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How would you change AT&T's 3G MicroCell? {Engadget}
Nov 28th 2009 10:56AM Make it like T-mo's @home service. AT&T's network isn't a problem for me, but they're pretty much the highest price wireless service, yet they have the worst selection of smartphones and not the best 3G network. This box and the pricing/policies attached to it will not only further distance AT&T from the general public, it will serve to drive loyal customers to other carriers with more reasonable plans & pricing.
Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part eleven: win a 32GB Zune HD! {Engadget}
Nov 27th 2009 8:05PM These prizes are like my wish list! Any one of them would make a happy ending to what has been an extremely difficult and stressful year. Even if I don't win, I have to say that not only is Engadget the best tech & gadget blog, but you have the most awesome giveaways!
Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part ten: win an HP Envy 15! {Engadget}
Nov 27th 2009 8:02PM I need to buy my own laptop for work. Unless I WIN a schwanky laptop from the best gadget blog on the interwebz...
Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part six: win an HTC HD2! {Engadget}
Nov 27th 2009 2:45PM Gadgetlust! Need... want... desire...
Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part three: win an Aliph Jawbone prime! {Engadget}
Nov 27th 2009 1:14PM It's got to be better than the one I currently use.
Dell's 5-inch Android Streak MID on AT&T in 2010? {Engadget}
Nov 17th 2009 9:44AM @"android user" - I WANT to carry this as my phone. I'm living with an LG Incite right now. Nice and compact with a 3" 400x240 screen. (with plenty of support on xda, @digitallysick) Unfortunately, like the BB Curve 8320, BB 8830, & BB Pearl that I've owned in the last couple of years, it's ok for mobile communications, but slow, small, and barely acceptable. For mobile computing - seriously? Have you ever tried to edit a Word doc or Excel spreadsheet on these tiny screens? Pretty much useless. When there's enough of an emergency to try it, there's no time to deal with lag, scrolling around, saving, exporting, etc.
With a 5" screen and a modern (dare I wish... dual core?) processor, this will be a true unified mobile communications AND computing device. Hell, if you don't want to hold it to your face, use a corded or Bluetooth headset. At $199, I will buy it the day it comes out. At $299, I might wait for some reviews and user feedback, but would make the jump eventually.
Regarding "networks" - I travel a lot for business and have great reception with AT&T. I've had Verizon, TMo, & Sprint over the last few years. TMo's coverage was very bad. Sprint's was pretty good - when I didn't have reception, it would be in the middle of the desert or the like. Verizon's was very bad! I live in the western suburbs of Chicago and would constantly have dropped calls. No matter where I went, voice quality was terrible. Add in that Verizon store employees and sub-contracted store employees made a habit of LYING about contracts, service, etc, to me and I will never, EVER be on "the network" again, regardless of their great selection of phones.
Fujitsu's splitting F-04B cellphone gets tested, found to contain no Energon cubes {Engadget Mobile}
Nov 12th 2009 10:06AM My guess is that opening on the right side of the keyboard is to accommodate a camera/flash and maybe a speaker. That will make extensive or fast typing more difficult with the long reach for the left thumb, unfortunately. Ergonomically, I'd prefer they ditch that end and have the fully assembled unit show a "shelf" at the top in profile. Not the most elegant looking, but a far better option for usability.
If this thing lands in the US with competitive processor (800Mhz +), Android 2.0, WORKS WELL, preferably under $300 on contract, and preferably on AT&T, I'll buy one. And preferably not white. That is, unless Dell releases their giant 5 inch phone/MID here, then it would be a tough choice. I'm less concerned with size than with usability and performance. Obviously, it will need to be very well engineered and built, as I can imagine that 9-key slider getting wobbly after a few months.
The D-pad on the slider is interesting. This could make a great portable gaming device as well, one where you have the controller separate from the display, like a real console. In that case, you'd need accelerometers in both the screen module (slimphone use) and keyboard module (gaming control when separated). And you'd have the best of both worlds. The display body could be carried as a touch only slim phone, or with the keyboard attached for full QWERTY madness.
The great Google Wave invite giveaway! {Download Squad}
Nov 1st 2009 8:25AM Still not sure what "Wave" is for, but I do need to be one step ahead. Unifying communications and social media? I don't really feel the need, but perhaps once I try it, I'll be hooked.
Treat bag three - the Mobile Warrior {Download Squad}
Oct 31st 2009 1:16AM I could actually use most of this crap.
Microsoft responds to Windows 7 student upgrade SNAFU with direct ISO download {Download Squad}
Oct 28th 2009 10:32AM I got ripped off by Digital River & Symantec 8 years ago, trying to purchase an upgrade to Symantec's complete suite. They charged my debit card, but the download would always fail at 75% (after hours of waiting). Neither DR nor Symantec would respond to months of emails. I'll never do busines with either entity again. It's good to see MS step up to the plate when there's an issue, but why oh why use an EPIC FAIL like Digital River??
