New Potato reveals TuneLink Auto Bluetooth-to-FM transmitter for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
We've never been on the volunteer cheerleading squad for FM transmitters; in our experience, they're downright useless in cities or other areas that actually have a large amount of radio stations nearby. But we'll hand it to New Potato Technologies -- this may be the slickest implementation yet. The newly announced TuneLink Auto looks like a typical cigarette adapter charger at first glance, but within, there's technology that accepts audio over Bluetooth and then sends it out over FM
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple, bluetooth, fmradio, implementation, ipad accessory, ipod-touch, newpotatotechnologies, radio-stations
Google responds to Android DRM breach, promises how-to on obfuscating code
Well, that was snappy. Just 24 hours after Android Police published a piece describing how easy it was to circumvent Google's new Android licensing server , the Big G is hitting back with a brief response that it promises to elaborate on in the future.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: app, apps, big, copyprotection, implementation, interestingly, lvl, source
Vodafone 360 LiMo handsets are no more, probably not missed by many
We can't say we didn't see this coming , but Vodafone's finally put its bespoke 360 phones out of misery. The reason?
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 360, alone-the-now, assistant, end of line, focus-on-making, implementation, integration, linux, over-the-top, platforms, social
Droid Incredible versus Nexus One: cameraphone showdown
With all this talk of the Droid Incredible ousting the Nexus One from Verizon Wireless, having a better multitouch implementation , and just being newer and shinier, you might think this comparison of cameras is just mercilessly piling on the pain for the original Googlephone.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: blue, comparison, droid, droid incredible, engadget, googlephone, htc, implementation, megapixel, nexusone, verizon, vzw
HTC Legend and Desire caught up in root access twofer
Rooting is the first step in the arduous process of hacking the crap out of an Android-powered handset, and we're delighted to report that two of HTC's newest -- the Legend and Desire -- have taken less time than average to crack open.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: arduous, day, desire, engadget-mobile, entry, htc, implementation, legend, mobile, morning, paul, root, rootaccess
Sony Ericsson Vivaz shows up in multicolored Dutch hands-on
The former Kurara caterpillar has now sprouted into a Vivaz butterfly , and what do you know, all its lustrous color options have already been handled and explored by Dutch site All About Phones . We're told that early leaks and spy shots did a disservice to the handsome styling of the handset, which borrows some design cues from the Xperia X10 . It's smaller than you might think, apparently, and a delight to handle, though the back has an unfortunate taste for fingerprints
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: entry, ericsson, handsome, implementation, lustrous-color, remarkably-fast, result, satio, smartphone, sony
3 Sweden says it’s getting HTC Bravo in March
If you were hoping for a little more Sense with your Nexus One , you might want to keep your sights set on the late part of the first quarter or the early part of the second. That leaked roadmap from a while back had the so-called Bravo pegged for April, a phone that would ultimately form the basis of the Nexus One -- at least in hardware specification -- but 3 Sweden's official Facebook page made mention this week of a March launch.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: camera, engadget-mobile, implementation, nexus, result, specification, sweden, usa