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AllThingsD: HP to fold Imaging and Printing Group into Personal Systems Group

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 11:20 AM PDT

AllThingsD: HP to fold Imaging and Printing Group into PSG HP might have at one point considered ridding itself of its high earnings but low revenue computing division, but AllThingsD has it on good authority that its profitable printing group will now be folded into it. Under the guise of consolidation, the union of both groups should streamline operations, as both currently expend sizable efforts targeting the same business and home consumers alike. It'll also mean the current Imaging and Printing Group head-honcho, Vyomesh Joshi, is on the outs with the absorbed unit reporting to existing Personal Systems Group head, Todd Bradley. Enough about the kerfuffle, ultimately the shakeup means we're one step closer to owning the webOS printer of our dreams, right?

Win a chance to ride along with Engadget for a private briefing on Panasonic's 2012 home entertainment lineup!

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 11:00 AM PDT

As you probably know, we're in a lot of exclusive, behind-closed-doors briefings of products that won't find their way to retail availability for months to come. We do our best in every post to give you the full experience and virtually bring you along with us, but for the first time we're doing something different. Next week, Panasonic will be giving the media an up-close look at some of its biggest home entertainment products shipping later this year, including the 55-inch WT50 IPS LCD and the VT50 plasma (successor to last year's HDTV of the Year). This time, we've been given permission to take a lucky few of you along for the ride.

The event takes place next Tuesday, March 27th in New York City at 7:00pm. To get a chance to attend, you need to email nycevents [at] engadget.com with your full name. If you make it, we'll respond back with details on the event, but it'll be up to you to find your way to Manhattan.

Winners will not only get to check out Panasonic's 2012 line of cameras, HDTVs, Blu-ray players and other home entertainment products but a few particularly lucky attendees will get to take some of them home. Yes, there will be giveaways, and they'll be good ones.

Here are the deets:
  • The event is open to those 18 and older.
  • The event begins at 7:00pm and will run for approximately two hours.
  • This is not first-come-first-serve, so there will be no need to line up.
  • Please bring a photo ID and your confirmation with you for admission.
Send those emails in soon, and we hope to see you next week!

Beats Audio is buying MOG music streaming service

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 10:57 AM PDT

Looks like the rumors were all too true -- according to All Things D, Beats Audio is picking up MOG. For those unaware, MOG is yet another music streaming / subscription service, and while the feature set bests even the vaunted Spotify in many ways by including a Pandora-like playlist generator, it's had a tough time procuring the same hype machine. Regardless, there's no more hiding under the radar now, and you can bet that anything with a Beats label on it will soon be using MOG as a musical pillar (hello, HTC Sense?). We're reaching out for comment and will update when we can.

Windows Phone Tango ROM leaks out, reveals support for more background tasks

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Rumors point toward a probable Tango launch in China on the 21st of the month, but folks over at the XDA forums already have their eager palms on a "world first" ROM. The leaked Windows Phone goodies show support for more multitasking apps, getting a boost from the five that are currently supported in Mango to eight. Additionally, Tango (8773) seems to use less no-task memory than its older 8107 sibling, while it also brings Delivery Confirmation and Acknowledgment to its MMS settings. More secrets are bound to shell out over the next few hours, and you can keep yourself entertained by checking what else slipped through the cracks at the XDA site by clicking our source links below.

Apple snags a patent for the Smart Cover's magnetic know-how

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 10:19 AM PDT

No, it doesn't cover the totality of the Smart Cover itself (or any case that folds into a triangle), but Apple has now managed to obtain a patent for one of the accessory's key bits of functionality. First filed in July of 2011 and published by the USPTO today, the patent described as an "accessory device with magnetic attachment" details how magnets can be used in a particular manner to attach a cover to a device (like an iPad) and secure it in place, yet still allow it to be easily released. Again, that doesn't cover all cases that use magnets -- just magnets used in this very specific way. Hit the source link below for all the details in patent-speak.

Study: free apps drain 75 percent more power, badly built advertising to blame

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 09:59 AM PDT

It's often said there's no such thing as a free lunch and that's doubly the case for free apps. A team from Purdue University found that nearly three quarters of the power used when you run an app like Angry Birds is actually used for adverts. It developed eprof, an app that investigates what processes are draining from your battery. Loading it onto the very old-school Android-powered myTouch 3G and Nexus One (not to mention a HTC TyTn II running Windows Mobile 6.5). Drilling down into those Angry Birds figures: the game itself only consumes 18 percent of the power, while advertising platform Flurry has 45 percent and GPS location tracking a further 15 percent. Project leader Abhinav Pathak lays the blame at the feet of poorly coded apps that need to be made significantly more efficient. He's now working with Microsoft to bring his software to Windows Phone and will present his findings at the EuroSys conference in Bern next month. If you don't think you'll be able to give up free apps, just remember to shut down GPS before you start smashing those pigs.

Zinio finally hits the PlayBook, becomes your Berry own magazine stand

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 09:34 AM PDT

Zinio's had a comfortable spot sitting on the Android and iOS stores for months, but up until now, it'd been steering clear of a certain App World. Fast forward to today and the digital magazine service is staying true to its tweet, at last making its way to that 7-inch BlackBerry slate. The PlayBook flavor brings along the usual traits, including over 5,000 mags in 33 different languages, multiple device syncing, as well as full subscriptions or à la carte issues . Early adopters have already taken the app for a spin, giving it mixed reviews, and you can do the same directly from your two-dot-oh slab or via the source link below.

Porsche 918 hybrid supercar rolls out of our dreams, onto the tarmac

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 09:09 AM PDT

Concepts, concepts, darned concepts. Teasing us with their curvy lines, and never-to-be-seen futuristic promise. Every once in a while, though, one pops out from the drawing board and into reality -- the Porsche 918 hybrid supercar being one such example. We'll admit we drooled a little when we saw the initial shots, and trembled slightly at the real world concept outed at the Geneva Motor Show 18 months ago. So, knowing it's finally made it out on the track filled us with more than a little glee. It seems development is coming along just fine, with three test versions out in the wild, and our friends over at Autoblog were lucky enough to get a ride in one of them. Sure, it was "only" at half power, so not the full roar of that 770 horsepower engine, but we're still pretty jelly. The $845,000 price tag might make you wince a little, but tears of joy will wash any pain away 3.1 seconds later, as you hit that magical 60mph. You've got until September 18th next year to save up the pennies, or ogle the gallery below.
Porsche 918 Spyder
Porsche 918 Spyder

Apple: don't worry about hot iPad reports, it's cool

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 08:45 AM PDT

All this talk about overheating iPads isn't getting Apple all that excited, apparently. The company issued a fairly noncommittal response on the matter, stating that in spite of the tablet's LTE support, fast processing, battery life and resolutionary display magic, it still "operate[s] well within [Apple's] thermal specifications." That said, if anyone happens to have concern with regards to an overheated lap, "they should contact AppleCare." There may be a chance, after all, that you've been holding it wrong.

