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News from Eastman Kodak Co. today brings closure to a decade-long battle between two of the biggest names in the online photo sharing / photofinishing business. The public debuts of both Ofoto Inc. and Shutterfly Inc.
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Kodak Gallery closing; billions of images to be transferred to Shutterfly
We can chalk this up as just another iPad rumor although the news is extremely exciting if accurate. The details come from Bloomberg and say what we’ve already heard recently — that iPad 3 production is already under way and we could even see a launch as early as March. The new details however, state that the iPad 3 will apparently have 4G LTE speeds and a faster quad-core processor.
Like many previous rumors we are taking this as just that — a rumor. One the other hand if support for next generation 4G LTE speeds is accurate, not to mention a quad-core processor all in March that would make this an even bigger deal then it may already be. It’s unclear if this will work on both Verizon and AT&T’s 4G LTE networks, but the iPad 2 can be purchased on both with 3G at this time, so we can’t imagine things being different this time around. With recent leaks of quad-core A6 support being found in iOS 5.1 Beta, and all those LTE rumors we’ve heard in the past this could make for an exciting few months for potential and current iPad owners.
We’ve heard talk of high resolution “retina” displays so I wont dive into that aspect of the rumors much but adding all three of these into one would surely silence the Android side of the tablet army — for now at least. At the moment all we are hearing is these details are from highly trusted but “unnamed sources” as usual.
As long as Apple manages to get both of these new top-tier specs into one — and retain great battery life then it sounds reasonable. We should expect something along those lines but not until the user experience can stay as perfect and easy as usual. This also leads us into the same specs for an upcoming iPhone 5. It makes sense to launch these power hungry features first on the iPad and its larger battery. Then bring them down to the smaller sibling in due time. LTE could also play a key role in enticing current owners to upgrade to a faster 4G LTE capable iPad 3.
[via Gigaom]
iPad 3 rumors claim quad-core and 4G LTE coming this March is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Earlier this week Motorola announced another handset to invade the signals of Verizon 4G LTE in the DROID RAZR MAXX. Stating this wasn’t a replacement over the original RAZR just recently launched — but an improved version with a larger battery. We were able to run it down on the showroom floor at this weeks CES 2012 and you can see our hands-on below. At no point was a release date detailed or confirmed — until now.
Motorola was tight lipped during CES and all they had in response to our questions on a launch date was “coming very soon”. Now the details have been revealed by Motorola themselves right on their website. Clearly stating that the new Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX will be available starting Thursday, January 26th.
The new MAXX edition will be exactly the same as the original we reviewed late last year — only it will offer a larger battery. Motorola will be launching the MAXX with a 3,300 mAh battery promising over 21+ hours of solid use. Enough for any hardcore power user, or a busy business-minded individual. The same 4.3″ qHD display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and 8 MP camera will all be present. The original was just over 7mm thick and the new model will still be RAZR thin at just 8.9mm according to Moto. For a comparison that is about the same thickness as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
The new Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX will also come with 32GB of storage rather than 16GB, and will set you back an additional $ 100 over the original.
[via Motorola]
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX coming Jan. 26th with 3,300 mAh battery in tow is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 – 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.
The Mayans might have thought the world would end in 2012. Mean time, a closer onslaught is coming in the form of the season’s biggest outdoor-industry event, the Outdoor Retailer trade show, where a tsunami of gear floods into the market.
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2012: The Coming Gearpocalypse
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.
