May 19
Now every issue of Playboy is available through the company’s new subscription-based online service, i.playboy.com.
May 19
Will Verizon be the first to jump onto the bundled family plan for data devices? Either way, it comes at the demise of flat-rate data plans for smartphones.
Originally posted at News – Wireless
May 19
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc getting Android 2.3.3 update next week, Facebook integration in tow
Posted in: Android, gingerbread, software update, SoftwareUpdate, Sony Ericsson, SonyEricsson, Today's Chili, update, xperia
There’s still no confirmation as to when it will be headed to the soon-to-be-released Verizon Xperia Play, but Recombu is reporting that at least some iterations of the phone will be getting upgraded to Android 2.3.3 next week, at which point the Xperia Arc will also get bumped up to the same version. Assuming there’s no surprises in the next week, that would seem to make them the first non-Nexus phones to get the update. What’s more, in addition to various Android-related updates, both phones will also be getting Sony Ericsson’s so-called “Facebook inside Xperia” update, which promises to more deeply integrate your phone (including your calendar, contacts, and even music) with the social network. The company’s also confirmed that the Facebook integration will be included on all future Xperia phones, and it will be headed to all Xperia models released so far this year.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc getting Android 2.3.3 update next week, Facebook integration in tow originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 19
Hands-On With Xperia Play, the Android-Powered PlayStation Phone
Posted in: Android, Phones, smartphone, Sony Ericsson, Today's Chili
Sony’s gaming network keeps getting defiled by hackers, but in the meantime the company’s mobile division has delivered a shiny new PlayStation phone to distract us.
Available for online preorder Thursday, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play is an Android-powered smartphone equipped with a built-in game controller for playing PlayStation games. We got our hands on the device for some one-on-one time. Our first impressions post-Play time? Game on, we say.
Photos: Jim Merithew/Wired.com
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May 19
Verizon finally killing unlimited data plans this summer, says it’ll get iPhone 5 at same time as AT&T
Posted in: Apple, iPhone, mobile broadband, MobileBroadband, Today's Chili, verizon, Verizon Wireless, VerizonWireless, vzw
Verizon’s been telegraphing its intent to drop unlimited data plans for nearly a year, and despite the fact that LTE smartphones launched with all-you-can-eat options, those plans haven’t changed one bit. Reuters reports that Verizon will finally nix the megabyte buffet this summer, replacing it with a fully tiered data pricing scheme, though CFO Fran Shammo also floated the idea that tiered data could open up an avenue for family data plans. We’ve never really enjoyed sharing minutes, so we doubt counting our kilobytes will be much fun, but we suppose there’s always room for Verizon to pleasantly surprise us with a really low price for mobile web browsing. Right? By the by, Fran also reiterated claims that the next iPhone will be a global device, and said that when it launches on AT&T, it’ll hit Verizon stores at the very same time.
Verizon finally killing unlimited data plans this summer, says it’ll get iPhone 5 at same time as AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 19
Verizon has expanded its LTE coverage to nine more markets. Verizon’s 4G now covers 55 metropolitan areas in the U.S.
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May 19
Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo addresses Reuters Global Technology Summit with news on Big Red’s next-gen iPhone plans.
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
May 19
Phone Oximeter saves lives, puts Journey’s lawyers on red alert (video)
Posted in: Android, canada, iPhone, medical, monitor, smartphone, Today's Chili, video
We’ll be honest with you, we don’t know a lot about marketing healthcare devices to everyday people, so perhaps posting a goofy YouTube video with some re-written classic rock songs is standard practice in the industry. Whatever the case, the University of British Columbia’s Electrical & Computer Engineering in Medicine team managed to bring its Phone Oximeter to our attention, and all said, this could be a handy little device for monitoring vitals outside a hospital setting. The meter hooks up to a smartphone — an iPhone for trials, but we’re told it works with Android, Windows, and others — displaying the wearer’s blood oxygen level and heart and respiratory rates, and transmitting the readings to the hospital. The department has already done some field testing with the system, trying it out at the Vancouver General Hospital and bringing it to Uganda, where low cost medical devices and Journey spoofs are in high demand. Video probably only meant for its creators’ friends and family after the break.
[Thanks, Walter]
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Phone Oximeter saves lives, puts Journey’s lawyers on red alert (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
May 19
The Super Clear Displays of the Future
Posted in: Displays, LCD, roundup, samsung, Today's Chili, top, Toshiba
The iPhone 4’s beautiful Retina Display is a little less beautiful today. Why? Because at SID 2011, an exhibition about displays, companies have revealed screens that were transparent, tablets that did glasses-less 3D and screens clearer than Apple’s fabled Retina. More »
May 19
Garmin announces rugged, camera-equipped Montana GPS, trademarks name of another US state
Posted in: nav, navigation, rugged, Today's Chili
Watch out Oregon, Garmin‘s getting ready to throw you to the grizzlies. Montana, the GPS-maker’s new handheld series, offers three models, including two with a built-in 5 megapixel camera. We wouldn’t expect image quality to best that of a good cellphone, but we assume you’ll at least be able to get a fix for your geotags. The base model Montana 600 includes a 3-axis compass and 4-inch sunlight-readable touchscreen display for $550, while the 650 adds the camera for $630, and the 650t pairs that cam with pre-loaded topographic maps for $700. All three rugged models include a 16-hour battery, or you can toss in three AA’s for up to 22 hours of juice on your next off-road or whitewater rafting adventure, or whatever else you do for fun in Montana.
[Thanks, Kyle]
Garmin announces rugged, camera-equipped Montana GPS, trademarks name of another US state originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 13:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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