Hasta La Gadget!

Last month, a device (model number HSTNH-F30CN) that we surmised to be a Pre 3 hit the FCC rocking AT&T band GSM radios. Now, its brother HSTNH-F30CV is seeking federal approval to ride CDMA (850 / 1900 MHz), UMTS (900 / 2100 MHz), and GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 MHz) wireless waves. With that “V” tagged on the end of the model moniker and its Verizon-friendly innards, it sure looks like the Pre 3 will be the next handset to wear a checkmark on its front. Additionally, those world wide bands tell us that a webOS device will soon be joining the Androids and Blackberrys in Big Red’s rather limited lineup of global handsets. Skeptical about our smartphone Spidey Sense? Hit the source link and see for yourself, Sherlock.

Another Pre 3 at the FCC, coming to Verizon for you and me? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 May 2011 23:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Those Sandy Bridge refreshes just keep on coming. Today, it’s HP’s turn, whose 14-inch Pavilion dm4 (which we reviewed last year) now comes standard with a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M CPU. Curiously, it’s now the dm4x — a suffix you don’t usually see on HP notebooks. For that $730 starting price, you’ll also get Radeon HD 6470M graphics with 1GB of memory, 6GB of RAM, a 640GB 5,400RPM hard drive, and a six-cell battery. If money’s no object, you can trick yours out with a 2.7GHz Core i7-2620M processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 750GB 7,200RPM HDD. Oh, and for $25 you can opt for a “dark umber” color instead of “steel grey” (pictured). Not too shabby, but we just hope HP also fixed that wonky touchpad.

[Thanks, Sourabh]

HP Pavilion dm4x with Sandy Bridge goes on sale, starts at $730 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 14:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After months of speculation, Time Inc. has finally inked a deal with Apple that will allow print magazine subscribers to access the company’s iPad editions for free. Beginning this week, subscribers to print versions of Sports Illustrated, Fortune, and Time will be able to download the iPad counterparts at no cost, directly within the magazines’ apps. Today’s deal comes just a few months after the company struck a similar arrangement with HP, but iPad users, unlike TouchPad readers, still won’t be able to purchase exclusively digital subscriptions to Time Inc.’s stable of publications. It’s no secret that Time Inc. wants to incorporate digital subscriptions to its iPad model, but negotiations have hit some roadblocks, largely thanks to disputes over how Apple shares subscriber data. Publishers say they need that data to apply the TV Everywhere model to magazines, but Apple thinks subscriber information should only be shared on an opt-in basis. We don’t really expect Apple to budge any time soon, but execs at Time Inc. seem optimistic, telling the Wall Street Journal that today’s deal proves that the two parties are “moving closer” on the issue — apparently not close enough, however, for Apple to comment.

Time Inc., Apple to offer free iPad downloads to print magazine subscribers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 May 2011 10:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We already got some hands-on time with HP’s sleek webOS keyboard, and now it’s the FCC’s turn. The skinny peripheral — that’s Bluetooth Keyboard KT-1087 to you — popped up on the Federal Communications Commission’s site, stripped naked for the government filing enthusiasts of the world to collectively ogle. That hopefully means the rest of us will see the wireless add-on for sale in the near future, AA batteries not included — it would sure go nicely with that HP TouchPad you’ve been eyeing. Those who get a perverse thrill watching unreleased products sprawled out, alien autopsy-style are encouraged to check out the gallery below.

HP webOS keyboard passes FCC smell test, won’t zap you to death with radiation originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We already knew HP had a home run on its hands with the Pavilion dm1z, the first notebook to hit the market with AMD’s long-awaited Fusion platform. Well, it looks like consumers agreed, and the company’s chomping at the bit to duplicate that winning formula for the business crowd. HP’s quietly taken the veil off the 3105m, another 11.6-inch laptop packing AMD’s dual-core 1.6GHz E-350 Zacate CPU and Radeon HD 6310 graphics. The difference is, this little guy runs Windows 7 Professional and offers support for Computrace LoJack for laptops. Otherwise, the $449 starting price is identical, as are the specs, including a standard 320GB 7,200RPM hard drive, 2GB of RAM, and a six-cell battery that promises to last up to nine and a half hours on a charge. Hit the source link to peruse a complete list of specs and, if you’re so inclined, snap one up.

HP’s 3105m is the Pavilion dm1z, rebadged for the business set originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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