Galaxy Tab 10.1 for Verizon, hands-on with the new 4G speed king

Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE
By now, you should be familiar with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. We've done countless hands-ons with the super-svelte Honeycomb slate, and even reviewed it... twice! Now it's back, again, and this time its packing an LTE radio tuned to the frequencies of a little company known as Verizon. Outside of a few tiny cosmetic changes -- the brushed, gray plastic back and the rumored Micro SIM slot up top, nothing else has changed. We won't waste too much time rehashing what you already know, but we figured it was worth firing up the latest version, which officially went on sale today, and putting that 4G antenna to the test. You know the routine, keep on keepin' on after the break.

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Galaxy Tab 10.1 for Verizon, hands-on with the new 4G speed king originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Adblock Plus developer pokes holes in Mozilla's new add-on performance tests

Wladimir Palant, developer of the most popular add-on in the world, Adblock Plus, is also an active contributor to the Planet Mozilla blog community. Over the last few days, in response to Mozilla's new name and shame list of slow add-ons, Palant has been investigating whether Mozilla's testing methods are actually accurate.

Rather surprisingly, it turns out that Mozilla's numbers could be significantly wrong -- and if they're not wrong, the factors that Mozilla uses to tabulate an add-ons final score should definitely be made more transparent.

In the first set of tests, Palant shows that FlashGot's position in the top 10 is probably due to a fault in Mozilla's testing setup, and that add-ons can perform very differently depending on which operating system they're being tested on. In the second analysis, Palant uncovers an irregularity that doesn't seem to have an obvious cause -- but it could be due to an I/O bottleneck on Mozilla's test machines. Basically, even though performance testing of Read It Later is disabled because of a bug, it still (somehow!) manages to record a 14% slow-down on Windows 7.

Palant concludes both analyses by scolding Mozilla for going public with the performance data before its testing methods had been confirmed accurate. It definitely looks like Mozilla has been more than a little reckless, considering the importance of Firefox's add-on ecosystem.

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Toshiba promises cure for Thrive's sleep disorder 'early next week'

In the wee hours of the morning, a not-so-little green pheasant flapped through our open window and disturbed our dreams with an official message from Toshiba: the company has developed a fix for the Thrive tablet's sleep addiction and will release it "early next week" via the Service Station app. The red-faced birdie also told us that the update will improve the device's "multimedia playback capabilities," although it didn't tell us how. Good news, to be sure, but now we'll need an afternoon siesta to make up for it.

Toshiba promises cure for Thrive's sleep disorder 'early next week' originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Deal of the Day ? TomTom GO 2535TM 5? Portable Bluetooth GPS with Lifetime Traffic and Map Updates

Today?s LogicBUY Deal is $30 off the TomTom GO 2535TM 5? portable GPS for $269.95. Features:  5? 480X272 touchscreen LCD, Bluetooth, 4GB built-in memory, USB connectivity, free lifetime traffic and map updates. $299.95 – $30 coupon code = $269.95 with free shipping.  This is the current lowest price for this item, and it is $14 [...]

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Apple now owns 66% of mobile profits

Apple now owns 66% of mobile profitsHorace Dediu of Asymco has taken a look at the financial results of Apple, Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony-Ericsson, Motorola, HTC, and RIM and put together a comparison of who is making profit and how much. Apple, perhaps not surprisingly, has gone from almost 0 in 2007 to 66% in the latest quarter, 2011. Three companies [...]

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MacBook Air's Thunderbolt Port Is Weak Sauce (Compared to Other Macs) [Apple]

The brand new MacBook Airs are pretty flipping sweet, we all know that. But what we didn't know was that the Thunderbolt in the MacBook Air was gimped—it's smaller and less powerful than its big brother Macs. More »


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iHome App-Enhanced Alarm Clock Helps You Get Your Kids Up for School

It’s less than a month until school starts again, and a mother’s thoughts turn to getting those sleepy kids out of bed.  The iHome iA17 App-enhanced Color Changing Stereo FM Alarm Clock Radio for iPhone/ iPod  can help kids get themselves out of bed, and it will keep their iPod/iPhone charged, too.  The iHome iA17 [...]

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Cellphones are dangerous / not dangerous: little tykes under the spotlight

In the rough and tumble debate surrounding the mobile phone's ability to cause cancer, both sides agree that our young ones -- indeed, some of the heaviest users -- could be at an increased risk for cellular-induced tumors. According to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the radio emissions from mobile devices penetrate much deeper into the brains of children, and in the case of little tykes ages five to eight, their noggins will absorb twice the energy of the average adult. This, combined with their developing nervous systems, has brought concern for the welfare of our youngest mobile-savvy citizens, and led to a European study of nearly 1,000 (informed?) participants. Data was gathered over a four-year period, which relied upon self-reporting methods, where youngsters were found to not talk very often, and typically sent text messages instead -- big surprise, right?

While long-term risks remain unknown, the researchers conclude that "a large and immediate risk of cellphones causing brain tumors in children can be excluded." In other words: little Suzy won't begin sprouting cancer cells overnight. While you doting parents may find comfort in the latest research, you might consider stopping short of giving the mischievous rascal an unlimited voice plan. After all, gossip still spreads best at the school yard.

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Cellphones are dangerous / not dangerous: little tykes under the spotlight originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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