Need a shiny new way to enjoy SiriusXM’s revamped channel lineup? For $250, you can pick up the Lynx Portable Radio, which lets you start shows and songs (Jimmy Buffett or otherwise) from the beginning and pause, fast forward and rewind programming. The wildcat radio also stores up to 200 hours of programming and features [...]
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December 31st 2011 | Posted by admin
The folks over at TechnoBuffalo have just come across a rather interesting specimen — it’s a dummy unit of the forthcoming Droid 4 from Motorola. While its rumored release date has come and gone, non-functional models such as this are commonly offered to consumers in a retail setting to poke and prod to their heart’s [...]
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December 31st 2011 | Posted by admin
Now that pod2g has done the heavy lifting and released an untethered jailbreak for iOS5, the Seas0NPass tool has been updated for your untethered jailbreaking pleasure on Apple TVs running even the latest 4.4.4 update. Redmond Pie has a full walkthrough and how-to that should help you get things going, so that you no longer [...]
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December 31st 2011 | Posted by admin
Tablets might be all sexy curves and Gorilla Glass, but it’s what’s on the inside that counts, right? Efficient DRAM mightn’t set your heart alight, but Elpida Memory did just start shipping its next generation 30nm “Wide IO Mobile RAM.” The firm claims it uses 50 percent less power compared with equivalent DDR2 sticks, letting [...]
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December 31st 2011 | Posted by admin
The grain of salt we’re taking this with is roughly boulder-sized but, we have an image of what may very well be the AT&T Nokia Ace — the rumored LTE-sporting Windows Phone from the Finnish phone maker. It seems that someone sent out a holiday greeting featuring a phone that looks a heck of a [...]
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December 31st 2011 | Posted by admin
The people (and government) have spoken and Verizon has listened — and issued a press release. The carrier has officially backed off of the “single payment fee” that drew almost universal ire amongst subscribers and nabbed the attention of the FCC. Says Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead, “we believe the best path forward is to [...]
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December 31st 2011 | Posted by admin
Just like hard working humans, giant companies like to get paid consistently and on time for services rendered. But Verizon’s method for motivating customers to pay up — in the form of a $2 convenience fee — isn’t sitting so well with consumers, or the FCC. A Federal Communications Commission official confirmed that the fee [...]
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Editorial: How FAA-certified gadgets could improve air travel and eliminate the Terrible 10,000 Feet
December 31st 2011 | Posted by admin
If you’re reading this now and have experienced the wonders of modern air travel then you have surely suffered through what I call the “Terrible 10,000 Feet.” This is the period between the clunk of the cabin door closing and the bong of the cabin indicator, the chime signifying arrival of the magic altitude where [...]
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December 31st 2011 | Posted by admin
Happy The Engadget Podcast New Year’s, everybody! You know what to do. Don’t forget to date your checks right.
Host: Brian Heater
Guests: Richard Lawler, Terrence O’Brien
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: We Found Love
04:47 – Verizon experiencing nationwide data outage? (update: Verizon confirms)
09:00 – Verizon confirms latest LTE outage restored, again claims 3G operated normally
12:28 – Toshiba Thrive 7″ [...]
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December 31st 2011 | Posted by admin
Earlier this week, you may have noticed that your Verizon Wireless LTE smartphone couldn’t do inconsequential things like update your inbox, or pull up a webpage. This happened once. Then twice. And finally a third time this month. And what’s the root cause? “Growing pains,” according to the carrier’s latest statement. And since growing pains [...]