Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[NVIDIA talks up the beginning of a new era, Tegra 2 'super phones']]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/nvidia-talks-up-the-beginning-of-a-new-era-tegra-2-super-phone/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/nvidia-talks-up-the-beginning-of-a-new-era-tegra-2-super-phone/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/nvidia-talks-up-the-beginning-of-a-new-era-tegra-2-super-phone/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments NVIDIA's press conference at CES has just concluded and we were on site to hear what Jen-Hsun Huang and company had to say to the world. The Green Team's CEO wasn't timid in talking up the revolutionary nature of this year's CES, describing it as the harbinger of a change on a par with what we experienced way back in 1995 with the introduction of Windows 95. Unsurprisingly, Huang's vision of how we're going to leap into our ultra-modern new era involves NVIDIA's Tegra 2 hardware, a chip which is "less than the size of a dime and can leap tall buildings."

Jen-Hsun sees the future of mobile computing in devices that move beyond phones with enhanced capabilities, or smartphones, to an entirely new category: "a computer first and a phone second." Tegra 2 announcements will be "sprinkled throughout the week," but the LG Optimus 2X did get a proper announcement and demo, including a quick game of Angry Birds with the phone hooked up to a HDTV via HDMI and the feed also being played on the giant projector screen alongside that. Biggest game of Angry Birds ever? Probably.

Gallery: NVIDIA's Jen-Hsun Huang plays Angry Birds on an HDTV


NVIDIA's calling these new machines super phones, not an entirely new or innovative name, but it conveys the point rather well. A highlight quote was also provided from LG's VP who joined Jen-Hsun on stage -- he described the motivation for putting the Optimus 2X and its internals together as "beauty outside, but monster inside."

Adobe's Shantanu Narayen also hit the stage, to talk Flash. Just to thwart any misguided expectations of the rich web media format's oncoming demise, Shantanu told us that Flash Player 10.1 had the fastest adoption rate of any version in the software's history. A cool 120 petabytes of video was streamed last month, says the Adobe President and CEO, with the implication being that the vast majority of that came through Adobe's pervasive format.

The Unreal Engine 3-based Dungeon Defenders also got a demo, neatly illustrating Jen-Hsun's point about Tegra 2 offering "console-like gaming." The game was shown playing on a PC, a PS3, and an Optimus 2X. All three had smooth frame rates, shockingly enough, but the a significant quote from the developer was that his team "didn't have to scale anything back" when porting the code to Android.

NVIDIA closed the event on the bombshell that it's working on Project Denver, a high performance ARM CPU intended to challenge Intel and AMD in the personal computer and supercomputer realms. Somebody's playing for keeps!

Gallery: NVIDIA talks up the beginning of a new era, Tegra 2 'super phones'

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]]> adobecesces 2011ces2011flashflash 10.1flash playerFlash10.1FlashPlayerjen-hsun huangJen-hsunHuanglg optimus 2xLgOptimus2xnvidianvidia tegranvidia tegra 2NvidiaTegraNvidiaTegra2optimus 2xOptimus2xshantanu narayenShantanuNarayensuper phoneSuperPhonetegrategra 2Tegra2 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:37:00 -0500 21|19788352 <![CDATA[Hannspree's HSG1164 10.1-inch Froyo tablet drops by the FCC]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/hannsprees-hsg1164-10-1-inch-froyo-tablet-drops-by-the-fcc/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/hannsprees-hsg1164-10-1-inch-froyo-tablet-drops-by-the-fcc/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/hannsprees-hsg1164-10-1-inch-froyo-tablet-drops-by-the-fcc/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments You know what they say about a trip to the FCC's database, right? Why, it's much like the step just prior to achieving manhood -- one more leap from here, and you'll be ripe for the pickin'. Just a few months after Hannspree teased us with a formal introduction of its (then unnamed) 10.1-inch multitouch Froyo tablet, it looks as if that very device has now found a moniker. The 1.6-pound HSG1164 will eventually bring a fairly impressive build of materials to light, offering a 1GHz Tegra 2 chip, 16GB of internal storage, 512MB of NAND Flash, a microSD slot, Android 2.2, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, mini USB / HDMI connector, an inbuilt light sensor, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and a Li-ion battery of unspecified size. There's obviously no direct mention of a ship date in the documentation here, but we're putting our money on an early 2011 release. Care to wager, too?

