6/30/2010 01:01:00 PM
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D-1 to his comeback, Big Bang TaeYang released the making video + preview to his upcoming 1st full length solo album ‘Solar’ on 30th June!
The album will be released on 1st July and TaeYang will also have his comeback stage with team mate GDragon on Mnet M!Countdown on 1st July.
6/30/2010 12:44:00 PM
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We've seen our fair share of Samsung Galaxy S phones in the past few weeks, but the Sprint Epic 4G version (or the Galaxy S Pro, as we'd previously suspected it would be known) looks like it could take the cake. The phone has all the same specs as the others family members -- including a 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor, 5 megapixel cam, a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, and Android 2.1 -- but it also boasts a front facing camera and a physical keyboard. So, is the new slider as epically amazing as we've been imagining? We got to spend some time with a unit this afternoon, so hit the break for some early impressions and a quick video.
You'd think we'd be totally sick of Samsung's Galaxy S phones after seeing AT&T's Captivate and Sprint's Epic 4G, but we're just not done lovin' the 4-inch Super AMOLED, Android devices. Verizon's Fascinate and T-Mobile's Vibrant happen to be the last two Sammy phones to jump into our hands-on, but coincidentally, they're also the most alike. Design-wise, both remind us of the iPhone 3G / 3GS -- they're all screen on the front, strikingly thin, and have black shiny backs. And just like the Captivate and Epic 4G, they've got four touch sensitive buttons along the bottom edge. The Super AMOLED screens continue to impress, and watching a clip of Avatar on both versions was pretty breathtaking. (No, we didn't have an iPhone 4 on hand for comparisons, but make sure to check out the post where we put them head-to-head).
We didn't get to put the 1GHz Hummingbird CPU to the test in our short hands-on time, though both Android 2.1-running phones seemed to perform briskly when opening videos and pulling up the browser. Beyond Samsung's TouchWiz skin, both are preloaded with Swype and other carrier apps -- Verizon's version had Skype Mobile as well as a number of VCAST applications. Oh, and unlike most of the other Galaxy S phones, the Fascinate had a flash on its backside. We don't have much more on these bad boys for now -- we're still waiting on pricing and availability -- but the pictures and videos after the break should hold you over.
6/30/2010 12:38:00 PM
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Ever since Apple decided to do little about the iPhone 4's pronounced reception issues except suggest that users hold the thing differently and / or buy a nice case, the voodoo engineering remedies have been flying in full force -- sure, we'll admit we tried sticking some tape over the side of our phone (no dice), but we stopped short when people suggested we try a couple coats of nail polish (insanity). Even we have limits, after all. But the latest snake oil fix is definitely the craziest we've heard so far: according to a 13-page (and growing) thread at MacRumors, the iPhone 4's reception issue can be fixed by adjusting or even trimming the micro SIM so the contacts don't touch the metal tray. The popular belief is that touching the side of the phone somehow shorts across the micro SIM, causing (mumble mumble) and leading to dropped signal. Making things more interesting, Apple and AT&T are apparently using several different types of micro SIMs, including one with a significantly larger contact area -- you can check a shot of two of our iPhone 4 micro SIMs side-by-side after the break.
I’m a bit tired reporting about Verizon Droid Incredible delivery delays by now. The next post I want to publish about it, would be “Droid Incredible shortages resolved”.
Alas, I don’t expect such good news until HTC gets those replacement SLCD displays from Sony.
But, I do have one bit bit of good news for Droid fans, who preordered HTC Incredible, with delivery date past mid-July. You will be able to exchange Incredible for Droid X, as soon as it is available on Verizon, on July 15th.
Here’s what Verizon had to say to us about the topic:
“The Droid Incredible by HTC, as you know, definitely lives up to its
name and is a fantastic device. It has proven to be very, very
popular with our customers. Should a customer who has ordered a Droid
Incredible decide that the Droid X (or any other device) better meets
his/her needs, he/she can take advantage of the Verizon Wireless Worry
Free Guarantee and choose the Droid X when it goes on sale July 15.
