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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.
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Sony comes clean on worldwide Android 4.0 tablet update
(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) The way I see it, there are three major draws to AT&T’s Samsung Focus 2 , a Windows phone that goes on sale May 20. First, there’s the glossy white design
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Samsung Focus 2 review: Great value Windows Phone
(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Sprint today is shouting its unlimited iPhone 4S data plan from the rooftops, hoping to attract Verizon customers who are hopping mad at losing their unlimited data . Starting today, you can trade in your current non-Sprint iPhone for the carrier’s own model, and get at least $100 off when you sign a new two-year contract. Related stories Should angry Verizon subscribers ditch Big Red
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Sprint aggressively promotes iPhone 4S unlimited plan
The world’s first 802.11ac router, Buffalo’s AirStation WZR-D1800H, being tested at CNET Labs. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) Now that you can actually buy the first wireless networking products that use 802.11ac, Buffalo’s router and media bridge , it’s time you learned about the this new wireless standard
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5G Wi-Fi (802.11ac) explained: It’s cool
Who says photography gear has to be expensive? Photographer Derrick Story found this NEEWER 48 LED Ring Light on Amazon for around $30 and he loves the results he’s getting with it for macro photography
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The Camera Bag: A Brand New LED Ring Light for Just $30
The Fuze SE, which has an integrated screen cover, ships soon and is on sale till May 24 for $49.99. (Credit: iSkin) Otterbox has built a booming business out of its ultraprotective iPhone cases but today has a lot more competition — and it’s only getting fiercer.
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iSkin’s Fuze cases: Full iPhone protection in a sexy package
Geolocation can be great for keeping track of where you’ve been, and what photos you’ve shot on your travels, but it also has a dark side. Location-aware cameras are increasingly common, especially in smartphones. If you don’t know that your specific device is capable of geotagging (or perhaps, incorrectly believe that the function is disabled), that can lead to you giving out much more personal information than you intended when you share your images.
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Geotagging, without the privacy issues: Canon offers a solution
A simulated 2,560 x 1,600 screenshot of your favorite website on a 15-inch MacBook Pro. (Credit: Dan Ackerman) One of the most persistent rumors about possible upcoming new Apple MacBook laptops (aside from a 15-inch MacBook Air or the end of the 17-inch MacBook Pro ) is that they will include upgraded high-resolution “retina” displays , similar to the iPhone 4/4S and third-generation iPad.
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Why a retina display on a MacBook could be a bad idea
(Credit: Apple) iPhone and iPad users unhappy with their speakerphones may be treated to better sound in future models. Apple has invented a new speakerphone system for iOS devices , according to a patent published yesterday by the U.S.
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Apple creating better-sounding speakerphone for iOS devices
Windows Phone is making a dent in China after only two months. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Is Windows Phone starting to give the iPhone a run for its money in China?
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Windows Phone edging out iPhone in China, says Microsoft
Hot off the heels of the One X and EVO 4G LTE spending some prolonged time at customs , now another member of HTC’s sensational family appears to be feeling the rigorous effects of the ITC.
Accuracy is generally an important consideration in computer chips, but a team of researchers led by Rice University are touting a new “inexact” chip (dubbed PCMOS) that they say could lead to as much as a fifteen-fold increase in efficiency. Their latest work, which won a best paper award at a recent ACM conference, builds on years of research in the field from the university, and is already moving far beyond the lab — some inexact hardware is being used in the “i-slate” educational tablet developed by the Rice-NTU Institute for Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics, 50,000 of which are expected to wind up in India’s Mahabubnagar school district over the next three years.
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.
