You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy
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Bay Area app developer Smule has amassed an army of mobile instruments, but really, what fun are all those music makers without a little good old fashioned jamming? Today, the company’s offering up the simply named Guitar, an app that lets you strum along to songs recorded through its equally straightforwardly named Sing. At present, the company has hand-picked a dozen or so singers, letting you play along (though expect that number to increase, as time goes on), becoming “the first pair of [Smule] apps that actually talk to each other,” according to the company. Using the app is pretty straightforward for anyone who’s messed around with Guitar Hero and its ilk, letting you know when to strum via swipe through a dynamically scrolling layout.
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This week there are two semi-big mobile events going on. There’s CTIA which is mostly a carrier event and has been a pretty big snoozefest this year. There’s also SID, which is where LG and Qualcomm and others are this week. LG is showing off their 5-inch flexible plastic OLED display.
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The Nexus Q was one of Google’s rare misses. The ‘first social streaming media player’ was announced along with the Nexus 7 back at Google I/O 2012, while the Nexus 7 became quite a success story and is probably what has led to the emergence of the 7-8 inch budget tablet market. The fate of the Nexus
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ASUS has already announced the successor to their Fonepad model, which was confirmed to feature a better processor and extra storage. The new phone will ship with an Intel Atom Z2460 chip running at 1.6GHz and a whopping 32GB of build-in storage. It seems as though nothing else has been changed, which means the device Come comment on this article: Upgraded ASUS Fonepad announced, will feature better processor and extra storage Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!
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Swedish accessory manufacturer Jays will be launching the a-Jays Five series of earphones this summer, with a version for each mobile platform supported – iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Sporting flat, tangle free cabling, a handy clip and MEMS microphone, every Windows Phone owner will find the new kit useful when out and about. The earphones will come with a three-button control setup, which will function differently per operating system. As one can see from the image above, they’re gorgeous looking too. As well as Windows Phone, the buds will also play nicely with any Windows 8 tablet, with answer / hang up on calls, play / pause / skip songs, manipulate volume levels and more. We’ll be sure to get a set to see how these new earphones perform with Windows Phones and tablets.
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ASUS’ Fonepad has been making its way around the world with a 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor and 16GB of built-in storage, but apparently there’s a need for covering one’s face with a beefier version. Announced in Taiwan earlier today, the 7-inch tabletphone will be offered with a faster 1.6GHz Z2460 plus 32GB of memory (with micro-SD expansion as before). This new model will retail for NT$10,900 locally, which works out to be about US$360; whereas the original model will still be available for NT$8,990 or about US$300 (which is, by the way, a tad more expensive than the UK price). We’ll let you know when ASUS comes back with more information regarding availability in other regions. Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, ASUS Comments Via: Engadget Chinese
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Engadget have posted a hands-on video of the Nokia Lumia 925, and besides showing of the new camera app features the video also revealed that the smart camera app can be set to launch directly from the camera button, which I think addresses a major Windows Phone issue with its rather barebones camera app. See
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We haven’t heard from Notion Ink in a long time, ever since they launched their first Adam tablet in 2011, which held a lot of promise back then, but unfortunately ended up pretty disappointing when it landed on the market, both from a quality point of view and a software point of view. Will things
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By now, we all know the score when it comes to the Xperia Z, it’s a waterproof and dust proof flagship from Sony that’ll resist the elements somewhat. For Sony though, that doesn’t seem enough and they’ve announced today the Xperia ZR, a new, more waterproof version of the Xperia Z. Instead of the IP55/IP57
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It’s been nearly 8 months since Motorola has introduced a new phone or any kind of device. We’ve been hearing rumors of this “X Phone” since late last year. We also just heard earlier this week that Google had given up on the X Phone project. This evening we are seeing that a new Motorola
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There’s been a number of rumors floating around concerning some more Android camera developments from Samsung and it’s beginning to look like Samsung is readying its successor to the Galaxy Camera. SamMobile uncovered a rumor that Samsung could be working on another edition of the Galaxy S 4 called the Zoom, that would pack a 16MP sensor and a
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In it's latest update, Google has added five new languages to the vast repertoire onGoogle Translatebringing it's total to over seventy languages. Along with it's notable previous update of being able to provide users with offline access to it's translation services, it seems like it's a continual “full steam ahead” approach by Google in keeping their products active and continually evolving. A recent update to Google Translate has added support to five new languages / Google.com(This is a preview – click here to read the entire entry.)
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It’s not been long since Samsung announced their latest Galaxy Tab and it’s already gone for a tour around the FCC, albeit with just WiFi radios. There’s no LTE or voice-enabled radios in the report, which is a little disappointing to hear but realistically, the carriers themselves will more than likely offer their own
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With Nokia set to unveil a new Lumia lineup next week, you could be forgiven for forgetting about the company’s flagship phone from last year. However, AT&T customers still holding on to their Lumia 900s have cause for celebration in the shape of the long-awaited Windows Phone 7.8 update, which has finally been made available for all months after Nokia released it in other regions. While some may have already installed the update through other means, all owners of the AT&T variant should be able to get it now through the Zune PC client. Windows Phone 7.8′s headline features are visual tweaks that bring older devices more in line with Windows Phone 8 in lieu of a full update; these include multiple Live Tile sizes, more theme colors, and… Continue reading…
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It’s that time of year again folks, we’ve seen the Q1 results come out of a number of different companies and now it’s the UNCarrier’s turn. T-Mobile has been an interesting company to watch over the past 12 Months, they’ve slowly moved to a new model in the Wireless Industry and now that it’s been
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Engadget reports that there is an advert for the Nokia Lumia 928 in the latest issue of the US edition of Vanity Fair magazine. The advert has a tag line of “capture the highlights” and mentions Nokia’s PureView technology, Carl Zeiss optics, and optical image stabilisation. The magazine advert, like the billboard advert for the Lumia 928 thatwas spotted in Oakland last week, includes both Verizon and Windows Phone branding. The URL on the advert (nokia.com/Lumia928) leads to a page on Nokia US’s website, with the same picture of the device and tag line, together with an invitation to “stay tuned for updates about the newest Nokia”
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Following weeks of rumors and an apparent billboard ad, Nokia has launched a teaser site for its upcoming Lumia 928 handset. The site doesn’t reveal all the specifications and details about the Lumia 928, but it confirms the naming and follows a recent magazine ad noting its launch on Verizon. The printed ad confirms Nokia’s focus on the low-light abilities of the Lumia 928, with a mention of PureView, optical image stabilization, and the typical Carl Zeiss lens. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop recently hinted that a new Lumia would gain hero status at a major US carrier, and it appears the Lumia 928 launch is imminent on Verizon.
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Looks like those pesky rumors about YouTube implementing paid subscriptions are coming to a reality. The Financial times have reported that the video service we all love will begin to roll out paid subscriptions, reminiscent of a Netflix or Hulu style premium service. There will be roughly fifty channels starting off, with subscriptions as low as
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At CES this year, fitness accessory startup Fitbit announced the final missing piece of its highly-regarded activity-tracking line: a wristband. Dubbed the ‘Flex,’ it offers all of the durability and accuracy of its clip-on products, in a more wearable solution. Initial market feedback for the band was tremendous, but a lot of that enthusiasm has
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