New York Times nears half-million online subscriber mark, halves free article allowance to celebrate

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 08:37 AM PDT

The New York Times just gave you more reason to consider making the jump to a paid online subscription -- beginning in April, that free article allowance will see a 50-percent cut, from 20 monthly articles to just 10. This modification comes one year after NYTimes.com launched its infamous content paywall, and following an announcement that the publisher has signed up 454,000 digital subscribers. Paying readers will receive a 12-week subscription that they can gift to anyone on the fence about swiping for access, and smartphone and tablet app users will continue to have access to the "Top News" sections for free. You'll also be able to read articles linked from other sites on the web, including your inbox, and can access five free posts a day that appear in search engine results. Completely unfettered access will range in price from $15 to $35 per month -- you'll find full details in the PR just past the break, and at the source link below.
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One Year after Digital Subscription Launch The New York Times Media Group Has 454,000 Paid Digital Subscribers Plus a Variety of New Digital Products and Services

NYTimes.com Pay Gate to Move to 10 Free Articles Each Month Starting in April

Existing Subscribers Invited to Gift a Complimentary 12-Week Subscription

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 20, 2012-- The New York Times Media Group announced today that as of Sunday, March 18, one year after launching paid digital subscriptions, it had approximately 454,000 paid subscribers to its various digital subscription packages, e-readers and replica editions of The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune (IHT).

The Times also announced that beginning in April it would be moving the pay gate at NYTimes.com to 10 free articles a month from 20. With this change, The Times's digital subscription plan will continue to allow for access to a generous amount of free content on the Web site and across multiple digital platforms.

In making today's announcement, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company and publisher of The New York Times, said, "Last year was a transformative one for The Times as we began to charge for digital access to our content. Today, close to a half million people are now paying for digital content from The Times and the IHT. We knew that readers placed a high value on our journalism, and we anticipated they would respond positively to our digital subscription packages. Our commitment to all of our subscribers, both print and digital, is that we will continue to invest in and evolve our journalism and our products, and we will remain a source of trustworthy news, information and high-quality opinion for many years to come."

The benefits of a paid New York Times print or digital subscription have grown substantially over the past year as The Times continues to develop mobile and digital products exclusively for subscribers. Among other products, since March of 2011, The Times has launched The Collection app for iPad and the Election 2012 app for iPhone and Android devices.

Over the past year, NYTimes.com has continued to enhance and expand its scope. In recent months, the site has significantly grown its Bits blog and its Theater section. In addition, NYTimes.com continues to embrace multimedia storytelling and video. It recently launched a daily live business news video program, Business Day Live, and featured live video reports during coverage of the Super Tuesday primaries.

To mark the first anniversary, The Times will offer a special thank you gift to existing digital subscribers and home delivery subscribers who have linked their accounts for digital access. Later this month, those subscribers will be invited to give a gift of a 12-week subscription to the NYTimes.com + Smartphone Apps package to a non-subscribing friend or family member.

More details about The New York Times's digital subscriptions:

Beginning in April, all users of NYTimes.com will be able to enjoy 10 articles at no charge each month (including slideshows, videos and other forms of content). Beyond 10 articles and for unlimited access* to the site, users will be asked to become digital subscribers.

On The Times's smartphone and tablet applications, the Top News sections will remain free. To delve deeper into the apps' other sections, users will be asked to become digital subscribers.
Readers who come to Times articles through links from e-mail, search, blogs and social media will continue to be able to access those individual articles, even if they have reached their reading limit. For some search engines, users will have a daily limit of five free links to Times articles.

The Times is continuing to offer three digital subscription packages that allow users to choose the devices on which they want to access Times content. NYTimes.com will be included as part of any subscription. Details and pricing for these plans are available at http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/Multiproduct/lp5558.html?campaignId=39UR4.

All New York Times home delivery newspaper subscribers continue to receive free, unlimited access* to NYTimes.com and the full content on all of The Times's applications. Home delivery subscribers can go to https://myaccount.nytimes.com/link/homedelivery to sign up for free access.

Subscribers to the print edition of the International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, continue to receive free, unlimited access* to NYTimes.com and access to the IHT's various mobile products.

The homepage at NYTimes.com and all section fronts will remain free to browse for all users at all times.

*Mobile apps are not supported on all devices. Does not include e-reader editions, Premium Crosswords or The New York Times Crossword apps. Other restrictions apply.

For more details about The Times's digital subscriptions, go to http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/Multiproduct/lp6128.html?campaignId=39UWH.

Engadget Giveaway: win a new iPad, courtesy of Kabam!

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 08:15 AM PDT

What could be better than our usual Monday morning giveaway? Why, a Tuesday morning giveaway of a new iPad, of course. If you missed the pre-order madness or can't be bothered to hit your local bricks and mortar to pick up a new iPad, no sweat, Kabam's got you covered. Celebrating the launch of its first iOS title, Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North, Kabam decided to gift one of Apple's newest toys for you to make the most of its free game. Entering is as easy as dropping a comment in this post -- and reading the rules. But don't sweat it if you miss out on winning this iPad as Kabam's giving one away each day until the 31st of March for just playing the game. Good luck!


The rules:
  • Leave a comment below. Any comment will do. Duplicate entries will be filtered out and discarded, so adding additional comments won't increase your likelihood of winning.
  • Contest is open to all residents of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec), 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so direct your anger at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  • Winners will be chosen randomly. One winner will win a new iPad.
  • If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of being contacted. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
  • This unit is purely for promotional giveaway. Apple, Kabam and Engadget are not held liable to honor warranties or customer service.
  • The full list of rules, in all its legalese glory, can be found here.
  • Entries can be submitted until March 21, 2012 at 11:59PM ET. Good luck!

Verizon updates Revolution with Remote Diagnostics, HTC turns to LogMeIn

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 07:39 AM PDT

Both Verizon and HTC are experimenting with remote diagnostics and tech support. Big Red will be offering the tool to owners of the LG Revolution first. The VS910ZV8 update delivers a number of changes, but the most notable new feature is the integration of Verizon Remote Diagnostics. Now, when a customer calls support, the technician (or script follower, as the case may be) on the other side can take control of the user's device to troubleshoot or demo apps. And, just in case you're paranoid about handing over the keys to your handset, the tool only collects info such as battery temp, OS version and what apps are installed -- your contacts and other personal data are safe from prying eyes. HTC plans to offer similar capabilities on its phones, but through LogMeIn Rescue. Future handsets from the company will come with the app preinstalled so that HTC's own technicians can diagnose issues and tweak settings. For more details on the Revolution update hit up the source link and check out the PR after the break for the low down on HTC's initiative.

Update: It looks like the Droid Charge will also be getting an update soon that will install Verizon Remote Diagnostics. This could be a pretty quick roll out.
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LogMeIn to Provide Android Mobile Support for HTC

LogMeIn named preferred provider of mobile remote support software for HTC's Android devices

WOBURN, Mass., March 20, 2012 – LogMeIn, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOGM) has entered into an agreement as HTC's preferred mobile remote support software provider. HTC will employ LogMeIn Rescue-LogMeIn's flagship remote support and customer care offering-across its worldwide call centers, delivering state-of-the-art remote support to HTC customers.

