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Palm Pre confirmed for Verizon? Probably. {Engadget}
Sep 28th 2009 5:36AM Same old and tired Verizon user interface.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a Microsoft gaming pack! {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2009 12:49PM They have the internet on computers now?
Dell finally adds 720p LCD option to Inspiron Mini 10 {Engadget}
Mar 31st 2009 8:31PM WTF? The Mini 10's maximun RAM is a paltry 1GB?? Get with it Dell! This is the 21st century! How in the hell am I supposed to run Windows 7 with just 1GB of RAM??
Redesign giveaway: HTC's new Shift UMPC {Engadget}
Apr 10th 2008 8:01PM Browsing Engadget
Mac Pro Mini mod is almost the midrange tower Mac you've always wanted {Engadget}
Mar 14th 2008 10:11AM @ imacmatto9: Upgrading to a 2.33ghz processor is not news as seen here http://www.ambor.com/public/meromswap/meromswap.html.
Enjoy!
Merry Christmas: win two round trip tickets on JetBlue + noise canceling headphones {Engadget}
Dec 25th 2007 7:04PM I would love to go see my uncle and his family in Great Falls, MT
So, what'd you get? {Engadget}
Dec 25th 2007 12:02PM Got a spankin new computer desk! http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?&langId=-1&storeId=10001&noredir=true&catalogId=10051&productId=13521&cmArea=SEARCH
Phosphor E Ink watch giveaway (part 2) {Engadget}
Dec 20th 2007 11:49PM My current watch is my beloved black Casio G-Shock G2900-1AV http://www.watchzworld.com/casio_g_shock_g2900_1av.html. This was the FIRST watch that didn't instantly break on me within the first 3 months of ownership and I am still on the same battery as when I purchased the watch in mid-2004.
I LOVE my G-Shock, but i would love to get my mitts on that Phosphor E Ink watch!
Wish me luck friends!
Alltel unveils Samsung SCH-U520 {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 1st 2007 7:52AM loosemonkey, You should really try calling 1-800-ALLTEL1 first in getting help with that one. The tech support they have there really seem to know what they are doing and have helped me out numerous times with internet access and sending pictures. Also, be sure when you call Alltel that you don't call from your own cell phone, but instead from a land line. It makes things a lot easier when you are working with your phone (with tech support on the other line).
Alltel unveils Samsung SCH-U520 {Engadget Mobile}
Jan 31st 2007 5:05PM I am really hoping that someone here can help me with this one: I purchased my u520 with the intent of using it for it's DAP features. After several reassurances from two Alltel level 2 tech support types telling me that the u520 did in fact support 2GB microSD cards, I went ahead and purchased an A-DATA brand card from Newegg (since the 2GB cards that are for sale in the Alltel stores are a bit pricey). A week later the card arrived and when I popped the card into the phone and attempted to format it, the card only formatted 1GB (of the 2GB space). "Hmmmm" I though. so I took the card out of the phone and put it into my PC's card reader. All windows could tell me is that the card was formatted in RAW format. So I decided to format the card from within Windows and see what happened. So Windows formats the card out to 2GB, not the 1GB that the u520 did. "Hmmmm" I says. So I pop the card back into the u520 and reformat the card using the phone. Well guess what happens? Yep, the card formats only to 1GB. "OK" I says, "Let's call Alltel and see what they have to say". So I call Alltel tech support and get another level 2 tech support type and I explian to her what has been going on. After some Q&A back and forth she tells me: 1) Yes, the u520 does support 2GB microSD cards, 2) Since I did not purchase the card from an Alltel store, that they cannot support it or really even help me with it and 3) Had I purchased an "officially supported card" from an Alltel store and had this same problem with it that I could have taken it back to said Alltel store and they would have gottem me another card, tried to make it work , or given me a refund for the card.
Does anyone in the forums have any ideas as to where I should go with this? Has anyone in the forums had any problems like this with cards not wanting to format to their proper size? Is the u520 so finicky that it has to have a certain grade of memory card?
Any advice is welcome and looked forward to!
Thank you,
Paul_in_NC
