Archive for October 30th, 2008

Motorola loses a cool $397M in Q3, delays handset division spinoff

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Now that the books have been cooked to a delicious golden brown, Motorola has revealed its third quarter earnings today -- and for consumers and shareholders alike, the news isn't particularly awesome. First off, they've lost $397 million in the quarter, compared with $40 million in net ...

Help Engadget Energize Education in the 2008 DonorsChoose Blogger Challenge

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Filed under: Announcements Last year Engadget -- and its good looking, smart, talented readers -- took a break from the PC and Mac wars and endless discussion of which Linux distro rules the roost to put some cash towards a good cause: DonorsChoose, a fund-raising group dedicated to making kids' education ...

Softbank introduces Sharp Aquos Fulltouch slider with quasi-XGA resolution

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones Just when we thought the Touch HD really packed the pixels in, Softbank and Sharp have announced the Aquos Fulltouch 931SH slider, which sports a wild 1024 x 480 3.8-inch touchscreen. That's almost the same res as most netbooks, for comparison -- we're not sure what all that ...

Debunk: Xbox 360 streams HD Netflix over component just fine

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

There's some hysterical outrage out there right now over the New Xbox Experience's HD Netflix HDCP restrictions -- apparently it only works with HDCP-compliant digital displays, which is prompting a lot of hand-wringing about copyright restrictions and whether older 360s will get "locked out." Well, we're here to make it ...