World / Technologies
Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet
02.09.2010 12:01
reuters.com
BERLIN (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the heat on Apple Inc's iPad.
World
Technologies
Panasonic aiming for half of Europe's 3D TV market
02.09.2010 12:00
reuters.com
BERLIN (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp is aiming to grab a 50 percent share of the European 3D television market this year as demand outstrips expectations and the technology wins converts worldwide, its head of Europe said on Thursday.
World
Technologies
Happy 2nd Birthday, Google Chrome!
02.09.2010 10:20
searchenginejournal.com
Two years ago, Google launched Google Chrome – a browser based around the open-source program Chromium. Today, the latest version of the browser was released making it the sixth version to date. Google reports that today Chrome is now three times faster than when it was released in 2008 when it comes to JavaScript performance. [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.Happy 2nd Birthday, Google Chrome!
World
Search Engines
Boost Mobile adds $2-a-day unlimited everything option
02.09.2010 10:14
engadgetmobile.com
For voice and data alike, "unlimited" is a major buzzword among value carriers like Cricket, Virgin Mobile, and Boost Mobile lately -- and when they can offer it for $10 or $20 less than the big guys, why shouldn't it be? Boost is slicing the unlimited option in a new way this week with the announcement that it's now offering unlimited nationwide voice, messaging, web, IM, email, and information for $2 a day, which if our rough math is correct, works out to $60 a month. That's $10 a more than you pay if you just bite the bullet and prepay on a monthly basis, but obviously it's a heck of a lot more flexible, too -- and with these prepaid guys, flexibility is king. Follow the break for the full press release.Continue reading Boost Mobile adds $2-a-day unlimited everything optionBoost Mobile adds $2-a-day unlimited everything option originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
World
Mobile Phones
OpenFeint PlayTime brings cross-platform multiplayer gaming to iOS, Android
02.09.2010 10:14
engadgetmobile.com
Looks like options for iOS gamers are only expanding. Not only has Apple just announced the new Game Center, but Aurora Feint has just announced that its OpenFeint social network will soon enable interconnectivity between iOS and Android. The service, called OpenFeint PlayTime, will allow multiplayer gameplay between both platforms -- in addition to matchmaking, game servers, and real-time voice chat during gameplay. If you're a developer, and you're interested in adding cross-platform multiplayer to your next game, hit up the source link to apply for the private Beta. And now you'll have to excuse us -- we were in the middle of a rousing game of Bomberman Touch 2.OpenFeint PlayTime brings cross-platform multiplayer gaming to iOS, Android originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
World
Mobile Phones
Samsung Fascinate arriving in Verizon stores, early September launch seems a given
02.09.2010 10:14
engadgetmobile.com
Lest all the paper-based leaks weren't sufficient evidence for you, we've now got ourselves an insider at one of Verizon's brick-and-mortar outlets informing us that Fascinate launch kits are being distributed. VZW is said to be training up its staff (presumably that involves more than just pointing out where the above puzzle piece should go) and the whole thing's looking "right on track" for the mooted early September launch. So that basically gives us about a week's time to kill with 21:9 HDTVs, 3D prototypes, slinky tablets, and whatever else we can find at IFA. We might just be able to manage it.Samsung Fascinate arriving in Verizon stores, early September launch seems a given originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
World
Mobile Phones
Google and AOL Renew and Expand Long-Time Search Partnership
02.09.2010 08:27
searchenginejournal.com
After almost a decade of being in a search partnership, Google and AOL have announced this morning that they have come to a five-year contract renewal and expansion agreement. With this partnership, Google will continue to power AOL’s searches in addition to providing mobile search. Also, YouTube has agreed to to bring AOL videos to [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.Google and AOL Renew and Expand Long-Time Search Partnership
World
Search Engines
Why Small Advertisers Can’t Use Adwords Anymore!
02.09.2010 08:27
searchenginejournal.com
Remember back in 2001, during the good old days (of the internet) when you could actually use Google Adwords as a means to drive quality traffic to your website, at an extremely low investment to the advertiser? Back when niche keywords cost .05 – .20 per click and if you really wanted to open up [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.Why Small Advertisers Can’t Use Adwords Anymore!
