Sep 23

Sprint’s Motorola Admiral quietly displayed on YouTube as America watches dancing cats

Posted in: Android, gingerbread, Google, mobilepostmini, motorola, Sprint, Today's Chili
It may not have quite as many views as Admiral Ackbar, but a chieftan of Sprint’s CDMA-based Direct Connect service was officially outed by the carrier via YouTube earlier. Our device in question, the Motorola Admiral, has now been given a speedy lookover despite the fact that the company hasn’t even seen fit to acknowledge its existence otherwise. ‘Course, we don’t imagine this was accidental in the slightest — the video of the rugged Android device has been up for several hours without getting pulled — but it’s still a curious way to introduce one of the first phones featuring a brand new service. Regardless, we now have the clearest shots of the portrait QWERTY smartphone that we’ve seen yet; the two-and-a-half minute teaser didn’t list off a lot of specs, but it did confirm the handset’s 3.1-inch display and five megapixel camera with LED flash. That should count for something, right? Still, it likely won’t be long before we get a real announcement with the full rundown, so just keep yourself entertained by watching the “related videos” section in the meantime. Check out the vid after the break.

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Sep 22

Google Acquires YouTube For $1.65 Billion

Posted in: Google, Today's Chili

This article was written on October 09, 2006 by CyberNet.

Google YouTube It has been announced that Google just bought YouTube for a measly $1.65 billion. That’s not really that much money, right? :)

There are several big questions that are in my mind now. The first being whether Google is going to keep the two services separate or not. In my opinion they should promote each individually just because of brand recognition. Despite the name Google being all over the place I think YouTube is synonymous with videos. Not only is it recognized all over the world but YouTube also has less syllables than Google Video…so it is easier to say. :) I know that isn’t very scientific but those are enough of a reason to keep them separate for me.

Apparently Yahoo! was also in the bidding but they were no match for Google’s checkbook. Does that mean all of Google’s competitors like MSN and Yahoo! are going to try and sweep up other online video services to gain some of the market share back? Probably but MSN hasn’t even opened their video service to the public yet so they are already way behind.

Despite Google recently saying that they weren’t going to develop any new services for a little while I guess that doesn’t exclude them from purchasing companies. :D

Thanks for the tip Curtiss!

Update:
Here is Google’s official press release. Looks like they are keeping all of the YouTube employees and the two services will remain separate. Thanks for pointing that out Nate!

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Sep 22

New York City braces for Tuesday’s arrival of mobile service on subway platforms

Posted in: att, mobile phone, MobilePhone, mobilepostcross, new-york, Sprint, t-mobile, TMobile, Today's Chili, verizon

It’s hardly a natural disaster, but the landscape of Manhattan is about to change once again with the arrival of cellular signal to a handful of the borough’s subway platforms. Both AT&T and T-Mobile are taking part in the pilot program, and the Metropolitan Transit Authority expects the service to begin rolling on Tuesday at several stations along the 14th Street corridor, including A, C, E, F, L and M, along with stops 1, 2 and 3. The 23rd Street line will also see part of the action, as coverage is expected for the C and E stations. Of course, straphangers are unlikely to receive signal once on-board the trains, as the tunnels themselves aren’t included in this rollout. Currently, the MTA expects all 277 underground platforms to be equipped for mobile chatter by 2016. Transit Wireless, the company responsible for the expansion, is said to be in talks with Sprint and Verizon for a similar introduction, although its customers must be content to listen in on the conversations other commuters for the time being.

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New York City braces for Tuesday’s arrival of mobile service on subway platforms originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

Wisconsin library loans iPads for at home e-reading

Posted in: Apple, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, ipad, ipad 2, Ipad2, kindle, nook, sony, tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, Today's Chili

If you thought hitting up the local library was far too Web 1.0 for your avant-garde lifestyle, you may want to check out the Eau Claire public library in Wisconsin — it’s not only lending books, but also, iPads. Each one of the 44 available tablets will be stuffed to the digital gills with 1,000 books, ten audiobooks and various apps for your reading (or, not reading) pleasure. Although other houses of learning have launched similar programs, this is the first of note to go with Apple slates for its e-reading experiment. If you’re the proud owner of a library card and have less than $10 in fines, you too can get in line for one of the loaners. We wonder, does the old saying “you break it, you buy it” apply here?

