Posts Tagged ‘apple’

We were wondering when Google would have something to say about Apple's patent lawsuit against HTC , since the majority of the claims appear to implicate Android itself , and while the knives aren't out yet, we just got a short-but-sweet statement from a spokesperson: "We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners ... Full story

What better place to get married than where you originally met? That's right, this couple first met and eventually got married at an Apple Store in New York City. Continue reading for the video. Part of their vows included a passage from the Apple CEO that said: "You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust ... Full story

What better place to get married than where you originally met? That's right, this couple first met and eventually got married at an Apple Store in New York City. Continue reading for the video. Part of their vows included a passage from the Apple CEO that said: "You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust ... Full story

If we had it boil it down, the singular image burned in our brains of Windows Phone 7 Series so far is that of a large, nondescript slate -- the so-called "dogfood" device being passed around internally for the platform's development -- and although Microsoft isn't talking specs at this point, it's widely believed that this phone roughly represents the Chassis 1 spec that ... Full story

As we march toward the inevitability of a post- iPad world, so marches the development of iPhone SDK 3.2 -- and this time, we're on to beta 3. There's no word yet on what's changed, but unless you're a registered (and paid) member of Apple's iPhone Developer Program, it doesn't much matter to you seeing how you can't get in on the download. Keep ... Full story

All of the players roped into the FCC's early termination fee inquiry -- T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and Google -- have met the Fed's February 23 deadline for responding, and needless to say, you could destroy a small forest with the amount of paperwork that's been sent back to Washington. The majority of the inquiry focused on carriers' ETF pricing structure and whether there ... Full story

Emporia landed at MWC with a couple sets geared specifically to the elderly, the Emporia Elegance (pictured left) and the aptly named Solid. Both of these freshly launched phones are targeted squarely at your grannie's generation, that's to say they include large easy to read fonts, huge keys, and a pretty slim feature set. The Elegance will ship in both black and white, features ... Full story

At the MWC Pepcom event earlier in the week we bumped into Sonim and its almost indestructible handset, the Sonim XP2 Spirit. The XP2 is a seriously tough set with the display covered in Gorilla Glass from Corning, a magnesium core, and a shell crafted with hardened rubber and fiberglass, all backed by a rather bold unconditional 3-year guarantee: you break it, they replace ... Full story

Engadget reader Martin Schrotz is a man after our own hearts. He's taken the editors' choice for best smartphone of 2009 and tricked it out with a handsome new back cover made out of titanium. Not sufficiently pleased with the plastic casing provided by Apple, Martin opened up his favorite CAD program and refashioned his phone into the much hardier and indubitably more awesome ... Full story

This one slipped the net during the excitement that was MWC this year, but it's such a promising development that we have to give it its due attention. ARM and Globalfoundries have announced plans to start building new systems-on-chip using the latter's ultramodern 28nm high-k metal gate production process, with the resultant chips offering up to 40 percent greater computational power, 30 percent greater ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPod , iPhone We reported last week on Apple's booting of several sexually suggestive apps after Business Insider identified them in a roundup -- a move that has left many developers irate. In an interview with the New York Times , however, Apple's head of worldwide marketing Philip W. Schiller claimed that the company's rationale for banning said apps ... Full story

Has Xbox LIVE been down for you? If so, you're not alone, as earlier tonight Modern Warfare 2 players received this message: "Communication with the Xbox Live servers has been interrupted." Fortunately, Microsoft's support team kept everyone up to date on their Twitter page -- follow them here -- and everything as of 9:34pm EST has been functional. Full story

Japanese designer Yuji Fujimura created the Yamaha Wheel Rider, a single-wheel motorcycle with an enclosed design, to explore the future of transportation. Think of it as a really shiny Tron light cycle. Continue reading for one more picture. The interesting thing is that the driver is seated inside the wheel, kind of like General Grievous' vehicle in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the ... Full story

Windows 7 Mobile isn't just about the sleek and stylish phone the OS will run on. The app marketplace is equally as stunning, or at least compared to Apple iTunes. Here's a first look at the "apps, games, music and podcasts leading you into their respective subsections." Videos after the break. Microsoft's Joe Belfiore did a really thorough job yesterday of walking us through ... Full story

Patently Apple has sniffed out the latest, and most comprehensive, trademark registration acquired by Apple on the subject of the iPhone and we thought we'd have a peek. Already entitled to use the brand name under international categories 9 (mobile phone and digital audio player) and 38 (electronic data-transmitting device), Apple has now added category 28, which reads shortly and sweetly as a 'handheld ... Full story

