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Two things. One, we're going to need a lot of hand sanitizer if Microsoft is right about the all-touch-everything future. Two, I'm surprised how much I like Microsoft's vision—it's futuristic, natural and metro-y. More »
Despite slashing prices by at least $200 in the US, Research in Motion is having trouble convincing people to buy its flagship Blackberry tablet.
Sadly, we weren’t able to replicate the screenshot above but, if it’s legit, it could mean that a Google Music store is right around the corner. Reports are coming in that visiting music.google.com on your Android phone brings up a page suggesting you, A, upload your personal music collection, and B, “shop millions of songs in the Android Market.” Clearly Google is tinkering away behind the scenes: the links on the earliest versions of the splash page were reported to be broken, then they led to the about page for Google Music Manager and the nonexistent market.android.com/music respectively. Now, all traces of it are gone. Add to this the familiar shopping bag-shaped music icon that popped up in the developer build of Chrome OS last week and it’s looking like we’re inching ever closer to a Google Music shop launch. Check out the full sized image after the break.
[Thanks, Tomer]
Continue reading Google Music mobile landing page hints tunes are coming to the Android Market
Google Music mobile landing page hints tunes are coming to the Android Market originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Android: Jeannie, formerly Pannous Voice Actions for Android (not to be confused with Google Voice Actions) has always been a solid voice control utility for your Android phone, but the developers have taken a page out of Apple’s book and updated the app with a new name and the ability to hold its own in a conversation with you, the ability to set alarms and send emails, play music, tell jokes, look up the news, and search the web. More »
The ESNET security company is reporting that the Tsunami Trojan originally developed for Linux systems has been ported to OSX. The Trojan is designed to hijack an infected system and use its network connection in DDoS attacks or to automatically download more malware. More details are available at MacWorld. More »
Who’s ready for a little gadget pr0n? ASUS head honcho Jonney Shih gave AsiaD attendees a first peek at the Transformer’s successor just last week. Apart from that distant, dais-based reveal, we now have in the wild shots of the tab to focus our tech lust on. The leaked images, which have since been pulled from the Chinese site that hosted them, show off several angles of the quad-core Prime, its Zenbook-like aluminum finish and accompanying dock. Unfortunately, the lone lockscreen shot on offer’s not giving us any taste of the potential Ice Cream Sandwich OS lurking beneath. Hungry for the full tablet spread? Then hit up the source below to get your gawking a-go-go.
Continue reading ASUS Transformer Prime shots leak out, apes the Tao of Zenbook design
ASUS Transformer Prime shots leak out, apes the Tao of Zenbook design originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Reggie Hunt is leaving the CFL the same way he came in — as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The veteran linebacker signed a one-day deal with the club Wednesday and will retire as a Roughrider.
Now known as one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the giant arctic island of Greenland might actually hold the birthplace of all life on Earth. Yes, all life on Earth might well have sprang from Greenlandic mud volcanoes. More »
Canada’s homicide rate last year fell to the lowest level since the mid-1960s, according to Statistics Canada, a decrease the agency says was driven largely by fewer incidents in major cities and the western provinces.
A fire has destroyed the King George Hotel and Bar in Stenen, Sask, a small village 80 km north of Yorkton, Sask.
Kindergarten students will spend an entire day in the classroom if an NDP government is elected.
A Montreal law firm is launching a class action lawsuit against Research in Motion Ltd. on behalf of individuals who lost the use of their BlackBerry devices during a service outage earlier this month.
Hidden within Nokia’s Future Lounge, this very flexible display offers up a glimpse of what sort of thing we could possibly be dealing with when we roll up to Nokia World in 2021. The prototype Nokia Kinetic Device, including its display, can be flexed across both the vertical and horizontal planes — with bending and twisting motions controlling the interface. If you bend the screen towards yourself, it acts as a selection function, or zooms in on any pictures you’re viewing. In music mode, you can navigate, play and pause with the tactile interface. It’s still a way off from arriving on phones, though Nokia is aiming to whet developers’ appetites with this prototype. We may have seen some twisty interfaces already, but nothing packing a four-inch screen and built-in functionality like this. Nokia couldn’t confirm the screen technology being used. Could that be a flexible AMOLED display? See those impressive viewing angles and contortions after the break and judge for yourself.
