Glasses-free 3D displays for smartphones and tablets aren’t exactly anything new, but Chimei Innolux (otherwise known as CMI) has devised a novel twist for its latest 4.3-inch screen. Not only does it boast a high 720p resolution, but it employs a new “cell gap” process that displays a standard 2D image when you view the [...]
Archive for October, 2011
CMI shows off 720p glasses-free 3D display for smartphones with 2D off-angle viewing
Posted: 31st October 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 2d Image, 3d Display, 3d Displays, 3d Image, 3d Images, 720p Resolution, Chimei, Cmi, Engadget, Free 3d, Gap, Glasses, High Resolution, Moire Effect, Nbsp, Novel Twist, Orientation, Prototype, Smartphones
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Canalys: HTC nips Apple, Samsung to become top smartphone vendor in US for Q3 2011
Posted: 31st October 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 4s, 6 Million, Decline, Doorbell, Engadget, Focal Point, Global Perspective, Grabs, Handset, Iphone, Leader Board, Nah Nah, Nips, Pulling Rank, Q3 Numbers, Rim, Samsung, Spate, Us Market Share, Windows Phone
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Boo! No, that’s not your doorbell ringing again, that’s HTC popping out of nowhere in order to toss a Nah-nah-nah-boo-boo in the direction of Samsung and Apple. Just days after Strategy Analytics published a global smartphone shipment report for Q3 2011, Canalys — another formidable name in the sector — has pushed out a report [...]
HTC Rezound ad pays Verizon stores an early visit, soonish launch likely
Posted: 31st October 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 5mm, Adverts, Beats, Dye, Engadget, Front And Center, Headphones, Hung, Image, Launch, Naysayers, Nbsp, Rezound, Verizon
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The above image isn’t a leak — it’s a dye-in-the-wool, true-blue LTE poster that a few Verizon stores have preemptively hung up. We’re pretty sure these adverts aren’t supposed to be displayed for our eyes to see since they feature the HTC Rezound, a forthcoming 4G device that hasn’t even been announced yet. Oops. Additionally, [...]
Ubuntu coming to tablets, phones, cars and smart TVs by 2014
Posted: 31st October 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Arm Support, Cars, Consumer Electronics, Engadget, Infotainment, Linux, Linux Distro, Mobile Devices, Nbsp, Oneiric, Prototypes, Running, Shipping, Smart Tv, Smart Tvs, Smartphones, Streaks, Summit, Time Version, Unity
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We’ve already seen Ubuntu running on tablets and smartphones, but not in any official capacity. Rumors had it that Canonical would be making a serious push into the tablet space in early 2011, but that effort never materialized, or at least was never acknowledged. Still, Unity has some finger-friendly streaks and Oneiric added ARM support [...]
AT&T brings its first LTE smartphones to life November 6th: HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket
Posted: 31st October 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 4g, Amoled, Amp, Athens Ga, Dual Core Cpu, Engadget, Fever, Galaxy, Hd, Hspa, Internal Storage, Launch, Nbsp, Press Release, Rear Camera, Samsung, Smartphones, Storage Space, Video Recording, Wide Angle Lens
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Well hello gorgeous — both of you! AT&T’s starting to catch the LTE fever, as the carrier’s announced that its first two devices with the true 4G will be ready to grab as of this upcoming Sunday. First we have the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket: the long-rumored device can be yours for $250 with [...]
Test Page For GDrive Appearing In Google Search Results
Posted: 31st October 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Doubt, Existence, Gdrive, Google, Google Search Results, Online Word Processing, Platypus, Test Page, Word Processing Service
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In case there was still any doubt about the long-rumored “GDrive’s” existence, a page now appearing on Google’s search results offers a pretty clear indication that something is going on. On Writely.com – the online word processing service Google acquired in 2006 – a test page is now appearing with a title that reads “test [...]
AT&T plans to sell exercise apparel that tracks your vitals, performance
Posted: 31st October 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Amp, Armour, Cellphones, Dog Collars, Engadget, Exercise Apparel, First Responders, Fitness, Forbes, Gps Routes, Heart Rate, Nbsp, Pill Bottles, Release Date, Seniors, T Shirt, Vital Stats, Vitals, Workouts, Zephyr
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It’s not enough for for AT&T to simply sell cellphones, its emerging devices unit also traffics in everything from GPS dog collars to connected pill bottles. Now the company wants in on the fitness tracking craze. Forbes is reporting that Ma Bell will start offering apparel that could track GPS routes, heart rate and other [...]
HTC releases Q3 earnings report: profit up by 68 percent, shipments soar by 93 percent
Posted: 31st October 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 6 Million, Brand Recognition, Bump, China, Crunchy, Distribution Channels, Earnings Report, Engadget, Last Quarter, Nbsp, Net Income, Product Portfolio, Q3 Earnings, Record Profit, Regional Level, Rose, Soar
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It’s been another stellar quarter for the folks over at HTC. According to the company’s Q3 earnings report, released today, net income rose to NT$18.68 billion (about $624.6 million) this quarter — a 68 percent increase over Q3 2010 and a seven percent bump over last quarter, when HTC reported yet another record profit. Revenue, [...]