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  • Android 2.2 Froyo officially announced

    Android 2.2 Froyo officially announced

    Posted on May 20, 2010 | No Comments
    digg_url = 'http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/android-2-2-froyo-officially-announced/'; No huge surprises here, but Google just announced Android 2.2 "Froyo" at I/O, and the big addition is a just-in-time compiler, which brings a 2-5x speed boost to the system. There are also 20 new enterprise features, including better Exchange integration and device administration APIs, as well as a new device backup app that'll let you transfer personal data to a new device. Android 2.2 also features a new cloud-to-device messaging API that Google called "much more than a push notification service designed to make up for a lack of basic features like multitasking," and of course, WiFi tethering -- which was used to get a WiFi iPad online during the demo to great cheers. Google also demoed a new JavaScript engine in the Android browser, which is billed as "the world's fastest web browser," and a Chrome browser plugin that allows you to send directions from Maps on your desktop directly to your phone.

    It's all going on live right now, so make sure to go hit our I/O liveblog!

    Android 2.2 Froyo officially announced originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 May 2010 11:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • LG’s Windows Phone 7 phone caught in the wild, looking good

    LG’s Windows Phone 7 phone caught in the wild, looking good

    Posted on May 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Been wondering how that LG proto unit debuted on The Engadget Show is doing? Pocket-lint got to see the QWERTY slider up close and personal in London yesterday, and their takeaway from the meetup was that the device and OS are well on their way to stardom. Calling it the LG Panther, they delve into its deep Facebook integration, which throws up status updates when you hit on a contact in your address book, ability to recognize addresses and provide relevant links to Bing maps, as well as its quick and clear Zune media player. The latter was accompanied by confirmation that the Zune Store will be hitting the UK in time for Windows Phone 7's release, which could happen as early as September -- it all depends on who you talk to. Hit the source for more imagery and impressions.

    LG's Windows Phone 7 phone caught in the wild, looking good originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 May 2010 04:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Nokia partners with Harman to ’standardize’ cellular infotainment

    Nokia partners with Harman to ’standardize’ cellular infotainment

    Posted on May 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Though Microsoft, RIM and possibly Google are already vying to be the center of the automotive infotainment push, a certain Finnish phone manufacturer says it wants to take charge -- in what seems to be the latest phase of its Terminal Mode initiative, Nokia's tapped infotainment provider Harman to "standardize" the interface between phone and car. Like Harman's last in-dash venture, a touchscreen and physical controls will be the focus, while your handset (rather than an Intel Atom) does the heavy lifting. Connected via Bluetooth or USB, your Nokia will play music, deliver Ovi Maps, respond to voice control and more, with the entire phone display duplicated onto the car's larger touchscreen for easy access and a set of auto-specific apps planned for Nokia's Ovi Store. It all sounds pretty swell, but it's still not clear how the companies intend to standardize anything beyond their balance sheets; we're not sure how much Nokia will appreciate you connecting a Droid to their Ovi-powered car. PR after the break.

    Update: It appears that this is part of Nokia's Terminal Mode initative, which -- as some have noted in comments -- we've actually told you about before. Whoops!

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    Nokia partners with Harman to 'standardize' cellular infotainment originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 May 2010 22:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Vertu Ascent 2010: same pretension, new specs

    Vertu Ascent 2010: same pretension, new specs

    Posted on May 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Vertu's not big on press releases, so you'll have to forgive us for missing this a few weeks back -- but it seems that Nokia's little outpost of opulent, over-the-top luxury has just released an updated version of its time-tested Ascent range. The so-called Ascent 2010 features a 5 megapixel camera (up from the Ascent Ti's 3), 8GB or 32GB of on-board storage depending on the version (up from 4GB), and quadband 3G. It also has AGPS with preloaded maps (Vertu's carefully avoiding the plebian Ovi Maps branding here, but we'd imagine it's more or less the same thing), a 2-inch QVGA sapphire crystal display, and a sweet chronograph display (pictured) that undoubtedly makes the phone worth every one of the thousands of dollars you shell out for it. You can pick it up now in your choice of aluminum or titanium bodies with a variety of colored leather accents from luxury retailers around the globe -- and don't forget to pack your checkbook before you hop in the Roller and head down there, obviously.

    Vertu Ascent 2010: same pretension, new specs originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 10 May 2010 19:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • TomTom quietly releases two new US models

    TomTom quietly releases two new US models

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    TomTom, you sneaky, sneaky devil. You thought you could pop two new GPS models up on your website and no one would notice. Well, you're wrong. The Internet doesn't miss anything.

