نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان How would you change the Samsung Focus S? _ متن اصلی Samsung’s 4.3-inch Mango phone looked and felt very much like a Galaxy S II, even down to that lovely Super AMOLED Plus display and its plastic housing. It packed the same internals as the Focus Flash, excepting that it came with 16GB rather than 8GB on-board. It was perfectly likable as a handset, which was our reviewers biggest [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Switched On: The iPad’s landscape orientation _ متن اصلی Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. The two major classes of tablets seeking to grab a share of the iPad’s market have in many ways been driven by operating system advances. Windows 8 will bring the new Metro user interface and ARM support to allow what has historically been the more powerful PC class [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان MSDN Windows Help blog plays on our love of keyboard shortcuts, tells how to navigate Windows 8 like a pro _ متن اصلی If you didn’t get the gist of our Windows 8 Consumer Preview run-down, it’s a bit clumsy on the desktop front. Fortunately for power-users, the budding operation system is introducing a suite of keyboard shortcuts to help them manage its classic and metro interfaces. We mentioned [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Instagram hits 27 million user milestone, teases Android app at SXSW _ متن اصلی Rejoice, photo filter fans, Instagram is heading to Android “very soon,” according to founder Kevin Systrom. Speaking at South by Southwest, Systrom raved about the app’s growth, boasting of its 27 million registered users. “They’re not excited about it because it makes your photos look beautiful,” he says, “They’re excited because it networks people across [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Toshiba outs Satellite P8-series laptops, treads line between enigmatic and annoying _ متن اصلی Toshiba gave us an early glimpse of its glasses-free 3D Satellite P855 a few days ago and has now revealed a little more about the rest of the P8-series. The company still isn’t talking processors or GPUs, beyond saying that the line-up will use the “latest” hardware from Intel and “next-gen graphics from NVIDIA.” Without [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Mobile Miscellany: week of March 5th, 2012 _ متن اصلی Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, one clever individual has repackaged HTC’s Beats equalizer for use on any Android smartphone, and we’ve also come across news of additional language support for Siri [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان White House appoints Todd Park as new Chief Technology Officer _ متن اصلی The White House hasn’t wasted any time replacing the vacancy left by Aneesh Chopra, who recently stepped down as our nation’s first appointed Chief Technology Officer. Following in his well-accomplished footsteps is Todd Park, a federal employee who’s no stranger to the position at hand given his former role as CTO of the US Department of [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Hands-on with Angry Birds Space at SXSW (video) _ متن اصلی All work and no play makes even the hottest smartphone downright dull. It’s with this in mind that Samsung is showcasing Rovio’s latest creation, Angry Birds Space, running on the Galaxy Note at SXSW in Austin, Texas. We took a moment to get our feisty paws on the demo, which showcases the weightless, space-like trajectories that players must [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Forth Dimension’s second Replicating Reality concept stuffs Half-Life 2 into a virtual reality headset (video) _ متن اصلی GDC might be winding down, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t catch up with Forth Dimension Displays, the Kopin subsidiary responsible for all those little microdisplays inside your camcorders and, we’re told, specialized military gear. While neither of those are terribly exciting to consumers, the outfit’s latest concept is. Similar [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Tether for iPhone returns as an HTML5-powered subscription service (video) _ متن اصلی We’re still not sure how iTether temporarily snuck into the App Store the first time around, but the developers behind that software have returned with a new version that skirts Apple’s guidelines entirely. While Tether.com has standard apps available for BlackBerry and Android users, the new approach on iOS relies on creating an ad-hoc network from [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Apple TV update takes Digital Copy to the iCloud _ متن اصلی The cloud is everywhere around us these days and while some cloud services are the greatest thing ever, others? Not so much. Taking our digital content to the cloud is obviously a good thing and Apple’s iTunes Match takes all your music to the cloud and the latest Apple TV and iOS