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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 without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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Refresh Roundup: week of May 14th, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 May 2012 18:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As much as we’re familiar with mobile device torture tests, they’re normally inflicted by us or otherwise not-so-voluntary. Nokia, however, has stepped up to the plate and doled out the abuse to the Lumia 900 itself with a hammer and nail, all based on a wager that the Windows Phone’s use of Gorilla Glass would hold up to Sonim-level punishment. The company’s Chris Ruble and Mike Meyers (not that Mike Myers) used a Lumia 710 as a dry run before an on-camera demo that not only saw the 900 assaulted with the hammer, but used as a blunt instrument itself — all without a crack or scratch. We imagine that other toughened-glass phones would survive the hit, and there’s every possibility that smacking the polycarbonate plastic would leave more than a scuff mark. Nokia’s test still proves that its pride and joy can withstand more than just a casual roughing up, and you can see the slightly cringe-inducing test in the video below.

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Nokia uses Lumia 900 as a hammer in a torture test, makes us wince (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 May 2012 04:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What does Google’s new search technique mean for you? Augmenting search results with sets of associated facts could please users but decrease traffic to other sites.

Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=41c8c9c65eff47ed1804531dc5447bc9

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Significant updates to The Weather Channel iPhone app and Flipboard app for iPhones and iPads tap into the social reach of Facebook and Twitter.

Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=5c674b545f1c212c960d966bf17343a4

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In a promo that’s sure to encourage students to study very hard at their desks and not play their brand new Xbox 360s all semester, Microsoft is reprising last year’s offer of a free 4GB Xbox 360 for students with the purchase of a qualifying Windows PC worth $699 or more (in the U.S.) or $599 of more (in Canada). “With all…

Source: http://hothardware.com/News/Microsoft-Offers-Free-Xbox-360s-With-Purchase-of-PC/

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SeaMicro says it has packed 64 Intel Xeon processors into a device it says & uses half the power, takes one-third the space, and delivers
twelve times the bandwidth of today’s best-in-class servers.& The SM10000-XE has up to 2 terabytes of DDR3 memory, up to 64 SATA hard disks or solid state drives (SSDs), and up to 16 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) or 64 1GbE ports, the company says….

Source: http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Sea-Micro-SM10000XE/?kc=rss

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Does the word ReRAM ring a bell? No? Well, the key point is that it’s much faster than NAND memory, and it’s making its way into chips from Elpida, Sharp and Panasonic. Further proof that ReRAM is on the up and up? Researchers at University College London have used this technology to make a chip that operates at 100 times the speed of standard Flash memory. The device is composed completely of silicon oxide, which improves the chip’s resistance, and it doesn’t require a vacuum to work (which makes it cheaper to produce). But this new chip is more than just a faster alternative to Flash; its ability to move between different states of conductivity means it can be configured as a memristor, or a device that handles both data-processing and storage tasks. In the long term, researchers hope this technology can pave the way for silicon oxide CPUs — and UCL is already using this design to help develop transparent memory chips for mobile devices. Need to know more? Feast your heart on the gritty details via the link below.

Researchers develop silicon ReRAM chip, send warning shot to Flash memory originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 May 2012 06:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Want a quirky new look? How about swapping human hair for Lego bricks? Yes, you read that right…

Source: http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=79f430fb68a53912de1a6e6f9b50ed83

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Wish you had a way to fire projectiles in your backyard but lack a firearm and/or the proper permit? Not a problem! With $40 in plumbing supplies and an hour of your time, you too can launch Russets with extreme prejudice. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/OGfxxl29Dsk/how-to-turn-pvc-and-hairspray-into-a-force-of-destruction

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Motorola’s Droid Razr Maxx is a power-packed follow-up to the company’s Droid Razr handset, says this eWEEK review. Now available on Verizon Wireless, the 4.3-inch RazrMaxx zips along with a 1.2GHz, dual-core processor and 4G LTE, and positively astounds with its 3300mAh, all-day battery….

Source: http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Motorola-Droid-Razr-Maxx-review/?kc=rss

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SAP on Monday unveiled a series of mobile applications covering areas such as expense management and e-learning, as well as improved support for iOS and Android devices. The announcements came at the start of the vendor’s Sapphire conference in Orlando.

One of the new mobile applications aims to tackle the “necessary evil” of travel expense reporting. It allows workers to fill out expenses while on the go, rather than waiting to do an entire batch later, SAP said.