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]]> 1080p2.2a9accelerometerandroidandroid 2.2android osandroid tabletAndroid2.2AndroidOsAndroidTabletarmcapacitivecortex a9cortex-a9CortexA9dual-corefccflashflash 10.1Flash10.1froyohannspreehanspreehdmiHSG1164light sensorLightSensormultitouchnvidianvidia tegra 2NvidiaTegra2slatetablettablet pcTabletPctegrategra 2Tegra2touchscreen Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:29:00 -0500 21|19765635 <![CDATA[Flash working poorly on your Google Cr-48? Adobe's working on it]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/09/flash-working-poorly-on-your-google-cr-48-adobes-working-on-it/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/09/flash-working-poorly-on-your-google-cr-48-adobes-working-on-it/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/09/flash-working-poorly-on-your-google-cr-48-adobes-working-on-it/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Yep, that Flash error up there is one of many we got today on our Cr-48s. On top of that, as you may have read in our in-depth preview, we've been experiencing incredibly sluggish Flash performance, including choppy playback of YouTube and Hulu videos. It's certainly not a good situation, but Adobe's aware of it and promising that hope is on the way. Adobe's Senior Director of Engineer Paul Betlem has put up a post regarding the matter on the company's very own Flash Player blog, and says that " In terms of Chrome notebooks specifically... video performance in particular is the primary area for improvement." He also goes on to promise that the updates will be seamless as the Flash plug-ins are integrated directly into the self-updating operating system. That sure sounds good to us, but in the meantime, we'll be waiting for these Flash errors and stuttering 480p videos to disappear -- or, you know, for HTML 5 to take over.

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]]> adobeAdobe FlashAdobeFlashchromechrome osChrome OS netbookChromeOsChromeOsNetbookcr-48flashflash 10.1Flash10.1googleHTML 5Html5 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:54:00 -0500 21|19754535 <![CDATA[Adobe confirms Flash Player 10.1 is coming to BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 and more]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/adobe-confirms-flash-player-10-1-is-coming-to-blackberry-window/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/adobe-confirms-flash-player-10-1-is-coming-to-blackberry-window/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/adobe-confirms-flash-player-10-1-is-coming-to-blackberry-window/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments We've already known that Adobe would be bringing Flash Player 10.1 to Windows Phone 7, but the company has just now made that fully official at its currently-happening MAX conference (alongside its Air 2.5 announcement), and it's also confirmed exactly which other mobile platforms the plug-in will be headed to. That includes WebOS 2.0, which we've already seen first hand, along with BlackBerry OS, Symbian, MeeGo and, last but not least, the LiMo platform -- those will all of course join Android 2.2, which already supports the plug-in. Unfortunately, there's still no timeline for a release on each platform, with Adobe only saying that Flash 10.1 is "expected" to hit each mobile OS. Head on past the break for the relevant snippet from Adobe's press release.

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]]> adobeblackberryblackberry osBlackberryOsflashflash 10.1flash playerflash player 10.1Flash10.1FlashPlayerFlashPlayer10.1limomaxmax 10Max10meegosymbianweb os 2.0webosWebOs2.0windows phonewindows phone 7WindowsPhoneWindowsPhone7 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:31:00 -0400 21|19688650 <![CDATA[Playing Hulu on Google TV is as easy as changing one setting]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/18/playing-hulu-on-google-tv-is-as-easy-as-changing-one-sett/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/18/playing-hulu-on-google-tv-is-as-easy-as-changing-one-sett/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/18/playing-hulu-on-google-tv-is-as-easy-as-changing-one-sett/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments We know Google mentioned it would be a "good citizen" and allow Hulu to block its browser ID, but that doesn't mean you have to be one too. By default, accessing the website from a Google TV device yields a prompt hoping you'll wait for the two to work out some kind of agreement on Hulu Plus access, but with a Flash enabled browser at the ready, we're sure all you want to do is press play. The fine folks over at GadgetWhore first discovered that by digging deep into the advanced settings of the Chrome browser app and changing the browser ID to "Generic" or any custom string one may prefer, Hulu streams immediately start playing with no problem (users may want to change back to default afterwards to make sure other pages render properly.) That's one benefit of having a "run-of-the-mill" desktop browser integrated into your set-top box, so w while early adopters may only be moments away from discovering the dark side of Google TV, it seems like a few easy browser tweaks may take care of most issues -- let us know if you've run into any others.

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]]> browserbrowser idBrowserIdchromeflashflash 10.1Flash10.1genericgooglegoogle tvGoogleTvhuluhulu plusHuluPlususer agentuser agent stringUserAgentUserAgentString Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:30:00 -0400 21|19678117 <![CDATA[Motorola Milestone 2 arrives, 720p HD video, Android 2.2, and Motoblur Enhanced in tow]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/motorola-milestone-2-arrives-720p-hd-video-android-2-2-and-mo/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/motorola-milestone-2-arrives-720p-hd-video-android-2-2-and-mo/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/motorola-milestone-2-arrives-720p-hd-video-android-2-2-and-mo/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Even without yesterday's premature video promo, you had to know Motorola wouldn't leave its international audience without a successor to the Milestone, so today -- surprise, surprise -- we're being treated to the Milestone 2's launch. The first thing to be said here is that if you've handled a Droid 2, you've also handled a Milestone 2 -- the new phone follows Moto's tradition of being a simple rebadge away from the Verizon-friendly Droid naming scheme, which means it retains the same 1GHz OMAP SOC, 512MB of RAM, 5 megapixel camera, 8GB of integrated storage (plus an included 8GB MicroSD card), and Android 2.2 as the default, albeit Motoblured, OS. Also, we got this straight from the Motohorse's mouth: Motoblur's not going anywhere, it's the company's "Android solution" and is here to stay.

