Leave it to Google to make even the FCC ’s ambitions look meager. But hey, for the vast majority of Americans who will never have access to an ISP with 1Gbps , we’ve got nothing but kudos to send to Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski. As the story goes, the FCC has unveiled a plan this … Read More
If you never saw Minority Report, then we can just tell you - when Tom Cruise uses a “computer” he looks more like a conductor of an orchestra, or maybe a DJ, than your average typist. As he browses through files, he swoops his arm dramatically in the air. He forcefully pushes useless information out … Read More
You know, it’s rather cute of Active Media Products to have a range of 1.8-inch PATA ZIF SSDs , and today it’s added a precious 128GB model to its ferociously named SaberTooth ZX family. Like its 32GB and 64GB siblings, this new addition does sequential reading at up to 80MB/s and writing at up to … Read More
If you caught our coverage during CES 2010 (and you better have!), then you probably saw our quick sit-down with Senior Product Manager for Android, Erick Tseng. We had such a good time chatting with him and had so many other questions, we thought having him on the Engadget Show made lots of sense! So, … Read More
More and more big movies— Where The Wild Things Are , to name the latest—are coming out in a single package that includes Blu-ray, iTunes-friendly Digital Copy and DVD. This proves DVD is still the best way to sell movies. I naively enjoyed the Blu-ray/Digital Copy combo for a while, during the period I was … Read More
Early last month, a young man was shot in the streets of Harlem. Now we’ve learned that his murder may have begun with an argument on Twitter which gradually escalated to the point of leaving cyberspace. Kwame Dancy and Jameg Blake grew up together and were said to have been close before some kind of … Read More
We reported yesterday about Twitter Japan’s plans to start charging followers to view tweets from certain users starting January and explained why this paid subscription model could work in Japan . Well, please forget it, this won’t happen. Just a few minutes ago, Digital Garage (the company responsible for Twitter operations in Japan), issued a … Read More
Although BlackBerry has never been renowned for its desktop software, their newest release of Media Sync 3.0 shows signs of a slow progression. Slowly, but surely, BlackBerry is improving in respects to software. But, specifically speaking, Media Sync 3.0 isn’t the greatest representation of unseen additions except for the 2-way synching of photos for PC … Read More
Forbes Media has acquired FlipGloss and its Digital Glossy Insert photo publishing platform for an undisclosed amount. FlipGloss was fully funded by Forbes Media but was previously not considered a subsidiary of the media group. Founded by former Yahoo! digital music executives, FlipGloss has a host of prominent advisors, including Marc Bodnick from Elevation Partners … Read More
The tips are flooding in — webOS 1.2.0 has just been released, and downloads are starting all over. Obviously the big new features is support for app purchases in the Catalog, but we’ve heard there are a ton of little fixes and improvements in addition — we’re checking it out now, let us know how … Read More
Filed under: Reviews , First Look , App Review , Music Any musician worth his/her credit knows that accurate tuning is a given. It’s a crucial starting point to playing any instrument at home, on the job, in the studio, or on the road, and an embarrassment when it isn’t. Some time ago I was … Read More
We’ve been waiting quite a while to hear pricing info for the much-anticipated TomTom car kit for the iPhone. The kit, which will be sold separately from the navigational iPhone app, will be available in October (that’s almost now!!). While we still don’t have full details on what the whole package will include, it’s officially … Read More
While NVIDIA’s Ion has been getting all of the attention of late, VIA’s been doing this 1080p thing for quite some time. We actually heard earlier this year that the company’s EPIA-P710 Pico-ITXe board was capable of playing back glorious 1080p video clips, but now we’ve got video proof that the unit’s successor truly can. … Read More
By now, most businesses and self-employed individuals know that they can use social media services like Twitter and Facebook to help themselves grow their customer base and (hopefully) make some money. But for most people, actually using these services presents a challenge. Granted, there is no shortage of social media ‘gurus’ who have blogged their … Read More
Over the last few days, Venezuela has been closing down radio and media stations that are denouncing the government and its actions. This is not going down quietly, though, as protesters are fighting back against what critics consider the infringement of free speech. However, with stations being “recovered” by the government, citizens and protesters alike … Read More