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The world: it’s always changing. The technology world [a subset of the world]: it’s also always changing. From the Beginnings department: The PlayStation Network is reborn in most nations, the Thinkpad X1, HTC Flyer, and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are baptized with official Engadget Reviews, an Android security flaw worms its way into our consciousness, and Kansas City is officially added to the official “fast places to surf the net” list. From the On their way out, in one way or another Department are the Space Shuttle and Nokia’s Ovi label. Which one is most/least important to you? Help form your opinion with the help of Tim, Brian, and Dana. Your secrets are safe with us.

Host: Tim Stevens
Guests: Brian Heater, Dana Wollman
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Bulletproof

04:08 – Lenovo ThinkPad X1 review
11:09 – PlayStation Network restoration spreads across the world (update)
13:09 – Japan won’t allow Sony to turn PSN back on until it’s assured it’s safe
14:00 – PSN logins exploited again, Sony takes pages offline
15:37 – Sony’s ‘Welcome Back’ campaign apologizes to distraught PSN users with free games, good vibes
19:08 – Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition review
28:03 – HTC Flyer review
35:21 – Google confirms Android security issue, server-side fix rolling out today
38:43 – HP Veer 4G review
43:20 – Samsung’s foldable AMOLED display: no creases, even after 100,000 tries
50:50 – Google adds Kansas City, MO to list of Kansas Cities covered by ultra high-speed internet (video)
52:42 – Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off one last time (video)
54:02 – Apple proposing smaller SIM standard?
54:37 – Study finds Netflix is the largest source of internet traffic in North America
55:50 – Next-gen Porsche 911 getting hybrid transmission system?
57:09 – Nokia slams door on Ovi label, rebranding everything to Nokia Services
58:11 – Listener questions

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Engadget Podcast 240 – 05.20.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 May 2011 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ll tell you what: if you even blink these days, you’re gonna miss a special guest on the Engadget Podcast. This week we’ve got Joystiq‘s Chris Grant in the house to shoot the shizzle on Sony’s network hurt and the Wii 3D IMAX rumors bubbling up all around us. And we lure Richard Lawler to step out on his old lady, the Engadget HD Podcast, for a romp on the possibly slightly wilder side of the tracks. Let’s do it: let’s talk tech.

Host: Tim Stevens
Guests: Chris Grant, Brian Heater, Richard Lawler
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: You Shook Me All Night Long

02:15 – Apple iMac hands-on, with dual 30-inch displays! (video)
03:00 – Apple iMac refresh official: Thunderbolt and next gen quad-core processors
03:45 – AT&T officially announces HP Veer 4G, available May 15th for $100 (update)
04:55 – Star Wars Blu-ray set ships Sept. 12th/16th (world/NA), has 40 hours of special features
06:35 – Dish Network, EchoStar will pay TiVo $500 million to settle DVR lawsuit
07:55 – Latest Windows 8 leaks reveal cloud-based settings, more app store evidence
09:35 – Droid Charge review
11:16 – Verizon document suggests LG Revolution will have Netflix pre-installed
13:47 – Sony promises ‘phased restoration’ of PlayStation Network and Qriocity starting this week
20:22 – Sony woes continue as SOE confirms data breach (update: 24.6 million accounts affected)
31:03 – Sony responds to Congress: all 77 million PSN accounts compromised, finger pointed at Anonymous
33:52 – BlackBerry Bold 9900 hands-on (update: video)
34:30 – BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 (Bold Touch) official
34:45 – BlackBerry Bold Touch makes brief appearance on RIM’s website
35:05 – Android apps on PlayBook eyes-on (video)
35:48 – RIM announces BlackBerry 7 OS with better browser and BlackBerry Balance, but no legacy support
38:10 – Nintendo drops Wii price to $150 from May 15th, throws in a free Wii Wheel and copy of Mario Kart
48:05 – Nielsen estimates show first drop in TV ownership in 20 years, Mayans nod approvingly
50:40 – We won some Webby Awards, and now you can win a BlackBerry PlayBook!
51:44 – Listener questions

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Engadget Podcast 238 – 05.06.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 May 2011 12:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re not gonna lie: this week, we’re all over the place. PlayBook banter? We got it. Dual-screened Android analysis? Check. Cool Kinect chaos? It’s in the bag. And so on and so forth, with the smoothest segways between topics on this side of the Andromeda galaxy. It’s The Engadget Podcast, again, for the first time — know it, own it, cherish it.

Hosts: Tim Stevens, Darren Murph
Guests: Myriam Joire, Vlad Savov
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Light My Fire

00:04:00 – BlackBerry PlayBook Review
00:22:58 – Kyocera Echo review
00:34:45 – Windows Phone adds multitasking, deeper OS integration, and sensor access to dev platform
00:43:44 – HTC Sensation 4G official: 1.2GHz dual-core, qHD display, and Sense 3.0
00:46:46 – What is ‘ix.Mac.MarketingName’ and why is it listed as a supported device for iOS apps?
00:51:32 – Cisco killing Flip line of camcorders, axing 550 employees in restructuring effort
01:00:00 – Ad-supported Kindle to ship May 3rd: saves $25, includes lot of enticement
01:03:15 – Intel to support USB 3.0 alongside Thunderbolt, coming with Ivy Bridge in 2012
01:04:55 – AMD beats Intel to the punch, confirms USB 3.0 support in future chipsets
01:06:38 – Netflix for Xbox 360 updated with Kinect support, everybody wave!
01:10:23 – Microsoft details Kinect SDK for Windows PC, promises ‘robust skeletal tracking’ (update)
01:10:38 – Spotify announces new limits for free service, hopes you’ll consider its premium options

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Engadget Podcast 236 – 04.15.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Before the Gadget Lab crew dives into this week’s tech news, we raise our phones to celebrate the removal of Twitter’s god-awful QuickBar — that annoying black bar that appears at the top of your Twitter feed to show advertising and trending topics.

