Posted on 30 April 2009 by
The Boy Genius Report just got ahold of this ultra-blurry shot of what purports to be Palm’s next webOS device, with a supposed fall release date and zero other info to go on. From the looks of things the keyboard is stationary, but with the relative height-to-width ratio (and last night’s “Mini-Pre” rumor) we’re thinking the keyboard and screen might be shrunk down slightly — which, were we to conjecture further, could mean a webOS Centro. Or perhaps Palm’s gone large and produced something entirely more delicious.
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Palm going Centro for next webOS handset? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Paul Miller
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola
Motorola has spilled some very unappetizing beans with its first quarter results. The company missed its projected sales figure of $5.62 billion, posting $5.4 billion, $1.8 billion of which were in its handsets division. The cellphone space is where the company seems to be hurting the most — sales were down 45 percent there — though some projections had it faring worse than that. Overall, Moto’s looking at a $291 million loss, or $0.13 a share, which, even in
this economy, can’t be the greatest of news.
Motorola posts $291 million loss in first quarter, mobile sales fall 45 percent originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Laura June
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Motorola has spilled some very unappetizing beans with its first quarter results. The company missed its projected sales figure of $5.62 billion, posting $5.4 billion, $1.8 billion of which were in its handsets division. The cellphone space is where the company seems to be hurting the most — sales were down 45 percent there — though some projections had it faring worse than that. Overall, Moto’s looking at a $291 million loss, or $0.13 a share, which, even in
this economy, can’t be the greatest of news.
On the bright side, during the earnings briefing, CEO Sanjay Jha confirmed that Motorola will indeed introduce “differentiated Android-based devices” in time for the holiday season this year. Hooray for that, anyway!
Read – Motorola CEO Confirms Android Devices for Q4
Read – Earnings: Motorola Posts $291 Million Loss As Cellphone Sales Slump 45 Percent
Filed under: Cellphones
Motorola posts $291 million loss in first quarter, mobile sales fall 45 percent, Android handsets confirmed for Q4 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Laura June
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Apparently as of right now, this stunning piece of high art is just a foam model mock-up, but listen to us, mouse manufacturers of the world: if you build this, we will give you every penny we have to own it. Our only gripe? The D-pad should definitely be up top for navigation duties. Still… where’s the waiting list?
[Via Technabob]
Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals
NES gamepad mouse is the most amazing piece of industrial design in the history of humankind originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Joshua Topolsky
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Filed under: Handsets, Others, T-Mobile, Danger, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS
Sure, T-Mobile said May 13 for the Sidekick LX 2009′s official date with destiny, but if they want to start drop-shipping units a few days early, we don’t think anyone’s going to complain. In-the-wild unboxings certainly seem to back up stories that devices are already being shipped to those who’ve pre-ordered it ahead of release — and call us crazy, but we think we prefer these shots to that creepy viral video unboxing from a while back. Enjoy the shots, and if you didn’t (or couldn’t) pre-order, we might suggest viewing them very, very slowly so they last through to the 13th.
[Thanks, Ed]
New Sidekick LXs trickling into buyers’ hands ahead of launch originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Chris Ziegler
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Thanks to the always revealing FCC, we knew good and well Nokia’s painfully expensive N97 had Carolina (and probably the other states, to be fair) on its mind, but now we know the moment of truth is drawing near. As of right now, Nokia’s US website has a teaser block informing us Yanks that we’ll be able to pre-order this here smartphone “soon.” Hitting the link only directs us the European legalese that we’ve digested before, but surely it’ll lead to something meaningful in due time. Patience… it’s a virtue.
[Via phoneArena]
Filed under: Cellphones
Nokia throws up “pre-order soon” logo on US N97, drives the kids crazy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Darren Murph
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, GSM, EDGE
In case you needed any more evidence that the full touchscreen cellphone fad is in full swing, we’d present to you this little midrange number — Samsung’s just-announced Tocco Lite for the UK market. Just the latest member of the now well-established Tocco series, the Lite is actually little more than a specific branding of the S5320 that we saw back in March, offering EDGE data, a WQVGA display, 3 megapixel camera, TouchWiz interface, and integrated FM radio. Look for it to hit up British stores come mid-May.
[Via MobileBurn]
Samsung S5320 Tocco Lite reps the midrange in the UK originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Chris Ziegler
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
After a brief period of no news, it’s time to revisit the world of invisible cloaks. Inspired by the ideas of theoretical physicist John Pendry at Imperial College, London, two separate groups of researchers from Cornell University and UC Berkeley claim to have prototyped their own cloaking devices. Both work essentially the same way: the object is hidden by mirrors that look entirely flat thanks to tiny silicon nanopillars that steer reflected light in such a way to create the illusion. It gets a bit technical, sure, but hopefully from at least one of these projects we’ll get a video presentation that’s sure to make us downright giddy.
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables
Quest for invisibility cloaks revisited by two research groups originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Ross Miller
