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HTC Jetstream hits AT&T store, gets benchmarked

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:50 PM PDT

HTC Jetstream hits AT&T store, gets benchmarked


HTC Jetstream hits AT&T store, gets benchmarked
Thinking about picking up an (inconceivably expensive) HTC Jetstream? After all, it just slipped into AT&T's online store this weekend. We'll just leave this link to HotHardware in the source below, in case you want to check out some comparative benchmarks before trading $700 for a 2-year contract. Not that it performed poorly mind you, it raced neck-and-neck with Lenovo's IdeaPad K1 -- we just like think charts and tables are...

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 6PM

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:50 PM PDT

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 6PM


Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 6PM
It's Monday, and we're still here to help by letting you peek into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 6PM. It's not our regular time, but it's a holiday anyway right? So take a peek at the live stream, chat and list of topics after the break.Continue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 6PMJoin the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream...

South Korea slips past Japan for top spot in lithium-ion battery industry

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

South Korea slips past Japan for top spot in lithium-ion battery industry


South Korea slips past Japan for top spot in lithium-ion battery industry
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Japan For the first time ever, South Korean manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries slipped past their Japanese counterparts to grab hold of the most substantial wedge of the li-ion segment. The shift took place in the April-June period, according to report by the Nikkei. The Nikkei says Japan's control over the global li-ion segment fell to 33.7 percent in the second quarter of 2011, while South Korean manufacturers increased their...

Toshiba Qosmio DX730 all-in-one brings Regza styles to your desktop

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Toshiba Qosmio DX730 all-in-one brings Regza styles to your desktop


Toshiba Qosmio DX730 all-in-one brings Regza styles to your desktop
Here's one that momentarily escaped our attention during all the IFA hullabaloo: the Qosmio DX730, which Toshiba says borrows both its design and 'Resolution+' picture processing technology from Regza TVs. The base model bears a rather lousy Pentium processor, but the range also includes Core i3 and i5 models, along with up to 6GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, a Blu-ray drive, TV tuner and Onkyo speakers....

BAE's infrared invisibility cloak makes tanks cold as ice, warm as cows

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 01:33 PM PDT

BAE's infrared invisibility cloak makes tanks cold as ice, warm as cows


BAE's infrared invisibility cloak makes tanks cold as ice, warm as cows
Warfare's constantly evolving. Daylight battles became late-night duels, and pre-noon skirmishes shifted to sundown slaughters -- some might say we're just getting lazy, but either way, thermal imaging now plays quite the vital role. Now BAE and the FMV -- Sweden's equivalent to DARPA -- have a way to mask the heat signature of heavy machinery....

IFA 2011 wrap-up

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT

IFA 2011 wrap-up


IFA 2011 wrap-up
As with the end of any massive and absolutely chaotic consumer electronics trade show, it's with mixed emotions that we pack up our gear and prepare to depart IFA. We hope you've enjoyed our countless news stories, hands-ons, and liveblogs -- all neatly organized just after the break (so you can count, if you really want)....

Will Windows Phone Apps Run On Windows 8?

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Will Windows Phone Apps Run On Windows 8?


Will Windows Phone Apps Run On Windows 8?
When you look at the combined 70 percent smartphone market share of Android and Apple in the U.S. compared to Microsoft's measly and shrinking 6 percent, it seems like it's game over before it really began for Windows Phone. Windows Phone is a decent mobile OS, even promising, but so far it has failed to capture the hearts and minds of developers or consumers....

Chicago-Based Bidmyway Launches Hyperlocal Mobile Deals App

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Chicago-Based Bidmyway Launches Hyperlocal Mobile Deals App


Chicago-Based Bidmyway Launches Hyperlocal Mobile Deals App
Bidmyway is a newly launched local deals app operating in the Chicago market. As opposed to being a deals aggregator for more popular brands like Groupon or Living Social, the app offers exclusive deals made with local merchants. What's unique about Bidmyway is its interface and how the deals are presented to end users....

