EngadgetEngadgetNVIDIA shows off Tegra on video- June 3, 2008 Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Handhelds, HDTV, Laptops Yesterday we told you about NVIDIA's new mobile platform, Tegra, and today, we've got some videos from the company showing off the system, and giving you a good impression of just how much less juice this architecture uses compared to the competition. Check the videos after the break demonstrating the systems' lean energy needs, HDMI output capabilities, blazing fast gaming, and that fancy UI we keep telling you about.Continue reading...http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/03/nvidia-shows-off-tegra-on-video/ Canonical makes Ubuntu Netbook Remix official at Computex- June 3, 2008 Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops Not like we weren't totally expecting this or anything, but Canonical has chosen Computex as the expo where it will officially showcase Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Hailed as a "reworked desktop image of Ubuntu built specifically for a new category of portable internet-centric devices," the operating system will probably not be too foreign for those familiar with the standard Ubuntu Desktop Edition. We are told that this flavor will feature a launcher that enables users.http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/03/canonical-makes-ubuntu-netbook-remix-official-at-comput... SanDisk launches pSSD drives for low-cost PC sector- June 3, 2008 Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops, StorageSanDisk is all about adding those prefixes to solid state drives, and not quite a year after we were forced to learn what uSSD really meant, the same firm is now shoving pSSD into our dictionary. Launched at Computex, these new parallel ATA solid-state drives are designed for use in the booming low-cost laptop sector, and will be available in 4816GB sizes. They'll also boast a streaming read speed of 39MBsec and a streaming write performance of 17MBsec....http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/ Gigabyte's M704 UMPC gets reviewed and unboxed- June 2, 2008 Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs Quite a bit has gone down since November of last year, but if your memory is sharper than a tack, chances are you haven't forgotten about the M704. This stylish UMPC from Gigabyte was recently acquired, unboxed and reviewed by Mobile01, but we'll go ahead and warn you: the inability to read and comprehend Chinese could hurt your understanding. At least images are universally grasped, right Check out the read link for the full rundown.Via...http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/gigabytes-m704-umpc-gets-reviewed-and-unboxed/ Verizon slide deck reveals Verizon i770, Palm 800w, fun facts- June 2, 2008 Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds First, the good news: we don't think the global roaming Samsung i770 Windows Mobile phone for Verizon is actually going to look like this. Now, the bad: it's probably pretty close. We're not here to bum you out, though -- come get the lowdown on Verizon's plans for the remainder of '08 by accompanying us on a magical journey through one of its fancy slide decks over on Engadget Mobile!Thanks, HTCkidRead Permalink Email...http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/verizon-slide-deck-reveals-verizon-i770-palm-800w-fun-f... NVIDIA launches Tegra, hopes to change the smartphone MID game- June 2, 2008 Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Laptops, Portable Audio, Portable Video NVIDIA is launching a full-frontal assault on Intel, its burgeoning MID market, and smartphone makers with its forthcoming "mobile computer on a chip" architecture, dubbed Tegra. We've shown you snippets of what this would look like before, but plans are now well underway to take this technology mainstream, with numerous partnerships, and products planned for Q4 2008 and Q1 Q2 2009. We had a chat with the company, and..http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/nvidia-launches-tegra-hopes-to-change-the-smartphone-mi... Movistar nabs iPhone in Spain- June 2, 2008 Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Apple's relentless quest to spread the iPhone to every corner of the universe has officially nabbed yet another carrier. Movistar has been announced as an official partner for Spain, though no clues have been given about the launch date -- a common trend with the iPhone carrier partnership press releases as of late, we've noticed -- and the best that interested parties can do right now is sign up to be notified when more information becomes available. Any...http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/movistar-nabs-iphone-in-spain/ |