Archive for December, 2007
Vonage, Nortel signal a truce — no cash changing hands
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsAlthough the press release issued to announce the settlement amoung Vonage and AT&T earlier that month is still the shortest we’ve seen in all of 2007, we’re pretty assured the one doled out to trumpet the truce amidst Vonage and Nortel is holding down the two-spot. In …
FCC gives broadcasters more flexibility in 2009 digital TV cutover
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentJust a few months back, the FCC approved a set of rules for the 2009 digital TV transition, but now the entity is apparently okaying even more guidelines that will give US broadcasters “more flexibility in making the switch to digital television from traditional …
Touchmods SIP VoIP client for iPod touch is out tonight
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video, Networking
Got an iPod touch? And some audio input hardware? Want to manufacture some VoIP calls? whether you answered yes to all of the above, you’ll want to check out the Touchmods site later tonight, when they’ll supposedly be releasing their full-on S…
Poll: Have you been affected by the Xbox Live outages?
Filed under: Gaming
Of all the weeks to have a major outage of your online gaming service, the holiday and vacation weeks of Christmas and New Years may have to be the worst — which Microsoft has learned all to well by the last ten days. We know you’ve heard plenty about it here at Engadget — but …
Broadcom wins major injunction against Qualcomm
Filed under: Cellphones, WirelessIn the latest major twist in that epic battle within wireless chipmakers, a US District Judge has slapped a permanent injunction on any products containing those Qualcomm 3G chips ruled to be infringing on Broadcom’s so-called ‘686 patents. Not only can Qualcomm no l…
OLPC sells 150,000 laptops to public, may do Give1 Get 1 next year
Filed under: Laptops
Shockingly sufficient, Laptop magazine — of all magazines in print today — wanted remind everybody that tonight’s the last night your hard earned (and increasingly devalued) American currency can be exchanged for an OLPC. But they plus got a few words out of NickNeg as to how …
ARCwelder gives root / binary executable to Archos 605 and 705 players
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Ah, how we do love a good root-hacking resulting in the ability to run homebrew cipher. And being that we plus have a soft spot in our heart for Archos’s 605 and 705 series players, ARCwelder ought to do our kind and yours quite nicely. whether yours is ru…
