Sand Trap is one of those games that at first seem too hard to bother with, but when you try to stop playing it you discover you’re hooked.

The goal is to get as much sand as you possibly can out of the maze and into the bucket at the bottom of the screen. You need to rotate your maze every which way to get the sand rolling around it. You then try to direct the sand to one of the exits of the maze, and hopefully into the bucket. It took me several tries to actually get sand into the bucket, but that might be due to the fact that I didn’t even realize the bucket was there at first. Things improved significantly after that.

As you level up, the mazes get more complicated, with moving parts and other things making your life more difficult. Once you manage to get through all these obstacles and get enough sand into your bucket, you can move on.

As I mentioned, this is not an easy game, but it’s highly addictive. The graphics remind me of some long lost game from the 80s, but this just proves that you don’t need super graphics and crazy sound to make a game work. There’s a soothing guitar track playing in the background and that’s it, as far as I could hear, and you can enjoy it just as much with no sound at all.

If you like a fun physics challenge, don’t miss out on this one!

Sand Trap is a fun and difficult physics maze game originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES QUEST SOFTWARE VERISIGN VIEWSONIC

The Beauty of Mud features stunning high speed footage of someone splashing through a mud puddle. Except that it wasn’t shot at 4,000FPS—it was actually filmed at just 60—and processed with a plugin called Twixtor. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/4EQPvZddIWE/how-to-shoot-4000fps-footage-on-a-60fps-budget

ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING HYPERCOM CISCO SYSTEMS SALESFORCE COM

Our friends at Quiver are offering gadgeteer readers a special 10% discount on their popular leather pen holders for Moleskine and other notebooks. Just head on over to their site and use the code gadgeteer2011 upon checkout. The code is good till 12/7/2011, so you have plenty of time to place your holiday gift orders.

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/28/save-10-on-quiver-moleskine-pen-holders/

NANYA TECHNOLOGY TNS INSIGHT ENTERPRISES ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING

As promised, a Honeycomb compatible version of Time Warner Cable’s tablet app has arrived before the return of the NBA. Dubbed TWC TV in its Android iteration, v1.0 includes an integrated guide, the ability to act as a remote control, search TV listings, and schedule DVR recordings. So far it’s only promised to operate on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Xoom tablets, but the notes indicate it should scale to whatever Honeycomb slate you happen to have handy at the moment. The marquee live TV streaming feature is still on hold waiting for the release of Ice Cream Sandwich, but if what you need is a couch companion instead of a kitchen / bathroom TV screen it’s ready to go. Check out the Time Warner blog for more notes or just hit the Android Market link below to download it yourself.

Continue reading Time Warner Cable’s tablet app available for Android, live TV streaming still iPad only

Time Warner Cable’s tablet app available for Android, live TV streaming still iPad only originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LINEAR TECHNOLOGY INGRAM MICRO DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES F5 NETWORKS

It began as a fine art project on Pointillism and Seurat, but university student Joel Brochu decided to run with the idea, recreating a photo of a Beagle in a bathtub using just six colors of hand placed sprinkles. More »

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TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS COSMOTE MOBILE TELECOM QLOGIC SONIC AUTOMOTIVE

One of the most dynamic PC games to hit the market has been the franchise of Grand Theft Auto. It has literally started the genre and lifted it in new heights that were unimaginable just a few years ago. Will the same feel result from the incarnation of this grand franchise in the iPad? Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown is the newest addition to one of the most popular PC games ever created. The question left to be answered is: Does [...]

Source: http://tabletbuzzblog.com/grand-theft-auto-chinatown-review/

FINISAR LM ERICSSON TAKETWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE MICRON TECHNOLOGY

Bridging the gap between your smartphone and the morning paper, the Little Printer creates tiny digests culled from news sources, social networks, and other subscriptions giving you something physical to read on your commute to work. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/rB79SWwof0w/adorable-tiny-printer-creates-receipt+sized-newspapers

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY NETGEAR NANYA TECHNOLOGY

A Chinese company throwing French around in its product names. Right. Oddities aside, it looks as if the LePhone will soon have LeCompany — Lenovo will be pushing out its first smart TV in the first quarter of 2012. The simply-titled LeTV will be an internet-connected display, but outside of that, hardly anything else is being made public. There are no launch regions specified, nor a screen size. We’re presuming it’ll attempt to tie into the greater “Lenovo Cloud,” which will purportedly be similar to services already offered by the likes of Apple and Google, though users will be granted access to 200GB at first. Can’t imagine too many folks opting for a Lenovo desktop, laptop, smartphone and television, but hey — ecosystems are indeed all the rage these days.

Lenovo trudging into the smart TV arena, plans LeTV launch in Q1 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TECHNITROL KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS

iOS 5.1 beta has just been released to the Apple developer community. Not particularly exciting, no—at least not until 9 to 5 Mac stumbled upon a line of code referencing the “iPad 2,4“. Is this a reference to the highly anticipated iPad 3? Not likely. Does it refer to Sprint’s upcoming iPad service? Hmm, could be. [9to5Mac] More »

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F5 NETWORKS AUTODESK OPENWAVE SYSTEMS FISERV

A while back, we told you about AVG’s new LiveKive service, a new cloud synchronization and backup tool which appears to have been named after a vat in which mash is made during the brewing process. But enough about AVG’s odd choice of monikers — LiveKive has launched and is now ready to accept your files into the AVG cloud.

LiveKive takes aim at services like Dropbox and SugarSync, though at the moment it’s lagging behind in terms of features. As it stands, LiveKive is only compatible with Windows and OS X. There are no mobile clients yet, though with AVG’s strong presence on Android we wouldn’t be surprised to see an app arrive in the near future.

The company is offering a heck of a deal right now, however. If you sign up for a paid account during the launch phase, you can score unlimited storage for $80 for a whole year. You can’t even score 50GB per year at that price from Dropbox, so if cost and space are more important to you than cross-platform availability, LiveKive might be worth checking out.

If you’re not interested in ponying up any cash at the moment, you can still get a 5GB account free of charge. Just head on over, and create a LiveKive account.

AVG launches LiveKive cloud sync and backup tool originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SANDISK SPANSION PRICELINECOM ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING

The CTIA and ESRB pulled back the curtains on their new mobile app rating system today, and it looks like with the help of their six founding partners, app ratings could soon grace a smartphone near you. The new app rating system will be implemented first by AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon Wireless, and other storefronts are said to have expressed interest. If that list appears to be missing a bit of star power, you’re right: Apple and Google aren’t participating in the program as they both already provide age and maturity level suggestions for each app listed in their app stores.

