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Motorola says leaked Droid X Android 2.2 build won’t be updated to the official release

Posted by admin at 31 August 2010

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Can’t say this is a surprise, but Motorola posted a note on its support forums today warning Droid X users against upgrading to that leaked Android 2.2 build or any of those custom ROMS that’re out there — they’ll be cut off from the official upgrade when it hits in early September and potentially “stuck on the leaked version.” Ouch. Of course, that’s the risk you take when you start flashing your phone with unofficial firmware, but between this, eFUSE, and those cease and desist letters, it certainly feels like Motorola is decidedly unhappy that anyone would have the gall to hack or tweak one of its handsets, even if the phone in question is the size of a small tank and marketed by aggressive murderous robot hands insisting that it “does” everything one can think of with no restrictions. Contrast that with HTC, which is not only at peace with the hacking community, but even takes the initiative to resolve similar problems.

Of course, no one would care about any of this if Motorola would just release stock Android builds for its devices as soon as they’re ready, but why learn that lesson when it’s possible to waste money developing Blur and adopting painfully annoying staggered OTA rollout schedules at the behest of carriers? That would just be silly.

[Thanks, Matthew]

Motorola says leaked Droid X Android 2.2 build won’t be updated to the official release originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple says goodbye to design firm that helped develop some Apple products

Posted by admin at 28 August 2010

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The New York Times reports that Apple and SurfaceInk have parted ways after the small Silicon Valley developer showed off a tablet design to some potential clients. Apple obviously didn’t like one of its partners demonstrating a product that could become a competitive threat, so out the door they went.

The Times quotes founder and Chief Executive Eric Bauswell as saying that SurfaceInk and Apple had “gone separate directions.”

SurfaceInk was founded in 1999, and has worked for Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Palm.

TUAWApple says goodbye to design firm that helped develop some Apple products originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Found Footage: Sharp says ’sushi please’ on iPad

Posted by admin at 28 August 2010

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Lots of visual content, quick transactions, and hungry customers: that’s what Sharp has in mind with this proof of concept sushi menu application for iPad. Rather than putting diners through the chore of tracking down their favorite rolls and sashimi in a multipage laminated paper menu, the app puts dishes front and center.

The iPad app isn’t for sale yet, although the DigInfo report quotes Sharp saying it may be commercialized if there’s interest; it might also be ported to Sharp-built devices. If it does get rolled out, it would be included as an integrated piece of Sharp’s POS system for restaurants, including billing and order management tools. We’ve seen systems like this tested before, but as far as we’ve heard, no one’s actually using iPads in real-life restaurants and at least one Australian tapas joint has already gotten on the bandwagon. If you’ve seen a virtual menu in action, let us know in the comments.

[via Guy Kawasaki]

TUAWFound Footage: Sharp says ’sushi please’ on iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Firefox 4 won’t run on PowerPC Macs, Mozilla says

Posted by admin at 26 August 2010

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If you’re a Firefox fan and you’re still using that trusty old G4 iBook, it might be time to get a new Mac. Firefox 4 probably won’t run on PowerPC Macs, accordinging to Mozilla’s Director of Firefox. The decision is pending some supporting data, but the Firefox team suspects that PowerPCs no longer make up a significant chunk of Firefox’s user base.

The current Firefox 4 beta already doesn’t support older Macs. Apparently, the issue is with Out of Process Plugins, which allows plugins to run as separate processes that can crash without taking down the whole browser.

PowerPCs also don’t support a key component of the JaegerMonkey JavaScript renderer that makes Firefox 4 faster than previous versions.

[via Computerworld]


Firefox 4 won’t run on PowerPC Macs, Mozilla says originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MPEG LA chases its tail, says H.264 streaming will be free forever

Posted by admin at 26 August 2010

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MPEG LA, famous for nothing other than a portfolio of pretentiously pathetic patents, has finally taken a swing at the rapidly gaining popularity of its free-as-in-matted-beard competitor, WebM. Rather than running out in 2016, the license to stream H.264 will remain free forever.

This is a reactionary move to battle the rallying of Mozilla, Google and Opera behind the WebM video standard. As it stands, both Firefox 4 and Opera 10.6 only support WebM for HTML5 video — with this licensing change, MPEG LA is obviously angling for H.264 support to find a place in both Firefox and Opera before their next stable release. Chrome, incidentally, supports both H.264 and WebM, and I expect it will continue to do so. IE9 supports H.264, but will include WebM support by the time it is released.

Despite the licensing changes, I can’t imagine Mozilla leaping at the chance of including closed-source and patent-riddled code in its browser. At the end of the day, it will be services like YouTube and Hulu that actually decide the fate of the HTML5 video wars: if YouTube only provides WebM-encoded video, you can be damn sure that WebM will become the video standard!

