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Sprint posts Q3 net loss of $326 million, sees 1.3 million subs leave {Engadget}
Nov 7th 2008 3:57PM Btw, this is Steve (engadget shut off the aim sign on so I used a different account), and yes, I am an avid Slingbox user.. just had to deal with many months of crap cause of HTC
Sprint posts Q3 net loss of $326 million, sees 1.3 million subs leave {Engadget}
Nov 7th 2008 3:48PM There was a huge thing with HTC and Slingbox regarding the Mogul, Tilt and Touch (possibly more, but that's the ones I know of)... Basically they refused to release drivers to allow for directdraw to work reliably for the chip they used. Due to this, performance was sluggish all around, especially with Slingplayer. Luckily Sling finally came out with a new version of the Slingplayer that allows you to disable Directdraw to fix this issue, since HTC didn't do crap. I don't trust HTC at ALL after this.
For more info:
http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153762
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/23/poll-how-did-htc-mishandle-the-video-driver-controversy/3
http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/23216/slingbox-pro-and-Sprint-Mogul--HTC-/?page=1
BlackBerry Storm 9500 hands-on {Engadget}
Oct 8th 2008 12:18AM I sooooo hope this doesn't reach the sales quota for Verizon so Sprint finally gets an exciting, non-HTC smartphone....
NY state inserts RFIDs into licenses; citizens next? {Engadget}
Sep 17th 2008 11:28AM I got a new license in NY last month ago and I saw the choice there, saying there was a wait for it at the time...
I'm by NYC so it doesn't really matter for me personally, but if you live in Buffalo or Rochester area where Canada is so close.. this has got to be amazing... I wonder if its possible to live in the US and work in Canada?
Screen Grabs: jerkface Verizon FiOS guy brandishes a Kindle {Engadget}
Sep 5th 2008 3:27PM Fios rocks, but the two negatives I can think of is that you have to pay large monthly fees if you have it on multiple tvs, so it can cost A LOT if you need it for more than 2 or 3 tvs.
Also, they don't have some of the packages like MLB Extra Innings or NHL Center Ice or any of those, so if you like any of those, you're kinda screwed with fios... but over all it's so much better than cable
Ricoh erecting 47 x 126-foot solar and wind-powered billboard in Times Square {Engadget}
Jul 3rd 2008 1:51PM In the article it says only the floodlights will go off, so it will still be on, just not very bright at night.. of course Times Square is always busiest at night and it would get the most views then.
The Bill Day giveaway (part 4) - Windows Vista Ultimate {Engadget}
Jun 29th 2008 2:52AM Windows 3.1... that OS is what made the PC hit the mainstream.. way more than even Apple
VIZIO intros XVT Series of 1080p LCDs / plasmas {Engadget HD}
Jun 25th 2008 1:17PM ah, I got it... I didn't see the 50" was the plasma model, which are usually cheaper... that's what you get for commenting after only skimming an article =).
VIZIO intros XVT Series of 1080p LCDs / plasmas {Engadget HD}
Jun 25th 2008 1:06PM The 50" is over 1700.. $1899 I think.. but btw, B&H has the Samsung 50" 1080p for $1749... and I would think the high end Samsung model would be better than the Vizio, just based on reputation.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/544345-REG/Samsung_PN50A650T1FXZA_PN50A650_50_1080p_Plasma.html
Yamaha's notepad / keyboard hybrid concept: a songwriter's dream {Engadget}
Apr 30th 2008 4:54PM Why is the keyboard on the bottom and not the top? When you (or at least I) write anything with the keyboard on the bottom, your wrists are going to be on the keyboard keys the entire time... hopefully before this becomes a real product that change is made...