Source: https://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/sap-rolls-out-new-mobile-apps-boosts-html5-ios-android-support-193079?source=rss_mobile_technology

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Station Saint-Martin along Paris’s Metro Line 8 & 9 was closed in 1939, at the start of WWII, and although reopened once the war had ended, the station was ultimately shutter for good due its close proximity (100m) to another Metro station. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/eqD6rkqQDoo/hollywood-movie-marketing-makes-for-a-great-use-of-this-abandoned-paris-metro-station

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As several of you noted in the comments to our post asking for cross-platform iOS/Android games, Words With Friends for Android does not provide the smoothest gaming experience… and that’s being rather charitable.

You might be happy to hear that a couple of days ago Zynga released an update which promises to solve many of the Android-specific issues, such as notifications not popping up.

Sadly, installing the update is not a smooth experience; you have to manually uninstall the previous version, and then go to the Android Market and install it. What’s nice is that it doesn’t lose your saved games – this screenshot shows a game I’ve started before the update and continued after updating.

How’s the new update working out for you? Let us know in the comments!

Words With Friends for Android updated, promises “smoother game experience” originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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More than half the participants in a study who wore the wireless digital device avoided unnecessary follow-up care, while it may have saved the life of one participant.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57434673-76/zio-stick-on-heart-rhythm-monitor-the-netflix-of-heart-care/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

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A do-it-yourself kit for installing a handful of solar panels lets people dip their toes into grid-tied solar power.

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Today in international tech news: The BBC unveils plans to stream all 2,500 hours of the Summer Olympics. Elsewhere, Apple has reportedly engaged in talks with China Mobile, the world’s biggest phone company, about teaming up to offer the iPhone; a criminal gets busted in Columbia for failing to log out of Facebook; and a report suggests most computer users in the world have acquired pirated wares.

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Your brain can melt trying to keep up with the endless torrent of video content on the web each day. That’s why we are here to ease your fatigue with the best videos of the week. Enjoy! More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/vAnaHXBQqNg/kick-off-your-weekend-with-piranhacondas-steaksaws-and-alan-rickman

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Now that Windows 8 images have begun leaking out, it’s only a matter of time until developers start releasing mods for Windows 7 which mimic upcoming features. Over at Into Windows, they’ve spotted one such mod already.

In the earliest Windows 8 images, we saw Windows Live integration on the taskbar. In the far right corner, there’s a user tile displayed. If you’d like to do the same on Windows 7, download Taskbar User Tile from DeviantArt user AngelWZR.

Once installed, your current picture will appear on the taskbar. Click it, and a menu appears which allows you to log off, switch users, and access the control panel. Right now, the mod only works if your taskbar is displayed on the bottom of your Windows desktop.

Add a Windows 8 user tile to your Windows 7 taskbar originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bellroy, a company that specializes in Better Ways to Carry, have developed a Travel Wallet that’s small enough to fit in your pocket.  The Travel Wallet is made of midnight or cocoa leather, and it has multiple pockets to organize your tickets, cards, and passport.  (Doesn’t hold the double-thickness passports, only standard ones.)  It holds [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/18/organize-your-travel-papers-with-the-bellroy-travel-wallet/

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Although Motorola Xoom WiFi owners in the US have had Android 4.0.4 for quite some time now, Android 4.0.3 is only just now pushing out to folks in Canada. As noted in the Android Central Forums, the update went live earlier today for the masses. Checking with Motorola also shows that to be the case, as they've highlighted the update via their website.

