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Google: We’re fine with keeping you waiting for slow Android updates

Posted on April 27, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

Android smartphones are not typically updated very frequently, leaving many owners to either try and update their own device, or wait for months or even years to get the latest operating system. The technical lead developer on the Android Open Source Project believes the slow update rate many Android users have had to endure is “very reasonable.” Sometimes, Jean-Baptiste Queru revealed his opinion on his Google+ page in a congratulatory post towards Sony, who recently updated its Tablet S to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The developer said the Japanese company was the biggest contributor to Android, leaving all other manufacturers playing catch-up

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Sony outs new waterproof HDR-GW77V Handycam, available May 25th in Japan

Posted on April 27, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

Despite having launched a full battalion of Handycams back at CES , Sony left the adventurous crowd out by not introducing any ruggedized shooters . With that in mind, the Japanese outfit has taken the wraps off of its first waterproof (and dustproof) Handycam, which packs a mouthwatering 20.4-megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor capable of 1080p video at 60fps. Staying true to its Handycam roots, the HDR-GW77V sports a 3-inch swivel screen while also offering 16GB of internal storage and a 10x optical zoom. Sony claims the camcorder can handle up to 16 feet of water as well as sustain a five-foot freefall.

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Fujitsu Laboratories wants to take your mobile’s 2D videos to another dimension

Posted on April 27, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed technology that will let any phone grab pictures and video with some of that third-dimension spice. Using a small attachment with cleverly positioned mirrors, the widget sits atop your phone’s plain old 2D camera and breaks the incoming image into two. Once the data has been grabbed, you then send it off to Fujitsu’s servers, whereupon it’ll be converted into a 3D format. This isn’t the first 2D-to-3D idea, but the main advantage, of course, is that your poor phone doesn’t have to do all the leg-work — but it undoubtedly comes at the expense of some quality.

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Amazon’s Q1 2012 earnings: net income down 35 percent to $130 million, net sales at $13.18 billion

Posted on April 26, 2012 by droidmike| Leave a comment

It’s no Apple-sized quarter , but you’d need to be on HGTV’s Million Dollar Rooms a handful of times over to scoff at Amazon’s Q1 2012 earnings. After reporting $177 million in net earnings last quarter (on $17.43 billion in revenue), the online sales behemoth has today registered $13.18 billion in net sales — proudly reporting that said tally was up from the $9.86 billion in its Q1 a year ago. Excluding the $56 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales would have grown 34 percent compared with first quarter 2011. As for operating income?

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Smartphones to lift Samsung to record $5 billion profit

Posted on April 26, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co, the world’s top technology firm by revenue, will report record quarterly operating profit of around $5 billion later on Friday on soaring sales of its Galaxy smartphones and as South Korean firms outmuscle Japanese rivals in TVs and memory chips. Samsung, whose $184 billion market value is worth around a dozen Sonys, is set to topple Nokia as the global handset leader after 14 years, and its Android-based Galaxy line-up will have outsold Apple’s iPhone as it won users from Nokia, Blackberry maker Research In Motion, Motorola and others.

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Professors develop food magnifying glasses, no need to super size

Posted on April 13, 2012 by droidmike| Leave a comment

Big eyes, small stomach. We’ve all been there at some point, when we load our plate up with more than our tummies can handle.

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Sony to cut 10,000 jobs and slash bonuses, says Japanese newspaper

Posted on April 9, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

There have been some major adjustments at Sony HQ already, but Japanese business sheet Nikkei reckons they’re nothing compared to what’s on the horizon. It reports that, come an announcement on April 12th, Kaz Hirai will reveal plans to clear out 10,000 jobs by the end of this year — that’s six percent of his workforce. The paper also says that seven execs, including chairman Howard Stringer, could be asked to forgo their bonuses, as the company concedes a $3.2 billion loss for 2011.

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Suzumo SushiBot pumps out 300 Kwik-E-Mart rolls per hour (video)

Posted on April 9, 2012 by droidmike| Leave a comment

We tend to avoid scooping up sushi whenever there’s no chef in sight — at, say, a grocery store, or a gas station — but we’ve always assumed there was a human cranking out maki somewhere behind the scenes. If Suzumo’s SushiBot makes it to the production line, that may no longer be the case . The compact machine doesn’t exude beauty in the traditional sense, but what it lacks in elegance it easily makes up with efficiency.

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Toray unveils new self-repairing film for devices, fixes scratches in under 10 seconds

Posted on April 6, 2012 by droidmike| Leave a comment

Toray’s advanced film department has finished its new self-cure coating and is set to start using it as a decorative layer on a series of as-yet unannounced notebooks. Fortunately, the company is already chasing down more pervasive uses on smartphones and touch-panels. The science involves a wet coating method that adds a special recovering layer to PET film. Alongside that mutant healing factor, the layer responsible also throws in some elastic and cushioning properties. During Toray ‘s demonstration (what, no video?) scratches made with a metal brush apparently repaired themselves, resulting in the rehabilitated glossy surface you see above

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NTT forces you to pay attention during a video conference (video)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

Video conferencing solved the “you talkin’ to me?” problem ages ago, when business execs first started using sophisticated telepresence suites to share moisturizing tips. The thing is, catching a person’s eye somehow has greater instinctive impact when you actually see them turn around to face you. That’s exactly the sensation that NTT engineers have tried to replicate with the MM-Space conferencing system. It’s demoed after the break by a pleasant-looking (Oil of Olay?) Japanese woman — and even though you can’t hear a word she says, the rotating, nodding translucent screen definitely lends her some extra gravitas

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Sharp Provides McAfee Mobile Security Software for its Next Generation of Education Tablets

Posted on March 30, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

McAfee Co., Ltd, the Japanese subsidiary of McAfee, today announced that it is to offer McAfee® Mobile Security software pre-installed on Sharp Corporation’s Android-based tablet devices. The tablets will target the education sector and will start shipping this month. Sharp users will have access to McAfee Mobile Security free of charge for 30 days, and can then upgrade to a one-year subscription for 2,980 yen (including tax).

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Kinect for Windows version 1.5 to be released in May

Posted on March 27, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

Seems like it was only yesterday that Microsoft took the wraps off version 1.0 of Kinect for Windows, putting the power of voice and gesture controls in the hands of the hoi polloi. Now, the gang in Redmond has said that version 1.5 will be coming in May, and will bring 10-joint skeletal tracking to let the sensor bar work while users are seated. The update also includes Kinect Studio, an app that allows devs to record, play and debug clips of users to fine tune their applications. Additionally, it brings language support for French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese, plus there’s added support for regional dialects in those languages and English as well. Lastly, Microsoft is promising a whole slew of new countries around the globe will be getting Kinect for Windows in May and June, so to see if your homeland made the cut, check out the source below. Kinect for Windows version 1.5 to be released in May originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:21:00 EDT

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