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[Samsung ships five million Galaxy Notes in just five months]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/samsung-ships-five-million-galaxy-notes-in-just-five-months/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/samsung-ships-five-million-galaxy-notes-in-just-five-months/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/samsung-ships-five-million-galaxy-notes-in-just-five-months/#comments Five is an important number for Samsung's Galaxy Note. It has a 5.3-inch screen and now, just five months since it debuted Samsung has announced it's shipped five million units (the one million mark was crossed right around the end of December). That's certainly long enough for you to decide if you're in love with its super-sized frame or the accompanying S-Pen stylus, but unfortunately it has not been quite enough time for the highly-anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich software update to be released. While the world waits for the Premium Suite of apps and Android 4.0, let's think back to all the good times we had, including its initial unveiling, our original review and finally its arrival in the US on AT&T. So, are you convinced yet that there's a place in the world for a device like this, or five million phablets later are you still thinking this is just a fad?

Update: If you prefer to use your stylus for kanji or kana, Engadget Japan has NTT Docomo's announcement that it will release the Galaxy Note with LTE, branded the SC-05D, on its network April 6th.

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Samsung ships five million Galaxy Notes in just five months originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Meizu Flyme Store surpasses 100 million downloads, now boasts 10,000 apps originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon lights up its 200th LTE candle, plans to double 4G coverage by year-end originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Instagram hits 27 million user milestone, teases Android app at SXSW originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Redbox notches its second billion rentals, offers freebies Thursday to celebrate originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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China claims one billion mobile phone users, India shrugs originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you hadn't noticed, it's Mobile World Congress this week and Google's showing off its enormous booth packed to the gills with smiling green Androids. Andy Rubin insouciantly added that the Android Marketplace has reached its latest milestone: there are now 450,000 apps available for the platform. Other pertinent stats are that over a billion apps are downloaded every month and that 850,000 Android devices are activated each day -- meaning that there's more than 300 million of them worldwide. Of course, that's not the real story here at MWC, it's that the company have brought along a bedazzling booth for guests to glue as many false jewels to their Galaxy Nexus back-plate as their self-respect can handle.

Google: 450,000 Android Apps now available to 300 million devices originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It keeps growing. More downloads, more hard-to-comprehend milestones. This time, Apple's gearing up to hit its 25 billionth app download and it's got another $10,000 prize for the lucky soul that claims that very app. The App Store doubled its download count in the last year -- and then some -- so it's got good reason to be in a celebratory mood. To enter, you can either go grab yourself an app or enter via the prize form below. $10,000 for a random download? Count us in.

Apple readies $10,000 prize for 25 billionth app milestone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple has yet to release any official numbers, but early returns on its new iBooks textbook store are looking pretty promising. According to Global Equities Research, more than 350,000 textbooks were downloaded within three days of the store's debut, along with some 90,000 downloads of the iBooks Author platform. As All Things D explains, Global Equities Research used a proprietary system to compile these numbers and hasn't revealed much about its methodology, but its figures, if accurate, would certainly mark an auspicious beginning to Cupertino's latest "reinvention."

Report: Apple sees 350,000 textbook downloads within three days after iBooks 2 debut originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Happy milestone, Android Market! It's a busy place, full of hustle and bustle -- so much so, in fact, that the applications plaza for Google's mobile OS just had its ten billionth app downloaded. In honor of hitting this mark, it's passing the savings on to you, placing (at least) ten apps on sale for ten cents. The sale will last for ten days (notice a theme?), so procrastinators will have a little extra time to decide which ones are worth a dime. There's a few classics on the list, such as SwiftKey X, Minecraft, Asphalt 6 and SoundHound. Check the source link (or glance at the screenshot above) to see what else is available, as well as a press release straight from SwiftKey below the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Android Market reaches ten billionth download, sells Minecraft, Swiftkey X, others for a dime originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Social networking wasn't always as easy as it is today. Long before Twitter or Facebook (or the internet itself), amateur radio was a popular way for folks to talk to people they may not necessarily know in real life -- although "popular" in this case is something that's always been measured in the hundreds of thousands rather than millions. While it's since been overtaken considerably by more modern technologies, ham radio is still now technically more popular than ever, with a recent count of licensed operators in the US topping 700,000 for the first time. Of course, they aren't necessarily all active users, but there is still a steady stream of folks taking the necessary exam these days -- the FCC has issued 40,000 new licenses in the past five years.

