10/16 Engadget

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Engadget Motorola Droid startup teased, obnoxious robot voice and all (video) October 16, 2009 at 12:01 am None too long after its first headshot was posted did Motorola Droid (a.k.a. Sholes) make a covert encore appearance, only showing off this time the startup process. It provides a bit more evidence -- as if we really needed any -- that the phone's bound for Verizon's network, and any Android customizations, at least from the initial glance, are nothing to write home about. It might be running Eclair, but we really can't say from this. One thing's for certain: we'll be looking for a way to turn off that "Droid" voice from speaking every time we power up the phone. Video after the break. Continue reading Motorola Droid startup teased, obnoxious robot voice and all (video) Filed under: Cellphones Motorola Droid startup teased, obnoxious robot voice and all (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Samsung i5700 Galaxy Lite renamed Spica, spied and specced in Italy October 15, 2009 at 9:08 pm At long last, some apparently definitive details on Samsung's i5700, the handset formerly known as Galaxy Lite and now reportedly called the Spica. Italian site Cellularmania has a pretty exhaustive hands-on gallery and a much-coveted list of specs for the lime green HSDPA Android vessel. We're looking at a 3-inch AMOLED screen with 384 x 240 resolution, a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, 1500 mAh battery, accelerometer, GPS, FM radio... and yes, sad but unsurprising, it's soft-rocking a 528MHz Qualcomm processor. Unlike our last glimpse, there now seems to be that requisite Android home bottom on the right side of the lower panel, but no such luck for any trackball. We're also lacking price or release date details for any region, but at least for US enthusiasts, we're pretty confident that you shouldn't get your hopes up, given how the i7500 has been relegated stateside. [Via Slashgear] Filed under: Cellphones Samsung i5700 Galaxy Lite renamed Spica, spied and specced in Italy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Free iPhone apps can now include in-app purchases October 15, 2009 at 7:11 pm One of Apple's many curious restrictions on iPhone apps has now been lifted. It used to be that, in order for developers to have microtransactions / in-app purchases, they had to charge something upfront for the software, essentially requiring consumers to pay at least twice, or not at all. Well, all that's changed, as the company has sent word to its developer community that the restriction has been lifted, meaning those annoying "Lite" and "Full" versions cluttering the app store can now be one and the same, with folks downloading the demo and paying to upgrade from within the app itself, a model that's worked to success in other software ecosystems like Xbox Live. Sure, there's gonna be developers out there that abuse the newly-minted business model, but it's not like anything was stopping them before when they charged $2 upfront only to get you again later. The mass email announcement is reprinted after the break. [Warning: read link requires iPhone developer account] [Via Daring Fireball] Continue reading Free iPhone apps can now include in-app purchases Filed under: Cellphones Free iPhone apps can now include in-app purchases originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Samsung Pixon 12 phonecamera hybrid gets tested October 15, 2009 at 6:46 pm It's probably best to think of Samsung's Pixon 12 not as a phone with a killer camera, but more so as a good point-and-shoot with phone capabilities tacked on. Our friends at Engadget Chinese managed to get some hands-on with the device, and while they say the voice and SMS portion is nothing to write home about, the form factor and AMOLED screen seems quite nice and the sample pictures come out even nicer. Hit up the read link for some odd, machine-translated text and pretty photography. Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras Samsung Pixon 12 phonecamera hybrid gets tested originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim coming to US November 3rd October 15, 2009 at 5:04 pm It's no Uncharted 2 bundle (hello, Europe), but US gamers will indeed be getting their own 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim bundle, due to hit stores on Novvember 3rd for $349.99, just one Ulysses S. Grant more than the 120GB model. No other difference beyond the storage capacity, and of course you can always swap out the 2.5-inch SATA drive yourself with warranty kept intact. Holding out for some limited edition artwork or PS2 compatibility? Keep on dreaming. Filed under: Gaming 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim coming to US November 3rd originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments The daily roundup: here's what you might've missed October 15, 2009 at 12:59 am Nikon D3S is officially official, bringing its ISO extremes in late November The professional-grade DSLR is packing a rather wide ISO range of 200 to 12,800, which can be further boosted to 102,400. (See also: Nikon D3S shows its high ISO prowess in two sample videos) Acer Liquid mixes Snapdragon and Android 1.6 'donut' for a movable feast It's presumably tuned to 1GHz (or higher) and not 768MHz as listed on the eXpansys Germany spec-sheet -- a trick that'll make this the fastest Android handset on the planet. Core Values: The silicon behind Android All present day Android phones use virtually the same Qualcomm application processor, all based on a sluggish 528MHz ARM11 core. Blech. Other news of import Wi-Fi Direct enabling P2P communications amongst WiFi wares, scaring Bluetooth half to death Flip MinoHD goes premium, we go hands-on Michael Dell curiously talks down netbooks, slyly bad-mouths Vista ATI Radeon HD 5750 brings HDMI bliss to HTPCs for $110 Of course price and HDMI audio capabilities aren't the only factors when choosing a video card for your HTPC, so you might want to keep waiting -- you know another few weeks -- for a version that doesn't take up two of your card slots for a fan that is no doubt anything but quiet. Motorola Droid (alias Sholes) finally gets a decent headshot At last eluding the omnipresent Mr. Blurrycam, Motorola's Android-powered Sholes handset has finally gotten the sort of photography it deserves, apparently with an official go-to-market name of Droid -- or at least one decent photo of it. Ask Engadget HD: Would an SSD upgrade help my HTPC performance? Xbox 360 Dashboard Update... updates: Preview program reopened, Sky TV due Oct. 27 Samsung's solar Blue Earth launching in Sweden this month, elsewhere soon No-contract $30 / $45 Straight Talk wireless plans storm Walmart The daily roundup: here's what you might've missed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Layar now adding layers of augmented reality to iPhone October 14, 2009 at 11:21 pm Since your Android handset-owning friends and colleagues can't have all the phone, Layar has finally made the leap to iPhone. It's now available in the iTunes app store for the enticing price of nada, with its own third-party ecosystem to boot -- only iPhone 3GS customers need apply, though, since without the magnetometer this is kind of a wash. We've only spent a few minutes with the new version, but it seems like much of our initial impressions from August seem to hold true, for better and for worse. But don't take our word for it, download away! [Warning: iTunes link] [Via Wired] Filed under: Cellphones Layar now adding layers of augmented reality to iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments   This email was sent to norol14@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.