Hasta La Gadget!

It’s just about time to “meet the new way.” Samsung’s sketch-heavy invitation clearly points to some type of pen-input device, and given the timing of the event and the fact that plenty of tablets have already been sold across the pond, we’re expecting the Galaxy Note 10.1 to be outed properly… again. Judging from reports earlier this month, there will be plenty of new features (and color options) to be demoed since our last in-depth look at the evolving device, so expect a fairly packed show, complete with the typical Samsung fanfare. The event kicks off at 11AM ET, so stay tuned right here for the play-by-play from NYC.

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Live from Samsung’s ‘Meet the new way’ event in New York City! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Adobe has been broadcasting as much as possible that Flash on Android is going away, although it’s been offering a grace period for those addicted to the plugin. It’s now time to wean yourself off. As Adobe warned earlier in the year, new installations from Google Play won’t be an option from August 15th onwards. Any downloads after that point will be limited to updates for existing installations or to those willing to raid Adobe’s archives — assuming would-be users aren’t already running Android 4.1, that is. While we’d still expect Flash to preserve some of its relevance in mobile as long as phones ship with it preinstalled, and alternatives like Skyfire persist, we’d strongly suggest getting comfortable with HTML5 and native apps from now on.

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PSA: Adobe halts new installs of Flash on Android as of tomorrow originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sadly, Pebble won’t be making its way to backers by its original September estimate, but the design team wants you to know that it’s hard at work, traveling the world to source components, running shipping tests and spending time refining the user interface in order to provide a top-notch experience once you do receive your device in the mail. To that end, Martijn, the UI designer, has dropped by Vimeo to provide us with a “sneak peek” at the device’s operation, including some demos on iOS and a connected prototyping board, using a custom tool that sends designs to the Pebble screen from any graphics program in real-time (a feature that will reportedly also be available in the SDK). From what we’ve seen, there appears to be plenty of space on the screen to show incoming calls, read emails with eight lines of text at a time, view appointment details, select songs and control volume, and, of course, see the current time. Commenters seem to be quite pleased with the design so far, and we have to agree — it’s a pretty slick UI. Jump past the break to see it in action.

Continue reading Pebble team posts UI preview, provides an early look at how you’ll interact with the E-Paper Watch

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Pebble team posts UI preview, provides an early look at how you’ll interact with the E-Paper Watch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple rested its side of the case in its main lawsuit against Samsung on Monday, and with the switch of focus came a small sacrifice. While Samsung failed in a Hail Mary bid to have the suit dismissed, it successfully argued that a few devices should escape the clutches of a full-fledged ban. Don’t get too excited, though: the exclusion list mostly touches on phones that only reach US shores through unofficial importers, including the Galaxy Ace as well as international editions of the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II. The decision still leaves the American variants of phones under scrutiny, and it doesn’t change Apple’s hopes of a large licensing fee for all the alleged transgressions. We’d still say the exemption provides some small amount of relief for Samsung, however. Most of Apple’s early, less-than-flattering accusations of trade dress violations focused on the more familiar-looking foreign Galaxy models and lose some of their thunder when leveled against the conspicuously altered designs that eventually set foot in the US.

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Judge cuts international Galaxy S and S II, Galaxy Ace from Apple lawsuit against Samsung originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re enamored with the 4:3 ratio of the Optimus Vu but remain disappointed that there isn’t an American model to call your own, LG is bringing some sunshine to your day. The Korean company has confirmed plans to port the LTE-equipped version of the extra-wide phablet to the US sometime during the third quarter of the year — in other words, anytime between now and the end of September. Thanks to our friends at the FCC, we even know that it’s headed to Verizon first, if not exclusively. Most of the other details are scant. The timing makes it likely that Android 4.0 will ship with Big Red’s edition as a matter of course; LG’s me-too Q Voice interface won’t speak English until 2013, however. We mostly know that, between LG’s American plans and Samsung’s next Galaxy Note, the Great PDA Revival of 2012 is still very much in full swing.

[Thanks, FT]

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LG Optimus Vu coming to wide-minded Americans by summer’s end originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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