World
Search Engines
How to Easily Install Twitter Testimonials on Your Blog
02.09.2010 06:25
searchenginejournal.com
A couple of weeks ago I took a look at some examples of how brands collect and leverage Tweeted feedback – which has a positive effect: This creates favorable social media context around the brand (and thus makes it “friendlier”); This engages users to promote the company social media profiles (by adding them to friends, [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.How to Easily Install Twitter Testimonials on Your Blog
World
Search Engines
The Four P’s of (Search) Marketing
02.09.2010 06:25
searchenginejournal.com
Search Marketing isn’t all that different than traditional marketing. And, just like the physical market, you have a plethora of vehicles from which to choose. Optimizing your efforts can get a little confusing, so look to the traditional Marketing Mix to help a bit. P Number 1: Product The end-result. In the Internet world, we’ll call [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.The Four P’s of (Search) Marketing
World
Search Engines
Skyfire submits iPhone browser for App Store approval, we wait for the Flash to hit the fan
02.09.2010 06:19
engadgetmobile.com
There was a time when Skyfire on Windows Mobile meant full Flash all the time. The 2.0 version on Android reigned that in a bit, really only supporting Flash video and little else, something Android 2.2 users no longer need to worry about. iOS users, however, do still spend their days ruing websites with such content, and so that's the market Skyfire is targeting next. The company has submitted a version of the browser for App Store approval, transcoding Flash video such that the phone only sees HTML5, with content coming in over H.264 adaptive streaming. As such, video is said to be compressed an average of 75 percent, in theory allaying any concerns about this thing being a bandwidth hog. In other words: there's no reason for this to not be approved, right? Right! However, something tells us things may not be so easy...Continue reading Skyfire submits iPhone browser for App Store approval, we wait for the Flash to hit the fanSkyfire submits iPhone browser for App Store approval, we wait for the Flash to hit the fan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
World
Mobile Phones
Sharp shows off mobile prototype with 3D screen, 3D camera, and 3D output
02.09.2010 06:18
engadgetmobile.com
We've seen enough home theater 3D already to be well and sick of it, but mobile 3D is still an upcoming sector, one which Sharp seems to be making a bid for. It's showing off a mobile device prototype (it looks like it could be your friendly neighborhood carrier's next Android handset) with a glasses-free 3D parallax screen (akin to the tech used in the Nintendo 3DS), a 3D camera around back, and 3D output over HDMI. The result isn't stellar -- just because a mobile device is shooting grainy, color-bleeding footage in 3D doesn't make the footage stop being grainy and color-bleeding -- but it most certainly works, as we witnessed both on the device's own screen and on a regular glasses-required 3D TV the prototype was outputting to over HDMI. The 3.7-inch LCD rocks a 800 x 480 resolution in 2D mode, which gets halved to 400 x 480 in 3D, and Sharp is also showing of a 10-inch glasses free LCD that didn't come off as so impressive somehow. Sharp shows off mobile prototype with 3D screen, 3D camera, and 3D output originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
World
Mobile Phones
Mercedes-Benz updates mbrace app with fancy pants 'Concierge' service
02.09.2010 06:18
engadgetmobile.com
Mercedes-Benz just announced a new app that connects its in-car navigation systems with its customers' iPhones. Mbrace version 2.0 still lets drivers unlock their vehicles and, more importantly, find it in a crowded parking lot while adding location-based personal assistance ranging from entertainment, restaurant, directions, and traffic updates via Mercedes-Benz's Concierge service -- assuming you're are an mbrace PLUS customer. Destination information is then fired off directly to your in-vehicle navigation system to get you there. The updated app also includes enhanced Roadside Assistance that transmits the driver's location whenever a call is initiated. Think OnStar with a posh European accent.Continue reading Mercedes-Benz updates mbrace app with fancy pants 'Concierge' serviceMercedes-Benz updates mbrace app with fancy pants 'Concierge' service originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
World
Mobile Phones
Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans?
02.09.2010 06:00
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Critics hoping for more from Apple Inc's Web-to-TV plans -- a device, say, that would revolutionize living room entertainment the way the iPad changed tablet computing -- may just need to wait a bit longer.
World
Technologies
Samsung Gem for Verizon shows up in Best Buy buyer's guide
02.09.2010 04:20
engadgetmobile.com
We've heard talk of the Gem before, and a new listing for the phone in Best Buy's September buyer's guide confirms the existence of Verizon's new low-end Android piece that'll likely slot in below the Fascinate in Sammy's lineup for the carrier. Looks like it's slated to launch with Android 2.1, not 2.2, and will include both TouchWiz 3.0 and Swype -- both Samsung staples at this point -- along with a 3.2 megapixel cam and 16GB of microSD expansion (though it's not clear whether they're going to do you the favor of throwing a card in the box). Despite the high-end name, we'd argue pricing is definitely going to determine the success of the Gem, especially in a world where Vibrants go for next to nothing on contract. $79.99 at launch, perhaps? [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Samsung Gem for Verizon shows up in Best Buy buyer's guide originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
World
Mobile Phones
English