Amtrak has expanded the Wi-Fi network it began offering nearly two years ago. There have been 12 East Coast routes added, with the addition making 60 percent of all Amtrak routes offering Wi-Fi. The company has plans to hit 75 percent of it routes in the near future. The new routes include Northeast Regional between […]
Telus has just announced the Xperia Ray will be offered exclusively at its stores and online starting for the Canadian market on November 2. The Android 2.3-powered smartphone from Sony Ericsson will mark a first at Telus, and is just 9.4mm thin and housed in an aluminum frame. It sports an 8.1-megapixel camera with an […]
AT&T started the week off by Announcing its first two LTE-equipped smartphones. The HTC Vivid is its adaptation of the Raider and merges a 4.5-inch, 540×960 screen with a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon. An eight-megapixel camera with a very wide-aperture f2.2, 28mm equivalent lens helps it shoot better in low light and with shallow depth of […]
Barnes & Noble sent invitations to members of the press for its November 7 event. The gathering will follow the bookseller’s tradition of holding events in its Union Square bookstore in New York City. Nothing is mentioned of the contents other than the Nook logo and promises of a “very special announcement.” The timing supports […]
Verizon has released the free UpNext HD Maps — Verizon Edition app. The app gives users interactive maps, 3D views and a detailed look at roads, road signs and buildings for 55 large US cities, 22 of which have Enhanced 3D viewing for more detail. Users can explore recreation choices, restaurants and local stores and […]
Microsoft is kicking off the first-year anniversary of Kinect this week with launching a Kinect Effect site. The Xbox 360’s full-body motion controller has been changing education and medicine, such as teaching autistic children and letting surgeons check medical images while still in gloves, the company’s communications VP Frank Shaw said. He didn’t give an […]
HTC has reported Q3 profits 68 percent higher than for the same period last year. The growth was, however, much lower than it has shown in previous quarters, but was inline with market expectations due to the global economic slowdown. Because of the slow down HTC lower its guidance for fourth quarter revenue with with […]
Sony is said to be quitting its joint venture with Samsung for the development of LCDs. Per a Reuters story, a rethink of Sony’s loss-making television business prompted the decision in a move that is designed to help the company cut costs. The joint venture is a 50-50 arrangement, with Sony now looking to sell […]
Intel late this week motioned to dismiss a New York state antitrust lawsuit on grounds it was exceeding its bounds. The case, being heard in Delaware, supposedly didn’t have the authority to get remedies for both state residents as well as 4,000 non-governmental organizations. It went on to contend that the Delaware three-year statute of […]
There has been a leak of the Panasonic GX1. The details came from Mobile01 in Taiwan had it using both a 16-megapixel sensor and a new image processing engine, the combination of which could reach ISO 12,800. Dedicated controls and expansion make their comeback, such as a command dial on the thumb grip and a […]
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