Jun 17

HTC Desire Arriving in August

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You will soon have another Android 2.1 smartphone option in the next couple of months: The HTC Desire is coming in August. It is expected to be almost identical to the Google Nexus One, although it will be available directly from wireless carriers.
The HTC Desire will have the same 1-GHz Snapdragon processor as the Nexus One, and will also feature a large 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen but it also adds the excellent HTC Sense user interface overlay. Unlike the Nexus One, the Desire will have an optical sensor for navigation instead of a track ball.
As with other HTC phones, the Desire will likely come with HTC’s upgraded applications such as the Friend Stream social networking app that integrates Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, as well as the HTC News Reader application. Other potential features will likely include a five megapixel camera with LED flash, GPS, and Wi-Fi wireless networking. HTC has already said that the device will be “flash ready” when it ships later this year.
Final specifications, pricing details, and carrier information has not yet been announced. It seems likely that the HTC Desire may be offered by some of the smaller regional carriers, though no further information has been released at this time.
View photos of the HTC and read Sascha Segan’s hands-on impressions from the Mobile World Congress at PCMag.com.
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Jun 17

iPhone 4 Has More RAM Than iPad

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The iPhone 4 is an even bigger upgrade than you thought.

When Steve Jobs introduces new iPhones, he skips talking about memory capacity and processor speeds: The idea is that this is an automatic computer that just works. But you’d think he would’ve at least bragged that the iPhone 4 has significantly more memory than previous iPhones and even the iPad.

Our friend Arnold Kim of MacRumors has verified that the iPhone 4 contains 512 MB of RAM, up from 256 MB in the current iPhone 3GS and the iPad. It turns out that Apple mentioned this during a session with developers at last week’s Worldwide Developers Conference. The session (#147) is downloadable for free for registered Apple developers.

512 MB of RAM would explain why the new iMovie app only works on the iPhone 4. It would also suggest that multitasking (coming with iOS 4) and general usability will be much smoother on an iPhone 4 compared to Apple’s other mobile offerings.

So let’s run down the list: a memory increase, the higher-resolution (960-by-640-pixel) display, a slimmer profile, a front-facing video camera, a 5-megapixel camera and 802.11N Wi-Fi. These are all improvements that make buying a current iPhone 3GS, even at its discounted rate, look like a sucker’s deal. No wonder Apple received 600,000 iPhone 4 pre-orders on day one.

Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com

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Jun 17

New Xbox 360 shows up in the wild, gets unboxed, torn asunder and modded

Posted in: console, e3, gaming, hack, Hacks, Microsoft, mod, mods, teardown, Today's Chili, unboxing, video, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360

Hey, look at what we have here — it’s the new Xbox 360 that was just debuted a few days back — and there’s a lot going down with this one which has somehow made its way into the wild. We get the full unboxing treatment, a detailed teardown, and finish up with some delicious, light-paneled modding. While we can’t really gather much beyond what we already know, the drive appears to be a Philips Lite-On DG-16D4S — just in case you were wondering about that one. There’s a video below showing off this one’s new, modded exterior.

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Jun 17

FaceCash mobile payment apps are like real money, only with your face on it instead of someone smart

Posted in: Android, app, apps, BlackBerry, iPhone, mobile, Today's Chili

ThinkLink’s FaceCash mobile payment system has debuted several apps (for BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android devices) which allow you to pay for things merely by scanning your phone — and showing off the attached photo to confirm it is, in fact, your own money that you’re spending. You sign up, link your FaceCash account to your personal checking and savings account, and you’re good to go with participating merchants. The apps can also store credit card numbers and banking information (perfect for when you lose your phone during a night of heavy partying), making it easier to leave your wallet or purse behind… or so they say. Sadly, FaceCash currently only has merchants in California, and really, who wants to live there?