One advantage over the Droid 2 here is the addition of 720p video recording. It's still the exact same imager as on the back of the first Milestone, but now you can catch moving visuals in HD resolution. Moto were keen to point out the 5-device hotspot capabilities (courtesy of Froyo) on the Milestone 2, but they showed it off using a wired connection since the demo handset's O2 SIM card wouldn't permit wireless tethering. Well, that was a grand demonstration of how vulnerable our Android 2.2 goodness will be to the whims of mobile carriers. The Milestone 2's expected to launch around Europe in Q4, with carrier-dependent pricing as per usual.

Update: Hands-on video now available after the break.

Gallery: Motorola Milestone 2 hands-on

Gallery: Motorola Milestone 2 press pics

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]]> 2.2720pandroidandroid 2.2android osAndroid2.2AndroidOsbreaking newsBreakingNewsdlnaflashflash 10.1flash player 10.1Flash10.1FlashPlayer10.1froyohands-onhd videoHdVideolaunchmilestonemilestone 2Milestone2motoblurmotoblur enhancedMotoblurEnhancedmotorolamotorola milestone 2MotorolaMilestone2video Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400 21|19615271 <![CDATA[Hannspree pairs Android 2.2 with Tegra 2 for a 10.1-inch multitouch tablet]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/hannspree-pairs-android-2-2-with-tegra-2-for-a-10-1-inch-multito/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/hannspree-pairs-android-2-2-with-tegra-2-for-a-10-1-inch-multito/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/hannspree-pairs-android-2-2-with-tegra-2-for-a-10-1-inch-multito/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Yearning for a bit of dual-core action on the move? Who isn't. Hannspree will soon try to quell that 1080p-sized hunger in all of us with its freshly announced €399 ($507) Froyo tablet. There's no lack of spec sheet ambition here: a 1GHz Tegra 2 SOC is surrounded by 16GB of internal storage (expandable via MicroSD), an accelerometer, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity, a 1,024 x 600-pixel capacitive touchscreen, and mini versions of HDMI and USB ports. Flash 10.1 is also proudly supported, while the 3,500mAh battery is said to last up to 8 hours when playing 1080p movies. We'd be getting real excited right about now, but we've learnt to be cautious with such lofty promises -- remember the Gemini?

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]]> 1080p2.2a9accelerometerandroidandroid 2.2android osAndroid2.2AndroidOsarmcapacitivecortex a9cortex-a9CortexA9dual-coreflashflash 10.1Flash10.1froyohannspreehdmilight sensorLightSensormultitouchnvidianvidia tegra 2NvidiaTegra2slatetablettegrategra 2Tegra2touchscreen Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:13:00 -0400 21|19614551 <![CDATA[Toshiba's Tegra 2-powered Android Smart Pad to be called Folio 100?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/28/toshibas-tegra-2-powered-android-smart-pad-to-be-called-folio-1/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/28/toshibas-tegra-2-powered-android-smart-pad-to-be-called-folio-1/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/28/toshibas-tegra-2-powered-android-smart-pad-to-be-called-folio-1/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments A Smart Pad? That's just Toshiba's product category, according to Netbook Italia's latest post on the tablet (it's previously shown off some apparent imagery). The publication has published new renders -- including a dock peripheral -- and some purported specs. Here's what's being said: Android 2.2, NVIDIA Tegra 2 (both of which we've heard in other whispers), a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 screen, 16GB internal memory, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3G, SD and MMC card readers, HDMI and USB 2.0 ports, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and a 1020mAh battery with a battery life of up to 7 hours with mixed use (browsing and video playback). Software-wise, it's got Opera mobile browser, Flash 10.1, an e-book reader, and some office applications. The doubting Thomas in us still remains hesitant until Toshi gives the official word, but nothing here seems too crazy for the tablet mania most companies seem to have this year. One thing's for sure, its claimed official name -- Folio 100 -- is a few degrees to close to some bad memories of ours.

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]]> androidandroid 2.2Android2.2flashflash 10.1Flash10.1foliofolio 100Folio100leakleaksnvidia tegra 2NvidiaTegra2rumorrumorssmart padSmartPadtegrategra 2Tegra2toshiba Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:35:00 -0400 21|19612111 <![CDATA[Verizon pushing Droid update for Flash 10.1 compatibility]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/verizon-pushing-droid-update-for-flash-10-1-compatibility/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/verizon-pushing-droid-update-for-flash-10-1-compatibility/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/verizon-pushing-droid-update-for-flash-10-1-compatibility/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments You might recall that Verizon and Motorola's first go-around at pushing Android 2.2 to the original Droid didn't include compatibility with the Flash 10.1 install in the Market -- but don't worry, lovers of Flash-based web ads, because the fix is now upon us. We don't know exactly how long the rollout process is going to take, but you know how it goes with Android OTA updates: even if they try to stretch it over several weeks, there's usually an update.zip floating around within a few hours that you can grab if you want to accelerate the process just a bit. Here's the full statement from Verizon:
"Verizon Wireless has begun pushing an update today to the DROID by Motorola (introduced November 2009) that will allow customers to download Adobe Flash 10.1 via Android Market. Flash Player 10.1 provides access to millions of sites with rich content including animations, casual games, videos, rich internet applications, audio and much more."
Update: Did you just search for FRG22D and wind up here? Chances are you've got the thingy we describe immediately above.