• Updated Browser with faster rendering, zoom and pan Users can also now save pages for offline reading and request desktop versions of websites.
• Swipe to dismiss notifications, tasks, and browser tabs You can now dismiss individual notifications, apps from the Recent Apps list, and browser tabs with a simple swipe of a finger.
• Redesigned app launcher In All Apps launcher, you can now simply drag an app to get information about it, immediately uninstall it, or disable a pre-installed app.
• New System Font for Improved Readability An entirely new typeface (called Roboto) optimized for high resolution screens improves readability and brings a polished feel to the user interface.
• Updated "People" Application Replaces contacts and integrates seamlessly with Google+ and other social networks.
• Improved text input and spell-checking The keyboard now features improved accuracy to make text input faster. It also now includes an in-line spell checker to make corrections easier.
• Type with your voice Now you can simply touch the microphone on the keyboard and start talking to write emails, SMS, or any other text-more than 20 languages supported. Text appears in real time, so there's no waiting for server processing.
• Richer and versatile imaging capabilities For capturing larger scenes, the camera introduces a single motion panorama mode. Also, you can now take still shots while shooting video just by tapping the screen as video continues to record. You can also launch camera directly from the Lockscreen. When you shoot videos, you can now choose from a number of silly faces and other fun effects which recognize individual facial features so you can give your friends big eyes, squeeze heads, make noses bigger, or change the scenery with background replacement.
• Redesigned Gallery app with photo editor To help pictures look their best, the Gallery now offers a powerful photo editor so you can crop and rotate pictures, set levels, remove red eyes, add effects, and much more.
• Richer, resizable widgets You can expand widgets to show more content, or shrink them to save space.

If you're rooted, you may need to return back to stock in order to apply the update but no matter — you can root your Motorola Xoom once again after the update is applied. With the update having been tested aplenty on the US version already, you shouldn't run into any issues with it. If so, head on into the Android Central Forums to get yourself some help.

Source: Motorola Canada, via: Android Central Forums

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You’ll be saving money and packing your social calendar with this week’s best Android apps. Whether you’re looking to fill your belly or rest your head for the night, we’ve got you covered.

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Xamarin, with an upgrade to its Mono for Android SDK on Monday, is adding a drag-and-drop, graphical designer for building Android application interfaces within either Microsoft’s Visual Studio or Xamarin’s own MonoDevelop IDE.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/xamarin-adds-android-designer-visual-studio-193161?source=rss_mobile_technology

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According to a new study that I just made up, sex and orgasms are fun. Fortunately, the evolution of technology doesn’t stop at smartphones; it wants to make our sex-lives better. Here’s a quick look at some of the latest tech-tastic sex toys. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/qVlDI2w15Zs/nsfw-the-sex-toys-that-will-make-the-future-more-orgasmic

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AT&T plans to swallow fewer device costs for subscribers, CEO Ralph de la Vega said during an investors call, in an effort to raise revenue. Like Verizons CFO the day before, he also spoke of devices sharing data plans. – AT amp;T plans to increase revenue by reducing mobile phone subsidies and encouraging consumers to share data allowances between multiple devices, according to a May 17 Reuters report on an AT amp;T investors meeting that day.
The news follows Verizon Wireless CFO Fran Shammos statement, at a JP Mo…

Source: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com/~r/RSS/eweekwireless/~3/2T0BcLBsfh0/

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Federal authorities are taking a closer look at a "Joint Operating Entity" created by Verizon Wireless and cable companies that critics say will restrict competition in the communication industry and by definition would violate antitrust law. – Verizon and the group of cable companies from which it is planning
to buy a chunk of AWS spectrum don’t want you to know about a new Joint
Operating Entity (JOE) that would control all aspects of how you get access to
the Internet, what you can do online and how much it’s going to cost.
Cloaked …

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It’s only been a few days since we first heard the rumors about an upcoming, Sprint-bound LG quad-core slab, and now that same LS970 “superphone” is back for more action. Thanks to yet another snap acquired by the folks over at BriefMobile, we can now spot a couple extra details on the device, including its previously unknown NFC capabilities. Contrary to earlier beliefs, the alleged LG Eclipse also seems to offer a removable battery, which is likely to make some power users very content. Something tells us this isn’t the last we’re going to see of this super handset, though, so we’ll keep you in the loop if any more noteworthy findings appear.

LG LS970 ‘superphone’ shows up again, flaunts its removable battery and NFC chip originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 05:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Losing an iPhone is the absolute worst. The inconvenience, the expense… Just terrible. So, when a good samaritan gets in touch to let you know she’s found your phone, the appropriate response ought to be gushing, gurgling gratitude. Right? More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/RjAGzUVvAKs/women-returns-lost-iphone-is-rewarded-with-a-brutal-beating

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Survival Lab is a fun pixelated game where dying doesn’t matter originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to Microsoft’s Partner Website, Windows 7 Release Candidate is coming on May 5, but is available now for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. One tiny problem: The release candidate isn’t available from either Website. Not yet….

