04 September 2010
What would coverage of Hurricane Katrina have been like in the age of Twitter? Hurricane Earl was downgraded late Friday morning to a Category 1 storm, with top sustained winds near 85 mph. Coverage of the storm is on Twitter, Facebook and mobile phone applications. Hurricane Earl was instructive, in that federal agencies are relying [...]
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04 September 2010
The Android Developers Blog is always a great insight into the the world of our favorite green robot. Dan Morrill, Android’s Open Source & Compatibility Program Manager, brings us some thoughtful analysis about the exciting paths Android is currently taking, and where the road ahead may lead. He discusses his excitement over the release of the first [...]
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04 September 2010
NJ Transit trains and rail stations are adding WiFi, the transit agency said Wednesday. It is seeking a company to provide WiFi for its 12 rail lines and 165 train stations. An RFP is due by 4 p.m. on September 30, 2010, NJ Transit said it hoped to award a contract by the end of [...]
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03 September 2010
Product: Beer Machine Manufacturer: BeerMachine.com Wired Rating: 5 Home brewing tends to be a deliciously messy and involved process. The Beer Machine promises to change that with a simple, all-in-one kit for making your own brew at home — in 7 to 10 days, no less. To be completely honest, our beer lust was only [...]
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03 September 2010
GeekDad is at PAX all weekend, and we’ll be adding pictures as we take them. View full post on GeekDad
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03 September 2010
A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook’s photo upload service that allowed him to spam thousands of users. View full post on Macworld
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03 September 2010
A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook’s photo upload service that allowed him to spam thousands of users. View full post on Macworld
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03 September 2010
Hey folks, guess who has the reins on the roundup? Yee-haw! It’s been a pretty exciting week so far. We’ve seen multiple Canadian carriers finally announce when customers can pick up their Torch 9800. We’ve also seen the final reviews from our CrackBerry Idol hopefuls. Can it get any more exciting? But of course it [...]
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03 September 2010
Adding on to the rumor of a November launch for the Galaxy Tab on Sprint, BGR is also reporting that just like the Samsung Epic 4G was a WiMAX variant of the Galaxy S, the tablet may also be getting the 4G treatment. That would be a pretty big incentive for the Sprint version if [...]
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03 September 2010
Samsung, the world’s second-largest cellphone manufacturer, has announced their intention to make Android a key focus moving forward. The company hopes to continue with the success of its Galaxy S line, which has already shipped 1 million units in the US alone. “We are Prioritizing our Android platform. Android is very open and flexible, and there [...]
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03 September 2010
Skyfire has announced that the latest version of their popular mobile browser has hit the Android Market today, under the version number 2.3.2.19574. One of the major updates includes a fix for the force close issue that many users had been reporting over the past week. They have also updated the UI, making it crisper [...]
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03 September 2010
Google Music — or a version of what Google plans for Music to be — was shown off way back at I/O along with the debut of Android 2.2. It has since then been assumed that the launch of Music would most likely coincide with the launch of Android 3.0 (Gingerbread). From what has been [...]
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03 September 2010
BGR is reporting that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will indeed be heading for Sprint. This would make Sprint the second US carrier to nab the Galaxy Tab, in addition to Verizon. They have not been given any information about price, but they are reporting it will also be a 4G device. Stay tuned for more [...]
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03 September 2010
Go ahead and file this one under awesome! In an incredible display of ingenuity, an original Nintendo controller has been paired with an Android phone for use as a keyboard and game controller. The hack makes use of an Arduino, a single-board microcontroller, and a blueSMIRF BlueTooth module. Check out the embedded video below for a look at [...]
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03 September 2010
Quantcast says the share of mobile Web consumption is moving towards the Android Quantcast says Android now has a 25 percent share of total mobile Web consumption in the US. Apple’s iOS, meanwhile, is seeing its share decline, from approximately 67 percent in May 2009 to 56 percent in August 2010. At current rates, Android’s [...]
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03 September 2010
O2 has began rolling out Android 2.1 to their Dell Streak users today as we have received multiple reports from users receiving the update. Dell recently stated that they were going to skip Android 2.1 and go straight to Android 2.2 and O2 had taken it upon themselves to push Android 2.1 to hold their users over [...]
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03 September 2010
Product: PCM-M10 Linear Recorder Manufacturer: Sony Wired Rating: 7 College is about procrastination. More precisely, it’s a chance to hone the important responsibility of shirking skills and techniques you’ll later use in the real world. So why shouldn’t note taking (or lack thereof) be a part of that learning experience? Eschewing the rigors of traditional [...]
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03 September 2010
Six Apart is shutting down its Vox blogging service. Users have until Sept. 30 to export their data to other services, including Six Apart’s TypePad blogging service. After that, Vox will be gone. If you’ve got a Vox blog, there are several export options — Six Apart has instructions for moving to TypePad, Posterous and [...]
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03 September 2010
Thus speaketh the PAX Prime schedule: Saturday, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Wolfman Theatre Raising Geek Generation 2.0: Roll For Parenting Ability How young is too young for The Hobbit? Why is LEGO Star Wars the best console game for your child? What’s the best way to deal with bullying? How can I control my [...]
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03 September 2010
ViewSonic today announced the specification details on their ViewPad 100. The device will run both Windows 7 and the older 1.6 version of Android. This is very disappointing news for the tablet. It will be a very powerful tablet if you look down the hardware specification list: 10-inch screen (1024 x 600) Intel Atom N455 1.66Ghz 1GB of DDR3 RAM [...]
03 September 2010
Panasonic used the broiling, hectic setting of the U.S. Open tennis tourney in New York Wednesday to showcase the capabilities of its first handheld consumer 3D camcorder. View full post on Macworld
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03 September 2010
Product: Fitness Apps Manufacturer: Roundup: Wired Rating: 0 #item_stats {display: none;} #item_specs {display: none;} Getting in shape is way easier with a personal trainer. Can’t afford one with your financial aid package? No problem. A fitness app is a good stand-in, cataloging your calorie intake, monitoring exercise output, and setting you on the road for [...]
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03 September 2010
For every Batman, there’s a Matter-Eater Lad. For every X-Men, there’s a Legion of Super-Pets. There are comic book characters and groups who make it big, and there are those who never find a lasting audience. Only now and then do the obscure characters get noticed, and even more rarely do they get the big-screen [...]
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03 September 2010
OK, since news is a bit slow as we approach Nokia World (you do know I will be there, right?) it is a good time to see what is cooking over at Nokia Beta Labs. We are at the tail end of the summer here in Washington State and I am finding that mobile phone [...]
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