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Hands-on with the Vista Media Center TV Pack {Engadget HD}
Aug 6th 2008 3:08PM This review really does a disservice to the TV pack, because it concentrates on the couple of small-but-important things added for the US market and ignores completely the rest of the world.
The DVB markets got a HUGE upgrade. For the first time, MC is actually usable. We get our guide over the air, we get subtitles, we get multiple languages, and we get support for both DVB satellite and DVB cable, with CAM. As disappointed as I have been in MC up till now, I'm very happy with what's come out in the TV pack. Japan got similar support for ISDB-T. So yeah, QAM and etc. are nice, but this is the release that makes MC a significant player in the whole world, not just one country.
Beta testers are still bound by the NDA and thus can't talk about what isn't there, nor why, nor the reason behind the OEM-only release. But a reasonable person shouldn't have too much trouble putting the new TV support that IS there together with the fast-approaching CEDIA show date and coming up with an educated guess. And then prepare to wait a bit longer for whatever else is on their wish list.
The HD stuff is hard. Remember the Play TV is nearly a year late now because Sony couldn't get their h.264 stuff to work right.
ECS G10IL: Stateside September for $399 {Engadget}
Jul 9th 2008 6:28AM Can they really not come up with a better name for that Linux distribution?
International iPhone pricing guide {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jul 3rd 2008 6:49PM Correction on Spain rumor. Movistar (Telefónica) will offer two data plans:
- 15€, unlimited data but reduced speeds (128K) after 1GB
- 24€, unlimited data but reduced speeds (128K) after 5GB
Both plans include free wifi at Telefónica access points throughout the country (no word on how wifi roaming will work) and can be combined with any voice plan of your choice.
Sony's PlayTV set for July release, UK pre-order now available {Engadget}
Apr 21st 2008 5:31AM Uh, no. It is like double the functionality of WMC itself. Finally Europe is going to get a real guide (WMC does not), subtitles, dual-channel audio, to go along with proper UPNP streaming and built-in Blu-Ray for about the price of one of those Linksys extenders.
Motorola to unveil a slew of new handsets at CTIA? {Engadget}
Mar 11th 2008 12:11PM Dunno...you'd think Motorola would bother to spell "impulsive" correctly in their PR video.
Telefonica announcing 3G iPhone, or 2G iPhone for Latin America, or nothing at MWC {Engadget Mobile}
Jan 28th 2008 11:40AM ...and another thing! The second rumor is likely not true, because Telefnica do not have an EDGE network in Spain. It's GPRS only and let me assure you that iPhone + 33.6kbps is NOT a good user experience.
Telefonica announcing 3G iPhone, or 2G iPhone for Latin America, or nothing at MWC {Engadget Mobile}
Jan 28th 2008 5:19AM The 3G article is hardly coming from a rumor site. That's one of the biggest and most respected newspapers in the country, and they're not presenting anything as a rumor. They're announcing it as fact. They go on to say that it will be exclusive to Movistar in Spain and TIM in Italy, but sold without branding. It will be customized with a link of some kind to Movistar's lame emocin WAP portal, but specifically mentions that it won't have links to their music and ringtone shop, nor their music portal.
They're opening a new Apple store in Madrid during this same time frame, and Jobs will be here for both events.
YouTube launches new and improved mobile site for cellphones {Engadget Mobile}
Jan 24th 2008 8:38PM Break mobile launched yesterday, with full support for Windows Mobile, Blackberry, and iPhone.
http://m.break.com
European carriers about to see data and SMS rate caps? {Engadget Mobile}
Jan 20th 2008 8:09AM I received an SMS from Telefonica Movistar yesterday informing me that beginning in March I'll be paying 10/day for unlimited data roaming anywhere in Europe. This is a HUGE drop in price.
Yamaha's YSP-3000 sex slab will surround you {Engadget}
Jan 17th 2008 6:10AM Just so we're clear, there's nothing "faux" about the YSP's surround sound. It creates five distinct channels from five distinct points around the room: no phase-y tricks or "virtual" crap going on.