[Image courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives / Wikimedia Commons]

Ham radio licenses in the US top 700,000, still plenty of call signs to go around originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows Phone continues to shore up its app and game selection, hitting 40,000 apps in just over a year since its inception. Granted, there's still plenty of catching up to do before Microsoft's third way can go toe-to-toe with Android and iOS, but it's another (substantial) step in the right direction. According to All About Windows Phone, new content is now being added at the heady rate of around 165 apps per day, although it notes that a chunk of previously released apps are now non-existent, subtracting around 5,000 from the scores we have here. However, app devs have cranked it up a gear, adding around the same amount of new apps in only the last month -- presumably galvanized by Nokia's much-publicized WinPho debut and other Mango-powered delights arriving in stores. Will it crack the 50k mark by the end of the year? We're sure Mr. Ballmer won't be betting against it.


[Image credit: Jim Merithew/Wired.com]

Windows Phone Marketplace inches over 40,000 app mark originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Take a good look at that lime green hornet pictured above, because it may just herald the dawn of a new era in Ugandan transportation. Known as the Kiira EV, this plug-in was designed by students at Makerere University in Uganda, where electric cars, as you might imagine, are something of a rare commodity. In fact, local media outlets are heralding the Kiira as the first EV ever produced within the central African country, and it's not too shabby, either. On Tuesday, after nearly three years of development, the two-seater successfully completed its first test run, reaching a top speed of 65 kilometers per hour and nimbly making its way up a 55-degree incline. According to Paul Isaac Musasizi, who oversaw the project, the Kiira is capable of maxing out at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour, and can run for up to 80 kilometers on a single charge. Aside from its steering wheel and other accessories, every other component was designed and constructed domestically.

Perhaps more important than the Kiira EV's specs, however, is what it symbolizes for Uganda. "When we started the project, we wanted to demonstrate that Uganda has as good talent as that in the US or Germany," Musasizi told Uganda's Daily Monitor. "Now that this is over, we expect and want it to be taken up." It remains to be seen whether the Kiira actually enters production anytime soon, but Musasizi says his team is already working on a 28-seat EV for public transportation, underscoring their commitment to bringing green technology to their country. Hum past the break to see video of the momentous occasion, along with coverage from Uganda's NTV.

[Thanks, Roger]

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College students unveil the Kiira EV, Uganda's first electric car (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today marks a momentous occasion for Novatel Wireless, because shipments of its MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot have now surpassed the 3 million mark. The company confirmed the milestone in an announcement yesterday, and took a moment to look back on how far their router has come since it was first introduced in 2009. Since then, Novatel has launched its family of MiFi devices with 25 operators across the world and is looking to build upon its record. For now, though, just grab a bottle of bubbly and join the PR party, after the break.

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Novatel celebrates sale of 3 millionth MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot with an intelligent rager originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The EU's Galileo satellite navigation system has been beset by delays and budget overruns in recent months, but its future is looking slightly brighter, now that its first two satellites are primed for launch. The European Space Agency is expected to send the satellites into space today, as part of a long-term project that will cost an estimated €7 billion (around $9.6 billion). Slated to take off from Kourou, French Guiana, the pair of satellites will ride on the back of a Russian rocket to an altitude of nearly 15,000 miles, where they'll test system functions both in space and on Earth. If all goes according to plan, they'll also become Galileo's first operational satellites, paving the way, officials hope, for many more to follow. In fact, the European Commission is looking to complete the 30-satellite constellation by the year 2019, with two scheduled to launch during every quarter, beginning in 2012. The idea, of course, is to offer Europeans an alternative to US-operated GPS, with a free consumer service scheduled to launch in 2014, followed by a more precise, paid service in 2020. Nevertheless, budgetary concerns loom large over the project, which, according to the EC, has already racked up a development and deployment bill of over €5 billion ($6.8 billion), since 2003. The commission will present a finalized proposal to EU member governments by the end of the year, in the hopes of obtaining that extra €7 billion, though it may face more acute criticism, considering today's dour economic climate. It remains unlikely, however, that Galileo will be totally shut down, as the EU says it could bring in an extra €90 billion over the next 20 years.

