Section: Peripherals, Printers / Scanners  Hewlett-Packard has teamed up with Yahoo in a pilot program to bring advertising to it’s new lineup of Web-Connected Printers.
Coming to its new lineup of printers is a new software called, “Scheduled delivery” or what I like to call, “The paperboy of the digital world.” The software will allow the user to regularly schedule printing. For example, a sports addict might want to print the scores from all of the latest games at 7 am to read with breakfast. The catch? Yahoo’s ads will be on every “regularly scheduled” delivery. However, before you go complaining about even more advertising, this is not all bad. For one, we can assume that the printer will actually have a spot amongst the content that fits. If you go print a news article right now chances are, you will get some obtrusive flash ad that snuck its way onto the page. Secondly, these networked printers will have an IP address, which will allow the advertisements to choose ads based on location, making them actually relevant to you. I wouldn’t mind these advertisements. Especially if it gets rid of the “Click here to pick up your….” ads that you see all to frequently on pages of printed websites. Read [Computer World] Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Hunter Clarke for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile One of the highly anticipated Android phones in the European market will be making its way to the United States in August. The HTC Desire is known to sport HTC Sense, run Android 2.1, a 3.7 inch AMOLED display and feature a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Unfortunately, no information has been released on which carrier will sell the HTC Desire, nor how much the Desire will cost. HTC says it will be available through “select regional operators” so it will be interesting to see who gets to sell the sleek Android smartphone. I’m sure we will learn more information such as exact availability date, price, and the carrier as we get closer to August. It's official –HTC Desire is coming to the US via select regional operators in August. Details to follow closer to availability…
Via [Twitter @HTC] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile  If you were to buy a cell phone in San Francisco, you soon might look at the processor speed, screen size, keyboard, and specific absorption rate. The ladder of course is something that you don’t typically see on the boxes of cell phones nowadays, but thanks to a preliminary approval of the ordinance, could be the way consumers read how much radiation goes into your noggin’ when you use a specific device.
This could either be really good news for manufacturers or really bad news. One of the arguments against this bill is that one cell phone might be considered safer than another just based on this number which could be misleading to the consumer. Read [MSNBC] Image via Flickr Full Story » | Written by Hunter Clarke for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Email / IM, Smartphones, Mobile  Yesterday, we told you about Starbucks plan to offer free WiFi without any strings as of July 1st. Today, we are please to confirm that Starbucks will allow high bandwidth applications like FaceTime and Skype, according to Starbucks CIO, Stephen Gillet. The stores are about to get louder.
Since iPhone’s FaceTime will only work on WiFi for 2010, we could see quite a few folks dropping into Starbucks to make a quick FaceTime call. This could be a boon for the busy traveler, tourists or home office types looking for a get away. Skype will be allowed as well. In fact, it works now. Will gaggles of gadget gurus with iPhone 4 in hand bring down the Starbucks WiFi? Will the place become so loud with video conference’rs that we’ll seek out quieter places like Dunkin Donuts to consume our coffee? Read: [Mobile Content Today] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile 
I can’t figure this one out. Verizon, who is selling the current Droid hand over fist, if Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha is to be believed, chose to send out announcements yesterday to an event that will “unleash the next generation of Droid.” Yesterday, much of the new was on Apple and AT&T juggling the overwhelming wave of iPhone 4 pre-orderers. Why get your message mixed up in that? Wouldn’t it have been far better to get word out that a new Droid is mere weeks away on Friday? That way, consumers would have a weekend to consider if signing on for another 2 years with AT&T or maybe seeing what Verizon’s new Droid is all about. Isn’t that really what Android is all about: choice? But by sending out their announcement on the 15th and allowing Engadget to go public with their 2 hour hands-on (something they completely control) they chose this day. Is Verizon really giving up on iPhone loyalists? Or does Verizon believe they could drown out the iPhone buzz with this big news? I am perplexed. If it’s they were hoping to drown out the news and they are OK with giving up on iPhone upgraders, I think they missed out on a lot of sales. I for one am thinking about my iPhone 4 purchase with some regret now. This new Droid X looks hot. Got another theory on timing? Let us know in the comments. Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Mobile T-Mobile is continuing on with their HSPA+ network rollout, and as of this month they will be in more than 25 major cities across the US offering coverage for more than 75 million people. And moving on from here, they have plans to be offering coverage in 100 major cities by the end of the year with coverage for more than 185 million people. Keep reading to check out the full press release… T-Mobile Expands Super-Fast Network and Availability of T-Mobile® webConnect Rocket™ USB Laptop Stick to Cover 25 Major Metropolitan Areas BELLEVUE, Wash. — June 16, 2010 — Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced the expansion of its super-fast mobile broadband network, now offering 4G speeds1 to more than 25 major metropolitan areas across the U.S., and expects to cover more than 75 million Americans with HSPA+ by the end of June. Complementing the network expansion is the availability of the T-Mobile® webConnect Rocket™ USB Laptop Stick, the first HSPA+ capable device from a national U.S. wireless carrier, in T-Mobile retail stores in these new areas. Now HSPA+ and the T-Mobile® webConnect Rocket™ USB Laptop Stick are available in major metropolitan areas across the country including Los Angeles; Dallas; Atlanta; Houston; Seattle; Tampa and Orlando, Fla.; Pittsburgh; Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla.; New Orleans; and Charleston, S.C. In addition, HSPA+ has been expanded to Bentonville, Ark.; Anderson, S.C.; and Fayetteville, N.C. T-Mobile's HSPA+ mobile broadband service is already live in New York; Philadelphia; Las Vegas; Memphis; Upstate New York; Connecticut; Providence, R.I.; and the Washington, D.C., suburbs. "T-Mobile has rolled out HSPA+ service to more than 25 major metropolitan areas in four month's time, as we drive towards having the most pervasive mobile broadband network delivering 4G speeds in the country," said Neville Ray, senior vice president of Engineering and Operations for T-Mobile USA. "T-Mobile is delivering unprecedented value to our customers with the availability of a super-fast mobile broadband experience combined with compelling and affordable devices and data plans." T-Mobile's rapidly expanding HSPA+ mobile broadband footprint makes it easy for customers to enjoy 4G speeds on the HSPA+-enabled T-Mobile® webConnect Rocket™ USB Laptop Stick. In addition, T-Mobile currently has 15 3G devices that can benefit from enhanced speeds when they're on the HSPA+ network, including the newest smartphone available from T-Mobile today — the Nokia E73 Mode. T-Mobile has made considerable progress in the number of areas with faster mobile broadband — and expects to continue this aggressive pace to deliver HSPA+ speeds in 100 major metropolitan areas with backhaul in place, covering 185 million people in the U.S. by the end of this year. "With the rapid expansion of its HSPA+ network this year, T-Mobile is in a great position of being able to deliver high-speed data service to a broader number of customers today," said Peter Jarich, principal analyst, Wireless Infrastructure, Current Analysis. "Ultimately, consumers don't care what technology powers the network they're using — they care about the quality and experience of their mobile data service, the cost of those services, and the devices available to access them. HSPA+ has the potential to deliver higher data rates across a broader lineup of devices in the next one to two years than competing technologies."
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 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile Yesterday evening we learned that Verizon has plans to announced the Droid X on June 23rd, and now we are learning the official specs. The details are coming courtesy of Engadget, who have described the phone as being “pretty awesome.” And in addition they have also confirmed some of the specs, which will include a 4.4 inch display with a resolution of 854 x 480, an 8 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, multi-touch capable keyboard, 8GB of internal storage, a 1GHz ARMv7 processor and Android 2.1. Also included was mention of a “new sort of MOTOBLUR.” Sounds good and at the same time this makes the Droid Incredible issues seem a little less relevant because as of now this is the Verizon Android phone that I am lusting after. Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Video, Content, Video Providers  If you haven’t heard of Redbox, it’s essentially Blockbuster’s worst nightmare. It is a little kiosk that you might see around town, in grocery stores, outside pharmacies, etc., that offer $1 a night movie rentals. Plus they have a decent selection, making them a key player in media distribution, but also a threat to DVD sales.
Paramount and Redbox have just announced that all of Paramount’s upcoming movie releases will be offered on Redbox the same day as they go on sale in retail stores. The reason for this deal? Dennis Maguire, Paramount’s Home Entertainment’s worldwide president had this to say on the subject: “By granting Redbox day-and-date availability we are allowing the consumer a choice of how to consume our movies while maximizing the profitability of our releases in the home entertainment window,”
And when asked about the cannibalization of sales, he claimed that Redbox “had minimal impact on our DVD sales,” thanks in part to a 10-month trial period where Paramount watched the sale of DVD’s versus the growth of Redbox. Read [Business Week] Via [Mashable] Full Story » | Written by Hunter Clarke for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
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