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Sony Ericsson has recently moved to only use android in their smartphones, and apparently they are already considering mixing PSP and android 3.0 (gingerbread).

Because they have five phones from HTC which are basically the same?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/11/windows-phone-7-handsets-the-tale-of-the-tape/

Oh, that's probably not a good reason to wait.

You mean like this:

http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/09/telco-to-town-were-suing-you-because-we-care.ars

or this:

http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/display_exclusive.html?id=2400

or this:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/time-warner-and-embarq-cant-compete-with-city-owned-isp-trying/

Why nobody is talking about TU Braunschweig's efforts in this matter? Hell, we even have a video from them, drop Google's "secretly".

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/07/apple-afraid-of-a-shattering-followup-to-its-antennagate-woes/

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=iphone+4+shattered

several of the top results are images of the same phones.

Clickyfied! And without karma whoring!

How about a little known guy named "Steve Jobs"? He can do math too.
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Even better, check the endgadget coverage of the 2006 WWDC. IT'S RIGHT ON THE BIG SCREEN. Article
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If you think Adobe was the only large company to get screwed by Apple's change, read a Nokia technician's perspective on this: link

Don't be so sure. IIRC, verizon is using the sim-less variant of LTE.

Engadget and others posted pictures of Verizon branded 4G LTE SIM cards.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/verizons-4g-lte-sim-in-the-wild/

3DV Systems, an Israeli company, so it seems: http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/microsofts-project-natal-roots-revealed-3dv-systems-zcam/

Probably find more info with a search on "3DV Systems" on the GOOG.

Backup video found here: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/hp-slate-prototype-caught-in-the-wild-booted-to-windows-7/

Electronics is easy. You take it to the electronics shop and they take care of it for you. I'm not sure exactly what they do, but I'm assuming it's fairly rigorous. Japan just doesn't have any landfill space...

Often, it is sent to China http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/10/video-chinas-toxic-wastelands-of-consumer-electronics-revealed/ . It is supposed to be illegal now, and presumably regulations are being enforced http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_Convention

FLO TV is dead: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/04/flo-tv-killed-by-qualcomm-its-four-users-look-shocked-and-sadde/

Google TV is supposedly going to be even more. Logitech Revue - $299.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/logitech-revue-with-google-tv-coming-9-29-for-299-dish-network/

According to this article on Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/22/roku-xds-review/

Roku tells us it'll be adding additional support for DLNA streaming in the future, and with various DLNA-compatible devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the Motorola Droid X, and LG Optimus Windows Phone 7 handset either out or on their way to market, it could present a solid alternative to Apple's AirPlay. We weren't able to test any DLNA features, though, since they're not currently available -- the potential is there, but Roku has to execute.

I wish for the same. The Roku is where it's at right now in terms of an internet TV set-top box. The Google TV could also be interesting, but let's wait to see it working and how much the set-top boxes are going to cost.

They've been in talks with the other Android manufacturers. They filed their ITC complain against Motorola today.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/01/microsoft-files-itc-complaint-against-motorola-over-alleged-andr/

That's not exactly how it works. First of all, its not exclusive of Google services, and secondly, anyone can install third party apps on their Android phone without rooting it. Feel free to install some other search apk instead.

I guess it kind of depends on how much the provider locked your phone down. If they removed the Google Marketplace and the ability to add a store, I guess you're wrong on that count. What the parent says is that Android's openness gives liberty to the carrier. The carrier will decide what liberty is left to you and what liberty is kept from you. In other word, it's not Android that gives you liberty but it is the phone maker+carrier that may give you freedom. Or rooting, but on that count the iPhone is as open as Android.

Microsoft just launched an attack against Motorola over Android:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/01/microsoft-files-itc-complaint-against-motorola-over-alleged-andr/

So they are certain someone will sue you if you use Android...

That's not exactly how it works. First of all, its not exclusive of Google services, and secondly, anyone can install third party apps on their Android phone without rooting it. Feel free to install some other search apk instead.

I would think they recieved one of these by now: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/10/intels-48-core-processor-destined-for-science-ships-to-univers/
But maybe the profiling is easier in a simulated environment?

>> What's the smallest physical screen that can do that resolution?

