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Twitter announces it’s now available in three more languages: Greek, Czech and Basque
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
Early last year, Twitter kicked off its Translation Center efforts in hopes of bringing support for more languages to the site with help of amicable volunteers from all over the globe. Naturally, this has helped the renowned Blue Bird network immense...
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Elecom releases the world first NFC Keyboard for Android devices
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Daimaou - G.G-B. Under: Uncategorized.
While for most people, myself including, NFC was the next holy grail in mobile payment, some decided that NFC could to much more, like today’s new NFC Keyboard for Android smartphones. Announced at 18,690 Yen, the TK-FNS040BK, is a small keyboard using NFC IP-1 protocol and that let you turn your mobile device in a [...]
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Georgia Tech models swimming, cargo-carrying nanobots
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
The nanobot war is escalating. Not content to let Penn State's nanospiders win the day, Georgia Tech has answered back with a noticeably less creepy blood-swimming robot model of its own, whose look is more that of a fish than any arachnid this time ...
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CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Acer’s JT Wang tells Microsoft to ‘think twice’ about Surface
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
Acer executives have criticized Microsoft's decision to build its own tablet in the past, but now the firm's CEO has offered Redmond a more direct warning. "We have said [to Microsoft] think it over," Acer CEO JT Wang told the Financial Times. "Think...
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AMD announces $4k FirePro W9000 GPU, entry-level FirePro A300 APU for CAD and graphics pros
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
After a brief tease earlier this summer, AMD just announced pricing and availability for its new market-leading FirePro W9000 graphics processing unit -- the $3,999 GPU is available now through AMD resellers, and is compatible with Supermicro SuperWo...
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Kno starts offering K-12 textbooks on tablets, scores industry-first deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Kno's tablet textbooks have only ever been available to the college crowd; the younger among us have typically had to get a comprehensive digital education from either the tablet maker's own solution, like Apple's iBooks 2, or less-than-integrated op...
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Chrysler taps Sprint for new Uconnect in-car data, wants always-on internet that’s hands-off (video)
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Interior technology is increasingly the main battlefield for automotive giants. We shouldn't be surprised, then, that Chrysler is bringing in some bigger guns for its Uconnect service through a team-up with Sprint. The carrier will integrate its cell...
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Engadget Mobile Podcast 148 – 08.06.2012
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Trent Wolbe. Under: Uncategorized.
If there's one thing that Engadget Mobile Podcasteer Myriam Joire isn't, it's satisfied -- with mobile technology, at least. So you might be interested to know that this week Myriam achieved Mobile Nirvana. Want to learn how she did it? All we can te...
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Insert Coin: Luminode dimmer switch runs on a mesh network, learns to light up our lives (video)
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line. Just a simple light switch, you say? Look close...
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Come hang with us at Ground Kontrol in Portland, OR, this Wednesday
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Brian Heater. Under: Uncategorized.
Live in Portland, Oregon? Read Engadget? Love classic arcade games? If you answered "yes" to all three of those, we've got some great news. We'll be in Stumptown this week and figured it might be fun to have an impromptu meetup at one of our favorite...
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