HTC confirms new research and development office in RTP, North Carolina
It's been swirling for months now, but at long last HTC has finally come forward with the official word: it'll be cracking open a new operation in the heart of North Carolina's technology hub to usher in 2011.
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: development, engadget, entry, francisco, mobile, ncsoft, north, north-carolina, openings, research, research and development, rtp, technology
Long Term HSPA Evolution specs come together, promise speeds of 650Mbps — and T-Mobile USA is on board
Thought the alphabet soup of modern wireless standards was confusing enough? 1X Advanced / EV-DO Advanced, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, dual-carrier HSPA+ , EDGE Evolution , LTE , LTE-Advanced , WiMAX , WiMAX 2 ... we could keep going, but we'd really rather not.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, alphabet, Evolution, interestingly, nsn, present, promise-speeds, release, since-the-new, technology, usa
Intel’s Otellini says 35 Atom-based tablets coming in 2011, but smartphones get pushed back (again)
It's been a long, hard road for Intel in the mobile space, but it looks like things are about to get brighter: speaking at the Barclay's Capital Global Technology Conference today, CEO Paul Otellini said that some 35 Moorestown tablets running a mix of Windows, Android, and MeeGo would arrive in 2011.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: delay, engadget, entry, global, handy, intel, moorestown, news, technology
Motorola slaps Microsoft with a pair of patent infringement lawsuits, says it’s such a shame
Looks like Motorola's about to fight a legal battle on two fronts -- Apple on one hand , and Microsoft on the other. Microsoft fired the first shot last month with a nine-patent ITC complaint and a second salvo alleging that Motorola was charging unfair licensing fees for 802.11 WiFi and H.264 video last week, it's now Moto's turn to retaliate with a pair of legal complaints. The cellular company now claims that Redmond's infringing a total of sixteen patents with everything from Microsoft Exchange to Bing Maps to the Windows operating system itself -- as well as the aforementioned video codecs and wireless tech, of course.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: after-the-break, battle-on-two, complaints, legal, microsoft, motorola, operating, patent, press-release, salt, technology
ARM intros next-gen Mali-T604 embedded GPU, Samsung first to get it
Promising "visually rich user experiences not previously seen in consumer electronics devices," ARM has introduced its latest embedded GPU architecture, Mali-T604, at its Technology Conference 2010 in California today. Though we're unlikely to see it in devices any time soon, the introduction means that the new design is available to ARM licensees -- and notably, the company points out that partner Samsung will be the first to get hooked up. Considering Sammy competes in the high-end embedded system-on-chip space already with its ARM-based Hummingbird line of cores, adding in the Mali-T604 is probably the next logical step for them.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: arm, directx, entry, experiences, gpgpu, gpu, graphics, hummingbird, introduction, mali-t604, opencl, samsung, technology
Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period
If you happen to be enthusiastic about Lenovo, tablets, and your American residency, look away now. Lenovo still plans to ship the Android-based LePad in China some time soonish , but its US roadmap can pretty much be summed up as "wait and see." The company's COO Rory Read has been cited as saying there are no plans to release a slate for the US market until at least Android's Honeycomb version comes out, agreeing with Google on the point that Froyo is not "the right base to have a fully functioning pad." Lest you think Windows 7 will fill the void until whenever in 2011 that Android tablet does arrive, Lenovo's director of new technology, Howard Locker, sets you straight: "Windows 7 is based on the same paradigm as 1985 -- it's really an interface that's optimized for a mouse and keyboard," and the Thinking machine team doesn't intend to build a slate around it. And if you were thinking of maybe picking up a LePhone as a consolation prize, tough luck, that won't be arriving in the US for at least another two years (which in smartphone terms is basically "never"), although it's good to know that it's now got 13 percent of the smartphone market in China
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: coo, engadget, froyo, howard-locker, lenovo lephone, new-technology, rory read, slate, smartphone, tablet, tablets, technology, windows 7
Bose enters single-ear Bluetooth headset market with expected swagger and price tag
"It's not every day you see a company release a Bluetooth headset " is something we'd like to say, but alas, it was not meant to be. Bose is the latest, launching what it claims is its first single-ear Bluetooth headset
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, aural-implant, Blue Tooth, Bose, bt head set, earpiece, price, proprietary, release, technology
Motorola sneaks out Roadster in-car speakerphone, Finiti and CommandOne BT headsets
Nah, this trio isn't nearly as flashy as Motorola's spate of new smartphones , but those still rockin' the earpiece (or trying to avoid a 'talking-while-driving' ticket) may be interested in the outfit's newest line of peripherals. Here at Fall CTIA 2010, Moto unveiled the Roadster in-car speakerphone alongside the Finiti and CommandOne Bluetooth headsets. From top to bottom, the Roadster is a clip-on device that goes on your visor, boasting dual-microphone noise cancellation technology and MotoSpeak -- a technology that reads your texts allows and accepts voice replies.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: aforesaid, bluetooth-headset, conditions, ctia, engadget, finiti, headset, intents, nothingness, roadster, smartphones, speakerphone, technology
Electronic Arts ready to embrace Android, but wishes it had an App Store
Thought EA had no love for Android or Windows Phone 7 ? Not quite -- it's just the existing market opportunities that the company doesn't seem to enjoy.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: app-stores, business, deployment, deutche-bank, electronic-arts, engadget, games, market, mobile, mobile gaming, mysterious, operating, technology, wishes-it-had
Nokia teases Swipe NFC payment system for digital receipts, warm eco-friendly feeling
Now that Nokia's gone all-in with NFC and announced that it'll be blanketing its entire smartphone line with the technology next year, it's gotta do something cool with it -- after all, simply turning a phone into a digital wallet is so 2009 ! That seems to be where Swipe comes into play, a new software stack Espoo is teasing this week that integrates NFC payments with instant digital receipt uploads to your phone -- instead of getting a printed copy -- which boosts your treehugger street cred by leaps and bounds. Perhaps even cooler, though, the system reads the receipt once it's back on your phone and makes a note of the product's return period so that it can remind you when time's running out, perfect for getting maximum usage out of that N8 before flipping it back from whence it came. If we had to guess, this might be unveiled in full at Nokia World , which just happens to kick off tomorrow -- and we're on the scene for all the unexpectedly drama-packed action, so stay tuned.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: engadget, instant-digital, leaps, nfc, nokia, nokia swipe, payments, phone, receipt-uploads, receipts, swipe, teases, technology, video