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]]> adobedroidflashflash 10.1Flash10.1FRG22Dmotomotorolaupdateupgradeverizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessvzw Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:59:00 -0400 21|19609453 <![CDATA[Official Flash 10.1 download now unofficially available for your Android 2.2 device]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/23/official-flash-10-1-download-now-unofficially-available-for-your/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/23/official-flash-10-1-download-now-unofficially-available-for-your/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/23/official-flash-10-1-download-now-unofficially-available-for-your/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Have an phone with Android 2.2 but still not able to officially download Flash 10.1 from the Android Market? Then it looks like you finally have another option besides patiently waiting -- you can now unofficially download the "official" version of the Flash 10.1 courtesy of a Droid Life commenter who's provided the .apk file, which doesn't require a rooted device and will supposedly work on any Android 2.2 phone. Willing to try your luck jumping the queue? Hit up the source link below for the download link.

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]]> adobeandroidandroid 2.2Android2.2downloadflashflash 10.1Flash10.1froyomobile Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:21:00 -0400 21|19604999 <![CDATA[Flash Player 10.1 goes final for Nexus One handsets, available to download now]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/flash-player-10-1-goes-final-for-nexus-one-handsets-available-t/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/flash-player-10-1-goes-final-for-nexus-one-handsets-available-t/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/flash-player-10-1-goes-final-for-nexus-one-handsets-available-t/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Google just confirmed it at an Android / Flash event in San Francisco, and sure enough, our trusty Nexus One just found, downloaded and installed the final (read: non-beta) version of Adobe's Flash Player 10.1. It weighs in at just under 5MB, and it's looking as sweet as ever so far. Nexus One owners can hit up the Android Market to get their download on, and we'd highly encourage you to bookmark a few dozen Flash sites just to rub in the faces of your dearest iDevice-owning friends. Just sayin'.

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]]> adobeadobe flashadobe flash playerAdobeFlashAdobeFlashPlayerandroidandroid 2.2Android2.2downloadflashFlash 10.1flash playerFlash10.1FlashPlayerfroyogooglegoogle androidgoogle nexus oneGoogleAndroidGoogleNexusOnehtchtc nexus oneHtcNexusOnenexus oneNexusOnesoftware Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:34:00 -0400 21|19595628 <![CDATA[Adobe's CEO: 'we've moved on' from Apple's argument, and Flash still rules]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/adobes-ceo-weve-moved-on-from-apples-argument-and-flash-s/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/adobes-ceo-weve-moved-on-from-apples-argument-and-flash-s/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/adobes-ceo-weve-moved-on-from-apples-argument-and-flash-s/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments You can only humor someone for so long, and it seems as if Adobe is at its breaking point with Apple. Just three months after publishing a new ad campaign that sought to ease the tension between the two mega-corps, Adobe's CEO has been quoted as saying that his company has "moved on" from the whole ordeal. On one hand, we're glad to see Adobe focusing its resources on optimizing Flash for the myriad Android 2.2 devices that'll support its mobile player in the months to come, but on the other, it's a bit depressing to see Shantanu Narayen essentially give up hope that Jobs and Company will ever come to their senses. For example, have a listen at this, with "they" most certainly referring to Apple:
"They've chosen to keep their system closed and we'd rather work with partners who are interested in working with us. We believe in open systems. We believe in the power of the internet and in customers making choices and I think a lot of the controversy was about their decision at that point. They've made their choice. We've made ours and we've moved on."
Something tells us the FTC won't be so quick to follow suit. Oh, and if you're wondering how Adobe could just turn the other cheek here, the company's Anup Murarka just said at the Flash / Android event ongoing in San Francisco that Adobe has "relationships with 19 of the top 20 mobile manufacturers in the world." One is the loneliest number, or so we hear.

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]]> adobeadobe flashAdobeFlashapplebusinessceoflashflash 10.1Flash10.1partnerpartnershipShantanu NarayenShantanuNarayen Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:13:00 -0400 21|19595380 <![CDATA[Verizon confirms original Droid will be getting second Froyo update]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/verizon-confirms-original-droid-will-be-getting-second-froyo-upd/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/verizon-confirms-original-droid-will-be-getting-second-froyo-upd/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/verizon-confirms-original-droid-will-be-getting-second-froyo-upd/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
It still doesn't add mobile hotspot or tethering functionality, but it looks like users of the original Droid will soon be getting a second Android 2.2 (a.k.a Froyo) update. That's been confirmed by Verizon itself, which says that the second update will be following the just-released one in the "coming weeks," and that it will let users download Flash 10.1 from the Android Market once it's available. Details are light beyond that, but Phandroid notes that the rollout of the current Froyo update is expected to be complete around August 18th, and surmises that the second rollout will begin shortly thereafter.

