Archive for September, 2010

NFL ‘currently talking’ with Verizon to distribute programming on tablets

Well, well — would you look at this? The NFL, which has sided with Sprint over the years when it comes to cellular distribution of content, is apparently talking to Big Red in order to get its prized content into even more hands. As the idea of watching NFL games on-the-go because more and more [...]

Engadget Podcast 214 – 09.30.2010

We thought about calling this podcast “Unchained Melody” or “The Engadget Podcast: RAW” but our COO got a little concerned about violating some sort of intellectual property laws, so you just get the plain vanilla name. Regardless, it is quite a monster, complete with a radio play set in an AT&T store and 3-D versions [...]

Motorola Stingray Tablet for Verizon Landing First Quarter 2011

We’re just about into the third quarter of 2010, which means that wireless carriers are getting ready to release one last salvo at the consumer. With the holiday shopping season upon us, there’s no surprise here that Verizon would be gearing up to release a plethora of handsets before the end of the year. And, [...]

Verizon scoop extravaganza: Motorola Venus with portrait QWERTY, Stingray LTE tablet, and more?

We’ve been tipped by multiple sources today on some interesting developments in Verizon’s roadmap over the next couple quarters, and if you’re a BlackBerry fan, an Android fan, or a fan of exceptionally fast data, you’re probably going to want to tune in. Let’s get right into the meat of it, shall we? Follow the [...]

NTT DoCoMo to offer Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab soon

NTT DoCoMo is tipped to deliver the Galaxy S to folks living in the Land of the Rising Sun from next month onwards, although if you want a tablet device, then the Galaxy Tab will require much more patience as we are looking at a March release in that part of the world. Word on [...]

CSL’s $500 Spice Mi700 DroidPad runs Froyo, looks awfully familiar

Seen this fellow before? Look closer. Seeing any similarities? For all intents and purposes, CSL’s new Spice Mi700 DroidPad is just a rebadged Viewpad 7 / Camangi FM600, and given that CSL was also responsible for manufacturing the JooJoo, we’d say these guys know a thing or two about building a tablet. The device ships [...]

1977 Bill Gates image secretly squeezed into Outlook 2010?

In what probably takes the award for today’s strangest news, Ars Technica spotted that the generic user icon in the Outlook 2010 People Pane appears to use the outline of previous Microsoft CEO Bill Gates.  More bizarrely, the image the Microsoft developer(s) responsible for the icon have used is seemingly Gates’ 1977 police mugshot, from when [...]

Next 10-inch Android tablet mysteriously surfaces for £180

UK clothes retailer Next probably isn’t the first place you’d expect to see an Android tablet, but the company is obviously hoping to pick up a few slate sales from being browsing electronics in-between their skinny jeans.  The vaguely-named Next 10-inch Tablet runs an unspecified version of Android on an ARM11 powered slab, with a [...]

Nationite Introduces Budget 7-inch Android Tablet

If you’re looking for an Android-powered tablet but are on a tight budget, the good news is that Nationite is launching a new 7-inch Android tablet that is powered by a 600MHz Rockchip RK2808 processor. Considering that it will only set you back $140, you shouldn’t expect too much from it, but the only major [...]

Next 10-inch Android Tablet

Next, a popular UK high street chain, has rolled out its own-brand Android tablet, which is known as the Next 10-inch Tablet. The gadget is powered by a 10-inch LED touchscreen display at 1024x 600 resolution, a fast 1.0Ghz LNX CODE 11 processor, a 256MB RAM, an 8GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi connectivity, an Android [...]