Borders. Here at the Engadget Mobile Podcast, we’re so over them. That’s why we let former Engadget Mobile CEO-in-chief Chris Ziegler come back and hang out on our side of the fence for a few hours, no matter where he comes from. You know who’s NOT over border? The United States Border Patrol, Division of [...]
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Engadget Mobile Podcast 138 – 05.19.2012
Posted: 20th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Best Buy, Engadget Mobile, Fence Sitter, Google, Htc, Ios, Iphone, Lte, Molen, Ntt Docomo, Patent Infringements, Philipp Humm, Podcast, Rss Aggregator, T Mobile, Tycho, United States Border Patrol, Wolbe, Wsj, Zune Marketplace
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China Finally OKs Google’s Acquisition Of Motorola Mobility
Posted: 19th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Acquisition, China, Chinese Officials, Google, Hardware Manufacturer, Motorola, Motorola Deal, Nine Months
It’s been just over nine months since Google announced their intentions to acquire hardware manufacturer Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, and now it seems that the final pieces of the deal have fallen into place. According to a new report from the Associated Press, Chinese officials have finally given the Google-Motorola deal their blessing.
Distro Issue 41: a visit to the Lowcountry’s Twelve South, TiVo Premiere XL4 and HTC EVO 4G LTE
Posted: 18th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 4g, Apk, E Magazine, Engadget, Fri, Gander, Google, Harbin, Ios, Last Word, Lenovo Thinkpad, Lowcountry, Max Payne, Max Payne 3, Murph, Reaction Time, Reading Pleasure, Script Editor, Sounder, Wonderful Time
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It’s the most wonderful time of the week once again, pals. Like most seven-day periods, this one comes to a close with the latest issue of our e-magazine for your gadget reading pleasure. Front and center this time around, our own Darren Murph pays a visit to the South Carolina HQ of accessory maker Twelve [...]
Sprint’s Android users get carrier billing in Google Play
Posted: 17th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Amp, Android, Billing Option, Book Music, Carrier Billing, Email, Engadget, Galaxy, Google, Leaves, Nbsp, Nexus, Regional Carriers, Roadmap, Sprint, T Mobile, Verizon, Video Purchase
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American Android users started getting carrier billing in Google Play early this month through T-Mobile (and later AT&T), and now Sprint can join the party. Any app, book, music or video purchase can be tacked on to the monthly bill for your EVO 4G LTE instead of going through Google. The move leaves Verizon as [...]
Visualized: Android’s device diversity cut up into 3,997 little pieces
Posted: 16th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Concorde, Desire, Device Diversity, Dominance, Engadget, Fragmentation, Gadgets, Galaxy, Google, Htc, Hungary, Little Pieces, Nbsp, Popularity, Powerhouses, Roms, Samsung, Screen Resolutions, Timers, Variants
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Some call it diversity, some call it fragmentation. However you slice it, there’s a lot of Android devices out there. OpenSignalMaps has tracked a staggering 3,997 unique phones, tablets and other Google-powered gadgets, and has put them into a chart weighted by popularity. Not surprisingly, it’s powerhouses like Samsung’s Galaxy S II and HTC’s Desire [...]
Forrester: 32.1 Million U.S. Households Now Access Online Video On Their TVs
Posted: 16th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 1 Million, Apple, Challengers, Forrester, Google, Hardware Players, Households, Huge Market, Microsoft, Old School, Online Video, Radars, Satellite Providers, Traditional Content, Tv Set, Tvs
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Almost 115 million households in the U.S. currently own at least on TV set and 36 million own four or more. That’s a huge market and as Apple, Google and Microsoft try wrestle more of this business away from the traditional content and hardware players, the old-school cable and satellite providers now suddenly have to [...]