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Obama says presidential BlackBerry ownership is ‘no fun,’ should’ve went with the Sectera Edge

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:41:40 +0000

It’s hard out there for a prez, you know? Hardly anyone knows better than one Barack Obama, who sat down this morning on ABC’s The View in order to talk smack with a few ladies who undoubtedly helped put him in office. If you’ll recall, Obama fought hard early on for the privilege of maintaining [...]

Canadian iPhone 4 launch details emerge: Rogers offers 6GB for $30, iPad sharing for $20 (update: Bell’s iPad deal cheaper)

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:41:21 +0000

The iPhone 4 may be launching on all the major Canadian carriers tomorrow, but we’re only just now starting to get the actual details on what they’ll be offering. Rogers is the first out of the gate and, for a change, it looks like folks in the US may just be a tad jealous of [...]

Ballmer on iPad: ‘they’ve sold certainly more than I’d like them to have sold’

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:41:16 +0000

Poor guy can’t catch a break. Talking to analysts today about the world of tablets, Steve Ballmer put on a brave face about his lack of a strong competitor to the iPad, saying of Windows 7 products in the works with third parties: “They’ll be shipping as soon as they are ready.” Unfortunately, Apple’s iPad [...]

The Engadget Show returns Wednesday, August 4th with game designer Peter Molyneux, Windows Phone 7, and much more!

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:41:03 +0000

Well ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time again — the Engadget Show is back in a big way on Wednesday, August 4th at 8pm! This time around, we’ll have the inimitable Peter Molyneux, one of the world’s most forward-thinking game designers and creator of “Black & White” and the “Fable” franchise. What’s more, we’ll have [...]

Hitachi shows off new gesture-based interface, touts grand plans

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40:56 +0000

Hitachi’s already dipped its toes (or hands, as it were) into the gesture-based waters before, but it looks to have refined things quite a bit for its latest Minority Report-esque demo, which the company is showing off as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. While complete details are a bit light, the system does seem [...]

How many trees must die for iWave’s Earth-friendly headphones, iPhone cases? (update)

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40:43 +0000

We’re not experts or anything, but cutting down trees to manufacture your headphones ($30), ear buds ($20), and iPhone cases ($25) does not really seem all that “green” to us. But what good is selling stuff made from “reusable, environmentally friendly and recyclable materials” if you can’t broadcast your sense of social responsibility with “rustic [...]

Parrot AR.Drone now available for pre-order, shipping September 3rd

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40:33 +0000

Been itching to get your hands on the Parrot AR.Drone ever since it first took flight at CES way back in January? Well, you can now finally get your $299 pre-order in to ensure it ships to you on the September 3rd launch date. What’s more, Parrot has also announced that the Drone will be [...]

EVO 4G’s Android 2.2 update starts trickling out tomorrow, loads of new features and fixes in store?

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40:21 +0000

We’re not certain that this date is going to hold — things like this have an uncanny tendency to slip at the last possible moment — but we’re at least hopeful to see some internal Sprint communication that they’re trying to get the EVO 4G updated to Froyo as soon as tomorrow, July 30. It’d [...]

Droid 2 manual leaks, teaches you everything you need to know about a phone you don’t have

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40:10 +0000

You know the drill: blurry shots of phone get leaked… user’s manual gets leaked… excited would-be buyers voraciously consume manual’s contents… phone finally gets released. Indeed, that’s precisely the same well-trodden path the upcoming Droid 2 is taking, so if you’re looking at getting this thing in the next few weeks, you might want to [...]

Think City electric car gets bigger American batteries for bigger American roads

Marcus — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40:04 +0000

The electric Think City has been targeting an American release for well over two years now but, like many EVs, those dates just kept on ‘a slipping. Now the cars are finally starting to hit the colonies and, as a reward for the wait, we’re receiving models with more powerful batteries. The cells are supplied [...]