EU to launch first two Galileo satellites today, as sat-nav system lurches forward originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung moves ten million Galaxy S II smartphones, pats itself on the back originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • More rumors are circulating about the upcoming Sony Ericsson Nozumi, originally leaked two weeks ago. The new specs getting floated around are even better than we previously thought, which include a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 4.3-inch display with 1280 x 720 resolution for a PPI of 342, and NFC. (Thanks, David) [via XperiaBlog]
  • The Motorola Milestone 3 -- the GSM twin of the Droid 3, essentially -- was released in Brazil this week and will be available in select Latin American countries later this month. [via AndroidCentral]
  • Just as we're getting used to the idea of a white HTC EVO 3D at Radio Shack, it's now reported that a purple version will soon be available exclusively at Best Buy. [via PocketNow]
  • The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has two new Canadian homes, as it launched this week on Telus for $100 and SaskTel for $130. Both carriers involve setting up a three-year commitment. [via MobileSyrup(1) and (2)]
  • Did someone mention SaskTel? Yes, the carrier is jumping on the 4G bandwagon by announcing its intent to deploy LTE by the fall of 2012. [via MobileSyrup]
  • AT&T's LG Thrill 4G is finally getting released tomorrow after several weeks of delays. While the phone will be offered for $100 by the carrier itself, you'll be able to get it at Costco for $30. [via PhoneArena]
  • Alongside the Kyocera Milano, Sprint will also launch a new feature phone called the Kyocera Brio. The Brio will offer a QWERTY keyboard, a 192MHz CPU and will run Java. [via Electronista and AndroidCentral]
  • At HTC's Windows Phone launch this week, reps confirmed that all of its new Windows Phones will indeed have the mobile hotspot feature included, though it won't be a part of the software update to the company's existing lineup. It's likely to be added with a future refresh, but apparently the feature was added too late in the process to get thrown into the initial rollout. (Thanks, Gilles) [via Pocket-Lint]

Mobile Miscellany: week of August 29, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appapp storeappleAppStoreartdesigninstagramiosmacmilestonephotographphotographyWed, 03 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola XT860 4G is the Droid 3's curling loving cousin for Bell]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/18/motorola-xt860-4g-is-the-droid-3s-curling-loving-cousin-for-bel/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/18/motorola-xt860-4g-is-the-droid-3s-curling-loving-cousin-for-bel/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/18/motorola-xt860-4g-is-the-droid-3s-curling-loving-cousin-for-bel/#comments Motorola XT860 Looks like someone took the Droid 3, slapped a new name on it, and shipped it north to our friends in Canada, but added one neat twist -- it's now rocking an extra "G." Officially known as the XT860 4G, Bell's version of Motorola's QWERTY slider comes packed with a HSPA+ radio that can handle the 850MHz, 1900MHz, and 2100MHz bands. That means not only can our ice-sweeping neighbors enjoy blazing fast mobile data, but they can roam the globe without sacrificing their deliciously speedy connection. Otherwise, you're looking at the same 4-inch, dual-core Gingerbread device that just launched here in the states. For the moment though, price and availability are still up in the syrup-scented air.

