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Microsoft’s Bing Awkwardly Gatecrashes Android’s Party [Android Apps]

Microsoft has spotted a gap in the market, offering an integrated search and mapping tool for Google's Android platform. That'll really come in handy, as it's the one area where Google is really lacking at the moment, isn't that right, everyone? The new Bing for Mobile Android App has launched for Android users on the Verizon network, offering the company's "infinite" image search tool, the "Bing image of the day" and another great Microsoft innovation—voice search. [ Bing Community ] More
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Griffin’s PartyDock does four-player iPhone/iPad gaming with just one device

Huddling around the iPhone , squinting at a tiny LCD is no way to spend your game nights. Even with an iPad the idea of multiplayer, single-device, cheek-to-cheek gaming doesn't sound much more appealing... unless it's one of those parties, perhaps. Anyhow, Griffin is apparently looking to make four-way iDevice gaming a little more palatable with the PartyDock, just spotted crossing the great FCC. It has a dock connector for your iPhone, iPod, or iPad and four simple wireless controllers for interacting with four-player games, pumped to your TV over composite and component. It basically creates a simple gaming console out of your portable device, an interesting idea, but what will make or break it will naturally be the software. Griffin has a few four-player games it will release for the thing, but short of a flood of titles hitting the App Store we have a hard time believing this will be a hit -- whenever it ships, and for whatever it sells for. Griffin's PartyDock does four-player iPhone/iPad gaming with just one device originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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There’s A Party In #Whitenoise And You’re Invited [Community]

It's Friday night and you're bored? Head over to #whitenoise because there's always something exciting going on in there. More
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Wikileaks May Get Immunity Thanks to Swedish Pirate Party [Freedom]

After offering help against US government pressure in July, the Swedish Pirate Party has signed an agreement with Wikileaks. After the deal, if the party wins a Swedish parliament seat in September, it'll be impossible to legally shut them down. More
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Wikileaks May Get Immunity Thanks to Swedish Pirate Party [Freedom]

After offering help against US government pressure in July, the Swedish Pirate Party has signed an agreement with Wikileaks. After the deal, if the party wins a Swedish parliament seat in September, it'll be impossible to legally shut them down. More
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Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse Breaks Cover In Germany [Unconfirmed]

Has German retailer Notebooksbilliger spoiled Microsoft's slow reveal of its Arc Touch Mouse ? It certainly appears so, based on photos and shipping info Engadget unearthed. If you think it looks nice up top, wait until you see the party trick. More
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BlackBerry Torch Is More Evolution Than Revolution for RIM

Product: BlackBerry Torch Manufacturer: RIM Wired Rating: 7 Research In Motion (and its iconic BlackBerrys) used to rule the smartphone roost. That was until Wunderkinder like the iPhone and an army of Android devices crashed the party and stole some of the Canadian smartphone maker's thunder. But RIM isn't going down without a fight. It's set to unleash the full-featured Torch for AT&T. After spending time with the device, it's clear the Torch represents a natural evolution of RIM's enterprise-centric hardware. It incorporates elements of touchscreen-heavy precursors like the Storm with the QWERTY-heavy workhouse chops of the Bold. The 4.37-inch chassis feels perfectly at home in-hand, and though the sliding design screams 2006 , RIM's eye for aesthetics gives the Torch an apropos sleekness. At center stage is the handset's 480 x 360 capacitive touchscreen. Though the 3.2-inch display is light on real estate and less than dazzling, it makes for a solid backbone for reliably smooth, touch-based navigation. Luddites wanting to toe-dip into this tactile sweetness still have the option of an optical trackpad, and the Torch's tried-and-true QWERTY keypad. Hybrid input systems can sometimes become a clusterfrak of input ambiguity, but that's surprisingly not the case with this handset. With the inclusion of a reliable onscreen keyboard, each input method feels competent, lithe and fully baked. Once we got poking around, there was a lot to see. As one of RIM's first phones to sport the overhauled BlackBerry 6 OS, features like multimedia playback, web browsing and search all have marked improvements. Booting up the music player reveals a splashy, album-art–heavy interface, and RIM wisely took a page from Android and included a front-and-center universal search toolbar. On the web side, RIM ditched its dreadful browser in favor of a much more user-friendly Webkit-powered surfing tool. Social networking even gets a little integration love with a dedicated RSS-like feed that centralizes incoming data from Facebook, Twitter, AIM and G-Chat. Though we weren't necessarily blown away by these features, they were all handled with relative aplomb. Even with its soon-to-be-outdated 624-MHz processor, the Torch proved reasonably adept at hopping between tasks. If there's one thing we can hold against the Torch, it's that the handset is merely an evolution rather than a revolution. On one hand, it's a sensible progression of RIM's hardware focus — if not a well-rounded flagship for an otherwise industrious fleet. However, when compared to the smartphone pack leaders — in both specs and capabilities — the Torch falls shy of game-changing greatness. Diehard BlackBerrys probably won't care either way (and to be fair, this is clearly RIM's strongest contender to date), but unless you're itching to join the fold, we suggest keeping your torch lit for something more powerful. WIRED A smart fusion of utilitarian form and BlackBerry function. Rubberized battery door and volume rockers ensure a solid grip. Great clarity and call quality. Features du jour are in attendance: GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Sports an impressive set of EQ options for music playback. The definitive upgrade for hardcore BlackBerry users. TIRED Not quite on the same level as an iPhone or Droid X. Ships with a paltry 4-GB memory card. 5-MP camera is behind the pack with washed out photos and 640 x 480 video. Not really a chatterbox at just over five hours of talk time. Next-gen face with a last-gen ticker.
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BlackBerry Torch Is More Evolution Than Revolution for RIM

