Monthly Archives: October 2011

Sprint to nix ‘unlimited’ from mobile broadband and hotspot plans in November – Engadget

We’d heard rumblings that unlimited data for Sprint’s mobile hotspot plan was going the way of the dodo, but come November folks, it’ll be official. Data sent and received over tethering — not smartphone usage — will now be measured … Continue reading

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MetroPCS may be top contender for AT&T’s post-acquisition assets — Engadget

The likelihood of a successful acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T may largely depend on what the latter is willing to give up. The largest GSM carrier in the US may need to throw a few assets overboard in order to … Continue reading

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Myriad’s Remarkz HTML 5 web annotation app hands-on — Engadget

It wasn’t that long ago that Myriad gave us an exclusive sneak peek at its platform agnostic Android app emulator, Alien Dalvik 2.0. While we were there, the company gave us a glimpse of another project, called Remarkz, that piqued … Continue reading

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Our Divided Brains Might Be Making Us Unhappy: A Plea for a More Right-Brained World

Iain McGilchrist, psychiatrist, author, and my new favorite person, tells us that so many of the left versus right brain arguments from the ’60s and ’70s have been disproven—for example that emotion and language are controlled by the left hemisphere … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office team shares vision of the future | TiPb

The Microsoft Office team has put out a video showing a vision of the future where edge-to-edge, interactive, multitouch and gesture-based panels are everywhere. We’ve seen things like this before in movies like Minority Report and Iron Man, and even … Continue reading

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Nokia Kinetic Device offers a new twist on smartphone interaction (hands-on video) | This is my next…

Nokia’s Future Technology booth here at Nokia World 2011 has one undisputed standout demo: the Kinetic Device. So called because of the way users are supposed to interact with it, the Kinetic Device is extremely flexible and responds to being … Continue reading

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Would You Use Dollar Coins if It Saved the Government $5.6 Billion?

The recently-assembled super-committee tasked with saving the US from financial disaster by years end wants to trade dollar bills for dollar…coins? Wait, dont we already have some of those that nobody uses?This controversial plan has been floated before but has … Continue reading

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Japans Incredible Flying Sphere Hovers Its Way Into My Heart

We’ve seen Japans magic flying ball before, but this is the demo where the fumbly bumbly spheroid finally won my heart. The device could be used for reconnaissance, search and rescue, or as the worlds greatest piñata. Also: its adorable.The … Continue reading

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How Much the iPhone Camera Has Improved

When the first iPhone came out, the camera was an afterthought, only tossed in to feature match its competitors. Fast forward four years and its an entirely different story, Apple has made it a point of emphasis and the camera … Continue reading

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Dell Latitude ST promo video shows off stylus, docking station — Engadget

Looking forward to Dell’s latest Windows slate? Point your peepers here, the outfit’s Malaysian site just unleashed a promo video showing off the firm’s Latitude ST tablet. The preview confirms that the 10-inch tablet will sport front and rear cameras, … Continue reading

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