Andy Pad, Andy Pad Pro now available within Europe, for not a lot of money

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Andy Pad, Andy Pad Pro now available within Europe, for not a lot of money


Andy Pad, Andy Pad Pro now available within Europe, for not a lot of money
If you've been twiddling your thumbs in anticipation of the Andy Pad's arrival, twiddle no more, because the budget-friendly Android slate is now available across most of Europe. Both the 8GB model and its 16GB Andy Pad Pro counterpart appeared on the British manufacturer's website today, with the former priced at £129 (about $208) and the latter running for £179 (roughly $289)....

KT's Spider Concept phone is also a laptop, a tablet and a game console (video)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:17 PM PDT

KT's Spider Concept phone is also a laptop, a tablet and a game console (video)


KT's Spider Concept phone is also a laptop, a tablet and a game console (video)
You probably thought Motorola had a lock on this whole docks for your phone thing, but Korean company KT quietly launched an assault on the Atrix manufacturer at IFA. Rather than a single (and underwhelming) "Webtop," KT's Spider Concept has three different accessories that expand the capabilities of the 4.5-inch gingerbread device....

T-Mobile’s Next Big Android Phone Gets Caught On Camera

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:17 PM PDT

T-Mobile's Next Big Android Phone Gets Caught On Camera


T-Mobile's Next Big Android Phone Gets Caught On Camera
If you recognize the phone up top, ye ol' hypothalamus is probably already hard at work churnin' out the "Do Want" signals. If you don't, here's all you need to know: it's called the HTC Amaze 4G (or the HTC "Ruby", if we're goin' by its internal codename), it's T-Mobile's next flagship Android smartphone, and it's a beast. While this is by no means the first time Ruby has found its way...

Ford At Greater Risk of Strike After Avoiding Bailout Money

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Ford At Greater Risk of Strike After Avoiding Bailout Money


Ford At Greater Risk of Strike After Avoiding Bailout Money
It may seem a cruel irony that the one U.S. automaker that took no bailout money is now at greater risk of a national strike as it continues labor negotiations with union leaders.

Sony Tablet S now available for pre-order, shipping September 16th

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Sony Tablet S now available for pre-order, shipping September 16th


Sony Tablet S now available for pre-order, shipping September 16th
Sony's Tablet S may not have been quite fit for consumers' hands when we previewed it last week, but we can only presume that the company's now finally gotten things sorted out, as the tablet is available for pre-order with a promised September 16th ship date. That now includes Amazon in addition to Sony's own site, as well as Best Buy and Future Shop in Canada which are each listing a...

CARB fines two cargo ships $53,000 each for using illegal fuel

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:21 AM PDT

CARB fines two cargo ships $53,000 each for using illegal fuel


CARB fines two cargo ships $53,000 each for using illegal fuel
Filed under: Diesel, Legislation and Policy, USA The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has fined two shipping companies for failing to switch from bottom-of-the-barrel bunker fuel to clean-burning, low-sulfur fuel when sailing within 24 miles of California's coast, as required by state law adopted back in 2008. CARB conducts an estimated 250 inspections of ocean vessels a year, checking that the ships use the proper fuel and comply with all air quality requirements....

Medion announces LifeTab P9514 tablet, mysterious Android smartphone at IFA

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Medion announces LifeTab P9514 tablet, mysterious Android smartphone at IFA


Medion announces LifeTab P9514 tablet, mysterious Android smartphone at IFA
Medion enjoyed a pretty eventful weekend at this year's IFA in Berlin, where the German PC maker unveiled a new Android tablet and a rather obtuse Gingerbread smartphone. Known as the Lifetab P9514, the company's 32GB, 1.6-pound slate is powered by a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, runs Honeycomb 3.2 and features a capacitive multitouch display with 1280 x 800 resolution....

HTC Amaze 4G gets snapped with the lights on, confirms 1.5GHz dual-core CPU

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:20 AM PDT

HTC Amaze 4G gets snapped with the lights on, confirms 1.5GHz dual-core CPU


HTC Amaze 4G gets snapped with the lights on, confirms 1.5GHz dual-core CPU
The only images we've seen of the upcoming HTC Ruby Amaze 4G, the high-powered smartphone inbound for T-Mobile, have left us eager for more substance; few pictures show the phone powered on, and even those offer no visual evidence of its rockin' specs. Our thirst for more info about the beast has been slightly more quenched, as Droid Sans snapped some pics of the prototype proudly displayed at a public gathering....

