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Apple shows Nokia’s N97 Mini can be force choked, too (video)

Joe — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:40:56 +0000

Nokia claims it always prioritizes antenna performance over physical design , and we’ll take them at their word, but that apparently didn’t exempt one Espoo handset from Apple’s grip of doom. Here’s the Nokia N97 Mini going down for the count, from a full seven bars to two

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Fring bends under the pressure of iPhone video calling, Skype temporarily locked down

Joe — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:43:27 +0000

We guess this is a “good” thing in a roundabout way, but Fring has just dropped the knowledge that its video calling update for the iPhone 4 has been so wildly successful that they’ve been forced to temporarily restrict Skype access to “free up capacity” for direct Fring-to-Fring calls. Hopefully the company is hard at work beefing up its infrastructure to bring everything back to normal — but in the meantime, at least you’ve got an easy way to look your EVO -toting friends square in the face without having to actually see them in the flesh. Perish the thought! [Thanks, Roy] Fring bends under the pressure of iPhone video calling, Skype temporarily locked down originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:42:00 EDT

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Netgear’s ReadyNAS Ultra 4 and Ultra 6 stream to TiVo, mobile, and DLNA-certified devices

Joe — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:01:23 +0000

The “Death of Local Media Storage,” eh Netgear? The company is certainly proud of its latest unveiling, the ReadyNAS Ultra series, as the aforementioned press release headline exemplifies. In addition to the usual network storage capabilities, the gang can stream media to any TiVo device, DLNA -certified machine (via Skifta), and mobile devices using Orb technologies

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RoboErectus Jr kicks, waves, dances its way into our hearts (and Singapore RoboCup)

Joe — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:50:34 +0000

So, we’ve definitely had a few laughs at the expense of the RoboCup folks. Sure, the goal is admirable, and the amount of knowledge and skill that goes into developing these robot athletes is impressive. Until these automatons learn pick up the pace a little, howevs, there really is a snowball’s chance that they’ll be able to take on a human team

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iPhone 4 hits FCC, becomes world’s second announced pentaband 3G phone

Joe — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:06:41 +0000

You really can’t fault Apple’s timing. While the iPhone 4 may have slipped out in physical form way ahead of its launch today, the FCC docs for it were kept under seal until this very moment. So what do we find out from the disclosure?

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Ask Engadget: what’s the best netbook out there now?

Joe — Fri, 07 May 2010 03:10:52 +0000

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Garrett, who needs a few sets of fresh eyes on the netbook lineup that’s out there today.

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Lenovo’s 14-inch Z460 mentioned again overseas, this time with a Core i5 CPU

Joe — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:53:04 +0000

Ready for the latest international laptop mystery? Good

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This day in Engadget: RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis talks about his first "touch product"

Joe — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:26:46 +0000

Welcome to ‘ This day in Engadget ‘, where we crack open the archives and take a whimsical look back at the memories and moments of our storied past. Please join us on this trip down random access memory lane. Earlier today, RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis laid down a doozy when he implied that full touchscreen phones aren’t that popular — but last year at this time (on April 16th!) he was scrambling to explain why the BlackBerry Storm failed to live up to high expectations

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Gigabyte T1000 takes a new twist on life with Atom N470 and a multitouch display

Joe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:55:31 +0000

Ever get the feeling that what you see on paper just isn’t going to be as good in person? That’s sort of how we felt today when we stopped by Gigabyte’s CeBIT booth to get a look at its newly announced T1000 netvertible

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Sony intros 3D-capable STR-DN1010 A/V receiver

Joe — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:06:05 +0000

Sony’s already introduced 3D TVs and 3D Blu-ray players , and it’s now finally followed those up with a 3D-capable receiver for those who need to pass through 3D video while internally decoding high res audio. That model, the STR-DN1010, is naturally a 7.1 A/V receiver, and boasts 110 watts of power per channel, along with four HDMI ports (including one with Audio Return Channel plus three component), support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, upscaling of any video source to 1080p, support for Sony’s S-AIR wireless system, and a Digital Media Port to accommodate iPod docks and other accessories, among other standard fare. Look for this one to land in March for $400, along with two other new non-3D models (the STR-DH710 and STR-DH510) that will run you $300 and $230

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