Future HTC devices that run on the growing Android OS will feature LogMeIn Rescue, giving HTC customer care and support staff the ability to remotely configure, diagnose and troubleshoot a technical issue wherever the customer has a data connection. The LogMeIn capability will offer HTC customers with advanced over-the-air mobile support at a moment's notice, virtually anywhere in the world.

"HTC is committed to providing the best and most personal customer experience in the mobile industry, from designing great products to delivering superior after-sales service and support," said Simon Harper, VP of global customer experience at HTC. "We believe LogMeIn's technology, team and vision are a great match for HTC and for our customers and will allow us to continue to create great experiences for our customers."

HTC will pre-deploy a user-enabled LogMeIn Rescue applet on future HTC Android devices, with the mobile operator's consent. The pre-deployed applet gives customers the ability to securely connect their devices to HTC customer care representatives during active support calls. Once connected, HTC technicians can run remote diagnostics, push common device and network configuration settings, and remotely control the customer's device to resolve issues.

"We believe that a focus on the overall customer experience helps to define the most respected brands in mobile," said Lee Weiner, LogMeIn's VP of Customer Care products. "For market leaders like HTC, customer care initiatives can provide key opportunities for differentiation in an increasingly crowded marketplace. By working hand-in-hand with one of the world's most respected manufacturers, we believe we have a great opportunity to create a new standard for mobile customer care."

LogMeIn Rescue gives helpdesks and support staff the ability to remotely configure, diagnose and troubleshoot tablets (iOS, Android), smartphones (Android, iPhone, Symbian, BlackBerry) as well as PCs and Macs. A web-based offering, Rescue combines remote control with device configuration, live chat and diagnostics capabilities, enabling customer service teams to fix common issues on any device with a web or mobile connection, as if the device were in their hands.

About LogMeIn, Inc.
LogMeIn (NASDAQ: LOGM) provides essential cloud-based services to individuals, businesses, and IT organizations for remote access, collaboration, customer care, and remote IT management. These services are used by more than 15 million people to quickly, simply and securely connect over 150 million internet-enabled devices across the globe - computers, smartphones, iPad™ and Android™ tablets, and digital displays. LogMeIn is based in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, with offices in Australia, Hungary, India, Japan, the Netherlands, and the UK.

LogMeIn and join.me are trademarks of LogMeIn in the U.S. and other countries. iPad and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., and Android is a trademark of Google, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries around the world.

Deezer music streaming service rolls out offline mode, still not available in the US

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 07:16 AM PDT

While Stateside folks are still waiting for the service to land, tune-streaming Deezer is keeping itself and its current groupies occupied. During today's London Web Summit, the company announced a new feature simply dubbed "off-line mode," which will be up for grabs to any Premium+ subscriber. The fresh bit allows paid subs to download their tune collection onto a desktop or laptop machine and have access to it offline, something rival Spotify's been doing since its beginnings. Worth noting is the feature will only work on the Big G's browser during its initial launch, though support for others is said to be coming "very soon." Enjoy. We'll just have to keep awaiting.

VMware's WSX promises to bring virtualized desktops to the web browser with HTML5

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 06:50 AM PDT

It's not quite ready for widespread use just yet, but it looks like we could soon have yet another way to virtualize one computer desktop on another device. Tentatively dubbed WSX, VMware's latest option relies on HTML5 to do away with plug-ins or dedicated applications altogether (a "lightweight Web server" acts as an intermediary), which means that you'll need nothing more than a web browser to run Windows or other operating systems on any capable device. As of now that includes laptops and desktops running Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, as well as iPads, but not Android devices (though that is apparently in the works). What's more, while it's still described as experimental, it apparently offers "near-native quality and framerates" when viewing 720p YouTube videos, and VMware is already toying around with optimizing it for the new iPad's Retina display. Those interested in a sneak peak can try it out with VMware's Workstation Tech Preview for Linux, although there's no word yet on a wider release.

Nikon D800 studio samples posted at DPReview (update: 5D Mark III studio sample added)

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 06:28 AM PDT

Nikon faced some backlash following the announcement of its D800 DSLR, due both to the camera's potentially excessive 36.3-megapixel resolution and its relatively limited top sensitivity of ISO 25,600. Then, less than one month later, Canon revealed its own mid-range full-frame cam -- the 5D Mark III -- with a 22.3-megapixel sensor, and an option to shoot at ISO 102,400. Both models appeal to the same market of professional photographers, but with vastly different specs, which is the better pick? Low-light shooters will likely base part of that decision on high-ISO capabilities, and after reviewing samples from both cameras, there appears to be a winner.

DPReview spent some time with the D800, and we took the Canon for a spin last week. We scaled the D800 sample down to 22.3 megapixels to match the 5D, then pasted a 300-by-400 1:1 pixel section from each camera side-by-side in the image above. The D800 JPEG (on the left) appears to be the noisier of the two, which seems logical, considering that Nikon opted to boost the camera's resolution instead of its sensitivity. Still, the cam's top-ISO is quite usable, and if you plan to shoot in a studio setting or can live without a six-digit sensitivity, the D800 will likely suit you just fine. Hit up our source link for samples shot at the full ISO range, including full-res downloads, to make that call for yourself.

Update: We've replaced the Canon sample with a studio shot from DPReview, which provides a more accurate comparison. You can find images from both cameras at our source links below.

AMD has a server chip for the cheap seats: the 'desktop-like' Opteron 3200

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 06:01 AM PDT

AMD Opteron 3200So, AMD's 2012 rampage continues. Having outed a full stack of Radeon HD 7000-series graphics cards on the consumer side of things, it's now ready release the next in its line of Opteron enterprise server chips. Like the 4200 and 6200 series before it, the Opteron 3200 is based on the Bulldozer architecture. It comes in four or eight-core configurations, with 45W to 65W power consumption, plus a 2.7GHz base frequency that gets a 1GHz adrenalin kick in Turbo Core mode (which prioritizes half the cores and shuts down the other half). However, the 3200 series is designed to offer cloud and web hosting server functionality in a cheaper, "desktop-like infrastructure", which means these processors squeeze into a regular AM3+ socket and undercut comparable Xeons by up to $90. Can we expect server builders like SeaMicro to switch to these processors instead of Intel? Oh, you can count on it.
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AMD Launches New Platform for Dedicated Web Hosting Providers

New AMD Opteron™ 3200 Series Processor Family Changes Industry Economics for Single-Socket, Dedicated Hosting and Cloud customers

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -3/20/2012

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the latest solution as part of its ongoing Web/Cloud initiative with the launch of the new AMD Opteron™ 3200 Series processor. Dedicated Web hosting customers seeking enterprise-class reliability have a new choice that delivers:
• Great value with up to 38% better price performance1 and up to 19% less power per core2 than the competition;
• ECC memory and server reliability features at a low price-point;
• Fast hardware payback - In as few as 7 months hosting fees can cover hardware costs - up to 14% quicker than with the competition3;
• Efficient economics for the Cloud with twice the core density per rack4.