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  • Halo: Reach multi-player beta is really quite fun

    Halo: Reach multi-player beta is really quite fun

    Posted on May 3, 2010 | No Comments
    I spent a few hours last night playing the Halo: Reach multi-player beta. (Microsoft sent out a few early invites to writing-guys like me, but the beta opens to Halo: ODST owners today.) It's been a while since I've played a Halo game for any real amount of time. I dabbled with Halo 3's multi-player for a little while there, but that was two years ago. First impression of the Reach beta: absence makes the heart grow fonder. CrunchGear: your home for old man idioms.

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  • New developer challenge offers Android devs a trip to TED if they can get people moving

    New developer challenge offers Android devs a trip to TED if they can get people moving

    Posted on April 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Obesity sucks. Unfortunately, smart phones generally don’t do much to make the problem any better. Sure, there are plenty of exercise-assistance apps, like RunKeeper, built to make exercising easier and thus more likely to happen — but for the most part, our smartphones help us to move less. Why walk to the computer downstairs, when [...]

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  • HTC Incredible Full Spec Sheet Leaked

    HTC Incredible Full Spec Sheet Leaked

    Posted on April 13, 2010 | No Comments
    Jonesing for a bit more info on the hotter-than-hot HTC Incredible before its April 29 release? Well, you lucky devil, the full spec sheet has been leaked ahead of the Verizon launch, and it looks, well, you know... incredible. On top of the already-known Android 2.1 with HTC's Sense UI, the Snapdragon processor, the 8MP camera with autofocus + flash, and the 3.7" WVGA (800x480) AMOLED screen, there are a few nice surprises.

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  • Latest Battlefield: Bad Company 2 map pack locks, loads (even though maps can’t lock nor load, per se)

    Latest Battlefield: Bad Company 2 map pack locks, loads (even though maps can’t lock nor load, per se)

    Posted on March 30, 2010 | No Comments
    Soldats, je suis contents de vous! EA and DICE just released the second VIP map pack for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. I take it I’m the only person on Planet Earth to buy the game strictly for the single-player mode, but go ahead and have fun without me!

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  • Daily Crunch: Burst Bubble Edition

    Daily Crunch: Burst Bubble Edition

    Posted on March 30, 2010 | No Comments
    AquaAntics Water Bomb Factory is genius, should win an international peace award DIY: Convert a disposable camera into a slave flash DIY: Get medieval with the Mini-Trebuchet SIMBox, the texting incontinence pants TomTom brings free lifetime traffic and maps to the XL and XXL GPS models

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  • RunKeeper goes social

    RunKeeper goes social

    Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments
    I'll let the video after the jump do most of the talking on this one but RunKeeper has improved its sharing service by building out a cool run sharing service that works like a social network for the preternaturally skinny yet surprisingly hungry. The system allows you to share runs with friends and/or strangers. You can turn off maps for privacy and selectively share runs with the world. For example, I have one visible activity while RunKeeper founder Jason has like 5,000 (actually 130). This means he is better than me and, in fact, better than most of us.

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  • The new WinPho7 promo: Doot dee doot

    The new WinPho7 promo: Doot dee doot

    Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments
    From: The Windows Phone 7 Team To: The Windows Phone 7 Advertising Gnomes After months of deliberation, we hereby present the master plan for all modern mobile commercials. To acquire: Rights to Feist instrumental break Cute woman with curly hair (personable) Handsome, rugged man in vaguely military but alternative shirt Record shop (build) Shot-for-shot outdoor location list for all McDonald's commercials

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  • Motorola to replace Google with Bing on Chinese Android phones

    Motorola to replace Google with Bing on Chinese Android phones

    Posted on March 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Imagine this with Bing inside. It’s easy if you try. If I were a spit takin’ man, I’d do a spit take right now. Motorola, stalwart of freedom, will work with Chinese carriers to add Bing to Chinese Android-based phones, ousting Google Search and Maps from the scene. Now this isn’t meanness on Motorola’s part although [...]

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  • A video preview MW2’s upcoming map pack leaks out way early

    A video preview MW2’s upcoming map pack leaks out way early

    Posted on March 5, 2010 | No Comments
    There's a new Modern Warfare 2 map pack coming this Spring, kids. The map pack, possible dubbed Stimulus Package, comes with five maps, with two of them being classic COD4 maps. Curious what they're going to look like? You better hurry up and click through for the video preview hosted be Vimeo. Activision already pulled the YouTube version.

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  • Nokia releases the “social” C5

    Nokia releases the “social” C5

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    So you’re looking for a Nokia smartphone that’s not too smart. Why not try the $183 C5, a candybar S60 phone with 2.2-inch display. It has Ovi Maps built-in and some messaging apps, but seriously, this is a meh-phone. Sorry, Nokia. Next? via Eng

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