Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Google  With Google and China dancing on thin ice concerning censorship along with a slew of other problems, it is no surprise that Google has now decided to postpone the release of two mobile phones running Android. These two phones, planned to be released on January 20th with China Unicom, were made in partnership with Samsung and Motorola and were planned to be packed with features similar to that of the DROID here in the States. A person close to the Google/China situation has been quoted saying that considering the situation surrounding China, it would be “irresponsible” to release phones at this time. Now with mobile revenue at stake along with their search revenue, Google might be doing the right thing, but it’s going to hurt. A country of well over a billion people is a huge market to take advantage, or disadvantage, of. Read [WSJ] Full Story » | Written by Hunter Clarke for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - Devoted Fatal Frame fans have created a patch for Fatal Frame 4: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse that allows any Wii to run the game, in English, without installing the homebrew channel. Just install a simple patch from an SD card and you’re all set.
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Section: Imaging, Digital Cameras Although the Samsung HZ36W is not the first of its kind to feature geotagging, it is certainly good to see that more consumer-level digital cameras are adopting geotagging. It features a 12-megapixel sensor and a whopping 15x optical zoom. One of its main features is the large 3.0” AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic light emitting diode) display. AMOLED displays are superior to traditional TFT displays in terms of color, resolution, reading angle and readability under sunlight. This means that outdoor photographers will benefit a lot from this screen, along with its geotagging feature, tagging photos with coordinates of where the picture was taken. Via [OLED-Display] Full Story » | Written by Cheng Hung for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Video, HDTV  Target has announced a new HDTV installation service that will ship and install your new HDTV, and nickel and dime you if you let it. The new Zip Express Installation service will deliver and set up your TV for $99. Want it wall mounted? That starts at $199. Need your Xbox or Wii connected to it? That's another $99. Want the TV connected to your PC or home network? Another $99. Want them to take the old TV with them for recycling? $50. This service can end up being quite steep once you're done.
While there are some instances when paying for delivery and installation makes sense, say if you buy a 60+ inch model and want it wall mounted, but otherwise doing it yourself makes more sense. My husband and I set up our Samsung and it was relatively painless. Just make sure you have all the HDMI and other cables you'll need before you begin, and keep in mind that if HDTV is new to you, you may have to get a new cable box from your provider to really enjoy it. Read [PCWorld] Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Mobile, Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking  Just before last weekend started, it was discovered that some people were able to login to others Facebook accounts due to some “routing problem” with AT&T. It seems that at least some users were able to login and view the Facebook account of total strangers. According to AT&T;
“In a limited number of instances, a server software connectivity error resulted in some AT&T wireless customers being logged in to the wrong Facebook account when they accessed Facebook through their mobile phones.”
Kind of scary to think that you could just bring up Facebook.com and be given another persons information, or more accurately, that someone else could have been given your information. All of your listed information including photos, telephone numbers and maybe even an address. Kind of makes you think. Anyway, as per the fix, it seems that AT&T has added some new security measures to prevent further cases of this happening. According to AT&T, they worked with Facebook to “disable subscriber identification information as an option for automatic log-on, Coe said. The subscriber identification is the session identification number that gets added to the URL” Via [Gizmodo] and [Yahoo! News] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Computers, Netbooks  NEC have recently updated their line of netbooks, and as you may have guessed that update will mean they are now going to be sporting Pine Trail processors. The newly updated netbooks are in the Lavie Light series, but aside from the internal updates the exterior is going to remain largely the same.