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Survival Lab is a fun pixelated game where dying doesn’t matter originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LSI EMC ATandT FIRST SOLAR

Reports of the NHTSA’s Volt catching fire post crash-tests still got you down? Well, unless you’re the type who lingers for several weeks in the vicinity of your wrecked auto, there probably isn’t much to worry about. GM apparently feels the same way, as it’s began contacting all 5,329 owners to “reassure them” their gasoline-electric whips are safe to drive. Those who remain unconvinced can bug the General for a presumably non-electric loaner while the whole investigation sorts itself. Or if your name is Jay Leno, you could just choose one of the other hundred in your garage.

GM assures owners Volt is safe, offers loaners for good measure originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ON SEMICONDUCTOR APPLE COMPUTER SES ACER

Espoo’s freshly dug some graves for its operating systems past, but that doesn’t mean the mobile underground’s leaving its antiquated wares behind. A hacker going by the winsome moniker of Drunkdebugger has kept the NITDroid project chugging along on the N900 with a port of Android’s latest 4.0 frosty delight. Fair warning — this is an extremely early build and is even referenced as being “pre-pre-alpha,” so don’t expect the overhauled, pure Google experience to be running seamlessly. Still, it’s a bright spot for Nokia fanboys and girls that simply refuse to make peace with the wireless days of old. Jump past the break to take a brief look at this buggy ROM force closing.

Continue reading N900 takes a bite out of Ice Cream Sandwich, suffers Android brain freeze (video)

N900 takes a bite out of Ice Cream Sandwich, suffers Android brain freeze (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES LIBERTY GLOBAL QUALCOMM LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL

Looks like Motorola has another one of its "projects" in the works (the Droid Bionic is in the middle of one), and this time the Xoom tablet is the intended target. The following e-mail's making the rounds:

Hi,

Thanks for joining the Motorola Feedback Network. We are preparing a project for owners of the Motorola Xoom on Verizon, and would like to invite you to participate. Click this link to take a short enrollment survey for this project. Please note that you must be a member in good standing of the Motorola Owners' Forums to take part.

This is a confidential project under the terms of the Motorola Feedback Network. Do not post any details or information about this project on any public sites.
Thanks — please understand that project start times are always fluid. We ask for your patience if you register but don't hear from us right away.

- Matt
Motorola Owners' Forums
Motorola Feedback Network

We can only hope that this is Ice Cream Sandwich in the works, and not yet another maintenance update. Stay tuned.

Thanks, anon!

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/hhbfG4_kw2s/story01.htm

METHODE ELECTRONICS HIGH TECH COMPUTER SHAW COMMUNICATIONS DLINK

It was a long wait between the release of the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S II and a version for AT&T, but the U.S. carrier has now ended up with two of them.  One version is pretty faithful to the original (check out our review here), and the second version, the Samsung Skyrocket, is what were looking at today.  There's a good bit of difference, both the obvious (a larger 4.5-inch screen and an LTE modem) and the not so visible (different chipsets), but the user experience is the same for the most part.  Hit the break where we dive in and have a look at what the Skyrocket has to offer, besides having one of the best device names since the OG Droid.

The beautiful screen looks even better at 4.5-inches.  Handoff times from LTE to a GSM/HSPA network are quick.  HSPA+ fallback when not in an LTE area offers a better experience to the user.  Overall the phone is very smooth, like we're used to from the GSII line.	LTE is hard on battery life.  A 4.5-inch screen may be too big for some.  AT&T's LTE network is in its infancy and still full of holes.  The different internals may mean longer wait times for updates from Samsung and AT&T.  NFC is once again notoriously absent from the software.
The Skyrocket stays faithful to the Galaxy S II line, offering the same (or better) performance and an identical user experience.  AT&T still needs to work on its LTE network, but with a fast handoff and fast HSPA network speeds to fall back on, the casual user will be pleased with its speed on the Internet.  The big, beautiful screen and LTE radio are hard on the battery (especially when compared to using it in a non-LTE enabled area) but that can be solved by carrying a spare battery or plugging it in when possible.

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TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES QUEST SOFTWARE VERISIGN VIEWSONIC

It’s still a bit odd seeing Microsoft deliver apps for Apple’s mobile platform. And it’s even stranger still to see one as sexy as the new Bing app for iPad, which brings a slick, immersive search experience to Apple’s tablet.

Just as a regular search on bing.com will, the Bing app for iPad tailors the results it displays based on what you’re searching for. There are loads of custom views, covering everything from movies and maps to weather and shopping. The app also offers a heads-up display of currently trending searches, complete with related images, which is an iPad-exclusive feature.

Navigation is a breeze thanks to multitouch controls, allowing users to flick or swipe through results. And while the development team refers to the app as “touch and decide,” Bing Voice Search is also built in — making it easy to start a query without using the iPad’s on-screen keyboard.

The Bing app for iPad is available for download now from the App Store.

Microsoft releases sexy Bing app for iPad originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NANYA TECHNOLOGY TNS INSIGHT ENTERPRISES ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING

Apple have been trialling a new system which alerts store employees when you arrive, if you pre-ordred goods using your phone. But is that the end of queuing, or a a step too far? More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/sxb-JnLx4K8/apple-store-employees-can-see-you-coming-if-you-order-from-your-phone

MILLICOM INTL CELLULAR VIRGIN MEDIA SYNOPSYS MOTOROLA

So I’ve been using a Lumia 800 for a few weeks now, and mostly I’m loving it. Two big problems though—both battery-related: 1) Once you get a bunch of live-updated, location-aware apps, the battery goes to shit. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/oNupA_cAY3U/weird-nokia-lumia-800-battery-issue-am-i-the-only-one

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES EMULEX INFORMATICA

We originally reported on SPDY way back in November 2009, when Google introduced it as yet another experiment in making the Web faster, like Go, Native Client and speculative pre-connections. Over the last 18 months, though, SPDY support has found its way into the stable build of Chrome.

SPDY is basically a streamlined and more efficient version of HTTP. At its most basic, SPDY introduces parallel, multiplexed streams over a single TCP connection — but at the same time, SPDY allows for prioritization, so that vital content (HTML) can be sent before periphery content (JavaScript, video). All in all, the SPDY protocol can halve page load times, which is obviously rather significant.

The best bit, though, is that SPDY is an open-source project. HTTP 1.1 is a lumbering beast that needs to be replaced before low-latency real-time computing really becomes a reality, and SPDY is one of the best options currently on the table. To be honest, we’re not sure why SPDY hasn’t received more coverage — it’s awesome in every way. At the moment, though, the only way to help speed up SPDY’s proliferation, is with an experimental Apache mod.

As far as actually ‘trying it out,’ your best bet is downloading Chrome, hitting up some Google sites, and then checking chrome://net-internals to see your active SPDY sessions. SPDY is a transparent replacement for HTTP, though, and as such it’s rather hard to see its effects. Google’s sites definitely feel fast in Chrome, but there are more technologies than just SPDY at work.

