Engadget Mobile Podcast 155 – 10.21.2012
By Trent Wolbe posted Oct 21st 2012 5:44PM Since we missed you so much last week we have prepared an Engadget Mobile Podcast MAXX Edition for you to feast your hungry ears upon: dial it in and be prepared to have your wildest mobile news fantasies unfold before you. Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad MolenProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Tycho – Coastal Brake (Ghostly International) 00:02:12 – Samsung Galaxy Note II review...
iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million
With support for the latest wireless technologies, iPhone 5 connects to more networks all over the world.* And Wi-Fi is faster, too. So you can browse, download, and stream content at remarkable speeds, wherever you happen to be. Learn more about the features of iPhone 5 See the article here: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Millionempower network
Stanford Ovshinsky, inventor of the NiMH battery, passes away at 89
By Alexis Santos posted Oct 19th 2012 6:14AM On Wednesday night, Stanford Ovshinsky, inventor of the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery, passed away at the age of 89 due to complications from cancer. The Akron, Ohio native may not be a household name, but there’s a good chance that many of your electronics have been powered by his work, as NiMH batteries are used in everything from mice to hybrid cars. A self-taught inventor...
Google to Verizon Android users: carrier billing coming to Play store
By Steve Dent posted Oct 19th 2012 7:13AM If you’re on Verizon and don’t feel like racking up your plastic when you buy Play store apps or content, the carrier will soon give you the option of putting it on your phone bill, according to a recent Google tweet. Mountain View’s had the option for a while now, with T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T having already jumped on the app-billing bandwagon, which left Verizon as...
Apple Previews iOS 6
iOS 6 gives you more features to make the things you do every day even better. It’s free and easy to upgrade wirelessly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Beautifully designed from the ground up (and the sky down), Maps changes the way you see the world. Map elements are vector based, so graphics and text are incredibly detailed — even when you zoom all the way in — and panning is smooth. Tilt and rotate to view an area, and Maps...
