Best Buy started accepting pre-orders today for the AT&T Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X Windows Phone devices. Pricing details are also now available, with the Lunia 920 available for $ 149.99 on a new 2-year contract, and $ 599.99 without commitment. The 8X is $ 99.99 on contract, and $ 599.99 without, meaning those interested can get on board with Windows Phone 8 for $ 50 less with HTC, albeit with some trade-offs.
Those looking for color choice will want to opt for Nokia, however, as the HTC 8X is only available in purple through the current pre-order process, while the Nokia Lumia 920 (an AT&T exclusive for 6 months, according to reports) comes in your choice of cyan, yellow, red, white and black. Also, the 8X has only 8GB of internal storage, while the Lumia 920 offers 32GB built-in. Both devices offer an 8 MP rear camera, but the HTC’s front facing one is 2.1 MP while the Nokia’s is 1.2. The 8X has a 4.3-inch, 1280 x 720 display with pixel density of 342ppi, vs the Lumia 920′s 1280 x 768, 332ppi screen. Both use the same 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor with 1GB of internal RAM. In terms of physical dimensions, the HTC smartphone is smaller and lighter.
Ship date is still unknown, since all of the devices still say “Reserve today. Will ship when available” on Best Buy’s website.
EE has just confirmed that its 4G roll out will commence on October 30th in the UK. The announcement comes direct from CEO Olaf Swantee, and reveals both the official launch of the new EE brand in the UK, along with those much sought after 4G data services. There will be 10 cities included in the initial rollout, with another six to be added by the end of the year. Once that total of 16 has been reached, EE claims it should cover at least a third of the UK population. As you might expect, more towns and cities will get the LTE treatment throughout 2013, with EE claiming it should reach 98 percent population coverage by 2014. The announcement also took the opportunity to confirm the handsets that will be available at launch, which include the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy SIII LTE, Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Lumia 820, HTC One XL and the Huawei Ascend P1 LTE
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EE confirms 4G rollout will begin October 30th, 10 cities at launch, 16 by the end of the year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Related Posts:Question by : How do I begin robotics programming? Where do I start? How do I begin learning? Please help I’ve looked around the web and I haven’t really found and good beginning place.
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PIC Basic Projects: 30 Projects using PIC BASIC and PIC BASIC PRO
Although pic basic pro software can run you up to 250 dollars for software.
If you want the cheaper route you can go with the ever so famous arduino it’s a micro-controller that has a whole bunch of information around the web and it’s perfect for getting started in robotics and it’s definitely a cheap route.
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AT&T says it’s going big for the launch of the Lumia 900, and if you’re so inclined, you can pre-order it right now for $ 99.99 on a two-year contract — or, if you don’t mind ordering the cyan version online only, you can grab it at WalMart for $ 49.99 on a two-year contract. But if you’re a new customer to AT&T, you can skip out on paying for the phone completely with an online-only $ 100 discount. AT&T’s website says that the phones will ship on April 5th, and orders placed in time will arrive on or before April 6th, two days before its US launch. We know that our own Chris Ziegler will be picking one up, but what about you?
Thanks to all of the Lumia 900 oglers who sent this in!
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It’s been a while since we’ve heard about iHome’s iW2 AirPlay speaker, but that all changed Wednesday, when the company announced that its wireless system will begin shipping on April 1st. Standing at a little under six inches tall, this setup is about 25 percent smaller than its predecessor, the iW1. It’s also a bit cheaper, at about $ 200, though it won’t come with a built-in rechargeable battery. For more details and insight, check out the PR after the break.
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iHome’s iW2 AirPlay speaker to begin shipping this April, for $ 200 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NASA’s overall initiatives may be throttled, but the Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft haven’t heard of any such limitations. These guys have officially started their collection mission, orbiting the moon for the next 80-some-odd days in order to obtain a high-resolution map of the lunar gravitational field. Why? Humans told ‘em too, of course. Outside of the conventional knee-jerk response, scientists are also hoping to grok more about the moon’s “internal structure and composition,” and perhaps even get a better understanding of how “Earth and other rocky planets in the solar system formed and evolved.” Cleverly, the GRAIL mission’s twin machines are named Ebb and Flow (thanks to a group of youngsters in Bozeman, Montana), and while it’s not being made public, we wouldn’t be shocked to hear that the whole thing is being covertly funded by Sir Richard Branson. The moon is totally the next hot real estate market, right?
