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Motorola partners with Microsoft, will use Bing search and maps on Chinese Android phones

from engadget - 19 hours, 15 minutes ago

Uh, whoa. When we heard Google's threatened pullout of China had prompted Motorola to seek out an alternative search provider for its China-bound handsets, we can't say we were expecting a partnershi ...

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79 percent of adults believe web access is a 'fundamental right'

from engadget - 2 days, 10 hours ago

The BBC World Service has conducted a poll of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries to answer one primary question: is internet access a fundamental human right? We can skip right past Finland and Estonia who've already made laws to that effect, and take a look at what the other nations thought. Mexico, Korea and Brazil lead the way here with all having greater than 90 percent agreement, while Pakistan, India and Kenya -- countries with a slightly different perception of what fundamental needs are -- offer the least support, though they're all still abo ...

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Turn Your Old Computer Into A Brand New Hookah [DIY]

from gizmodo - 2 days, 20 hours ago

What, you've got a broken, old computer, but what you really want is a shiny, new hookah? Well, with a little bit of effort you can turn that old gadget into some peculiar-looking smoking paraphernalia. [Instructables via Read more ...

Google and Dish Network testing TV search on Android-based set-top boxes

from engadget - 2 days, 22 hours ago

We've definitely heard of a few different Android-based satellite and cable boxes in the past year, but it looks like Google's exploring a real move into living room: the Wall Street Journal reports that El Goog and Dish Network are testing a TV search service on a new box that runs on "elements" of Android. (We're taking that to mean it's a stripped-down version of the OS tailored for a set-top, not some totally crazy remix.) The box features a QWERTY remote, and users can search both Dish content and other services like YouTube, which so ...

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Motorola Backflip doesn't allow non-Market apps, proves AT&T doesn't get Android

from engadget - 3 days, 1 hour ago

Let's step into the time warp, shall we? Specifically, we'd like to go back to our interview of AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega at MWC last year when we asked him about the carrier's support for Android (or lack thereof):
Chris: Okay, and expanding on that a little bit, I heard you speak at CTIA last year and you mentioned that... you mentioned basically the same comments about Android at that time. You said that you thought that it was promising, you liked what you saw, but that was at a time whe ...

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Olive Telecom India announces AAA-powered handset

from engadget - 3 days, 16 hours ago

Looks like someone else out there thinks that non-removable batteries are seriously uncool. Olive Telecommunications' FrvrOn V-G2300 is a GSM phone with a 1.5-inch color display display and an FM radio -- small potatoes, right? That is, until you take into account the fact that it's dual-powered: not only does it pack a rechargeable Li-ion battery, but should that run out you can get an additional hour's worth of talk time from any standard AAA battery. Indeed, this is a pretty sweet deal if you're living / traveling in an area without consistent power. Throw in a d ...

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Apple shares hit record high on iPad shipping announcement

from engadget - 5 days, 21 hours ago

Note to Microsoft, HP, Dell, and whoever else wants to get in the next-gen tablet game: your concepts are nice -- even spectacular, in the case of Courier -- but Apple's about to actually ship a product, and investors are taking note. AAPL shares hit a record high of $219.36 this afternoon after the news that iPad pre-orders would begin on March 12 with an April 3rd delivery day, and they closed at $218.95, which is up around four percent. That's got us curious: given the choice between actually purchasing the iPad and twiddling your thumbs wa ...

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Buy Your Way In To Apple Betas for $100 [Software]

from gizmodo - 6 days, 6 hours ago

Aside from access to SDKs, Apple developers get access to new OSs for Apple's portables and computers before the public. Now, buying your way in to the Read more ...

AT&T USBConnect Turbo and Velocity are carrier's first LG and GPS modems, respectively

from engadget - 1 week ago

Location-based services have finally melted our brains to the point where we're completely useless without immediate and constant access to Google Maps or a reasonable facsimile -- we couldn't fold a paper map if we tried, and even if we could, we'd spend an hour looking for the pulsing blue dot. That's why we're so delighted to hear that AT&T has finally outed its very first GPS-enabled USB modem, the USBConnect Velocity from Option, that includes a so-called Option GPS Control Panel for injecting your whereabouts into popular services like Yahoo and Bing (Read more ...

Velocity and Turbo: Your Two New Options for AT&T LaptopConnect 3G [3G]

from gizmodo - 1 week ago

If you want to use a dedicated 3G dongle for your laptop, hardware choices are always limited. Here are AT&Ts; two new offerings, the LG Velocity and Option Turbo. And no, you're not the only one who thought "American Gladiators."

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