It was so putrid that people called it the “DickBar.” Fortunately, Twitter took the feedback to heart and abolished the QuickBar in its latest software update.

In other news, some customers have found that their brand-new “4G-capable” phones (such as the Motorola Atrix and the HTC Inspire) aren’t actually uploading data at 4G speeds. In fact, some of their speeds are even slower than existing 3G phones. The problem? AT&T just hasn’t flipped the switch yet to enable 4G speeds on these phones. Talk about lame.

We’re disappointed that there likely won’t be an iPhone 5 from Apple this summer, even though we’ve gotten a new iPhone every summer for the past four years. We’re guessing it’s because the white iPhone 4 still hasn’t shipped due to production problems, and Apple wants to give that model some shelf life before introducing an iPhone 5. Plus, a Verizon iPhone only just came out recently.

On the Android front, Amazon opened an Android Appstore last week, and many people probably don’t realize the security risks involved in shopping in Amazon’s store. Getting apps from a third-party app store such as Amazon’s requires checking off an option to enable installations from unknown sources, which can subject you to harmful malware, just like a Windows PC browsing the web.

Already this week, we’ve seen a trojan horse appear inside third-party app stores threatening to infect Android phones allowing installations from unknown sources.

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Our program today is XXXXXL heavy in a lot of different ways, and most of those ways lie under a big robotic green umbrella. Get it? It was a weather-related Android allusion; please forgive us. It’s the Engadget Podcast, wedged firmly between the past and the future, unsure of what to feel about either one, but trying to exist really completely in the now.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Love Will Tear Us Apart

00:05:30 – Samsung Galaxy S II official: dual-core 1GHz CPU, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus, coming this month (hands-on with video)
00:05:50 – HTC Incredible S, Desire S, and Wildfire S video hands-on
00:06:00 – Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 preview (video)
00:16:22 – Qualcomm promises Netflix streaming support on ‘future Android devices’ with Snapdragon
00:16:43 – Android-powered LG Revolution caught streaming Netflix at MWC (video)
00:23:02 – Next version of Android will combine Gingerbread and Honeycomb, arrive on a six-month cycle
00:23:58 – The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (update: video and full spec sheet!)
00:24:25 – Sony Ericsson touts Xperia Play multiplayer gaming, promises 50 titles at launch
00:24:40 – Sony Ericsson Xperia Play available in March, on Verizon in ‘early spring’
00:35:26 – LG Optimus 3D hands-on
00:44:48 – HTC’s Facebook-worshipping phones headed to AT&T later this year
00:46:20 – HTC Salsa and Chacha bring the dedicated Facebook button to Android (update: eyes-on)
00:51:30 – Motorola Xoom vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs. LG G-Slate — battle of the Tegra 2 Honeycomb tablets
00:52:08 – Motorola Xoom price official: $799 unsubsidized on Verizon, $600 for WiFi-only
00:53:00 – Motorola’s Sanjay Jha on Xoom: ‘Our ability to deliver 4G justifies the $799 price point’
00:59:10 – HTC launches 1.5GHz, 7-inch Android 2.4 Flyer into the tablet wars (update: hands-on video!)
00:59:48 – HTC Flyer tablet hits Amazon.de for 669 euros
00:59:55 – The stylus isn’t dead: more pen-based tablets and apps coming this year
01:05:01 – Exclusive: Sony ‘S1’ PlayStation tablet (updated)
01:06:02 – Nokia: ‘Our first priority is beating Android’
01:06:20 – Eric Schmidt: ‘We certainly tried’ to get Nokia to use Android
01:06:40 – HTC CEO Peter Chou on Microsoft / Nokia partnership: ‘it’ll make the ecosystem stronger’
01:07:00 – The Engadget Interview: Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman talks Windows Phone 7 and Nokia
01:07:30 – Windows Phone 7’s multitasking uses zoomed-out cards to check on your apps
01:08:50 – Microsoft Rally Ball demo shows Windows Phone 7, Kinect, Xbox Live living in perfect harmony (video)
01:09:10 – Microsoft shows off WP7’s future with multitasking, Twitter integration, and IE9, all coming this year
01:12:40 – Nokia’s marginalization of MeeGo came as a surprise to Intel
01:13:58 – Intel’s Otellini insists company is committed to MeeGo, says he ‘understood’ why Nokia moved to Microsoft
01:14:25 – Editorial: Intel keeps pushing MeeGo, but why?
01:14:50 – Intel shows off more of its MeeGo Tablet UI, still needs lots of work
01:27:50 – Motorola Atrix 4G review

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Engadget Podcast 233 – 02.21.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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