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- Leica to open a store in a store in the Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach
- Archos’ Android-based A5S and A5H Internet Tablets outed by FCC?
- Film Fresh to offer Hollywood movies in DivX
- ASUS uBooms its way into portable speaker market
- Archos Android MIDs A5S and A5H revealed in FCC filing
- Sony PSP-4000 rumors re-examined after tipster proves mettle
- Massive Twitter Security Problem Not Resolved Just Yet
- AT&T Pro2, Warhawk, LG Monaco and Verizon Omnia 2 detailed in Sprint leak
- Germany’s Version Of LastFM To Shut Shop
- Zoho Launches Sign-In Integration With Google Apps
| Leica to open a store in a store in the Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:47 AM PDT
 The gadget boutique trend continues, and Leica is latest to jump in for the retail romp, opening a store within a store in West Palm Beach, Florida. That outlet will be inside the Pro Shop for Photographers, which is itself inside the new Palm Beach Photographic Centre, a 26,000 square foot facility for teaching photography, hosting exhibits, and surely cooing over some of the company’s sexier special editions. It’s a non-profit facility, but we’re guessing Leica is hoping its little corner of it will generate a little revenue when it opens in mid-October. Fun fact: despite having all that space, the Photographic Centre doesn’t have a single dark room, leaving old-school film photographers with no place to go but the closet. [Via ubergizmo] Filed under: Digital Cameras Leica to open a store in a store in the Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Archos’ Android-based A5S and A5H Internet Tablets outed by FCC? Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:15 AM PDT
 You know those confidentiality agreements companies sign with the FCC to keep our prying eyes away? Well, Archos didn’t sign one. The result is a treasure trove of information about its new A5S (model 7501) Internet Media Tablet and a whisper of the A5H (model 7502) to come. The A5S looks very much like the 4.8-inch Archos 5 we already know and uh, know. However, there is a slight redesign resulting in a new location for the speaker and headphone jack as well as the inclusion of a microSD slot and what looks to be microUSB. Given the emergence of this new model so close to Archos’ Android launch event and the repeated mention of the 5-inch “Archos 5 Internet Tablet” in Archos’ own Android AppsLib store, we’re guessing this is the new Android device set for a September 15th announce. True, the single UI shot (pictured after the break) isn’t vanilla Android (it’s likely skinned a la HTC’s SenseUI) but it marks a radical departure from Archos’ current offering. The FCC tested 802.11b,g,n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and an FM transmitter and receiver on the A5S while a user manual briefly mentions 3G data, although the FCC didn’t test it. Perhaps that’s the secret sauce inside of the A5H model 7502? Continue reading Archos’ Android-based A5S and A5H Internet Tablets outed by FCC? Filed under: Handhelds Archos’ Android-based A5S and A5H Internet Tablets outed by FCC? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Film Fresh to offer Hollywood movies in DivX Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:00 AM PDT
The main shortcoming for DivX is that DVD players and other devices require special software to decode and decrypt the format. But DivX compatibility has spread rapidly through the consumer electronics industry, most recently among TV makers and mobile phone manufacturers. Its main advantage over the formats used by other downloadable film outlets (e.g., Amazon and Apple) is that
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| ASUS uBooms its way into portable speaker market Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:51 AM PDT
 The world of mobile speakers is a quirky one, to say the least. That ASUS would want a taste of that funny water may be surprising, but not altogether crazy. What is crazy here is the size of these “portable” audio appendages. The 24-Watt uBoom (pictured) is a 3kg behemoth measuring nearly 60cm (23.6 inches) across and positively swallowing up whatever notebook you care to plop into it. That’s not to say it’s inconvenient, maybe you like exercise. On the other hand, the uBoom Q is about half the size and sips power from the USB connection, but then it only pumps out 2.4 Watts. Check out both after the break. [Via Electronista] Continue reading ASUS uBooms its way into portable speaker market Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals, Portable Audio ASUS uBooms its way into portable speaker market originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Archos Android MIDs A5S and A5H revealed in FCC filing Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:49 AM PDT
Archos’ upcoming Android MID has been prematurely outed by the FCC, ahead of its expected launch on September 15th. The Archos A5S (model 7501) Internet Media Tablet – a second, sibling device, the A5H (model 7502) was also mentioned in the user guide – bears a strong resemblance to the company’s existing Archos 5, has a 5-inch (or possibly 4.8-inch) touchscreen display and includes WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and an FM transmitter/receiver. There’s also talk – in the user manual at least – of integrated 3G data connectivity, though the FCC do not mention it as part of their A5S testing. It’s possible that 3G WWAN is reserved for the A5H 7502. As for wired connectivity, there’s a microSD card slot and a microUSB port, together with some sort of docking connector. Only one image of the Archos Android tablet powered on is shown, but that seems to indicate that the company have crafted their own custom UI on top of the Google OS. Unfortunately the image isn’t clear enough to fully make out all the details, so we may have to wait until September 15th to find out exactly what Archos have in store. [via Engadget] Relevant Entries on SlashGear
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| Sony PSP-4000 rumors re-examined after tipster proves mettle Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:28 AM PDT
With the veracity of his information seemingly corroborated by accurately tipping the Sony PS3 Slim back in June now that the skinny console has been made official, tipster Super_Secret’s next prediction – regarding Sony’s portable gaming line – is now under the microscope. In June the anonymous source suggested that rather than phasing out UMD-based PSP models, Sony were instead preparing to replace the current PSP-3000 with a new PSP-4000.
