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[First GHz Edition Radeon HD 7970 hits shelves, throws $699 wrench into AMD's pricing strategy]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/sapphire-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7970/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/sapphire-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7970/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/sapphire-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7970/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments First GHz Edition Radeon HD 7970 hits shelves, throws $699 spanner into AMD's pricing strategy

The GHz Edition was supposed to deliver a significant mid-cycle performance bump to AMD's flagship 7970, without any attendant rise in cost. Instead, according to AnandTech, it looks like third-party vendors are looking to exploit the GE has a chance to max out every other spec in addition to the updated silicon and then charge a premium. Sapphire's new Toxic card is a case in point -- a 6GB double-helping of VRAM and a "Lethal" BIOS mode that takes base clock up to 1150MHz and memory clock to 6.4GHz (compared to 6GHz on the stock card). Those who can splutter up $699 will surely love it, but it's no substitute for the $499 upgrade that AMD originally intended.

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]]> amdamd radeon hd 7970AmdRadeonHd7970customizedghz editionGhzEditiongraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardoverclockedradeon hdradeon hd 7970GERadeonHdRadeonHd7970gesapphireSapphire Toxic Radeon HD 7970 GHz EditionSapphireToxicRadeonHd7970GhzEdition Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:54:00 -0400 21|20289680 <![CDATA[France's ANDRA developing a million-year hard drive, we hope our badly-written blogs live in perpetuity]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/15/andra-developing-a-million-year-hard-drive/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/15/andra-developing-a-million-year-hard-drive/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/15/andra-developing-a-million-year-hard-drive/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments France's ANDRA developing a millionyear hard drive, we hope our blogs live in perpetuity

Us humans have been quick to embrace digital technology for preserving our memories, but we've forgotten that most of our storage won't last for more than a few decades; when a hard drive loses its magnetism or an optical disc rots, it's useless. French nuclear waste manager ANDRA wants to make sure that at least some information can survive even if humanity itself is gone -- a million or more years, to be exact. By using two fused disk platters made from sapphire with data written in a microscope-readable platinum, the agency hopes to have drives that will keep humming along short of a catastrophe. The current technology wouldn't hold reams of data -- about 80,000 minuscule pages' worth on two platters -- but it could be vital for ANDRA, which wants to warn successive generations (and species) of radioactivity that might last for eons. Even if the institution mostly has that pragmatic purpose in mind, though, it's acutely aware of the archeological role these €25,000 ($30,598) drives could serve once leaders settle on the final languages and below-ground locations at an unspecified point in the considerably nearer future. We're just crossing our fingers that our archived internet rants can survive when the inevitable bloody war wipes out humanity and the apes take over.

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]]> andraarchaeologicalarchaeologydiskdrivehard diskhard driveHardDiskHardDrivehistorymicroscopemicroscopicnuclearnuclear wasteNuclearWasteplatinumradiationradioactivitysapphiresciencestorage Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:55:00 -0400 21|20277758 <![CDATA[Gresso's Grand Premiere: an Avantgarde phone with a behind-the-times OS and a $50,000 price tag]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/gressos-grand-premiere-an-avantgarde-phone-with-a-behind-the-t/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/gressos-grand-premiere-an-avantgarde-phone-with-a-behind-the-t/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/gressos-grand-premiere-an-avantgarde-phone-with-a-behind-the-t/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Whenever Gresso's not crafting expensive new threads for iDevices, the company makes its own featurephones from the finest materials mother nature has to offer. The new Grand Premiere is the latest from the company's Avantgarde collection and carries on this incongruous tradition. Its frame and keys are made from more than five ounces of 18-carat gold, with numbers and letters laser-etched on its sapphire crystal skin. We don't know the internals of the 12mm-thin candybar, but we do know it's running Symbian S40 and is probably packing anemic hardware like other Gressos we've seen -- you're paying for exclusivity and the shiny stuff, not benchmarking abilities, after all. Only 30 Grand Premiere's will be made at $50,000 pop, so all you conspicuous consumers with money to burn better move fast. Wouldn't want to be the only luddite at the yacht club without luxury handset, would you?