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]]> androidandroid 2.2Android2.2droidflashflash 10.1Flash10.1froyomotorolamotorola droidMotorolaDroidverizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessvzw Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:06:00 -0400 21|19593324 <![CDATA[Adobe releases patch for 'critical' Flash vulnerability]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/adobe-releases-patch-for-critical-flash-vulnerability/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/adobe-releases-patch-for-critical-flash-vulnerability/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/adobe-releases-patch-for-critical-flash-vulnerability/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments As promised, Adobe has now released an update to Flash that fixes the critical vulnerability discovered earlier this month that could allow your computer to be remotely hijacked. The update naturally covers Windows, Mac and Linux users (and even Solaris, for that matter), and is recommended for anyone running Flash Player 10.0.45.2 or earlier -- the update will also, of course, bump you up to Flash 10.1 if you haven't made the jump already. Adobe AIR users are also advised to upgrade to the latest version released today but, as reported earlier, Adobe Acrobat and Reader users will still have to wait a bit for their fix -- while they're also affected by the vulnerability, they won't be getting an update until the end of the month.

Update: Those not able (or willing) to upgrade to Flash 10.1 can also get a patched version of Flash Player 9 right here.

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]]> adobeadobe airAdobeAirairflashflash 10flash 10.1Flash10Flash10.1patchupdatevulnerability Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:29:00 -0400 21|19513229 <![CDATA[Adobe Flash Player 10.1 now officially available for download]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/10/adobe-flash-player-10-1-now-officially-available-for-download/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/10/adobe-flash-player-10-1-now-officially-available-for-download/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/10/adobe-flash-player-10-1-now-officially-available-for-download/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Well look at that -- Adobe's now officially serving up Flash Player 10.1 on its download pages. If you're anything like us, you've been running 10.1 since it hit Release Candidate status a couple months ago, but if you've held off the upgrade brings some much-needed hardware acceleration to the mix, as well as other assorted performance enhancements and improvements. We're curious to see if the various issues with Broadcom Crystal HD netbooks have been resolved in this final version, and Mac users will have to wait for the "Gala" update to see any hardware-powered boost on their systems, but it's nice to finally see Adobe ship this thing. Let us know how it goes in comments, yeah?

Update: Sorry folks -- contrary to reports, it doesn't look like the Gala hardware acceleration code was secretly included in the OS X build, as we just tried it on a new MacBook Pro and the graphics didn't switch over to the discrete chip. What's more, the Gala project page is still alive and kicking with a release date expected "following the release of Flash Player 10.1." We'll just have to be patient, we suppose.

[Thanks, Neal and Sam]

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]]> adobeadobe flashAdobeFlashflashflash 10.1flash playerflash player 10.1Flash10.1FlashPlayerFlashPlayer10.1official Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:37:00 -0400 21|19511534 <![CDATA[Flash 10.1 on Froyo goes tete-a-tete with Flash Lite 4 on Eclair: butter vs. stutter (video)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/23/flash-10-1-on-froyo-goes-tete-a-tete-with-flash-lite-4-on-eclai/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/23/flash-10-1-on-froyo-goes-tete-a-tete-with-flash-lite-4-on-eclai/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/23/flash-10-1-on-froyo-goes-tete-a-tete-with-flash-lite-4-on-eclai/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Believe it or not, your newly-upgraded Nexus One isn't the first Android smartphone to have Adobe Flash video capability, nor even the first to play said content on a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU -- Europe's been rocking the HTC Desire since April, which sports a little something called Flash Lite even on the older Android 2.1 OS. Will frozen yogurt outperform puff pastry on its home turf? Find out in a blind taste test video showdown after the break.

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]]> Adobe FlashAdobe Flash 10.1AdobeFlashAdobeFlash10.1DesirefightFlashFlash 10.1Flash LiteFlash Lite 4Flash10.1FlashLiteFlashLite4froyoGoogle Nexus OneGoogleNexusOnehands-onhead to headHeadToHeadHTC DesireHTC nexus oneHtcDesireHtcNexusOneNexus OneNexusOneshowdownSnapdragonvideovs Sun, 23 May 2010 00:33:00 -0400 21|19487888 <![CDATA[Engadget Podcast 197 - 05.22.2010]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/22/engadget-podcast-197-05-22-2010/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/22/engadget-podcast-197-05-22-2010/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/22/engadget-podcast-197-05-22-2010/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Google may not rule the universe quite yet, but it certainly rules the hearts and minds of the Engadget Podcasteers this week, in one way or another. Featuring the world debut of the dramatic musical theater segment Nilay's Niggles.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Special guests: Chris Ziegler, Ben Drawbaugh
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Valpo Usta - Baby