The Sony PSP-4000, then, would have a UMD drive just like its predecessors, and go on sale alongside (rather than be replaced by) the PSP Go. That would certainly fit in with recent comments from Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kazuo “Kaz” Hirai, who us quoted as denying that we’re seeing “the death of physical media”, and reaffirming that Sony will continue to support UMD and physical game distribution. This is in no small part, Hirai suggested, because many of the regions where Sony sell gaming hardware lack the network backbone and speed to support digital distribution. Unfortunately, from Super_secret’s information the PSP-4000 will be “nothing to actually get excited about”, suggesting that it won’t be a huge upgrade over the current model. [via Acid Mods] Relevant Entries on SlashGear
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| Massive Twitter Security Problem Not Resolved Just Yet Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:20 AM PDT
Sure enough, when word got out Twitter moved to patch the bug to prevent such bad stuff from happening. John Adams from Twitter Operations even commented on Naylor’s blog to point out the hole had been closed shortly after he published his post. Well, not quite. Naylor today followed up on yesterday’s blog post with another one correctly claiming that the exploit still very much works. He proved as much by creating another dummy account on Twitter, which pops up a (harmless) dialog box when you visit the link through the website. Twitter may suspend this account soon, much like they did with the first dummy account Naylor created to make his point, so I included a screenshot of what happens when you visit that profile on top of this post. Naylor writes:
In my opinion, it’s completely unacceptable that Twitter engineers never got in touch with Naylor to learn more about the exploit and adequately fix the problem, which the SEO consultant correctly marks a shame. Instead, the startup’s tech team apparently tried fixing it without really looking at the potential security issues:
It’s important to note that you’re probably safe when you use any third-party client for your Twitter needs, although I’d recommend you make use of the more popular ones and stop visiting the Twitter website for the next couple of days. Whatever you do, be careful when you click links to Twitter profiles you don’t know, even when they are linked to by people you know and trust, and be on the lookout for suspicious-looking applications used to send out tweets. We’ve contacted Twitter to let them know the security threat is still very much present. Hopefully, we’ll see an adequate fix and a statement from the startup soon. Information provided by CrunchBase Crunch Network: CrunchBase the free database of technology companies, people, and investors Read the rest here:
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| AT&T Pro2, Warhawk, LG Monaco and Verizon Omnia 2 detailed in Sprint leak Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:05 AM PDT
A leaked Sprint spec sheet has delivered the details of a number of so-far unreleased Windows Mobile devices, including the AT&T HTC Touch Pro2, the LG Monaco, HTC Warhawk and Samsung Omnia 2. While the existence of the four devices was already known, the Sprint document does go into more detail about specifics than earlier information; for instance, that the LG Monaco is now expected to land with Windows Mobile 6.x (likely 6.5) rather than the previously tipped Windows Mobile 7. The document also confirms that the AT&T HTC Warhawk – aka the HTC Touch Diamond2 – will seemingly keep its VGA front-facing camera for videocalls and arrive with Windows Mobile 6.5, while the carrier’s Touch Pro2 will only get Windows Mobile 6.1. Finally the Verizon Samsung Omnia is confirmed as the 8GB model with the 5-megapixel camera and packing Windows Mobile 6.1. Of course, some of these details could be wrong – it’s unclear whether Sprint collated them from public sources, spec-sheets or somewhere else – and things like Windows Mobile versions could well be changed as release dates get pushed back. Still, if you’re in the market for a touchscreen smartphone running Microsoft’s OS, and you can’t decide whether you want a hardware QWERTY keyboard or not, there’s plenty of choice just around the corner. [via WMPowerUser] Relevant Entries on SlashGear
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| Germany’s Version Of LastFM To Shut Shop Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:03 AM PDT
After weeks of silence on their situation, Roccatune CEO Constantin Thyssen has now announced the news on their company blog. He puts the blame for the insolvency on a failed round of financing. Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0 Excerpt from:
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| Zoho Launches Sign-In Integration With Google Apps Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:02 AM PDT
Last summer, Zoho, a web-based software suite that includes document, project and invoicing management tools, integrated Google and Yahoo sign-ins, allowing users to sign into Zoho using a Google or Yahoo account. Today, Zoho is launching sign-in integration with Google Apps, letting users login to Zoho using their Google Apps credentials. When Zoho users try to login to Zoho, they’ll be given a ‘Google Apps’ option in the sign-in box. Users can input their Google Apps domain name, and will be redirected to Google to sign-in using their Google Apps credentials. They will be given the option of authorizing “accounts.zoho.com” and will then be logged in to Zoho directly. Google Apps is actually a serious competitor to Zoho, so the integration isn’t surprising. But Zoho says that many of its business applications, including Zoho CRM, Invoice, Meeting, and others, actually complement Google Apps and makes the transition between the two product suites seamless. Despite facing competition from Microsoft and Google, Zoho continues to remain as a player in the document management space thanks to continuous innovations in its product. In fact, because of this competitive atmosphere that’s chock full of big-name companies, integrations are vital to the software's success as an application suite. Recently, Zoho launched integration with Microsoft Sharepoint as well as with Microsoft Access. Zoho's project management application, Zoho Projects 2.0, also added the capability to import existing projects from MS Project, Microsoft's project management desktop software. Crunch Network: CrunchBase the free database of technology companies, people, and investors Originally posted here:
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