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That “future software upgrade” Samsung promised us for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is “coming soon” according to the company’s site, though, when exactly “soon” might be is anyone’s guess. When it does start trickling its way on to Sammy’s slate, it’ll be bringing with it a host of new features, including that Honeycomb edition of TouchWiz that’s sure to be just as divisive as its smartphone ancestor. It does, however, pack in some nice functionality, like a multimedia clipboard for copying and pasting pictures and videos as well as text, and a Live Panel widget for pulling in news, weather, and updates from your social networks. Other features that you’re used to on Samsung devices are also coming along for the ride, including the Media Hub for purchasing videos and the latest, intense version of Swype. There’s also a remote tracking and wipe function for those who have a tendency to leave their gadgets behind at Starbucks, and it unlocks USB, SD card, and HDMI functionality — with the appropriate accessories of course. Check out the source link for a few more details.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 update coming soon, ushers TouchWiz into the Honeycomb era originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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On June 19, maritime treasure hunters — who were looking for priceless submerged hooch in shipwrecks — discovered a 60-meter-diameter circle 87 meters under the Baltic Sea. Are these the remains of an alien vessel or Cthulhu's personal pan pizza? More »

It’s happened again. According to Samsung they’ve sold 3 million Galaxy S II devices in a mere 55 days, breaking their old record of reaching 3 million in 85 days with the original Galaxy S last year. Want an even crazier number, Samsung stated this has become their fastest selling smartphone and during the 55 day period a Galaxy S 2 was sold every 1. 5 seconds. The global goal is to sell 10 million Galaxy S II units and Canada will be graced with this thin Android on July 14th (available through Bell, Virgin and SaskTel).

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It has been more than half a year since Visa and MasterCard faced DDoS attacks from Anonymous and WikiLeaks supporters for holding back financial donations to the whistleblower organization. In an announcement made earlier today, WikiLeaks and its credit card processing partner, DataCell, plan to take legal action against Visa…

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The first photo of our daughter Billie and I made it while she wasn’t even completely born yet.

For me personally this is the most important photo of my life. It’s like all these years I have been practicing just to make this one single shot work.

Barbara was amazingly strong both before and while she was giving birth and I’m just incredibly proud of her. She’s awesome, nothing less.

So why this title? Well, not because I think she’s going to be a movie or a rock star, but because she will be *my star*, forever, and I’m pretty sure she’ll have about a million photos by the time she’s grown up. 🙂

Oh yes, one last thing: I’m absolutely convinced that she’s got special powers, because when I’m holding her in my arms and I look at her, I feel something that I’ve never felt before… it’s like she’s enchanted me.. yes.. magic.. that’s the best way to describe it.

Facebook to launch in-browser video chat powered by Skype? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dropbox, a popular tool used for sharing files between computers and friends, recently updated their Terms of Service. They attempted to reduce some of the tedious legalese in order to make it easier for normal people to understand. It appears that they have succeeded in that mission and in the…

By analyzing the gamma-rays emitted by a gamma ray burst, a European satellite may have inadvertently found evidence contradicting the holographic universe hypothesis.

We’ve long believed in the mystical power of quantum dots, so it makes perfect sense to us that one day they’ll be used to fully harness the Sun God’s rays and thereby save the planet. The nano-particles turn light into electricity, and could potentially be manufactured cheaply and abundantly enough to coat surfaces in current-generating paint. The main obstacle to this has so far been efficiency: the clever little dots just don’t work very hard. However, scientists at the University of Toronto now claim to have discovered a fix. Instead of using a single layer of particles, which can only harvest one meager wavelength from the full gamut of solar light, they added a second coat on top and configured it to be sensitive to an additional part of the spectrum. By adding third and fourth layers, the researchers hope to achieve a commercially viable efficiency of 10-percent within the next five years. We humbly call on Ra to be pleased with their efforts.

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In this week’s app roundup: Google+, unveiled; GPS, painted with direction; North Korea, photographed; iPhones, playing dead; Instagram, challenged by Google; background checks, forever creepy; fourways, on Fring; and much, much more. More »

Oh boy. Oh boy oh boy oh boy. So you know how Netflix said they were bringing every Star Trek everything to Watch Instantly? They finally delivered, just in time for you to celebrate your independence trying to track down that one episode of TNG where Tasha Yar wasn’t incredibly annoying. More »

WHEN I WAS YOUNG
you didn’t have to tell kids not to try this at home. we weren’t complete retards back then.

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Ever wonder what the best methods for surviving an alien attack were? Then sit back and learn from the best when a group of your favorite actors and actresses share their expertise with you in this fun mashup video!

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Thanks to Google+, Picasa users—whether they're on Google+ or not—now can upload virtually all photos to their accounts without going over the storage limits; the same holds true for videos 15 minutes or under. A new photo-tagging feature lets your Google+ friends tag your public photos. More »

Here’s an easier way to manage and create Facebook friends lists: drag them into circles, a la Google+. Circle Hack is a very simple app that connects to your Facebook account and lets you drag your friends into the appropriate orbs. More »