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]]> expensiveextravagantfeaturephonegaudygoldgrand premierGrandPremiergreaselaser engravinglaser etchingLaserEngravingLaserEtchingluxeluxurymobilepostcrossrichs40sapphiresapphire crystalSapphireCrystalseries 40Series40symbiansymbian s40SymbianS40 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:42:00 -0500 21|20132507 <![CDATA[Superconducting sapphire wires are as cool as they sound]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/superconducting-sapphire-wires-are-as-cool-as-they-sound/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/superconducting-sapphire-wires-are-as-cool-as-they-sound/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/superconducting-sapphire-wires-are-as-cool-as-they-sound/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Copper wire's relatively cheap, pliable and can conduct electricity, but it's hardly ideal. Powering cities requires cables meters wide and the metal loses a lot of energy as heat. Fortunately, a team from Tel Aviv University thinks it's solved the problem. Borrowing a fiber of sapphire from the Oakridge National Lab in Tennessee, it developed a superconducting wire barely thicker than a human hair that conducts 40 times the electricity of its copper brethren. Cooled with liquid nitrogen, the sapphire superconductors carry current without heating up, which is key to their efficiency. The team is now working on practical applications of the technology -- because it's so small and pliable (unlike previous superconductors) it could replace copper in domestic settings and its cold efficiency makes it perfect to transmit power long distances from green energy stations. The wire's going on a world tour as we speak and will touch down at the ATSC conference in Baltimore in October. Anyone who makes jokes about wires and Baltimore will be asked to leave, politely.

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]]> Boaz AlmogBoazAlmogCopper WireCopperWireElectricityElectricity CableElectricityCableGuy DeutscherGuyDeutscherMishael AzoulayMishaelAzoulayOakRidge National LabOakridge National Lab TennesseeOakridge National LaboratoryOakridgeNationalLabOakridgeNationalLaboratoryOakridgeNationalLabTennesseeORNLPower CablePowerCableRaymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and AstronomyRaymondAndBeverlySacklerSchoolOfPhysicsAndAstronomyResearchSapphireSapphire FiberSapphire FibreSapphire WireSapphireFiberSapphireFibreSapphireWireSuperconducting WireSuperconductingWiresuperconductorTel Aviv UniversityTelAvivUniversity Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:07:00 -0400 21|20037751 <![CDATA[Edge HD2 Mini PC is an HTPC that hides behind your TV]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/30/edge-hd2-mini-pc-is-an-htpc-that-hides-behind-your-tv/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/30/edge-hd2-mini-pc-is-an-htpc-that-hides-behind-your-tv/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/30/edge-hd2-mini-pc-is-an-htpc-that-hides-behind-your-tv/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Edge HD2 mini pc is an HTPC that hides behind your TV When it comes to home theater PCs, size matters -- and it doesn't get too much smaller than Sapphire's original Edge HD mini PC, pictured above. In fact, Sapphire saw no reason to fiddle with the Edge's diminutive form factor when designing the HD2, and instead poured itself into improving the HTPC's specs. Not only is the updated mini-rig small enough to mount behind your HDTV, but it also packs a 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Atom, 2GB RAM, and a 320GB hard drive. All this (and 1080p VGA / HDMI out, of course) at 30W, "20 times less power than a typical desktop PC," according to Sapphire. No word on price (or pics, for that matter), but feel free to jump past the break for an official press release with full specifications.

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]]> 1080pdual-coredual-core atomDual-coreAtomfull hdFullHdhdmihome theater PCHomeTheaterPcHTPCIntel AtomIntelAtommedia pcMediaPcmini pcMiniPcsapphire Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:40:00 -0400 21|19980893 <![CDATA[Vertu Signature Precious is awash in sea of sapphire...and regret (video)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/21/vertu-signature-precious-is-awash-in-sea-of-sapphire-and-regre/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/21/vertu-signature-precious-is-awash-in-sea-of-sapphire-and-regre/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/21/vertu-signature-precious-is-awash-in-sea-of-sapphire-and-regre/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments It may not feature GPS, an accelerometer, or even a camera, but if you've run out of disposable items to encrust with jewels, then Vertu's Precious -- the latest revision to its aging Signature lineup -- may be the mobile phone for you. While its basic array of quadband GSM, 2100 / 850 MHz 3G, Bluetooth and WiFi may seem a touch modest, varieties come slathered in platinum, three types of gold (yellow, white and red), leather, ceramic, and enough jewels to make Her Majesty blush. Its face, known as the "sea of sapphire," is mostly obscured (save for the OLED display), but you high rollers can take comfort knowing it spent more than two weeks in a 2000°C oven to appease your discerning taste. Also hidden are 4.75 carats of ruby bearings, which are said to give the keys a frictionless, satisfying click. The ring tones are exclusive compositions by Dario Marianelli and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra -- though we were bigger fans before they sold out. For a quick glimpse of how the Precious comes together gem by gem, just follow the break. There's no word on pricing or availability, but if you're considering putting up your first born as collateral, you might want to reconsider this cringe-worthy creation.

