May 31
The company says it will fully restore most remaining services to its PlayStation Network sometime this week, following a security breach last month. Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea are excluded.
Originally posted at Circuit Breaker
May 31
The Galaxy Tab 10.1-inch tablet is set for release next week, while Samsung is also touting a new 4G LTE version of the tablet slated for later this year.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
May 31
Nintendo DS Lite drops to $99
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe third-newest Nintendo portable game system on the market can finally be had for less than $100.
May 31
What happens when you marry a smartphone with a tablet? We imagine it looks a little something like the Asus Padfone.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
May 31
Generally, shouting commands at the internet isn’t going to get you very far but, if you’re just yelling a few destinations and search terms, Chrome extension Chaufr can take you where you need to go. A previous add-on, Speechify, let you speak to fill input fields, but couldn’t help you actually navigate the web. Chaufr, on the other hand, lets you simply say the magic word — “Engadget” — and it drops you right at our online doorstep. You can also use it to perform searches by saying Wikipedia, Google, Amazon, YouTube, or Yahoo followed by whatever it is you’re looking for. It worked well enough in our brief hands-on, but we do have one nit to pick — activating voice input requires you click on an icon in the tool bar then click on a microphone in the drop down menu. (Can’t a brother get a keyboard shortcut?) You can try it out for yourself by clicking on the source link.
Chaufr lets you shout searches, yell URLs at Chrome originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 10:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 31
The Craziest Sky I’ve Ever Seen
Posted in: photography, Today's Chili, top
A night of fireworks, lightning, and a comet hanging on the sky separating them. It’s like a painting of Heaven, Earth and Hell by Hieronymus Bosch. But it’s not a painting. It’s a real sky. It happened in Perth, Australia. More »
May 31
Acer TravelMate 8481 series laptop shown off with super thin bezel, or so you think
Posted in: CoreI7, Features, hands-on, Today's Chili, video
Remember the rumor about an upcoming Acer laptop housing a super thin LG Shuriken display? Well, here it is at Computex. Thanks to the crazy thin bezel, we noticed this TravelMate 8481 series laptop quietly chilling out in a corner at Acer’s booth, though upon closer inspection it turned out that the bezel is slightly deceptive. What’s really happening here is that while the screen module (which includes the 1.3 megapixel webcam) really is eating away the bezel, the actual LCD (14.1 inches at 1,366 x 768) isn’t really touching the edge. Still, it’s one helluva slim display thanks to LG’s display technology and Acer’s carbon fiber chassis.
Other highlights include Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce GT520M, up to 320GB of hard drive space, up to 13 hours of battery life, USB 3.0 with power-off charging, fingerprint reader, HDMI, and Bluetooth 3.0. Oh, and like some of the ThinkPads, the mouse buttons use the same mechanism as the keyboard keys for better clicking experience, though it might not be everyone’s cup of tea. No prices announced just yet, but keep an eye out for a global launch around mid-June. Video after the break.
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Acer TravelMate 8481 series laptop shown off with super thin bezel, or so you think originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 31
Apple Announces iCloud, Steve Jobs WWDC Keynote
Posted in: Apple, ios 5, itunes, os x, Software and Operating Systems, steve jobs, Today's Chili
A cloud. Photo: Karen Ka Ying Wong/Flickr
Apple has confirmed maybe the worst kept secret in Silicon Valley: It’s been working on a cloud service, and will announce it at the June 6 Worldwide Developers Conference.
So now we know annual developer’s conference will unveil “iCloud®, Apple’s upcoming cloud services offering,” but we don’t know yet what it is, or what exactly will reside at the domain name it may have bought for $4.5 million in April.
iCloud could be the mythical iTunes streaming service, a possibility that is looking increasingly likely now that Apple has most of the major record labels signed up for it, in a space pioneered by Amazon and Google, which has no such deals. Or it could be Apple’s version of DropBox, the amazing sync and storage service that currently glues together the whole iOS ecosystem along with its desktop service.
Or it could be yet another abortion of an internet service, like Mobile Me, iDisk and Ping before it.
Whatever it is, it’ll have to be good. DropBox is already the default file system for iOS, and can be used by any developer, on almost any other OS. If iCloud is to succeed, it needs to be just as available to developers. ITunes streaming, too, needs to be something special. A “cloud locker” service like Amazon and Google’s is almost pointless, and we already have amazing streaming services like Spotify and Rdio.
Still, this won’t stop endless speculation during the next week, as pundits work up theories like a shaving brush works up a lather from a tiny, almost nonexistent nubbin of soap. And then on Monday — boom — we’ll know for sure.
Apple also said the keynote will be delivered by Steve Jobs, who is currently on medical leave, and that the WWDC will also focus on the new version of OS X 10.7 Lion, and the upcoming iOS 5.
Apple to Unveil Next Generation Software at Keynote Address on Monday, June 6 [Apple PR]
See Also:
- Apple’s Purchase of Lala Could Signal Cheaper, Streaming iTunes
- Why Apple Might Be Your Best Bet for This ‘Cloud Music’ Thing
- Apple Rumor Watch Part Infinity: Cloud-Based iTunes on June 7
May 31
Samsung Galaxy Player priced on Best Buy mobile app, dares you to rate it
Posted in: Android, BestBuy, PMP, samsung, Today's Chili
Look at what one curious tipster stumbled upon while thumbing through Best Buy’s mobile app — it’s the five-inch version of Samsung’s soon to be released Galaxy Player. The PMP is, for most intents and purposes, the Galaxy S handset devoid of that pesky 3G and calling functionality — in fact, it’s still known as the Galaxy S WiFi elsewhere in the world. Priced at $270, according to the app, the 8GB touchscreen player has two cameras (a VGA on the front and and 3.0 megapixel on the rear), a microSD slot, and an FM tuner. Back in March, we heard that the music player would be hitting our shores this spring, between this and its FCC appearance a couple of months back, we’ve got our fingers crossed that it will still make it in under the wire.
[Thanks, Josafat]
Samsung Galaxy Player priced on Best Buy mobile app, dares you to rate it originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 10:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 31
Apple replacing MacBook bottom case
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe free fix for MacBooks shipped between October 2009 and April 2011 is available at Apple stores, via authorized service providers, or through the mail.
Originally posted at The Digital Home
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