Hey, remember those volume issues that European Galaxy Nexus users were complaining about? While a software fix may have already floated around the internet ether last week, Google has informed us that it’ll be officially distributing the retweak very soon. Or, in its words: “We’re currently rolling out a fix for the volume issue which [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Google: Galaxy Nexus volume fix to roll out next week
Posted: 30th November 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Engadget, Ether, Galaxy, Google, Hey, Nbsp, Nexus, Software Fix, Volume Issue
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Lenovo LePad S2005 vs. Dell Streak 5… cuddle!
Posted: 30th November 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Chinese Capital, Counterpart, Cuddle, Dell, Engadget, Interwebs, Ip, Lenovo, Masculine Appearance, Modders, Nbsp, Qisda, Sandwich, Slate
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It’s inevitable that these two 5-inch tabletphones — the Dell Streak 5 on the left and the Lenovo LePad S2005 on the right — are to meet in the Chinese capital. With the exception of the slightly taller body on the S2005 everything else are suspiciously similar, especially the button and camera layout. Well, there’s [...]
Sony’s latest Xperia update brings WebGL support to 2011 smartphone lineup (video)
Posted: 30th November 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Advanced Visuals, Api, Arc, Birds, Demo, Engadget, Good Chance, Graphics Platform, Modern Graphics, Music Videos, Nbsp, Play Ray, Roots, Smartphone, Software Update, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Video Sony, Videos Sony, Xperia
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Why Sony chose to sit on this one, we have no idea, but the company just revealed that its software update for the 2011 lineup of Xperia phones — which was released last month — also adds browser support for WebGL. This means that if you’re holding an Xperia Arc, Mini, Neo, Play, Ray… or [...]
Lenovo LePhone S760 shows up with Android 2.3.5 and 3.7-inch AMOLED display
Posted: 30th November 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 1ghz Processor, Amoled, Backside, Chinese Market, Engadget, Lenovo, Megapixel Camera, Nbsp, Ram, S2
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Alongside the LePhone S2 and the two-and-a-half tablets from earlier today, Lenovo also showed off a 3.7-inch Android 2.3.5 phone dubbed the S760. Packed within is a 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, a vibrant AMOLED display, five megapixel camera and Lenovo’s usual customised UI. Externally the phone looks very much like the S2, though the former’s [...]
Developer teases voice control of Zune, using PC and Windows Phone (video)
Posted: 30th November 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Control, Control Software, Demo, Engadget, Gems, Great Thinkers, Invention, Light Reading, Lumia, Microphone, Music Videos, Nbsp, Remote Control, Spoken Commands, Verge, Video Control, Video Creator, Voice Control, Windows Developer, Windows Phone
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The great thinkers of the world have long known a secret that we’re now happy to disclose: it’s not necessity that’s the mother invention, but rather laziness. Fortunately, expending a great deal of effort on a project — simply to perform a task effortlessly — sometimes brings very cool results. A concept app known as [...]
FCC accepts AT&T’s request for withdrawal, asks if they can still be friends
Posted: 29th November 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Amp, Conference Call, Engadget, Fcc, Friends, Nbsp, T Mobile
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In a conference call to press this afternoon, the FCC announced that it will grant AT&T’s request to formally withdraw its application to acquire T-Mobile US. Developing… FCC accepts AT&T’s request for withdrawal, asks if they can still be friends originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms [...]
Malls halt cellphone-tracking experiment after complaint from Senator Schumer
Posted: 29th November 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: Assurances, Cbc, Charles Schumer, Chuck Schumer, Direct Response, Engadget, Ftc, Holiday Shopping, Malls, Personal Data, Promenade, Richmond Virginia, Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Schumer, Short Pump Town Center, Source Link, Southern California, Temecula, Tracking Technology
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As you may have heard last week, two US malls (the Promenade Temecula in Southern California and Short Pump Town Center in Richmond, Virginia) decided to conduct a little experiment this holiday shopping season, in which they employed some cellphone-tracking technology in an effort to learn more about individuals’ shopping patterns. That technology came from [...]
Jailbroken iOS 5 devices get Siri0us, tap into Nuance’s dictation servers (video)
Posted: 29th November 2011 by Paul in GoogleTags: 3gs, Apple, Break, Dictation, Dragon, Dragon Speech, Engadget, Fun, Iphone, Iphone 4, Ipod Touch, Leaps And Bounds, Nbsp, Nuance, Prowess, Search Queries, Servers, Speech Recognition, Time Saver, Verge
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Sure, it’s leaps and bounds away from all the parlor tricks that Siri is able to perform, but now, jailbroken iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch devices — that have been upgraded to iOS 5 — may access the dictation portion of Siri’s prowess. Thanks to Siri0us, the free app available through Cydia, users [...]