[Thanks, Radi]

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]]> 3gbluetoothdiamonddiamondsexpensivegaudygoldleatherluxurymobilenokiaoledplatinumpreciouspremiums40sapphireseries 40Series40signaturesignature preciousSignaturePreciousvertuVertu SignatureVertuSignaturewifi Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:45:00 -0400 21|19972081 <![CDATA[Custom Droid X ROMs starting to break loose, eFuse be damned]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/custom-droid-x-roms-starting-to-break-loose-efuse-be-damned/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/custom-droid-x-roms-starting-to-break-loose-efuse-be-damned/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/custom-droid-x-roms-starting-to-break-loose-efuse-be-damned/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Despite Motorola's best intentions to the contrary, the Droid X has been making steady progress toward viable custom ROMs, first with root access, then with a recovery method... and now, at long last, we're starting to get the first few glimpses at legit cooked firmware. The two options we're seeing so far are Sapphire -- originally designed for the Droid of old -- and a so-called "FlyX" ROM from longtime contributor Birdman. In both cases, the benefits of eschewing Motorola's standard builds are pretty obvious: you get Froyo, root, and a host of apps and capabilities preferred by the superuser crowd like surcharge-free mobile hotspot access. The process is a little involved to get these bad boys installed at this point, but with time, we're willing to bet it becomes a pretty painless endeavor. Follow the break for a quick video of Sapphire booting into stock Froyo on the X -- a tantalizing sight, indeed.

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]]> birdmanbootloadercustom romCustomRomdroid xDroidXefuseflyxmotomotorolaromsapphirevideo Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:28:00 -0400 21|19613984 <![CDATA[Gresso's Las Vegas Jackpot phone costs a million dollars, seriously]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/gressos-las-vegas-jackpot-phone-costs-a-million-dollars-seriou/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/gressos-las-vegas-jackpot-phone-costs-a-million-dollars-seriou/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/gressos-las-vegas-jackpot-phone-costs-a-million-dollars-seriou/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments When you make it your business to deliver outlandish new looks for mobile telephony, it can sometimes be a challenge to just outdo your last effort. So Gresso's decided the only way forward is to collect all the fine materials it had lying around -- black diamonds, pure gold, diamond-cut sapphire crystals, and 200-year old African Blackwood -- sprinkle them atop an otherwise nondescript featurephone, and slap on the spectacular price tag of $1,000,000. Only three Jackpots are being made, while there'll be a Las Vegas handset without the black diamonds and sapphires for the more mundanely rich among us, priced at $20,000. Oh Gresso, just one tip: next time, try to align your earpiece to your fancy designs, we hear wealthy folks appreciate some attention to detail.

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]]> black diamondsBlackDiamondsblackwoodcellphonediamondsengravingexpensiveextravagantgaudygoldgressojackpotlas vegaslaser engravingLaserEngravingLasVegasludicrousluxluxorluxurymillion dollar phoneMillionDollarPhonephonerichsapphirewood Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:16:00 -0400 21|19592202 <![CDATA[Cyanogen squeezes Android 2.2 Froyo into G1, MyTouch 3G]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/cyanogen-squeezes-android-2-2-froyo-into-g1-mytouch-3g/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/cyanogen-squeezes-android-2-2-froyo-into-g1-mytouch-3g/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/11/cyanogen-squeezes-android-2-2-froyo-into-g1-mytouch-3g/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Earlier this evening, we took the plunge -- now, we're rocking Froyo on our formerly old-and-busted T-Mobile G1. That's because Cyanogen's team of ROM hackers has come through once again for the little handset that could, serving early adopters with HTC Dream and Magic phones (as well as the Nexus One) with the first fully-functioning, stable build of CyanogenMod 6. Based on Google's famous frozen yogurt, the release candidate's got more fabulous tweaks than you can shake a stick at, but sadly doesn't seem to include Flash 10.1, and though WiFi and the camera are working great (as well as SurfaceFlinger and Chrome to Phone) many would-be shoppers in the Android Market are finding themselves faced with the dreaded force close. As usual, you'll find instructions at the source link if you understand the risks -- if you're not careful, you can easily brick your phone.

