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Samsung‘s Galaxy S II is the most prevalent Android device, trailed by almost 4,000 others. (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack / CNET ) Open Signal Maps is a nifty free Android app and Web site that crowdsources where the strongest and weakest cell signals are.
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Here’s what Android fragmentation really looks like
Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4620L I can’t count anymore how many mobile routers I have reviewed, but that also means that I know the Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4620L by Novatel Wireless is different. And it’s not because of its crazily long name. Instead, it’s partly because of its crazily long battery life.
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Verizon Jetpack MiFi 4620L mobile hot-spot review: It’s a Rocketeer
(Credit: Video screenshot by Tim Hornyak/CNET) Without machines, Zachary Thomason wouldn’t live very long. The boy has been on a ventilator for all of his 12 years because he suffers from a rare muscle disorder that makes him extremely weak.
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School buys telepresence robot to help sick student
Go ahead, MaKey MaKey my day. (Credit: Jay Silver/MaKey MaKey) For the most part, keyboards just aren’t very exciting. They sit there and go clickety-clack.
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Invention kit for banana pianos, alphabet soup keyboards
David Henry of Netgear showing off how the Netgear Genie works with media streaming. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) Netgear today teamed up with Broadcom to announce and demonstrate a new line of wireless networking products that use Broadcom’s 802.11ac chips.
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Netgear demos Broadcom-based 802.11ac Wi-Fi devices
(Credit: Patently Apple ) Discovered by Patently Apple in a group of 21 patents issued to Apple by the Patent and Trademark Office, the in-vehicle remote-control patent describes a product designed for drivers wishing to control their iOS devices more easily.
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Apple granted patent for iOS steering-wheel remote
A taste of Demon Hunter gameplay. Just don’t equip any Templars with shields until Blizzard gives the green light. (Credit: Blizzard/Activision) The epic Diablo III role-playing game experienced several hiccups on launch day today as players reported numerous errors preventing gameplay.
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Diablo III woes plague launch day players
The CitySlicker starts at $129 and its flap comes in four different color options. (Credit: WaterField Designs) WaterField Designs makes some swanky cases for laptops, tablets, e-readers, and even the PS Vita .
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WaterField’s CitySlicker MacBook Air case is slick, but the handle costs extra
(Credit: Apple) Apple will continue to reign as king of the tablet market in 2012, according to an IHS report released today. The iPad will grab a full 61 percent of worldwide tablet sales this year, IHS estimated. That would mark a rebound from last year’s fourth quarter when the iPad’s share dropped to 55.1 percent.
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iPad to once again dominate tablets this year
(Credit: Parker Maimbourg) A resourceful videographer, Parker Maimbourg, has managed to build a continuous ring light for just $20. The setup consists of a cheap, circular LED lamp ($10), an AA battery holder ($1.99), and an unused hotshoe salvaged from an old flash unit
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Build a ring light for less than $20
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.
