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As expected, the BlackBerry App World has just launched for US, Canada and the UK. If your software's updated to 4.2 and you've got a trackball / touch screen and PayPal account, head on over to RIM's website to download. Tell us, is it everything you thought it would be?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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BlackBerry App World now live originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been a solid tick since Motion Computing overhauled its F5 Slate PC, but all that's changing (seriously) today. As you can tell, the device now sports a freshened look with a black exterior to "better withstand dirty and dusty mobile work environments." Additionally, the C5 tablet is joining in for the rest of the upgrades, which include inbuilt support for Verizon Wireless' EV-DO network, Intel's WiFi Link 5300 series 802.11a/g/n, Core 2 Duo CPU options, improved battery life, a 64GB SSD option and an external battery charger for hardcore field users. The Motion F5 gets going at $2,699, while the C5 starts up at $500 less; both machines are shipping now to the company's network of resellers and distributors, and the release can be peeked in full just after the break.

Continue reading Motion brings Verizon WWAN, SSD, other upgrades to C5 and F5 tablet PCs

Filed under: Tablet PCs

Motion brings Verizon WWAN, SSD, other upgrades to C5 and F5 tablet PCs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading NIF scientists set the controls for nuclear fusion

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NIF scientists set the controls for nuclear fusion originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, so maybe this mysterious Digital Album really is nothing more than a relatively plain 7-inch digital photo frame, but the included 4GB of storage is certainly appreciated. If, for whatever reason, you honestly feel the need to keep more than a thousand or so shots of little Joey on there, the integrated SD card reader can help you take things up to 20GB overall. Also of note, there's a rechargeable battery that can show off slideshows for around three hours, and if you leave your AC adapter at home, you'll be thrilled to know that this one can rejuvenate via USB. It'll ship in around a fortnight in tan /silver or black / pink, and you'll be asked to pay £179 ($256) to take one home.

[Via ChipChick]

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays

Digital Album: it's a digiframe, just more capacious originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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	Skype for iPhone now live in US It's finally here, and even a few minutes early. Skype for iPhone is now available in the US iTunes store, free of charge.		Microsoft announces Windows Marketplace partners, tweaked policies, designer WinMo 6.5 themes Details are starting to come into focus on some of the finer points of Windows Mobile 6.5's launch later this year, and if you had to boil the news down to just two words, they'd be "pretty" and "support."
	Dell Studio XPS 13 unboxing and hands-on We finally managed to wrestle one of the sleek Studio XPSs from Dell's mitts, and we've got the pics to prove it.	Other news of import Sony PlayStation 2 just $99.99 starting tomorrow Samsung HZ15W and hands-on, with friends Ericsson's F3607gw wake-on wireless HSPA module offers remote kill switch and recovery for laptops
	Samsung's latest LED-packing HDTVs get official prices, availability Finally, we can stop playing hide and seek with Samsung's 2009 lineup of edge lit LED HDTVs, now that its loosed official pricing and availability details for screens hitting shelves between now and June.		Samsung shows off Sprint's Instinct S30 (alias Instinct Mini) No details are being offered just yet, but Samsung's Korean-language press service has slipped the first official shot of its Instinct S30 / Instinct Mini / M810 for Sprint.
Xbox 360 TV Calibration app pops up on Community Games Samsung rolls out the AS730 HTIB system		iPhone 3.0 beta 2 released, push notifications are a go Is Google pulling tethering apps from the Android Market? Sanyo's QWERTY-packin' SCP-2700 lands on Sprint

The Daily Roundup: here's what you might've missed originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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That didn't take long. After Samsung showed off its Instinct S30 (a.k.a. Instinct Mini) last night with some official imagery -- and less than an hour after we spotted it in the wild at CTIA -- Sprint's gone ahead and made it official with a press release. The carrier-exclusive touchscreen phone features a 2.0 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, and virtual QWERTY keypad, along with Opera Mini 4.2, Sprint TV, and Sprint Music Store. It's also got a Speech to Action function for controlling the phone by voice and alllegedly more access to the core Java API for development. Color options include Cobalt Metal or Touch of Copper. Launch date is April 19th, which is exactly what we saw in that leaked Sprint playbook, and price is $129.99 with a two-year contract.