The coolest thing I saw at IFA: LG's passive clip-on 3D glasses

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:41 AM PDT

The coolest thing I saw at IFA: LG's passive clip-on 3D glasses


The coolest thing I saw at IFA: LG's passive clip-on 3D glasses
Berlin's Internationalen Funkausstellung is by no means an unexciting consumer electronics show. Sure, there aren't nearly as many new gadgets to play with as you'll find at even the tamest year of CES, but there's still plenty else around to leave almost any tech buff feeling full. Still, this year's most exciting gadget -- to me, at least -- wasn't a new tablet, or cell phone, or even that Android-controlled robotic...

Netflix lands in Brazil, 43 other Latin American countries within the week

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Netflix lands in Brazil, 43 other Latin American countries within the week


Netflix lands in Brazil, 43 other Latin American countries within the week
Netflix promised our friends in Central and South America would soon be able to enjoy the pleasures of Watch Instantly. Starting today with Brazil, and with 43 other Latin American countries to follow before September 12th, the pioneering streaming video service is making good on that promise. Customers in the land of Carnival can enjoy a free one-month trial, after which a subscription will run $14.99 a month in Brazilian dollars....

Baidu announces Android OS alternative, confirming its mobile aspirations

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Baidu announces Android OS alternative, confirming its mobile aspirations


Baidu announces Android OS alternative, confirming its mobile aspirations
At present time, Baidu's a desktop web browser / search engine based in China that's meant to mimic Chrome (though it's actually wrapped around IE code). The company, however, has its sights set on conquering the mobile front as well, introducing Baidu Yi OS at its annual get-together. The new platform is essentially a forked version of Android, which will provide a lot of the same functionality and services we're used...

Deutsche Telekom Is Offering Pre-Orders For A Nebulous, Unnamed Apple Phone

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Deutsche Telekom Is Offering Pre-Orders For A Nebulous, Unnamed Apple Phone


Deutsche Telekom Is Offering Pre-Orders For A Nebulous, Unnamed Apple Phone
In, according to Bloomberg, "anticipation of supply bottlenecks," Deutsche Telekom aka T-Mobile is offering pre-order coupons to folks who call in asking for the next iPhone, whatever it may be. The move is quite clever: customers won't have to stand in line, DT is promised a huge rush of sales during the post summer holiday slump, and it allows anti-fanboys to crow about the iSchafe on this gloriously slow federal holiday....

Vestel shows off a prototype BitTorrent Certified TV at IFA

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:41 AM PDT

Vestel shows off a prototype BitTorrent Certified TV at IFA


Vestel shows off a prototype BitTorrent Certified TV at IFA
Far from sneaking in to the living room, Vestel had a BitTorrent Certified television on display at IFA 2011 this past week. That official stamp means it packs the usual suite of connected TV features including playing local media across the network, and it's guaranteed to work with BitTorrent approved files from the internet....

Modern Warfare 3 limited edition Xbox 360 set ushers in last wave of marketing hype

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 06:21 AM PDT

Modern Warfare 3 limited edition Xbox 360 set ushers in last wave of marketing hype


Modern Warfare 3 limited edition Xbox 360 set ushers in last wave of marketing hype
Call of Duty certainly knows how to wear out its merchandising welcome. After announcing a line of eye strain-reducing glasses and a series of branded headsets, Activision's juggernaut franchise is steamrolling its pre-release hype all over a custom Xbox 360. The limited edition 320GB console comes bundled with two similarly bedecked wireless controllers, a requisite copy of Modern Warfare 3 and even includes franchise-specific boot sounds....

2 millionth Mini rolls off assembly line: Here's your chance to win it

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:41 AM PDT

2 millionth Mini rolls off assembly line: Here's your chance to win it


2 millionth Mini rolls off assembly line: Here's your chance to win it
Filed under: MPG, MINI, UK The two millionth Mini has rolled off the line in Oxford, UK, a feat which took around ten years and sent Minis to 90-plus countries across the globe. According to Mini, if placed bumper-to-bumper, two million Minis would stretch 4,627 miles. Of course, two million Ford F-150s would stretch, um, further. Mini's Oxford managing director, Juergen Hedrich, says 2010 production of 216,302 units puts Mini in third place...

