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Like Jelly Beans, custom Android ROMs tend to have different flavors — and CyanogenMod happens to be a fan favorite. Good thing then, that the CM10 team is now serving nightly builds of its Jelly Bean-based custom ROM update. According to the CyanogenMod Google+ page, CM10 nightlies are now available for the US Samsung Galaxy S III variants, the original Galaxy S and the Galaxy S II (i9100g), the Galaxy Nexus, the Nexus S and Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (P3), Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (P5), Nexus 7, Transformer and Transformer Prime tablets. The list will fill out with more devices when they are ready, the team says, and will continue to have CM9 updates (now weekly, rather then nightly) at their disposal.

CM10 nightly builds now rolling out to select devices originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It may not have quite the catalog of Netflix (or the same HD quality), but Sony Pictures’ Crackle streaming service does have one big thing going for it: it’s completely free. It’s also found its way onto plenty of different platforms (most recently Windows Phone), and that run has now continued with its expansion onto Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet (but not the Nook Color). What’s more, while there’s no release date confirmed just yet, Crackle says that the app is “coming soon” to the Kindle Fire as well. It’s also revealed that the app has now seen 11 million downloads across all mobile platforms — a figure that may now see a boost not only from the new Nook app, but from the just-updated Android and iOS apps, which each boast a redesigned interface and support for TV playback via AirPlay or HDMI.

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Crackle’s free movie streaming expands to the Nook Tablet, Android and iOS apps updated for TV playback originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nikola Tesla may not have gotten all the credit he was due in his lifetime, but his stature has grown considerably since, and many of the inventions he dreamed up are now finding new life in today’s technology. Now, a new effort is underway to truly cement his place in history — even moreso than having David Bowie play him in a movie. Two days ago, Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal comic strip launched an Indiegogo campaign to help fund a Tesla museum at the site of Nikola Tesla’s laboratory in Shoreham, New York, and it’s now already raised over $500,000. That money will go directly to the non-profit Tesla Science Center, which has been attempting to buy the property for $1.6 million, half of which will be covered by a matching grant from the state of New York (meaning the goal for the campaign is $850,000, although anything raised above that will go toward the actual building of the museum). As Inman notes, however, even raising “just” $850k will ensure that the property isn’t sold to someone else and demolished, as others have been looking to do. Those interested in contributing can find all the details at the links below.

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Campaign to build Nikola Tesla museum hits $500k in less than 48 hours, hopes to raise $850k originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After a slight… week long delay we finally have your new episode of the Engadget HD Podcast. If you’ve been waiting for a Fantasy Football update, existing league members should have invites in their inboxes and our pick-em will launch soon. In actual HD news however, DirecTV has finally experienced a loss of customers, perhaps the cable companies can help it deal with the disappointment. For the remaining subscribers however, the iPad app has some updates, while Cablevision is delivering channels to the Kindle Fire. We also take a peek at Verizon’s FiOS Companion tablet and wonder if your TV provider should be in the tablet business, as well as recap the last few weeks of Olympics madness.

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00:13:40 – DirecTV waves goodbye to 52,000 subscribers in first ever net loss of customers
00:13:55 – Time Warner Cable lost 169,000 subscribers, spares DirecTV’s blushes
00:17:38 – Aereo unveils free trial and new prices for its NYC-based internet TV service
00:20:17 – Live streams come to Cablevision’s Optimum App for the Kindle Fire
00:23:57 – DirecTV quietly updates iPad app, HR34 DVR
00:25:25 – Verizon survey reveals FiOS Companion Android tablet, aka the Motorola Corvair
00:31:34 – AOL HD connected TV app is now AOL On for Samsung, Roku and Sony; TiVo coming soon
00:32:48 – ‘Just for Kids’ now available on the Xbox 360: Go, Netflix, Go!
00:39:35 – SlingPlayer survey hints at possible expansion to game consoles
00:43:00 – WatchESPN Android app update finally brings access for Comcast subscribers
00:49:22 – Red claims Dragon is ‘single most significant sensor in the history of image capture’
00:51:28 – Peter Jackson’s 48 fps version of The Hobbit said to be a ‘limited release’ only
00:53:52 – TiVo Premiere 4 confirmed early, promises a 4-tuner DVR for the masses
00:58:04 – Sony’s Nasne TV tuner finally set to go on sale later this month in Japan
01:00:40 – Must See HDTV (August 13th – 19th)

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Engadget HD Podcast 311 – 08.17.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For a country that dominates the Latin American landscape, Brazil hasn’t had much of a presence in Google Street View outside of major cities like Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo. A fresh update to Street View coverage has just gone live that fleshes out the the more far-flung corners of the map. It’s now possible to see what it’s like on the ground in much of the southern tip of the country as well as the northern coastline. Further north, Mexicans get their own treat: Google is now providing the panoramic views for ancient ruins such as Chichen Itza and Teotihuacan, just in case you’d rather not try to blend in with all the other tourists. The widened reach is undoubtedly no match for booking a flight and visiting in person, but it will save you the trouble of brushing up on your Portugese or ancient Mayan.

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Google Street View expands to cover swaths of Brazil and Mexican ruins, won’t substitute for a vacation originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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