Rage for iOS frags its way to gyroscope and Game Center support
One of the hottest titles in the App Store right now -- id Software's Rage -- recently got a healthy official update to version 1.11 that adds a handful of big new features to its roster, perfect to add a little replay value just in time as your amazing graphics-induced euphoria wears off.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: baddies-trying, feature, game, gyroscope, handful, mobile, replay, scoreboards, tv-out
TimeCommand dock turns your iPad into a very pricey dimmer switch
XtremeMac has been crankin' out iPod docks for years, and now former CEO Gary Bart has launched Stem Innovation, a company dedicated exclusively to iOS accessories. For its first trick, Bart and company have introduced TimeCommand which (as its name implies) goes beyond the whole dock thing and comes across as a control station for the bedroom. Among its many charms are iPhone / iPod / iPad compatibility, the ability to control your mood lighting (including a dimmer and a "wake by light" feature), battery backup (don't miss work, even if the power goes out), an app with Internet Radio playback, and something called Stem:Sonic iQ digital signal processing
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: apple, bedroom, control-station, entry, feature, gary bart, internet, internet-radio, iphone, ipod, ipod-touch, power, stem innovation
Dish Network remote access app comes to Android, your Harmony groans
Dish Network took another step towards its ambitious TV Everywhere plans -- not to be confused with Comcast's and Time Warner's TV Everywhere partnership -- by releasing the Android version of its Dish remote access app late last week. This nicely completes the provider's suite of mobile offerings, which have already been available on the iPhone, iPad and certain BlackBerry phones
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: access, black, dishnetworkremoteaccess, feature, hardware-though, ipad apps, iphoneapplications, iphoneapps, network, remote, remote access, remotedvrscheduling, slingbox, slingmedia, slingplayermobile
T-Mobile launching data tethering / wireless hotspot plan on Nov. 3rd for $14.99?
T-Mobile said it was "working to deliver" hotspot support to T-Mobile G2 users, and now we might know the reason for the delay -- an allegedly leaked document details Magenta's scheme to offer a comprehensive data tethering plan for a $14.99 monthly fee.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 3ghotspot, cable, document, entry, feature, hspa+hotspot, internal, memo, mytouch 4g, tethering, tmobile
Warning, heavy users: T-Mobile just now turning on data throttling?
T-Mobile had become the only top-tier carrier in the US to endorse data throttling over capping back in April, and at the time, we'd thought the feature was being turned on immediately -- but new communication being passed around internally has us thinking that they're just now getting around to flipping the switch. A screen up on TmoNews says that the policy will start this Saturday, October 16, after which exceeding 5GB of data usage in a month will result in "web browsing capabilities...
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: Capabilities, data-throttling, datathrottling, engadget, feature, flipping, policy, rumor, Switch, time, turning-on-data
Confirmed: Droid 2 hack brings FM radio, in one ear and out the other
When we heard that the Motorola Droid 2 was the latest Android handset to nab the ancient magic of frequency modulated audio using Droid X files, we just had to give it a try, and sure enough, if you've got root , the FM Radio app can be yours with a quick download and just a few lines of code. Before you run off to void your warranty, however, you should know it's got a fairly desirable feature missing -- it only plays audio out of the right earphone. But hey, if we're going old school, we might as well go all the way, right?
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: ancient, ancient-magic, droid, engadget, feature, feature-missing, hack-brings, mod, motoroladroid2, Warranty
Nokia N8 meets Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, has a good time (video)
No, we're not revealing some great hidden feature here -- Nokias have been able to pair with Bluetooth devices since pretty much forever -- but throw a complete set of desktop implements together with the Finnish company's greatest new phone , and sparks of interest do fly. In this case, a pair of keen fellas have hooked a portable keyboard and a Logitech mouse up to the N8 and had some fun videotaping their exploits. If you're thinking this would make a pretty killer combination with the N8 plugged into an HDTV, well...
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: bluetooth keyboard, feature, finnish, hdtv, hidden-feature, keyboard, not-revealing
LG Fathom VS750 review
Falling somewhere between the flash of the Chocolate and no-frills, no surprises industrial design of the recently launched Ally , LG has outed the Fathom (aka VS750 ) with little fanfare. Featuring a mercifully unadorned WinMo 6.5.3 (save for wallpaper, pictured above, designed by a certain Vera Wang), a 1GHz CPU, quad band GSM, and a handful of AC adapters for charging all over Europe and the UK, this is a device clearly meant to go global.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: chocolate, europe, feature, flash, friend-via, handful, lgvs750, wallpaper, will-it-capture, windows mobile 6.5, windows-mobile, windowsmobile6.5, windowsmobileclassic
Android Gingerbread is ‘planned for Q4 2010′
While we're all busy laboring in the shadow of Android 2.2's impending release, here's Google's sneaky first indication of the next version 's release. In the FAQ for its newly announced WebM format , the Mountain View team tells us that Android support will come in the Gingerbread iteration, which is "currently planned for Q4, 2010." We still don't know the particular point version of the latest tasty treat, but at least there's finally something to put on the feature list and a date (range) to look forward to. Android Gingerbread is 'planned for Q4 2010' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 May 2010 06:21:00 EST.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: feature, latest, look-forward, mobile-os, mountain, mountain-view, newly-announced, release, result, schedule, webm
MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools, we take ‘em for a spin and you can too (video)
Hey, remember how Microsoft released a very limited version of the Windows Phone 7 binaries for developers, and then it took about 34 seconds for someone to unlock them to open up all their hidden goodness? Well, MS has just the delivered an updated set of tools for developers to help them get a little closer to making millions on the Maketplace, and yet again it took no time at all for that release to be unlocked This time there are a few new goodies to take a look at and if you'd like to take a peek, and learn how to try them out for yourself, click on through. Continue reading MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools, we take 'em for a spin and you can too (video) Filed under: Cellphones MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools, we take 'em for a spin and you can too (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 May 2010 12:12:00 EST
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: again-it-took, developer, developers, feature, features, maketplace, phone, releases-new, video, windows, windows-phone