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]]> androidandroid 2.2Android2.2chrome to phoneChromeToPhonecyanogencyanogenmoddreamfroyoG1googleHackhackshands-onhtcHTC DreamHTC MagicHTC Nexus Onehtc sapphireHtcDreamHtcMagicHtcNexusOneHtcSapphireMagicmodmodsNexus OneNexusOneportportsSapphiresurfaceflingert-mobile g1T-mobileG1 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:20:00 -0400 21|19549484 <![CDATA[MB&F HM4 Thunderbolt considers legible time 'a fringe benefit' (video)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/mbandf-hm4-thunderbolt-considers-legible-time-a-fringe-benefit/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/mbandf-hm4-thunderbolt-considers-legible-time-a-fringe-benefit/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/mbandf-hm4-thunderbolt-considers-legible-time-a-fringe-benefit/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments This isn't just a watch, it's a horological machine. The HM4 Thunderbolt, recently unveiled by designer Maximilian Busser, represents an intriguing mixture of high-grade materials, precision engineering, and outlandishly macho design. The case is composed of titanium and sapphire -- which collectively take over 200 hours of machining and finishing to achieve the desired aerodynamic look -- while ensconced within it are over 300 parts composing a "transcendental" engine. We can't say we're not attracted by the bullet-shaped dials offering us our time with a side order of superfly, but then the $158,000 price tag ensures that we won't be able to do something foolish like buying one for ourselves. See the HM4 on video after the break.

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]]> expensivegaudyhm4horologyluxluxurymaximilian busserMaximilianBussermbandfrichsapphirestylishthunderbolttimepiecetitaniumvideowatchwristwatch Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:48:00 -0400 21|19544681 <![CDATA[Sapphire makes multi-monitor 3D gaming a reality with a single video card]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/sapphire-makes-multi-monitor-3d-gaming-a-reality-with-a-single-v/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/sapphire-makes-multi-monitor-3d-gaming-a-reality-with-a-single-v/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/sapphire-makes-multi-monitor-3d-gaming-a-reality-with-a-single-v/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Sapphire makes multi-monitor 3D gaming from a single video card a reality Multi-monitor gaming is hardly uncommon these days, but 3D gaming on the PC is, well, decidedly less common. Perhaps it will be the merging of the two immersive approaches that finally gets 3D going on the PC, and Sapphire is showing that it's possible. A single ATI-based Sapphire graphics card with Eyefinity support powered these three Zalman Trimon 3D displays, which use simple (and cheap) polarized glasses to make those boomers in Left4Dead really pop. No word on the overall cost of the system, but we'd hazard a guess it wouldn't be significantly higher than a triple-monitor setup woefully stuck in just two dimensions.

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]]> 3d3d gaming3d pc3dGaming3dPcatiati eyefinityAtiEyefinitymulti-monitormulti-monitor 3dMulti-monitor3dsapphirezalmanzalman trimonZalmanTrimon Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:37:00 -0400 21|19532134 <![CDATA[Cyanogen 5.0.7 experimentally brings Eclair to G1, myTouch 3G -- caveats apply]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/cyanogen-5-0-7-experimentally-brings-eclair-to-g1-mytouch-3g/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/cyanogen-5-0-7-experimentally-brings-eclair-to-g1-mytouch-3g/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/cyanogen-5-0-7-experimentally-brings-eclair-to-g1-mytouch-3g/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments After a brief delay, looks like CyanogenMod 5 is now out for the HTC Dream, Magic and Sapphire, also known as the T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G. The release is labeled as experimental, so take care not to flash it onto your work phone, and G1 owners should back up their data as they'll need to install a little something called the DangerSPL (which has phone bricking potential) and perform a full wipe. If you're the kind of individual who doesn't shy away from software explicitly labeled "danger," get cracking on that rooted Eclair at the source link.