Google Chrome now uses SPDY HTTP replacement, halves page load time originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING HYPERCOM CISCO SYSTEMS SALESFORCE COM

The first is a full-featured proxy API, which will, for example, allow users to set different proxy servers for normal browsing and Incognito mode. Proxy auto-config scripts are also supported by the API.

The second — Web Navigation Extension — is a bit more expansive. This API will allow devs to build everything from more powerful safe browsing extensions — like Traffic Light — to data analysis and reporting extensions.

Both APIs are currently experimental, so you’ll need to enable them on the about:flags page to try out any relevant extensions. Apart from a proxy example built by Google and shipped with the Chromium source, we’re not aware of any examples just yet, however. We’ll let you know when we spot any slick, new extensions which do surface.

Chrome 11 beta adds new experimental APIs for proxies, Web navigation originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PROGRESS SOFTWARE NOKIA ASML HOLDING STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS

Nortel, once one of the biggest telecoms company in the world but now in the death throes of bankruptcy, has selected Google’s $900 million bid for its patent portfolio as the stalking horse bid. This doesn’t mean that Google will automatically win Nortel’s massive array of telecoms patents, but it does mean that Google is the preferred buyer.

Google, which has a history of lobbying for patent law reform, has been the target of many patent litigation suits. Google’s relative infancy means that it has a lot less patents in the vault than big-hitters like Microsoft, Oracle and IBM, and buying Nortel’s portfolio of 6,000 patents could provide better protection against patent litigation in the future. It’s worth noting that both Apple and RIM have showed interested in the portfolio, too.

Mashable speculates that the patents — which are nearly all telecoms-related — will be used to defend against Oracle’s attacks on Android’s use of Java. We reckon that Google is simply looking to cover its future endeavors in the world of networking. In the absence of patent law reform, and continued threats to net neutrality, owning a bunch of telecoms patents sounds like a very sensible move.

Google bids $900 million for Nortel’s patents to protect against litigation trolls originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SRA INTERNATIONAL AMKOR TECHNOLOGY AVNET CDW

One of the most dynamic PC games to hit the market has been the franchise of Grand Theft Auto. It has literally started the genre and lifted it in new heights that were unimaginable just a few years ago. Will the same feel result from the incarnation of this grand franchise in the iPad? Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown is the newest addition to one of the most popular PC games ever created. The question left to be answered is: Does [...]

Source: http://tabletbuzzblog.com/grand-theft-auto-chinatown-review/

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GOOGLE INFOCUS WESTERN DIGITAL NINTENDO

For some, Black Friday has arrived, and for others, it’s only hours away and TGI Black Friday for iPhone is here to add some order to such a chaotic day. This little app breaks down all the big deals by store (including the App Store), categories, and popularity and…

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/wyFeaIQi_wA/story01.htm

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HTML5 MP3 player lets you listen to your music library inside your browser originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NOVELL FAIR ISAAC TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SONUS NETWORKS

QWERTY-loving fans of the Droid series probably won’t have to feel left out of the LTE party for much longer, as Droid-Life has uncovered some official-looking pictures and even a comparison chart of the upcoming Droid 4 and the rest of the line. The specs reveal it shares almost everything with the Droid RAZR, with the exceptions being a slightly smaller 4-inch qHD screen, ditching the Kevlar backing, and tossing in the aforementioned 5-row “edge-lit” keyboard. Hit the source link to view a more pics and the chart, which explains how we’ve gone from the Droid 2 last year, to the Droid 3 just a few months ago, to the Droid 4 / RAZR combo attack Motorola and Verizon could be unleashing as soon as December 8th, assuming the rumors hold true.

Update: That keyboard too small for you? No worries, additional leaks reveal the Droid 4 will play nice with Motorola’s Lapdock 100, Lapdock 500 Pro and a wireless keyboard packing a trackpad. Hit the second source link below for a peek at the slab’s compatible accessories.

Droid 4 official pics and RAZR-with-keyboard confirming specs leak out originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Shot Shot Pirate is very satisfying, because each level is short and to the point. You know what you have to do and you just do it.

As you may have gathered from the name, you’re cast in the role of a pirate. Your goal is to shoot at a diamond and make it fall off a tower of bricks. The height of the tower changes as you progress through the levels. It’s not enough to just make the diamond fall off the tower of bricks – it has to fall below a certain line (drawn on the screen) for the level to be completed.

There are also different kinds of bricks, with some heavier than others, and different kinds of ammo. You only get a certain amount of ammo for each level, and when it’s gone, you lose. But don’t worry! If you don’t make it on the first try, it’s very easy to restart the level and just give it another shot (or three).

All in all it’s a cute game. I’ve seen similar games with better graphics and music, but the game delivers on its main promise – a few minutes of pure time wasting!

Shot Shot Pirate is a fun, simple physics game originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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COSMOTE MOBILE TELECOM QLOGIC SONIC AUTOMOTIVE RED HAT

The London Eye has become a major tourist attraction for the city, so Moscow is hoping a similar structure will attract more visitors to the Russian capital. Except that theirs will be the world’s tallest, with a unique spokeless design. More »

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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR SAIC MOBILE TELESYSTEMS HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS

What’s better than playing a nice round of kick the seat of the guy in front of you? Most things, really, including the dozen iPad titles that Gameloft is bringing to Australian air carrier Jetstar’s rentable iPads. Real Football, Shrek Kart, Avatar, UNO and N.O.V.A.: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance will be coming to the carrier’s Apple tablets in December, with seven more games arriving in the first quarter of next year. All games will be followed by a bonus round of make sure your tray table is stored for landing.

Continue reading Gameloft bringing a dozen iPad games to Jetstar flights, curbing in-flight boredom with UNO

Gameloft bringing a dozen iPad games to Jetstar flights, curbing in-flight boredom with UNO originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/27/gameloft-bringing-a-dozen-ipad-games-to-jetstar-flights-curbing/

TERADATA SRA INTERNATIONAL AMKOR TECHNOLOGY AVNET

The United States Patent and Trademark Office put together something special this month for a new exhibit honoring Steve Jobs and the influence he’s had. The row of iPhone-like monoliths you see above is now in the atrium of the agency’s offices in Alexandria, Virginia (also home to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum), and they’re being used to display the more than 300 patents that have Steve Jobs’ name on them — something the USPTO’s David Kappos says provides a “striking example of the importance intellectual property plays in the global marketplace.” Those interested in checking it out first hand can do so anytime between now and January 15th, free of charge.

[Image courtesy MacRumors]

Visualized: Steve Jobs and his patents, as showcased by the USPTO originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ECLIPSYS MAXIMUS ALLTEL METHODE ELECTRONICS

Are you tech savvy? If you are one of those who want to get the latest and greatest all the time, then you might as well take a look at this Boxee Review. Boxee is an iPad app that helps you stream content like videos from your computer to the iPad. For those who have a handsome collection of videos, the Boxee can be a good addition to your iPad apps. Setting up is a breeze with a few clicks [...]

