Aug 29

TouchPad port of CM7 in the works, can barely be called an alpha (video)

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Touchpad CM7

Supposedly there are some magical TouchPads out there with Android pre-installed on them, but that won’t help you load it up your new collectors item. Thankfully the Cyanogen Mod team is hard at work on a port of Google’s mobile OS for your HP slate and aiming to claim the bounty on its head. It’s still in the extremely early stages. At the moment it does little more than boot up and unlock with the aid of ADB — even the touchscreen isn’t working just yet — but it shouldn’t be too long before you can swap out webOS with CM7. Check out the brief demo video below.

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Aug 29

The mobile patent fight, visualized

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It seems like every day we’re given new information about the progress of one lawsuit or another in the mobile world. The fight has been stretched across the globe, and includes such a tangled web of intersecting companies that it is just mind numbing to try and follow without being hand held through it by a legal […]

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Aug 29

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon give Isis mobile payment network a $100 million boost

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How do you compete with Google’s new Wallet mobile payment system? Well, a $100 million cash infusion certainly couldn’t hurt. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have plans to invest just that amount in Isis, sources told Businessweek. That sum is likely to grow, since taking on Google is no small feat, especially considering Wallet is already off the ground, with nationwide retail partners and support for MasterCard PayPass. Though Isis first made its debut last year, Google Wallet, which was announced in May, has clearly taken the lead. Isis is little more than a top-level website at this point, though with three of the nation’s largest carriers providing support, it could have a chance to catch up — especially if the carriers elect not to partner with Google, leaving Sprint as the sole wireless provider. We’re glad to see some potential healthy competition for Wallet, especially considering that it was looking like Google was poised to create a monopoly. We expect much more to come on the Isis front, but in the meantime, hold on to those wallets — cell phone payments may be in your future, but for now, paper and plastic are where it’s at.

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon give Isis mobile payment network a $100 million boost originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 28

How would you change Samsung’s Droid Charge?

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Skipped over the Thunderbolt, did you? If you were waiting for that other LTE phone to come your way, Samsung’s Droid Charge may have been the one that caught your eye. For those who settled on it, we’re interested in knowing how things have been going. How’s that Super AMOLED Plus panel treating you… outdoors? Is the LTE radio smashing your battery life? Are the Android tweaks to your liking? Still feel it was worth the price premium at launch? There’s no doubt that the Charge is one of favorites on Big Red right now, but that’s not to say it doesn’t have its quirks. Speaking of which — it’s about high time you tossed in a few opinions of your own in comments below.

How would you change Samsung’s Droid Charge? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 28

Switched On: The accidental handset company, Part 1

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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

Tech company acquisitions often seek to reshape a company or even the entire industry. Buying Applied Semantics catalyzed Google’s rise to online advertising dominance. Apple’s purchase of NeXT transformed the former’s operating system’s roadmap. And HP’s merger with Compaq created a $40 billion powerhouse vendor of Windows PCs.

That’s not the case for “Googorola,” a portmanteau that the world formerly knew only as an Italian blue cheese often crumbled into steak salads. Indeed, Google’s recent announcement of its intent to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion may turn out to be the highest profile acquisition ever aimed at maintaining the status quo. Presaged by a blog post from Google’s chief legal officer and punctuated by lockstep statements by Motorola’s rival Android licensees praising legal protection, the blog post announcing the acquisition promised to “supercharge” Android. But the subsequent Google conference call regarding the merger reinforced that the “IP” Google seeks to acquire does not stand for “Incredible Phones.” Google seeks to invigorate Android simply by having the freedom to progress unencumbered along the successful path it already has largely staked out.

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Switched On: The accidental handset company, Part 1 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 28

A Listing Of The GMail Chat Emoticons

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This article was written on March 01, 2006 by CyberNet.

A Listing Of The GMail Chat EmoticonsThe other day my friend and I noticed that the GMail chat has various ‘animated’ emoticons that you can use while chatting with your friends. While browsing another site I found a listing of the emoticons that can be used and what key combination is needed for them (they are listed to the right). They are so simple yet they are fun to use.

Also, another thing is that if you are using GMail Chat with Firefox and have the AdBlock extension installed then you might experience crashes. If you have noticed this happening then try disabling the AdBlock extension and clear your cache.