Product: BlackBerry Torch Manufacturer: RIM Wired Rating: 7 Research In Motion (and its iconic BlackBerrys) used to rule the smartphone roost. That was until Wunderkinder like the iPhone and an army of Android devices crashed the party and stole some of the Canadian smartphone maker's thunder. But RIM isn't going down without a fight. It's set to unleash the full-featured Torch for AT&T. After spending time with the device, it's clear the Torch represents a natural evolution of RIM's enterprise-centric hardware. It incorporates elements of touchscreen-heavy precursors like the Storm with the QWERTY-heavy workhouse chops of the Bold. The 4.37-inch chassis feels perfectly at home in-hand, and though the sliding design screams 2006 , RIM's eye for aesthetics gives the Torch an apropos sleekness. At center stage is the handset's 480 x 360 capacitive touchscreen. Though the 3.2-inch display is light on real estate and less than dazzling, it makes for a solid backbone for reliably smooth, touch-based navigation. Luddites wanting to toe-dip into this tactile sweetness still have the option of an optical trackpad, and the Torch's tried-and-true QWERTY keypad. Hybrid input systems can sometimes become a clusterfrak of input ambiguity, but that's surprisingly not the case with this handset. With the inclusion of a reliable onscreen keyboard, each input method feels competent, lithe and fully baked. Once we got poking around, there was a lot to see. As one of RIM's first phones to sport the overhauled BlackBerry 6 OS, features like multimedia playback, web browsing and search all have marked improvements. Booting up the music player reveals a splashy, album-art–heavy interface, and RIM wisely took a page from Android and included a front-and-center universal search toolbar. On the web side, RIM ditched its dreadful browser in favor of a much more user-friendly Webkit-powered surfing tool. Social networking even gets a little integration love with a dedicated RSS-like feed that centralizes incoming data from Facebook, Twitter, AIM and G-Chat. Though we weren't necessarily blown away by these features, they were all handled with relative aplomb. Even with its soon-to-be-outdated 624-MHz processor, the Torch proved reasonably adept at hopping between tasks. If there's one thing we can hold against the Torch, it's that the handset is merely an evolution rather than a revolution. On one hand, it's a sensible progression of RIM's hardware focus — if not a well-rounded flagship for an otherwise industrious fleet. However, when compared to the smartphone pack leaders — in both specs and capabilities — the Torch falls shy of game-changing greatness. Diehard BlackBerrys probably won't care either way (and to be fair, this is clearly RIM's strongest contender to date), but unless you're itching to join the fold, we suggest keeping your torch lit for something more powerful. WIRED A smart fusion of utilitarian form and BlackBerry function. Rubberized battery door and volume rockers ensure a solid grip. Great clarity and call quality. Features du jour are in attendance: GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Sports an impressive set of EQ options for music playback. The definitive upgrade for hardcore BlackBerry users. TIRED Not quite on the same level as an iPhone or Droid X. Ships with a paltry 4-GB memory card. 5-MP camera is behind the pack with washed out photos and 640 x 480 video. Not really a chatterbox at just over five hours of talk time. Next-gen face with a last-gen ticker.
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Plannr Is an Up-To-The-Minute Group Schedule Manager [IPhone]

iPhone: Cell phones have revolutionized last-minute planning but the process is still kludgy. Last-minute phonecalls and text messages aren't the best solution for shifting your party gears. Plannr offers simple and unified group planning with instant RSVPing, integrated mapping, messaging, and more. More
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Say Hello to the Robotic Dog, Circa 1960 [Robots]

You might think the late Sony Aibo was the first robotic dog, but it was late to the party according to this model from way back in 1960. More
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