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  • EVO 4G gets 802.11n WiFi by changing two lines of code

    EVO 4G gets 802.11n WiFi by changing two lines of code

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    The EVO 4G has a lot of weight in the smartphone arena thanks to WiMAX and that 4.3-inch screen, but though its Broadcom BCM4329 silicon also technically supports 802.11n WiFi over 2.4GHz, the protocol was disabled for some reason. Thankfully it's just a matter of ten characters to enable greater throughput, as the fine folks at xda-developers recently discovered. Better yet, you don't even have to edit those characters yourself -- if your EVO's nice and rooted and the word "brick" doesn't inspire fear, you'll find instructions and flash-ready ZIP files at our source link.

    EVO 4G gets 802.11n WiFi by changing two lines of code originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Ask Engadget: best smartphone without a camera?

    Ask Engadget: best smartphone without a camera?

    Posted on May 20, 2010 | No Comments
    We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget question is coming to us from James' best bud, who would love to own an EVO 4G... if not for that 8 megapixel camera that's strictly against protocol. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
    "I have a friend who's taken a job in a security field and the employer doesn't allow cameras on cellphones. He's currently happy with an iPhone 3GS and would definitely consider an Android device but is having trouble finding a decent phone with no camera. The only caveat is that for whatever reason he doesn't want a BlackBerry. Does anyone else make a decent smartphone sans camera? Thanks!"
    This is a fairly common question, actually, and despite the fact that few phones are made any more sans a camera, many organizations refuse to allow them. We'd hate for your friend be stuck with a dumbphone, so here's hoping our readers can drop some knowledge below. Otherwise, we suggest he / she just mail in a two-week notice -- Sent from their iPhone, of course.

    Ask Engadget: best smartphone without a camera? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 May 2010 22:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Jawbone Icon to get A2DP as a free update tomorrow

    Jawbone Icon to get A2DP as a free update tomorrow

    Posted on April 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Tiny wireless headsets getting new features, for free, by way of a software update? We're living in the future, you know.

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  • BlueAnt updates the Q1 headset for A2DP streaming audio support

    BlueAnt updates the Q1 headset for A2DP streaming audio support

    Posted on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
    BlueAnt Q1 owners take note, your headset can now stream audio via the A2DP protocol as long as you update the firmware. Apparently the ability was added after a bunch of customers requested the function. But I've found it's one of those functions that sounds great, but is actually a novelty and is somewhat lame.

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  • Console beeps and nerds play the Tetris theme

    Console beeps and nerds play the Tetris theme

    Posted on November 25, 2009 | No Comments
    I’m a big fan of people who do fun stuff with computers and so I am a big fan of this. These guys programmed 20 computers to play one note over and over. The resulting cacophony turns out to be a beep-boop version of the Tetris theme. The project is simple, using the internal speaker of [...]

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  • Lexar announces new 600x Compact Flash cards

    Lexar announces new 600x Compact Flash cards

    Posted on October 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Lexar announced their new 600x compact flash cards today. It's not unexpected that the faster speed memory cards are coming out, given the UDMA requirements of cameras like the Canon 7d.

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