[Via Gadget Review]

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Samsung Instinct S30 now official, coming to Sprint on April 19th originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ordinarily we'd take one look at Moixa's Sphere interactive display ball around this time of year and immediately dismiss it as an April Fools joke, but something tells us not even the most dedicated would-be pranksters take the time and expense to patent their little diversions. That said, we're definitely not so sure this thing will make its planned 2010 ship date, since it's just a render right now, but if it does, we'll be first in line -- a folding multitouch display with an always-on net connection and gyroscopic interface elements that can also be used folded flat sounds pretty amazing to us. We want to believe.

Read - Sphere site
Read - Sphere patent

[Via Pocket-lint]

Filed under: Handhelds

Moixa Sphere multitouch orb bends minds, credulity originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung's officially announcing the Instinct S30 for Sprint as we speak, but why wait for all that jazz? We spied a dummy unit in the flesh out and about in Samsung's mobile charging center here at CTIA, and while we would've preferred it not be behind a thick plate of glare-tastic glass, we'll take what we can get. Notice that little "Exclusively at Sprint" tagline at the bottom there? Coincidentally, the same phone is being shown alongside its Samsung-branded full touch siblings -- the Memoir, Impression, and Verizon Omnia -- on a big ol' banner outside the show floor, so it really doesn't take rocket science to gather what Sammy's theme is going to be here at the show.

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Samsung Instinct S30 in the wild originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Good news for those who happened to live in Portland -- and elsewhere in the years to come. Clearwire's announced that the CradlePoint-manufactured portable WiMAX-equipped WiFi router we saw back in January will be hitting stores in early April as the Clear Spot Personal Hotspot. Up to eight 802.11 b/g-compatible devices will be able to share the 4Mbps bandwidth. Price is $139 for the unit, but of course you'll have to pay The Man beyond that to actually use the service. The company promises more devices like this in the coming months.

Filed under: Wireless, Networking

Clearwire's Clear Spot portable WiMAX / WiFi router now official, coming early April originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, well, what's this? We just received a ton of information on that hot little Acer Hornet nettop we'd heard about a while back, and if this pile of documentation is as real as it looks, this thing could be the holy grail of cheap HTPCs -- not only does it support 1080p video playback over HDMI, the "Media Center" version will indeed come with a Wii-like remote that can be used for gaming as well as media control. Specs look more than decent for the targeted $149-$299 price range: the low end model pairs what sounds like an Atom N230 with 1GB of RAM and an 80GB drive preloaded with Vista Home Basic, while higher end models get 2GB of RAM, a 160GB drive, and a "Boxshell" quickboot OS in addition to Vista Home Premium. All this plus super-quiet sub-26dB operation and a slick diamond-shaped chassis designed to hang off the back of your flatscreen? We're potentially in love -- when you gonna make our dreams come true, Acer? Full spec chart after the break.

P.S. We know that upper-right image is a ripped Nintendo press image, but this slide actually leaked from elsewhere a month ago -- and unless someone's decided to go way beyond the usual fakery by meticulously crafting the 20-page technical and supplier info document and lengthy presentations we received today, we're thinking this is actually real and not some April Fools thing. Let's hope!

Update: DigiTimes has it from "industry sources" that the Hornet will launch in China on April 8th for below $299.

[Thanks, Anonymous]

Continue reading Ion-based Acer Hornet nettop specs leak out: 1080p HDMI playback, Wii-like gaming, $299

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Ion-based Acer Hornet nettop specs leak out: 1080p HDMI playback, Wii-like gaming, $299 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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