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Motorola XT860 4G is the Droid 3's curling loving cousin for Bell originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4gandroidandroid 2.3Android2.3bellbell mobilityBellMobilitycanadadroiddroid 3Droid3gingerbreadgooglehspa+milestonemilestone 3Milestone3motorolamotorola mobilitymotorola xt860motorola xt860 4gMotorolaMobilityMotorolaXt860MotorolaXt8604gxt860 4gXt8604gMon, 18 Jul 2011 10:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola Droid 3 up for order, helps to usher in Verizon's new data plans]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/07/motorola-droid-3-up-for-order-helps-to-usher-in-verizons-new-d/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/07/motorola-droid-3-up-for-order-helps-to-usher-in-verizons-new-d/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/07/motorola-droid-3-up-for-order-helps-to-usher-in-verizons-new-d/#comments Motorola Droid 3 up for order, helps to usher in Verizon's new data plans What better way to open a new era of limited, tiered data plans than to bring it on back to the QWERTY slider that had a huge part in starting the Android revolution? That phone was the original Droid and now its grandchild, the Droid 3, is out of the nursery and up for order on Verizon's page. Full-price is $459.99, but on-contract it'll set you back a quite reasonable $199.99. For that you get a 1GHz, dual-core processor, 16GB of storage, 4-inch qHD display, and an eight megapixel camera around the back. To get it you'll need one of Verizon's new data plans, which start at $10 monthly for 75MB and go on up to $80 for 10GB. Oh, sweet unlimited data, we're missing your soft embrace already.

Update: We've added the official PR after the break. Looks like this one won't be making an appearance in stores until July 14th or so.

Gallery: Motorola Droid 3


[Thanks, Wyatt and Peter]

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Motorola Droid 3 up for order, helps to usher in Verizon's new data plans originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Droid 3 leaks reveal manual, confirm July 7th and 14th release dates originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cincinnati Bell brings Froyo to Milestone XT720, holds your hand through rooting process originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Steve Ballmer image courtesy of Reuters]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>app storeappleapple ipadAppleIpadapplicationsappsAppStoreipadmilestonesoftwaretabletFri, 01 Jul 2011 03:47:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 3 headed to Best Buy on July 14th?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/24/droid-3-headed-to-best-buy-on-july-14th/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/24/droid-3-headed-to-best-buy-on-july-14th/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/24/droid-3-headed-to-best-buy-on-july-14th/#comments Red-eye alert, all ye Droid faithful! A leaked screenshot over at Droid Attic shows Motorola's worst kept secret -- the Droid 3 -- supposedly hitting Best Buy's shelves on July 14th. With all the unofficial leaks we've seen in the past few months, we have a pretty good idea of what this successor's got running under its QWERTY slider. Favoring a dual-core OMAP 4430 processor, a rear-facing 8 megapixel cam capturing video at 1080p, and baked with latest Gingerbread update, this black block of does shouldn't disappoint. Make note, VZW's new plans go into effect one week prior to this, so if you're clinging to that grandfathered plan, you can still pick this one up on-contract, and cross your toes it gets an LTE surprise.

[Thanks, fuzzball]

Droid 3 headed to Best Buy on July 14th? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4G LTE4gLteBest BuyBestBuydroiddroid 3Droid3dual coredual core omapDualCoreDualCoreOmapleakmilestonemilestone 3Milestone3motorolapentilescreenshotverizonvzwFri, 24 Jun 2011 13:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola Droid 3 official in China under Milestone 3 moniker, packs 4-inch qHD display]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/motorola-droid-3-official-in-china-under-milestone-3-moniker-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/motorola-droid-3-official-in-china-under-milestone-3-moniker-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/motorola-droid-3-official-in-china-under-milestone-3-moniker-pa/#comments The Droid 3 is upon us! Well, it is if you live in China and don't mind calling it the Milestone 3. A new XT883 model has just been made official by Motorola during China Telecom's CDMA Summit, touting the tagline "the third Milestone" and a new five-row slideout QWERTY keyboard. The salient specs include a 4-inch touchscreen with qHD (540 x 960) resolution, a dual-core Tegra 2 processor capable of driving 1080p video recording, an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, up to 32GB of built-in storage, and of course, Android 2.3 as the shipping OS. A pretty compelling package, we think you'll agree. It's coming to China this summer, though Moto could still be crafty enough to squeeze the US launch in before actual units start shipping to Yao Ming's homeland. Because, well, who's ever heard of a Milestone coming before a Droid?