Customers cannot pre-order the Droid X with us.”
6/30/2010 12:36:00 PM
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The antenna issues plaguing the iPhone 4 have infuriated many iPhone users (and rightfully so), but have you ever wondered how Apple is training its employees to deal with the fiasco? Well thanks to one of our Apple connects, we now know the exact procedures AppleCare reps must follow when dealing with any reception complaints regarding the iPhone 4. Hit the jump to check them out.
1. Keep all of the positioning statements in the BN handy – your tone when delivering this information is important.
a. The iPhone 4’s wireless performance is the best we have ever shipped. Our testing shows that iPhone 4’s overall antenna performance is better than iPhone 3GS.
b. Gripping almost any mobile phone in certain places will reduce its reception. This is true of the iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS, and many other phones we have tested. It is a fact of life in the wireless world.
c. If you are experiencing this on your iPhone 3GS, avoid covering the bottom-right side with your hand.
d. If you are experiencing this on your iPhone 4, avoid covering the black strip in the lower-left corner of the metal band.
e. The use of a case or Bumper that is made out of rubber or plastic may improve wireless performance by keeping your hand from directly covering these areas.
2. Do not perform warranty service. Use the positioning above for any customer questions or concerns.
6/30/2010 12:35:00 PM
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The iPad is a content-driven machine. That's what it does best, and that's what it's used for. The Cisco Cius, on the other hand, wants to be the consummate professional's tablet. But what's a business-minded tablet do differently?
Cisco seems to be hanging its hat on HD videoconferencing, in particular, with a front-facing camera that allows 30fps of 720p video in addition to a rear-facing 5MP camera. The Cius is also a briefcase-friendly 1.15lbs, and runs Android (though it's not clear what iteration).
Also unclear are pricing (though it should be under $1000) and general availability (sometime in the first three months of 2011). But there's clearly room for tablets in the enterprise space, especially since videoconferencing has always seemed best-suited to business meetings anyway.
We've just received word that the premium Hulu service we've heard chatter about for a while now has just become official. Dubbed Hulu Plus, the $10 / month service will feature entire seasons of shows that are available in limited quantities on the free service, as well as other programming not available via Hulu on the web. There will be iPod and iPad apps available (streaming with WiFi or 3G), along with support for Samsung connected TVs and Blu-ray (via Samsung Apps). Also in the works is support for TVs and Blu-ray players from both Vizio and Sony (fall 2010), PS3 (July) , and Xbox 360 (as part of a "custom experience" in Xbox Live Gold, early 2011). Hit up the source link to get in on the "invitation only" preview of the service, and to keep abreast of availability for your favorite hardware. Video after the break.
6/30/2010 12:32:00 PM
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Samsung's US team held a swanky event in NYC this evening to launch all four of its new US-spec Galaxy S phones in style. If you haven't been brought up to speed on Samsung's stateside Android invasion, the Captivate is headed to AT&T, the Fascinate to Verizon, the Epic 4G to Sprint and the Vibrant to T-Mobile. Each of the phones have 4-inch Super AMOLED screens, 1GHz Hummingbird Cortex A8 CPUs, and cams that can capture 720p video. We've already got detailed hands on impressions of the Captivate and Epic 4G, but stay tuned for Fascinate and Vibrant previews tonight.
6/30/2010 01:20:00 AM
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Katy Perry sports a bikini top that shoots whip cream in the new video for her summer anthem “California Gurls,” but the engaged singer appears to have misplaced it on the pages of the August issue of Esquire UK.
The singer sizzles in little more than sequined shoes and open-toe stilettos.
It took two engagements, but Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green finally made it legal.
Reports the couple were married at the Four Seasons Hotel resort last weekend while vacationing on the big island of Hawaii were confirmed to PEOPLE early Tuesday. "Yes they are married," a rep for Fox says.
Fox, 24, and Green, 36, who met in 2004, initially got engaged in November 2006, only to call it off in February 2009. At the time, a source said the decision was "mutual."
