Archive for April, 2010
Apple shutting Lala.com; 'Cloud' music on horizon?
Los Angeles — Apple is shutting down Lala.com, the online music retailer it bought last year. The move comes amid speculation that Apple will soon offer a way for people to access songs from distant computers.
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Cell providers to boost coverage for Obama speech
To head off technology failures during University of Michigan's graduation Saturday, several cell phone companies are bringing in portable boosters to increase cell coverage, university officials said this morning.
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Apple applies for ‘disappearing button’ patent
You know that little sleep indicator light on the front of your new MacBook Pro — the one that simply disappears when your notebook is wide awake? Apple wants to do that for buttons, too. Cupertino’s latest patent application is for pressure-sensitive, capacitive touchscreen materials it could build right into the surface of its aluminum-clad […]
Symbian^3 web app development tools come out of beta, aim for standardized simplicity
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 entry point” for coders of all skill levels. This is […]
Adobe CTO says Flash 10.1 for Android in June — will Froyo follow suit?
Let’s take a break from Apple and Adobe’s back-and-forth, shall we? Instead, we’ll let the latter company talk about its work with Google, specifically the Android platform. Flash-based CTO Kevin Lynch said today in a post, “We look forward to delivering Flash Player 10.1 for Android smartphones as a public preview at Google I/O in […]
James Cameron convinces NASA to use 3D camera on next Mars mission
What do you do once you’ve broken your own record for the world’s highest-grossing picture film? Well, you go offworld, of course. James Cameron, in his infinite benevolence and multidimensional wisdom, has convinced NASA bigwigs not to forgo the inclusion of a high-res 3D camera on the Curiosity (aka Mars Science Laboratory) rover, which is […]
Microsoft weighs in: ‘the future of the web is HTML5′
Where Steve Jobs leads, Microsoft follows — how’s that for shaking up the hornet’s nest? It’s said in jest, of course, but we’ve just come across a post from the General Manager for Internet Explorer, Dean Hachamovitch, and the perspective expressed by him on the subject of web content delivery broadly agrees with the essay […]
Lala closing on May 31st, web songs and unused credit will head to iTunes
Can’t say we’re too surprised — after all, it does somewhat compete with new management — but still, we’re quite sad to see that as of May 31st, Lala is closing its music-streaming doors to the world, and no new users will be accepted. Existing users, however, can take solace in some pretty nice parting […]
Ask Engadget: best external laptop battery?
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 Anthony, who is looking for an external battery pack to keep his laptop humming through those 21-hour T / TH marathon days. If […]
Cyanogen 5.0.7 experimentally brings Eclair to G1, myTouch 3G — caveats apply
After a brief delay, looks like CyanogenMod 5 is now out for the HTC Dream, Magic and Sapphire, also known as the T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G. The release is labeled as experimental, so take care not to flash it onto your work phone, and G1 owners should back up their data as they’ll need […]