This particular netbook series includes a few models such as the BL530/WH6B and the lower end BR340/WA both of which will have an Intel Atom N450 processor and GMA 3150 for graphics. The higher end BL530 is also going to have a 10.1-inch display with a 1366 x 768 resolution, 2GB of RAM, a 6-cell battery and will be running Windows 7 Home Premium. The lower end BR340 will feature the more typical netbook specs with 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 10.1-inch display with a 1024 x 600 resolution and Windows 7 Starter. Unfortunately, like many other tech goodies, these will not be available outside of Japan. Read [PC Watch] Via [Netbooked] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Video, HDTV, Video Providers, Web It looks like Verizon Wireless isn’t the only section of Verizon looking to impose some changes. As of Sunday, Verizon has doubled the early termination fee on FiOS from $180 to $360. Today, to go along with the ups in the ETF, Verizon has added more options including faster Internet connection. Normally an upgrade in speeds isn’t too much of a big deal. The new FiOS offerings, however, are offering symmetrical 35 Mbps speeds. That’s 35 Mbps up and down, which could prove useful for those who like to stream or download HD content. The only issue looks to be that the new speeds are only available with the new Ultimate HD package. The Ultimate HD package also includes phone and TV, with a number of “premium” HD channels like Showtime and NFL RedZone. The plan will run you $140 a month for the next two years of the contract, unless you want to pay $360 to get out of it. The new ETFs paired with the high prices of the services definitely makes it seem like somewhat of a bad deal. The exception of a few live events like sports, it almost seems to me that being locked in a two year contract that involved TV might be a bad move. It’d be just as easy to buy a Boxee Box, or any other box to stream content from your computer or the Internet rather than pay for TV service. That symmetrical 35 Mbps is quite tempting, though. Read [PR Newswire] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Apple, Audio, Portable Audio, Video, Portable Video, Computers, Mobile Computers, Hardware, Netbooks According to the big league media, Apple is really doing the tablet this time. After many rumored announcements, the swell behind this unannounced announcement is impressive. If the tablet is real, as virtually everyone would have us believe, the bigger question quickly becomes, “who’s radio will it have?” Apple’s tablet would need to be connected. An always-on connection to the internet is a prerequisite for most netbooks, laptops and of course, smartphones. An Apple tablet that relies only on WiFi isn’t nearly as interesting. Apple’s relationship with AT&T has been tight since the launch of the iPhone and Apple has gone to bat for AT&T over the 3G bruhaha, so maybe the love affair would continue. However, the analysts point to Verizon. From PHONE+ Analysts are saying that Verizon Wireless will be a 3G carrier for the device. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall is saying that unnamed sources have told him that it's a "certainty" that Verizon will support the tablet. However, so will other carriers, he said – it will be a non-exclusive
. The non-exclusive route seems to make the most sense. Apple would be able to point to Tablet sales with a Verizon radio to provide the carrot to carry the iPhone at a premium (the stick). PC/laptop/netbook are typically non-exclusives with limited subsidies - very different than the smartphone market. What if Apple has coaxed AT&T to allow tethering on the iPhone for the event? By tethering to the iPhone, iPhone customer could avoid another mobile data bill each month simply by using the same connection they currently pay for. It would be an interesting alignment to get AT&T to step into the promised tethering world for the iPhone. Will we see one tablet version with multiple radios or a customized tablet for each vendor? Will the vendor subsidize the tablet? How quickly will the price fall? Assuming they are not just showing us the iPod touch with a camera, this is going to be an interesting event. Read [Appletell] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Computers, Netbooks, Reviews, Peep Shows, Features I have spent the past few weeks playing with the ViewSonic VNB102 netbook and while I am putting the finishing touches on my full review, I thought now would be a good time to share some images of the netbook. I think I have just about every angle covered, including the ports, battery, top, bottom, keyboard, trackpad as well as the charger. The review should be up in a few days, but in the meantime check out the images below… Product [ViewSonic] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking  A UK man learned the hard way that what you say on Twitter, even in jest, can come back to haunt you. Upon learning the local airport was closed, Paul Chambers posted on Twitter in fit of annoyance thinking is trip to Ireland might be in jeopardy.
'C**p! Robin Hood Airport is closed,' he tweeted. 'You've got a week and a bit to get your s*** together, otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!!' A week later the police showed up at his job and arrested him for violating the Terrorist Act. They say they got an anonymous tip about the tweet. Chambers was thoroughly interrogated and his computer, laptop and iPhone were confiscated. He faces charges of conspiracy to create a bomb hoax and is banned from the airport for life. "I would never have thought, in a thousand years, that any of this would have happened because of a Twitter post." He said, "I’m the most mild-mannered guy you could imagine."
I think the key phrase there is "never would have thought". In today's world authorities have to take any mentions of bombing airports seriously, and Chambers should have known better than to joke about something like that. It's no joke. Ask the people on that Christmas Day flight. Read [Daily Mail] Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM APPLETELL - The guys over at NoWhereElse.fr (French link) have put together what they call a visual rumour roundup for the 4th gen iPhone. Take a look. It’s funny, with all the hype surrounding the Apple tablet, how easily we forget about its apparent big (or little?) brother, the iPhone. The release… MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
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