Source: http://tabletbuzzblog.com/boxee-review/

LAM RESEARCH KDDI DIGITAL CHINA HOLDINGS SUN MICROSYSTEMS

Your sketches and notes will carry a lot more weight if they’re created with this squat mechanical pencil that’s made from actual hand-poured concrete. You’ll just want to make sure you’re not the type who likes chewing on the end. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ykYB7uAD2ro/chunky-concrete-sketch-pencil-is-a-weighty-way-to-write

INVENTEC MICROS SYSTEMS EMC NOVELLUS SYSTEMS

Tomorrow’s Black Friday. In the future, Thanksgiving will be known as Black Friday Eve. Families will condition their bodies to consume large amounts of poultry and starches to keep them fueled up for door-busting madness. While we await this dystopian future you can check out our Black Friday super chart and download Price Check by Amazon app for your Android phone. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Ke8Q521DSlg/price-check-by-amazon-make-sure-youre-really-getting-a-good-deal

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Mobile is growing as a medium for ecommerce, with users sourcing deals from their phones and tablets before visiting physical stores according to a new study by Usablenet, The company which powers mobile sites for 100 top U.S. retailers including JCPenney, Aeropostale, and REI tracked 180 million page views and 1 million mobile users over Thanksgiving and Black Friday. It saw mobile traffic to its clients was up 60% from the same period last year, with Thanksgiving sending more traffic than the following day. Usablenet also found that iOS devices accounted for 42% of the traffic, trumping Android, and trouncing the tiny traffic from Windows and Nokia devices.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office put together something special this month for a new exhibit honoring Steve Jobs and the influence he’s had. The row of iPhone-like monoliths you see above is now in the atrium of the agency’s offices in Alexandria, Virginia (also home to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum), and they’re being used to display the more than 300 patents that have Steve Jobs’ name on them — something the USPTO’s David Kappos says provides a “striking example of the importance intellectual property plays in the global marketplace.” Those interested in checking it out first hand can do so anytime between now and January 15th, free of charge.

[Image courtesy MacRumors]

Visualized: Steve Jobs and his patents, as showcased by the USPTO originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve all heard it before; you need to select a lengthy password, one that’s hard to guess. Not a dictionary word. And it has to have some capital letters in it too, and some digits, and a symbol or two won’t hurt either.

That’s a handy set of rules to keep in mind, but How Secure is My Password helps us understand why they’re important.

It’s basically like a full-screen version of one of those password-strength meters websites sometimes use. But instead of showing you a bar going from “weak” to “strong”, it shows you an estimation of how long your password would take to crack. That’s a much more visceral way to understand why your password is strong.

For example, when I entered “rabbit”, it came back with “your password is one of the 500 most common passwords. It could be cracked almost instantly”. “rabbit5″ would take two hours, “$rabbit5″ would take 38 days, and “$rabbitZ5″ would take 237 years. It’s quite enlightening to see what a difference three simple characters can make.

How Secure is My Password lets you know just that originally appeared on Download Squad on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/05/how-secure-is-my-password-lets-you-know-just-that/

GOOGLE INFOCUS WESTERN DIGITAL NINTENDO

If you’ve been considering purchasing some sweet Apple gear, today is the day to go for it. Apple?s one-day sale only happens once a year, and today is the day that you can receive: – FREE DELIVERY on iPad, Mac, iPhone, iPod and all products in the Christmas Gift Guide – Add free engraving to [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/25/take-advantage-of-apples-one-day-sale-today/

KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
Legions of nine-to-fivers stare idly at their office monitors, pretending to work in the few short hours before going on holiday. Dysfunctional families assemble for awkward turkey dinners. And, of course, all of the consumer electronics companies ramp up their ad campaigns to lure in the tired, [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/smartphone-commercials-stupid/

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HP has become the first major OEM to deliver support for Google Cloud Print in retail-boxed printers. In an official release, HP announced that its ePrint-enabled printers are now fully Cloud Print compatible. Just sign in to your Google account, pick your HP ePrint device, and you’re ready to fire off a print job from anywhere you’ve got Internet access. Well, as long as your app supports Cloud Print as well — like Gmail and Google Docs, for example.

We’re curious, though — how many of you are still printing? Like our pals at Engadget, our printers have been mostly gathering dust for the last few years.

Google Cloud Print comes to HP ePrint printers originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SONUS NETWORKS AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MCAFEE PROGRESS SOFTWARE

Mozy is one of the most popular cloud backup services around, with more than one million users storing around 70 petabytes of data. Its popularity apparently put it on the acquisition radar of VMware — which has now made Mozy part of its virtualization empire.

VMware’s official blog post makes it clear that the company wasn’t so much interested in Mozy as a consumer offering. Rather, it’s the inner workings of Mozy which piqued VMware’s curiosity. CTO Steve Herrod says, “Over the past 5 years, Mozy has built one of the best examples of a globally distributed, large-scale cloud offering.” He adds that the move will allow VMware to “further ramp our own cloud-related learning and accelerate new IP, scale, and capabilities” of its existing offerings.

Existing Mozy customers don’t need to worry, of course. VMware has pledged to continue running Mozy’s service without interruption.

VMware adds Mozy to its cloud and virtualization empire originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MENTOR GRAPHICS HARRIS MILLICOM INTL CELLULAR VIRGIN MEDIA

Dell’s approach to letting customers configure their PCs can be a little daunting, so I applaud them for providing helpful advice. Except in this instance where an image implied that choosing a cheaper graphics card would mean a blurry desktop. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/jZLj7bR7UIU/dell-called-out-for-misleading-graphics-card-advice

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Motorola XT615 makes official FCC cameo originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS QIMONDA

Black Friday often makes people act absolutely crazy. This is well-documented. Still, you don’t expect to see consumer-driven insanity go down in countries that don’t celebrate Turkey day and its accompanying shopfest. And that’s not where the surprises ended this morning in Indonesia. A crowd of 3,000 people waited in line today in Jakarta, Indonesia for a new smartphone. In fact, the group got so out of control that riot police had to be brought in to calm the masses.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM) ELECTRONIC ARTS BHARTI AIRTEL EARTHLINK

Sony’s second avant-garde tablet a la Android, the Tablet P, has finally made its high-fashioned self available online in the UK. The 3G-capable model has been slapped with a hefty £500 ($774) price tag, possibly explained in part by the pair of 5.5-inch touchscreens, which both tap into the same TruBlack technology used in Sony’s Bravia TV range. The dual screen setup means that controls can be split to the lower half — ideal for PlayStation-certified gaming or the occassional email barrage. If curiously curved clam shapes are doing it for you, offer up your pound sterling at the source link below.

