Section: Web, Online Music/Video We’ve known it was coming eventually, and it’s finally arrived. Hulu has announced it’s upcoming Hulu Plus subscription service. The service will cost $10 a month, and will be an add-on to the service Hulu already supplies, effectively making Hulu a freemium service. That $10 a month will net you streaming to devices including iPhones, iPads. Other platforms that will support the service include Samsung Internet-connected TVs or Blur-Ray players, with support for PlayStation 3 coming soon, Sony and Vizio TVs and Blu-Ray players coming in the fall and Xbox 360 support coming in 2011. In terms of content, Hulu Plus will offer 720p streaming for video. Some shows will have the “season ticket” option, meaning you will be able to watch all shows in the current season for popular shows like House and Glee. Hulu Plus will also offer full series run for some shows, both current and classic. That includes full runs of shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Law & Order: SVU and Grey’s Anatomy. The service launches sometime in July, and Hulu is currently taking email addresses for a “Hulu Plus Preview.” This is huge, and could potentially lead many to many canceling their cable subscriptions. All Hulu would be missing is sports, which, provided you have an ISP that supports it, you could find on ESPN 3 that’s coming to the Xbox 360 soon, or if you only want Baseball, there’s MLB.tv that can stream to a number of boxes including the PS3 and Boxee Box. With so many services available why pay so much money for cable when Hulu Plus in addition to services like Netflix would work just as well for less money? Read [Hulu] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Video, Web, Online Music/Video  Here at Gadgetell we always enjoy a humorous video, but when that video combines with technology, we can’t get enough of it. I came across this video on YouTube between a sales rep and a customer trying to purchase the iPhone 4. Since the sales rep is out of iPhone 4s, he tries to sell the customer the HTC EVO 4G. The video on YouTube can be seen above, but make sure no one is around because there is a lot of swearing. My favorite parts are when the customer say it “has the wifi’s” and wants the one with “the bigger G-B’s.” Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Peripherals, Storage  Remember the days when we thought a 1TB external hard drive was a big deal? Yeah…not anymore. Today, Seagate introduced FreeAgent GoFlex Desk external hard drive that boasts a storage space of 3TB and is compatible with both Windows and Mac. In case you are wondering just how big 3TB is, it can hold 120 HD movies, 1,500 video games, “thousands of photos or countless hours of digital music.” You would have to have a lot of media in order to take up 3TB of space.
It can connect to your computer via USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and FireWire 800, depending on which interface your computer is equipped with. It includes a NTFS driver to make transfer between the Mac and the hard drive smooth and efficient. Parks Associates has an interesting report that by 2014, most families with accrue a media library of nearly 900GB, thereby making a 3TB necessary and useful. The 3.5 inch device comes in a sleek black color and is available now on the Seagate website, or through any authorized retailer for $249.99. Personally, my 1TB external hard drive meets my needs, but I guess some people could find use in a 3TB beast now. Check out the full press release below. Read [Seagate] Seagate Breaks Capacity Ceiling With World’s First 3 Terabyte External Desktop Drive
New FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Desk External Drive Packs Unprecedented Amount of Storage for both Mac and PC SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - June 29, 2010 - Putting more terabytes in the hands of consumers worldwide, Seagate (NASDAQ: STX), the leader in hard drives and storage solutions, today announced the world’s first 3 Terabyte (TB) external desktop drive. Available immediately, the 3TB FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Desk external hard drive helps to meet the explosive worldwide demand for digital content storage in both the home and the office. With 3TB of capacity people can store up to 120 HD movies, 1,500 video games, thousands of photos or countless hours of digital music. A key addition to the company’s recently introduced GoFlex ™ family of hard drives, the 3TB GoFlex Desk external drive couples immense capacity with the flexibility to adapt the drive’s USB 2.0 interface to a USB 3.0 or FireWire® 800 connection to meet varying performance and transfer speed needs. Consumers can easily create, store and access content from either a Windows® or Mac OS X computer on the GoFlex Desk external drive, thanks to an included NTFS driver for Mac. “Consumer capacity demands are quickly out-pacing the needs of business as people continue to collect high-definition videos, photos and music,” said Dave Mosley, Seagate executive vice president of Sales, Marketing and Product Line Management. “Seagate has a tradition of designing products that break into new storage frontiers to meet customer requirements and the 3TB GoFlex ™ Desk external drive is no exception–delivering the highest-capacity storage solution available today.” A recent report by Parks Associates indicates the average consumer household will see its digital media storage needs grow to nearly 900GB by year-end 2014, driven in large part by video downloads, managed copies of Blu-ray Disc, and increasing use of DVR recording capabilities¹. The GoFlex Desk external drive delivers unconstrained², high-capacity storage and automatic, continuous backup with software file encryption to help keep all data safe and secure³. The standard USB 2.0 interface can be upgraded to USB 3.0 or FireWire® 800 by coupling the drive with the appropriate GoFlex™ desktop adapter to increase file transfer performance by up to 10x for easier copying or sharing of files⁴. “As the definition quality of digital cameras increases, playback devices such as digital photo frames and MP3 players proliferate and the use of the Internet for downloading music and video continues to grow, more files accumulate in the home,” said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principle analyst of Parks Associates. “Consumers who are active in digital media creation and consumption will witness their digital media storage needs grow nine-fold by 2014, driving the demand for higher capacity, easy-to-use storage solutions.” The GoFlex Desk external drive is compatible with both the Windows® operating system and Mac® computers. Each drive includes an NTFS driver for Mac, which allows the drive to store and access files from both Windows and Mac OS X computers without reformatting. The NTFS driver is simply installed once on a Mac computer, allowing it to read and write files on a Windows formatted⁵ drive. Its sleek black , 3.5-inch design sits either vertically or horizontally to accommodate any desktop environment. The 3TB GoFlex Desk external drive with USB 2.0 adapter can be purchased on Seagate.com and through select retailers for $249.99.