Uhh how about this one thats been around for 4 years that also happens to be 7":
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/sanyo-epson-announce-7-1-inch-1080p-lcd-by-far-the-worlds-smal/

>> What would it cost?
in volume probably not much more. If they passed the difference on, the percentage increase in the overall product price would likely be negligible tradeoff against making the device have a lot more appeal and to a wider market.

>> How many minutes would the battery last?
Have you any actual proof that a higher screen resolution screen == higher power consumption? My understanding is that the backlighting is where the significant majority of all the power goes so screen resolution largely doesn't matter. Also I understand power consumption could in fact be less for a higher res. screen than a lower res. one depending on the tech used in each.

>> Have you ever thought, even once, before posting?
Don't be a dick. of course I have.

Is this the first confirmed death while operating a Segway?

It's hard to say. I think there have been reports of people dying from Segway accidents (2004 Las Vegas accident) but it's never really been clear if the Segway killed the person. I'd imagine if someone hopped on your product and rode off a cliff you wouldn't be so quick to say it was a death from riding your product. However, could you find someone that had a heart attack or went into diabetic shock and died from lack of medical attention while operating a Segway? Yeah, probably. I don't think it's right to blame the product here. You obviously have to consider the danger inherently present in the individual as well as his or her surroundings. The Las Vegas accident was a speedway incident involving a 59 year old falling into a pit area during the SKUSA SuperNats car racing event. Can you blame the product?

Apple doesn't lead when it comes to reliability
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/laptop-reliability-survey-asus-and-toshiba-win-hp-fails/

The real problem though are the link shorteners

I agree they are bad, but even worse are sites where *every* link just goes to a generic search of that site. Engadget and phoronix spring to mind; Engadget are particularly bad. For example, look at the recent article about unused radio space:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/fcc-votes-unanimously-in-favor-of-using-whitespace-for-super-wi/

"_Just as we suspected_ earlier this month, the _Federal Communications Commission_ has voted unanimously (that's five yeas and zero nays, if you need a specific tally) in favor of using the unlicensed _whitespace_ airwaves for what it calls a "super WiFi" of sorts."

"Just as we suspected" links to a previous Engadget article; fair enough. But you might expect any reasonable website to link "Federal Communications Commission" to fcc.gov, and "whitespace" to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spaces_(radio)

Where does engadget link them to?

engadget.com/tag/fcc
engadget.com/tag/whitespace

Totally useless. They blatantly use it to try to improve their pagerank. I would hope google is smarter than to fall for that though.

Blackberry will be announcing a new tablet supposedly powered by a Marvell chip. Looks like we might see this chip in action soon enough.

What about something like the new Dell tablet/netbook hybrid then?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/14/dell-inspiron-duo-tablet-netbook-hybrid-unveiled-with-rotating/ (watch the video).

You can both draw diagrams when needed(dunno the precision with capacitative screen, type properly when needed with the full physical keyboard. Oh, and most importantly, you can run what you want on it and not be restricted to Apple's whims and fancies.

Jobs once said, "Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt. It's great to watch the movies, but the licensing of the tech is so complex, we're waiting till things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace." (from http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/14/steve-jobs-calls-blu-ray-a-bag-of-hurt/)

Has BR taken off? I don't know, I am not a user.

It's interesting that he cites licensing as the roadblock, not cost. Obviously there are plenty of computers with BR drives, but perhaps the kind of integration that Apple wanted meant negotiation some kind of new license. Apple and Sony negotiating? I can easily see that process coming off the rails.

The other broswers in the App Store are not full browsers. They're still using elements of Apple's browser, such as the Javascript engine, or they would not be allowed in the App Store.

Opera for iPhone

In either case, that would be "application with interpreter"... whether its Javascript or Actionscript, Apple won't have one they don't control. At least not yet.

You may have missed the story about apple relaxing it's rules. Apps with interpreters are starting to show up (like the return of BASIC to the C64 Emulator)

I didn't really find any iPhone all that usable as a web browser, simply due to the poor resolution. Once I got the Droid (854x480, plus no need for on-screen keyboard), it was a significant threshold -- I do more actual "browsing" on the device than the PC these days. I'm sure the same is true of the iPhone4, at least until you need to type.

