Jul 12
New fanless heatsink design said to offer more efficient CPU cooling.
Jul 12
HP TouchPad 4G coming to AT&T this summer with 1.5GHz CPU, won’t support LTE
Posted in: 4G, att, breaking news, HP, hspa, palm, Today's Chili, touchpad
Funny what a number can do, eh? Just last month, we heard that a 3G model of HP’s TouchPad would be coming to AT&T this summer, and now we’re being told that it’ll actually be called the TouchPad 4G. 4G as in HSPA+. Not 4G as in LTE. Got that? Good. Aside from the basics — 32GB of internal storage, integrated GPS and HSPA+ / WiFi radios — a newfangled 1.5GHz processor (up from 1.2GHz) will make its debut, hopefully improving those performance issues we saw during our review. Sadly, no one’s spilling details on pricing or release, with the carrier simply affirming that it’ll be on sale prior to the “back to school” season. We’re guessing the Summer of 2011 is going to be quite the confusing time to be an in-store AT&T employee — how exactly do you sell an actual 4G hotspot when you’ve got HSPA+ devices calling themselves the same? Oh, nomenclature.
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Jul 12
TiVo app jumps from iPad to iPhone, adds support for Series3 and HD DVRs
Posted in: app, dvr, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, IpodTouch, itunes, remote control, RemoteControl, tivo, Today's Chili
A magazine ad revealed it was on the way, and today TiVo came through by releasing a version of its remote app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. v1.5 does more than just get the existing iPad interface ready for smaller screens, it also increases compatibility by adding “limited compatibility” (search, browse and schedule recordings, plus the virtual remote) with older TiVo Series3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL DVRs, as well as TiVo Premieres supplied by cable providers RCN and Suddenlink. Still waiting in the wings is the promised Android version — unless you’re in the UK. Check out the press release after the break or just click the iTunes link below and give it a download yourself, especially since even the TiVo-less can browse its wares thanks to a new guest mode.
[Thanks, @BrennokBob & Larry]
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Jul 12
The Huawei Ascend II comes to Cricket Wireless running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and toting a 5-megapixel camera.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Jul 12
Irked that you can’t see the keyboard keys well when using the MacBook Air in the dark? That might be a thing of the past with Apple reportedly bringing backlit keys back to its upcoming Air models.
Originally posted at Apple Talk
Jul 12
Half of Xbox 360 Units Sold to Buyers Who Didn’t Own Xbox 1
Posted in: Apple, gaming, Microsoft, playstation, Screenshots, Today's Chili, xbox, xbox 360, xbox liveThis article was written on January 19, 2007 by CyberNet.
Going along with our recent poll, here’s another question for you. How many of you that own an Xbox 360, also own or owned at one point the original Xbox? According to Chris Satchell of Microsoft, he’s saying that so far, 10.4 million Xbox 360 units have been sold. But, even more interesting is that he says over half of those have come from people that never owned the original Xbox. Are any of you Xbox 360 owners previous Playstation owners? Satchell says, “There’s lots of new people coming in, which kind of surprises you. What we’re actually finding is that our customer set is broadening, which we think is important.”
If that’s true, and half of those 10.4 million units were sold to those who weren’t original Xbox users, that says something. Dead Takahashi of San Jose Mercury News interviewed Gates and asked how his plan for 360 was working. Gates says, “It’s working perfectly. We wanted to be the guy with the small box that costs less. We wanted to have the most games. We wanted to play to our software strength, and tools and online. We wanted to swap positions with Sony. We wanted to not be a year late, not be a bix box, not be a more expensive box. How are we doing on that?”
Well, let’s see. They wanted to be the guy with the small box that costs less. Check. Most games? Well, considering the 360 has been out for over a year now, of course there are more games than those made specifically for Playstation 3. Are they playing to their software strength, tools, and online? Absolutely. Xbox Live has 5 million users and it’s growing! At CES, Gates and Robbie Bach announced the move of Xbox Live to Vista this year, and an IPTV service for US Xbox 360 owners.
In the same interview with Takahashi, Gates admits that Microsoft did fail in terms of lack of software, price, and size with the original Xbox. It was bigger, cost more, and when it came to software, the Playstation 2 blew it out of the water. When Gates says, “We want to swap positions with Sony” I think just maybe, they could be well on their way with that.
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Jul 12
AT&T becomes the first telco to use energy-efficient Bloom Box servers, will power 11 sites in California
Posted in: att, green, Today's Chili
Remember Bloom Energy servers, those low-cost, energy-efficient fuel cells born out of a scrapped NASA project? The company made a splashy debut last year, starting with a spot on 60 Minutes and a long list of early-adopting corporate heavyweights like FedEx, Walmart, Google, Coca-Cola, Staples, and eBay. Since then, we haven’t heard much from the company, but today she’s back — AT&T says it will be the first telco to use these refrigerator-sized servers to power its operations. For now, the company’s planning on using the technology to run 11 sites in California, a move AT&T says will cut its carbon dioxide emissions in half and virtually eliminate SOx, NOx, and other smog-forming particles. All told, its servers should produce 62 million kWh of power annually — once all of these servers are fully up and running sometime in the middle of next year, that is. We say good on AT&T, though we’ll really be stoked when these things start lighting up more average Joe homes.
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Jul 12
This Is War: Watch the Libyan Revolution Explode through the Lens of a Helmet Cam — Part 1
Posted in: exclusive, Today's Chili, top
Humphrey Cheung worked in tech journalism and IT for years. Then, this spring, he had enough. But instead of switching jobs, he strapped on a digital camera, armor, and flew to Libya. This is what a real rebellion looks like. More »
Jul 12
Acer’s new 13-inch TimelineX 3830TG-6431 reviewed: Portable power and a great price
Posted in: Today's ChiliAs long as you can live without a DVD drive, Acer’s new $779 TimelineX is one of the best fast, thin laptops you’re likely to find.
Jul 12
Google teases Photovine, slides back into image sharing
Posted in: app, Apple, Google, ios, iPhone, IphoneApp, social networking, SocialNetworking, Today's Chili
Remember when Google acquired Slide way back in 2010? A year after coasting smoothly down the chute into Mountain View, the social gaming company has finally begun to make a splash, launching Prizes (beta) last week, and now teasing Photovine, a social networking app that lets you connect with people through photo-driven themes. You could participate in a vine about your crazy weekend at the lake, join other users in a thread of kitten shots, or share unboxing pics of a new gadget while comparing regional discrepancies with users from around the world. For now, Photovine is little more than an amateurish three-page website with a brief FAQ and a somewhat-hidden reference to Slide and Google, but the service’s objective seems to be on-point, and it has potential to attract a diverse group of users. We look forward to watching the vine bud and grow after its yet-to-be-announced public launch, but head over to the source link for a more detailed look in the meantime.
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Google teases Photovine, slides back into image sharing originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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