Sep 01
The End of Silicon Valley
Posted in: Apple, Google, HP, Today's Chili, top
It’s the end of the summer. And in Silicon Valley, it’s the end of an era. The garage days are over. It’s time to move on. The future belongs to the dorm. More »
Aug 31
The headline’s about all we know at the moment, but CNBC is now confidently reporting that Facebook is set to launch a music service of some sort on September 22nd, which conveniently lines up with the company’s F8 developer conference. Could that service also include a dash of Spotify? Maybe some Vibes? We’ll be there to find out.
[Thanks, Adam]
CNBC: Facebook to launch music service on September 22 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Aug 31
Scosche’s RDTX-PRO for iPhone and iPod touch detects radiation, funds charities
Posted in: Apple, iPhone, ipod touch, IpodTouch, mobilepostcross, os, Today's Chili, twitter
Scoshe already offers a fairly impressive range of mobile accessories, but its now branched out into some uncharted territory with its latest offering. The company has just announced its new RDTX-PRO radiation detector and app for the iPhone and iPod touch, which launches in Japan next month. With no calibration needed, the device attaches to your iOS handheld via the dock connector and offers gamma radiation detection above 60keV within +/- 5% accuracy. If that wasn’t enough, the peripheral can also be used as a standalone alarm for radioactivity for up to 96 hours, and the aforementioned app will let you to share your findings via Facebook, Twitter or Google Maps. Still not convinced Scosche is fighting the good fight? Well, $10 from each $330 unit sold will benefit a group of charities dedicated to aiding those affected by the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. For an closer look at the UI, take a peek at the gallery below, or for the full rundown, hit the PR after the break.
Gallery: Scosche RDTX-PRO
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Scosche’s RDTX-PRO for iPhone and iPod touch detects radiation, funds charities originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 30
How Beyonce Is Bigger Than Hurricanes, Earthquakes and SuperBowl Sunday
Posted in: Today's Chili, top, twitter
When I was a child, there was a number that crudely measured how many people paid attention to something. It was called the Nielsen rating. Perhaps you remember it. Today it’s an unimportant relic that only reveals what was happening. More »
Aug 27
We’ve all seen countless numbers of spy movies where the main character uses a fake identity to get close to their target. This sort of work doesn’t just happen in James Bond movies; covert police and intelligence operations do it all the times, and sometimes immerse themselves into a community for years. Take the news […]
Aug 25
Sony Ericsson updates Xperia line with the latest Gingerbread goods
Posted in: Android, gingerbread, Google, GoogleAndroid, mobilepostcross, Sony Ericsson, SonyEricsson, Today's Chili, update, upgrade, xperia
Android update junkies are in for a treat from Sony Ericsson. The handset maker’s serving up the freshest batch of Gingerbread to its Xperia line of smartphones starting this October. Bundled in to this 2.3.4 rollout are a bunch of OEM enhancements, bringing along deeper Facebook integration that’ll let you like and share your app discoveries with friends, and “3D sweep panorama technology,” so you can snap those self-portraits for 3DTV viewing. SE’s also thrown in a native screen capture function and, of course, there’s Google Talk with Video Chat. The Neo V will be the first phone out of the launch gate with these baked-in tweaks, but if you’ve got a beefier Xperia device, it’s probably better just to wait.
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Sony Ericsson updates Xperia line with the latest Gingerbread goods originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 25
The NYT reports Facebook tried to buy Instagram. Instagram said no. So, screw you, Instagram—Facebook’s going to rip it off and do it itself. This means photo filters for everyone! Which is exactly why photo filters are doomed. More »
Aug 25
Facebook sets sights on Instagram users with photo filter integration
Posted in: photography, Photos, Today's Chili
What now Instagram? You wouldn’t sell to Facebook and now ol’ Zucks is moving on without you. That’s right, friends… the social network genius himself is scheming alongside his engineers to integrate photo filters within the company’s mobile application. The CEO hopes to lure users away from the popular photography app and keep them tethered to his site via mobile handset. Apparently the tech has been ready for a bit, but the boss wants his team to add more editing options before the feature is released into the wild.
Facebook sets sights on Instagram users with photo filter integration originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Aug 24
Ticketmaster’s interactive seat map brings Facebook stalking to concert venues
Posted in: Music, social networking, SocialNetworking, Today's Chili, video, web
You desperately want to attend Katy Perry’s raucous San Antonio concert, but your kid sister has absolutely zero interest in tagging along, and the mere thought of going stag strikes fear into your heart. All seems lost, but worry not — because Ticketmaster and Facebook have just joined forces to create a new feature that weds concert-going with social networking. As of today, users purchasing tickets to select events can easily find out whether any of their Facebook friends are also attending and where they’re seated. All you have to do is connect to Ticketmaster with your Facebook account, find your concert of choice and use the interactive venue map to tag your own seats, or to see those of online friends who’ve already tagged themselves. From there, you can buy tickets right next to your intended targets and act totally surprised when you bump into them at the show. For now, the feature is only available for 300 venues (encompassing some 9,000 events), but you can find more information in the video and press release after the break.
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Ticketmaster’s interactive seat map brings Facebook stalking to concert venues originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 22
Nokia to announce Symbian Belle update on Wednesday, crafts a countdown timer
Posted in: firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, mobilepostcross, nokia, symbian, teaser, Today's Chili, update
Well, that must be embarrassing: Nokia gets a fancy countdown clock set up on its Facebook page as a teaser for something new on Symbian, and the file it set up still says “belle_fb_TeaserMain” in it. It doesn’t anymore, but the cat’s already out of the bag; on Wednesday morning Espoo will most likely unveil Belle, its forthcoming bump up from Symbian Anna. We’re unsure of the exact details that’ll be shared, though we’ve already seen enough of the new update to know what to expect: with a couple lengthy videos, multitudes of screenshots and a leaked version of Belle floating around somewhere, there isn’t much of a mystery left to shed light on. That said, we’re still hoping we’ll see some device announcements as well as dates and device compatibility. Perhaps Mr. Elop just wants us to think it’s Belle, in which case this would be the best teaser of all.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Nokia to announce Symbian Belle update on Wednesday, crafts a countdown timer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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