The iPhone and iPods have depended heavily on the smart zoom feature that allows you to tap on paragraphs and page blocks to zoom it. That aside, the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4 have higher resolution than the Droid at 960x640. The keyboard has never been an issue for me, since I just bring it up to type and hide it once I'm done.

When Flash came out in 1996, the "hot new" PC processors were the original 150MHz and 166MHz Pentiums. In 1999-2000, I was part of a set-top box development project. Our web browser ran Shockwave quite nicely... on a 90MHz or 144MHz Coldfire CPU, and at 640x576, considerably more resolution than all but the top-end smartphones today. Sure, Flash has evolved, but you don't need a 2GHz CPU to run Flash.

Flash performance has gone south since it was acquired by Adobe. They have bloated the thing beyond recognition. You would be horribly hard pressed to get current Flash running on a 2000 machine. Flash has not really evolved as much as it has bloated. They keep adding stuff (and security holes that take forever to patch) but they don't seem to be improving the performance.

Nah, they recanted. http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/facebook-actually-there-are-44-million-active-monthly-users-of/

Here is the source:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/facebook-mobile-app-stats-shocker-104-million-iphone-users-12/

Even they admit something's not right:

Interestingly, the last reported number of iOS users was 100 million; that's the number announced at WWDC, just back in July -- but Facebook lists more than that amount of active monthly users, so we're not sure how these numbers are being calculated.

Here is the source:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/facebook-mobile-app-stats-shocker-104-million-iphone-users-12/

Who cares about Larry's latest $tuff? VLC for the iPad was OK'd for the AppStore!

Get it now!

Perhaps they should have gone with Nokia E7 instead.

It's said to be the best business device Nokia, or anyone else, has ever produced and comes with the touted ability to create PowerPoint slides on the go

Android will get there soon enough, and then we'll see these devices replacing Windows desktops, first sales and management then marketing then operations, then everyone else.

I want an Android device with Android Market, but I don't want a phone. Is that so much to ask?

Looks like you will get this with the Samsung Tab.

Be careful what you ask for - it may not have a phone, but require a contract anyway... http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/samsung-galaxy-tab-wifi-only-version-coming/

To answer my own question:

Apparently, it's not clear yet what the costs, subsidies & plans will be.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/samsung-galaxy-tab-loses-voice-capabilities-in-the-us/

According to Engadget they removed the telephony app from the US version of this (it's still in the European version):

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/samsung-galaxy-tab-loses-voice-capabilities-in-the-us/

That's pretty much a dealkiller for me, and gives Samsung an uphill climb if they expect to compete with the iPad, which has a good low end price, an OS designed for a tablet, and an established ecosystem.

The more likely persons to use the cracked key are the Chinese/Taiwanese who could make HDMI chips for pennies on the dollar for what NA companies could, and then not have to pay HDMI/HDCP rights for those chips. Cheap 3rd party HDMI chips will be going into KiRF products anytime now...

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/confirmed-intel-says-hdcp-master-key-crack-is-real/
(original article /.'d)

"For someone to use this information to unlock anything, they would have to implement it in silicon -- make a computer chip," Waldrop told Fox News, and that chip would have to live on a dedicated piece of hardware -- something Intel doesn't think is likely to happen in any substantial way.

I think we've got a new challenge here! Props to the first person to post an easy hardware/software system for intercepting and decoding HDTV signals.

I don't know about Windows 7, but you can run OSX on a N900 ;) (yeah, it takes 90 minutes to boot, and is completely pointless/unusable)

Unfortunately Valve say there are no plans for a Linux version of Steam.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/23/valve-denies-having-a-linux-version-of-steam-in-the-works/

Especially hilarious that it is a completely true comment. Mod me troll if you like, it just proves your inability to comprehend past the RDF from Steve...

http://db.tidbits.com/article/10829
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/exploding-ipod-blows-up-in-apples-face/
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2377

Every manufacturer has these types of issues, holding any manufacturer responsable for them will only mean you don't buy from anyone. What manufacturer didn't have video cards from NVidia in this time period? What manufacturer hasn't had a bad batch of batteries?

Proponents of open video have potentially won a battle here, but I have to agree with the commenters that say that this may just push the content companies to add new controls elsewhere in the content ecosystem. For example, DTCP (and particular the IP-oriented DTCP-IP) is already widespread in newer "TV Anywhere" style devices. It may also have cryptographic weaknesses, but compared to HDCP it is even more closed and it is controlled by an independent cabal of corporations.