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NASA’s GRAIL spacecraft begin the process of staring way too hard at the moon originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple has as a little event on the books next Wednesday. Maybe you heard about it. The iPad 3, with its high-res screen, is said to launch on that day. But there could be more surprises. Several “one more things,” if you will. Get out your salt shakers.
Digitimes is stating this morning through two separate reports that Apple plans on announcing an 8GB iPad 2 along with the iPad 3. Citing unnamed upstream supply chain source, one report states the 8GB model would allow the iPad to hit different segments “and to defend against Windows 8-based tablet PCs” — something Apple shouldn’t have to worry about until the fall.
But this move, if it’s true, is classic Apple. It makes perfect sense and is a move that runs parallel with a popular theory at TC HQ in which Apple is not replacing the iPad 2 next Wednesday, but rather adding a high-res model to the still-successful iPad 2 product line.
You see, Apple likes to make money, and the iPad 2 is still selling like gangbusters even though it’s almost a year old. Plus, if rumors are to be believed, the iPad 3 will look a lot like the iPad 2 — well, externally at least. The iPad 3, if that’s its name, is more like a supercharged iPad 2; it’s an iPhone 4S.
Even though the two models will likely use different internal components, the similar physical design should allow for a similar manufacturing process. This is the expensive part of making a gadget. Apple’s manufacturing partners might be able to produce both tablets without a major retooling allowing Apple to pad its manufacturing revenue margins even more. It’s then up to Apple’s star marketing team to sell the public on two, seemingly competing iPad models.
Another plausible theory involves the education market. By reducing the size of the flash memory, in theory, the overall cost of the iPad should drop, allowing Apple to sell it at a lower price. Digitimes says $ 300-$ 350. But in 2012 flash memory isn’t a major cost. And, given the interactive iBooks’ physical size, an 8GB iPad would only hold one or two digital textbooks.
Digitimes is also reporting that Apple is set to begin production on a 7.85-inch iPad around the third quarter. This model is reportedly to be sold for $ 200-$ 250.
As with most early Apple reports, these claims are simply unverified rumors. Digitimes has the tendency of publishing a wide number of reports on Apple, seemingly hoping a few will come true. But these two seem likely. Apple will not kill a product that is still making money, and it’s only a matter of time until Apple caves to popular demand and releases a smaller iPad. But, you know, take these with a pinch of salt — and then throw that salt over your shoulder and hope they come true.
It reportedly suffered a slight delay due to some disagreement with local officials over just how its thousands of miles of wires would be hung, but Google announced today that it’s finally ready to begin the rollout of its Google Fiber network in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. Expectedly, that effort will initially focus on the network’s backbone, after which Google will then turn its attention towards connecting homes and businesses in the two cities to the gigabit network (promising speeds 100 times faster than the average high-speed connection). Unfortunately, there’s still no firm word as to when the first customers can expect that to happen.
Google Fiber rollout now ready to begin in both Kansas Cities originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Looking for something fun to do with the family over the holiday weekend? Why not huddle up in front of the old laptop with some Pirates of the Caribbean? Or perhaps Alice in Wonderland and Pixar’s Cars are more your speed? The Google-owned video streaming site announced today that movies from Walt Disney Studios have begun creeping their way into its rental selection. The selection of films is the first of hundreds from Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks.
Disney films begin storming YouTube’s magic video kingdom originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Your somewhat boring flights between cities in China are about to get a little less boring. Wireless in-air entertainment outfit Gogo has announced that the company has reached an agreement to provide a trial of its service on Air China flights. The first live trial on a commercial flight was conducted on November 15 on a Boeing 737 en-route from Beijing to Chengdu and live trials are expected to continue through the first quarter of 2012. Gogo is currently available on in-flight entertainment systems and can be installed on an aircraft overnight. Now if Gogo could provide full service for the 13+ hour flight from New York to Beijing and your laptop or smartphone’s battery would last for that duration, you’d be set.
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Gogo announces agreement with Air China, will begin live trials in early 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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