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 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones The successor to the Samsung Moment (SPH-M900) will be known as the Samsung Intercept, and it is set to launch on the Sprint network on July 11. According to some leaked images of the Samsung Intercept, model number SPH-M910, it features a slideout QWERTY keyboard, runs Android 2.1, 3.2 inch touch screen display, Bluetooth connectivity, WiFi connectivity, GPS, and microSD memory expansion. Hopefully the Intercept will be shortly upgraded to Android 2.2 after the launch, although it hasn’t been confirmed by Sprint to be the case. In terms of color, based on the images I’m guessing the phone will be available in a black model and a pink model. No word on pricing just yet, but since the phone has mid-range specs, the pricing should be affordable and lower than the HTC EVO 4G and the Epic 4G. Amongst the big guns, the Sprint would do well to market the Samsung Intercept as an affordable alternative with lower specs. Via [SamsungHub] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones  After Sprint started rolling out yesterday’s OTA software update, some HTC EVO 4G users had been reporting their phones were becoming bricked and inoperable. Anyone who had a rooted phone would obviously become bricked after installing the Sprint update, but users who had a clean non-rooted device experienced problems with their handset after updating to the latest version. In an attempt to prevent any more problems from occurring, Sprint decided to pull the update immediately. Here is Sprint’s comment on the issue below:
While the vast majority of consumers successfully downloaded and installed the most recent HTC EVO 4G software update, we have received a handful of reports from customers having some issues with the update. In light of this, HTC and Sprint have decided to temporarily halt distribution of this software release until we can investigate further. We expect to be able to resume software updates shortly.
No word on how widespread the problem is, but it must be more than just a handful of reports for Sprint to stop the OTA update. Hopefully Sprint can sort the issue out and help the customers who have inoperable phones. Via [MobileCrunch] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones According to the reputable TmoNews, the leaked images of the Motorola Charm might actually be the Motorola Basil instead. TmoNews received image which looks like instructions for the Motorola Basil and the image of the Basil has an identical form factor to that of the Motorola Charm. Unfortunately, this is simply speculation, so the phone could be known as the Basil or the Charm. We will have to wait until official T-Mobile confirmation to know anything definitive. Personally, I hope they name the phone the T-Mobile Charm - it just sounds better than the T-Mobile Basil. Via [TmoNews] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Business News, Apple, Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones 
According to Bloomberg, Verizon will be launching the iPhone in January, as confirmed by “two people familiar with the plans.” However, these two individuals decided to remain anonymous because the information isn’t public. Interestingly enough, spokeswoman for Verizon, Brenda Raney, did not yet comment on the matter, and Natalie Kerris for Apple declined to comment. The timing makes sense because it would give Verizon the opportunity to showcase the iPhone, which would possibly run on the high speed 4G network, at CES 2011. In addition, Apple’s exclusivity agreement with AT&T should be ending around the holiday season, which gives further credit to the timing of Verizon’s purported launch. All in all, it will be hard to confirm this rumor without confirmation by Verizon or Apple, but Bloomberg is definitely a respectable source. Via [Bloomberg] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Security  McAfee announced today a cloud-based service for protecting users and providing robust reporting and protection against web-borne threats. McAfee is touting the software as a service, aimed at protecting both those behind a firewall as well as remote workers outside it. McAfee is pitching the service with 5 key benefits aimed at making this a must-have service.
