Jun 30

3G-equipped Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 hits the FCC with bands for AT&T

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Samsung’s mid-sized Galaxy Tab 8.9 has been a bit elusive as of late, but it’s now landed in the spot where all devices go to prepare for their big debut: the FCC. What’s more, this particular model isn’t just WiFi-only like the current Galaxy Tab 10.1 — it also sports 3G connectivity, and the bands specified in the FCC filing indicate that it’s likely headed to AT&T. Interestingly, we’ve already seen this model number (GT-P7300) pop up at the FCC before, at which point we thought it was the WiFi + 3G version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. But the more detailed sketch in this latest filing seems to depict a device that’s both smaller and ever so slightly tweaked (including a relocated headphone jack), so it would seem to indeed be the 8.9 after all.

3G-equipped Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 hits the FCC with bands for AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 30

Microsoft shuts down utility monitoring service, proves you can’t go Hohm again

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Is there anything more tragic than a broken Hohm? Microsoft announced this week that it will be shuttering its utility monitoring service at the close of May 2012, citing a lack of consumer adoption. The news comes a week after Google announced the closing of its competing PowerMeter service. Despite the shutdown, however, Microsoft assures us all that it’s still in the business of developing energy solutions for cities with a wide-ranging list of partners. Hohm itself will continue to operate through the end of May 2012, at which point its users will be rendered Hohmless.

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Microsoft shuts down utility monitoring service, proves you can’t go Hohm again originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 30

HTC begins testing Gingerbread update for Desire

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The Android 2.3 update is being tested by HTC with quality assurance set to begin within the next few days.

Originally posted at Android Atlas

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Jun 30

Sharp sends another Galapagos tablet through the FCC, keeps all the pertinent details to itself

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Over the past six months, we’ve gotten scant few details about when, exactly, Sharp’s Galapagos tablets will at last make the long trip stateside. When they do, though, it might be an even bigger family than we were expecting. We took note when the 10.8-inch EB-WX1GJ slipped through the FCC, making reference to another slate — the 5.5-inch EB-W51GJ — in its user manual. Now, yet another slate has passed the FCC’s battery of tests. It’s called the EB-W71LJ-H, and based on Sharp’s naming convention thus far, we suspect it could have a 7-inch display, which would be a nice, just-right complement to the 10- and 5-inch models we already knew about. Based on the test results, we also know it has a 802.11b/g/n WiFi radio, but other than that, the report is devoid of specs, as Sharp asked the FCC to refrain from playing show-and-tell with its trade secrets. For now, though, you at least don’t have to wonder where the company plans to slap that requisite label.

Sharp sends another Galapagos tablet through the FCC, keeps all the pertinent details to itself originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 30

Call of Duty convention deploys Sept. 2-3

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Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer to get world premiere as 6,000 fans of blockbuster military shooter series are expected to descend on Los Angeles for Call of Duty XP 2011.

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Jun 30

Sony’s S1 tablet spotted in the wild, S2 captured briefly on video

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We’ve already seen press shots and teaser videos of Sony’s S1 Honeycomb tablet and dual-screen S2 (and had our eyes on them ourselves), but Germany’s Golem website managed to spend a bit of time with both of the devices at an event in Munich, and has now provided what’s surely the best look at them to date. Unfortunately, that’s still not exactly a thorough look — there’s just the single image of the S1 above, and an 18 second video of the S2, which you can check out after the break.

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Sony’s S1 tablet spotted in the wild, S2 captured briefly on video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 30

You Can’t Press Pause in This Call of Duty

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Some people think video games and UAVs are desensitizing us to war. Tell that to James Brabazon, frontline journalist for the BBC, and he’ll tell you about the horrors he’s witnessed during the Liberian rebellion that can’t be unseen. More »

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Jun 30

‘True Blood’ inspires bloodsucking V-Moda V-80 headphones

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HBO partnered with V-Moda to release a pair of noise-isolating headphones that features images inspired by the blood-sucking TV show “True Blood.”

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Jun 30

MediaMall’s PlayLater brings DVR to internet video

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PlayLater brings DVR to internet video

Aching to ditch your cable box, but can’t bear to let go of that sweet, commercial-skipping DVR? If the folks behind PlayOn get their way, you won’t have to. MediaMall launched the beta for PlayLater this week, a service it’s calling “the world’s first DVR for online video.” The idea of a DVR for the internet sounds a little wonky at first, but it is an accurate description of the program’s facilities — pick a network (Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc.), a show, and an episode, and PlayLater downloads your selection to your computer’s hard drive for belated enjoyment. Simple? Sure, but not without a catch — anything PlayLater pulls down it wraps in a neat layer of DRM, locking that content to the PC that downloaded it. Time-shifting Hulu will set you back $5 a month, but beta testers (the first 5,000, at least) can score a free month just for trying it out. Hit the break for a press release and additional details.

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MediaMall’s PlayLater brings DVR to internet video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 30

Remembering my first iPhone

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I’ve had every iPhone, but I’ll always remember my first. Four years later, a look back.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

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