Jun 03

Adobe AIR getting native Android app compilation

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Sound familiar? That’s right: Adobe’s looking to move some of the same technologies it developed for Flash-to-iPhone app compilation over to Android, where we imagine the company will be meeting a much more receptive audience. AIR — part of the Flash portfolio of products — now has a native Android app feature in beta, letting you pump out .apk files from code written in ActionScript 3. Adobe’s targeting a release “by the second half” of the year, so this shouldn’t take too long to go gold… not to say there aren’t perfectly good ways of pumping out Android apps in the meantime, but this should make it a little less painful for seasoned Flash guys to port their stuff.

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Adobe AIR getting native Android app compilation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 03

LG’s edge-lit local dimming LED goes astray

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Some buyers might appreciate its design and features, but the picture quality of the LG LE5500 lags behind other local-dimming LED-based LCDs.

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Jun 03

Dell Streak 16GB in stock on O2 UK website

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Mesmerized by that 5-inch display? Looking to get in on the action for yourself? If you’re in the UK, take note: the Dell Streak is listed as “in stock,” with prices starting at free on contract.

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Dell Streak 16GB in stock on O2 UK website originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 03

iPad used to assist surgery in Flash-free Japanese OR

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At least one surgeon in Japan is using an iPad in the operating theater (a term we learned from M*A*S*H). It’s unclear to us whether it’s attached to an endoscope, he’s looking at reference photos, or even if the device is serving any use at all other than attracting TV coverage, but it sure looks like the real thing — he’s pinching to zoom through latex gloves and everything! The next obvious question is, of course: is there an app for that operation? Video after the break.

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iPad used to assist surgery in Flash-free Japanese OR originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 03

United Airlines offers up ‘Zune inflight audio,’ no actual Zunes

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Microsoft’s already shown with the Xbox 360 and Kin that it’s looking to take its Zune platform beyond Zune-branded hardware, but we can’t say we expected it to go quite this far — Microsoft has now teamed up with United Airlines to offer “Zune inflight audio” to passengers. That apparently won’t involve any new hardware in the planes — Microsoft or otherwise — but it will give passengers 21 new playlists “programmed by Zune” to choose from, including options like Classic Rock, Contemporary Pop, Opera and Piano Jazz. Not many more details than that, unfortunately, with United only saying that it looks forward to “working with Zune and Microsoft to create new onboard experiences.” Sure, it might not sound like much, but it should at least go some ways towards improving the Zune’s name recognition. Full press release is after the break.

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United Airlines offers up ‘Zune inflight audio,’ no actual Zunes originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 03

Hands-on with Qualcomm’s Mirasol e-reader

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An up-close look at screen technology that tries to marry the battery life and easy reading of E-Ink with the video and color of traditional displays. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20006737-56.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Beyond Binary/a/p

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Jun 03

EVO 4G manual goes online, should hold you over for the next few hours

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Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if you activated your new EVO 4G in the store tomorrow morning and you didn’t immediately know how to fire up a Qik video call? You’d be the butt of the joke — just imagine the hearty laughter and pointing you’d receive from Sprint reps and fellow line-waiters! Don’t let this happen to you, friends; come prepared. Read the manual now.

[Thanks, Carl]

EVO 4G manual goes online, should hold you over for the next few hours originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 03

Wobble-proof Navy crane can offload cargo at sea

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The U.S. Navy’s experimental automated crane allows vessels to offload cargo in rough seas, eliminating the need for a deep-water port.

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Jun 03

HTC’s Peter Chou live from D8

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Check back at 11:30AM PT — or a little later, it looks like they’re running a bit late.

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HTC’s Peter Chou live from D8 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 03

Sony predicts digital content will overtake print ‘within five years’

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We can’t say if there’s an actual rule or not, but we’re pretty sure that anyone in the e-reader business has to, at one point, make a prediction about when e-books will overtake actual books, and it looks like Sony has now come through with a big one of its own. That comes courtesy of Sony’s Steve Haber, the man responsible for the company’s digital reading business division, who says that: “within five years there will be more digital content sold than physical content.” Note that he says “digital content,” not books, so we can presume that also includes magazines and newspapers, but it’s still a fairly ambitious statement nonetheless. What’s more, Habar also insists that there is a place for standalone e-readers alongside multi-function devices like the iPad, saying that, “it’s just like digital imaging, where you can take pictures with a cellphone – and many people take pictures with cellphones – but if they want the best possible picture they’ll use a point-and-shoot camera or a digital SLR.”

Sony predicts digital content will overtake print ‘within five years’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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