The 175 photos that follow look like they might have been taken during the day. But it’s not day. It’s night. The photos are lying, thanks to long exposures that soak in the colorful nightlife. More »
Google’s second smartphone is currently on sale in black, but leaked photos show an icy makeover, according to a German Web site.
Wondering what sort of goodies might be inside HTC’s upcoming tablets? Norwegian tech site Amobil isn’t — they claim to have a pair of inside sources spoon-feeding them all the pertinent details. For the rumored HTC Flyer — which may or may not be pictured at right — that includes the same 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 chip you’ll find in several high-end handsets, 1GB of RAM, as well as a 7-inch, 1024 x 600 capacitive touchscreen, a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera and a rear 5 megapixel imager, and a piddling 4GB of flash storage to hold all your apps (which sounds a little fishy to us). There’s also allegedly 3G for data and Skype calls, an HDMI port, DLNA support and a bonafide stylus to write with, though it’s not clear whether we’re rumoring a fancy N-Trig display or simply a pack-in capacitive pen.
Though Amobil‘s sources say the tablet will be sadly limited to Android 2.3 out of the gate, it will allegedly have a brand-new tablet version of HTC’s Sense UI designed to provide a “desktop feel,” which might be a nice pairing for the “HTC Sensation” trademark presently floating about the internet. If so, don’t expect that UI to be limited to a single slate, though — the last part of this oh-so-juicy rumor is that HTC’s also supposedly got a 10-inch LTE tablet (perhaps the Scribe?) arriving in the second half of the year.
HTC Flyer spec sheet leaks with Android 2.3, stylus and 7-inch screen? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Verizon has confirmed the details of its iPhone data pricing: $30 per month for unlimited data — and the offer’s only valid for a limited time.
The news comes from Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, who told The Wall Street Journal that if Verizon offered only a limited data plan, it would be a roadblock for AT&T customers thinking about switching to Verizon.
“I’m not going to shoot myself in the foot,” McAdam told WSJ.
AT&T originally offered an unlimited data plan to iPhone customers for $30 a month, but later the company switched to a tiered pricing structure. The biggest AT&T data plan you can buy is 2 GB for $25 per month; more data will cost $10 for each extra gigabyte.
An unlimited data plan on Verizon offers an incentive for AT&T customers to defect. However, McAdams added that an iPhone unlimited plan will be a temporary offer and Verizon will eventually transition to tiered data pricing like AT&T.
While we wait for a Verizon iPhone to hit stores on Feb. 10, Bloomberg is already reporting a rumor about the next-generation iPhone. Citing a consultant who claims he has connections with Apple engineers, Bloomberg says the iPhone 5 will have near-field communication technology that can be used for over-the-air payments. Corroborating the rumor, Apple recently hired an NFC expert as a product manager for mobile commerce.
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Ferrari has released some more photos of its FF four-seat coupe, which will get its official unveiling at the 2011 Geneva auto show.
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Modder replaces the front and back covers of the device with transparent versions. This exposes components typically not seen, such as the battery and lots of screws.
The call just died, and for no apparent reason. You were just walking down the street, for God’s sake. So, let’s talk about it: What happened? More »
iOS 4.3-ready apps begin turning up in the App Store originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Ever wish you could get a Verizon-labeled phone running on AT&T, and do it with full bars and a 3G no less? Get yourself one of the Dodge’s new and free virtual product manuals, available now for iPhone and soon coming to BlackBerry and Android. They’re a continuation of the sort of thing Chrysler announced back at CES, just letting you view information about your vehicle and maybe some aftermarket parts too. They’re available now for the Durango and Charger, with coverage for the Avenger, Journey, and Grand Caravan coming before the end of the month. Full details about the apps in the PR below, but sadly no information on exactly where we should stick the SIM card in our Droid.
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Continue reading Dodge sucks at Photoshop: the Verizon Droid with AT&T 3G
Dodge sucks at Photoshop: the Verizon Droid with AT&T 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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On January 25, 1921, the word “robot” was introduced to the world in Karel Capek’s play “R.U.R.” (Rossum’s Universal Robots). The play premiered in Prague in the Czech language, but it later came to New York in 1922 in English, and the term robot took off.
Although Capek used the introduced the word in his play, he gives the actual credit to his brother, Josef Capek. The word stems from the Czech word robota meaning forced labor, drudgery, and servitude. In the play, Capek’s robots, which resemble humans and can think for themselves (so, today, they’d probably be called androids?), were created as a means of cheap labor. Eventualy, they rise up, kill all of the humans, and take over the world–that idea also took off: The Terminator, I, Robot, Transformers, etc.
Well, robotics have definitely come a long way since 1921 (and the fear that robots will take over the world has probably increased). We now have the ASIMO, BigDog, the Kawada HRPs, Roomba, and Pleo, and it just wouldn’t be the same if we didn’t call them “robots.”
Happy 90th Birthday, Robot!
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