Aug 16
River rock
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Aug 16
The US Patent System Is Killing Innovation
Posted in: Apple, HTC, Law, legal, patents, samsung, Today's Chili, top
HTC sued Apple over mobile patents today. Again. Pretty soon Apple will likely sue them back. Again. Shrug. Throw it on the pile. And while the patent Cold War continues to heat up, weep for the real casualty: innovation. More »
Aug 16
AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G scheduled for August 21st launch
Posted in: 4G, att, hotspot, hspa, lte, mobile hotspot, MobileHotspot, Today's Chili, usb
With it having been in the works for so long, it’s easy to forget that AT&T is ready to flip the switch on its sparkling-new LTE network virtually any second now. But Ma Bell is happy to remind us of its impending true 4G launch by announcing that its first two dedicated LTE devices, the USBConnect Momentum 4G and Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G, are set to be sold in stores this upcoming Sunday. In addition, users of the USBConnect Adrenaline will be able to download a firmware update on August 26th that turns on its dormant LTE radio. The carrier also officially announced that its DataConnect plans will be offered for $50 per month for 5GB, with usage charges of $10 for each additional GB. Hold your horses, though — the units will be available for purchase and can be used on HSPA+ for now, but it doesn’t guarantee AT&T will activate the higher-speed 4G network next week. Nay, we may have to wait just a little longer before Ralph de la Vega pushes the big red button on his desk, but that day is not too distant.
AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G scheduled for August 21st launch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 16
Two of U.S. Cellular’s Android smartphones join the carrier’s prepaid lineup.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Aug 16
Saygus VPhone finally wins approval from Verizon, not so high-end anymore
Posted in: Android, Google, GoogleAndroid, Today's Chili, verizon
Hey, you folks remember the VPhone? Honestly, we had forgotten about it too. The debut handset from Saygus first started making the rounds in late 2009 sporting, what were at the time, high-end features, like a front facing camera and a 624MHz processor. Well, times have changed and now that the Android-powered phone has finally won approval through Verizon’s open development initiative it’s, at best, decidedly mid-range. While the 256MB of RAM and chunky, sliding QWERTY remain, the VPhone has received some minor upgrades on its journey to Big Red — that XScale core has been bumped to a seemingly arbitrary 806MHz and Donut has been swapped for Froyo or Gingerbread. The one thing that the relative unknown still has going for it is hacker friendly features, such as an unlocked bootloader and the ability to run custom ROMs from an SD card. Sadly, there is still no word on an actual release date or price, but at least we know Saygus hasn’t completely fallen off the face of the Earth.
Saygus VPhone finally wins approval from Verizon, not so high-end anymore originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 16
Despite recently raising $2.5 million, the EV start-up is refunding deposits and creating a VIP database for early adopters.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
Aug 16
Apple Campus 2 will accommodate 13,000 employees, have its own power plant
Posted in: Apple, hewlett-packard, HP, steve jobs, Today's ChiliSteve Jobs went in front of the of the Cupertino city council back in June with a proposal that would allow Apple to expand its campus by building a new one that would hold 12,000 employees. The 150 acres of land previously belonged to Hewlett-Packard, which Apple bought from the company when it started to […]
Aug 16
Just Looking at the Latest Aircraft Porn
Posted in: military, Today's Chili, top
I’m hooked to the US Navy and US Air Force’s Flickr feeds. Why, because they sometimes contain some incredibly beautiful and interesting images of planes in the field. You should check them out too. More »
Aug 16
Alienware M18x review: It’s massive
Posted in: Today's ChiliAlienware again pushes the boundaries of laptop performance (and price) with high-end parts and a great-for-gaming 18-inch screen.
Aug 16
Lightning Motorcycles electric bike blazes past 2010 record, joins 200 MPH Club
Posted in: bike, Today's Chili
Bonneville, home to the world’s fastest lawnmower record, has just added another notch to its land speed belt — this time for electric motorcycles. When last we left Utah’s salt flats, Mission One had claimed top honors for its all-electric bike, but that title has once again been usurped by rival Lightning. Averaging a speed of 206.079 mph, the team’s Flying Banana Mk. II blazed past its 2010 record of 176.044 mph to claim the speed hog glory. The chopper’s rider, Paul Thede, now gets to join the likes of 65 other inductees in Bonneville’s exclusive 200 MPH Club. His award for such a hallowed distinction? Why, he got to wear the club’s red hat for a whole 24 hours.
Lightning Motorcycles electric bike blazes past 2010 record, joins 200 MPH Club originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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