Sprint defies the slow economy by buying prepaid giant Virgin Mobile for $483 million, and its exec admits that it needs to “let go.” We then chat about Android, the Palm Pre vs. iTunes debacle, the Garmin Nuvifone going to Asia, our weekly reviews, and more. And, of course, we …
Originally posted at Dialed In Podcast
We all know that BlackBerry phones are touted as some of the best business devices out there. Many of the perks for corporate cogs are baked into the operating system, body design, and secure BES Exchange server. Many more come to the BlackBerry through third-party applications, many of which are …
Originally posted at The Download Blog
Intel’s chief sales and marketing officer Sean Maloney wants you to know something you probably already figured out on your own. “Netbooks are predominantly… a second or third purchase from someone who’s already got a notebook,” he suggested today at the company’s Technology Fair event, further extrapolating with an anecdote of him watching people in China retail shops skipping the portables and going straight to more capable notebooks. “The first time you buy something, you want the real deal. It’s a human behavior thing… it’s [the same] all around the world.” It’s an admission of processing power and capability, but of course Intel still wants you interested in ultra-thin computers with more capability — and either way, the chip manufacturer gets a share of the profits, so it’s essentially a win-win.
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Intel exec speaks the obvious: first-time buyers aren’t going for netbooks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Bacteria’s already stepped up his game considerably with his recent IntoPlay portable PSone mod, but he’s now truly won our hearts with his latest DIY build: a portable TurboGrafx-16. Like a redder, more bulbous TurboExpress, this one uses an official 5.4-inch Sony PSone screen for a display (and speakers), packs a built-in battery that’s said to last three hours between recharges, and includes plenty of nice touches like a region free switch for American and Japanese games and a pair of turbo switches for the action buttons. Of course, like most such mods, this is a one-of-a-kind creation, but you can check out the complete build process at the link below, and get a glimpse of it in action in the video after the break.
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Bacteria’s back at it with IntoGrafx portable TurboGrafx-16 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The ever-entertaining Mooley Eden, Intel’s General Manager of Mobile Platform Group, wants you to know as succinctly as possible that the rumors of Atom evolution Pine Trail’s delay have been greatly exaggerated. “Pine Trail is on schedule. You can quote me on that… The three chip solution down to two chip solution [is] coming this year.” Now how about a hint as to where we’ll first see this chip, eh Eden?
Filed under: Laptops
New Atom architecture Pine Trail on schedule for this year, says Intel’s Eden originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Google Voice might have just been unceremoniously thrown out of the iPhone App Store, but that doesn’t mean development isn’t racing forward on other platforms — say hello to dkGoogleVoice, an unofficial client for the Palm Pre. Yeah, it’s buggy and has a bare-bones feature set, but hey — it exists, and it’s only going to get better. Can’t say that about your little phone, can you Steve?
[Via PreCentral]
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Unofficial Google Voice client for Palm Pre makes the scene originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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I won't lie; the Dell SP2309W is hands-down my favorite 23-incher, thanks to its 2,048×1,152 resolution.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET)
My new favorite LCD computer monitor category is the 23-inch. The 23-inchers by their nature have 16:9 aspect ratios, which means at least a 1,…
I just got my new iPhone 3GS the other day and the first thing I did with it was get it jailbroken, just how I handled my iPhone 3G.
This time around, it was not really because I was in dire need of any extra functionality (the 3GS now can …
There’s nothing like good, old competition to keep tech prices in check. Case in point: earphones. The headphone market is heavily saturated, and that’s why there are so many worthy earbud contenders in the sub-$100 price range. Klipsch is one company in particular that has impressed us …
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
If you’ve preordered one o’ them fancy new myTouch 3Gs, check your mailbox, front porch, back door, administrative assistant, or dirty, thieving neighbor — because it might be there. T-Mobile said that preorders would be shipping at the tail end of July, and sure enough, some folks are starting to get lucky; plebes without preorders will still need to wait until August 5, though, so, you know, either sit there and drool or shout nasty remarks about how you’d rather have a Hero in the meanwhile.
[Thanks, sun]
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
T-Mobile myTouch 3G preorders now shipping, arriving, being touched originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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