Sprint today announced that it will launch its CDMA-based Direct Connect service during the fourth quarter of the year. When it launches, the new Sprint Direct Connect will be available in an area that is three times larger than its current iDEN-based walkie-talkie service. Sprint said the first generation of devices to include this new […]
Radio Shack is reportedly allowing customers to reserve LG’s Thrill 4G handset ahead of the official launch, though the retailer does not appear to be promoting pre-orders through any official marketing materials. Several unnamed sources have told Engadget that customers interested in securing the handset must purchase a $50 gift card. The Thrill will serve […]
Motorola gave 4G owners a treat this weekend by posting its Android 2.3 update. The update brings both the performance, polish, and interface updates of 2.3 itself as well as updates to Motorola’s custom tweaks, including ones that haven’t shown on other Motorola Android 2.3 revisions. Among the surprises is an upgrade to 1080p movie […]
Sales of the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console on Amazon are being temporarily put on hold as Amazon works to fix a problem with the console. While the problem isn’t being detailed or even identified, some believe it’s due to the screen scratching issue identified earlier. Nintendo has addressed the issue with more recent consoles […]
News Corp ‘s iPad-only general-interest magazine The Daily has gotten an upgrade to version 1.1, bringing more speed and reliability fixes as well as adding a few new features, such as directly going to the day’s cover when opened and remembering where users left off when re-opened. The table of contents as well as the […]
Flipboard has begun the process of adding fullscreen advertising to some of its curated feeds, an interview reveals. The first partner is publisher Condé Nast, which is inserting an American Express campaign into the official New Yorker stream. Wired, Bon Appétit and other magazines will also be saturated with ads as the year progresses. The […]
Google Chromebooks will soon get a big speed upgrade in return for a slight discount, insiders claimed Wednesday. The Chrome OS hardware will reportedly go to Core i3 and beyond processors and, to make the price balance work, will get a 10 to 20 percent discount from Intel on the chips. Existing partners Acer and […]
Apple kicked off the launch of Lion Wednesday with a new version of the MacBook Air. The new version makes the leap to Intel’s low-voltage Core i5 and i7 processors and is theoretically twice as fast as the Core 2 Duo systems they replace. They use Intel’s much faster integrated graphics and, in some models, […]
Apple as promised posted Mac OS X Lion for download for $30as well as the Lion Server add-on for $50 with the promise of a physical version. The OS we just reviewed gives Snow Leopard users an upgrade to the iOS-influenced software and is the first that won’t need a disc. Those who face low […]
Google on Wednesday said it was phasing out Google Labs. Its experimental side was going away as the company shifted its attention to finished, public-ready projects. The company wanted a “greater focus” on what it released, senior research VP Bill Coughran explained. Most of the shutdown would involve closing off experimental projects on the web […]
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