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00:02:35 - HTC EVO 4G review
00:18:46 - Android 2.2 Froyo: everything you ever wanted to know
00:19:22 - Google I/O recap: more web than you can shake a frozen dessert at
00:20:30 - Live from the Google I/O 2010 day 2 keynote!
00:20:40 - Google adding over-the-air app installation and iTunes streaming to Android
00:21:08 - Google claims Froyo has the world's fastest mobile browser
00:23:10 - Flash 10.1 for Android beta unveiled: Hulu a no-show, Froyo now a minimum requirement
00:38:38 - Google TV: everything you ever wanted to know
00:39:30 - Google TV turns on at I/O: runs Android and Flash, partnered with Sony, Logitech, and Intel
00:40:09 - Logitech's Google TV companion box includes smartphone apps, we go eyes-on (updated: video!)
00:40:30 - Sony Internet TV, DISH first with Google TV this fall; Adobe, Logitech and others along for the ride
01:00:45 - Sad Violin
01:16:08 - The Engadget Show returns, this Saturday, May 22nd with Sprint's Evo 4G, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch, and an Engadget editors Q&A!


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]]> dishengadget podcastEngadgetPodcastevoflash 10.1Flash10.1froyogoogleGoogleIogoogletvhtclogitechpodcastsony Sat, 22 May 2010 15:25:00 -0400 21|19487719 Engadget Podcast 197Josh Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller01:19:11podcasts <![CDATA[Flash 10.1 for Android beta unveiled: Hulu a no-show, Froyo now a minimum requirement]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/flash-10-1-for-android-beta-unveiled-hulu-a-no-show-froyo-now/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/flash-10-1-for-android-beta-unveiled-hulu-a-no-show-froyo-now/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/flash-10-1-for-android-beta-unveiled-hulu-a-no-show-froyo-now/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
What was once just one echelon above a myth is now finally coming to fruition. Adobe is pushing out a beta of its Flash 10.1 player alongside Google's own beta for Android 2.2 "Froyo." The general release for Flash is still on track for June, according to Anup Murarka of the Mobile and Devices team. The announcement doesn't come without caveats, however, and the bad news is that Froyo is now a minimum requirement -- according to Murarka, the APIs needed for its software only now exist in 2.2. Also not on the docket? Hulu -- it's being blocked due to content licensing issues, and our inquiries with that company turned up nil. Flash 10.1 will be available as a Marketplace download, but Adobe intends to work with as many OEMs as possible to preload it on devices so it's there at purchase. Speaking of OEMs, Murarka teased that we should expect announcements later this month and the next regarding Flash integration in TVs. Be sure to head on after the break as we talk a little more in-depth with Murarka about 10.1.

As for all there is to see, hear, and do with Froyo, Google's big keynote is going on now -- stay tuned, and in the meantime, why not check out our hands-on impressions of Android 2.2! Oh, and did we mention Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch is gonna be on this week's Engadget Show?

Gallery: Flash 10.1 for Android (press shots)

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]]> 10.1adobeadobe flashadobe flash 10.1AdobeFlashAdobeFlash10.1androidbreaking newsBreakingNewsflashflash 10.1flash 10.1 for androidflash for androidFlash10.1Flash10.1ForAndroidFlashForAndroidfroyogooglegoogle androidgoogle iogoogle io 2010GoogleAndroidGoogleIoGoogleIo2010huluinterviewioio 2010Io2010video Thu, 20 May 2010 12:00:00 -0400 21|19480859 <![CDATA[Android 2.2 will invite you to visit 'Flash-enabled' sites, rub Apple's nose in it]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/android-2-2-will-invite-you-to-visit-flash-enabled-sites-rub/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/android-2-2-will-invite-you-to-visit-flash-enabled-sites-rub/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/android-2-2-will-invite-you-to-visit-flash-enabled-sites-rub/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments The battle for minds is well and truly on now, and if there was any doubt that Google and Adobe are cozying up together to take on Apple, let it now be extinguished. TechCrunch is reporting that the latest version of Android -- you know, the one with the 450 percent performance improvement and buttery smooth Flash playback -- will, upon updating, guide you to visit a selection of Flash-enabled websites. Countering Apple's list of iPad-ready (aka Flash-free) websites, this is clearly intended as a showcase of the Adobe software's capabilities. Ironically, a sizable number of the sites on the list are "mobile optimized," meaning you won't be hitting their full desktop versions (which doesn't quite mesh with the idea of "the full web experience"), but it's still likely to cause some consternation over in Cupertino. All we're wondering now is how much Adobe had to pony up to ensnare such a prominent promo position, but things like that don't stay secret for long.

