Aug 26

Apple patent application imagines iPhones that learn the sweet sound of your voice

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Button-loathing Apple really wants people to stop dirtying its devices with sticky fingerprints. That’s why it’s applied for a patent that should improve the frustrating experience of using iOS’s voice control — precisely the kind of update we’ve been awaiting since Apple bought Siri last year. With the help of a technology billed as “User profiling for voice input processing,” your device would identify your voice, check against a library of words associated with you without having to trawl through its entire dictionary. We just hope Apple doesn’t do away with physical inputs entirely — we’d hate to broadcast to the world all the guilty pleasures we have loaded on our iPods.

Apple patent application imagines iPhones that learn the sweet sound of your voice originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 26

The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 4:30ET!

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Howdy all, it’s time to round up all of the crazy mobile topics from the week that was and listen to Myriam and Brad chat the afternoon away on the Engadget Mobile Podcast. For our 101st episode, we’re starting a tad early at 4:30ET (1:30PT, 8:30GMT), so we hope you can join us. Although it’s not like anything happened this week… right?

The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 4:30ET! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 26

Droid Bionic gets a silent walkthrough (video)

Posted in: demo, droid, mobilepostcross, mobilepostmini, motorola, Today's Chili, verizon, video

Sure, there’s no sword-wielding lady in a leather blouse, but this silent hands-on walkthrough will no doubt prove exciting in its own right for anyone who has been aching to get their hands on the forthcoming Droid Bionic. It’s four minutes and change of scrolling through the Verizon phone’s fancy animations, with a speed test thrown in for good measure. Overall, there’s nothing too earthshaking, but it’s one of the most in-depth walkthroughs we’ve seen of the anticipated and long-delayed device in its current form, adding to that start up video we spotted the other day — and unlike those Verizon ads, it actually has a phone in it.

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Droid Bionic gets a silent walkthrough (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 26

FCC Fridays: August 26, 2011

Posted in: BlackBerry, mobilepostmini, research in motion, ResearchInMotion, RIM, samsung, Today's Chili

We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we’ve gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don’t need). Enjoy!

Update: It appears the FCC is doing some work on its website, which means some of the links may show up as an error for the next few days.

Phones

Read – Huawei G3512
Read – Huawei U8652
Read – Huawei U5200
Read – RIM REM71UW
Read – Samsung GT-S7250 Wave
Read – Samsung GT-I8150 Galaxy W
Read – Samsung GT-I9100P
Read – Samsung GT-C3330
Read – Samsung SGH-T989 Hercules
Read – Samsung E110S
Read – Vertu RM-681V (Constellation T)
Read – Fujitsu TSI11

FCC Fridays: August 26, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 26

Samsung Galaxy W to launch on Three network in the UK next month

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Samsung-thusiasts in the UK will be happy to know that the brand spanking new Galaxy W is coming to the British Three network in September. Just yesterday, we caught a glimpse of this beaut running Gingerbread with a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera, 4GB of internal memory, a 1.4GHz processor and HDSPA connectivity. Those on Three can also expect the new line of BlackBerrys — the Curve 9360, the Torch 9810 and the Bold 9900 — soon, as well as the white Samsung Galaxy S II and the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray sometime in September. We hope to get some hands-on time with the W at IFA in Berlin next week — roadtrip anyone?

Samsung Galaxy W to launch on Three network in the UK next month originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 26

JailbreakMe creator Comex joins Apple as an intern

Posted in: Apple, ios, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, IpodTouch, jailbreak, mobilepostmini, Today's Chili

Allow us to extend our congratulations to Nicholas Allegra. He’s more popularly known as Comex, the party responsible for crafting the infamous JailbreakMe and Spirit tools that’s given Apple so many headaches recently. Starting the week after next, he’ll be officially wandering around 1 Infinite Loop as a bona fide intern. We’re not terribly surprised, since the skill level needed to give iOS engineers a run for their money can be a highly valuable asset to the company; hiring someone with the know-how to spot vulnerabilities in Apple’s OS would only serve to make the platform more secure. It wasn’t mentioned how Allegra’s talents will be utilized by Apple, but — given the programmer’s extensive history — we can make a few educated guesses.

