It’s been awhile since we’ve regularly published a gadget news podcast, though we have been keeping the Gadget Lab Podcast category here stuffed full of interesting videos.
But many of you have complained about the disappearance of our old audio podcast. So we’re bringing it back, and with luck we’ll have a new episode for you right here every week. Since this is 2010, not 2007, we’ve decided to do it as audio and video. If you want the video version, subscribe to the Gadget Lab Video Podcast on iTunes, or follow the podcast right here on Gadget Lab (we even have an RSS feed for the podcast posts).
If you want the audio version, subscribe to the Gadget Lab Audio Podcast on iTunes.
Unfortunately we’re having some technical issues, so the iTunes podcasts may not be updated until Monday.
We’ll also post a direct link to the RSS feed for the audio just as soon as we work out a few technical kinks.
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