"In today's economic environment, dedicated hosting providers need their data centers to become profit centers faster than ever," said Patrick Patla, corporate vice president and general manager, Commercial Business, AMD. "With the new AMD Opteron™ 3000 Series platform, Web and Cloud customers no longer have to compromise with desktop-class platforms in order to hit certain price points. Now they have all the benefits of a true server-class product at desktop-class price points. This helps rapidly-growing hosting customers achieve fast payback in their incredibly dense, power-efficient environments."

Since the launch of its new core server architecture, and AMD Opteron 4200 and 6200 Series processors last November, AMD unveiled a disruptive server strategy and intentions to leverage its leading graphics IP while driving down the power in future SoC offerings. As part of accelerating this, AMD recently announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloud pioneer SeaMicro.

Today AMD has delivered on its promise of a low-power, single-socket solution that brings server functionality with desktop economics. The AMD Opteron 3000 Series platform is targeted to the dense, power efficient 1P Web hosting/Web server market. Available in either 4- or 8-core CPUs, the AMD Opteron 3200 Series processor is shipping today in platforms from MSI, Tyan, Fujitsu and Dell. Based on the "Bulldozer" core, the AMD Opteron 3000 Series platform leverages Socket AM3+ and provides customers with the cost savings associated with a "desktop-like" infrastructure, yet still offers server-class reliability, enterprise-class silicon validation/testing, security features and server OS certification.

"AMD is a great partner, and we're excited about the new AMD Opteron 3200 Series CPU. It allows us to create a custom design for our DCS customers, and deliver a compelling combination of performance and energy efficiency, " says Dell Data Center Solutions' Steve Cumings. "As the leader in the Density-Optimized market segment, we require focused partner technology within industry standards – and this is a good fit for our customers."

Key Facts, Performance and Technical Detail
• 45W to 65W TDP
• 2.7 GHz base frequency, up to 3.7 GHz frequency using AMD Turbo CORE technology5
• 4- and 8-core options
• 2 DDR3 memory channels supporting ECC UDIMM
• 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz memory speed6
• Supports 1.5V, 2Rank
• Up to 32GB memory capacity
• Supports up to 2 DIMMs per memory channel
• Total Cache: 16MB for 8-core, 8MB for 4-core
• L2 Cache: up to 8MB total
• L3 Cache: up to 8MB total

Free Indie Games does what it says it will, offers online and downloadable titles

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 05:28 AM PDT

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It's easy to get bored of safe, monetized, mass-gaming fare -- even if it's set in space. Good news, then, that the indie game intellect behind the likes of VVVVVV and At a Distance, Terry Cavanagh, has curated a whole raft of free indie games, housing his choices at a site with the same name. We've dipped into the eclectic selection, which includes both downloadable and online titles, with current favorites including Socially Awkward Conversations and Wolfenstein level generator Meinstein 3D. However, given that all the games are gratis, there's plenty more to sample (and then drop) guilt-free. Check the source below for the full selection.

Western Digital unveils new My Passport portable hard drives, upgrades visa to 2TB

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT

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Sure, six terabytes of storage might seem like hot stuff, but Western Digital's stackable MyBook Thunderbolt Duo drives aren't exactly portable. Lucky for you and your massive photo, music and film collections, WD's My Passport drive just crossed the 2TB border. At $250, this USB 3.0 storage sanctum claims to be the first -- and so far, only -- portable hard drive to break the two terabyte mark. "It's the perfect blend of monstrous capacity, reliability and user-friendly technology in a sleek form factor," said WD executive vice president and general manager Jim Welsh, "now in five colors." Count 'em, five. You didn't think the lizards were after your data, did you? Read on for WD's official press release.

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World's Top-Selling External Storage Solution Gets Capacity Boost, Premium New Design, Improved Signature Features of Security and Automatic Backup

IRVINE, Calif. – Mar. 20, 2012 – Western Digital® (NYSE: WDC) today announced the next generation of its top-selling My Passport® line of portable hard drives, offering consumers a fresh new enclosure design and the first-ever 2 TB capacity in a portable drive. Now available in five popular colors: white, black, silver, blue, and red, with a range of capacities beginning from 500 GB, the new sleeker My Passport portable drives offer digital consumers an appealing array of storage options that reflect their personal style. Additionally, the new My Passport drives offer

WD SmartWare™ automatic backup software and WD Security™ for password protection and hardware encryption.
With the addition of premium finishes, specially-engineered to make the outer shell more resistant to scratches and fingerprints, the new My Passport external drives feature ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity; USB 2.0 compatibility; continuous, automatic backup software; and password protection with hardware encryption. The included software offers the flexibility to customize the drive to a user's storage preferences: installing all features, just the components needed, or using the drive without the software. The new 2 TB model offers massive capacity in an amazing pocket-sized enclosure, affording plenty of secure storage for all of one's photos, video, music and other important files.

Given the small form factor and easy portability of My Passport drives, the built-in security features of password protection and hardware encryption help protect files from unauthorized use, making the drives safe data repositories for data while offering peace of mind to busy consumers on the go.
"More than money, jewelry and other valuables, the item most missed if ever lost or stolen is one's computer – and everything on it – so our goal in launching the next-generation of the popular My Passport drives is to encourage more consumers to protect their data before something happens," said Jim Welsh, executive vice president and general manager of WD's branded products and consumer electronics groups. "The new My Passport makes backing up and preserving one's digital life easier, reliable and more secure than ever – it's the perfect blend of monstrous capacity, reliability and user-friendly technology in a sleek form factor, now in five colors."

Pricing and Availability
My Passport drives come with a 2-year limited warranty are available online at the WD store at www.wdstore.com and at select retailers and distributors. MSRP is $129.99 USD for 500 GB, $149.99 USD for 750 GB, $179.99 USD for 1 TB, $199.99 for 1.5 TB and $249.99 USD for the new 2 TB edition

ZTE N910 clears the FCC with LTE support for AWS and PCS bands

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 04:24 AM PDT

You'll be forgiven if ZTE's N910 smartphone isn't at the forefront of your mind -- when we attempted to grab some hands-on time with the demo unit at Mobile World Congress, the phone straight up wasn't functional. Nonetheless, if priced appropriately, the CDMA / EV-DO handset should be able to kick up a modicum of interest with its 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 4.3-inch WVGA display, Android 4.0 OS and LTE connectivity. The N910 just received the FCC's stamp of approval, but with only AWS (Band IV) and PCS (Band II) support for LTE, it seems most appropriately suited for a regional carrier such as Cricket or MetroPCS. Perhaps one or more of the little guys aren't far off from adding a new LTE smartphone to the stable.