updates bring your Digital Copies [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان DirecTV and Pandora join forces, let you jam out via connected HD DVRs _ متن اصلی It looks like DirecTV’s got more than just college hoops on the brain: it’s just announced a new hook up with Pandora. The newly minted agreement will let you access your favorite tunes via DirecTV’s fresh 1080p guide on connected HD DVRs — and, yes it’s free. Additionally, you’ll be able to search [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Skype for Mac gets mild refresh, adds auto updates and improved UI in group calls _ متن اصلی We know you’ve had your fair share of troubles adjusting to the fifth iteration of Skype for Mac. Now, Microsoft is issuing yet another quick refresh to go along with the support for HD calls and Lion. This time, though, the desktop app is adding automatic updates — which should come [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Nokia Lumia 610 pours out its insides to the FCC, gets accepted _ متن اصلی The Nokia Lumia 610 hasn’t officially found a home in the US, but that doesn’t stop it from paying the good ‘ol FCC a visit either way. The entry-level Windows Phone sure put on quite the show, too, providing a full set of internal and external pics and a user manual. The device we [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان HTC Dream gets unlocked bootloader, makes someone’s come true _ متن اصلی Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Neither. It’s HTC’s increasingly creaky-looking Dream and it’s just got its bootloader unlocked. Others may remember it fondly as the T-Mobile G1 and the very first Android phone to arrive on the market. For that alone, it deserves some respect and the right to join its ancestors in [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Sphero + keyboard + iPad = cacophonous synthy fun (video) _ متن اصلی If you’re not familiar with Shapesynth, it’s a pretty sweet little synthesizer app for iOS that lets you draw waveforms and works with Akai’s SynthStation. Its creator, Erik, is also toying with some new code that’ll let you use other iOS accessories to control various variables. For example, the Sphero. Sadly, we don’t have a ton [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Cha-ching! IBM’s Watson heads to Citigroup to meddle in human finances _ متن اصلی Watson’s been a busy supercomputer since it took a couple of humans to school on Jeopardy last year — what with its stint at Columbia and a recent foray into hunting patent trolls — and now it’s taking on the financial industry. IBM and Citigroup recently announced plans to explore how America’s favorite supercomputer fits [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Samsung’s Galaxy S and iPhone-compatible speaker docks (eyes-on) _ متن اصلی Samsung and Apple may be at each others throats in the courtroom, but the two will be getting along just fine with Sammy’s new speaker docks. Sprinkled in with the availability details of its 2012 Smart TV lineup, the company’s prepped a quartet of stereo speaker-systems affixed with dual-docks for its Galaxy line of devices and, surprise, Apple’s [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان RelayRides hooks up with GM, opens P2P car sharing to OnStar subs _ متن اصلی Usually when a stranger gets behind the wheel of your car, it’s more a situation for the authorities than General Motors. But with the impending nationwide rollout of RelayRides’ P2P car sharing program, owners of GM vehicles will soon be actively looking for complete strangers to take a spin at their wheels in exchange [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان DIY password dongle logs you in, saves you from RSI (video) _ متن اصلی Any of you who have spent time in corporate America know that companies can be pretty paranoid about your passwords. Change them every three months, have a minimum of one upper case and one lower case letter, one number, one special character and be at least 12 characters long. We’ve even seen requirements for how [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Gigabyte unveils U2442 ultrabooks and P2542G gaming laptop at CeBIT _ متن اصلی You didn’t think a company like Gigabyte would roll into CeBIT empty-handed, did you? The Taiwanese company knows how to rock a trade show properly and came packin’ a whole bevy of goodies. Getting top billing are the brand new U2442 ultrabooks and the P2542G gaming laptop. The slim and light model comes in two versions. [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان MyFord Touch update rolling out now, promises to be ‘faster, simpler, better’ _ متن اصلی It’s been a few months since Ford promised us that juicy refresh to its whips’ infotainment system, but it looks as if the wait is about to come to an end. The Built Tough manufacturer says it’s finally shipping those 2GB USB sticks (plus an SD card if you have Navigation) to proud owners [...]

