Jul 28

Sprint reports $760 million net loss for Q2, slightly less than expected

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Well, it looks like Verizon has a bit of company at the negative end of the earnings spectrum — Sprint has now also reported a loss for the second quarter, although it’s a slightly smaller one than expected. Specifically, the company posted a $760 million net loss for the quarter that’s just ended, or 15 cents a share, which isn’t exactly great, but is better than the 17 cent loss analysts had predicted. That gain is at least partly attributed to strong sales of the HTC EVO 4G, and by the company’s best ever year-over-year improvement in net postpaid subscribers, which helped boost the number of wireless subscribers by 110,000 (for a total 48.2 million customers). Looking for some more hard numbers? There’s plenty to keep you busy at the link below.

Sprint reports $760 million net loss for Q2, slightly less than expected originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 28

Are family tracking apps a good idea?

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The $3.99 Family Tracker represents a huge savings over ATT’s similar service. It’s also a good way to recover a lost iPhone. But does it represent an invasion of privacy? pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20011932-233.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPhone Atlas/a/p

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Jul 28

NVIDIA’s refreshed Optimus interface sheds more light on what your GPU is doing

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There’s no question that NVIDIA’s Optimus system — which enables a discrete GPU to operate when a machine is taxed and a power-sipping IGP to function when you’re involved in less strenuous tasks — has changed the way the world looks at laptop graphics, but it hasn’t been able to avoid a fair amount of criticism about the controlling interface. With the July release of the monthly Verde drivers, the company has just rolled out a revised UI that provides “even more visibility into how Optimus is working and allows you even more control over how Optimus operates.” The newest Optimus control panel, as well as a brief demonstration of what’s been tweaked, is available for viewing just after the break, but it’s on you to hunt down drivers for whatever rig you call your own.

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NVIDIA’s refreshed Optimus interface sheds more light on what your GPU is doing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 28

HTC beginning Froyo rollout tomorrow? Maybe, maybe not

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HTC Europe director Mark Moons caused quite a stir this morning when he tweeted that the company would begin rolling out Android Froyo updates to devices tomorrow, starting with the Desire, but we wouldn’t get too excited yet — HTC tells us that it’s possible a rollout will begin tomorrow, but nothing’s finalized yet pending some final testing. We’ve certainly got our fingers crossed — and we’re sure Desire owners the world over will be hitting that System Updates button nonstop for the next few days.

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HTC beginning Froyo rollout tomorrow? Maybe, maybe not originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 28

UK bans R4 cards, makes Nintendo DS pirating ‘double illegal’

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While us Yankees are celebrating the one small victory for all that’s right and good represented by the recent DMCA jailbreak exception, things are looking a little bleaker for UK gadget-heads this afternoon. London’s High Court has ruled that R4 cards, which are used by homebrewers and the occasional no-goodnik game pirate to circumvent security on the Nintendo DS, cannot be sold, advertised, or imported into the UK. According to Joystiq, Nintendo claims they’ve seized over 100,000 R4 devices in the country since 2009. When asked for a comment, the Queen was all like, “What?”

UK bans R4 cards, makes Nintendo DS pirating ‘double illegal’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 28

Motorola introduces Rambler, Bali for Boost

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Boost Mobile and Motorola announced the Rambler for texting and Bali as a simple multimedia phone. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20011966-85.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Dialed In/a/p

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Jul 28

Head-mounted display controls video camera, keeps you painfully single

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At the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Satoshi Nariai demonstrates something called the head-mounted Mobile Video Communication System. With acceleration and position sensors built into a head-mounted display, the remote camera moves in relation to your head’s movements. The researcher sees this being used primarily for videoconferencing where he thinks it will promote effective communication by allowing eye contact. Of course, there’s one problem with that — if you’re both wearing large displays on your face, how could you possibly make eye contact? Unless, of course, you paint eyes onto the outside of the display itself, Loony Tunes-style. That said, it’s still an impressive piece of gear. See it in action after the break.

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Head-mounted display controls video camera, keeps you painfully single originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 28

New ‘licensing service’ replacing existing copy protection method in Android Market

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Copy protection has always been a concern in the Android Market, primarily because applications can be sideloaded onto phones without a root or other modification from the end user. In a brief announcement made today, Eric Chu has made clear that a new method for protecting the work of paid app creators will be implemented long-term, with the plan being to “replace the current Android Market copy-protection mechanism over the next few months.” This new “licensing service” is available now for those that want in, providing developers with a secure mechanism that can ping a Market License Server upon launch in order to see if a particular app was indeed purchased legitimately. It’s hard to say how exactly this will affect usability (specifically in offline scenarios), but it’s certainly an interesting twist to the whole situation. Expect to hear lots of growling on both sides as more and more apps opt to take advantage.

[Thanks, Jonathan]

New ‘licensing service’ replacing existing copy protection method in Android Market originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 28

BlueAnt introduces the Q2

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BlueAnt just introduced the BlueAnt Q2, which promises to have even better sound quality than before. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20011955-85.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Dialed In/a/p

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Jul 28

The 404 632: Where we give them something to talk about (podcast)

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All week long we’ve been discussing this year’s Comic Con(vention) in California, an annual gathering where Conheads can buy, sell, and trade all manner of nerdly paraphernalia. It’s also a good opportunity for companies to introduce new products, and our buddy Claire brought

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