Update: Can't get through? That's because the sheer willpower of Android early adopters is crushing websites hosting the CM5 ROM like so many stale pretzels. Cyanogen is retweeting alternative options if you simply can't wait for things to quiet down.

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]]> AndroidAndroid 2.1Android2.1Cyanogencyanogen modcyanogenmodDreamEclairg1Google AndroidGoogleAndroidhackhackedhacksHTCHTC DreamHTC Magichtc sapphireHtcDreamHtcMagicHtcSapphiremagicmodmoddedmodsmytouch 3gMytouch3grootrootedsapphireT-Mobile G1t-mobile mytouch 3gT-mobileG1T-mobileMytouch3g Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:12:00 -0400 21|19459752 <![CDATA[Customer greeted with malware on Vodafone-issued HTC Magic (good thing it's discontinued)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/customer-greeted-with-malware-on-vodafone-issued-htc-magic-good/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/customer-greeted-with-malware-on-vodafone-issued-htc-magic-good/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/customer-greeted-with-malware-on-vodafone-issued-htc-magic-good/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Crapware's bad enough, but having your life torn asunder simply by plugging in that shiny new (insert USB-connected device here) is an exciting new trend -- viruses find their way into the darnedest places, don't they? It seems an employee at anti-malware firm Panda Research who'd ordered a new Magic off Vodafone UK's site was greeted with no fewer than three nefarious executables upon plugging the device into her PC: a bot client, a password stealer, and a Conficker variant, and running a network sniffer quickly confirmed that the virii were live and ready to do harm as soon as the autorun in the Magic's mounted mass storage was executed on her Windows machine. If this were a widespread issue, we'd certainly have heard about it in other places, so odds are good (as Panda points out) that this was simply a case of HTC or Vodafone doing an awful job of wiping a refurbished set -- but it gives you pause and kind of makes you wish you worked for an anti-malware firm, at least on days when you're plugging in a new phone for the first time. The silver lining, we suppose, is that Vodafone has recently discontinued the Magic, though that creates another problem: the only Android device it currently stocks now is the lowly Tattoo, so the X10 and Nexus One can't come soon enough.

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]]> androidconfickerdiscontinuedhtclineagemagicmalwaremariposasapphireukvirusvodafonevodafone ukVodafoneUk Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:33:00 -0500 21|19389819 <![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5570 fills the last remaining gap in DirectX 11 empire]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/ati-radeon-hd-5570-fills-the-last-remaining-gap-in-directx-11-em/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/ati-radeon-hd-5570-fills-the-last-remaining-gap-in-directx-11-em/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/ati-radeon-hd-5570-fills-the-last-remaining-gap-in-directx-11-em/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments ATI seems to be so enamored with its 40nm DirectX 11 Evergreen chips that at this point it's bringing out new graphics cards just to remind us of how awesome its technology is. Slotting in between the $100 HD 5670 and $50 HD 5450, the new Radeon HD 5570 will predictably retail at around $75 to $80, with up to 1GB of onboard GDDR3, a 650MHz core clock speed, and a thrifty 43W power budget under full load. Reviewers were big fans of its performance relative to the HD 5450 -- nearly doubling it in some cases -- but still struggled to recommend this as a better value for gamers than the only marginally more expensive HD 5670. Then again, the low profile card, single-slot cooler, and minimal power requirements make the 5570 an absolute gem for HTPC or SFF setups, so whether you're in that particular market or just curious, we recommend you check out the full reviews below.

