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With AirPlay, Apple opens iTunes software to a 3rd party

by Matt Tinsley (Sep 9th, 2010)

Engadget reports that Apple has opened its AirPlay technology to a third party, BridgeCo. BridgeCo is the maker of JukeBlox, a network streaming technology that's embedded into its partners' audio products and equipment to allow wireless audio streaming. And, it just so happens, according to ...

Does the Apple TV need 1080p?

by Richard Gaywood (Aug 13th, 2010)

Engadget's tasty scoop on Wednesday suggests that the long-rumoured but still-mythical Apple TV hardware refresh would lack 1080p output. As is fairly routine now, weblogs, forums, and Twitter exploded with "ZOMG APPLE #FAIL" and similar thoughtful criticism. But assuming it's true, is this really ...

Engadget: Apple TV gets apps, new name in iTV

by Mike Schramm (Aug 11th, 2010)

Our friends at Engadget have heard from a trusted source that Apple is indeed remaking the Apple TV, as was previously guessed based on its past trajectory. But the final product may surprise you: it won't have 1080p output, according to Engadget (which refutes earlier rumors), but it will keep that ...

Apple posts video showing antenna issue on Nokia N97 mini

by Mike Schramm (Jul 21st, 2010)

Apple hasn't traditionally been a company that calls out its competition by name, but that's not the case with this Antennagate campaign -- it's posted a video and added information to its page calling out the Nokia N97 mini for suffering from the same issues the iPhone 4 is getting complaints ...

DIY white iPhone 4 has a few rough edges

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 28th, 2010)

Engadget just couldn't wait to get a white iPhone 4, so they took a page from Dr. Frankenstein and whipped up their own using a couple of "spare" white components. Unfortunately the mod now lacks a white Home button, the tiny mesh grille in the earpiece and covers on the camera and LED on the back, ...

Checking in on the iPhone 4's video quality

by Mike Schramm (Jun 23rd, 2010)

When the camera in the iPhone 4 was first announced, I thought sadly of my Flip MinoHD, and how I might never need it again. If my phone can do solid HD video recording, why should I carry another camera around, small as it may be? But can Apple's phone really deliver solid HD quality in video ...

iPhone 4 reviews roundup

by Michael Rose (Jun 22nd, 2010)

Considering that some lucky early adopters got their new phones today and a large flood of preorders is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, it's no surprise that the embargo has fallen and the first enthusiastic reviews of the new iPhone 4 have been posted. The list and links below: David Pogue in the New ...

Steve Jobs live on stage tonight at D8 conference

by Mike Schramm (Jun 1st, 2010)

Steve Jobs is scheduled to appear on stage tonight at D8 in Los Angeles, and Engadget is blogging live from the event. Steve will be on stage live at 6pm Pacific Time (9 Eastern), so if you're around, tune in over there to see what's happening live at the event. We'll have a wrapup back here on ...

Round two: Engadget's mystery phone travels into the past

by Michael Rose (Apr 18th, 2010)

Busy Sunday. Despite earlier reports that the supposed next-gen iPhone prototype was actually a Japanese knockoff phone, the eagle-eyed team at Engadget hasn't given up the chase. The latest development highlights a second device in some of the blurry spy shots from back in January that turned out ...

Tonight on the Talkcast: Fake or real? Engadget's 'iPhone HD' find

by Michael Rose (Apr 18th, 2010)

Many of you may be wondering "Where's the TUAW post about this phone from the bar that Engadget is talking about? Is it the next iPhone? Huh?" Well, the answer is simple: as much as we love our Engadget pals, and as much as we respect their enthusiasm for all things Apple, we were pretty sure it was ...

iPhone OS 4.0: Multitasking support hidden away for pre-3GS devices

by Mike Schramm (Apr 10th, 2010)

After Thursday's iPhone OS 4.0 event, when asked why multitasking was being excluded on devices older than the iPhone 3GS, Apple said that the older devices just couldn't do it. However, that wasn't quite true. A developer, who's been messing around with the iPhone OS 4.0 preview, has found that ...

Apple played favorites with iPad access

by Mike Schramm (Apr 5th, 2010)

Boing Boing's Rob Beschizza has an insightful look at something that no one's really noticed yet: Apple definitely played favorites when it came to sharing the iPad. Here's the list of outlets and writers that got access to the iPad for an early review. You'll note that Boing Boing is on there, ...

Cell-Mate headset provides hands-free calling, removes dignity

by Michael Rose (Mar 26th, 2010)

When it comes to testing out new and exotic technologies, nobody holds a candle to Team Engadget. Good thing, too, because that candle, held too close to the Cell-Mate headset, might set your hair on fire while you talk on the phone -- and nobody wants that. Yes, for $14.99 you too can own the ...

iPhone modded with titanium back

by Mike Schramm (Feb 24th, 2010)

Everyone's saying that the next version of the iPhone will have a case upgrade, but Martin Schrotz couldn't wait -- he encased his iPhone 3GS in titanium, and Engadget has a gallery of pictures of the ubercool mod. I thought he had actually put the titanium cover over the plastic back, but ...

iPhone OS 3.2 supports video calling, file downloads, SMS and...multitasking?

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 30th, 2010)

Engadget has just confirmed with "extremely trusted sources" that iPhone OS 3.2 contains rudimentary support for video calling, which could explain that mysterious space at the top of the iPad's leaked pictures they received. Engadget's sources said there are hooks to accept and decline a video ...