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Bad news for VAIO owners out there hoping to use Windows 7’s XP mode or run any other hardcore virtual machine applications — Sony disables the required hardware virtualization features of its laptops for “security reasons.” That means XP Mode won’t work on any VAIOs, but there’s hope yet: Sony’s Xavier Lauwaert says that the company will re-enable VT on “select models.” We’ll see what that means going forward — XP Mode is a niche feature, but it’s still pretty lame for Sony to be intentionally disabling hardware features.

Read – The Register
Read – Xavier’s post on the Windows Partner Blog (scroll down to his comment)

[Via Sony Insider]

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

Sony laptops can’t use Windows 7’s XP mode due to disabled hardware virtualization originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hopefully Motorola’s cooking up a super-special custom UI for the Android-powered Morrison, because the purported spec list that just leaked out is looking pretty average — Moto’s newest slider will apparently sport a 528MHz Qualcomm processor with 256MB of RAM, or basically the same setup as the HTC G1, myTouch, and Hero. Yeah, we know this is supposed to be a lower-end set, but isn’t it high time we saw some fundamentally different Android hardware?

[Via I4U, image from Phandroid]

Filed under: Cellphones

Motorola Morrison specs purportedly leak out originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on April 23, 2008 by CyberNet.

Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it’s safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we’ll try to note the paid-only programs).

As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments below so that we can include them the following day!

–Stable Releases–

The software listed here have all been officially released by the developers.

• Damn Small Linux 4.3 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror]
  Type of Application: Linux Operating System
  Changes: Updated Firefox to version 2, few other improvements, and bug fixes
• Google Calendar Sync 0.9.3.2 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Review]
  Type of Application: Sync Outlook and Google Calendar
  Changes: All Outlook events will now be synced, regardless of whether the Google Calendar email address is set as the organizer or attendee
• Miro 1.2.3 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
  Type of Application: Search and download online videos
  Changes: Downloads MP4 video from YouTube when available, and there are several bug fixes
• SpeedFan 4.34 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror]
  Type of Application: Monitor temperatures and fan speed
  Changes: More device support

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.

• None

–Release Calendar–

• April 24 – Ubuntu 8.04
• April 29 – Fedora 9
• April 29 – XP SP3 [Review]
• April 30 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta [Review]
• June – iPhone 2.0 Software [Review]
• June – Firefox 3.0 [Review]
• June 19 – openSUSE 11.0
• Mid 2008 – Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 [Review]
• September 2 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
• 2009 – Windows Mobile 7 [Review]
• 2009 – Paint.NET 4.00 [Review]
• 2010 – Windows 7 [Review]

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We’d heard VIZIO’s VBR100 BD-Live ready (& timed Wal-mart exclusive) Blu-ray player would be making an appearance this month, and our friends over at FormatWarCentral have not only spotted the rare bird in the wild, but brought one home and performed a video unboxing for all to experience. Be prepared for bad news like a lack of high definition cables included in the $178 package, though coax and optical audio outputs plus the too often-forgotten rear mounted USB port are welcome bonuses. Still avoiding the potential trampling issue at Wal-mart? Other stores should have a similar VBR110 model soon, check the video beyond the link or embedded after the break and imagine the packaging splayed about your own living room.

Continue reading VIZIO VBR100 Blu-ray player freed from superstore confines, unboxed on video

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VIZIO VBR100 Blu-ray player freed from superstore confines, unboxed on video originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For those who have far too often felt confined by having to point remotes at the devices being controlled, news of AT&T’s new Point Anywhere RF remote for its U-Verse customers should be a sweet siren song. The relatively simple remote is backlit for your convenience, letting home theater owners hide their set-tops away in a closet without having to go all aftermarket for a control solution. Changing channels from previously impossible areas like the bathroom, kitchen or outside comes at a cost of $49 for the remote and USB dongle, available from AT&T’s online store beyond the read link.

[Thanks, Anthony]

Filed under: Home Entertainment

Walls are no longer a limitation for U-verse with new RF Point Anywhere remote originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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