Aug 14

Zynga’s Pioneer Trail is like The Oregon Trail without the typhoid

Posted in: Games, social networking, SocialNetworking, Today's Chili
Zynga has finally released The Pioneer Trail, the long promised sequel to FrontierVille on Facebook. Those familiar with The Oregon Trail will be right at home here but there’s no indication as yet that you can die of dysentery. The game abandons many of Zynga’s social gaming trademarks; rather than doing anything related to farming, players must instead journey across one of three maps. The creators claim that each one of these maps is five times larger than any of the outfit’s previous games. Significantly, you can only play the game with three friends, as each player is awarded specific skills necessary to reach “Fort Courage” at the finish. The company hopes that by forcing four players together it will create “intimate gaming” experiences (translation: you can’t give up if you get bored, friends are relying on you). Each map is said to take three weeks of hard pioneerin’ to complete and if that still leaves you cold, remember: there’s always that history textbook waiting in your app queue.

Zynga’s Pioneer Trail is like The Oregon Trail without the typhoid originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 13

Windows Phone Mango RTM leaks into the wild, offers tropical sweets for the daring

Posted in: leak, leaked, leaks, mango, Microsoft, operating system, OperatingSystem, rom, Today's Chili, windows phone, WindowsPhone

For those who’ve longed for Twitter integration and multitasking capabilities on your Windows Phone, the folks at xda-developers have a weekend project you’re bound to flip over: the final version of Mango has leaked, and it’s available for download today. Internally, it’s known as build 7720, and it requires the post-NoDo update dubbed 7392. Alternately, users of Mango beta versions 7661 and 7712 may hop on board, too. If you’ve got a couple hours to spare, a full list of instructions — along with the operating system itself — is included in the source. So far, the software has been confirmed to work on the HD7, Mozart, Trophy, Focus, Arrive, Venue Pro and Optimus 7. As always, proceed at your own risk, and best wishes for your tropical getaway.

[Thanks, Leonidas]

Windows Phone Mango RTM leaks into the wild, offers tropical sweets for the daring originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 13

New Google Calendar Button For IE

Posted in: Google, Today's Chili

This article was written on August 18, 2006 by CyberNet.

Google Toolbar Button IE

It looks like Google has now released a button for the Google Toolbar that will allow users to view upcoming events in their calendar. This button is only for Internet Explorer because the Google Toolbar in Firefox does not have the capability of adding buttons. Don’t be too disappointed because it just shows the events in a menu-like fashion…nothing too special.

Maybe Google doesn’t work so hard at developing these kind of abilities in Firefox because they know other people will develop extensions for them. Just like this sweet Google Calendar Notifier extension. The bad part about the extension is that it just shows you the events for the current day, but it does an amazing job.

Even Opera users haven’t been left in the dark because someone has made a widget that will show you a read-only version of your calendar. This one definitely has a sweet interface!

If you know of any other cool Google Calendar add-ons/plug-ins/extensions/widgets let us know. We love trying out new stuff!

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Aug 13

Ask Engadget: best 1TB+ USB 3.0 external drive on a budget?

Posted in: AskEngadget, storage, Today's Chili, usb, usb 3.0, Usb3.0

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Patrick, who can’t wait another day to start taking advantage of his newfangled blue USB port. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“I just got a new laptop with a USB 3.0 port. I currently have a USB 2.0 external hard drive, but I would like to upgrade. First of all, is the speed boost really worth the money? Is there a speed difference between those that need external power and those that are powered through the USB cable? Looking for one that’s 1TB to 2TB, and my price range is about $150, give or take. Thanks!”

It’s certainly harder to come across a SuperSpeed bargain than a USB 2.0 bargain, but we’re sure there’s a few deals to be had. That said, reliability has to come into play here — any well-rounded suggestions for this fellow? Drop ’em in comments below!

Ask Engadget: best 1TB+ USB 3.0 external drive on a budget? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 13

Visualized: the Apple mothership

Posted in: Apple, pictures, plans, Today's Chili
Visualized: the Apple mothership

We’ve already caught a glimpse of Apple’s proposed science fiction museum new campus in Cupertino, but screen grabs just don’t do this behemoth justice. A recently released set of renderings of Apple Campus 2, as it’s known to the city of Cupertino, however, give it that proper otherworldly glow. According to the accompanying proposal, the building will take up a measly 2.8 million square feet, contain a 1,000-seat auditorium and research facilities totaling 300,000 square feet. Really? Is that all? If architectural renderings are your thing, hit the source link for some building-plan booty.

