15 May 2010
Apple MacBook refresh leaked in Vietnam (video)
by 2 others We're not sure what's going on in Vietnam these days but it's suddenly a hot bed for industry leaks. Perhaps it's due to manufacturers expanding from China to Vietnam's relatively cheap (but limited) labor pool? Or maybe it's because the kids at Tinht...
Acer holding global event at end of May, no Chrome OS devices planned...
by 3 others Thinking that early June / Computex will see the launch of Acer's Chrome OS devices? That's what we heard yesterday , but after doing a little digging of our own, our advice is simply, don't hold your breath. A source within Acer has told us that the ...
14 May 2010
Android Froyo Sculpture Unveiled. Almost. And Google Security Was...
by 2 others We’re as excited as everyone else about the release of Android 2.2, called Froyo . Like the previous Android releases (Cupcake, Donut, Eclair) it’s named for a desert (frozen yogurt), and Google has put up a plastic sculpture outside their...
11 May 2010
Sony's NEX3 / 5 cameras priced, June release date leaked?
by 2 others It looks like Sony's having a field day right now in Japan, making its official reveal of the NEX3 and NEX5 cameras, the "ultra-compact" DSLRs with interchangeable lenses we saw back at PMA. The presentation is going on as we speak, and the rumor site...
09 May 2010
Motorola Droid solves Lego-encased Rubik's Cube in 24 mind-melting...
by 2 others Oh sure, you've seen your disgustingly hairy cousin solve a Rubik's Cube in 3 minutes and 13.4 seconds, and we've seen quite a few sophisticated robots do it in far less time . But in the latest episode of "Yes, Droid Really Does," we've got Motorola'...
Making Lemonade out of Bureaucratic Brazilian Lemons
by 2 others I wrote before that Wall Street has a far bigger fascination with Brazil than Silicon Valley has. But since I got back from Brazil two weeks ago, I’ve had several conversations with Silicon Valley-based investors mulling scouting trips down Sout...
08 May 2010
How would you change Apple's iPad?
by 2 others To say that Apple's iPad has driven the tablet market straight into an era of revival would be understating things greatly, and one million units later, we're here to ask the earliest of adopters how they'd tweak things if they were ever lucky enough ...
YC-Funded Nowmov: Sit Back, Relax, And Watch An Endless Stream Of...
by 2 others Online video streaming is great. But when it comes to zoning out in front of a flashing screen to kill a few hours, TV has it beat by a long shot — building an interesting playlist of YouTube videos simply requires too much effort. Nowmov , a Y Com...
Verizon iPhone chatter is getting harder (than usual) to ignore
by 2 others Alright, stop us if you've heard this one before -- but seriously, we've noticed an uptick on the tip lines here at Engadget in the last couple weeks that's becoming difficult to ignore. It's one thing to say "hey, the iPhone is launching on Verizon,"...
07 May 2010
Ask Engadget: what's the best netbook out there now?
by 2 others 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 ther...
Six Startups Blast Off From The Web 2.0 Launchpad
by 3 others Every year at Web 2.0 Expo, a handful of promising startups are invited on stage to give quick, five-minute pitches to an audience of conference attendees and a panel of judges (you can see our past coverage on these events here and here ). Yesterday ...
06 May 2010
FCC to re-regulate internet in order to enforce net neutrality
by 2 others Just as we predicted, the FCC is getting ready to take major steps to overcome that court decision ruling the agency doesn't currently have the ability to impose net neutrality under the agency's internet regulatory framework: the Wall Street Journal ...
05 May 2010
Confirmed: BlackBerry two-way sync for Gmail is now live
by 2 others We've just heard from the boys and girls at RIM that the company did, in fact, deploy the long-awaited two-way Gmail synchronization capability to North American BIS users this week. What does that mean, exactly? Well, it means that if you've got a Bl...
04 May 2010
Internet Explorer market share falls below 60 percent for first time,...
by 2 others NetApplications has just released its browser market share stats for the month of April, and there is something notable here: Internet Explorer has fallen to a "historic low" of 59.95 percent market share, losing about 0.69 points since last month. Go...
Android OS Distribution Chart Updated, Inches Slowly In Right...
by 3 others Google has just updated the pie chart on its Android Developers site that shows just how many Android users are running each version of the mobile OS. The latest stats: 32.4% of users are on the most recent version, Android 2.1. That’s a rise of...
03 May 2010
Keepin' it real fake: Android iPad KIRF gets Android 2.1, display...
by 2 others Still unsure whether you want that Android iPad KIRF we spotted a couple weeks ago? What if we told you it got a display upgrade to 10-inches and an OS upgrade (to Eclair) to boot? Rocking a 1GHz Cortex A8 processor, 512MB of RAM, a 16GB flash drive, ...
01 May 2010
CrunchGear Reviews the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Digital Camera
by 3 others What is this thing? The rise of micro four-thirds camera is probably biggest potential change in popular cameras since the rise of the point and shoot. Micro four thirds "system" cameras offer the best of both worlds - removable lenses for folks who l...
Sony Dash review
by 2 others When we first saw the Sony Dash at CES, we thought Sony was making a play into the tablet game -- the promo video showed people using the angular device all over the house, with nary a power cord in sight. And hey, it was called the Dash -- a word whi...
30 April 2010
Symbian^3 web app development tools come out of beta, aim for...
by 2 others Has the Nokia N8 made a Symbian^3 believer out of you? If so, you'll be glad to know the beta tag has been peeled off the web application development tools for the platform, which -- according to Executive Director Lee Williams -- provide "an ideal en...
Opera Software Acquires Email Service Provider FastMail.FM (Updated)
by 3 others The Norwegian software company has yet to make any announcements of its own, but Opera has acquired email service provider FastMail.FM , according to a message posted on the latter’s company blog. The terms of the agreements are not disclosed, b...
27 April 2010
NVIDIA Verde to sync up desktop and laptop GPU driver releases,...
by 3 others Good news, mobile gamers -- NVIDIA 's looking out for you and yours, and if you're tired of lobbying to Congress about the inequities between driver releases for desktop GPUs and driver releases for mobile GPUs, you can finally move on to some other j...
25 April 2010
iPad Camera Kit ships with USB headset and keyboard support
by 2 others Reports are coming in that the iPad Camera Connection Kit has finally shown up on a couple buyer doorsteps, and that the pair of white dongles may actually have been worth the wait . While one is a simple SD card adapter that adds one-touch image and ...
Index Ventures Puts Heavyweights Behind New Seed Fund
by 2 others Index Ventures , a European based venture fund that has also invested heavily in U.S. startups, will launch a new seed fund on Monday to focus on early stage deals. Partners Neil Rimer , Danny Rimer , Saul Klein and Mike Volpi will manage Index Seed. ...
6 Million Unfollows Later, Twitter Moves To Silence ManageTwitter
by 3 others As I wrote about back in February, ManageTwitter is easily one of the most useful third-party Twitter services out there. While there are plenty of services that help you find new people to follow, there simply aren’t enough that help you prune ...
22 April 2010
OpenCandy Raises $5 Million Series B For Bundled Software You Might...
by 3 others If you’re a Windows user, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with the concept of bundled software — you download an application you want, launch the installer, hit the “Next” button a few times, and find that youR...