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]]> adobeadobe flashAdobeFlashandroidandroid 2.2android osAndroid2.2AndroidOsflashflash 10.1flash-enabledFlash10.1froyogoogleinternetrich mediaRichMediawebweb contentWebContent Tue, 18 May 2010 03:07:00 -0400 21|19481185 <![CDATA[Android 2.2 'Froyo' and Flash run like butter on Nexus One (update)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/android-2-2-froyo-and-flash-run-like-butter-on-nexus-one-vide/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/android-2-2-froyo-and-flash-run-like-butter-on-nexus-one-vide/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/android-2-2-froyo-and-flash-run-like-butter-on-nexus-one-vide/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments While Adobe evangelist Ryan Stewart wants us to focus on Flash 10.1 performance -- admittedly impressive -- running on his Nexus One, we can't help but be distracted by the Android 2.2 "Froyo" build apparently supporting his device. Can you blame us? It's not like we're alone with waning interest in Flash, especially for video playback. Anyway, from the looks of the homescreen in the grab above, we'll be treated to an updated launcher, Android tutorial, and global search box when the OS is revealed (presumably) at Google I/O starting May 19. And with the giant Froyo statue apparently already delivered to the GooglePlex's confectionary art show, well, the stage is set for 2.2 to be launched in time for Adobe's planned June release of Flash 10.1. Get your glimpse into the future of Flash and Android in the video after the break.

Update: How much faster is a Nexus One running Froyo? 450 percent faster, according to the Android Police. They claim to have a device running the as-yet-unreleased firmware that can perform over 37 million floating-point operations per second in the Linpack benchmark... compared to about 7 megaflops without. Oh yeeaaah.

[Thanks, Taylor]

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]]> 10.1adobeandroidandroid 2.2Android2.2flashflash 10.1Flash10.1froyogooglelinpackryan stewartRyanStewartvideo Tue, 11 May 2010 23:10:00 -0400 21|19472289 <![CDATA[Adobe shows off prototype Android tablet running Air and Flash 'flawlessly' (update: it's Tegra 2!)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/adobe-shows-off-prototype-android-tablet-running-air-and-flash/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/adobe-shows-off-prototype-android-tablet-running-air-and-flash/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/adobe-shows-off-prototype-android-tablet-running-air-and-flash/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Well, here's something of a surprise. In addition to demonstrating Flash running on phones like the Nexus One and Palm Pre at the now-happening Web 2.0 Expo, Adobe also has a prototype Android tablet of some sort on hand that, according to Zedomax, runs Flash and Air apps "flawlessly." Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be any details at all on the tablet itself, and judging from the looks of things, it is a prototype in the truest sense of the word (check out the other shot after the break). It does seem to deliver the goods when it comes to Air and Flash, however, with it able to run Wired's Air-based magazine app and play YouTube videos without so much as a hiccup, although we'd definitely like to see it in a few more taxing situations. See for yourself in a pair of all too brief videos after the break.

Update: looks like that "flawless" Flash performance is all thanks to Tegra 2, as we've been informed by NVIDIA just now. Here's the statement:
"It is indeed Tegra 2. We worked closely with Adobe to show how next-gen Tegra can bring the complete web to tablets at Web 2.0.

You can expect to start seeing Tegra 2 devices appearing this summer, with plenty on the way in the third and fourth quarters of the year."

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]]> adobeadobe airadobe flashAdobeAirAdobeFlashairandroidandroid tabletAndroidTabletflashflash 10flash 10.1Flash10Flash10.1nvidianvidia tegranvidia tegra 2NvidiaTegraNvidiaTegra2prototypetegrategra 2Tegra2videoweb 2.0web 2.0 expoWeb2.0Web2.0Expo Tue, 04 May 2010 20:44:00 -0400 21|19464798 <![CDATA[Adobe CTO says Flash 10.1 for Android in June -- will Froyo follow suit?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/adobe-cto-says-flash-10-1-for-android-in-june-will-froyo-foll/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/adobe-cto-says-flash-10-1-for-android-in-june-will-froyo-foll/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/adobe-cto-says-flash-10-1-for-android-in-june-will-froyo-foll/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Let's take a break from Apple and Adobe's back-and-forth, shall we? Instead, we'll let the latter company talk about its work with Google, specifically the Android platform. Flash-based CTO Kevin Lynch said today in a post, "We look forward to delivering Flash Player 10.1 for Android smartphones as a public preview at Google I/O in May, and then a general release in June." Good news, indeed, but with all this talk of Froyo having native Flash support, and this month's conference serving as the largest gathering of Android developers, we can't imagine a better platform (pun intended) for Andy Rubin and company to unveil its fragmentation-curbing Froyo update. Might Flash 10.1's May preview / June release schedule line up with the OS, as well? Just some fat-free food for thought.