Wisconsin library loans iPads for at home e-reading originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

Card.io launches visual credit card scanner on Android, shares the mobile payment love

Posted in: Android, AndroidOs, apps, mobilepostmini, sdk, Today's Chili, video

Already in use on iOS, Card.io offers a lightweight alternative to Google Wallet, using your phone’s camera to glean payment details; and it’s now winging its way to your Android phone. It may not have that phone-tapping appeal of Google’s contactless payment system, but the app SDK (available now) skips the laborious process of entering your details number-by-number, booting up your camera and delivering your precious banking details to third-party merchants. You can check the video after the break for a (really brief) walkthrough, or click on the source below to give the Android demo a go.

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Card.io launches visual credit card scanner on Android, shares the mobile payment love originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

VIA Technologies sues Apple for patent infringement

Posted in: Apple, lawsuit, legal, patent, patents, Today's Chili

Seems like we can’t go a week without another patent infringement lawsuit being filed, and this one’s no different. Apparently, VIA Technologies, maker of fine computational processors, is mad as hell with Apple’s allegedly infringing ways, and it’s not gonna take it anymore. Filed in the US District Court in Delaware, VIA claims that Cupertino’s iThings and Apple TVs infringe patent numbers 6,253,312, 6,253,311 and 6,754,810, which cover various microprocessor functions. A complaint’s also been lodged with the ITC — in order to hasten the settlement talks, no doubt. So, all that’s left is the countdown until these two shake hands, exchange checks and go on about their business… preferably outside the courtroom.

VIA Technologies sues Apple for patent infringement originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 22

Xperia Play finally gets HD video capture, catches up with smartphone siblings

Posted in: 720p, Android, gingerbread, mobilepostcross, mobilepostmini, software update, SoftwareUpdate, Sony Ericsson, SonyEricsson, Today's Chili, update, video, xperia

The Xperia Play’s incoming Android 2.3.4 update appears to add an extra nugget of functional goodness in the form of high-definition video-recording. What, the Xperia Play didn’t do so already? Nope, Sony Ericsson neglected to add that functionality to the phone’s five megapixel shooter from the start. Fortunately, the new software update rectifies this, so when you’re not blasting those PlayStation hits of yesteryear, you’ll be able to chronicle your pet’s adventures in crystal clear 720p. Courtesy of XDA Developers, see proof of the Play’s new HD recording abilities after the break.

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Sep 22

Adobe and Macromedia Finally Together

Posted in: General, Today's Chili

This article was written on December 05, 2005 by CyberNet.

Adobe stated on Thursday that it had received clearance from the Justice Department to complete its $3.4 billion merger with Macromedia. The completion of the merger is expected on Saturday after a seven-month process. This will be one of the most powerful multimedia companies currently existent. Some talk has been over the future of Macromedia Fireworks. Currently, Adobe Photoshop is the dominating professional photo editor, but Macromedia Fireworks has its fair share of users as well. Will Fireworks just disappear? I guess we won’t have long before we find out.

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Sep 22

Scientists Reconstruct Brains’ Visions Into Digital Video In Historic Experiment

Posted in: Movies, science, Today's Chili, top, video, YouTube

UC Berkeley scientists have developed a system to capture visual activity in human brains and reconstruct it as digital video clips. Eventually, this process will allow you to record and reconstruct your own dreams on a computer screen. More »

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Sep 22

PBS screens the cultural eye-candy early to Apple devices, ushers iOS users past the public velvet rope

Posted in: Apple, apple ipad, AppleIpad, AppleIphone, ios, mobilepostcross, streaming, Today's Chili

If you’re a fan of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, you’ll probably want to tune in to PBS’ new Prohibition-era doc — on your iOS device. That’s right, the federally-funded public network’s hip to our digital distributing times, and is giving an early access viewing window to users of its PBS app across Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The high-brow art’ll get its stream on September 23rd, with the full series to air on broadcast from October 2nd through the 4th. While the doc’s two subsequent episodes will also stream live day and date on PBS’ video hub, your mobile apps won’t get the visual goods until the day after air. Of course, if that bevy of options doesn’t jive with your busy schedule, you can always download the show direct from PBS or iTunes. Official PR awaits you after the break.

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