Incidentally, if you want something disgusting to look at, check out the MPEG LA website. Not only does it look kind-of-90s-and-pseudo-NASA, but it also explains the dire, creativity-crippling concept of ‘Patent Pools’. “Together, with the power of pooled patents, we can stamp out start-ups and create billions of dollars in the process! Mu ha ha!”

Someone pass me a bucket.

[via NewTeeVee]

MPEG LA chases its tail, says H.264 streaming will be free forever originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple holding a media event September 7, says Bloomberg

Posted by admin at 25 August 2010

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Not sure how exactly this slipped our neural net, perhaps it was added in a later update, but yesterday’s Bloomberg revelation about a potential Apple TV show rental service now also includes the following tip: Steve Jobs et al plan on hosting an event in San Francisco on September 7. This just so happens to be on a Tuesday and meshes perfectly with Apple’s annual Mac plus iPod touch promotion (which ends on the same day). Of course, we could’ve told you Apple would be holding an early September iPod refresh event this time last year — the real question is what else might be revealed during the keynote?

Apple holding a media event September 7, says Bloomberg originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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WSJ says iPads gaining acceptance in corporations

Posted by admin at 24 August 2010

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The past few weeks have been fascinating for Apple watchers. The business press has been reporting that the brand, formerly a pariah in the buttoned-down world of corporate IT, is now being accepted with open arms. We had a story yesterday about the growth of Mac sales in the government and enterprise markets, and now the Wall Street Journal is reporting on how the iPad is finding a home in the business world.

In the WSJ Tech piece, reporter Ben Worthen notes how the iPhone was banned by companies when it first came out in 2007 for being inappropriate for the workplace. The iPad, however, has been quickly embraced by companies.

One such success story cited in the WSJ piece talks about Chicago-based law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP. The company pre-ordered 10 iPads prior to the release of the device in April so that they could learn how iPads could be used with the company’s internal systems. The technology department at the firm now supports more than 50 attorneys with iPads, and they plan on issuing iPads as a less-expensive alternative to laptops soon.

TUAWWSJ says iPads gaining acceptance in corporations originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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No Comment: Apple Germany says nein to eiPott

Posted by admin at 20 August 2010

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How do you say “completely unsurprised” auf Deutsch[1]? Berlin-based blog BZiPhone reports that the German-made eiPott has been delivered the death blow, courtesy of Apple Germany (translation). The computer and phone maker has gotten a restraining order against the Erbach-based koziol, maker of cute housewares for the stylish home.

The lawsuit, which was presented in what Google Language assures me is the “Hanseatic Higher Regional Court,” means that koziol will no longer be able to use the eiPott name to sell their plastic egg holder. Apparently the item could have been confused with another product. Shocking. The iPod-inspired package will also need to be redesigned.

TUAWNo Comment: Apple Germany says nein to eiPott originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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No Comment: Apple Germany says nicht to eiPott

Posted by admin at 20 August 2010

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How do you say “completely unsurprised” auf Deutsch[1]? Berlin-based blog BZiPhone reports that the German-made eiPott has been delivered the death blow, courtesy of Apple Germany (translation). The computer and phone maker has gotten a restraining order against the Erbach-based koziol, maker of cute housewares for the stylish home.

The lawsuit, which was presented in what Google Language assures me is the “Hanseatic Higher Regional Court,” means that koziol will no longer be able to use the eiPott name to sell their plastic egg holder. Apparently the item could have been confused with another product. Shocking. The iPod-inspired package will also need to be redesigned.

TUAWNo Comment: Apple Germany says nicht to eiPott originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung says GPS is ‘tested and validated’ on Epic 4G, our testing agrees

Posted by admin at 18 August 2010

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If you own a Galaxy S anywhere in the world or you’re thinking of buying one, you’re probably well-acquainted at this point with the GPS issues it’s been suffering that prevent you from getting anything close to a precise lock on your location — it might not be a deal-breaker for some, but for anyone planning on using their phone for turn-by-turn nav or fitness tracking (for instance) it’s a big deal. Samsung’s already committed to updating released versions of the phone in September, but what about the upcoming Epic 4G? Our testing suggests that it’s functional — Google Maps was able to give us extremely precise positions very quickly — and a statement we’ve received from Samsung seems to corroborate that:

“We have tested and validated both Network Assisted (indoor) and Autonomous (outdoor) GPS on the Epic 4G. With regards to Vibrant and Captivate, we are currently testing software updates which will optimize GPS performance. We expect to be able to make the updates available in September and will communicate more information and download instructions in the next few weeks.”

In other words, the Captivate and the Vibrant have the bug and will be fixed next month; the Epic, meanwhile, should be good to go when it launches on the 31st. Cheers to that, we say.

Samsung says GPS is ‘tested and validated’ on Epic 4G, our testing agrees originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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