Dec 07
Want to get your hands on one of those Chrome OS laptops demoed by Google today? Google’s running a pilot program for the new hardware, and you can sign up.
Dec 07
BlackBerry PlayBook app submission is a go, free tablet offer detailed
Posted in: app, apps, BlackBerry, playbook, research in motion, ResearchInMotion, RIM, Today's Chili
Adobe Air veteran: print out that code, fold it neatly into a secure envelope, affix two (or more) stamps, address it to Research in Motion, drop it in the nearest outgoing, and rejoice! The Haus of BlackBerry’s now accepting app submissions for the upcoming Will.I.Approved PlayBook tablet — and just as promised, it’s giving free PlayBooks to developers who get their work accepted and ready for the App World store before the tablet launches in North America. Limit is one per registered dev no matter how many times you submit or how simple / complex the app is, so long as RIM gives it the thumbs up. Interested in the grand prize of full acquisition? Sorry, that seat’s been taken.
BlackBerry PlayBook app submission is a go, free tablet offer detailed originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dec 07
Although you can watch complete segments on your favorite topics or starring your favorite correspondents or guests, you can’t watch full episodes. Rats!
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
Dec 07
Google this week finally unveiled the Nexus S, the spiritual successor to the not particularly well-received HTC-designed Nexus One. The software giant used the forthcoming Samsung handset to promote Gingerbread, the latest version of the smartphone OS (the company talked up the forthcoming Honeycomb tablet OS yesterday, as well).
The Nexus S will be the first phone to ship with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The device features a four inch display, a 1GHz Humming processor, cameras on the front and rear, and 16GB of memory. There’s also that Near Field Communication embedded tag reading technology that Google has been talking up a lot recently.
The handset will be available starting December 16 through T-Mobile and in Best Buy stores. The Nexus S will run $529 without contract and $199 with. Check out a demo video of the handset after the jump.
Dec 07
Samsung’s SCH-LC11 CDMA / LTE mobile hotspot gets FCC approval, probably Verizon bound
Posted in: 4G, lte, mobile hotspot, MobileHotspot, samsung, Today's Chili, verizon, Verizon Wireless, VerizonWireless, vzw, wifi
We’ve heard rumors that Novatel is working on an LTE-enabled version of its MiFi for Verizon, likely for launch early next year — but you’ve got to figure that a few other manufacturers would like a slice of that sweet, juicy 4G pie, right? We just noticed this so-called SCH-LC11 from Samsung has garnered FCC approval, offering CDMA / EV-DO compatibility alongside 700MHz LTE stuffed into some sort of WiFi-enabled mobile router, which would be perfect for Big Red’s new network… but then again, it’d also be perfect for MetroPCS’ LTE airwaves. MetroPCS has yet to launch any data-centric LTE products, but it’s got a good relationship with Samsung — its only LTE device right now is the Samsung Craft, in fact — so we could definitely imagine the little guys trying to beat Verizon to the punch with a sexy, pocketable 4G hotspot to do battle with Sprint’s Overdrive. One way or another, this is hitting an American carrier… and the sooner, the better.
Update: Okay, we can rule out MetroPCS — the device is approved for CDMA on 850 / 1900MHz, not AWS, which is what MetroPCS uses. Verizon, here we come.
Samsung’s SCH-LC11 CDMA / LTE mobile hotspot gets FCC approval, probably Verizon bound originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dec 07
Cheap home espresso machines make espresso that tastes just as cheap. The $170 Mypressi Twist doesn’t. More »
Dec 07
Was the Nexus S nearly the Nexus Two?
Posted in: exclusive, Google, nexus s, NexusS, Today's Chili
Close your eyes: imagine an alternate universe where almost nothing you know holds true. A place where your entire system of beliefs has been torn asunder, flipped on its end for seemingly no reason whatsoever. How would you manage? How would you know right from wrong, up from down? Okay, now open your eyes, and feast them on this image — proof that we came indescribably close to making that frightening, foreign world a reality. Seems the Nexus S that we all know today was at one time known as the Nexus Two — internally, anyway — because Google’s official YouTube page for the phone makes numerous calls to a domain by the name of “nexustwophone.appspot.com” (and yes, appspot.com is a Google-owned domain). Why the name change happened is anyone’s guess; could’ve been Sammy’s desire to tie it in with the Galaxy S line, could’ve been Google’s long-term goal to avoid the Nexus Six Bladerunner reference, could have been Rubin’s last-minute whim. Whatever the case, thank goodness we all came out of this brush with destiny alive and relatively unhurt.
Note: We’re aware of the discussion that Samsung allegedly “didn’t want to be number two,” hence the “S” — but whether the story is true, it’s interesting to see just how close the Nexus Two name seems to have come to retail.
Was the Nexus S nearly the Nexus Two? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dec 07
The LaCie 324i offers great performance and a fine number of features, but not as much bang for the buck as its competitors.
Dec 07
Full review: LaCie 324i
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe LaCie 324i offers great performance and a fine number of features, but not as much bang for the buck as its competitors.
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