Coda's all-electric sedan goes on sale in California, hopes to entice buyers with fancy keychains

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 03:31 AM PDT

BBC iPlayer app finally launches for all UK Xbox 360s

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:48 AM PDT

All of those Kinect-enabled Xbox 360 video apps Microsoft has been promising since last year's dashboard update continue to slowly leak out, and the latest is the BBC iPlayer. Already long available on the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3, UK gamers finally have access to the catalog of titles on any major console they choose. The Xbox 360 supports HD streams and, of course, voice and gesture control courtesy of that little add-on, however unlike many of the services on Microsoft's box, this one is available to all users with or without an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Platforms that are next up for iPlayer's blessing? Sky AnyTime+ is confirmed for later this year while a Windows Phone 7 is reportedly being developed. Check after the break for a couple more shots of the interface, plus a video demo for users on the appropriate side of the pond.

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Sprint to launch an LTE Windows Phone handset this fall?

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:41 AM PDT

Get out the salt shaker, because there's a new Windows Phone rumor making its way across the web today. Citing sources "familiar with Sprint's LTE game plan," SprintFeed is reporting that the carrier is looking to launch a new LTE-enabled handset later this year -- one that'll allegedly run Windows Phone 8, commonly known as Apollo. These sources also claimed that the device still has to run through a series of tests, implying that it would likely hit the market this Fall, at the earliest. Beyond that, details run pretty thin, but we'll be sure to keep an eye on it going forward.

Intel refreshes set-top silicon with Atom CE5300 Media Processor, aka Berryville

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:02 AM PDT

Intel's empire-building in non-PC markets could almost be considered Napoleonic, were it not so inherently rational. Having given us the lauded Medfield SoC for smartphones and tablets, it has now announced its next-gen processor for cable boxes. Nicknamed "Berryville", the dual-core Atom CE5300 is loaded up with integrated 2D/3D graphics, hyperthreading, virtualization and ultra-realistic car chases, which Intel hopes will allow Pay TV providers to offer smarter services, like gaming, home security and home automation. Can't let ARM have all the fun now, can we?

Man skydives from 13 miles above Earth, isn't satisfied (video)

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 01:05 AM PDT

Your worst nightmares? Felix Baumgartner's breakfast. Determined to cement his legacy in the Pantheon of Daredevilry, the famed skydiver successfully leapt from an altitude of more than 70,000 feet last week -- and that was just a trial. It's all part of Baumgartner's attempt to complete a record-breaking 120,000 foot "spacedive" later this year and, based on early returns, he seems well on his way. His latest jump, completed on March 15th, saw the fearless Austrian carried up to more than 13 miles above the Earth, protected only by a pressurized suit and capsule that hung from a 165-foot high helium balloon. Not long after jumping out, he reached a maximum speed of 364.4 mph, with the entire free fall lasting a little over eight minutes, according to Red Bull Stratos, which is sponsoring the effort. The idea behind last week's run was to test out the balloon and pressurized capsule, though Baumgartner is apparently hoping to complete another jump from about 90,000 feet above ground, before attempting the record breaker sometime this summer. Somewhere, Yves Rossy is furiously polishing off his jetpack. For more details on the equipment used to pull off the feat, check out Red Bull Stratos' video, after the break.

Fitbit for Android helps track your I/O

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 12:02 AM PDT

The fitness fanatics from Fitbit are looking to aid and abet the Android-loving, calorie-counting masses. The company has announced the release of its self-titled Android application, which will assist users in tracking their health and dietary goals. Through manual entry, or with the assistance of a wireless sensor, Fitbit tracks your daily activity and creates a dynamic nutrition plan to help you achieve your weight loss and fitness goals. What's more, the app and service keep a log of your progress allowing users to feel shame track their progress. The app is available via Google Play for the always attractive price of $0. Have yourself a download... and a quick jog.

Samsung's WiFi-laced DV300F camera now available, priced at $200

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 11:09 PM PDT

After having launched in January, Samsung's WiFi-enabled DV300F camera officially hit the market today, according to a fresh announcement from the Korean manufacturer. As the latest addition to the DualView line, this 16 megapixel shooter features a 25mm wide angle lens with 5x optical zoom, and boasts a three-inch main LCD, along with that 1.5-inch front-facing display. The latter is specifically designed to make self-shots a bit easier to manipulate, but it also features some extra kids games in "Children Mode," to help keep the little ones at bay. And of course, there's onboard WiFi connectivity, allowing users to instantly upload shots to Picasa and Facebook, and an extra "Smart Face Recognition" function. According to Samsung, the device is now available on a "global basis," for a price of ₩299,000, or about $266. For more details, check out the full, but choppily translated PR, after the break.

Update: We've received word that U.S. pricing has been announced as well, with the DV300F hitting stateside shelves for $199.99. That model, along with the $229.99 WB150F, are shipping now.
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Smart dual-view camera equipped with Wi-Fi market DV300F [SMNR]

Samsung's proprietary technology Dual View (Dual View) features new smart camera equipped with a wireless Wi-Fi 'DV300F'


3.0-inch main LCD, 1.5-inch LCD, ease of use and portability front

this release, the 1610 DV300F ten thousand mega-pixel CCD, a 25mm wide-angle 5x optical zoom, F2.5 lens, the light in dark environments by applying a highly sensitive and easy to shoot images and 3.0-inch main LCD 1.5-inch LCD monitor front hagodo 18.3mm thick and weighs 120g just going to have increased the ease of use and portability.

DV300F applied to the 'selpeusyat' feature on the front LCD to a power source is turned on, you can shoot back in self-power off the LCD and use to minimize the battery consumption The time has been improved. Pictures taken by providing a separate small frame for a picture with a short comment can record video and audio into a single image to save the record after the 'self-certified shooting' is also supported.

In addition, using a tripod when taking pictures The countdown is displayed on the LCD front after being shot three times in a row 'jeompeusyat' or when shooting a group photo taken to determine the timing of the 'self-timer' feature is a useful feature.

Fun on the LCD, including the front Pororo play the animation to focus the attention of the child "Children Mode" to support the five sound neolhyeoteumyeo choice, consumers download and play the animation itself, which can also


Wi-Fi Connectivity between smart devices by applying enhanced

DV300F 2012 Samsung Electronics 'Samsung Smart Cameras' to one of strategic products Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi) wireless connectivity has been strengthened. E-mail captured images, or upload it possible to SNS, and smart phones and smart TV, Tablet PC, etc., enhances the connection of the saints.

Mobile Link (Mobile Link), Wi-Fi Direct (Wi-Fi Direct) and taken to support images directly smartphone whenever and wherever possible, the wireless transmission can be freely shared with family and friends.

"remote viewfinder (Remote Viewfinder) 'using a smartphone seen through the lens of the camera images remotely, it can take a direct reporting , and photos stored on the camera that saved automatically to your PC 'PC Auto Backup (PC Auto Backup)' function is also provided.

On the other hand, Microsoft's Sky Drive社using cloud services, such as upload your photos and 'Wi-Fi Direct ',' olsweeo (AllShare) 'feature phone, smart TV, PC etc. can build a wireless network for devices.