See Engadget's summary of the comments on the FCC's set-top-box competition proceeding for a sense of what is to come.

Meet the new boss.

No, it was iPhone OS before it was iOS.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/steve-jobs-at-d-iphone-os-started-on-a-tablet/

That's just some extra marketing for iPad during the time that iPad was announced. They weren't going to say - "hey this iOS thing worked well for iPhone, so we've slapped it onto this thing and hope it works out just the same." I'm not saying that's the case - I'm saying it was designed to be flexible from the beginning.

You are right. Kmart should remove the claim.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/augens-kmart-tablet-and-smartbook-wont-have-google-branded-app/

http://www.tabletpcreview.com/default.asp?newsID=1561&news=google+Android+os+augen+gentouch78+kmart+tablet

How about this device?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/augens-150-android-tablet-hits-kmart-circular-coming-to-store/
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/08/08/1727223/Kmart-Briefly-Offers-149-Android-Tablet

If you watch the video of the guy you'll notice he doesn't say it costs $35 to produce but rather he has a contract to buy a million of them at $35. He goes on to empathically say that this wouldn't be a retail price but this is the price at which it would be delivered to educational institutions. That makes me think it's more heavily subsidized (by all parties involved) than they are letting on. It could make financial sense for the company to get these tablets in the hands of students even at a loss, like Apple also does iPod giveaways from time to time.

i live in seattle, the mecca and last bastion of microsoft fanboyism. i haven't met one person excited about this, even the 20k Microsoft employees who are getting them for free seem pretty meh about it. didn't the last microsoft phone get pulled off the shelves after selling like 400 nation wide? the cart is about 20 miles ahead of the horse here.

Actually, Android is already shipping on netbooks. Granted they're referred to as smartbooks when they run a smartphone OS, but the device is basically a netbook that runs Android.

Like this little thing being sold by an Australian company: http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/products/configure.asp?c1=3&c2=12&id=3169

You can buy it with "Andriod" or the appropriately named WinCE.

I have a 7" tablet with the same CPU and version of Android as this device and it is usable - the netbook is tempting in some ways ... a keyboard is useful when doing any input, but an annoyance when (say) reading an eBook.

I might be these suicides are not because FoxConn is a bad employer. They could be because FoxConn was trying too hard to be a good employer.

Foxconn revealed that it'll no longer be compensating families of dead employees as a move to discourage further suicides. CEO Terry Gou reasoned by exhibiting evidence that showed the money -- an amount almost equivalent to ten years' worth of salary -- was a major motivation for the suicides.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/foxconn-axes-suicide-compensation-relocating-some-production-to/

I don't know which "beginning" you are referring to, but Android was released on the market to compete against what was at the time iPhone OS.

This is what the first Android prototype looked like.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Android_mobile_phone_platform_early_device.jpg

No, it was iPhone OS before it was iOS.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/steve-jobs-at-d-iphone-os-started-on-a-tablet/

No, internally from the ground up it started as an unreleased Tablet OS
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/steve-jobs-at-d-iphone-os-started-on-a-tablet/

Jobs was just never happy with battery performance and other tablet problems... Then they figured out that they could start out even smaller with a phone and do a good job...

Actually, Android is already shipping on netbooks. Granted they're referred to as smartbooks when they run a smartphone OS, but the device is basically a netbook that runs Android.

I've never been terribly interested in netbooks and have generally viewed them as rubbish, but I'm genuinely interested in the AC100. I'd need to use one before deciding to buy it, but I view it as a better proposition than any netbook I've seen to date. The newest versions of Android have added a lot of polish and can really run well on hardware that's not overly powerful. I can see smartbooks being incredibly popular, especially if they stick with keeping the profile small.

Android-based solutions are already here. ChromeOS isn't. Google should just axe the project and focus on making Android better for these types of devices rather than trying to have two different operating systems. Any other response just makes it appear as though they're well on the road to becoming more like Microsoft where projects are made in different small fiefdoms within the company and dick-waving contests between the kings result in crap products. Set a company goal and get the whole company behind it.