Source: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com/~r/RSS/publishgraphics/~3/vczJmlzzw6M/

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There’s a smorgasbord of lovely things for you to feast your eyes on this week. From chairs made from an old water tower to a wooden surf board, you’ll have plenty of to enjoy in this week’s most beautiful items. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/_B-C-7pIPjI/water-tower-chairs-cloud-city-and-more

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The folks from DoubleTwist have announced a major milestone for their company. People all over the world are now making use of their app daily to listen to music, view videos and take in podcasts — 2 million of them in fact. To celebrate the milestone they're having a sale, doubleTwist Player in-app upgrades, AirSync and doubleTwist Alarm Clock are all on sale right now for 50% off their original price. Congrats to doubleTwist on their achievements, now hit the link below to grab yourself some of their apps!

DoubleTwist Apps In The Google Play Store

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/l9DfSAS4kpQ/story01.htm

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In an effort to outdo Google’s social search integration, Microsoft has tagged Facebook. Here’s what the move means.

Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=930e294c2b92fe122157e1af411461e1

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At the CTIA conference in New Orleans, we got a demo of MasterCard’s PayPass Wallet. You can use the digital wallet online or on your smartphone to pay for items in the real world, from cab rides to snacks from vending machines.

Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=4235c67f9178bf271fff91403c3b8364

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Apple TVs are great – you can stream video from iTunes, Netflix, your home computer, and you can display content from your iPad to your TV using AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring.  But Apple TVs have only HDMI output, so you can’t use it with every display.  The ATV Pro from Kanex is an HDMI to [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/16/kanex-atv-pro-adapter-for-apple-tv/

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If you have an artistic temperament, but you weren’t blessed with steady hands or an eye for color, Konstruct might be the app for you. Not only does the iPhone app let you produce generative art using words, warbles and whistles, but it also uses augmented reality to bring your artistic creation to life.

To get started, you first need to print out the Konstruct marker and place it wherever you’d like to create your AR sculpture — it could be on your living room wall, or on the floor of your bathroom, it doesn’t matter. Open the app, point your iPhone at the marker, and start making some noises! Once you’re done, you can save your creation, or simply wipe the slate clean and start again.

The volume of your voice affects the size of the shapes that are drawn on the screen, and you can move your head around to alter the path of your ‘brush’ — but to change the shape of your brush or modify the color palette you have to use a menu. Without knowledge of the app’s internal workings, it’s hard to say what the actual difference between whistling, talking and singing is — and judging by the developer’s affinity for whistling in the demo video (after the break), the app probably doesn’t perform that much analysis on your input.

Still, Konstruct is just a prototype! A later version could do away with menus and rely entirely on the location, tonality, quality and amplitude of your voice — and judging by the the words of the developer, James Alliban, there is definitely more in store for Konstruct: “The idea of transforming entire cities into user generated virtual art galleries really appeals to me. I see Konstruct as an early prototype that will hopefully be realised in this form in the future.”

Download Konstruct for free from the App Store (iPhone 3GS and 4 only)

[Thanks to Richard for the tip!]

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Konstruct for iOS creates generative augmented reality art with your voice originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s likely overkill for those interested only in some basic tablet modding, but the folks from Liquidware (no strangers to the DIY scene) have a new bit of kit that should please those looking to take on a more ambitious project. Dubbed simply Amber, the kit is described as “80 percent of the way to a tablet” — you’ll get a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, a 7-inch capacitive display and a customized version of Android 2.3, but no pesky casing to get in the way of any other additions you see fit to add. That convenience comes at a bit of a cost, though. The Amber will set you back anywhere from $983 to $1,674 depending on the kit you choose. Head on past the break for a quick look at it on video.

Continue reading Liquidware debuts Amber, a customizable Android development tablet

Liquidware debuts Amber, a customizable Android development tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 02:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/18/liquidware-debuts-customizable-android-development-tablet/

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It looks like we’ll be getting Retina display MacBook Pros sooner than later — this based on supply chain indicators and a recently published Apple patent application.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/retina-display-macbook-reports/

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As devices shrink, so too much storage. It’s just how it goes. SSDs have taken the place of HDDs in tighter tablets and notebooks, and Samsung is hoping to squeeze even more out of every memory chip it makes, too. With smartphones becoming a larger piece of the company’s bottom line, it makes sense to introduce the industry’s first four gigabit…

Source: http://hothardware.com/News/Samsung-Reveals-New-Mobile-Memory-Chip-Makes-Way-for-2GB-Smartphones/

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