6/30/2010 01:18:00 AM
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Apple's stepped up with Safari 5, Firefox has brought forth a more crash-proof 3.6, and Opera's continuing to push forward in betas. Let's break out the timer and testing software to see how the latest browsers run on real hardware.
We're using much the same testing methods as we did with our last performance tests. If you're not familiar with our series, we use this editor's eyes and fingers (and Rob Keir's timer app) to time the loading of browsers from first boot-up ("cold"), after already running once ("warm"), and in opening multiple tabs at once—in this case, nine. For JavaScript and DOM/CSS scripting tests, we use Mozilla's Dromaeo suite, which incorporates tests from Google's V8 series, Apple's SunSpider tests, and other independent markers.
6/30/2010 01:17:00 AM
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Lines formed early at AT&T stores here as the iPhone 4 went on sale, and stores quickly sold out of stock.
Customers started lining up as early as 5 a.m. EDT in front of the AT&T store on 95th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. By 7:20 a.m. the store was out of the 32GB phone. And by 7:30 a.m. store representatives said they would not have enough 16GB phones to make it through the 60 or so people left in line, which snaked down the block.
Potential buyers were given the option to wait in line to sign up for an iPhone 4, and come back later in the day to pick it up after the store receives more shipments. Sales representatives said they weren't allowed to say how many phones the store received prior to the launch or how many they'd be getting in on Tuesday.
6/30/2010 01:16:00 AM
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Back in January, with big balls, Google wrote the following:
We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China.
In March, Google backed that talk up by redirecting google.cn to google.com.hk, writing the following:
Figuring out how to make good on our promise to stop censoring search on Google.cn has been hard. We want as many people in the world as possible to have access to our services, including users in mainland China, yet the Chinese government has been crystal clear throughout our discussions that self-censorship is a non-negotiable legal requirement. We believe this new approach of providing uncensored search in simplified Chinese from Google.com.hk is a sensible solution to the challenges we’ve faced—it’s entirely legal and will meaningfully increase access to information for people in China. We very much hope that the Chinese government respects our decision, though we are well aware that it could at any time block access to our services. We will therefore be carefully monitoring access issues, and have created this new web page, which we will update regularly each day, so that everyone can see which Google services are available in China.
6/30/2010 01:15:00 AM
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It’s been nothing but minute long releases for these past few days, and today is no exception. However, it’s almost time for YG Entertainment to drop Taeyang’s solo album SOLAR out to the masses!
To keep that hype up, the audio teaser for Taeyang’s After You Fall Asleep featuring Swings track has been released to appease fans’ appetites for more. It’s another slow jam for you fans out there! Taeyang’s silky smooth vocals and the great background beats give the track a really sexy vibe, wouldn’t you say? Check it out below!
6/30/2010 01:14:00 AM
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“Flower Boy” Kim Hyun Joong joined hand with “Hallyu Star” Bae Yong Joon
Kim Hyun-joong abandons renewing with DSP medias which did for the last 5 years together, moved to the agency Key EAst belonged to Bae Yong Joon and Lee Na-young. The Key East side said on the 29th “Steadily growing in popularity across Asia, Idol star Kim Hyun oJong enjoys leading the Asian cultural contents has signed an exclusive contract with Key East company.” and “While future in Japan, our subsidiary company DA (Digital Adventure, publicly traded companies in Japan) in cooperation with the management active support for international activities, Kim Hyun Joong will be conducting a variety of promotion along with DATV Asian Entertainment cable channel.”
It's summer. It's hot. Naturally, everyone wants to lick some frozen dessert in one form or another. Shortly after the Nexus One got its absolutely official Android 2.2 update, HTC has once again leaped out to tell us of its own Froyo offering. The Taiwanese mobile giant has informed Recombu that it's expecting "several of our 2010 models including Desire, Legend and Wildfire" to join Google's latest green bot party "beginning in Q3." We went to the trouble of confirming this with HTC ourselves, and while this isn't really much of an update from the company's previous statement in terms of time frame, here's hoping that at least some of its customers will get the delivery before the summer fiesta ends.