Gallery: Motorola Milestone XT883 official pictures



Update: Appears this handset is sporting an OMAP 4430 processor, not Tegra 2 as we had first assumed.

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Motorola Droid 3 official in China under Milestone 3 moniker, packs 4-inch qHD display originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola Droid / Milestone 3 gets previewed, Verizon release finally nearing? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>droiddroid 3Droid3milestonemilestone 3Milestone3motorolapentileverizonvzwMon, 13 Jun 2011 15:12:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel ships 100 million Atoms, celebrates third birthday of netbook CPU]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/intel-ships-100-million-atoms-celebrates-third-birthday-of-netb/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/intel-ships-100-million-atoms-celebrates-third-birthday-of-netb/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/intel-ships-100-million-atoms-celebrates-third-birthday-of-netb/#comments Intel's Atom processor and the rise of the netbook have gone hand in hand, which has to this date resulted in a tally of one hundred million CPUs shipped by Intel. And though netboks are not quite the new hotness they once were, Intel is today celebrating the third birthday of its low-power processor and promising to keep it going for many years yet. That'll happen thanks to a category Intel is calling companion devices, which includes clamshells of the old netbook ilk and tablets of all sizes and varieties. As if to prove that point, the company showed off a tablet that could boot into MeeGo, Android and Windows -- choice is what it's all about, according to Intel.

Gallery: Intel's Computex 2011 tablets and netbooks keynote

Intel ships 100 million Atoms, celebrates third birthday of netbook CPU originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Google reaches 100 millionth Android activation, 400,000 Android devices activated daily originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 May 2011 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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First 'Skype booth' opens at Estonian airport as company reaches 30 million simultaneous users originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alright, so it may have a bit of an advantage being on both cellphones and TVs, but that's not stopping Samsung from boasting that its Apps store has now joined the 100 million download club. That comes just ten months after it launched, and it looks like Samsung can largely thank Europe for reaching the milestone -- France had the most number of downloads followed by Germany and Spain, and the three countries combined accounted for 40 percent of all downloads from the store, which now has more than 13,000 apps.

Samsung Apps store crosses 100 million downloads originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EV milestone: Fisker rolls first Karma off the assembly line, aims to deliver 7,000 this year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola Milestone achieves Android 2.2 milestone at last, Froyo update ready for download originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 2.2Android2.2availabilityavailableeuropefirmwarefroyomilestonemobile osMobileOsmotomotorolamotorola milestoneMotorolaMilestoneossoftwareupdateupgradeTue, 15 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Windows Phone 7 Marketplace hits 10,000 apps, Microsoft WP7 updates still way outnumbered]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/11/windows-phone-7-marketplace-hits-10-000-apps-wp7-updates-still/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/11/windows-phone-7-marketplace-hits-10-000-apps-wp7-updates-still/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/11/windows-phone-7-marketplace-hits-10-000-apps-wp7-updates-still/#comments It's a milestone in the life of any OS: the day you reach that magical 10,000 app number. Windows Phone 7 is the latest kindred soul to achieve the feat, accomplishing the task in just over four and a half months -- that's faster than both the Android Marketplace and iTunes App Store. Microsoft's been adding around 1,000 apps a week since it hit 5k right before the New Year, and as of late that rate's been picking up. Congrats WP7 devs, you've officially issued more software updates than Microsoft itself. Your move Microsoft, we're still waiting for copy & paste.

