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Ballmer: More Xbox Form Factors in the Future?

Posted on the March 6th, 2010 under Gadgets by Administrator

Xbox360.jpgOn Thursday, chief executive Steve Ballmer spoke at the University of Washington supposedly on the topic of cloud computing. But the conversation also wandered into other topics, one that might include the of the Xbox. — full article at gearlog.com

Microsoft’s Courier ‘digital journal’: exclusive pictures and details

Posted on the March 6th, 2010 under Gadgets by Administrator

We’ve been dying to know more about ’s Courier / e-book device ever since we first caught wind of it last September, and while our entreaties to Mr. Ballmer went unanswered, we just learned some very interesting information from an extremely trusted source. We’re told Courier … — full article at engadget.com

Windows Phone 7 Series demo video reveals new apps, screens

Posted on the March 6th, 2010 under Gadgets by Administrator

may be saving most of its Phone 7 Series news for MIX the week after next (at least that’s what we’ve heard whispers about), but it looks like it’s still dishing out a few more details beforehand, as evidenced by a short demonstration ’s Charlie Kindel gave to CNET. Nothing major like a confirmation of HD2 support, but we do get a glimpse of a few apps we haven’t seen before (including a flashlight, level, and weather app — all supposedly “trivial” to build thanks to XNA and Silverlight), and a look at some new screens for various applications we have seen, including a better look at the Xbox Live . Head on past the break to check out the for yourself.

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Windows Phone 7 Series demo video reveals new apps, screens originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple shares hit record high on iPad shipping announcement

Posted on the March 6th, 2010 under Gadgets by Administrator

Note to , , Dell, and whoever else wants to get in the next-gen game: your concepts are nice — even spectacular, in the case of Courier — but ’s about to actually ship a product, and investors are taking note. AAPL shares hit a record high of $219.36 this afternoon after the news that iPad pre-orders would begin on March 12 with an April 3rd delivery day, and they closed at $218.95, which is up around four percent. That’s got us curious: given the choice between actually purchasing the iPad and twiddling your thumbs waiting for unannounced, unpriced, and even possibly un-real devices like the Dell Mini 5, the HP Slate, or the Courier, are you taking the sure thing or holding out for your vaporous dream device? Hit us up in comments — and be nice to each other, it’s the weekend.

Apple shares hit record high on iPad shipping announcement originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget Podcast 186 – 03.05.2010

Posted on the March 6th, 2010 under Gadgets by Administrator

RUSH to download the latest episode of the Engadget Podcast – before the lawyers beat you to it!

Hosts: Josh Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Tom Sawyer

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00:02:21 – Apple sues HTC for infringing 20 iPhone patents
00:03:30 – Apple vs HTC: a patent breakdown
00:26:54 – Apple specifically going after Android in HTC lawsuit
00:27:56 – Google responds to Apple’s HTC lawsuit: ‘We stand behind our Android operating system’
00:31:12 – TiVo Premiere and Premiere XL usher in a brand new interface, optional QWERTY remote
00:31:25 - Live from TiVo’s ‘one box’ press event
00:33:00 -TiVo Premiere hands-on (update: video!)
00:42:07 – Engadget is live from CeBIT 2010!
00:42:44 – NVIDIA Ion 2 now official; Acer, ASUS and Lenovo at the ready
00:45:10 – NVIDIA’s Optimus technology shows its graphics switching adroitness on video
00:47:30 – Acer Aspire One 532G with ION 2 priced at an aggressive 379 euros
00:50:55 – Sony: Don’t turn on your PS3 until PSN bug is fixed
00:55:45 – Project Pink QWERTY slider ‘Pure’ found in the wild, headed for Verizon?
01:01:53 – Exclusive: First Windows Phone 7 Series partner device unveiled (with video!)
01:05:10 – HTC HD2 and Windows Phone 7 Series: Just tell us no, Microsoft
01:06:30 – Microsoft sending mixed signals on Windows Phone 7 Series upgrades, HTC HD2 still in limbo
01:10:10 – Palm webOS 1.4 update hits Verizon’s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus
01:19:06 – BlackBerry slider photos leak out!
01:20:02 – More BlackBerry slider pics appear — is this the next Bold?
01:26:25 – The Engadget app for BlackBerry gets updated to 1.0.1


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Engadget Podcast 186 – 03.05.2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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