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Swords and cyberpunk: ‘Transistor’ is a darker, grittier take on ‘Bastion’

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Transistor doesn’t stray too far from the roots laid down by Supergiant Games’ excellent debut title Bastion. It’s an action role playing game full of vivid colors, a gravelly-voiced narrator, and very satisfying combat. All of these …


Panasonic scaling back TV production, possibly getting out of plasma, reports Nikkei

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Panasonic could be preparing an exit from the plasma TV market. According to Nikkei, the troubled company is mulling plans to greatly reduce its TV production over the next three years, possibly getting out of plasma altogether as ear…


Mobile Miscellany: week of March 19th, 2012

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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, we’ve spotted the Lumia 610 in two new colors, and the open source community receiv…


Ice Cream Sandwich now available for AT&T’s HTC Vivid

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AT&T announced on Thursday that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has begun to roll out to the HTC Vivid. The Android 4.0 update also includes Sense 3.6, and it brings the company’s Beats Audio technology to the 4G LTE handset as well. The Ice Cream Sandwich update will deliver advanced voice and text input to the device, along with Face Unlock, UI improvements and improved email. The HTC Vivid is equipped with a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, microSDHC support to add an additional 32GB of storage and a 1,620 mAh battery. AT&T’s press release follows below. ANDROID 4.0 NOW AVAILABLE TO HTC VIVID™ CUSTOMERS AT&T the First U.S. Carrier to Issue Latest


AT&T rolls out Android 4.0 to HTC Vivid, other devices getting ICS in the ‘coming months’

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Be still our beating heart. Just two weeks ago we heard Android 4.0 — that upgrade lovingly referred to as Ice Cream Sandwich — would be reaching the HTC Vivid “in the coming weeks.” We even saw the update trickle in to select devices last week with…


Android 4.0 update coming soon to 16 HTC devices

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HTC on Wednesday confirmed that 16 of its devices will receive a “tasty treat of Ice Cream Sandwich.” An Android 4.0 update will hit the DROID Incredible 2, Amaze 4G, Desire S, Desire HD, EVO 3D, EVO Design 4G, Incredible S, Sensation, Sensation XL, Sensation 4G, Sensation XE, Raider, Rezound, Rhyme, Thunderbolt and Vivid. The Taiwanese company is currently in the early stages of rolling out Android 4.0 for the Sensation and Sensation XE, with the Sensation 4G and Sensation XL scheduled to follow. Additional updates will be “more widely available in the next few weeks.” The manufacturer is continuing to work with carriers in each country to “nail down update schedules for our other smartphones and will have more


Refresh Roundup: week of March 5th, 2012

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a…


Ice Cream Sandwich coming to some HTC devices by the end of March

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HTC announced on Thursday that an Ice Cream Sandwich update will be available for select devices by the end of March. The announcement came through the company’s Facebook page and states that the first devices to receive the update will be the S…


Vodafone bringing LTE speeds to Germany, with the HTC Velocity

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HTC has confirmed plans to bring its very first LTE handset to Germany, with the launch of the Velocity. The phone, known Stateside as the Vivid and in South Korea as the Raider, features a 4.5-inch qHD touchscreen and is fueled by a 1.5GHz dual-core…


Engadget’s holiday gift guide 2011: smartphones

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Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! We’re well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties surrounding the seasonal shopping experience, so we’re here to help you sort out this year’s tech treasures. Below is today’s bevy of curated picks, and you …