Archive for June, 2010
TeliaSonera gears up to ship first dual-mode LTE / 3G USB WWAN modem
Care about Samsung’s GT-B3730? Probably not… but what if we told you that that very device is the planet’s first commercially available dual-mode LTE / 3G WWAN modem? Now that we’ve got your attention, you may be interested in knowing that overseas operator TeliaSonera — hailed as the first carrier on the planet to fire […]
Jaybird’s SB2 Sportsband Bluetooth headset ain’t afraid of no rainbow
Not wasting any time on trumping the original, are we Jaybird? Just a scant five months and change after introducing the eye-pleasing SB1 Sportsband Bluetooth headphones, along comes the SB2 for those who just like to live life on the vivacious side. In fact, the SB2 isn’t all that different than the SB1 in terms […]
Apple hiring iPhone antenna engineers for some reason
Three Apple job postings for iPhone / iPad antenna engineers to “Define and implement antenna system architecture to optimize the radiation performance for wireless portable devices.” All three were posted on June 23rd, the same day that we started seeing widespread reporting of the left-handed reception issues. Coincidence?
[Thanks, Abe]
Apple hiring iPhone antenna […]
ASUS Eee PC 1215N with NVIDIA Ion and dual-core Atom D525 is a netbook powerhouse
The phrase “netbook powerhouse” would typically be considered an oxymoron. That was before ASUS announced its Eee PC 1215N bumpin’ a 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Atom D525 processor with NVIDIA Optimus to intelligently switch between its NVIDIA Ion discrete and integrated graphics. That means it’ll cut through 1080p video without any problem when displayed on the […]
RIP: Emblaze kills First Else
Hate to say it but we were right: Emblaze just announced that it’s shutting down the First Else handset. $40 million and the hopes of many (ok, a few) gone in an instant. In a regulatory announcement issued today, Emblaze states the following:
Due to critical delays in deliveries and the current status […]
Screen Grabs: Pretty Little Liars is TV’s newest home to egregious product placement (video)
Scene: Impossibly mature high school “girls” mingling in front of a locker. Action!
Bitter Barbie: “What are you doing? Is that a new phone?”
Bland Barbie: “Yeah, I’m checking my Kin. I’ll just write on Hannah’s wall from here.”
End scene.
Yes, ABC’s new Pretty Little Liars show is the future of American television, where entertainment […]
Lenovo’s Skylight and U1 Hybrid being revived with fresh Qualcomm silicon?
What’s this? A new sliver of hope in a dark, lost world? Before you throw your hands up and shut your eyes, you should know that all of this is coming from Digitimes, so taking it all in with an unhealthy dose of salt is highly suggested. According to them, Lenovo is actually planning to […]
RoboCup Soccer 2010 finals show impressive realism by feigning injuries (video)
The World Cup may still be ongoing (despite what the US, England, and a handful of others may think), but the RoboCup 2010 in Singapore has just closed shop with an edge-of-your-seat display of autonomous action. The final game came down to two German teams, the Darmstadt Dribblers and the FUmanoids. As seen at numerous […]
Hulu Plus preview arrives in iTunes App Store, Flash be damned
The free Hulu Plus app just hit the iTunes App store, kids, with the promise of 720p streaming over WiFi or 3G to iOS devices including the iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and 3rd generation iPod touch. They’re calling it a “limited preview” release that will ultimately require a $10 per month subscription on top […]
Does adjusting or trimming the iPhone 4’s micro SIM fix the antenna issue? Probably not.
Ever since Apple decided to do little about the iPhone 4’s pronounced reception issues except suggest that users hold the thing differently and / or buy a nice case, the voodoo engineering remedies have been flying in full force — sure, we’ll admit we tried sticking some tape over the side of our phone (no […]