Read - HotHardware
Read - AnandTech
Read - HardOCP
Read - Legit Reviews

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]]> 40nmamdatiati radeonAtiRadeondesktop graphicsDesktopGraphicsdirectx 11Directx11evergreeneyefinitygpugraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardhd 5570Hd5570radeonradeon hd 5570RadeonHd5570sapphire Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:09:00 -0500 21|19350335 <![CDATA[HTC Magic's user agent profile says it has a QWERTY keyboard, possible myTouch Slide for T-Mobile?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/htc-magics-user-agent-profile-says-it-has-a-qwerty-keyboard-po/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/htc-magics-user-agent-profile-says-it-has-a-qwerty-keyboard-po/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/htc-magics-user-agent-profile-says-it-has-a-qwerty-keyboard-po/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments We'd just heard the other day some hot rumors that HTC's aging Magic would see a new version on T-Mobile this Spring with a physical keyboard added into the mix, and now we've got some corroborating evidence: an official user agent profile for the Sapphire (HTC's original codename for the phone) that proudly boasts of its QWERTY capability. You might think that this doesn't mean much since even Android phones without physical keyboard still have access to QWERTY through software, but actually, the "prf:Keyboard" line in these bundles of XML typically reads "No" if there isn't an actual keyboard in tow. Ironically, the original myTouch just got reworked with a 3.5mm headphone jack, but who knows -- maybe T-Mobile's evil plan is to let the old one soldier on for another handful of months and offer a new model just above it with a whole bunch of extra keys?

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]]> htcmagicmobilemytouchmytouch 2mytouch slideMytouch2MytouchSlideqwertysapphiret-mobileuser agentuser agent profileUserAgentUserAgentProfile Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:26:00 -0500 21|19324554 <![CDATA[Huge stash of HTC Android codenames found within 2.1 ROM]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/huge-stash-of-htc-android-codenames-found-within-2-1-rom/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/huge-stash-of-htc-android-codenames-found-within-2-1-rom/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/huge-stash-of-htc-android-codenames-found-within-2-1-rom/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments You know that leaked HTC Sense ROM with Android 2.1 underneath? Well, somebody did some digging and found a wild stack of HTC Android handset codenames buried within. It starts in the realm of the familiar, with mentions of Dragon, Passion, Dream and Hero, but then it starts to get a little wild. Here's the full list: Bahamas, Bravo, DesireC, Dragon, Dream, Espresso, Halo, HeroCT, HeroC, Hero, Huangshan, Incredible, Legend, Liberty, Memphis, Paradise, PassionC, Passion, Sapphire and Supersonic. Pretty wild, right? There's no telling what exactly this list implies, other than the fact that Passion and Dragon are indeed on the books, and that HTC's naming department can really let the superlatives fly, but we're sure all will be made clear over the next year or two.

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]]> androidandroid 2.0android 2.1Android2.0Android2.1bahamasbravodesirecdragondreamespressohaloheroherocherocthtchtc senseHtcSensehuangshanincredibleleakleaked romLeakedRomlegendlibertymemphisparadisepassionpassioncromsapphiresensesense uiSenseUisupersonic Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:39:00 -0500 21|19264048 <![CDATA[Rogers Magic and Dream now yours for $99.99]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/03/rogers-magic-and-dream-now-yours-for-99-99/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/03/rogers-magic-and-dream-now-yours-for-99-99/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/03/rogers-magic-and-dream-now-yours-for-99-99/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
If you're ready, willing, and able to sign up for a new three-year agreement on Rogers, HTC's two inaugural Android sets just got a good deal cheaper for you. Originally priced at $149.99 on contract, both phones are now down to $99.99 -- a stellar deal, we think, considering you're getting 7.2Mbps HSDPA, capacitive touch, 3.2 megapixel autofocus cameras with video capture, and HTC-customized Android ROMs. Maybe Rogers is discounting so quickly because they figure the phones aren't quite as appealing in light of the recent Hero announcement -- or, more intriguingly, maybe they're prepping for an actual Hero launch of their own now that we know there's an 850 / 1900 3G version in the mix.

[Via Boy Genius Report]

Read - Dream (Black)
Read - Dream (White)
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]]> androidcanadadreamedgegsmhsdpahtckilamagicmobilerogersrogers wirelessrogerswirelesssapphireumts Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:23:00 -0400 21|19086188 <![CDATA[T-Mobile Netherlands' next Android phone is the G1 Touch?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/t-mobile-netherlands-next-android-phone-is-the-g1-touch/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/t-mobile-netherlands-next-android-phone-is-the-g1-touch/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/t-mobile-netherlands-next-android-phone-is-the-g1-touch/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
You know what's a better name than myTouch 3G? Well, just about anything -- but we especially like the name that T-Mobile Netherlands has allegedly chosen for its next Android phone, the simple, elegant "G1 Touch." We don't know what phone this'll be, necessarily -- the G1 trademark is owned by T-Mobile, so technically, we suppose this could even be a non-HTC device -- but odds are this is the local market's version of the HTC Magic that's now been launched on a number of carriers around the world. We can all agree this is a pretty good name, yeah?