FaceCash mobile payment apps are like real money, only with your face on it instead of someone smart originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 17

New Xbox 360 won’t red-ring even if it wants to

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Even if your new slim Xbox 360 malfunctions, you won’t be getting the now-infamous “red ring of death” error. That’s because Microsoft has actually eliminated all of the red LEDs from the system’s internal make-up. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-21539_7-20008087-10391702.html” class=”origPostedBlog”E3 2010/a/p

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Jun 17

Specs revealed: iPhone 4 has 512MB of RAM

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During a developer session at WWDC Apple revealed that the iPhone 4 will have twice the RAM of the iPhone 3GS and iPad. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20008089-260.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Circuit Breaker/a/p

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Jun 17

Razer shows off Starcraft II series of gaming peripherals

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Razer has been teasing these for months, but it’s just now given us our first look at its new Starcraft II series of gaming peripherals. Those include the Razer Spectre gaming mouse, the Razer Marauder gaming keyboard, and the Razer Banshee gaming headset, which all boast the same Starcraft-themed designs complete with blue LEDs, and all the gamer-friendly touches you’d expect from Razer — 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response on the keyboard, 5600 dpi resolution and button force adjustment on the mouse, and a detachable mic on the headset, to name just a few features. Of course, they’ll also demand a bit of a premium price — look for the Spectre mouse to run $80, and the Marauder keyboard and Banshee headset to each set you back $120 when they roll out sometime in the third quarter of this year (presumably alongside Starcraft II). Head on past the break for the complete press release, and hit up the gallery below for a closer look at the whole lot.

Gallery: Razer Starcraft II peripherals

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Jun 17

Samsung Android Phone Captivates ATT

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AT&T’s is beefing up its Android portfolio with the addition of a new phone. Samsung Captivate, a smartphone with a 4-inch touchscreen and Android 2.1 operating system, will be the latest device to hop on AT&T’s network.

The phone is part of Samsung’s Galaxy S family of devices, and has an OLED screen, 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor and a 5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording capability.

The device also has a feature called Samsung Social hub that integrates the user’s social networking services, messages, email, calendars and contacts, similar to what Motorola does with its MotoBlur user interface.

This will be AT&T’s fifth Android phone and fulfills the promise that the company made at the beginning of the year to have at least five Android devices on its network in 2010. So far, Motorola’s Backflip and an unsubsidized version of Google’s Nexus One are available on AT&T. Earlier this week, AT&T announced the HTC Aria, a mid-range Android smartphone. The wireless carrier has said earlier it also plans to offer Dell’s first smartphone, Aero, this summer.

The Captivate is the first Android smartphone from Samsung on AT&T’s network. The phone has an MP3 player and offers up to 32 GB of storage for music and video.

AT&T hasn’t disclosed pricing or shipping date for the device.

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Jun 17

Behind the scenes with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 team: ‘I think about this really as a first release’

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CNET had a chance recently to get embedded deep within Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 engineering group, listening in on meetings with OEMs, arguments, celebrations, and all the other drama that comes with trying to ship a huge product that’s new from the ground up in just a couple years’ time. There aren’t any blockbuster revelations in here — no launch devices, ship dates, or prices — but it’s an interesting look at the project from Windows Phone engineering VP Terry Myerson’s perspective, who acknowledges that it’ll take a long time and several releases to catch up to the competition but still thinks they’ll “actually have a lot of happy customers” with version one.

On a related note, some existing Windows Marketplace devs have started getting notifications that Microsoft wants to send them loaner Windows Phone 7 devices — yes, loaners, meaning they’ll need to be returned to the mother ship at some point down the road. They’re apparently set up for delivery in July, which should give publishers plenty of time to stock up the Marketplace in time for that planned holiday launch.

Behind the scenes with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 team: ‘I think about this really as a first release’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 17

Xbox 360 Kinect Puts ‘Play’ Back in ‘Gameplay’ [Kinect]

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I can’t remember the last time I jumped so high. Kinect Adventures looked so lame in Microsoft’s press conference just two days ago. But now I find myself leaping and lunging like a stuck lamb to win. I’m frolicking. More »

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