JailbreakMe creator Comex joins Apple as an intern originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 25

HTC Omega blessed with renders, revealing its front-facing camera

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HTC’s decided to throw a similar get-together to rival the kickin’ shindig we had tonight, which hopefully means the company will show off the latest and greatest phones soon to grace its lineup. One such phone that’s been seeing a lot of talk lately is the Omega, rumored to be one of Peter Chou’s upcoming Windows Phones. Unfortunately, it’s just been a faceless name on paper — until now. Pocketnow got its hands on a rather well-detailed render of the Mango device, which shows off HTC’s traditional two-toned design (this time in white and gray) and a front-facing camera. While the latter feature isn’t new to the industry by any stretch of the imagination, it backs up Microsoft’s confirmation Wednesday that Mango will indeed support it. Anyone up for some sweet Skype video calling?

HTC Omega blessed with renders, revealing its front-facing camera originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 25

HTC Sense 3.5 beta screenshots leak, bring tears of joy to weather widget lovers

Posted in: Android, dual-core, HTC, htc sense, HtcSense, leak, leaks, mobilepostmini, Screenshots, sense, Today's Chili
Now that you’ve seen high-quality images of the HTC Bliss with the screen turned off, are you curious to see what it looks like when it’s on? The same folks at XDA.cn who got hands-on time with the Bliss have now come forth with possible screenshots showing the phone is indeed running on a beta version of Sense UI 3.5. What’s new here? Even though the lock screen uses the same ring-style unlocking feature as its predecessor, it appears that the new UI will feature two dedicated buttons at the bottom of the home panel — for the app tray on the left and phone on the right — and refreshed widgets (including a larger weather panel), among other minor changes. Word also has it that HTC is removing hardware requirements that restricted version 3.0 to the company’s highest-end devices, which gives hope to millions of Sense users still on an older, more streamlined UI. More screenshots can be found at the source link.

HTC Sense 3.5 beta screenshots leak, bring tears of joy to weather widget lovers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 25

Verizon to offer Intuit’s GoPayment in retail stores, free after rebate

Posted in: Android, app, Apple, apps, BlackBerry, ios, mobilepostmini, Today's Chili, verizon, Verizon Wireless, VerizonWireless, vzw

There’s nothing worse than missing out on your favorite street meat because you’ve only got plastic. But even smaller vendors may soon be able to process that dollar hot dog with a credit card, as Verizon Wireless is making Intuit’s GoPayment card reader available in its 2,300 retail stores. The small business-friendly machine plugs into a BlackBerry, Android or iOS device to transform the smartphone or tablet into a credit card processing machine using a free app. After a $30 mail-in rebate, the hardware is free with no monthly fees and a 2.7-percent fee per transaction. Merchants who upgrade to the premium version for $12.95 per month will only have to fork over 1.7-percent fee per swipe, bringing the net income on that dollar tube of processed meat to just over 98 cents. Plus, Intuit is throwing in two months gratis for the paid version. Check out the full PR after the break, and don’t forget the ketchup and mustard.

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Verizon to offer Intuit’s GoPayment in retail stores, free after rebate originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 25

Droid Bionic teases boot sequence, LTE prowess to anxious onlookers (video)

Posted in: Android, Google, leak, leaked, leaks, lte, mobilepostmini, motorola, smartphone, Smartphones, Today's Chili, verizon, video, videos

That’s right folks, the Droid Bionic is back with another leaked appearance. This time it stars in a video clip that reveals the phone’s boot sequence, which is followed by an all-important thrill ride / speed test on Verizon’s LTE network. As if you needed further proof, this Moto reveals itself to pack dual cores, and as you might expect, it sports Motorola’s animation-laden skin. What about the LTE test, you ask? It pulls in respectable numbers — approximately 4.5Mbps down and 1.9Mbps up — but as you’re likely aware, these speeds pale in comparison to what we’ve seen on the Droid Charge and Revolution. It’s entirely possible the test is simply an outlier, so we’ll hope for better scores as the phone approaches its September arrival. Curious for the sneak peak? You’ll find the full video after the break.

[Thanks, Tu]

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Droid Bionic teases boot sequence, LTE prowess to anxious onlookers (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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