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]]> androidg1 touchG1Touchhtcmagicmobilemytouch 3gMytouch3gnetherlandssapphiret mobilet-mobilet-mobile netherlandsT-mobileNetherlandstmobile Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:02:00 -0400 21|19071225 <![CDATA[T-Mobile myTouch 3G spotted in the wild, G1 starting to feel unloved]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-spotted-in-the-wild-g1-starting-to-feel-unl/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-spotted-in-the-wild-g1-starting-to-feel-unl/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-spotted-in-the-wild-g1-starting-to-feel-unl/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Haven't managed to get your hands on an Ion just yet? Hang tight, because a branded myTouch 3G has found its way into the wilds today, which we take to mean that a launch can't be that far off. Actually, it can -- who are we kidding -- but the hopeless optimist in us wants to believe that this is about to happen. The poster over on Android Forums says that this particular device was handed out by someone at Google, not T-Mobile; there's no telling what that really means to us, other than the fact that this is most definitely a "Google experience" Android device just like its older G1 brother (as the "with Google" badge on the back would also suggest). Exchange users, yeah, sorry about that.

[Via TmoNews]

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]]> androidhtcin the wildInTheWildmagicmytouchmytouch 3gMytouch3gsapphiret-mobile Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:49:00 -0400 21|19067883 <![CDATA[T-Mobile myTouch 3G spotted in the wild, G1 starting to feel unloved]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-spotted-in-the-wild-g1-starting-to-feel-unl/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-spotted-in-the-wild-g1-starting-to-feel-unl/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-spotted-in-the-wild-g1-starting-to-feel-unl/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Haven't managed to get your hands on an Ion just yet? Hang tight, because a branded myTouch 3G has found its way into the wilds today, which we take to mean that a launch can't be that far off. Actually, it can -- who are we kidding -- but the hopeless optimist in us wants to believe that this is about to happen. The poster over on Android Forums says that this particular device was handed out by someone at Google, not T-Mobile; there's no telling what that really means to us, other than the fact that this is most definitely a "Google experience" Android device just like its older G1 brother (as the "with Google" badge on the back would also suggest). Exchange users, yeah, sorry about that.

[Via TmoNews]

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]]> androidedgegsmhsdpahtcin the wildInTheWildmagicmobilemytouchmytouch 3gMytouch3gsapphiret mobilet-mobiletmobileumts Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:49:00 -0400 21|19067867 <![CDATA[T-Mobile myTouch 3G box art comes out to play]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-box-art-comes-out-to-play/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-box-art-comes-out-to-play/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-box-art-comes-out-to-play/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
It's no big secret that T-Mobile was going to get a version of the HTC Magic at some point, but this box art confirms a couple very important things for us. First, it's going to be called the myTouch 3G -- not the Magic, Sapphire, or G2 -- and the imagery conjured on the packaging is a good deal more exciting than that found on the G1. Second, it'll be available in three colors, just like its older, QWERTY-equipped brother -- but unlike the G1, the wildcard third color will be a dark red marketed as "merlot." Of course, white and black will also be available, and we've got the proofs for all three in the gallery below, so have a look while you wait for launch; our documents here say that T-Mobile expects to bring this sucker into retail stores on August 5 -- but given the carrier's "early summer" statement for its next Android device, we're cautiously optimistic that date has been pushed up.

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

Gallery: T-Mobile myTouch 3G box art comes out to play

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]]> androidbreaking newsBreakingNewsfeatureshtcmagicmytouch 3gMytouch3gsapphiret-mobile Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:18:00 -0400 21|19058359 <![CDATA[T-Mobile myTouch 3G box art comes out to play]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-box-art-comes-out-to-play/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-box-art-comes-out-to-play/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-box-art-comes-out-to-play/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
It's no big secret that T-Mobile was going to get a version of the HTC Magic at some point, but this box art confirms a couple very important things for us. First, it's going to be called the myTouch 3G -- not the Magic, Sapphire, or G2 -- and the imagery conjured on the packaging is a good deal more exciting than that found on the G1. Second, it'll be available in three colors, just like its older, QWERTY-equipped brother -- but unlike the G1, the wildcard third color will be a dark red marketed as "merlot." Of course, white and black will also be available, and we've got the proofs for all three in the gallery below, so have a look while you wait for launch; our documents here say that T-Mobile expects to bring this sucker into retail stores on August 5 -- but given the carrier's "early summer" statement for its next Android device, we're cautiously optimistic that date has been pushed up.