Smart Filter, Magic Frames feature the best images taken by applying enhanced

to recognize automatically the best around images is to shoot, allowing access 'Smart Auto' function and apply special effects and a unique feeling of an image to capture the 'smart filters' ability to support a variety of shooting environments anyone easily the best images can be recorded.

face picture naturally synthesized using predefined templates, posters, etc. After the building exterior or shape and texture can be represented as alive 'magic frame' feature has been applied.

In addition, the "Smart Face Recognition" function skin that expresses some sunshine 'Beauty Shot', do not press the shutter button to automatically shoot a smiley face that recognizes the 'Smile', as well as the camera automatically find and pre-registered people to focus primarily by controlling the exposure to shoot the 'My Star 'function is also provided.

also 720p, 30fps (Frame per Second) HD video recording and playback of video after taking a course, can also capture video footage and storage capacity than existing SDHC memory cards SDXC memory cards support a large is.

DV300F a global basis and is available in colors such as Black • Purple, consumer prices are 299,000 won.

PSA: ICS customer guide now available for Samsung Galaxy S II owners

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 09:50 PM PDT

Now that Ice Cream Sandwich has (finally) begun rolling out for the Galaxy S II, Samsung has decided to put together a little guidebook to help its European customers get started. It's actually more PowerPoint than book, but it's just as informative as you'd expect, offering a full rundown of everything GT-I9100 users will need to know before making the jump. The folks over at Coolsmartphone were kind enough to put it all into a pocket-sized PDF, so check it out for yourself at the source link below.


[Thanks, Jonzer]

Ben Heck's wireless luggage will draw R2-D2 comparisons, stares from the TSA

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 08:26 PM PDT

Rolling your luggage through the airport with your arms? There's got to be a better way! If you're a lucky fan of everyone's favorite console modder Ben Heck, you could win the freshly-built hands-free robotic luggage lovingly nicknamed "Doug." Or you can just catch the latest episode of Heck's show to figure out how to build an obedient wheeled suitcase of your very own -- and wink at all of the requisite R2-D2 references. Old Doug here will follow its master (whoever happens to be holding its transmitter) up to 20 feet away, speeding up when he or she is further away and stopping when within a foot. The 'bot's desire to follow is fully disabled when you pick it up off the ground. Click the source link, if this happens to be the luggage you're looking for.

Visualized: new iPad burns 10 degrees hotter than its predecessor

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 07:40 PM PDT

We wouldn't exactly be going out on a limb by suggesting that the new iPad is Apple's hottest tablet to date -- even before Tim Cook confirmed as much earlier today. But while Apple has plenty of reason to brag about the device's sales figures, it's slightly less motivated to be forthcoming about its tendencies to create more heat. 10 degrees more, in fact, according to infrared camera confirmation obtained by Tweakers.net. After five minutes of running GLBenchmark, the site used its infrared cam to confirm what many of you have already suggested: the new iPad runs a little hot. According to the site's measurements, Cupertino's flagship slab reached 33.6 degrees centigrade (92.5 Fahrenheit), compared to 28.3 centigrade (82.9 Fahrenheit) with the iPad 2. That's certainly not enough heat to cause a tablet to spontaneously combust, but if you happen to be one of those new iPad owners that noticed a difference, you can now rest assured that your internal thermometer hasn't missed a beat.

Jolicloud Me opens in beta, brings together shares in the cloud

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 06:28 PM PDT

For as small as Jolicloud is, the company sure knows how to hang around. After renaming its cloud-based desktop operating system to Joli OS (and subsequently open-sourcing the thing), the outfit is taking a somewhat different approach with its latest offering. Jolicloud Me is a new type of cloud organizer -- think of it as a mashup between Pinterest and Dropbox, among other things. It's a high-level aggregation tool that pulls together cloud-based information and shares; things like music, images and video -- regardless of where they came from -- are grouped together. We've certainly seen social sharing aggregators before, but there's a certain level of elegance to this one. Beta invites are going out today (see the source link), with platform support for Android, iOS and the world wide web via HTML5. Something tells us we're just a few months out from yet another service that aggregates the aggregators.

Researchers find fewer words being added to languages, fewer ways to tell you precisely that

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:41 PM PDT

What if one of the words in this post means absolutely nothing in the year 2094. It's possible, and more possible than ever before. That's according to recently published research from a group at the Institutions Markets Technologies' Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies in Italy, who have found that fewer new words are being added to languages today than in eras prior. Despite the proliferation of the internet and untold new ways to communicate, more and more words are being eliminated while fewer words replace them. It's hard to pinpoint the exact reason(s) why, but most gurus suggest that reliance on rigid spellcheck tools and the rise of short-form communication have made it less necessary to find new ways to say things. You can read more on the findings there in the source link, where we're sure master wordsmiths will be saddened by the lack of descriptive flair.

Microsoft patent application gives us hope for head-mounted successor to Virtual Boy

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Patent applications are full of hope and broken dreams, as it's far too easy to let a rampant imagination read beyond the layers of patent-attorney penned boilerplate. In the realm of the realistic, this application from Microsoft concerns a head-mounted display with a narrow-beam laser packing two dilation optics (us neither). If you then variate the diffraction grating between the two eyepieces, you create a three-dimensional virtual reality display. As much as we'd like to prowl the digital touchlines in Fifa Soccer with the Xbox equivalent of the Virtual Boy, it's more likely that we'll be stuck prowling our couches for years to come.

Google Maps delivers live traffic updates to Hong Kongers, Kiwis and Norwegians

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 04:24 PM PDT

If you're a Google Maps fan living in Hong Kong, New Zealand or Norway today's your lucky day, as the search specialists from Mountain View, CA have added live traffic condition information to the geographic platform. Those wondering just how dismal their evening commute will be can navigate to maps.google.com, or use the various mobile applications, to see the verdict. Google notes that the information is available for "major cities and highways" and that it is working to expand and improve reach over time. Don't be shy, hit-up your Maps medium of choice, drop the traffic layer into place and feast your eyes on the manifestation of urban sprawl.

Seagate hits one terabit per square inch, compares self favorably to the Milky Way

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 03:43 PM PDT

You know that big new hard drive you just picked up? Get ready to feel bad. Seagate today is talking up the fact that it has managed to cram one terabit (that's one trillion bits, for the record) into a square inch. That super-dense storage comes thanks to heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology, a successor to the perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) being utilized in current hard drives. The manufacturer sees the technology hitting the market later this decade, "doubl[ing] the storage capacity of today's hard drives" in its wake. Just how many bits are we talking about here? Let Seagate put things into astronomical perspective: "The bits within a square inch of disk space, at the new milestone, far outnumber stars in the Milky Way, which astronomers put between 200 billion and 400 billion." More info can be found in the press release after the break.
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Seagate Reaches 1 Terabit Per Square Inch Milestone in Hard Drive Storage with New Technology Demonstration

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) has become the first hard drive maker to achieve the milestone storage density of 1 terabit (1 trillion bits) per square inch, producing a demonstration of the technology that promises to double the storage capacity of today's hard drives upon its introduction later this decade and give rise to 3.5-inch hard drives with an extraordinary capacity of up to 60 terabytes over the 10 years that follow. The bits within a square inch of disk space, at the new milestone, far outnumber stars in the Milky Way, which astronomers put between 200 billion and 400 billion.

