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The death of the Boeing 747, NVIDIA Shield review and other stories you might've missed
This week, we reviewed NVIDIA's Shield tablet, toured a graveyard of Boeing 747s, discussed the future of Xbox One, visited the new Sky Sports News HQ and more! Read on for Engadget's news highlights from the last seven days. Oh, and be sure to subscribe to our Flipboard magazine!
Sky Sports for iPad 2.0 launches with live TV streaming, F1 Race Control companion
Another day, another app release from the folks at Sky, who have this time around delivered v2.0 of Sky Sports for iPad (formerly Sky Sports News). Coming just in time for the F1 2012 season, this iteration includes not only live streaming of the four Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports F1 HD, but it also has a new F1 Race Control companion feature built-in. During a race, it lets viewers choose from eight different camera feeds with in-car and pit lane views, in-race highlights, live race data like lap times and integrated social media feeds -- while these are just for racing now, according to Sky's blog post, we may see similar ones for other sports soon. Access to the app is included with various Sky TV packages, while those in the UK and Ireland without a TV plan can get access to the app and Sky Sports News channel streaming for £4.99 per month, billed through iTunes. Check it out there for a few more screenshots or to download and get ready for the Australian GP.
Sky Sports News HD launches in August, Sky Sports HD available on Virgin
Even though the Open Championship is over, UK viewers can expect quite a bit more HD sports coming their way. On Virgin, the Sky Sports HD1 and Sky sports HD2 channels will be available starting August 2, at an extra cost of £7 a month over the standard def sports package (Sky 1 HD and Sky Arts HD are also arriving, at no extra charge. That's not all however, as Sky is taking its Sky Sports News network to the next level with an HD version so you can catch those Premier League and other highlights as they were meant to be seen starting August 23.