Now that you've seen the Nokia N900 run Mac OS X , Starcraft , and Super Mario World , here's what Windows 95 looks like on the device -- thanks to Dosbox. Microsoft's Windows 7 and Windows Vista are next on the list... Video after the break. Its definitely a worthy addition to the N900's stable of geek party tricks, but you have to ... Full story

Yeah those tablet rumors were very true, and the new Apple iPad tablet was revealed today. This 9.7″ touchscreen tablet measures just .5″ thick. It features a 1Ghz Apple A4 processor, 802.11n wi-fi, Bluetooth, 3G (on some models) and hardware accelerated OpenGL graphics. It is available with your choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB SSD drive. The iPad starts at just $499 for the ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Google , TV Now we'd like to see your iPhone (or for that matter, iPad ) do this. The Weather Channel promoted its Android app by displaying a QR code (that strange-looking box on the bottom left corner) and a banner instructing owners of the Google -powered handsets to "scan here." Scanning the code would take you straight to ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Nobody likes the long waits and crowded waiting rooms that plague hospitals and doctor's offices. But what if you could ask a group of doctors a question and get instant feedback without ever stepping into an office? A San Francisco company sees it as a reality and a way to change the way we get treated when we're sick . ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones A reader writes: These Android smartphones look pretty hot. It seems they can do everything the iPhone does, but they come in more flavors, from more companies. So what's the best one to get? Dear Reader: The Android operating system may be the first serious competitor to the iPhone platform -- with a slick interface and tons of cool applications. ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Computers , iPod , iPhone Unless you've just woken up from a 30-year coma, you're well aware that tomorrow Apple will be unveiling its " latest creation ." What exactly that is remains to be seen, but the rumor mill has been grinding out a speculated iTablet (or iPad, or iSlate, or iSlab) with the conviction of R. Kelly ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Video Games , iPhone As kids, we spent countless hours parked in front of the TV with a Sega Genesis controller in our sweaty little palms. Unfortunately, Mom sold the console in a garage sale while we were at college (which we're still not happy about), so we've been without our 16-bit fix for some time now. But, thanks ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Google , Web Google is always trying to make life, and searching, easier. In fact, now that the company is getting close to its stated goal of indexing all of the world's information, it seems to have found a new directive: encouraging laziness. First, Google Mobile started letting you filter results by location using GPS. Then, the search giant ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Computers , TV , Web , CES-2010 Yesterday, at Intel's CES keynote, Paul Otellini unveiled the AppUp Center, similar to the iTunes App Store but geared toward netbooks and MIDs (Mobile Internet Device). While our friends at Engadget were busy wondering " why you would need an app store for a Windows netbook ," and while The Register was ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Google , CES-2010 Okay, technically Google 's Nexus One is not part of the CES product barrage. The latest Android handset is to be officially unveiled tomorrow at a press event in Google's hometown of Mountain View, California. The phone features a large, high-resolution screen like the Droid , but packs a much faster processor and twice the RAM, ... Full story

The year is 1999. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, gas is 94 cents a gallon, Bondi Blue iMacs are a staple in dorm rooms across the country, and Microsoft is trying to bring the desktop Windows experience to the pocket, pushing its Palm-size PC concept (after Palm had quashed the original "Palm PC" branding) on a world still feeling jilted ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Editor's Picks , iPhone , Switched Video Our culture is more saturated with images than ever, but we're also more involved in creating and spreading those pictures through easily available technology and the Web. Cameraphones -- the standard phone type now, rather than the exception -- are plugged straight into the Web, enabling uploads in just a few clicks. ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone Seemingly every other professional uses an iPhone at work, so why not a soldier? Raytheon, a military contractor, hopes to bring Apple's do-all device to the battlefield soon. According to The New York Times , Raytheon announced Wednesday the "One Force Tracker," which is an application that shows a person's position on a real-time map and provides secure ... Full story

Steve Jobs, looking very thin, received a standing ovation before leading the keynote at Apples latest event, while releasing iTunes 9 and iPhone OS 3.1. Apple also announced that they’re updating the iPod Classic, Touch, and Shuffle. The iPod Nano received the biggest update, which now features a 640 x 480 video camera. With the Apple event just finished. So, how correct were we ? ... Full story

Filed under: Audio/Video , Cell Phones , Computers The hype machine is a cruel, cruel beast. It builds us up, only to let us down. For every piece of technology that's taken off, there's another handful that failed to live up to the buzz. To honor these fallen ideas, CNET UK has compiled a "Whatever Happened to..." list of the past's most remarkably unremarkable ... Full story