Sony Tablet P available online, the P is short for pricey originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Have you ever wondered what the Web was like before the Mosaic Web browser? If you were born in the last 20-odd years, or you only discovered your inner geek recently, did you miss out on monochrome monitors and the dial-up BBS era? Well, here’s your chance to get a sneak peek at history: grab the ChromeLite extension and marvel as the entire Web is transformed into ASCII characters.

Now, ChromeLite isn’t really all that functional. For the most part, it simply strips images and converts text into a monospaced terminal font. There are a few Easter eggs inserted — such as a fun message at the bottom of YouTube (image after the break) — and some fun ASCII art, but that’s about it. Rather oddly, most JavaScript continues to work — so you can still enjoy Google Instant Search!

ChromeLite was actually made by Google as an April Fools’ joke — and indeed, an annoying ‘you can uninstall this!’ message appears at the top of every page — but we’re kind of hoping that Google, or another developer, takes ChromeLite and turns it into a real ASCII browsing extension with configurable settings. If anything, it will provide an easy way to save bandwidth and CPU time.

Continue reading ChromeLite: experience the ASCII Web of yesteryear

ChromeLite: experience the ASCII Web of yesteryear originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A few short hours ago the  frenzy of Black Friday began and shoppers looking for a great deal have started to flood the mall and other retail outlets.  There are deals on everything from  MacBook Airs and iPads to Blu-Ray players and more at Wal-Mart.  Many retailers are also now looking forward to Cyber Monday [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/25/its-black-friday-what-are-you-going-to-go-buy-today/

ORACLE ARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ROCKWELL AUTOMATION VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY

Google, as part of its ongoing and much-needed overhaul of its popular Blogger platform, has just enabled five dynamic, HTML5ish, AJAXy ‘Dynamic Views’. There’s a video introducing the new layouts after the break.

The five new views provide fresh and interesting ways to explore your favorite Blogger blogs. The Mosaic view, for example, creates a wall of thumbnails — click one, and it zooms to fill the screen; click it again and it minimizes. Flipcard is similar to Mosaic, but not quite as eclectic. Sidebar, Timeslide and Snapshot round off the new views, with each one obviously targeted at different types of content, from photo blogs, to text-only philosophy blogs, and everything in between.

For now, you have to visit a Blogger blog and add /view to the URL to enable the new Dynamic Views. If you own a Blogger blog, you can disable the new views — and really, why weren’t they disabled by default?

If feedback is positive — which we’re sure it will be — these Dynamic Views will soon be enabled by default. You’ll also be able to edit the views in much the same way as current Blogger templates.

Continue reading Google’s Blogger platform adds five new HTML5 Dynamic Views

Google’s Blogger platform adds five new HTML5 Dynamic Views originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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IE9 and Firefox 4 post top marks in Web browser power use comparison originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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INSIGHT ENTERPRISES ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING HYPERCOM CISCO SYSTEMS

HTML5 MP3 player lets you listen to your music library inside your browser originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RED HAT HEWLETT PACKARD CO SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY ITRON

We hope you found some great Black Friday deals today, while avoiding situations like this riot over a two dollar waffle maker at Walmart. This is your reward for waking up and standing in line at three in the morning? More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/FfbJ2OZf0lA/a-riot-over-a-two-dollar-waffle-iron-is-what-the-holidays-are-all-about

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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line.

Continue reading Insert Coin: Twine connects your whole world to the internet

Insert Coin: Twine connects your whole world to the internet originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TERADATA SRA INTERNATIONAL AMKOR TECHNOLOGY AVNET

Wondering how to quickly and easily add icons to your Home Screen that will take you to frequently used Settings like Brightness, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi? Developer Jeff Broderick has created profiles that do just that! Follow along to learn how to get them! From your iPhone, visit brdrck.me/settings/…

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RIM’s first all-screen Curve has sashayed over to the FCC. Two models of the BlackBerry Curve 9380, the REA70UW and REB70UW, are included in the latest filing, which goes into typical laborious detail on radio frequencies and the like. Thankfully, those myriad charts and graphs reveal support for WCDMA band IV, meaning that the phone plays nice with T-Mobile’s 3G network. Let’s just hope that, if given the chance to strut its stuff in the US market, it follows the Curve family tradition of arriving keenly priced. We’ll have to wait and see if it hits our wallet’s sweet spot, but for those more interested in the phone’s internals, the source link beckons below.

BlackBerry Curve 9380 hits the FCC, talking the T-Mobile talk originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NOKIA ASML HOLDING STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS MENTOR GRAPHICS

We’ve all heard it before; you need to select a lengthy password, one that’s hard to guess. Not a dictionary word. And it has to have some capital letters in it too, and some digits, and a symbol or two won’t hurt either.

That’s a handy set of rules to keep in mind, but How Secure is My Password helps us understand why they’re important.

It’s basically like a full-screen version of one of those password-strength meters websites sometimes use. But instead of showing you a bar going from “weak” to “strong”, it shows you an estimation of how long your password would take to crack. That’s a much more visceral way to understand why your password is strong.

For example, when I entered “rabbit”, it came back with “your password is one of the 500 most common passwords. It could be cracked almost instantly”. “rabbit5″ would take two hours, “$rabbit5″ would take 38 days, and “$rabbitZ5″ would take 237 years. It’s quite enlightening to see what a difference three simple characters can make.

How Secure is My Password lets you know just that originally appeared on Download Squad on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS MENTOR GRAPHICS HARRIS MILLICOM INTL CELLULAR

It’s not really a secret the Microsoft had planned on bringing bits of Windows Phone 7′s Metro UI to Windows 8, but we haven’t seen a lot of really telling evidence. However, with the Windows 8 milestone 3 build now available to Microsoft Connect partners, it was really just a matter of time before we started to get a peek.

Thanks to Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott, we’ve now had a glimpse at what the Windows 8 welcome screen will look like. As you can see, the typography is very Metro indeed. Within Windows also mentions that the background image is customizable, and we’re wondering if it might not pull from your current Windows 8 theme. This particular shot shows the CTRL + ALT + DELETE login option, but we imagine you’ll still be able to log in by clicking your account picture tile as well.

Rivera and Thurrott also mention that the tablet version of the welcome screen will allow you to log in by swiping a pattern on the screen — as you can on current Android devices.

Windows 8 welcome screen revealed, looks very Metro originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Add playback hotkeys to Amazon Cloud Player with a Chrome extension originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you have a Sony Internet TV you'll want to be on the look out for system updates as a new one has now started to arrive for some folks. The update indictates that it addresses some issues with router connectivity but it also contains an unmentioned, updated YouTube app with increased functionality. We don't have a full change log as of yet so if you spot anything else, be a good sport and let us know in the comments.

Thanks, Patrick!