Gallery: Nokia Kinetic Device hands-on
Continue reading Nokia’s kinetic future: flexible screens and a twisted interface (video)
Nokia’s kinetic future: flexible screens and a twisted interface (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Nexus One was the first “Pure Android” device, then came the Nexus S and recently the Galaxy Nexus is scheduled to join the family in November. All of these devices are the first to receive official OS updates and this time around it’s no different, except for those who have the Nexus One. According to Google’s Hugo Barra, Product Management Director for Android, has confirmed that Nexus One hardware is too old to run the high performing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. However, there will 3rd party devs that will come to the rescue with unofficial ROMs. In addition, Barra stated that the Nexus S will be receiving ISC update “within weeks”.
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Via: Android Central
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Well, we hope you weren’t expecting to have PlayBook 2.0 up and running on your BlackBerry tablet any time soon, cause it’s been officially delayed till at least February. Word has come straight from the mouth (well, keyboard) of David Smith, senior vice president for the PlayBook project. In a blog post Smith announced that RIM would be holding back on the release to ensure many of the new features, including native email and enterprise app deployment, work as advertised. The OS update will be getting a decently long beta test, with it rolling out to some in the Early Adopter Program “shortly.” Sadly, it seems that some features have fallen by the wayside with the focus on polish — namely, BBM. Since the messaging service relies on a one-device per-PIN model, getting it on the tablet has proved troublesome. For now users will have to rely on BlackBerry Bridge and their RIM handsets to get their BBM fix. Considering the company’s track record, we wouldn’t be shocked if the OS update slips even further into the future — remember an email client was promised within 60 days of launch… that was back in April.
RIM confirms PlayBook OS 2.0 delayed until February, still no BBM in sight originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
All Nippon Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner marked the end of its first international flight today, touching down in Hong Kong. The dreamy flying machine took off from Tokyo and arrived to what looks like quite the crowd, including some folks from Engadget Chinese, who were on-hand at Hong Kong International Airport to snap the 787 from every angle and grab some video of the pilots discussing the aircraft. Check that out after the break.
Continue reading ANA’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner touches down after first international flight (video)
ANA’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner touches down after first international flight (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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During RIM’s last quarterly results it was promised by Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of RIM, that their new “prototype phones featuring the QNX operating system and development platform will be available in the not to distant future”. These new devices will actually run RIM’s newly branded “BBX” platform and expected to launch “early 2012″.
One of the anticipated “superphones” is rumoured to have the code-named of “Colt” and come with a hi-res 4.0+ inch touchscreen display with a single core processor (possibly dual-core). Today, additional rumoured specs have surface along with a fancy new mock-up too. Apparently the Colt will have a stainless steel bezel that’s similar to the Bold 9900 and also be thinner than the Bold 9900, which is 11 mm thin. In addition, probably its coolest feature is an “all swipe” inner bezel that will most likely gives you the ability to easily scroll through your email, web pages and music (kinda sounds like the Pre 2 “Gesture area”). Finally, there will be both a rear and front-facing camera with “enhanced flash and focus”.
Sounds promising.
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Earlier this month, we found out that after a software update HTC’s Android handsets had a serious security flaw — any app could gain access to user data, including recent GPS locations, SMS data, phone numbers, and system logs. To its credit, HTC responded quickly to the security issue, and now an OTA update with the fix is going out to those on the Now Network. Sprint users with an EVO 4G, 3D, Shift 4G, Design 4G or View 4G can get the download, as can Wildfire S owners. The patch available now for a manual download, and more info on the fix can be found at the source below.
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Sprint issues OTA fix for HTC Android handset vulnerability originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s old news by now, but capacitive touchscreens are a pain to use in the Winter because they can’t detect your fingertaps through a pair of gloves. But SMK has improved the design of their 6.5-inch panels so that devices like car navigation systems can still be operated if you’re driving with gloves on. More »
When we hear news about human sexual dysfunction, it often tends to revolve around men. And when female sexual dysfunction does receive attention, it’s often brought up in reference to the difficulty they face achieving sexual climax. But a new study shows that jumping the orgasmic gun is likely a problem that is faced by women and men alike—even if we don't always hear about it. More »