نام وب سایت theverge.com _ عنوان HTC confirms Windows Phone 7.5 Tango is heading to China _ متن اصلی We’d already heard plenty of reports that Windows Phone would reach China in March, but now HTC has provided official confirmation that the latest update, Tango, will form a part of the Chinese launch. This announcement comes via a pre-order for the HTC Titan (albeit under the “Triumph” name) in HTC’s new flagship store in Beijing [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان How would you change Amazon’s Kindle Fire? _ متن اصلی The Kindle Fire is less a tablet and more a $200 window into Amazon’s storefront. The 7-inch slate that shares its DNA with the BlackBerry PlayBook lacks any physical features bar a micro-USB port, headphone jack and speaker. Internally, that 1GHz CPU is paired up with 512MB of RAM and 8GB storage, with no option for increased size, Bluetooth, [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Refresh Roundup: week of February 27th, 2012 _ متن اصلی Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Switched On: Metro and the Mac _ متن اصلی Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. With the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, more consumers can more easily experience Metro, along with Metro-style apps. With this new approach, Microsoft is making the most radical shift in user interface it’s ever attempted — a change so drastic it will supplant the desktop as [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Mercedes slaps sheet of LEDs on the side of an F-Cell, turns car into a chameleon _ متن اصلی It’s not often that folks want to hide the fact that they’re driving a Mercedes, what with plenty of them being among of the finest motorcars on the road. However, as part of a marketing plan to call attention to its zero-emissions F-Cell model, the German marque swathed a side [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Ask Engadget: best Android PMP? _ متن اصلی We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Livebriand who wants the Android equivalent of an iPod Touch. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. “What [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان PSA: PlayStation Network goes down for maintenance tomorrow, will last around 15 hours _ متن اصلی We know that it’s become all too easy to assume that the PlayStation Network is getting hacked again whenever it goes down. That said, consider this another heads-up in long line of previous friendly reminders: Since being postponed last Thursday, Sony’s announced that the PSN will go down for “significant maintenance” tomorrow, March [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Amazon Publishing to sell series of ebooks outside the Kindle Store _ متن اصلی It remains to be seen if it’s a full-on change of policy, but it looks like Amazon is at least shifting it stance when it comes to where some of the ebooks put out by its Amazon Publishing division are sold. As you may recall, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers recently pulled print editions [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان ITC to review its decision on Microsoft, Motorola patent case _ متن اصلی Remember back in December when the International Trade Commission ruled on a Microsoft complaint from 2010 that Motorola’s Android products infringed on seven of its patents, siding with Microsoft initially on one of them? Since that’s so hard to forget, it probably comes as no surprise to hear that the ITC announced today it would review [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Nokia keeps it ‘amazing everyday’ in the US, gives Lumia 710 owners free colorful covers _ متن اصلی If you’ve snagged one of those Mango-packing Lumia 710s but were quietly wishing to add some colorful spice to it, Nokia’s got something in the works for you. That’s if, you live in the States, and can bust out a mighty proof of purchase. Once those credentials are in order, you’ll [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Samsung Galaxy S Advance sets a fire in the FCC _ متن اصلی Where you may see GT-I9070P, we see a variant of Samsung’s Galaxy S Advance that’s been pushed through the FCC’s sausage machine and lived to tell the tale. We gave the mid-range handset a thorough going-over at MWC, where we found it to be attractive for a phone of its modest stature. It’s got the usual [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Apple name-drops Corning as iPhone glass manufacturer, we feign surprise _ متن اصلی For a company so focused on secrecy, Apple never really did all that good of a job keeping its connection with Corning under wraps. We’ve always suspected that the company enlisted the Gorilla Glass maker for the iPhone, though it didn’t really go out of its way to admit it — even going so far as [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان PS Vita Facebook app officially resurfaces, available for download (again) _ متن اصلی If you were lucky enough to snag the free Facebook app for the PS Vita last week while it was briefly available, you probably found its performance balky, at best. Shortly thereafter, Sony unsurprisingly pulled it from the PlayStation Store, noting issues stemming from Facebook’s side of town. Well, good news just came in from Sony’s [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان TV stations predictably sue Aereo over antenna-to-internet streaming plans _ متن اصلی We had to wonder if Aereo / fka Bamboom would actually be able to launch its $12 / month antenna-based live TV over the internet service before the networks tried to sue it out of existence and the answer is in: no. Ahead of Aereo’s planned March 14th launch, AllThingsD reports several New York Area broadcasters including [...]

نام وب سایت theverge.com _ عنوان Wacom announces Intuos5 tablets with multitouch, soft-touch finish, and heads-up display software _ متن اصلی Wacom has announced four new Intuos5 tablets, refreshing the Intuos line with multitouch gesture support, “Express View” heads-up display software, and a soft-touch matte finish — and they’re available starting today. Wacom says that the Intuous line now supports standard Mac and Windows multitouch gestures simultaneously with pen use, and that users can create [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Verizon lets loose its stance on locked bootloaders in letter to the FCC _ متن اصلی All sorts of Android manufacturers have had to answer for the locked bootloaders in their devices, and now we’ve gotten a bit of insight into Verizon’s view of the subject. It seems Big Red has responded to a formal complaint one customer filed with the FCC for the carrier’s policy of allowing handsets [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Microsoft’s Windows 8 Preview event videos now available _ متن اصلی Still not satisfied after our minute by minute liveblog of Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview event this morning from Barcelona and detailed hands-on impressions? Video of the entire presentation, along with a few demo trailers are available on the company’s press site so you can feel that Sinofsky magic for yourself. One of the preview videos is embedded [...]

نام وب سایت engadget.com _ عنوان Foursquare PS Vita app hits US PlayStation Store, gives you another reason to consider 3G _ متن اصلی Good news for all you socially connected (and hip) regulars of local retail establishments — who have PS Vitas, of course. Sony’s just announced that the free Foursquare app has officially landed at the PlayStation Store (US), and it can be yours for a paltry 4.5MBs of space on your precious [...]