Mar 13
First came Majek Pictures’ movies shot on an iPhone 4. Now the company has begun editing its productions on an iPad 2.
Originally posted at Deep Tech
Mar 13
Apple’s Phil Schiller confirms: white iPhone to be available ‘this spring’
Posted in: Apple, ios, iPhone, smartphone, Today's Chili
Whoa, Nelly. Ready for another round? The elusive white iPhone — spotted only in the hands of Woz and occasionally in those of our own Richard Lai — may ship after all. After hearing from Apple that it was being delayed twice in 2010, we’ve heard an extended radio silence ever since. Sure, we’ve seen hints here and there from third parties that this here unicorn was still making its way through the production line, but there’s nothing quite like a direct tweet from Cupertino’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing to really rekindle some interest. In response to a question on how to obtain a white iPhone, Philip Schiller fired back: “The white iPhone will be available this spring (and it is a beauty!).” That’s about as clear-cut as it gets for now, but we’ve still got a few inquiries we’d love answered. Is he talking about the iPhone 4, or the next one in the pipeline? And does he have any intention of building us up, only to let us down (let us down) once more? We shall see, won’t we?
[Thanks, Stefan]
Apple’s Phil Schiller confirms: white iPhone to be available ‘this spring’ originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Mar 13
AT&T will cap DSL and U-Verse internet, impose overage fees
Posted in: att, breaking news, Today's Chili
Ladies and gentlemen, the days of unlimited broadband may be numbered in the United States — AT&T will reportedly implement a 150GB monthly cap on DSL customers and a 250GB cap on subscribers to U-Verse high speed internet starting on May 2nd. AT&T will charge overage fees of $10 for every additional 50GB of data, with two grace periods to start out — in other words, the third month you go over the cap that’s when you’ll get charged. DSLReports says it has confirmation from AT&T that these rates are legitimate, and that letters will go out to customers starting March 18th.
How does AT&T defend the move? The company explains it will only impact two percent of consumers who use “a disproportionate amount of bandwidth,” and poses the caps as an alternative to throttling transfer speeds or disconnecting excessive users from the service completely. Customers will be able to check their usage with an online tool, and get notifications when they reach 65 percent, 90 percent and 100 percent of their monthly rates.
We just spoke with AT&T representative Seth Bloom and confirmed the whole thing — rates are exactly as described above, and the company will begin notifying customers this week. He also told us that those customers who don’t yet have access to the bandwidth usage tool won’t get charged until they do, and that AT&T U-Verse TV service won’t count towards the GB cap. We’re expecting a full statement shortly.
Developing…
AT&T will cap DSL and U-Verse internet, impose overage fees originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Mar 13
Katamari Hack rolls across your favorite websites, leaving swath of HTML5 destruction in its wake
Posted in: game, Games, gaming, hack, Hacks, Today's Chili, web
Google Chrome may have come out of Pwn2Own unscathed, but you can rip through any website it (or another HTML5-compliant browser) displays — just pull out your handy Katamari Damacy ball and wreak havok on the page. Na NAaaa, na na na na na na na, na na na na na naaaa…
Alternatively, paste the following Javascript into a bookmark, and then click it when you’re tiring of a page.
javascript:var i,s,ss=[‘http://kathack.com/js/kh.js’,’http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.1/jquery.min.js’];
for(i=0;i!=ss.length;i++){s=document.createElement(‘script’);s.src=ss[i];document.body.appendChild(s);}void(0);
Katamari Hack rolls across your favorite websites, leaving swath of HTML5 destruction in its wake originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar 13
iPad 2 shipping estimates now three to four weeks, retail availability hit and miss
Posted in: Apple, availability, ipad, ipad 2, Ipad2, launch, retail, shipping, Today's Chili
Already get your iPad 2? Then consider yourself lucky, as anyone trying to get one now will likely require quite a bit of patience. As you may have noticed, Apple’s shipping times for online orders have now slipped yet again from the previous two to three week estimate to a lengthy three to four weeks, although things may not be quite that straightforward. Some folks are reporting that they’re already receiving shipping notices even though their estimated delivery date was weeks away, so Apple might just be being overly cautious with its estimates. On the other hand, there’s also been some reports of Apple canceling orders for being “over the limit” — even from folks that have just ordered one iPad — although those seem to be few and far between at the moment.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the situation is even more confusing at retail stores (Apple or otherwise). There are numerous reports of stores being sold out completely, and yet more of stores that have only received certain models (something we’ve also seen first hand). What’s more, it seems that retail stores have largely been unable to give folks a clear indication as to when new stock will arrive, which prompted some folks to line up each morning just to see if a new shipment has come in (as pictured above). Of course, as far as problems go, this is probably one that Apple doesn’t mind having, although it does certainly seem like there’s some room for improvement before the inevitable iPad 3 launch.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
iPad 2 shipping estimates now three to four weeks, retail availability hit and miss originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar 13
WiFi-only Xoom headed to Staples for March 27th release?
