Hasta La Gadget!

The default BlackBerry browser has long been laughably sad, but it looks like things are about to get better: RIM’s just acquired Torch Mobile, the developers behind the Iris mobile browser. If you’ll recall, Iris is a well-received WebKit-based browser for Windows Mobile that offers tabbed browsing, touch, and a skinnable UI — and we hear it does a pretty good job rendering pages as well. Of course, since it’s Windows Mobile-only at the moment it’ll be a while before BlackBerry fans actually see any results from this acquisition, but it’s nice to see RIM taking some big steps to address what’s become a major shortfall with the platform — and hey, maybe that extra time is what it’ll take to add the promised full Flash and Silverlight support to the system. Yep, lots of solid potential here — now if only RIM would build in proper IMAP support, we’d be all set.

[Via MobileTechWorld, thanks Ike]

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RIM buys Torch Mobile, BlackBerrys might finally get a decent browser originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Canon might have announced a slew of new compacts today, but we’re thinking the most exciting news might be this image of the legendary EOS 7D. That flash button would indicate the presence of a built-in flash, and those mic holes hint at video features, but apart from that we’ve got little else to go on — there are whispers that the Best Buy inventory system is listing the body at $2700 and the kit with an EF 28-135 lens at $2900, but we can’t verify those at the moment. We’re dying to find out more about this one, stay tuned.

[Thanks, manhog]

Read – 7D image at dpreview forums
Read – 7D in Best Buy systems at Canon Rumors

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Canon EOS 7D image appears online, might be in Best Buy systems originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hynix was first out of the gate with triple-level-cell flash memory, but Intel and Micron just pushed the MLC state of the art with their new 34nm three-bits-per-cell NAND, which they say will produce even smaller and cheaper 32Gb chips than those currently on the market. That means we should be seeing some monster storage in some tiny packages later this year when these guys ship — everyone ready for another round of flash drive purchases?

[Via CNET]

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Intel and Micron announce smallest, cheapest NAND flash yet originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Could this mean the death of the Cassingle?

Continue reading Maxell launches flash storage line

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Maxell launches flash storage line originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember that pretty Windows Mobile 6.5-ish skin for AT&T’s Warhawk (a.k.a. HTC Touch Diamond2) we saw last week? Looks like it (or another very similar skin) is ready to make another appearance. The Inquirer managed to get a walkthrough of what’s being called the final build of WinMo 6.5, and while there isn’t a lot of new functionality shown — large portions of the video are devoted to My Phone syncing and QR codes — we do get to seem a few Zune inspired ideas and a brief glimpse of how it handles flash. It’s still on track for release by Christmas, and if you want your glimpse now, check out the video after the break.

Continue reading Windows Mobile 6.5, HTC Touch Diamond2, and Flash collide on video

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Windows Mobile 6.5, HTC Touch Diamond2, and Flash collide on video originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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