Gallery: The Apple mothership

Visualized: the Apple mothership originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 13

Sony announcing three NEX lenses on August 24th?

Posted in: camera, digital camera, DigitalCamera, leak, leaks, lenses, rumor, rumors, sony, speculation, Today's Chili
Last month we fell in love with a camera. Specifically, the Sony NEX-C3. We were so enamored with its lilliputian body and stunning image quality that we gave it a “9,” declared it nearly perfect and promptly began recommending it to everyone we know. But if there’s one thing we thought needed improvement, it was the selection of lenses. Well, it looks like we had nothing to fret about — a series of leaked shots suggest the outfit’s had at least three in the works all along. According to the shots, originally posted in DPReview, we’re looking at a 55-210mm / F4.5-6.3 zoom lens and fixed 50mm / F1.8 and 24mm / F1.8 numbers. Though the poster stopped short of revealing any pricing info, he seems confident Sony will announce them on August 24th. Now, while we typically take rumors with a grain of salt, it turns out that the tipster who posted these shots is none other than “Eddieaus,” the same guy who splattered forums with pictures of the VAIO Z next to its external Power Media Dock — the same press photos, in fact, that Sony unveiled days later. So we’re inclined to believe NEX loyalists are about to get a few new pieces of glass to play with. And if that rumored August 24th launch date is also on the money, you won’t have to wait too long to find out how many pretty pennies they’ll cost.

Sony announcing three NEX lenses on August 24th? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 13

9000 People Switch to a Mac per day?

Posted in: Apple, Mac, Microsoft, Screenshots, Today's Chili

This article was written on March 05, 2007 by CyberNet.

GetamaccampaginAccording to TUAW.com, they’re saying that the latest numbers suggest that there are around 9,000 new people per day that switch to a Mac. The numbers come from Tom Yager over at InfoWorld who based his calculations upon Steve Jobs’ claim that half of Macs are sold to first-time buyers.

Yager is also conducting an experiment with a lifelong Windows user. He’s set someone up with a MacBook and a copy of Paralells so that she can experiment with the Mac operating system, but still have access to Windows. He’s trying to see if in the end, she’ll make the switch.

While Apple is growing, 9,000 seems a bit high, but also doesn’t take into consideration all of the people who don’t use Apple exclusively. I know several people who use a Mac for work, and stick with their PC at home.

If it’s true, perhaps the Get a Mac campaign is doing more than giving people a few laughs?

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Aug 13

The New High Resolution Renders of Apple’s Next Campus Are Gorgeous

Posted in: Apple, steve jobs, Today's Chili, top

We’re all quite familiar with how beautiful the proposed new Apple campus is supposed to look. Well, today Cupertino released high-res renders of the facility. And they look mighty stunning. Like, I kind of wanna live in these images, stunning. More »

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Aug 13

Apple’s Spaceship Just Got More Beautiful

Posted in: Apple, steve jobs, Today's Chili, top

We’re all quite familiar with how beautiful the proposed new Apple campus is supposed to look. Well, today Cupertino released high-res renders of the facility. And they look mighty stunning. Like, I kind of wanna live in these images, stunning. More »

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Aug 13

Amazon axes copied content, duplicate Kindle Store ebooks get the boot

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If we take a can of Spam and call it “Engadget’s precooked pork meat product,” you’ll still know it’s the same mystery meat you ate for lunch, right? Under the idea of “private label rights,” authors can do just that: sell their works to others who can rebrand and resell them. This week, Amazon cracked down on duplicate ebooks in its Kindle Store, pulling titles because they “diminish the experience for customers.” One copycat who got the smack down called it a “kick in the pants” when his 22 titles got yanked. He did, however, admit he had the swift one coming. Aping authors can expect more book banning Kung Fu as Amazon continues to rid itself of “undifferentiated or barely differentiated versions of e-books.” Hi-yah!

Amazon axes copied content, duplicate Kindle Store ebooks get the boot originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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