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/KxIsTSYWSvo/story01.htm

SYNOPSYS MOTOROLA ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS ORACLE

You may want to reconsider using your friend’s cell phone to make a call or send a text.  According to KeepingItKleen.com, 16% of all cell phones have poop on them.  And when you use a computer keyboard at the office or in the school’s computer lab you may want to bring a disinfecting wipe with [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/21/16-of-cell-phones-have-poop-on-them-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it/

TECHNITROL KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS

We experienced occasional battery and charging problems when reviewing the Lumia 800, and it looks like others have had issues too. In fact, it’s become a sufficiently (un)popular topic on Nokia’s support forums to encourage the company to post up a reply, confirming that two software fixes are in the works. The first will target power efficiency and arrive in early December, while the second will follow in January and hopefully improve charging. Only a minority of users are affected, we’re told, so it’s lucky for them that they’re vocal.

Nokia promises software updates to fix Lumia 800 battery woes originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not a fan of tea? Then how about some piping hot Hoth cocoa or a cuppa Dark Side roast coffee. Now you can drink the officially licensed beverages of your favorite Stars Wars heroes and villains. We all know that when a beverage is officially licensed, it tastes so much yummier than the non-licensed variety. [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/22/yoda-loves-green-tea-and-so-should-you/

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Fujifilm claims it’s ‘reinvented’ the bridge camera with the latest in its X line of premium snappers. The XS-1 is affixed to a Fujinon lens that opens up to f/2.8 and stretches all the way from 24mm to 624mm (in 35mm parlance) in an effort “cater perfectly for every photographic need” and prevent you from ever longing for the flexibility of a DSLR. It even sports a Super Macro Mode for focusing down to a rather intimate single centimeter. Behind the lens sits the same 12-megapixel EXR CMOS found in the X10, which means you get an undersized 2/3-inch sensor instead of the superior APS-C format found in the X100 and many DSLRs. Read on for more specs in the press release plus a short promo clip, and expect to see this hit British shelves in February for £699 ($1090).

Continue reading Fujifilm’s XS-1 bridge camera: 26x zoom, EXR sensor, £699 in the UK (video)

Fujifilm’s XS-1 bridge camera: 26x zoom, EXR sensor, £699 in the UK (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INTERSECTIONS COMMSCOPE IBASIS

If you’re a baseball fanatic, the MLB At Bat app is a must-have. It’s packed with live updates, scores, stats, news, and videos — and right now there’s another great reason to pick up At Bat. Pony up for At Bat and you’ll get to enjoy MLB.tv free for the entire month of April.

The service streams games in HD to just about any connected device you can imagine, from iPhone to PS3, and even Roku boxes and LG Internet-ready televisions. The basic subscription will set you back $99 for the season, and a Premium sub is an extra $20 (and adds DVR functionality, multi-game PIP, and more).

MLB At Bat is available for Android and iOS and both apps run to $14.99 US.

Get free MLB.tv access during April with MLB.com At Bat app originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Six degrees of separation may be good enough for most people, but for Facebook members, it’s only 4.74 degrees, according to a study conducted jointly by the social networking giant and the University of Milan. Conducted earlier this year, the study examined all 721 million active Facebook users, who had 69 billion friendships among them, Facebook said.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/73814.html

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AT&T, Deutsche Telekom withdraw FCC application for T-Mobile merger, look toward DoJ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The biggest gift of the year, as far as TiPb is concerned, is a brand new iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Apple TV. But with so many iOS devices on the wish list this year, how do you know which one to get and for whom? Well sit back,…

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MAXIMUS ALLTEL METHODE ELECTRONICS HIGH TECH COMPUTER

Pod Odyssey is a new iPhone and iPad app by Coffee Pot Labs. The goal of the game is to guide a lost space POD though the levels while completing missions and avoiding danger. I’ve enjoyed my short time playing Pod Odyssey. The tilt controls are difficult to master,…

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F5 NETWORKS AUTODESK OPENWAVE SYSTEMS FISERV

Interesting new ad/tactic from Samsung, painting those devoted Apple users who line up from the iPhone 4S as fanboy hipster sheep whose faces are stuck to the blogs — reading about battery life issues and lack of design changes — until a giant-screened, 4G powered, Galaxy S…

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES EMULEX INFORMATICA FEI COMPANY

Facebook’s entry into the smartphone handset business is being reported like it’s a done deal. It’s a deal, however, in which critics say Facebook has more to lose than gain. The Facebook phone project already has a code name, “Buffy,” a reference to the famed vampire slayer of film and television, according to a recent report.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/73821.html

INTEL AMAZONCOM MISCROSOFT OFFICE TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.

Continue reading IRL: Google Voice, FastMac’s U Socket and returning the iPhone 4S

IRL: Google Voice, FastMac’s U Socket and returning the iPhone 4S originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/23/irl-google-voice-fastmacs-u-socket-and-returning-the-iphone-4/

SRA INTERNATIONAL AMKOR TECHNOLOGY AVNET CDW

Following a one-day delay, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission featuring its new Curiosity rover is now scheduled for launch on Saturday, Nov. 26, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Representing the largest and most advanced rover ever sent to the Red Planet, the automobile-sized Curiosity vehicle will look for evidence of water, carbon and other key elements in the Martian soil and atmosphere.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/73801.html

ATandT FIRST SOLAR EASTMAN KODAK CO HCL TECHNOLOGIES

Apple will now let App Store vendors use a subscription model to sell games, putting them on the same level as magazine and movie providers like the Guardian and NetFlix.
Big Fish Games, purveyor of such quality titles as Hospital Haste HD and Puppetshow: Mystery of Joyville (Full), has had its Big Fish app approved by [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/newsstand-like-game-subscriptions-come-to-ios/

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Back when I was a kid, I used to love crafting ornate puzzle boxes out of Lego. There would be just one way to open the box, by carefully shifting and rotating a bunch of pieces. Well, either that, or breaking the box in frustration.

Interlocked takes that spirit and turns it into a beautiful Flash game. It’s a good thing the soundtrack is soothing, because the game itself can get pretty frustrating.

At the start of each level, you’re presented with a box built out of blocks in different colors. You can click and drag the mouse to rotate the box any which way. Once you decide you want to shift a part of the box, hit SPACE to switch into “move” mode. You can then click any part of the box and drag it. Of course, you can only move a part as long as nothing is in its way. So it becomes a matter of understanding how the box is built, and what parts you need to move around so you could eventually take the box apart.

It’s a tricky, difficult game, but it’s a great brain teaser — and definitely a keeper.

Interlocked is a three-dimensional brain teaser originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CES is coming up soon, and we’ve got to deal with the obligatory wave of speculation that precedes the slew of new products we’ll see in January. Today’s rumor du jour? Apple and Microsoft may both begin shipping NFC-capable phones beginning in 2012.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/apple-ms-nfc-2012/

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Google Voice Search has just introduced localizations for Latin America, Indonesia and Malaysia, enabling native language search for hundreds of millions of users.

