The MHL Consortium wants to banish HDMI ports from our phones in favor of its Mobile High-Definition Link connection, and the tech has found its way into handsets like the GSII and the EVO 3D. But until now, there were no TVs to connect to. Toshiba’s latest in the Regza line, the WL800A, is the [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Toshiba’s new Regza WL800A HDTV hooks up with your smartphone via MHL
Posted: 31st August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Coming To America, Consortium, Engadget, Handsets, High Definition, Land Of Oz, Latest Line, Marathon, Mhl, Mobile Device, Nbsp, Pin Port, Ports, Smartphone, Toshiba, Toshiba Hdtv, Tvs
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ComScore calls Android top dog, Apple pulls further ahead of RIM
Posted: 31st August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Ahead, Apple, Blackberry Rim, Boss, Comscore, Daily Email, Engadget, Hardware Manufacturers, Iphones, Last Quarter, Microsoft, Motorola, Nbsp, Percentage Points, Samsung, Scorecard, Smartphone, Three Months, Top Dog, Wages
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According to ComScore, out of the 82.2 million people in the US with a smartphone (up ten percent from last quarter), Android came in first as the biggest platform yet again, capturing a whopping 41.8 percent of the market like a boss. In a not-so-close second, Apple was able to snag 27 percent, followed by [...]
Scosche’s RDTX-PRO for iPhone and iPod touch detects radiation, funds charities
Posted: 31st August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Closer Look, Engadget, Gamma Radiation, Good Fight, Google, Google Maps, Impressive Range, Ios, Iphone, Ipod Touch, Mobile Accessories, Radiation Detection, Radiation Detector, Radioactivity, Rundown, Scosche, Tohoku, Tsunami In Japan, Twitter, Uncharted Territory
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Scoshe already offers a fairly impressive range of mobile accessories, but its now branched out into some uncharted territory with its latest offering. The company has just announced its new RDTX-PRO radiation detector and app for the iPhone and iPod touch, which launches in Japan next month. With no calibration needed, the device attaches to [...]
Samsung GT-i9220 confirmed as smartphone with dual-band WiFi, specs remain in rumorville
Posted: 31st August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 2 4ghz, 4ghz Cpu, 720p, Conflicting Reports, Credence, Dual Band, Dual Core, Engadget, Fightin Words, Grain Of Salt, Little Monster, Megapixel Camera, Rumor Mills, Sammy, Smartphone, Smartphones, Speculation, Welcome Feature, Wi Fi, Woodwork
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Samsung’s GT-i9220 has been swirling through the rumor mills for a while now, and we’ve seen tons of conflicting reports regarding this little monster. While its specifications remain shaky at best, a few solid tidbits courtesy of the Wi-Fi Alliance indeed reveal the GT-i9220 as a smartphone, which counters previous speculation that it was merely [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II family portrait, plus one in a box
Posted: 31st August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Cousin, Engadget, Family Portrait, Galaxy, Launch, Limelight, Nbsp, Samsung, T Mobile
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With the simultaneous launch of three Galaxy S II phones in one event, a family portrait is a given. Well, except T-Mobile decided that its variant isn’t quite ready for the limelight just yet, so with that one we could only get a side-by-side shot with our very own European version outside the acrylic box. [...]
Galaxy S II for Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile hands-on (video)
Posted: 31st August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 4g, Amoled, Amp, Engadget, Epic, Europe, Mobile Gallery, Mobile Version, Mobile Video, Nbsp, Profile, Samsung, Samsung Mobile, Smartphone, Sprint, T Mobile, Variants, Video Galaxy
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If you’ve been wondering just when you’ll be able to get Europe’s hottest smartphone from last year, wonder no more: tonight the Samsung Galaxy S II was formally (and finally) announced for US release. Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T all will be receiving variants, with the first two getting one with a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus [...]
Galaxy S II finally lands on American shores for Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T
Posted: 30th August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: American Mobile, American Shores, Amp, Engadget, Epic, Galaxy, Guise, Iis, Long Time, Nbsp, Sprint, T Mobile, Verizon, Verizon Mobile
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Well, it’s been a long time coming, but you fine folks living in the good ol’ U-S-of-A are finally getting blessed with Galaxy S IIs to call your own. Conspicuously missing from the party is Verizon, but Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T are all getting in on the Super AMOLED action under the guise of the [...]
Motorola Pro+ announced with Gingerbread, few other improvements
Posted: 30th August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 1ghz Cpu, Asia And Europe, Bump, Engadget, Hellomoto, Improvements, Inclusion, Internal Storage, Motorola, Nbsp, New Model, Predecessor, Press Release, Sequel
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As it turns out, Plus is becoming the new Moto sequel. Soon after announcing the Defy+, a phone that offers a moderate bump in specs from its predecessor, HelloMoto is back at it again with the Pro+. This obvious follow-up to the Motorola Pro (or Droid Pro, as it’s known in the US) doesn’t bring [...]
Xiaomi Phone hands-on redux: dual partition system explained (video)
Posted: 30th August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, Beijing, Closer Look, Customization, Developers, Dual Core, Engadget, Enthusiasts, Firmware, Glimpse, Glonass, Inch Lcd, Launch, Miscommunication, Nbsp, No Doubt, Partition System, Phone Hands, Prototype Unit, Second Chance
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Not long ago Xiaomi, a Beijing-based company with around 250 staff, shocked the industry with the announcement of its conveniently named Xiaomi Phone. We’re looking at a well-built device packing a 1.5GHz dual-core SoC, 1GB RAM and 4GB ROM, 4-inch LCD, GPS plus GLONASS, and a generous 1,900mAh battery. Set at an extremely competitive price [...]
Samsung Epic 4G Touch training docs leaked, likely to have 4.5-inch display?
Posted: 30th August 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 411, Amoled, Bump, Docs, Engadget, Epic, Galaxy, Hercules, Models, Nbsp, Product Announcements, Sammy, Samsung, Samsung Mobile, Sprint, Weapon Of Choice
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Like many other highly-anticipated product announcements, a few bits of information have leaked out mere hours prior to tonight’s reveal of the Samsung Galaxy S II. This time, we have a new piece of 411 about the Epic 4G Touch, Sprint’s weapon of choice. According to leaked training documents that surfaced today, it appears the [...]