Sony says PS3 supply will be ‘tight’ over the coming months originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Talk about rapid response. Just a day or so after Google blew a few minds by announcing its plans to serve 1Gbps internet to a select group of communities, Seattle mayor Mike McGinn has come forward and confessed that the Emerald City is ready to accept said offer. ‘Course, we shouldn’t be shocked to hear that one of the most educated and wealthy cities in North America — as well as (almost) being home to Microsoft — is up for a little fiber action, but it’s certainly interesting to see just how willing the local government is to share its resources with Gmail’s creator. We’re guessing that other tech-savvy cities throughout the US will be jumping in line as well, so if you’d like to be one of the first, now might be a fantastic time to ping your own mayor and get him / her on the ball.

Seattle eager for Google fiber, other cities apt to fall in line originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia plays musical execs, moves CFO to new Mobile Phones post originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CNET have taken the 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Snow Leopard for a spin around a 2008 MacBook Pro, and produced a decent first peek at comparative performance. Of course, there are significant provisos to get through first — it’s only one machine, running on Apple’s drivers, testing mostly Apple applications, and the two systems default to different versions of QuickTime — but we can still glean some indication of where the two heavyweights are relative to one another. Snow Leopard appeared consistently quicker in time-based tests, with faster bootups, shutdowns and MP3 encoding, but Windows 7 showed its muscle in producing better frame rates in games and a significant advantage in Cinebench rendering. Battery life was found to be distinctly better under Snow Leopard, but we’d put that down to the underlying hardware being optmized for OS X. Hit the read link for the full testing procedures and more of those old school bar charts — it should get you well prepped for the forthcoming flood of similar head-to-heads once WIndows 7 officially ships next week.

[Via Apple Insider]

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Windows 7 versus Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro: big cat’s faster, 7 is better for games originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, it unfortunately doesn’t include any elaborate test setups or a thorough dissection of the device, but it looks like the Motorola Sholes (a.k.a. Droid) has indeed finally made at showing at the FCC, although it’s unfortunately (for some of us, anyway) the non-CDMA, European version of the phone. Interestingly, it appears that this may have been a small slip-up on Motorola’s part, as all references to the phone other than the one above seem to have been omitted from the documents. Then again, the Sholes seems to be making a habit of showing up plenty of places Motorola may not want it to.

[Via Androphones.com, thanks Silver]

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Motorola Sholes makes underwhelming FCC appearance originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This review has disappointingly little direct, I’m-going-to-go-buy-this-right-now relevance to North American Android fans — but if you want to keep tabs on the sweet gear our friends over in Europe are now able to buy, head on over to Engadget Mobile where we’ve got an in-depth review of the Huawei-sourced Pulse for T-Mobile UK. With a 3.5-inch HVGA display, 3.5mm jack, and every spec this side of US 3G, it’s a contender — so if you’re in the Old World, go have a look at what you’re now able to buy, and if you’re on the other side of the Atlantic, go check out another reason to be insanely jealous.

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T-Mobile Pulse review over on Engadget Mobile! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hey cats and kittens — just a quick note to let you know that the Show is now available for download via the Zune Marketplace. You can nab the feed here.

And while we have your attention, don’t forget that the next Show will be taking place October 22nd, and we’ll be sitting down with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer!

If you missed the first two installments, you can see the long show with Jon Rubinstein here, and a short segment on Times Square right here.

Oh, and of course, you can subscribe in iTunes and via standard RSS as well:

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The Engadget Show is available in the Zune Marketplace! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yet another CEDIA has come and gone, and while some of our greatest hopes for Media Center came true (CableCard is no longer OEM only, Switched Digital Video support for the tuning adapter is coming) several more did not (Zune HD integration and any new CableCard announcements from ATI.) Peep the recap post on Engadget HD for the full rundown on what did and didn’t happen in Media Center news from Atlanta, and what Microsoft’s next plans for Windows Media Center could (& should) be.

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Engadget HD reviews what’s new in Windows Media Center after CEDIA originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s a bit hard to tell if Artcoustic’s latest wall-mounted, ultrathin loudspeakers, the Crystal line, are incredibly horrid or insanely awesome. There’s no denying that high-end loving audiophiles are enticed by the brand — but the Crystal line? Well, let’s just say that adding a bunch of Swarovskis to any product won’t necessarily make it better. Regardless, these bad boys are customizable and if you’re into ostentation, they probably belong in your apartment. There’s also a matching iPod dock available, and it’ll run you about $3700 to get one, speaker included.

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Artcoustic vomits bling allover its Crystal line of wall-mounted speakers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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All you’ve gotta do is plug that iPhone into iTunes, run the teensiest of updates, and you can at last make that fashionably late entrance into the 21st century you’ve always dreamed of. That’s right folks, MMS on the iPhone is live on AT&T at last.

iPhone MMS is now live! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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