News Source: The Unofficial google Weblog

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Aug 28

Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE announced, set to debut at IFA

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Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE

Well, if you thought Samsung was done tweaking the Galaxy S II, you were very mistaken. The Korean company is getting ready to unveil the Galaxy S II LTE at IFA in Berlin this week, alongside an LTE version of its still elusive Galaxy Tab 8.9 — and we’ll be there to get some hands on time. Both devices are sporting an updated dual-core processor running at 1.5GHz, while the S II is also getting a size bump and moving up to a 4.5-inch screen. The Tab remains otherwise unchanged, rocking the same 1200 x 800 screen and super-svelte (8.6mm thick) design. Honestly, we’re not sure what else you need to know — 4G LTE and an over-the-top processor? OK, maybe price and availability would be nice, but you’ll just have to make do with some PR for now. Check it out after the break.

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Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE announced, set to debut at IFA originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 28

Pentagon Bans Google Street View…

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This article was written on March 07, 2008 by CyberNet.

street view car Let’s face it, Google is used to getting banned all around the world. Google owned YouTube alone has been banned in several countries for various reasons and now they have yet another ban to add to the list. Google’s latest ban comes from U.S.  Officials at the Pentagon who sent out a message to all of their military bases stating that Google, under no circumstances, is to be permitted to enter bases to capture imaging for Google Street View. This came after footage from a base in Texas mistakenly appeared on Street View.

Google says that taking pictures in military bases is against their policy and the instance in question in Texas was a mistake. It’s reported that their crew mistakenly asked for access into the base and somehow, the military gave it to them. It wasn’t until the images appeared online that there was concern. From the images people could tell where the guards were, how the barriers went up and down, and how to get in and out of buildings which poses a risk.

Once the military discovered the images, they contacted Google to have them removed, and Google promptly complied. It is interesting that when Google asked to enter the base, that they received permission. Clearly they weren’t at fault for entering when someone gave them permission in the first place!

Source: Inquirer

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Aug 27

Google remains committed to TV business, expects more partners soon

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Wondering what Mountain View has in store for Google TV — that half-baked content platform available on only a small handful of devices? Well, it’s not going away, apparently, and may even cross the Atlantic into Europe next year. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is currently making waves in Scotland, giving Edinburgh International Television Festival attendees a rather vague overview of what the next generation of Google TV may look like. Schmidt said that the service has yet to take off because it’s currently integrated with (a rather limited selection of) TVs, which we don’t tend to upgrade more than once or twice a decade. He added that additional hardware and content partners will be coming soon, though, and didn’t deny that Google TV could end up on Motorola cable boxes — an obvious move, given the company’s recent acquisition announcement. With widespread implementation and many more content partners, Google TV could definitely be a hit, but with ABC, NBC and CBS still unwilling to come onboard, the struggling service likely has a very rocky road ahead before it can be deemed a success.

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Aug 26

YouTube Giving Out More Money

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This article was written on December 11, 2007 by CyberNet.

Back in May of this year, YouTube started the process of sharing the wealth and paying some of their top users for their unique video content.  More specifically, 100 high profile partners were accepted into the YouTube Partner Program and were able to make some decent money (reportedly thousands per month). YouTube has decide to expand the program and now more people will be able to haul away some Google cash.  Unfortunately it’s only open to those in the United States and Canada, and there is an application process that you’d have to go through and not everybody will get accepted. The good news though, is that those who weren’t a part of the program previously but receive many view on their videos will be able to start earning some cash.

In the announcement, YouTube says “we feel it’s important to reward our most dedicated community members: those who are regularly uploading original content to YouTube.” So if you regularly upload content and you’ve built a “significant audience,” there’s a chance that you’ll be accepted into the program. There’s no word on whether or not this will be extended to lower-traffic users in the future, but they have said that they will open it up to other markets in various countries soon.

Here’s a quick rundown on what you need to do to qualify for the YouTube partnership:

  • You create original videos suitable for online streaming
  • You own the copyrights and distribution rights for all audio and video content that you upload — no exceptions
  • You regularly upload videos that are viewed by thousands of YouTube users
  • And as mentioned, you live in the United States or Canada

The whole application can be found here, and it just requires pretty general information. Given that Revver and Metacafe have offered similar programs for quite some time, it’s about time that YouTube gets this program movin’! It took them an awfully long time to get the program started, and quite a bit to open it up to more people. I’m curious how much money participants will earn, however, YouTube makes no mention of the specifics.

Thanks for the tip S!

Source: TechCrunch

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