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Relax in the living room. (Credit: Helsinki Vantaa Airport) Even an airline geek like me wouldn’t call an airport “homey.” “Exciting” is a word that I would use and I may even say “comfortable,” but I won’t deny that an airport is the opposite of home
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Go home at Helsinki’s airport
WD’s demo of its first Thunderbolt-based external hard drive, the My Book Thunderbolt Duo. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) Having shown its first Thunderbolt drive at CES 2012 without providing much detail, Western Digital is now sharing more information the second time around
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WD demos its first Thunderbolt drive at Macworld
It has been something of a dry winter in the Rocky Mountains, but that hasn’t tempered the enthusiasm for the SIA Snow Show, opening today in Denver. GearJunkie is there to give some perspective and highlight new products to be seen on the ski slopes next year.
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SIA Snow Show: Ski Gear Sneak Peek
Motorola offered some estimates for its Q4 2011 earnings earlier this month, and it’s now out with the final numbers, reporting net revenues of $3.4 billion and a GAAP net loss of $80 million. That’s a swing in the opposite direction from $80 million in net earnings during the same quarter a year ago, although the company did achieve the “modest profitability” it had promised on a non-GAAP basis, reporting earnings of $61 million by that accounting standard.
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Motorola announces Q4 2011 earnings: $3.4 billion revenue, $80 million net loss
(Credit: Valve) First it was Microsoft to release an Xbox Live companion app onto the App Store , and now Valve is following suit with a similar piece of software– the Steam app –though it seems to be much more functional than Microsoft’s. The app allows users on the platform to keep in touch with their Steam friends via Steam Chat and also provides access to the entire Steam store. Like the Xbox Live app, players can browse their friends list and see who is online and playing what
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Steam escapes onto iOS and Android
(Credit: Ryan Boase/ReAcoustic) There are retro gadgets and then there are retro gadgets. A contemporary take on a 1950s-style vacuum tube radio is one thing, and we suspect its monophonic sound is a warm and cozy delight.
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Nonelectric iPhone dock boosts sound with gramophone horn
Security software publisher Symantec has confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack, resulting in the theft and disclosure of product source code.
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Source code theft prompts Symantec to issue warning to customers
Select iOS and Android devices have had the ability to terrorize Liberty City while on-the-go since December , but sadly those with Transformer Primes thus far have been left out of all that fun. Luckily, an update to the game ends that double standard, enabling Rockstar’s classic to run on ASUS’ tablet and Medion Lifetabs everywhere. It doesn’t just bring expanded hardware support to the table though, as amongst other “technical fixes,” the release also heralds new video display settings and the capability of installing the game on a SD card
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GTA III for Android hits 1.3, brings Liberty City to the Transformer Prime
(Credit: Microsoft) Will the next Xbox restrict you from playing your favorite used games?
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Next Xbox to prevent you from playing used games?
While the main thing that would make Raspberry Pi’s diminutive $25 / $35 Linux setups better would be if we could get our hands on them faster , the team behind it is already working on improvements like this prototype camera seen above.
If you found yourself longing for the minor tweaks Samsung made to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany earlier this year, you may be in luck: Apple’s filed for a preliminary injunction against the slate stateside.
Let’s face it, whether you’re down at the laundromat or feeding the meter on a busy street, you can never find enough quarters when you need’em. Know what effectively sidesteps that lack of foresight? NFC , that’s what
We here at Engadget 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 individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy! Continue reading FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 23:52:00 EDT
Ready for your latest tour through the dense and meandering wording of patent applications ? Well, dig in, because it’s Microsoft’s turn to confuse lawyers the world over with this latest USPTO doc, submitted in November of 2010. The filing describes a computer-based program that would, essentially, analyze a primary device’s installed applications, cross-reference it with a different device and then either migrate that software batch or suggest similar apps to download on a secondary unit
Having spent a little time with it, we’re impressed with how much capability the engineers managed to pack into the Canon SX150 , at such an affordable price. As you’d expect given the bargain-basement ~$179 street, it’s not without its limitations, but considering what you get, it’s pretty amazing: A capable, well-built 14-megapixel digital camera with an optically stabilized 12x zoom lens and a good assortment of features
There’s been hints of it coming as early as February , but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that’s the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name itself (the T989 is the network’s Galaxy S II ). It also totes 850MHz and 1,900MHz WCDMA bands being used for HSPA+ data rather than just voice, a clue that the phone is ready for refarmed GSM spectrum
Sony must stay on top of Android updates for its tablets to remain relevant to consumers. (Credit: Sony) One must wonder why Sony cannot get out of the habit of playing a fragmented and behind-the-curve Android release schedule for its devices.
(Credit: CNET) Everyone who uses Instagram , EyeEm , or other photo-sharing apps knows how easy it can be to add effects to photos and make them look even better than the original.
It’s safe to say that anticipation is high for the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview , which will become available in the first week of June.
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