Google’s official blog post offers some interesting insights into the process of collecting and analyzing the speech data needed to expand support. Thousands of hours were spent gathering voice samples and choosing key regional accents to analyze, and International Program Manager Linne Ha is clearly very appreciative of the Google users who helped the company complete the expansion. Without an enthusiastic base of users to lend a hand, Google Voice Search’s polyglot powers would have been nearly impossible to deliver.

Google Voice Search learns Latin American Spanish, Indonesian, and Malaysian originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo 3DS available for $145 at Target’s pre-Black Friday sale originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Space-shooters are usually a fairly fiery affair, with many types of guns, weapon upgrades, power-ups and more. Dodge does away with all of that, while keeping the very essence of a space shooter: Dark background, fast action, and stuff blowing up all over the place.

Your vector-looking spacecraft is the fastest thing on the screen, most of the time. And as the header implies, you have absolutely no weapons; you can’t get any, either. All you have is agility and maneuverability.

Your opponents shoot heat-seeking missiles at you; the missiles lock on and start tracking you. The trick is to dodge the missiles while putting them in the path of one of your enemies, thus letting them have a taste of their own medicine.

There are three types of enemies, at least in the first few levels: “simple” spaceships which fire slow projectiles, “tanks” which seem to be more serious and take more hits to destroy, and “circles.” The circles simply explode, spewing twenty or thirty very fast projectiles. This sounds dangerous, but is actually great once you learn to use them; they are very destructive for tanks, and can even blow up other circles.

The soundtrack is very techno, but it meshes very well with this type of game. Intense fun!

Dodge is a space-shooter in which you have no weapons originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The iphone is known as the corner stone of Apple Company and its subsidies. Since its introduction many have marveled at the concept of a unique never seen before smart phone capable of delivering where others have fallen short. In true reality, an iphone has no competitors, its only competing with its self. Though many see an iphone as a glorified oversized, hyped Smartphone that is used to gloat by the rich and powerful, there?s however one deniable factor, that [...]

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Continue reading Analogue Interactive outs ebony ash encased Neo Geo CMVS Slim, pre-order yours for $649

Analogue Interactive outs ebony ash encased Neo Geo CMVS Slim, pre-order yours for $649 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A smarter strap…. I hate to sound like Andy Rooney but have you ever noticed those bulky camera straps that hang around your neck?  They’re supposed to hold your camera and supposed to allow you to port your camera about and it’s supposed to be easy.  Have you ever noticed how heavy and bulky wearing [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/22/lensloop-camera-strap-review/

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While we’ve still yet to see anything truly Earth-shattering, the tandem of Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott continues to churn out insight about interesting new features they’ve discovered in Windows 8 milestone 3. The latest discovery is that Aero in Windows 8 will be able to automatically adapt itself to match your current wallpaper image. It’s a bit like what Windows 7 already does with your taskbar icons: if a program alert needs your attention, the icon will glow using the predominant color (e.g. Firefox should glow orange).

And yes, you can already make Windows 7 behave this way if you like. Over at CodePlex, there’s a little program called Aura that parks itself in your system tray and automatically adjusts your window borders to compliment your wallpaper images. The effect is quite nice, and you can try it out by minimizing your windows and cycling through your theme’s wallpapers (right click on your desktop and choose next desktop background).

Windows 8 to feature adaptive Aero colorization, get it now on Windows 7 originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today?s LogicBUY Deal is a fully-loaded Dell XPS 8300 Core i7-2600 desktop and Bose speakers bundle for $1299.99.  Features: 3.4GHz Quad-Core desktop with 16GB memory, 750GB X 2 hard drives in RAID 0, 1.5GB GeForce GTX560Ti, Blu-ray, and Bose Companion 2 Series II speakers bundle.  The desktop is customizable at additional cost. $2399.98  ? $922.99 [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/21/deal-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-dell-xps-8300-core-i7-2600-3-4ghz-quad-core-desktop-w16gb-ram-1-5tb-raid-0-1-5gb-geforce-gtx560ti-blu-ray-bose-companion-2-series-ii-bundle/

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Some of you who own Windows Phone 7 devices are still waiting for your pre-NoDo preparation update — never mind NoDo itself. A few workarounds have been posted, but unfortunately they didn’t work unless your carrier had completed testing and was ready to schedule the update.

Now, however, the Chevron WP7 team’s Chris Walshie has delivered a handy little utility that will allow you to update any Windows Phone 7 device — regardless of your carrier.

1. Download and install the Windows Phone Support Tool (x86 or x64) and the ChevronWP7 Updater (x86 or x64)
2. Launch ChevronWP7 Updater and select your language. If your language isn’t listed, stop and do not update.
3. If were running WP7 build 7004 (you can verify in Zune) then run the updater twice.

Once the process completes, you should be able to copy and paste to your heart’s content. Let’s just hope all this update foolishness gets sorted out before we’re supposed to receive Mango.

Install the Windows Phone 7 NoDo update regardless of your carrier originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The VueZone system from Avaak is an easy to setup wireless security camera system that we’ve reviewed here on The Gadgeteer. Before today, the VueZone cameras weren’t meant to be used outdoors because of a lack of weather resistance. Now the cameras can go outside when they are housed in the new water-resistant outdoor camera [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/18/avaak-announces-new-mounting-options-for-vuezone-camera-system/

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According to Pong Research, the 3G iPad has a proximity sensor which reduces the power of the 3G radio by up to 75% when the iPad is within 10mm “of the body.” “As a result,” the product page says, “all commercial cases for the iPad and iPad 2 also cause the proximity sensor to [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/magic-ipad-case-doesnt-activate-imaginary-proximity-center/

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All in all, we think Android Ice Cream Sandwich is pretty good. But we only got to play with it on a phone. What’s it like on a tablet? That’s still to be determined, but we can get a rough idea from this Nvidia video. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/PUDuU-AakaA/heres-ice-cream-sandwich-running-on-an-asus-transformer-prime-tablet

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Be warned: In 2012, your Facebook friend activity ticker could go insane ? that is, if Facebook is indeed working on an actual ?Facebook phone,? as reported Monday by AllThingsD.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/android-facebook-phone-htc/

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A fighter sim just isn’t realistic unless it makes you throw up and scream for your mother, which is why the sadistic folks at Australia’s Deakin University created the Universal Motion Simulator. It’s a barebones cockpit attached to the end of a seven-meter robotic arm that can pull up to six Gs — indeed it’s uncomfortable enough to mimic external disturbances, mechanical failures and crash scenarios as well as normal flying. The system also monitors a pilot’s brainwaves, pulse and other bodily functions to discover if they have necessary nerve. Check out the video after the break and then imagine combining it with a 360-degree viewing dome for utter perfection.

Continue reading Universal Motion Simulator: real enough to evoke panic (video)

Universal Motion Simulator: real enough to evoke panic (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Evernote, the popular multi-platform ‘digital memory’ app, has done some serious re-tooling of its Web interface. In addition to a more polished UI that more closely mirrors the look of Evernote on the desktop, the update brings features like notebook stacks and snippet view to the Web.