"The growth of social media, search engines, cloud computing, rich media and other data-hungry applications continues to stoke demand for ever greater storage capacity"

Seagate reached the landmark data density with heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), the next-generation recording technology. The current hard drive technology, Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR), is used to record the spectrum of digitized data – from music, photos, and video stored on home desktop and laptop PCs to business information housed in sprawling data centers – on the spinning platters inside every hard drive. PMR technology was introduced in 2006 to replace longitudinal recording, a method in place since the advent of hard drives for computer storage in 1956, and is expected to reach its capacity limit near 1 terabit per square inch in the next few years.

"The growth of social media, search engines, cloud computing, rich media and other data-hungry applications continues to stoke demand for ever greater storage capacity," said Mark Re, senior vice president of Heads and Media Research and Development at Seagate. "Hard disk drive innovations like HAMR will be a key enabler of the development of even more data-intense applications in the future, extending the ways businesses and consumers worldwide use, manage and store digital content."

Hard drive manufacturers increase areal density and capacity by shrinking a platter's data bits to pack more within each square inch of disk space. They also tighten the data tracks, the concentric circles on the disk's surface that anchor the bits. The key to areal density gains is to do both without disruptions to the bits' magnetization, a phenomenon that can garble data. Using HAMR technology, Seagate has achieved a linear bit density of about 2 million bits per inch, once thought impossible, resulting in a data density of just over 1 trillion bits, or 1 terabit, per square inch – 55 percent higher than today's areal density ceiling of 620 gigabits per square inch.

The maximum capacity of today's 3.5-inch hard drives is 3 terabytes (TB), at about 620 gigabits per square inch, while 2.5-inch drives top out at 750 gigabytes (GB), or roughly 500 gigabits per square inch. The first generation of HAMR drives, at just over 1 terabit per square inch, will likely more than double these capacities – to 6TB for 3.5-inch drives and 2TB for 2.5-inch models. The technology offers a scale of capacity growth never before possible, with a theoretical areal density limit ranging from 5 to 10 terabits per square inch – 30TB to 60TB for 3.5-inch drives and 10TB to 20TB for 2.5-inch drives.

Microsoft aiming for October 2012 release of Windows 8, tablets and PCs on deck

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 03:03 PM PDT

We knew good and well that Microsoft was aiming for a 2012 launch of its latest and greatest operating system, and if sources reporting to Bloomberg are accurate, it looks like we'll have a date with Mrs. October. Purportedly, work will wrap on Win8 this summer, with PCs and tablets (!) to ship in October carrying the newfangled OS. We're told that the initial rollout will include devices running Intel and ARM processors, and not surprisingly, this positions Microsoft to make a serious play for holiday dollars. Still wondering if it's for you? Give the Consumer Preview a run, won'tcha?

Must See HDTV (March 19th - 25th)

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 02:52 PM PDT

March Madness is in full swing and even if you're not a college hoops fan, that should extend to the rest of the TV schedule this week. After a surprisingly exciting season finale for The Walking Dead AMC is finally ready to bring back Mad Men. Also returning are favorites like Fringe and Mythbusters, although they're balanced out by Archer's third season coming to an end. HBO's Luck also airs its final episode this week and makes the most notorious exit of them all, alongside season finales from The River, Southland and Key & Peele. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

Battle Royale
This cult favorite is finally getting a US Blu-ray release, offering the tale of Japanese teenagers trapped on an island and forced to fight each other in a game where only one will survive. It's kind of a bizarre story if you're not familiar with it, but well worth watching. Fans can nab either the first flick by itself or a pack including the sequel along with plenty of extras. Check out a preview trailer embedded after the break.
($31.99, March 20, Amazon)


Mad Men
After the longest of hiatuses, Mad Men is triumphantly returning to AMC. With its cast and director intact we don't expect the sordid tales of advertising execs and those who love them to have lost a step, but true fans have probably had this day marked on the calendar for a while.
(March 25, AMC, 9PM)

Fringe
Hey, everyone's favorite universe / time shifting sci-fi show is back. We've completely forgotten where Pacey is at this point but as usual, the team of agents and scientists will be investigating some weirdness like they always do.
(March 23, Fox, 9PM)


Blu-ray & Games
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • The Muppets
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  • Battle Royale
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Silent Hill HD collection (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc HD (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Ninja Gaiden III (PS3, Xbox 360)

Monday

  • Bulls/Magic, TNT, 8PM
  • Mavericks/Nuggets, TNT, 10:30PM
  • The Voice, NBC, 8PM
  • Dancing With The Stars (season premiere), ABC, 8PM
  • Pretty Little Liars (season finale), ABC Family, 8PM
  • House, Fox, 8PM
  • How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 8PM
  • 2 Broke Girls, CBS, 8:30PM
  • Alcatraz, Fox, 9PM
  • Two and a Half Men, CBS, 9PM
  • Being Human, Syfy, 9PM
  • WWE Raw, USA, 9PM
  • American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior, Discovery, 9PM
  • Mike & Molly, CBS, 9:30PM
  • Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (season premiere), MTV, 10PM
  • Castle, ABC, 10PM
  • Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 10PM
  • Smash, NBC, 10PM
  • Lost Girl, Syfy, 10PM

Tuesday

  • Raising Hope, Fox, 8PM
  • 90210, CW, 8PM
  • Switched at Birth (spring finale), ABC Family, 8PM
  • NCIS, CBS, 8PM
  • Last Man Standing, ABC, 8PM
  • I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Fox, 8:30PM
  • Cougar Town, ABC, 8:30PM
  • New Girl, Fox, 9PM
  • Top Gear, History, 9PM
  • The River (season finale), ABC, 9PM
  • Ringer, CW, 9PM
  • NCIS: LA, CBS, 9PM
  • Doomsday Preppers, National Geographic, 9PM
  • Breaking In, Fox, 9:30PM
  • Justified, FX, 10PM
  • Body of Proof, ABC, 10PM
  • Top Shot, History, 10PM
  • Unforgettable, CBS, 10PM
  • Southland (season finale), TNT, 10PM
  • Tosh.0, Comedy Central, 10PM
  • Key & Peele (season finale), Comedy Central, 10:30PM

Wednesday

  • Knicks/76ers, ESPN, 7PM
  • South Park, Comedy Central, 10PM
  • Ugly Americans, Comedy Central, 10:30
  • Monster Man, Syfy, 11PM
  • Survivor, CBS, 8PM
  • American Idol, Fox, 8PM
  • One Tree Hill, CW, 8PM
  • The Middle, ABC, 8PM
  • Whitney, NBC, 8PM
  • Are You There, Chelsea?, NBC, 8:30PM
  • Suburgatory, ABC, 8:30PM
  • Bent (series premiere), NBC, 9 & 9:30PM
  • Car Warriors, Speed, 9PM
  • Criminal Minds, CBS, 9PM
  • Happy Endings, ABC, 9:30PM
  • CSI, CBS, 10PM
  • Psych, USA, 10PM
  • Doomsday Bunkers (season finale), Discovery, 10PM
  • The Slap, DirecTV, 10PM
  • Rock Center with Brian Williams, NBC, 10PM
  • Lakers/Mavericks, ESPN, 9:30PM