6/29/2010 02:25:00 PM
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In case you needed any more evidence that Samsung's Epic 4G for Sprint is probably going to be awesome, you might take a gander at the competitive analysis they've prepared against the iPhone 4, Droid Incredible, and Droid X as an ego-boosting checklist for reps prepping to sell the phone in the coming weeks. The DLNA support trumpeted, but HDMI's notably missing -- something its EVO 4G sibling has -- and it'll be up to customers to decide whether 4-inch Super AMOLED is better than 4.3-inch LCD. Unsurprisingly, the Epic will "feature" the same $10 data surcharge that the EVO has, something that we're guessing is going to end up being phased in over Sprint's entire smartphone lineup over time -- you know, kind of like those delivery service "fuel surcharges" that end up becoming permanent after a while. Anyhow, the Epic looks killer on paper, but if anything, the chart only underscores how incredibly stiff its competition is going to be. Choice is good, is it not?
6/29/2010 02:24:00 PM
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The boys of Super Junior have just released their 4th repackaged album and here’s some goodies from the album.
Version C of the album contains many photos of the boys and you can view all of the below. Surprisingly, troubled member Kangin makes an appearance in the photos as well. As a bonus, there’s additional photos from Super Junior’s official website.
The MV for No Other should be out soon so keep an eye out for it and the boys will be performing on the July 2nd edition of Music Bank.
Verizon Wireless customers who have been holding out for an iPhone on their carrier's network may finally get their wish early next year, according to Bloomberg News.
There has been a lot of rumors about whether Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are in fact dating or just playing up their romance for the cameras to help the 'Twilight' franchise. Well, 'Eclipse' producer Wyck Godfrey may have officially spilled the beans ... we think.
Want to know what's on tap for Windows 8? If a leaked slide deck is real, you can find out now. If the deck is true, here are eight things to look forward to in Windows 8.
After 25 years on the air, Larry King says it's time "to hang up my nightly suspenders."
It's one trendsetter channeling another!
The real danger on the set of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse didn't involve vampires or werewolves. It was all the flying saliva.
Back in the aftermath of the iPad launch, various users taking their new tablets out into the wild found the Apple slate could be quite cautious about overheating in the sun. Now we’re wondering if the same thing could be happening with the iPhone 4; HardMac found their iPhone 4’s thermal protection – which basically locks you out of the phone until it decides it has cooled sufficiently – kicked in when the handset was in an otherwise cool room.
Yesterday, Digg CEO Kevin Rose tweeted that he’d heard a “huge rumor” that Google was planning to launch a Facebook competitor called “Google Me”, sparking off a wave of speculative reports (Rose has since removed the tweet). Now Adam D’Angelo, who was Facebook’s CTO for years and is now founder of hot Q&A service Quora, is weighing in with more details. And from what he’s hearing, Google Me is indeed very real, and it’s gunning for Facebook.
Time to add another complaint about the iPhone 4 to the list? Over at Apple’s support forums there are a significant number of complaints about the smartphone’s proximity sensor, which is generally used to shut off the iPhone 4’s display whenever you’re holding it against your face. According to various owners, the sensor isn’t consistently recognizing proximity and thus randomly activating the touchscreen mid-call; that’s leading to calls being accidentally muted or ended, or second calls initiated.
Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock and her estranged husband Jesse James have filed divorce papers in Texas, ending their nearly five-year marriage after he admitted to infidelity, according to reports on Monday.
1.7 million iPhone 4s sold in three days. It’s a massive number any way you slice it. But it’s perhaps even more impressive when you consider the initial pre-order system failures, the device shortages (which Apple apologized for in their release), and the fact that half of the family isn’t even available yet (the white iPhone 4). And most impressive may be that those who bought it in the U.S. were willing to sell their souls to AT&T for another two years.
It took two engagements, but Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green finally made it legal.