Foodzy Turns Healthy Eating Into A Game, Launches iOS And Android Apps

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:02 AM PDT

Foodzy Turns Healthy Eating Into A Game, Launches iOS And Android Apps


Foodzy Turns Healthy Eating Into A Game, Launches iOS And Android Apps
A lot has been said about gamification, dubbed badgification by some, and it seems people are still divided over whether it's a fad or the future. Be that as it may, one area where I think it just might work is health and fitness improvement. Enter Foodzy, a service that enables users to keep track of what and how much they eat over time, in order to provide them with some insights...

Gateway TP Series A60 tablet pops up at Future Shop, cops Iconia Tab A500's style

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:23 AM PDT

Gateway TP Series A60 tablet pops up at Future Shop, cops Iconia Tab A500's style


Gateway TP Series A60 tablet pops up at Future Shop, cops Iconia Tab A500's style
We weren't exactly thrilled with Acer's 10.1-inch Iconia Tab A500, but that hasn't stopped Gateway from re-skinning the Honeycomb slate and claiming it for its own. Appearing to be a re-branded versions of the A500, the Gateway A60 comes with 16GB of built-in storage, 1GB RAM, a dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, a five megapixel rear-facing camera and front-facing two megapixel snapper, 802.11b/g/n WiFi connectivity and the list goes on....

WiLAN lawyers up, picks patent fight with Apple, Dell, HP, HTC and others

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:24 AM PDT

WiLAN lawyers up, picks patent fight with Apple, Dell, HP, HTC and others


WiLAN lawyers up, picks patent fight with Apple, Dell, HP, HTC and others
You know what the tech world needs? More patent litigation, which is why WiLAN is at it again in the rocket docket of the Eastern District of Texas. This time, instead of suing cable companies, it's going after the likes of Apple, Dell, HP, HTC, Kyocera, Novatel, Alcatel-Lucent and Sierra Wireless....

ASUS G74SX-A1 gaming laptop gets rated, loves a bit of Battleship

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT

ASUS G74SX-A1 gaming laptop gets rated, loves a bit of Battleship


ASUS G74SX-A1 gaming laptop gets rated, loves a bit of Battleship
The 1982 Lockheed Sea Shadow may be rusting away in Suisun Bay, but its Commie-spooking contours haven't been forgotten. They apparently inspired the design of the Asus G74SX-A1, which just won a HotHardware recommendation for its cheese-eschewing looks as well as its performance, efficient cooling and realistic $1749 price tag....

New program makes it easier to turn your computer into a conversational chatterbox

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:35 PM PDT

New program makes it easier to turn your computer into a conversational chatterbox


New program makes it easier to turn your computer into a conversational chatterbox
We've already seen how awkward computers can be when they try to speak like humans, but researchers from North Carolina State and Georgia Tech have now developed a program that could make it easier to show them how it's done. Their approach, outlined in a recently published paper, would allow developers to create natural language generation (NLG) systems twice as fast as currently possible....

How would you change HP's Veer 4G?

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:06 PM PDT

How would you change HP's Veer 4G?


How would you change HP's Veer 4G?
We know, there isn't much point, but folks who sank untold Jacksons on one of HP's final webOS devices deserve a chance to vent. And that's exactly what we're giving them. Barring a total 180, there won't actually be a second Veer to suggest changes for, but we're still keenly interested in hearing how you'd change the smallest webOS to ever ship....

Hot, Flat, And Widescreen: The Rise Of The Minitabs

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Hot, Flat, And Widescreen: The Rise Of The Minitabs


Hot, Flat, And Widescreen: The Rise Of The Minitabs
The past three days have brought us a trio of interesting "tabs:" the Samsung Note, the 7.7 Gal Tab, and (bear with me) the new, flatter iPhone. Sadly, two of those may not make it to the US of A (and one can't even be shown in Germany), but it's clear that there's a trend....