McAfee sees these features as tops: - Comprehensive report - makes it easy to identify trends and assess threats
- Simplified policy enforcement and controls - automatic enforcement reduces liability and improves employee productivity
- Early protection - Cloud blocking of threats
- Rapid deployment and scalability - deploy around the globe, to any number of users.
- Remote protection - maintain a consistent level of security off-site and on-site.
From the press release: Like McAfee appliances and virtual Web protection solutions, McAfee SaaS Web Protection provides the industry's highest Web protection rates by leveraging the McAfee Global Threat Intelligence network. This network uses millions of threat sensors and more than 350 full-time security experts around the globe to provide customers with real-time – and even predictive – threat correlation and protection from malware, spam, trojans and other Internet-borne threats.
Read release: [BusinessWire] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Audio, Headphones, Portable Audio 
9 colors, thumpin bass, Bluetooth connectivity and it’s own iPhone app, Jaybird’s new SB2 looks pretty hot. At just $99, the headphones can connect with any Bluetooth device or any device with a Jaybird adapter. The wireless headphones even have a microphone so users can take calls while working out. Even better, the SB2 headphones come with a lifetime warranty against sweat - that’s a big deal to those of us that rely on tunes for working out. Want CD-quality music with your iPhone? Jaybird has partnered with apt-X to bring a richer, fuller sound from your iPhone over Bluetooth. The adapter plugs into the iPhone/iPod connector and allows use of the rewind,forward and pause controls on the SB2 headphones. The adapter is $69. The original version, SB1 was rated highly and we expect the SB2 to rank up there as well. Product page: [Jaybird] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones Earlier this morning, it was confirmed that the Google Nexus One on AT&T and T-Mobile started receiving the OTA update for Android 2.2, with all devices receiving the update by the end of the week. Since Froyo seems ready to go, the obvious question is when will other manufacturers update their phones to Android 2.2, especially HTC considering they have to make HTC Sense compatible with the updated OS. Fortunately for HTC Android smartphone owners, a spokesperson for HTC informed Recombu of this bit of news: We are working hard with our partners to update the HTC Sense experience on Froyo and distribute it to our customers as fast as possible. We expect to release updates for several of our 2010 models including Desire, Legend and Wildfire beginning in Q3."
With Q3 starting in a few days, I doubt HTC will push Android 2.2 out to the Desire, Legend, and Wildfire this early, as it will probably be weeks into Q3 before the update is available. Either way, this comes as good news for those who own one of the three smartphones because it is confirmed by HTC Android 2.2 will land sometime in Q3. Via [Recombu] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Gadgets / Other, GPS/Navigation  Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, hopes you’ll love discovering it by using your mobile device to go places, do challenges and earn points. The “Find Your Philly” game is built on the SCVNGR platform (partially funded by Google) and utilizes iPhone, Android and SMS devices to guide users to interesting places around the city. The game is free, as are the iPhone and Android apps.
"Philadelphia's launch on SCVNGR provides a great chance for us to showcase how SCVNGR can really enhance the tourism experience. As a native of this city, it's extremely exciting to showcase Philadelphia as the first major city to launch this cutting-edge mobile technology," said Michael Hagan, chief operating office of SCVNGR, and a Drexel University graduate. "We are very excited to work with the City of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, Independence Visitor Center, and the other partners to make it possible to explore all this great city has to offer through fun and engaging treks on SCVNGR." SCVNGR already has loads of colleges and universities signed up to play in addition to museums, jewelry stores and others. Google invested $4 million recently, clearly the search giant sees potential in this new way to explore. Welcome centers could be a thing of the past. Company site: [SCVNGR] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Video, Content, Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking, Online Music/Video 
Looking to quicken the transformation from broadcast-style video delivery to online video, Shufflr is a social video browser that leverages your profile and friends to bring you new content. Like TiVo and other software that “learns” what users like by your history, Shufflr uses algorithms to offer up customized content. The company recently completed a $3 million round of funding. With over 36,000 hours of content being uploaded to the web every day, there’s no chance of staying current. Shufflr helps solve this issue by allowing users to share worthy videos, suggest videos based on your social circle and dig into your history to find common threads the software then uses to find content, catered to you. The software comes as a desktop app. "With online video disrupting traditional ways of consuming video, Shufflr is a neat transition from broadcast style video delivery to personalized video on demand. You have a convenient lean back model where videos come to you but with all the interactive, social functionality of today's web when you need it," says Vinod Gopinath, CEO of Althea Systems, the makers of Shufflr.