Windows Phone 7 Marketplace hits 10,000 apps, Microsoft WP7 updates still way outnumbered originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>app storeAppStoredatafiguresmarketplacemilestonenodowindowswindows phone 7WindowsPhone7wp7Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:51:00 EST<![CDATA[Windows 8 beta for tablets at September PDC?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/windows-8-preparing-for-a-beta-tablet-release-at-september-pdc/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/windows-8-preparing-for-a-beta-tablet-release-at-september-pdc/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/windows-8-preparing-for-a-beta-tablet-release-at-september-pdc/#comments You don't need us to tell you what you already know in your gut to be true: Redmond is working hard on its tablet strategy. How embarrassing is it for Microsoft, the company that pioneered tablets and the 7-inch UMPC, to be completely absent from the conversation in 2010 and 2011? That could change in September. Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley recently shared the slide above which she believes to be 99.99 percent genuine. The timeline shows the major milestone dates for a Windows 8 (aka, "Windows Next") release -- an OS that M. JoFo believes to be focused on tablets (aka, "Lap PCs" in Microsoft parlance) with its purpose-built touch-centric design. According to the slide, we're looking at an M2 milestone this month followed by M3 in July or August. Foley says that would put Microsoft on track for a Windows 8 beta release right around Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) event in September followed by a second beta in 2012 before being released to manufacturing around the summer of 2012 -- just like we heard early last year and just in time for Dell's Hancock tablet. There are still many open questions including Microsoft's ARM vs. Intel priorities and how the company plans to scale across the enterprise and the "workhorse PC" and "Family Hub PC" in the home. Hit the ZDNet link below for a deeper read or better yet, head on over to TechRepublic where Mary Jo Foley put together an excellent webcast outlining Microsoft's tablet strategy in much more detail.

Windows 8 beta for tablets at September PDC? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AMD ships 1.3 million Fusion APUs, 35 million DirectX 11 GPUs, says it has 'momentum' originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple nears ten billion downloads in App Store, should hit it without Verizon's help originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>10 billion10Billionappapp storeappleapple itunesAppleItunesAppStoreitunesmilestonerecordsoftwareFri, 14 Jan 2011 15:07:00 EST<![CDATA[Skype hits new record of 27 million simultaneous users in wake of iOS video chat release]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/11/skype-hits-new-record-of-27-million-simultaneous-users-in-wake-o/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/11/skype-hits-new-record-of-27-million-simultaneous-users-in-wake-o/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/11/skype-hits-new-record-of-27-million-simultaneous-users-in-wake-o/#comments Even though video chat has been available in some form or another for a good few years, it seems to only really be hitting its stride now, perhaps owing to the fact smartphones are no longer the brick-shaped and -sized beasts they once were. The latest evidence for this trend comes from Skype, who unveiled video calling on the iPhone a few days ago and yesterday managed to reach a new milestone in its history: 27 million users online at the same time. That comfortably overshadows the previous record, which wasn't even over 26 million, and while not all of those logged-in Skypers can be attributed to its FaceTime alternative, it's undeniable that the recent growth in Skype's customer base has been catalyzed by its introduction of video calling. And now that it's coming to Android phones and TVs of all creeds, that number should only continue to grow.

Skype hits new record of 27 million simultaneous users in wake of iOS video chat release originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chatiosmilestonerecordsimultaneousskypeusersvideo callingvideo chatVideoCallingVideoChatTue, 11 Jan 2011 03:17:00 EST<![CDATA[iTunes celebrates its 10th birthday, still takes too long to sync your iPhone]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/10/itunes-celebrates-its-10th-birthday-still-takes-too-long-to-syn/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/10/itunes-celebrates-its-10th-birthday-still-takes-too-long-to-syn/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/10/itunes-celebrates-its-10th-birthday-still-takes-too-long-to-syn/#comments If you've managed to use any piece of technology for ten years, it's safe to say that said piece has some serious lasting power in an era filled with flavors-of-the-week. It's a bit startling to think that Apple's iTunes has now fallen into that category, but sure enough, the music-turned-media-application is now a decade old. Fittingly enough, it just hit version 10.0 a few months ago, and it may very well be tweaked to play nice with an all new device later this week. Head on past the break for a look at the very first iTunes introduction at Macworld 2001, and then think about how many times you've hated your life as you watched that sync progress bar crawl along at glacial speeds. No, seriously, think about it.

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iTunes celebrates its 10th birthday, still takes too long to sync your iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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