Thursday

  • NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals, CBS, TBS, TNT, 7PM
  • Community, NBC, 8PM
  • Missing, ABC, 8PM
  • American Idol, Fox, 8PM
  • Vampire Diaries, CW, 8PM
  • 30 Rock, NBC, 8:30 & 9PM
  • The Secret Circle, CW, 9PM
  • Touch, Fox, 9PM
  • Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 9PM
  • Up All Night, NBC, 9:30PM
  • Archer (season finale), FX, 10PM
  • Awake, NBC, 10PM
  • All Star Dealers, Velocity, 10PM
  • Unsupervised, FX, 10:30PM
  • I Just Want My Pants Back, MTV, 11PM
  • Inside Comedy, Showtime, 11PM
  • MMA Junkie Live!, Spike TV, 11PM
  • Delocated, Comedy Central, 11:59PM

Friday

  • NCAA Men's Basketball tournament regional semifinals, CBS, TBS, TNT, 7PM
  • Fringe (spring premiere), Fox, 9PM
  • Shark Tank, ABC, 8PM
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Cartoon Network, 8PM
  • Nikita, CW, 8PM
  • WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
  • Fairly Legal, USA, 9PM
  • Supernatural, CW, 9PM
  • Merlin, Syfy, 10PM
  • In Plain Sight, USA, 10PM
  • The Ultimate Fighter, FX, 10PM
  • Spartacus: Vengeance, Starz, 10PM

Saturday

  • NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Regional Finals, CBS, 4:20 & 8PM
  • The Firm, NBC, 9PM
  • Being Human, BBCA, 9PM
  • Rockets/Mavericks, NBA, 8PM
  • Kings/Warriors, NBA, 10:30PM

Sunday

  • F1 Malaysian Grand Prix, 4AM, Speed
  • Mythbusters (season premiere), Discovery, 10PM
  • Mad Men (season premiere), AMC, 9PM
  • Luck (series finale), HBO, 9PM
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Fontana, Fox, 2:30PM
  • NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, CBS, 2:10 & 4:55PM
  • Heat/Thunder, ESPN, 8PM
  • Frozen Planet, Discovery, 8PM
  • 60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM
  • The Cleveland Show, Fox, 7:30PM
  • Once Upon a Time, ABC, 8PM
  • The Simpsons, Fox, 8PM
  • The Amazing Race, CBS, 8PM
  • Harry's Law, NBC, 8PM
  • Bob's Burgers, Fox, 8:30PM
  • The Apprentice, NBC, 9PM
  • The Shadow Line, DirecTV, 9PM
  • The Good Wife, CBS, 9PM
  • Inside West Coast Customs, Velocity, 9PM
  • Desperate Housewives, ABC, 9PM
  • Shameless, Showtime, 9PM
  • American Dad, Fox, 9:30PM
  • Grizzlies/Lakers, ESPN, 9:30PM
  • House of Lies, Showtime, 10PM
  • GCB, ABC, 10PM
  • CSI: Miami, CBS, 10PM
  • Breakout Kings, A&E, 10PM
  • Eastbound & Down, HBO, 10PM
  • Full Metal Jousting, History, 10PM
  • Californication, Showtime, 10:30PM
  • Life's Too Short, HBO, 10:30PM

Alleged Exynos 5 specs leaked in slide show spyshot

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 02:28 PM PDT

Did the murmurings about a quad-core Galaxy S III this morning leave you feeling a bit... meh? We don't blame you. Sure, four cores and integrated LTE sounds great but (and this is a big "but"), Cortex-A9 is old hat. What we really want to hear about are those upcoming Cortex-A15 chips. Well, this should get your blood flowing -- a slide has leaked, allegedly loaded with detailed Exynos 5 specs. Looks like initial entrants will have a pair of A15 cores running at 2GHz, backed up by a quad-core Mali T-604 MP4 GPU. All of that will supposedly be built with Samsung's new 32nm High-K Metal Gate process. We've been unable to independently verify these details, but they are in line with what we've been led to expect. Still, until some Sammy PR comes down the pipeline we're taking everything with a grain of salt.

[Thanks, John]

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM ET

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 02:15 PM PDT

It's Monday, and almost as regular an occurrence as the day itself, we're here to help by letting you listen into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 5:30PM. Please be a part of it by reviewing the list of topics after the break, then participating in the live chat as you listen in.



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Mozilla caves, will support H.264 to avoid 'irrelevance'

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 02:02 PM PDT

FirefoxIt looks like Mozilla is ready to throw in the towel in its battle against the patent-laden H.264 video codec. Over the last week or so, the software foundation has struggled publicly with whether or not to support the MPEG-LA-owned format. Now several of Firefox's biggest players have all come out in support of the move and all that's left is to actually bake the appropriate code into the browser. Both chairman Mitchell Baker and CTO Brendan Eich embraced the decision this weekend, however begrudgingly, in blog posts. Both admit that success in the mobile space requires them to abandon the quest to make WebM the standard for streaming video in HTML5. Even with Google's support, at least on the desktop, VP8 was never able to seriously threaten the entrenched and battery-friendly (not to mention, Apple and Microsoft backed) H.264. For more details check out the source links.

Apple touts three million new iPads sold since launch

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 01:41 PM PDT

Sure Apple was being a bit cagey when it talked up its "record" iPad sales early today, but now the company's got something a bit more concrete, talking up the three million tablets that have been sold since it hit the market on Friday. The company's SVP Philip Schiller called the figure "the strongest iPad launch yet." The "resolutionary" tablet is currently available in ten countries, and will be coming to 24 more on March 23rd. Check out some Cupertino-style self-congratulation after the break.
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New iPad Tops Three Million

CUPERTINO, California―March 19, 2012―Apple® today announced it has sold three million of its incredible new iPad®, since its launch on Friday, March 16. The new iPad features a stunning new Retina™ display, Apple's new A5X chip with quad-core graphics, a 5 megapixel iSight® camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video, and still delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life* while remaining amazingly thin and light. iPad Wi-Fi + 4G supports ultrafast 4G LTE networks in the US and Canada, and fast networks around the world including those based on HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA.**

"The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold―the strongest iPad launch yet," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "Customers are loving the incredible new features of iPad, including the stunning Retina display, and we can't wait to get it into the hands of even more customers around the world this Friday."

The new iPad is already available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the US Virgin Islands and will be available in 24 more countries starting at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday, March 23 through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

The new iPad Wi-Fi models are available in black or white for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 32GB model, $699 (US) for the 64GB model. iPad Wi-Fi + 4G for either AT&T or Verizon is available for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for the 64GB model. iPad is sold in the US through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. Additionally, the incredible iPad 2 is now offered at a more affordable price of $399 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and just $529 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G model.
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