 Shufflr - A Social Video Browser from Shufflr on Vimeo. Company page: [Shufflr] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile It looks like we are being given a pretty good look at the upcoming slider styled Nokia N9. The look comes in the form of a hands on video as well as a fairly complete collection of images. That said, the video is showing the N9 running Symbian^3, which we already know will not happen in the final release. Nokia has made it clear that the N8 is going to be the last N-Series device with Symbian and all future models will be running MeeGo. Given that, and the fact that this handset is labeled as “proto” and “C0-00” we can only assume its an early build. Still, aside from the OS, the handset itself does look really nice and sleek. Otherwise, features include an 8 megapixel camera, HDMI out, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and large display. More Images [ModMyMobile] Read [Negri Electronics]  Nokia N9 from Negri Electronics on Vimeo. Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers, Peripherals, Printers / Scanners, Storage, Web It looks like Pogoplug has been busy lately, it was just last week when they announced the updated Android app and today they have returned with some good news for those looking to print from mobile devices. “Pogoplug, the popular multimedia sharing device, today announced a major upgrade with the launch of Pogoplug "web printing." Now, for the first time, users can print from an iPhone, iPad, Android or other mobile device from anywhere in the world.”
Yup, thanks to Pogoplug we will soon be able to print from just about anywhere we may be using any device that we have in hand. The new printing functionality is going to arrive as a free update for current users sometime this summer. Though no specific availability date was given yet. As far as printer support, you will not need to install any special drivers and it is said to work with “all HP printers and Epson printers released since 2005.” And just like that I now have another reason why the Pogoplug will remain plugged into my home network. Read [Pogoplug Blog] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Web, Google We live in a world of telephone, text, IM and email communication where we often never seen each other in person. Given that, its sometimes nice to put a face to the voice. In this case Google is going just that by introducing us to the person behind Google Voice. “If you've called your Google number to listen to your voicemail over the last couple days, you may have noticed that things sounded a bit different. The new voice that's greeting you is Kiki Baessell, a fellow Googler with a friendly voice who helped us record new automatic voice messages.”
There you have it, Kiki Baessell. And now when you call Google Voice you can at least see an image of the person who was actually speaking the words. Interestingly enough, it seems that one of the reasons she was picked was because she has never done professional voiceover work. Well played Google, well played. Read [Google Voice Blog] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile It looks like the complete user guide for the Motorola Droid X has been leaked online. The manual is available as a 4.55MB PDF file and packed complete with 60 plus pages of dribble. Honestly, I am not sure why we get so excited when user guides leak early online because most of us never read them once they come in the box anyway. That said, if you are the type who enjoys reading a user guide, then this Droid X information could very likely make your day. Until then, we wait for July 15th and the official Droid X availability.
Download [Droid X User Guide (PDF Link)] Via [alienbabeltech.com] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile  Palm originally began offering webOS apps at 50% off back on June 19th, at which time the sale was expected to run through July 9th. Well, it seems as if Palm has deemed this little app sale experiment a success and have decided to extend it.
“We have been thrilled by the response to our Summer Half Off sale in the App Catalog, and hope you have been too. We've seen significant increases in downloads of both paid and free apps, and many first-time purchasers are sampling what you've created for webOS.”
In turn, the sale will now run through July 23rd. Certainly good news for Palm users. Though, I must admit, I only managed to pick up one app myself and it was for a scant 50 cents. Read [Palm Developer Blog] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones 
According to the latest reports by Nexus One users on AT&T and T-Mobile, Google has begun pushing out the final Android 2.2 OTA update in the form of Build FRF85. First, only AT&T Nexus One owners were receiving the update, but then T-Mobile users slowly began receiving the Android 2.2 update. A direct link has been found for the software update on Google servers. Use this link here and it should update your Nexus One no matter what Build you are currently running. Again, proceed with caution if you choose to manually update your device. Feel free to let us know in the comments whether you received the OTA update and what network you are on. Update:Google officially confirmed the OTA software update to all Nexus One smartphones. You can check out the blog post here. Below is a copy of their announcement post. Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive the Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo) over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features including support for making your handset a portable hotspot and support for Adobe Flash within the browser. For a complete list of everything we've included in Android 2.2, please see the Android 2.2 Platform Highlights. In order to access the update, you will receive a message on your phone’s notification bar. Just download the update, wait for it to install, and you should be all set. This update will be rolled out gradually to phones - and most users will receive the notification by the end of the week . We hope you enjoy these new features.
Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
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