Change Of Pace Archive

  • Sony Ericsson U5i passes FCC muster, but what is it?

    Sony Ericsson U5i passes FCC muster, but what is it?

    Posted on December 23, 2009 | No Comments
    There's a new Sony Ericsson in town, and it's not the X10 for a change of pace -- this time, it's a mysterious device known simply as the "U5i." That certainly follows SE's classic naming convention, but what might give us the best clue is that the Satio is known as the U1 and the Aino as the U10 -- in other words, we're probably looking at a full-touch handset of some sort. Coincidentally, Cellpassion had previously dug up a user agent profile for a U5i, calling out a 640 x 360 display, 2 megapixel cam (what?), and Symbian -- so if those numbers pan out, we might not be looking at a "Satio killer," so to speak. Then again, we've also seen the U5 model number associated with that 8.1 megapixel Kurara, so it's anyone's guess what's really going on here until we see something official. At any rate, it's interesting to be distracted momentarily from the company's Android efforts; Symbian might have some life left in it after all, yeah?

    Sony Ericsson U5i passes FCC muster, but what is it? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Sprint’s HTC Hero and Samsung Moment on track to get Android 2.1, not 2.0

    Sprint’s HTC Hero and Samsung Moment on track to get Android 2.1, not 2.0

    Posted on December 17, 2009 | No Comments
    So Sprint's backtracking on its promise to deliver Android 2.0 to its Hero and Moment in the first half of next year, but it's backtracking in an awesome way for a change of pace -- they'll actually be getting 2.1. That makes tons of sense considering that the leaked Hero builds have all been on 2.1 and 2.0 will be all but obsolete by the time HTC gets around to releasing anything -- so yeah, we probably could've predicted this anyway, but now it's official. Unfortunately that 1H 2010 window hasn't been reigned in at all, but here's hoping this is a case where they under-promise and over-deliver.

    Sprint's HTC Hero and Samsung Moment on track to get Android 2.1, not 2.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • First screenshots of Fallout MMO (that may never be released)

    First screenshots of Fallout MMO (that may never be released)

    Posted on November 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Long before Fallout 3 there was Fallout 2. And before that, Fallout. Interplay made the two first games, while Bethesda made the third one under some sort of licensing deal that would allow Interplay to create new Fallout games not connected to Fallout 3. Then Bethesda sued Interplay, which puts a game it was working on, a Fallout MMO, in jeopardy. These are screenshots of that game, to be used as evidence during the legal proceedings.

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  • Best Buy leaks Samsung Instinct HD details

    Best Buy leaks Samsung Instinct HD details

    Posted on August 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Well, that’s a nice change of pace. We generally have to turn to UK handset retailers to spill the beans on new phones ahead of schedule; this time around, it’s Best Buy with the loose lips. Early this morning, a listing for the thus-far-unannounced Samsung Instinct HD appeared on Best Buy’s online outlet. They weren’t nice [...]

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  • Gillette, with 83 blades per razor, has John Cena and Chris Jericho shooting about how great shaving is

    Gillette, with 83 blades per razor, has John Cena and Chris Jericho shooting about how great shaving is

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh now this is rich. Gillette—I think they're up to 44 blades per razor now—has teamed up with WWE to promote the dark art of male grooming. Why should you care? I don't know, perhaps you enjoy “social networking” and all that? Maybe you still watch WWE, long after The Rock quit, and long after Triple H... nope, wait, he's still main eventing (with the exact same gimmick, no less). You can listen to the likes of John Cena, Chris Jericho and Cody Rhodes cut shoot promos, à la RF Video, about how using Gillette makes them confident.

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