[Thanks, Steven]

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]]> 2.2adobeadobe flashadobe flash 10.1AdobeFlashAdobeFlash10.1androidandroid 2.2android froyoAndroid2.2AndroidFroyoctoflashflash 10.1Flash10.1froyogooglegoogle androidGoogleAndroidkevin lynchKevinLynchlynch Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:01:00 -0400 21|19459800 <![CDATA[Adobe's Flash Player 'Gala' OS X preview tested: results may vary]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/adobes-flash-player-gala-os-x-preview-tested-results-may-var/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/adobes-flash-player-gala-os-x-preview-tested-results-may-var/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/adobes-flash-player-gala-os-x-preview-tested-results-may-var/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Gala1 Flash 101
2.40GHz Core i5, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256MB2
Safari 4.0.5 95.4 - 152.8 74.2 - 123.5
Firefox 3.6.4 83.5 - 148.4 89.4 - 130.5
2.66GHz Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512MB2
Safari 4.0.5 59 - 64 96 - 132
Firefox 3.6.4 69 - 79 111 - 140

So we just put a few minutes aside to put Adobe's new "Gala" build of Flash 10.1 through its paces on our latest-generation Core i5 and i7 15-inch MacBook Pros here, and the results are a little confusing to say the least. On our i7 equipped with the high-res display and 512MB GeForce GT 330M, processor utilization playing a 1080p sample video on YouTube dropped by a third to a half on average -- not bad -- with Safari 4.0.5 besting Firefox 3.6.4 by a smidge. Our i5 saw strangely different numbers, though, with Gala actually increasing the load on the CPU by as much as about 20 percent. Adobe is quick to note that this is nothing more than a rough preview release; Apple just unlocked access to the necessary hardware a few days ago, after all, and we're sure the company still has plenty of optimization to do. Ultimately, if our i7 figures are realistic, it should make high-def Hulu a decidedly less drama-packed experience down the road.

Notes:
1 Performance measured by processor utilization (note that numbers greater than 100 are possible on multi-core machines).
2 15.4-inch high resolution display, 256GB SSD, 4GB RAM

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]]> adobeadobe flashadobe flash playerAdobeFlashAdobeFlashPlayerapplecore i5core i7CoreI5CoreI7flashflash 10.1flash playerFlash10.1FlashPlayergalageforce gt 330mGeforceGt330mgpu accelerationGpuAccelerationh.264hardware accelerationHardwareAccelerationmacbook proMacbookPronvidia Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:30:00 -0400 21|19458211 <![CDATA[Flash Player 'Gala' brings hardware decoding support to Mac OS X]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/flash-player-gala-brings-hardware-decoding-support-to-mac-os-x/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/flash-player-gala-brings-hardware-decoding-support-to-mac-os-x/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/flash-player-gala-brings-hardware-decoding-support-to-mac-os-x/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Even amidst all their fighting, it appears Apple and Adobe can manage to lay down arms and work together every once in a while: Apple just enabled low-level access to NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, 320M and GT 330M H.264 GPU hardware in Mac OS X 10.6.3, and Adobe's followed up six days later with a new preview version of Flash Player code-named "Gala" that takes advantage of it. That's good news for anyone who's ever heard their fans spin up while watching a YouTube video on a Mac (so, everyone) but we doubt it means there's any détente on larger issues between these two coming -- Apple remains committed to HTML5, while Adobe's pulled all investment from iPhone-related Flash development, and the company's relationship with Google seems to be heating up. We'll take what we can get, we suppose -- we'll hit you with some benchmarks just as soon as we get things installed.

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]]> 10.6.3adobeappleflashflash 10.1flash player 10.1flash player galaflash player gala 10.1Flash10.1FlashPlayer10.1FlashPlayerGalaFlashPlayerGala10.1galamac os xmac os x 10.6.3MacOsXMacOsX10.6.3snow leopardSnow Leopard 10.6.3SnowLeopardSnowLeopard10.6.3 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:13:00 -0400 21|19458150 <![CDATA[Velocity Micro's Cruz Tablet has Android 2.1 with full Flash support]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/velocity-micros-cruz-tablet-has-android-2-1-with-full-flash-sup/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/velocity-micros-cruz-tablet-has-android-2-1-with-full-flash-sup/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/velocity-micros-cruz-tablet-has-android-2-1-with-full-flash-sup/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Some alleged spy shots of a brand-new Android tablet materialized in our inbox this afternoon, and after sending a few e-mails and making a quick phone call, we can confirm they're 100 percent legit: boutique PC retailer Velocity Micro's getting in the tablet game something fierce, with a whole new lineup of touchscreen devices it's dubbed "Cruz." Designed to compete with both e-readers and tablets, Cruz will appear in both 4 x 3 and 16 x 9 configurations over the coming months, with the high-end devices sporting 7-inch capacitive multitouch screens, 800MHz processors and Android 2.1 (complete with Flash 10.1) right out of the box. Best of all, Velocity Micro tells us they'll be relatively affordable -- all will arrive under the $300 line. A company rep couldn't tell us whether Android Market would be included or when exactly the tablets are due, but he hazarded a guess of "late summer." Hit up our gallery to see the first prototype.

[Thanks, Kendall]

Gallery: Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet prototype

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]]> Adobe FlashAdobeFlashAndroid 2.1Android2.1Cruz ReaderCruz TabletCruzReaderCruzTablete booke bookse readere readerse-booke-bookse-readere-readersEclairexclusiveFlashFlash 10.1Flash10.1leakleaked photosLeakedPhotosleaksmultitouchVelocity MicroVelocity Micro CruzVelocityMicroVelocityMicroCruz Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:11:00 -0400 21|19450781