Thursday, July 22, 2010

Samsung's Epic 4G Shows Up in FCC Filing

Don't like the EVO 4G but eager to make use of Sprint's 4G network? Well, fear not, for Samsung will soon have another 4G smartphone for you to consider.
Spotted going through the FCC approval process is a Samsung handset believed to be the Epic 4G. Engadget reports that the documentation labels the device as the SPH-D700 "cellular/PCS CDMA/EvDO Phone with Bluetooth, WLAN, and WiMAX,"

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Xbox 360 S 4GB, Kinect All Officially Priced, Dated

Get the Kinect bundled with the new Xbox 360 S 4GB and save $50.

It was only speculated before, but now we know the launch dates and prices for both the new Xbox 360 S 'Arcade' version as well as the Kinect bundle.
Microsoft today announced an all-in-one bundle with an all-new Xbox 360 4GB console, the Kinect sensor and “Kinect Adventures” packaged together for $299.99 (U.S. ERP).

Sony Files for Steroscopic Multiplayer Patent

When you hear stereoscopic video you likely think of 3D. However, Sony may have plans to use stereoscopic video for something else entirely.
Split-screen gaming is always kind of a hassle. No matter how big your TV is things are always just kind of cramped when it's split down the middle. And don't even get us started on how distracting it can be to constantly be seeing what your friend is doing out of the corner of your eye. Aiming to take the split-screen out of multi-player gaming, Sony has filed a patent that uses stereoscopic video and glasses to show players different images on the same display.

Dell Introduces Precision Laptop With 32GB RAM

That's more RAM than all the computers in my home combined.

Do you have some serious business going on with your laptop? Is it more of a mobile workstation then a laptop? Then you probably need a good bit of memory. The problem with most mobile computers is that they can't take as much memory as desktop, but Dell has a solution for those who crave more RAM on the go.
Dell has announced the Precision M6500, which it calls the "world’s most powerful 17” mobile workstation." Helping it make that claim is that it will support up to 32 GB of system memory in the Dell Precision M6500. It also packs an Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition processor and Nvidia Quadro FX 3800M.
Those who don't need that sort of memory could also consider the M6500’s little brother, the Precision M4500, which is now available with 16GB of memory.
Such applications of mobile workstations with so much memory are in the oil and gas field, where they can review larger slices of the earth to find oil, enabling faster and more accurate drilling to find oil and gas reserves. Other applications may also involve CAD/CAM engineering as well as work with fluid dynamics.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Nokia, RIM, HTC, Samsung Return Fire on Apple

Oh, so that's what happens when you try to pass the buck on to your competitors.

Apple held a press conference on Friday morning to address the antenna issues some users have been having with the iPhone 4. In an effort to try and explain away the problem, Steve demonstrated that the same problem occurs when griping several other popular phones. Now, it wasn't the first time Steve pointed out that the antenna issue is not exclusive to the iPhone 4. However, it was the first time he showed few handsets to drive his point home.