Auto-saving is now enabled as well, and you can select multiple items by holding down the Cmd or Ctrl key on your Mac or Windows keyboard. If you’ve got items stored in your notebooks that you want to share with friends or co-workers, Evernote has improved that process, too. You can quickly post an item to Facebook, share it via email, or generate a Web sharing link to paste into an IM conversation or status update.

Head over to the Evernote Web login page to try out the new interface.

Evernote Web gets a new interface, Facebook sharing, and more originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP will tell the investors just how rocky its waters are later tonight, but for now, enjoy this gem: the company lost $3.3 billion solely through buying and squandering WebOS. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/GF5vewYAY70/hp-blew-33-billion-webos

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The zombie apocalypse is coming, and you can’t take your katana everywhere. Well, you can, but that’s a pain. Much better is Gerber’s new Apocalypse Kit, which has all the cutty slashy stuff you’ll need to make it through the zombie plague. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/pnQ6Xk8LhWg/the-real-life-you+can+actually+buy+this-walking-dead-apocalypse-kit

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The world’s largest industrial robot manufacturer, Yaskawa Electric, wants to invade your grandmother’s home. Alright, maybe invade isn’t the word we’re looking for, but if your Grams is anything like ours she probably wouldn’t be happy about you dropping off a robot helper (she can take care of herself, don’t you know). The SmartPal VII is a telepresence bot that can be controlled remotely using a Kinect. (Seriously, what can’t Microsoft’s gaming controller do?) The head-mounted stereoscopic cameras and infrared sensor enable it to navigate a room autonomously, while the light-weight arms equipped with touch sensors make it safer for human interaction. The demo of the bot picking up toys and putting them in a bin isn’t the most exciting in the world, but it does show just how much control an operator has using simple hand gestures. Check out the video after the break.

Continue reading Yaskawa Electric’s SmartPal VII lets you clean up grandma’s house using Kinect (video)

Yaskawa Electric’s SmartPal VII lets you clean up grandma’s house using Kinect (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The widespread installation of “Smart Meters” here in California has many people up in arms citing potential health and privacy issues. But in Maine, customers are concerned that these meters might also be affecting their home electronics. More »

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As far as Tetris goes, most variations look quite similar. You’re usually looking at a “wall” of bricks directly from the front. Torus takes that notion and throws it away; as you might have guessed from the name (or screenshot), this Tetris clone is played on a ring-like 3D surface.

You rotate the ring itself with the arrow keys, while a Tetris-like piece slowly (excruciatingly slowly, in fact) descends from the top. As soon as you make a solid line, it disappears.

Not all pieces are Tetris-like; some of them wouldn’t really work with a regular Tetris game but are a good fit for Torus’ 3D format.

Torus is ideal for playing at the office, because it has absolutely no soundtrack. The game is dead-quiet. It’s also very very slow (slow enough for me to mention it twice in one post) so you can safely look away for a moment and then keep playing. Also, as soon as the game loses focus, it automatically pauses.

Bottom line: It’s an impressive demo of the power of HTML5; if it were a bit faster, it would have some serious addictive potential.

Torus is an impressive 3D Tetris game powered by HTML5 originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, see that snaking line coming in from the right on the screenshot? That’s you. And see those large round circles? Those are supposedly grapefruits, only they won’t sit still – they keep moving up and down and cutting across your path. And if you touch one, you die!

That’s what you have to deal with in Line Grapefruit. But that’s not all – you’re also on a time limit. In fact, you have a very limited amount of time to make it through the “path” (for lack of a better word). You need to snake your way through the winding trail without touching anything. The good news is that a grapefruit only kills you if it touches the end of the line – once you’ve made it past the grapefruit, nothing happens if it crosses the path you’ve made.

This is not an easy game, but it’s quite unique – I can’t recall seeing another game quite like it.

Line Grapefruit is a tricky Flash “path” game originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Happy first birthday, Windows Phone 7! One year on, and the fledgling mobile operating system has 36,000 active developers in its AppHub community, 1.5 million downloads of its Developer Tools, and 11,500 apps in its Marketplace.

Microsoft is quick to take a couple shots at competitors’ app stores, beating its chest about not re-counting tanslations of an app or “lite” apps, “increasing tonnage” by supporting apps from other mobile platforms, and not listing wallpapers as a category.

That’s all fine and dandy, but we spend a lot of time sifting through WP7 app feeds — and we’re still not seeing a lot of awesome apps on the platform. We think a few marquee apps would’ve made a pretty nice first birthday present — along with a much smoother update process for WP7 users.

Microsoft trumpets Windows Phone 7 numbers on first birthday originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rejoice! No longer will you have to fork over $700 for a Photoshop CS5 license! Adobe has unveiled a new subscription scheme where you can rent the entire Creative Suite, or individual packages, by the month, or for an entire year.

Adobe Photoshop can be yours for $35 per month if you agree to rent it for 12 months, or $49 per month if you require its services for a shorter period. Dreamweaver can be had for even cheaper, at just $19 per month. The entire Master Collection is still rather expensive, though, at $125 per month.

Today, Adobe also ushered in the release of Creative Suite 5.5, and simultaneously upped its release cycle from 18 months to 24 months. This means, if you rent Photoshop for two years, it’s actually the same cost as buying it outright. There’s no rent-to-own option, though — so you wouldn’t have access to the cheaper upgrade price once Creative Suite 6 rolls around next year. Still, if you need access to Photoshop, After Effects or Premiere for a one-time project, the new rental scheme could be exactly what you’re looking for.

In other news, Adobe has announced that it will be launching three rather exciting iPad apps that work in conjunction with Photoshop: Eazel, Nav, and Color Lava. Eazel lets you five-finger paint on your iPad, and export the result into Photoshop; Nav acts as some kind of workspace, brush and menu extension, and the hopefully named Color Lava is a paint mixing palette. The apps are expected to appear in the App Store in the next 30 days.

You can now rent Adobe Photoshop for $35 per month, CS 5.5 available soon originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This year, you won’t have to wait to find A Charlie Brown Christmas on television – you can have it as an interactive pop-up book on your Android or iOS phone or tablet.  Loud Crow Interactive has created an interactive version of this Christmas classic that’s complete with scenes and dialog from the original program [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/21/have-a-charlie-brown-christmas-this-year/

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MacWorld‘s Jason Snell has written up a quick way to force your local Windows or Mac iTunes library to upgrade all your songs to the 256kbps iTunes Match versions. If you’re still syncing your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to iTunes via USB or via the new

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Missed a compelling piece of iPad news, a great app review, or a killer how-to? We’re not collecting absolutely everything in iPad here — you can hit up TiPb.com/iPad for that! — but we’re carefully picking what we think is the best of the last 7 days and…

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