This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here’s some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of October 17, 2011:
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The HTC Rezound (codenamed the Vigor) started showing up in Cellebrite systems, just another indicator of its impending arrival — and likely name. [Droid-Life]
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AT&T’s current lineup of Windows Phones, such as the Samsung Focus, LG Quantum and HTC Surround, are now showing up as EOL — End-of-life — likely in preparation for the trio of incoming devices we saw earlier this week. [WMPowerUser]
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Cricket added another ZTE feature phone to its lineup this week, called the Memo (shown above). It’s got a full QWERTY keyboard and is available for $100. [Cnet]
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Google Maps for Android was the beneficiary of yet another update. This time, version 5.11 makes one critical feature change: it offers different-sized maps for phones with different screen resolutions. Thus, if you have a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, you’re not forced to download a map designed for a 4.3-inch qHD display, saving space on your phone in the process. [MobileBurn]
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Vodafone 360, launched in 2009 as a LiMo-based cloud synchronization and backup service, will be officially closed by the end of the year. The carrier stopped developing handsets that took advantage of the plan last year, so it really was a matter of time before this happened. [Wall Street Journal]
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Toshiba Mobile Display announced this week that it’s working on a new type of mobile display optimized for wide-angle viewing. Dubbed the “Soludina,” it’ll be shown off at next week’s FPD International in Japan. [Nikkei]
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Sprint announced a new plan called Wireless CapTel that’s designed for those who are hard of hearing. The service, which can be used on Android devices, allows the caller to view conversations in real time as word-for-word captions on their phone’s screen. [BusinessWire]
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Telus will officially launch the 4G Samsung Galaxy S II X on October 28th, according to its website. [Unwired View]
Mobile Miscellany: week of October 17, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung’s been pretty good at spreading the kernel source love. With the final Galaxy S II variant code released just a few short days ago, the time has come for the company’s IFA-unveiled inbetweener to share its special sauce. That’s right, the part tablet / part phone Galaxy Note’s headed for developer customization as its particular 1s and 0s are now up on Sammy’s site. While no official plans to port the 5.3-inch device stateside have been announced, eager devs familiar with the ways of GSM can sink their hacking hooks into the tab when it’s purported to launch overseas next month. So, what are you waiting for? Click on the source below to get a headstart on the… source.
Samsung offers up the Galaxy Note’s goodies, makes kernel source code available originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It hasn’t had the smoothest birth, nor the cheapest, but Fisker can apparently start selling Karmas for real this time. The tantalizing plug-in hybrid that first wowed us nearly four years ago has just cleared US government testing, the final hurdle holding back deliveries. So, how did it fare after being brutalized by the EPA? Not as well as the company had hoped, as the 52MPGe and 32 miles of electric range fell short of the respective 67.2 and 50 figures the company had previously been touting. Not a huge drop, like another plug-in EV we know, yet probably less than you’d been hoping for something that costs over $90,000. And, when you do run out of juice, you’ll be looking at just 20MPG while puttering around on gasoline. Actual customer deliveries are scheduled in the following weeks, but until then take a joy ride in one of 39 Karmas being rolled out to dealers.
Continue reading Fisker Karma gets EPA-certified 52MPGe, sales ready to begin
Fisker Karma gets EPA-certified 52MPGe, sales ready to begin originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Oh Leica, what do you take us for? First, you re-branded a Panasonic LX5 and sold it as the “D-Lux 5” with an inflated price tag. Now, you’re releasing the aging ten megapixel, 1/1.63-inch (read: small) CCD shooter yet again, but this time with an anodized titanium coating and an apparently unmentionable rrp. The $26,500 M9 Titanium at least had a full frame sensor, but this latest release proves that your corrosion-resistant dimorphic allotropes are only skin-deep.
The Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium: for people who prefer it pointed at them originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Couldn’t stay awake for Samsung and Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich event? Fear not, because we were there, documenting and analyzing every second of it on the internet. You can either re-live the magic at our Homeric
liveblog, or check out the links below to get educated and up to speed.
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Galaxy Nexus, Ice Cream Sandwich roundup: specs, details and insight, oh my! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Couldn’t stay awake for Samsung and Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich event? Fear not, because we were there, documenting and analyzing every second of it on the internet. You can either re-live the magic at our Homeric
liveblog, or check out the links below to get educated and up to speed.
Galaxy Nexus
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Galaxy Nexus, Ice Cream Sandwich roundup: specs, details and insight, oh my! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s only hours away from starting, so all you BlackBerry fans should be good and hyped for DevCon 2011. Will we finally see the promised Android app player for the PlayBook? Could those oft-rumored QNX handsets show up in the flesh? There’s only one way to find out, so bookmark this page right here and tune in at the times below to see what RIM reveals to the world in sunny San Francisco.
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BlackBerry DevCon starts today, get all the liveblog action right here! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung’s Galaxy W has already made its requisite FCC debut, brandishing radios fit for AT&T. Now another variant’s cropped up in the Commission’s electronic database, this time bearing the model number SGH-T679M and AWS bands. That’s right, this looks to be the same Sammy handset, dubbed the Ancora, we spied earlier this month in that leaked T-Mobile roadmap. If the release date rumors prove true, you’ll be seeing this low-end, 4G Android device and it’s purported 1.4GHz processor up for sale early next month. Until then, you’ll have to make due with the multitude of titillating frequency tests at the source link below.
Samsung Galaxy W revisits the FCC, is this T-Mobile’s ‘Ancora’? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The iPhone 4S’ Siri integration may be a potential game changer, but she’s not quite the world traveler some of us would like her to be. In fact, it seems she’s as lost outside of US borders as any unprepared tourist. Looking for a pub in London? Better find a traditional map. Need to know the time of day in Canada? Siri admits she has no idea, go buy a watch. Business search (via Yelp), directions, traffic data, and Wolfram Alpha search all appear to be US-only features for now. The automated assistant’s international failings aren’t too big of a surprise, however — Apple’s own Siri page outs the service as a beta, noting that some features may vary by area. Stuck with sub-par international support? Sit tight, it’s coming: Apple’s Siri FAQ states that additional language support (including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Italian and Spanish), maps and local search content are set to go international in 2012.
Siri gets lost internationally, promises to do better next year originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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GM has already done a fair bit of talking about electric vehicles this year, but it’s not done just yet. The company announced this week that it will be producing an all-electric version of its Spark mini-car — to be dubbed the Spark EV — into production, with the first vehicles set to roll out sometime in 2013 (including “limited quantities” in the US). Complete details on the vehicle are otherwise still a bit light, but GM says it will use nanophosphate lithium-ion battery provided by A123 Systems. What’s more, while there’s no word on it going into production, GM has also confirmed that it’s begun development of its next-generation EN-V concept vehicle, and that it will sport a Chevrolet badge this time around. As you may recall from our
test ride, the existing
EN-V is already plenty futuristic, so it’ll be interesting to see what the automaker comes up with next. Head on past the break for a video of the Spark.
Continue reading GM puts Spark EV all-electric vehicle into production, begins development of next-gen EN-V concept
GM puts Spark EV all-electric vehicle into production, begins development of next-gen EN-V concept originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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