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

Gallery: T-Mobile myTouch 3G box art comes out to play

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]]> androidbreaking newsBreakingNewsedgefeaturesgsmhsdpahtcmagicmobilemytouch 3gMytouch3gsapphiret mobilet-mobiletmobileumts Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:18:00 -0400 21|19058343 <![CDATA[Google's altruistic Ion giveaway instantly rewarded with blind greed]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/googles-altruistic-ion-giveaway-instantly-rewarded-with-blind-g/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/googles-altruistic-ion-giveaway-instantly-rewarded-with-blind-g/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/googles-altruistic-ion-giveaway-instantly-rewarded-with-blind-g/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Call it a sign of the times, call it a Google I/O attendee who just didn't really like the Ion, call it an overabundance of Western-style capitalism, call it man's almost instinctive need to generate profit -- whatever the case, one of the 4,000 specially-branded Ions given away at the conference this week is now available to the highest bidder. Never mind the fact that it's an I/O special edition, though -- outside of this particular device, we're not sure where you can find a 1700MHz 3G HTC Magic at any price, so we're sure this is going to be worth plenty of cold, hard cash to plenty of people who aren't in San Francisco at the moment. Oh, and don't worry if you miss out on this one; we'd be shocked if there weren't others in the pipeline.

[Via TmoToday]

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]]> androidauctionebaygooglegoogle ioGoogleIoionmagicsapphire Thu, 28 May 2009 07:03:00 -0400 21|19049952 <![CDATA[Google's altruistic Ion giveaway instantly rewarded with blind greed]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/googles-altruistic-ion-giveaway-instantly-rewarded-with-blind-g/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/googles-altruistic-ion-giveaway-instantly-rewarded-with-blind-g/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/googles-altruistic-ion-giveaway-instantly-rewarded-with-blind-g/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Call it a sign of the times, call it a Google I/O attendee who just didn't really like the Ion, call it an overabundance of Western-style capitalism, call it man's almost instinctive need to generate profit -- whatever the case, one of the 4,000 specially-branded Ions given away at the conference this week is now available to the highest bidder. Never mind the fact that it's an I/O special edition, though -- outside of this particular device, we're not sure where you can find a 1700MHz 3G HTC Magic at any price, so we're sure this is going to be worth plenty of cold, hard cash to plenty of people who aren't in San Francisco at the moment. Oh, and don't worry if you miss out on this one; we'd be shocked if there weren't others in the pipeline.

[Via TmoToday]

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]]> androidauctionebayedgegooglegoogle ioGoogleIogsmhsdpahtcionmagicmobilesapphiret mobilet-mobiletmobileumts Thu, 28 May 2009 07:03:00 -0400 21|19049951 <![CDATA[Google I/O attendees getting free unlocked HTC Magic with T-Mobile 3G]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/27/google-i-o-attendees-getting-free-unlocked-htc-magic-with-us-3g/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/27/google-i-o-attendees-getting-free-unlocked-htc-magic-with-us-3g/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/27/google-i-o-attendees-getting-free-unlocked-htc-magic-with-us-3g/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
In case you needed yet another reason to nerd out with Android developers for a couple days in scenic San Francisco, here's a doozy: every attendee is getting hooked up with an unlocked HTC Magic in black plus 30 days of voice and 3G data service. While the carrier isn't specified, we certainly wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being T-Mobile, which would make this an AWS version of the phone -- and a probable precursor to the presumed myTouch 3G release (or whatever they end up calling it) later this year. In the meantime, I/O attendees -- and yes, that includes you, Ross Miller -- we hate you out of sheer, raging envy.

Update: Confirmed -- it's a T-Mobile SIM, hence AWS 3G!

Update 2: It seems Google is calling this phone the "Ion," but make no mistake, it's an HTC Magic.

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