Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Distro Issue 28: A slew of device reviews and a look back at CP+ 2012]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/distro-issue-28-a-slew-of-device-reviews-and-a-look-back-at-cp/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/distro-issue-28-a-slew-of-device-reviews-and-a-look-back-at-cp/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/distro-issue-28-a-slew-of-device-reviews-and-a-look-back-at-cp/#comments Apple's kitty cat-flavored OS refresh may have dominated the news this week, but it was a deluge of product reviews that kept the wheels spinning at Distro HQ. Issue 28 is one of our heftiest yet, featuring Sony's stateside PS Vita, Ainovo's $99 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet, Motorola's QWERTY kin, the Droid 4, the AT&T version of Samsung's ample Galaxy Note and LG's fashionable Prada Phone. Shaking things up a bit, Zach Honig travels to Yokohama, Japan to bring you the biggest breakouts from the 2012 CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show. And, to round it all out, we've got a healthy helping of content you won't see anywhere else, like Ross Rubin's Switched On, Donald Melanson's Recommended Reading, our Q&A with Netbooknews' Nicole Scott and a lesson on "How to Be Happy" by cartoonist Shannon Wheeler.

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Distro Issue 28: A slew of device reviews and a look back at CP+ 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NPD: Hardware sales hit $144 billion in 2011, PCs lead the moneymaking pack originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Just that fast, the official blog has revealed the big announcement and it's.... an updated version of the YouTube app. For what it's worth, the new version is supposed to be faster with smoother navigation when it starts rolling out "in the next few days." It also adds a "Discover" feature for browsing by category, new channel pages and better tie-ins for related videos, which should help viewers browse its growing library of premium content, but isn't exactly the big announcement some may have anticipated. Check the blog for more details and return to DEFCON 5.

Google TV Facebook page teases new announcement (Update: It's a new YouTube app) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink GeekTonic  |  sourceFacebook, Google TV Blog  | Email this | Comments]]>androidannouncementannouncementsappbrowseconnected tvConnectedTvdiscovergooglegoogle tvGoogleTvhdpostcrosssmart tvSmartTvtelevisiontvvideoyoutubeSun, 12 Feb 2012 18:40:00 EDT<![CDATA[Distro goes 'Beyond the Revolution' to explore tech in post-Mubarak Egypt]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/10/distro-explores-tech-in-post-muba/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/10/distro-explores-tech-in-post-muba/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/10/distro-explores-tech-in-post-muba/#comments Distro goes 'Beyond the Revolution' to explore tech in post-Mubarak EgyptNearly one year ago, dictator Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down after 18 consecutive days of protest by Egyptian citizens. Those demonstrations were organized largely through the use of social networking, cell phones and banned TV channels, a greater trend that permeated the revolutionary period now known as the Arab Spring. To mark the anniversary of Mubarak's ousting, Sharif Sakr traveled to Egypt to speak with five Egyptians about the role that technology plays in their lives today. This issue of Distro also features reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Motorola's Droid RAZR Maxx, Sony's Alpha NEX-7 and a Q&A with the founder of the Ubuntu Project, Mark Shuttleworth. If you've been looking for a good reason to download an issue of Distro, look no further.

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Distro goes 'Beyond the Revolution' to explore tech in post-Mubarak Egypt originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Distro Issue 26: Smartwatch face-off, Ryan Block and more originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceiTunes, Android Market  | Email this | Comments]]>26AllertaAllerta inPulseAllerta inPulse SmartwatchAllertaInpulseAllertaInpulseSmartwatchdistroengadgetengadget distroEngadgetDistrohdpostcrossinpulseinPulse SmartwatchInpulseSmartwatchIRLissue 26Issue26magazinemobilepostcrossryan blockRyanBlockSmartWatchtablet magazineTabletMagazineweeklyweekly magazineWeeklyMagazineWimmWimm LabsWimm Labs Wimm Onewimm oneWimmLabsWimmLabsWimmOneWimmOneFri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:00 EDT<![CDATA[Distro Issue 25: Ultrabook overload, Snap Analysis and Gina Trapani]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/distro-issue-25-ultrabooks-snap-analysis-gina-trapani/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/distro-issue-25-ultrabooks-snap-analysis-gina-trapani/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/distro-issue-25-ultrabooks-snap-analysis-gina-trapani/#comments Distro is 25... weeks old, today! And to celebrate we're debuting a new page that puts you, our readers, front and center. We've been sending out questions over various social networking channels and collecting your answers for the inaugural run of Snap Analysis. Among other things, you weighed in on RIM's CEO switch up, as did our own Darren Murph in his editorial, "RIM's New CEO Isn't the Shakeup It Needed." We have more editorializing coming your way from the desk of Donald Melanson, who's taking the Ultrabook marketing hype to task. Also in this issue, we test drive the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 and review the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 and Huawei's Honor. Lifehacker's Gina Trapani takes on the Distro Q&A, IRL goes back to CES and Ross Rubin explores Apple's education push. There's a lot to soak up in this issue, so hit the appropriate link below and get to reading!

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Distro Issue 25: Ultrabook overload, Snap Analysis and Gina Trapani originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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