Posted in: moto, motorola, motorola xoom, MotorolaXoom, price, release, Release Date, tablet, Today's Chili, wifi, xoom
If you’re still holding out for a Motorola Xoom, here’s some good news. The folks at Droid Life snagged a picture of a Staples ad depicting March 27th as the targeted release date for the slate. In addition, the tablet appears to be retailing for 600 bucks — one the cheapest models money can buy. A Xoom, TI-Nspire and a new pack of pens, all from one place? Man, that really was easy.
[Thanks, Hector N]
WiFi-only Xoom headed to Staples for March 27th release? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Mar 13
This Week’s Best YouTube Videos: Massive Earthquakes, Cyndi Lauper, Charlie Sheen, Crazy Cheerleaders, and More
Posted in: Miscellaneous Tech, Today's Chili, videos, YouTube
Some of the most viewed videos this week appeared moments after Friday’s magnitude 8.9 earthquake rocked Japan, and the subsequent tsunami washed over Sedai, in Miyagi Prefecture. There are plenty of videos of the devastation, the fires, and the water, but some of the most impactful videos are first-hand accounts filmed with cell phones that illustrate exactly how terrifying being in an earthquake can be.
Aside from the events in Japan, the biggest hits on YouTube this week included Charlie Sheen’s appearance in a Funny or Die skit that either brings out the crazy in full force or proves to us all that he’s a marketing genius, Cyndi Lauper performing to soothe stranded passengers at an airport, a cheerleader who flips her lid, and more.
Mar 13
Google Enhances “View as HTML” in Gmail
Posted in: Gmail, Google, Today's Chili, Web SitesThis article was written on July 25, 2007 by CyberNet.
One of the things I use the most in Gmail is the "View as HTML" feature for previewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets that are attached to an email. This lets you scope out what a document is about without having to download it to your computer.
It does, however, have some limitations. One of the things this feature never did in the past was display images or graphs. That’s no longer true when you’re viewing a DOC file in an HTML format as seen in the screenshot above. I took one of our recent posts that we did this morning, copied the content into Microsoft Word, and saved it in a DOC format. Then I emailed it to myself and used the HTML preview to see how well it rendered the image.
Judging by the side-by-side comparison above I would say that the two results are pretty identical, and the View as HTML feature in Gmail just got a lot more useful! The bad news is that this feature only works for DOC files for the time being, and doesn’t seem to apply to spreadsheets or presentations. To get a preview of what those files you would need to use the specialized Google offerings, such as this one for presentations.
Now I would like to see Google do is add some support for the Office 2007 file formats. I’ve been receiving quite a few attachments with the DOCX filetype, and I have to download them in order to view the contents.
Source: Google Operating System
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Mar 13
Google ships last Cr-48 laptop ‘for now,’ partner Chrome OS devices still on track for summer
Posted in: chrome os, ChromeOs, Google, laptop, Laptops, shipping, Today's Chili
The very same gentleman that introduced us to Google’s Cr-48 laptop, Product Management VP Sundar Pichai, has disclosed the unfortunate news that Google has shipped the last of them, at least “for now.” The next opportunity to catch a ticket to ride the Chrome OS bandwagon will come in the middle of this year, as promised, with devices from Acer and Samsung coming to market. Rumor had it that Google received about 60,000 Cr-48s from ODM Inventec back in December, though whatever the number of manufactured units was, the fact is that it’s now been fully depleted. We’d urge Google’s partners not to stray too far away from the Cr-48 template in the summer — we’re huge fans of its minimalist good looks, even if the OS itself could do with a few more layers of spit, polish and features.
Google ships last Cr-48 laptop ‘for now,’ partner Chrome OS devices still on track for summer originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar 13
Yes, the iPad 2 is thinner, lighter, and faster, but not much has changed with its screen–and that means it’s still prone to glare.
Originally posted at Fully Equipped
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