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Xbox 360 red ring of death problems (finally) solved? {Engadget}
Mar 1st 2009 6:49PM Just got my Xbox Elite back from RROD Repair like a week ago, the unit was only about 1 year old. So no the problem is not solved because most of the units out there could still fail. As far as I know only the new lower voltage Jasper units potentially have this issue fixed.
Telstra exec's stolen WinMo 6.5-equipped HTC phone remotely wiped? {Engadget}
Feb 23rd 2009 6:15PM Hmm unless they changed the way WM wipes or did not put in a backup firmware on the protected partition that would be different than how normal WM devices wipe.
The iPhone on the other hand does that by default when you use the Enterprise Active sync feature, you need to restore the whole OS from iTunes when the kill command is sent.
The obvious thing to to is disable the 3G radio or take the SIM out (if it is GSM) of a device like this as soon as you nab it so it can't receive the kill command.
MSI X-Slim 320 vs MacBook Air... fight! {Engadget}
Jan 8th 2009 1:55PM Style? I am not a fan of the MacBook airs features but I think it rates a 10 on style compared to the MSI.
- Cheap white plastic
- Giant Vents
- Big ugly VGA plug on the side.
Fact of the matter is that Apple released this SYLE months ago, as long as PC manufactures just COPY style instead of launching it they will be behind Apple on that front.
Sony cutting 80GB PS3 price to $400 in September, ditching backwards compatibility {Engadget}
Jul 15th 2008 4:48PM They can't remove the HD, there are games that depend on it.
Cheaper SKUs is why MS made it mandatory that all 360 games NOT require the hard drive.
Sony cutting 80GB PS3 price to $400 in September, ditching backwards compatibility {Engadget}
Jul 15th 2008 4:45PM @Pochi
MS already cut prices BEFORE Sony.
MS was and still is WAY less expensive.
Popular Science blows out the Sarcos XOS exoskeleton {Engadget}
Apr 11th 2008 7:40PM I think this one from Japan looks WAY more advanced
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSP46lWvxJ4
Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional running on an HTC StarTrek {Engadget}
Mar 20th 2008 2:46PM Notable changes in 6.1
- New version of Pocket IE has SOME new zooming features but they arn't great
- Native support for threaded SMS messages
16-year-old converts gas truck to electric, reminds us of our wasted youth {Engadget}
Jan 27th 2008 7:11PM I talked to a rescue worker not long ago about the dangers of Hybrid and Electric cars. He said that yes they have been trained on them, and that there is little or no concern. When it comes to stuff leaking out or cutting into power he said the risk level was about the same. As for cutting wires, he said it is the same as NOT cutting fuel lines. If anything they would be happy with the reduced risk of the car catching fire in all electric ones.
Palm, i-mate, others moving manufacturing contracts back to HTC? {Engadget}
Jan 17th 2008 6:38PM As an owner of an UTStarcom 6700 aka HTC Apache I would say they are cheap. Although the Apache was the most feature packed device of its time and still fairs well the number of reported device defects in the support forums is staggering. I my self am on my second device, and I know some users that went all the way to four replacements.
Even if you have a working one you have to deal with Windows Mobile instability. I can't wait to see if the Google Android devices are any better.
Infection alert: Insignia 10.4-inch photo frame kindly bundled with trojan {Engadget}
Jan 17th 2008 1:11PM Had the same problem with a Mustek photo frame I purchases as a gift for christmas. The on access antivirus software caught it.
Great delivery method for getting all those geeks that say "I don't need AV because I only download stuff I know is safe".
I say be ware of ANY device that mounts as a USB storage drive, there are more and more things on the market that do this now.
